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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1889
Page
6
Report from Ketchum Idaho describes surrounding forests on fire with daily losses estimated at about five hundred thousand dollars. Reference is made to rumors of a sale of the Kansas Pacific Railroad amid the widespread blaze and evacuations.
A Helena report says Montana fires persist with wide smoke over the state for six days. Granville Stuart estimates daily damage at 500000 dollars. Missoula faces ash covered streets and furnace like heat as Boulder canon Eunice burns. Cordwood bound for Anaconda smelter is consumed. Phillipsburg area suffers immense damage while Granite remains in danger. Mountains around the mining city blaze with heat and smoke.
Land Commissioner Stone reports Governor Shoup of Idaho Territory sent a telegram from Boise City on August 4. The defense secretary had already allotted 500 dollars but fires across several counties have destroyed millions of feet of timber and much farm property. A Ketchum telegram says fifty men fought the blaze for forty-eight hours. Secretary Noble approved another 500 dollars in aid.
A morning report from Curiaco on August 2 says negotiations may lead Chicago and Alton to buy the Kansas City branch of the Union Pacific from Kansas City to Denver. A sale to the Alton would give a through link to Cheyenne and the Union Pacific, crippling the Interstate Commerce Railway association. The vice president denies the report, while General Manager Chappelle is quoted as saying negotiations are in progress. The Western Freight association faces a break with Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe planning a new Kansas City to Chicago freight schedule.
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 2 Harry Seybold a bank teller and George Hennig another employee were arrested on embezzlement charges Seybold confessed exonerating Hennig He admitted taking 24000 on May 3 and moved cash to his home then to banks by June 7 he claimed they won the Louisiana lottery About 14000 has been recovered and similar value attached leave the bank protected
Anguished Feltville residents feared a dam breach after days of heavy rain raised waters behind the hillside barrier. Workmen labored through a night of danger but failed to fully secure the structure. Signals and guards were set to spread warning if the dam gave way. Eventually openings allowed water to drain and the danger subsided.
August 2 near Beaver, 500 Italian workers employed by the Pittsburg Lake Erie and Western railroad struck for higher wages. A riot followed with Antonio Costinello killed, two stations fatally injured, another shot in the leg, and several others badly beaten. Strikers moved to obstruct tracks to halt trains.
Mayor Hart of Tacoma and the common council cite a letter from W A Wheelright claiming about ten men and one woman in the territory and urge Massachusetts readers to send all the women to balance the ratio. The notice seeks female emigration to the area and urges public support.
A plan urges settling the territory and city to provide pleasant homes for thousands of young men who seek marriage. A proclamation to Boston’s mayor is proposed, asking state newspapers to publish weekly for three weeks, though Mayor Hart dismisses it as a Western joke.
The Aer prints a letter from Minor W. Bruce Alaska correspondent detailing three days lost on a glacier and rescued by Indians. He witnessed the mirage known as the Silent City first discovered by Prof Willoughby. Bruce plans another Glacier Bay trip with Willoughby after being reported lost.
John L. Sullivan was escorted through Augusta by the sheriff en route to Mississippi. He claimed no escape attempt and said he would accept a governor’s leniency if called, preferring fines over prison and promising to present his side to Governor Lowry.
London August 2 Sir James Ferguson parliamentary secretary to the foreign office said no authentic government information on the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States has been received. No agreement reached on Behring Sea jurisdiction.
Omana August 2 A prominent Union Pacific official said there is no information to confirm a report that the Chicago and Alton is purchasing the Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pacific and that such a sale to form a consolidated company is 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 wiped out every manufacturing establishment in the city including the Ripley Mill and Lumber company the Phanix foundry Rady's piano manufactory Ohio Valley Piano company factory and six dwellings. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
The Durham miners voted on accepting a percent wage increase offered by owners. The tally passed by a margin of one vote, averting a strike that would have been the largest on record.
Paris August 2 Sutton acting for the American Art association pays 80 650 francs for Millett's painting The Angelus from the Secretan sale. The purchase marks a major entry of American buyers into European art sales.
Detroit Free Press recounts a humorous battlefield relic tale near Chickamauga. A cabin resident claims a scythe blade once carried by General Grant, then argues about the truth of the claim, with colorful exchange and insults amid a tense roadside encounter. The piece mocks relic fever and wartime lore through a misinformed dialogue between locals.
A Portsmouth dispatch reports brilliant sunshine and holiday mood as Emperor William of Germany visits Queen Victoria. A vast warship flotilla crowds the harbor while the prince of Wales and the German emperor exchange greetings. The royal progress moves to Osborne with a family dinner planned, weather remain favorable.
The Citroen editorializes that if Washington fails to provoke serious friction with Britain over Behring Sea it will not be due to lack of effort. It derides current U S leadership, condemns peddling politicians, and praises the piracy committee action as forcing Washington to apologize and compensate vessel owners.
A robber entered Altman’s jewelry store in Kansas City, asked to see diamonds, then seized $1,500 worth from the display and fled in a hack. No injuries reported.
