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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1889
Page
14
Fire rages in Montana driving daily damages estimated at about half a million dollars while nearby Ketchum Idaho faces encroaching forest flames with forests burning openly and threatening communities. The report also notes a sale connected to the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
A Helena dispatch reports widespread Montana wildfires with six days of smoke darkening skies from Helena west, north and south. Granville Stuart estimates daily damage at 500000, Missoula ashes cover streets, and fires rage near Eunice Boulder canon and Phillipsburg threatening Granite. Fire charcoal and heat hamper mining supplies and communities brace for destruction while cities avoid direct danger.
Land Commissioner Stone relays Governor Shoup of Idaho Territory requesting more help to fight devastating forest fires across several counties. The $500 approved earlier by Secretary Noble proves insufficient as millions of feet of timber and substantial engine property are lost. A telegram from Ketchum reports being surrounded by fire with fifty men fighting for two days, prompting authorization of an additional $500.
A morning report claims Chicago and Alton may buy the Kansas City to Denver branch of the Union Pacific, giving Alton a through line to Cheyenne. If true, it could cripple the Interstate Commerce Railway association. Officials deny the report though negotiations are said to be progressing. The transcontinental freight committee meets on routine business, with several days expected. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe announces a new Kansas City Chicago freight schedule, potentially dissolving the Western Freight association.
Harry Seybold, teller at the Bank of Wheeling, confessed to embezzling part of a May Roanette May Roth package containing 24000 dollars. He exonerated associate George Hennig and said the money was moved from the vault to his home, with deposits made in June. About 14000 of the funds have been recovered and similar value attached, protecting the bank.
Last night heavy rains swelled a dam near Feltville threatening Plai nvi eto. Citizens faced potential disaster with danger of breaks and floods feared like Johnstown. Workmen opened gates and began drawing off water while signals protected the valley. Danger passed as flood receded.
A labor action by 500 Italian workers near Beaver, employed by the Pittsburg Lake Erie and Western railroad, led to a riot. Antonio Costinello was killed, two others fatally injured, another shot in the leg, and several beaten. Strikers moved to obstruct tracks after the fight to halt train service.
Mayor Hart received a letter signed by Tacoma Mayor W. A. Wheel right stating there are about ten men and one woman in the territory and urging Massachusetts residents to send all the women to Tacoma. The letter seeks female settlers to balance the local population.
A plan urges the territory and city be opened to married settlers to provide pleasant homes for thousands of young, industrious men ready to marry. Another resolution asks Boston’s mayor to publish a proclamation across the state weekly for three weeks, though Mayor Hart dismisses it as a Western joke.
Minor W. Bruce, Alaska correspondent for the Aer, writes from Oman about his time in Glacier Bay. He describes three days lost on a glacier and rescue by Indians, witnessing the mirage of the Silent City first noted by Prof. Willoughby. Bruce plans another Glacier Bay trip with Willoughby. The report also notes he was recently reported lost.
John L. Sullivan traveled through Augusta under sheriff escort en route to Mississippi. He stated he had not fled arrest and would have complied if Governor Lowry had requested his surrender. He promised to pay any fine but wished to avoid imprisonment, presenting his case for clemency to the governor.
London August 2 in the house of commons Sir James Ferguson parliamentary secretary to the foreign office said no authentic information has yet been reached by the government regarding the seizure of British vessels in Behring sea by the United States government. No understanding has been arrived at regarding Behring sea jurisdiction.
August 2 Omana A Union Pacific official states there is no information to confirm a report that the Chicago and Alton has purchased the Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pacific and calls such a consolidation practically impossible.
Betorabe August 2 The war ministry ordered all three Serbian military classes to muster on Monday. The ostensible reason is that Bulgarian troops have been ordered to mass on the frontier and Serbia desires to be prepared for any eventuality.
A morning blaze in Ripley Ohio destroyed all manufacturing establishments including the Ripley Mill and Lumber company the Phanix foundry Rady's piano manufactory the Ohio Valley Piano company factory and six dwellings. Losses estimated at $200 000.
A Durham miners vote on the owners wage offer ends with a one vote majority in favor of accepting the percent raise. The decision averts a strike that would have been the largest on record.
Paris August 2 Sutton for the American Art association paid 80 650 francs for Millett s The Angelus bought at the Secretan sale.
A Detroit Free Press reader describes a Chickamauga battlefield cabin and a local man who claims a scythe blade relic once carried by General Grant. The exchange debunks the claim, noting Grant was not at the battle and no such weapon was issued to generals or soldiers.
Portsmouth reports brilliant sunshine as preparations for the German emperor's reception proceed. The German yacht appears, the Prince of Wales greets him, both fleets man ship, and the emperor heads to Osborne amid cheers. The day closes with a royal welcome and a family dinner inside the palace.
The Ottawa government organ attacks Washington and Canadian officials over Behring sea tensions. It condemns peddlers and duplicity in leadership, calls piracy actions unjustifiable, and says Washington must apologize and compensate vessel owners or risk broader naval repercussions.
In Kansas City on August 2 a thief entered Altman’s jewelry store in the afternoon and asked to view diamonds. When diamonds were shown he grabbed 1500 dollars worth and fled in a waiting taxi.
