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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1889
Page
6
New York reports English capitalists aim to form a financiering company with $100 million capital to back railway mortgages. The firm would underwrite interest payments and guarantee railway credit, acting like a life insurer for projects, vastly larger than New York trust company capital.
In a Dalvas district court divorce hearing altercation erupted between lawyers and case participants. Dick Weathersby and Keller shot A. H. Pope who died. W. H. Pope and James Turner were lightly wounded. Keller, an ex judge and San Angelo paper editor, and Turner are noted local figures.
John Theodore Wild alias Greenwald, twice convicted for the murder of Lyman Weeks at his De Kalb Avenue residence, Brooklyn, was hanged. His neck broke and death came in ten minutes. He claimed innocence and asked for an inscription on his tombstone and left a will giving his effects to Mrs. Bingham.
The body of Annie Borden, a colored widow, was found mutilated in an outhouse. Police report brutal wounds inflicted by a penknife and liken the crime to Jack the Ripper. A suspect, John Knox, a dissolute glass blower, has been arrested.
In Brussels on December 6 deputy Manson accused the minister of the interior of acting like a fool. The minister called Manson a liar sparking a stormy scene. Attempts to restore order failed and the session ended abruptly.
President Harrison and his party departed Washington this afternoon for Chicago and Indianapolis. Mrs Harrison chose to remain behind due to her sister Mrs Scott Lord's serious illness.
New York December 6 Hanibal Price the new Haytien minister to the United States arrived on the Clyde and strongly denied reports of a rebellion against Elyppolitic's government. He said the people are content.
At a meeting in Fanco North Dakota the Dempsey Athletic Club announces a 40000 dollar purse for a high to finish bout between Sullivan and Jackson. The report praises Miss Lilian Toban of New York City as remarkable at seventeen noted for extraordinary chewing and strength feats including gum, wood, broom handles, and other hard substances.
Telegrams report all 35 mines at Exen resolved to strike. Other items note Emin Pasha’s delicate condition, Charlie Johnson hanged for killing Policeman Kenny November 8, a judge’s wife killed in a Portland runaway, embezzlement confession in Cincinnati, Christian conference session in Boston, English syndicate buying nine Hannibal line coal mines in Macon Missouri, and Nathaniel Niles Jr indicted for immoral hotel lease.
Powderly Wright and Beaumont representing the Knights of Labor meet the Farmers and Laborers union committee and agree on a federation basis. A central council of officers forms. plans for consolidation and eventual full union are discussed. The National Farmers' Alliance adopts resolutions in favor of woman suffrage land policy reform tariff revision and green back doctrine while opposing alien land ownership and railroad mispractice.
The Liverpool Mercury recounts a farmer who saved 800 on land yet faced a £100 yearly rent rise. He was forced out as the landlord offered the farm to new tenants at £50 less than the hereditary rate. The tale sparks anger among tenant farmers.
A discussive note on a current craze for quirky rococo jewelry designs. Earrings and pendants feature slender rings and elongated forms using garnets, turquoises, and pearls set in German silver. It notes the revival of plain golden fillets and Grecian knot coiffure with coiled hair and concealed ends.
The Wichita Times reports sorghum production in Kansas costing S conte and pounds to refine sugar. The note highlights local agricultural input costs impacting sorghum sugar output in the state.
Foster defends Beggs while Hynes argues Cronin’s murder linked to the triangle and Irish nationalist notions. The prosecutor challenges Cronin’s stance and schedule shifts to discuss dynamos of the Clan na Gael amid evidence of embezzlement and explosive plots.
Washington December six special committee probing sergeant at arms accounts met in secret session. Leedom, with counsel Phil Thompson, returned after summons. Thompson denied admission. Defalcation placed at 71 800 dollars as committee reviews books with treasury bank and representatives. J W Helpley testifies on drafts. the inquiry leaves questions of responsibility and salary arrears unsettled. Page denies debt to Silcott. Adama calls Silcott stories likely fabrications.
The Daily States reports Jefferson Davis is dead, noting the nation’s sorrow as the South mourns the loss of the Confederate leader. The piece frames his life as tied to liberty and constitutional liberty, claiming persecution and misrepresentation in the aftermath of the war.
The passage reflects on the enduring memory of Jefferson Davis and the Civil War era. It argues that the South has enshrined his memory among martyrs and that the principles Davis fought for are increasingly embedded in the U.S. constitutional system. It asserts no sectional divides will remain as conscience and conviction affirm enduring truths.
In Wasuincox on December 6 the War Department has not been informed of Jefferson Davis death and has taken no action. A large oil painting of Davis hangs in the chief clerk’s room among other ex-secretaries. The flag over the building remains half-masted but today flies normally. Secretary Proctor said there is no occasion for action and the matter should be left forgotten.
