Editorial Summary on war, colonization and reform aims
Editor notes Secretary Evarts travels to Washington and cites a Cincinnati convention on July 26 while reporting deaths, cholera in Laramie, and ongoing disputes. It covers Franco Prussian War signals, Anglo Russian diplomacy, UK politics, and German mediation. The piece urges organized Wyoming colonization, livestock farming, and stockraising to boost prosperity, and critiques naval and military funding and readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evarts
Washington
Cincinnati
Army and Navy Officers Pay Debate in 19th Century Policy
Opinion column argues for abolishing West Point and Annapolis if cost cuts persist, contending cadets are educated at public expense yet deemed no more skilled than common labor. It notes Secretary Robeson and Secretary Thompson reducing waiting orders pay, pushing officers toward private fortunes unless government sustains them, and warns many officers lack alternative employments.
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France
Cart
Samuels
Russia
Stevens
Hoboken
Lust
Europe
London
Lord Northcote
Italy
Austria
Earl Derby
Bismarck
United States
Wyoming
Tere
Japan
China
Washington
West Point
Annapolis
Robeson
Naval Service
Thompson
Cutting Timber on Public Lands
Washington dispatch reports a shift to special agents to detect and prosecute timber depredations on public lands. The system abolishes timber agents, with agents detailed as department clerks for special duty under the Commissioner. Seizures in Minnesota and Louisiana exceed two months’ value recovered in twenty years, and continuing seizures are expected with proper appropriations. The Pacific coast and mining districts report extensive illegal timber use and trade.
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Washington
Schurz
Williamson
Department
Minnesota
Louisiana
Pacific Coast
Rumored Mormon Rebellion in Utah Debunked
The Secretary of War doubts any Utah emergency requiring more troops. Reports of a looming Mormon uprising are unfounded. Army officers and Gov. Emery note current forces suffice. Headquarters see many troop requests from suiters and post traders seeking business. If Mormons rebel, they could fight long and costly.
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Secretary of War
Utah
Emery
The Hatred of the Czar and Count Krysueski’s Fate
The Polish rebel leader Count Krysueski, exiled in Paris, petitioned the Czar for clemency to return. Invited back, he was arrested in Warsaw, tried by a Russian court martial, and shot. The case drew European criticism as cruel and unwarranted, contrasting with American postwar policy.
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J. B. Reep
Hartford
Laramie
Daily Sentinel
Delphian
England
Wm. P. Crypre
C. G. Franklin
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Kearney
Neb
Grant
City of
London
Kapiolani
Kalakahua
Sydney
France
Germany
Callao
South America
Gambetta
Thier
Sylvia
Glen Arthur
Rob Roy
Krysueski
Warsaw
Paris
Siberia
America
Solving the Mormon Question debated by Utah official Bates
Geo C Bates, former U S district attorney for Utah Territory, recounts Mormonism impact on emigration and capital as fears of Brigham Young arrest spread. He plans a book on Utah history and proposes organic law amendments banning bigamists from voting or juries, holding offices, or serving as delegates, with secret ballots.
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Geo. C. Bates
Utah Territory
Chicago
Utah
Gen. Grant
Mr. Bates
U. S
Geo. A. Smith
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Bates
Brigham Young
Mountain
Gov. Emery
Black Hills
San Juan
New York Sterald
U.S
Trustee
Congress
Black Hills Gold Mining starts twenty-stamp mill May 26
The Deadwood Times reports the Black Hills Gold Mining Co started its twenty-stamp crushers on ore from the Hidden Treasure Mine on May 26. The mill and mine are part of a Cheyenne incorporated company managed by Jabez Chase, a seasoned miner formerly based in California.
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Deadwood Times
Black Hills Gold Mining Co
Hidden Treasure
Cheyenne
Jabez Chase
California
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Marshal MacMahon
Sen
Louis Napoleon
Shelby
Saralson
Alabama
Haralson
Morgan
West Virginia
Marsh County Court
Illinois
John A. Logan
Geo. Schneider
Switzerland
Fort Pierre
Lame Deer
Rosebud
William Ware Peck
New York
Edward A. Thomas
Wyoming Territory
Greeley
Colorado
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