A well dressed young man entered F G Altman’s jewelry shop and, after examining diamonds, grabbed a tray and fled on a saddle horse. Altman grappled him, a revolver was shown, and the thief eluded pursuers by moving through a saloon and bookstore alley. Stones valued at $4500 taken. suspect fled. Harry Sexbold released on bail. Penning deemed innocent of ties to the crime.
An old estimate details that cultivating an acre of grapes costs 15 dollars and yields about 60 boxes. At 1.50 dollars per box for four years, net profit per acre runs around twenty dollars. Some vineyards outperform this, with Braipes and similar yields covering cultivation costs, though figures vary by site such as Sade Chana Valley and Oud.
League reports from New York August 2 show New York defeating Philadelphia 7 to 6. Pittsburg beat Indianapolis 10 to 6 in the second game. Other results include Louisville 4 over St. Louis 8 and Baltimore 4 over Cincinnati.
Wasitington announces that Cakenaston of the geological survey has been appointed by the secretary of the interior as a special commissioner to visit France. The mission will study the irrigating systems of that country and report findings back to the department.
Secretary Noble regards the reclamation of arid western regions as vital and plans to study the best European methods. Mr. Cakenaston has received introductions to French ministers of public works and agriculture and to Minister Reid, aiming to leverage international expertise for domestic improvement.
London reports Emperor William appointed honorary admiral of the British navy. The round up cites varying world notes from August 2 including weather readings, a Liverpool murder trial, and military movements in Crete and Sudan amid global tensions. Jake Kilrain and wife at Old Point Comfort plan indefinite stay. Goodwood stakes winner Ingram with Tissapherne and Millstream follow. Lead mines in Nuevo Leon closed due to US duties. Assistant Treasury official Tichnor ill from overwork. Dervishes and British armies near each other in Crete region.
The Warren county committee investigating the auditor and treasurer's accounts reports preliminary findings. Treasurer Coleman is shown as a defaulter to the tune of 63000 dollars. It is rumored he may face further charges, though details are not yet known.
A midnight collision on the New York and New England railroad a mile west of New Britain Connecticut badly wrecked engines and several cars. A dozen or more train hands were seriously injured while all passengers escaped unharmed.
Paris on August 2 a Rochefort publisher tied to the transigient paper was arraigned for stealing and publishing documents related to the senate crisis in the Boulanger case. He testified the papers came from parties in London.
Constantinople reports eighty thousand Turkish reserves called out. Porters purchase uniforms and stores while dockyard work intensifies amid feverish activity as the city gears up for war.
Jay Eye Lee, the renowned gelding owned by J. J. Case, has gone lame in Racine Wisconsin on August 2 and will not be trotted again this season. It is feared he may never race on the track again.
The piece discusses how Iowa got its name from the lows tribe, weighing Irving’s claim that the term means beautiful against Antoine Le Claire’s insistence the phrase means Here in the spot this is the place to dwell in peace. It notes the tribe’s influence on central Iowa place names and cites Justice Miller in Harper’s Magazine.
The Concord New Hampshire visit of General Andrew Jackson after his presidency featured a banquet at Cass Hotel famed as the lead jog hotel. Jackson ordered only crackers and milk for the first course, pleasing him while displeasing the host.
The note appears garbled with unclear names and terms. It mentions Hines and actions described as hovering or affiomatee, but lacks coherent context or identifiable events, dates, or organizations to anchor a factual summary.
Local items span Cheyenne and Wyoming regions with notes on real estate and industry. Reports mention a mining boom in Silverton Colorado, a planned daily Cheyenne northern train resumption, road contracts on the Carbon cut off branch, and fort russell march to summer encampment. Forecasts imply Cheyenne’s growing prosperity, plus university and school openings, a wool mill proposal, and nine hour shifts at Union Pacific shops. A village feud ends with a saloonkeeper beaten by a party of white caps.
Women who frequented Carroll's court for using coarse language clashed just as the trial was to start. The justice dismissed the case and ordered all parties tired from the courtroom with some fleeing through Ferguson street, others via the Seven teenth street entrance.
A morning editorial critiques a political party's approach to constitutional reform, warning against extending experimental changes to its own framework. The piece notes the party's constitutional weakness and urges caution while outlining potential implications for governance and democratic norms.
In Laramie City dry goods stores will close at 8 oclock in the evening after August 1. The move is praised as sensible and beneficial for workers including dry goods clerks bankers and newspaper men and could be adopted in Cheyenne as well.
Mat McCabe of New Brunswick Ill offers five dollars to anyone troubled with bloody flux who takes Chamberlain s Colic Cholera Morbus Diarrhoea remedy as directed and does not recover quickly He claims over a thousand bottles sold daily and that the medicine never failed when directions are followed For sale by B B David
Wealth estimates on Wall Street prove unreliable as living habits and spending vary widely. Many fortunes vanish after death, while some thrifty rivals sustain modest lifestyles despite large estates. The piece cites executors sales, famous names like Jupiter Morgan Gould Sage and Keene, and notes fortunes rise and fall with markets, often leaving modest sums at death.
President Spence of Grant University recalled a Tennessee Georgia audience at a Bresey sermon where a lone mountaineer stayed seated while the rest rose for Heaven or Hell. Small said he could not start until the crowd was quiet, taking fifteen minutes to restore order.
Fragmentary OCR style text references a Brownlog cult and a character Fewlock described as a potential challenger. It appears as quirky dialogue with unclear context, mentioning towns, individuals, and slang phrases without a coherent narrative or verifiable names.
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