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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1883
Page
3
A hodgepodge of 1883 events reports Ireland unrest San Francisco post office plan Illinois senate stalemate smallpox in Chicago and murders in Madagascar. Boiler blast at Fillmore Center injures six. St Mary's school burns Knoxville with heavy losses but no deaths.
New York dispatch reports the attorney general's opinion that Chinese entering our ports for travel or passage through the United States are not barred by the exclusion law unless they intend to remain. The note contrasts US policy with Perry era openness and humorously imagines Japan responding similarly to American entry.
In San Francisco a woman identified as Fannie Baldwin shot capitalist E. J. Bald win in the hotel corridor. She claims kinship and alleges a past assault, seeking money. Baldwin says she was dismissed for misconduct, she was arrested amid agitation. An advertisement for Allen's Brain Four follows.
Washington January 4 Mr Kasson of Iowa reported back the senate civil service reform bill for regulation and improvement of the U S civil service The house took up the measure and after debate passed it by 116 yeas to 47 nays with debate to be concluded this week by supporters and opponents alike
Chicago January 4 Little Thunder and Leading Feather Chippewa chiefs travel to Washington to obtain agricultural implements for Red Cloud reservation life. They travel with missionary Ignatius Tomasin as about 1200 Chippewa occupy the reservation and seek government support after limited aid in the past.
Mount Vernon reports Mrs Stillwell confessing to murdering her mother in Ottumwa Iowa after a railroad accident. She claims guilt in more crimes she will not reveal and remarks cut throat when asked how her father died. the father’s disappearance remains mysterious. The physician deems her mentally sound. San Francisco runs flour trade data noting 1,000,000 barrels shipped last year valued at $5,000,000 mainly to Britain and the Americas marking the citys largest flour shipment on record.
Four men killed and several others seriously injured when a boiler in Peninsula Manufacturing Company box factory in North Muskegon Michigan exploded. A section of the plant was demolished and the building badly damaged due to low water levels.
Boston January 4 Butler's inauguration drew a huge popular attendance. Hours before he appeared the halls and passages were crowded with throngs overflowing to the broad steps and onto the common. Butler delivered his address in his familiar public speech style.
Berlin dispatch reports history circulating that Emperor Wilhelm will abdicate on March 22, his eighty sixth birthday, in favor of the crown prince. The Herald notes the claim comes from well informed circles.
Denver January 4. This evening C. T. Van Vieit of Morrison Van Vieit Co. leading tent owning manufacturers was arrested and charged with embezzling 10000 dollars from the firm. Van Vieit kept the books of the concern.
A fierce storm swept Washington D C with winds reported at 144 miles per hour bringing snow and heavy winds yesterday. Officials warn of damage risks across the capital as residents brace for continued severe weather.
Chicago on January 4 reports Chas Gossage a prominent merchant and long time citizen lies on his death bed.
The bill before Congress would consolidate eastward railroads from southern California into one line and company, creating a route from San Francisco to Port Allen opposite Baton Rouge and toward New Orleans. Reports suggest broader inclusion up to Newport News, but authorities deny extending to Chesapeake & Ohio beyond the Mississippi.
Paris dispatch notes Gambetta's death prompts France to insist the nation's claims survive. Madame Grevy places the first wreath on the coffin as press notes deny domestic issues linked to the shooting. Funeral attendance could reach 200000 to 800000 with markets closed.
The report notes a protest near the Austrian embassy with a man firing three shots. In Baden ten thousand displaced by floods near Worms face starvation risk. Paris mentions Gambetta’s father approving temporary burial, with Hoenlope expected at the funeral in Genoa. Rail lines to France and Italy cut. Ludwigshafen, Manhof, and Worms host thousands in schools and churches.
Over 13 million dollars invested in Colorado railroads in 1882. Colorado Northern railroad company articles filed with the state secretary. A railroad planned from Bismarck North along the river to Benton with work starting next season. Denver and Rio Grande line finished to the Utah line, 143 miles remain to Salt Lake. Oregon Railway and Navigation Company’s first train ran from East Portland to Trout Creek with one change in Missoula County.
In Nebraska notes, Red Cloud aims to attract a cigar factory while abundant elkorn river deer roam near the mouth. Nance County women bake venison mince pies. An 80 year old mail carrier travels daily between Aurora and Grand Island. Harlem County ships 100 carloads of broom corn this fall. Lincoln citizens present widow Mra Jack Woods, sheriff murdered, with $110.
Ingalls presents Dakota admission petition while Fitz John Porter supporters expect Senate passage by six votes. Ingersoll mocks the star route prosecution as the tariff bill nears Senate approval. Yellowstone park report to be taken up, Northern Pacific land grants forfeited, mint coins totaling 95 million with gold leading. Army bill talks end, rail subsidies not funded. Comstock places river navigation cost at 66 million. Grant dines with Miller and officials. Chinese minister visits. House naval panel moves to fund five cruisers and related ships. Rosecrans pushes San Francisco post office building bill. Illinois aides back Logan against Porter. Congress may die Porter bill. many Senate measures remain.
Colorado notes report Venison in Gunnison will sell four cents per pound and Nellie Ray in Denver was fined fifty dollars for opium smoking. Fort Collins opened the new year with a fights record while Georgetown faces a bloody murder. A Pueblo policeman L Stemm was shot and killed in his yard by an unknown assassin. Del Norte and Alamosa newspapers wage an odd war as Santa Claus emissaries appear in Durango with Chinese laundrymen giving gifts to customers.
Washington January 8. Col Devin dies during a dinner with sons and friends after remarking he would soon see the Washington Monument rise higher than the Capitol dome. The retired army officer collapsed and died, ending a social evening in the capital.
Washington January 8 In the star route case Chandler moved that the verdict of the previous jury be formally entered, specifically the portion acquitting Peck Merrick ruled no verdict had been found as to Peck Chandler sharply criticized the prosecution’s conduct
Chicago critics hail Langtry in An Unequal Match as Helen Gazebrook showing marked improvement and strong method. Reported to travel with Lily, Langtry's social absence in Chicago is blamed on society. A late New York train brought Freddie Gebhardt and others, amid gossip of Gebhardt's jealousy toward painter Maura and Langtry's private life, with anticipated sensational fallout in Chicago.
Readable fragments describe a proposed hospital on the prairie near a park with a brick two to three story structure. It mentions a brick first floor, wide eastern front, verandah, wards for females and men, staircases, heating via pipes, and a budget around 21 000 dollars.
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