At 2 30 this afternoon a well dressed man entered F G Altman jewelry and asked to see diamonds. After a quick examination he grabbed a tray of stones and fled on horseback. Altman grappled him and a revolver forced the thief to release. The pursuers faded after the robber brandished the weapon. The thief vanished after entering a saloon a bookstore basement and a hack that drove away. Value of stones taken four thousand five hundred dollars. Harry Sexbold released on bail this afternoon. It is asserted Penning is innocent of any crime.
A historic note outlines grape cultivation costs at 15 dollars per acre and 60 boxes produced. It estimates 1.60 dollars per box for four years and a potential net profit around 1.50 dollars per box at 1.50. Some vineyards reportedly exceed these figures with higher yields and better returns, including references to the Oued Valley and potential regional comparisons.
In New York on August 2, New York defeated Philadelphia 7 to 6. Other games listed include Pittsburgh 6 at Indianapolis 10, Philadelphia Athletic 8 over Louisville 4, St. Louis 8 over Hirecklona, and Baltimore and Cincinnati 4 in a separate matchup.
August 2 1910 Washington announces Cakenaston of the geological survey is appointed special commissioner of the interior department to visit France and study its irrigation systems. The action aims to compare methods and inform American practices.
Secretary Noble prioritizes arid region reclamation and will study best European methods. Mr Cakenaston has letters of introduction to French ministers of public works and agriculture and to Minister Reid as part of efforts to apply international expertise to U S irrigation and land development.
London reports Emperor William named honorary admiral of British navy while Goodwood Stakes winner is Ingram. Across locations, Kilrain and wife seen at Old Point Comfort, arsenic linked to Mrs Maybrick case, insurrection in Crete, a race incident in Louisville, Nuevo Leon lead mines affected by US duties, treasury official ill, and Dervish forces nearing British positions in Cairo.
The Warren county committee assessing auditor and treasurer accounts reports Treasurer Coleman as a defaulter by 63000 dollars. Rumors say he may be arrested on further charges, details unknown. The note cites Lebanon Ohio as the ledger point with August 2 as the date of the preliminary finding.
A midnight collision on the New York and New England railroad a mile west of New Britain, Conn, wrecked engines and several cars. A half dozen train hands were seriously injured while all passengers escaped unhurt. The incident occurred at Newavarau, N. Y., on August 2.
Paris August 2 The Rocheforts manager, accused of stealing and publishing senate cost documents in the Boulanger case, was arraigned today. He testified the documents came from parties in London.
Constantinople reports eighty thousand Turkish reserves are called out. Porters buy uniforms and supplies as work at dockyards proceeds with feverish activity.
Jay Eye Lee, the famous gelding owned by J. J. Case, has gone lame in Racine Wis on August 2 and will not be trotted again this season. It is feared the horse may never race again on the track.
The article reviews Iowa name origins tracing to the Low tribe and notes competing meanings. Washington Irving links the word to beautiful while Antoine Le Claire claims the phrase means here in this spot to dwell in peace, with Justice Miller cited in Harper’s Magazine as asserting the tribe name as origin.
An excerpt recounts General Andrew Jackson visiting Concord New Hampshire after his presidency. At Cass Hotel the host arranged a banquet but Jackson ordered crackers and milk only, surprising the waiter and dismaying the proprietor. The Casey Hotel in town is noted as a leading stop for stage travelers and a Vice President Morton rumor.
A cryptic note appears about Hines hovering toward an affiomatee with repeated phrase melph, suggesting a strange or garbled quotation. No clear names, dates, or places emerge, leaving the exact event or subject ambiguous in the fragment.
A survey of Cheyenne area prospects notes a real estate upswing as land prices rise and a new road contract for the Carbon cut-off branch is reported. Other items cover Wyoming education plans, university openings, Fort Russell’s march to summer encampment, a proposed woolen mill in Laramie, nine hour shifts at Union Pacific shops, and local civic happenings in Fossil and surrounding towns.
Women who had appeared before Justice Carroll for bad language clashed as a trial began. They called each other liars, the justice dismissed the case and ordered them removed from the courtroom. Some exited via Ferguson Street, others through the Seven teenth Street main entrance.
A morning paper argues the Leader evolves and involves long debate on constitutional experiments. It warns against rash extensions to the constitution and notes the Democratic contemporary views the current constitution as weak.
In Laramie city dry goods stores will close at 8 PM after August 1. The policy aims to give workers more personal time and could be adopted in Cheyenne for similar benefits.
Mat McCabe of New Brunswick offers five dollars to anyone troubled with bloody flux who uses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as directed and fails to recover promptly. He notes over a thousand bottles sold daily and claims the remedy safe when instructions are followed, with sale through B. B. David.
A New York Sun reflection on wealth in markets showing how living standards and expenditures misstate true fortunes. It cites failures and dramatic swings of many famed financiers like Morgan Gould Sage and Keene, noting fortunes rise and fall over years and even at death leave little.
A Tennessee Georgia audience heard a tale of Sam Small’s breezy sermon. When he asked Heaven seekers to rise, all but one did, then Hell seekers stood and the lone mountaineer quipped that Small and he were the only two still standing. Small quipped back that it took him fifteen minutes to quiet the crowd.
A garbled dialogue mentions a Brownlog cult and a young rival named Fewlock. The text is fragmented with nonsensical phrases and does not provide a clear event, place, or identifiable individuals beyond the odd name.
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