Messages of condolence reach cities from Atlanta to New Orleans as states declare half mast flags. Joint legislatures plan memorials and funeral committees as prominent figures and newspapers eulogize Jefferson Davis in December.
Senator Reagan, former Confederate postmaster general, states that Mr Davis advocated accepting the current state of affairs and did not seek pardon or removal of disabilities because he felt no need to apologize for past actions. The remark reflects Confederate leadership views during Reconstruction era discussions.
Postmaster General Wanamaker calls Davis a landmark of the war while Garland Lamar and others praise his intellect and patriotism. Senator Walthall notes Davis held strong affection in his final days as Mississippi and the South enter universal mourning.
Loxpon December 6 reports from The St James Gazette, The News, Times and The Standard on Jefferson Davis. The Gazette doubts Davis’s status among great men compared to Lincoln. The News cites Davis’s peaceful old age as evidence of the federal system’s security. The Times calls his policy a drag with final career unworthy. The Standard notes Davis’s reserve and lack of humor, foreseeing a mixed historical place without Lincoln’s warm regard.
In response to Mayor Shakespeare's proclamation, city leaders met at the mayor's parlor to plan the late Jefferson Davis funeral. The embalmed body will be moved tonight to the city for a guard of honor until Wednesday next, when Governor Nichols will issue a statewide proclamation to suspend business. Davis's remains will be temporarily housed in a Confederate veterans association vault.
The American Trotting Association board of appeals cleared its docket and adjourned. Many cases decided and expulsions issued. Included was the Los Angeles association against Clarence Richards and Charles R. Fickett, expelled for fraudulent entry at Spokane Falls in 1558.
Washington December 4 The first senate bill from Senator Sherman mirrors last year's anti trust proposal from the finance committee It declares all trusts unlawful and authorizes court action when value is enhanced by combinations It also makes trust officers liable for misdemeanors
Viscount Preto, last Brazilian imperial prime minister, exiled after the republic proclamation, has reached Teneriffe via St Vincent. There he met Dom Pedro, the ex-emperor, and Pedro has supplied an account of the revolution agreeing with prior published movement details.
The president will leave Washington tomorrow for Chicago for a ten day stay. He will be accompanied by Mrs Harrison First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson Miss Clarkson Miss Wanamaker and Private Secretary Halford.
Governor Foraker issued for publication the full correspondence with R G Wood of Cincinnati over the ballot box contract forgery central to the recent campaign. The material was prompted by an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Five Apache Indians were to be hanged tomorrow but three killed themselves in their cells last night by tying cloth around their necks with double knots. They were found by an alert fellow prisoner this morning. The two remaining inmates are still scheduled for execution tomorrow.
W W Nevison confessed to stealing seven thousand dollars from the United States Express company office five years ago. Suspicion had fallen on Chief Clerk Mikesell, but no proof was found. Mikesell later suffered a mental breakdown from the worry.
President sends hundreds of recess appointments across state justice interior war and navy departments. Bills introduced include Samoa disaster relief immigration federal officer protection and commemoration of Americas discovery. Ingalls elected president pro tempore as the House adjourns to Monday.
Washington reports Blaine resumes official duties today following a recent lumbago illness. In Michigan a hotel fire at the Miner house destroys the building with five injured and two men found dead in the ruins. In St. Joseph the A Furst Distilling Co assigns, with principal creditors listed as New York Chicago St Louis and Kansas City whisky houses.
The condition of Emin Pascha improved slightly after a fall from a window in Zanzibar. He sustained head injuries and severe internal damage. News of the accident caused a sensation in the city and the emperor sent a dispatch demanding daily condition reports.
Notice is given that settler Peter Geldamith of Little Bear Wyoming filed for final proof to support his claim. Proof will be before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne Wyoming on December 1, 1989. Witnesses: Albert Bristo Invac N Bard John J Underwood Fred Ll LaPash. E P Champlin, Register.
Land Office notice of a settler’s intent to make final proof on December 20, 1880 at Pinalei Phills, Wyoming. Named witnesses listed include James Chiffen, James Church, Charles F. Rugg, Henry Z. Yuder of Pintipe, Wyo. Register Champlin.
Notice is given that settlers George Garland James M. Gaileway and William J. Garland will make final proofs Nov. 21, 1880, at Cheyenne Land Office. They seek claims in ranges and sections listed, with witnesses William J. Ruttledge Charles Gros William Eichhorn and Silliman A. Pierce. Pine Bluff, Wyoming witnesses for residence and cultivation.
Desert Land final proof notice for publication appears from Cheyenne Wyoming with names including Arthur enz dinier and witnesses Alexander J. Perry Caleb M. La Range Demerit E. Brown and Walter Bowe. Filing concerns desert land claim No. 31% for Section M in township 20 north of range United at Cheyenne.
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