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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1889
Page
4
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A Washington special claims Samuel Randall is dying and that physicians concede cancer rather than fistula. The piece notes Bishop Whittaker faced gunfire in a Philadelphia church after twelve Nevada years without a pistol draw. A Chicago federal court awarded Henry Busch 40,000 for losing both legs as a railroad fireman, reflecting public sentiment on compensating disabled workers.
The legislature is urged to consider a statute for condemning land to build county and municipal buildings, noting no such law exists for emergencies. The only existing laws pertain to railroads.
The piece notes a planned clash between dockyard owners and the Dock Labourers Union in London, warning of a general lockout or strike. It urges Wyoming to adopt timber planting incentives like Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska, and mentions ex Speaker Randall's pending death with relief funded by George W. Childs and Drexel, who have raised fifty thousand dollars for his destitute family.
An ex-UP officer asserts Charles Francis Adams was selected to prevent government seizure of the line rather than to push the Outhwaite bill. Senator Edmunds, impatient with Sidney Dillon, threatened a bill to remove control within 24 hours, and Adams was elected immediately. The bill never advanced.
The column rebuts The Leader’s claims about Secretary Meldrum, noting desks and carpets were not all purchased by him and expenses were settled via a deficiency appropriation. It argues no secretary authorized printing bills and dismisses the committee report as unwarranted. The Sun’s position is that the Leader remains silent on key issues.
Potter of the census bureau says political affiliations should not guide enumerator appointments. Preference goes to discharged soldiers and sailors. candidates with prior official experience are favored. Township assessors, small-office postmasters, country physicians and school teachers are seen as capable. No law bans women from enumerator roles.
The Sun reports Washington stating that irregularities in the Buffalo land office are satisfactorily explained by Register Orr. A list of defalcations is noted but a mistake about Judge Orr is blamed on mail delays. No conspiracy claim is expected from the accused' supporters.
Local Republican Tux Rawlins warns that proposed cuts to Carbon County will leave only a fragment of the original county. He asserts many residents may regret losing strong ties to the mother county.
A compact summary notes the House committee on territories reported on Wyoming's bill for statehood admission. No further details provided.
Andrew Carnegie argues that a college education does not aid in fortune and that crime is not a profitable undertaking. He contends formal schooling fails to guarantee success and questions the value of higher education in shaping wealth.
A historical note records that Bismarck was offered one dollar for every word of manuscript he would supply to an American magazine editor. The offer highlights the high value placed on his writing and the editor’s aggressive compensation proposal.
A brief note asserts that ballots empower common people, linking King William and Prince Bismarck to the idea of universal rights. The statement frames the ballot as the instrument that elevates citizen authority and political inclusion.
The article notes a claim that influenza started from foul air produced by decaying bodies from the 1888 flood. It suggests opposition to the idea but records the sensational theory circulating among commentators.
Democratic state senators in Montana abandon the new state seeking refuge in Idaho due to warmer climate and perceived livability issues.
General W. T. Sherman seventieth birthday will be observed February 8 with tributes in New York City and numerous other locations.
The committee reports positively on a bill to appropriate 150000 dollars for a public building in Cheyenne and moves it to the calendar.
The president intends to send an editor as minister to Russia hoping Charles Emory Smith succeeds where Murat Halstead failed in the Senate.
Clara Morris maintains a regular aviary with bright plumaged birds from around the world. The birds greet her with shrill chirrups and silvery songs as she approaches.
A correspondent describes Representative Breckenbridge of Kentucky as a marked figure in the house with a magnificent head, clean cut features, white hair, and a closely trimmed beard concealing the lower face.
Vice President Morron keeps a simple Senate restaurant lunch of bread and milk and sometimes beer. Senator Edmunds, praised as one of the senate’s good lovers, typically adds a pint of champagne to his noonday meal.
Witness John L. Pfau says Wood admitted the forged document was crafted to ensnare Foraker and Pfau would induce Foraker to publish it to be crushed by the proof. The scheme apparently worked, troubling Governor Foraker.
An American observer reports the Portuguese king as a fine looking, about 30 year old, blonde, medium height and well built with graceful carriage. He notes the queen as beautiful, daughter of the Comte de Paris, whose beauty would be called very pretty if she were not queen.
The passage praises Salt Lake City's liberal faction for resolving the Mormon question and states that irrigation and capital inflows will complete the transformation.
The speaker notes the old man’s poor grasp of the age and urges the American people to look forward rather than backward as they shape the era ahead. The statement frames a call for forward thinking amid generational perspectives.
A speaker urges moving beyond old prejudices and practices. He asserts an era of intelligence and humanity ahead and vows to discard blighting institutions such as Mormonism polygamy and blind idolatrous superstition as the world advances. The message stresses progress and reform over tradition.
A provocative claim states that Mormonism may not recognize its end, contrasting belief with the idea it is effectively dead regardless of awareness. The remark suggests a philosophical tension between self-perception and historical decline.
The senate confirmed B F Fowler's nomination for United States attorney yesterday, confirming the appointment to lead the U S attorney's office.
The text notes Wyoming as the Equality state since its territorial days and cites its new constitution confirming equal rights for men and women, drawing contrasts with other states like New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Texas and Nebraska.
Urgent prompt action is urged by authorities for the viaduct project. The agreement requires sixty days notice before advertising the work, and with three months needed for iron work at the foundry there will be five months left to erect the structure.
The National Tribune notes that scientists forecast a future discovery of a bacillus causing rabid spasms linked to pensions and debt. It predicts diverse shapes for different regions, including a dollar sign, a thirteen-star flag, a butternut, or a copperhead snake, as researchers hunt the morbid agent.
Contractor Clark says removing iron rails on the Colorado Central to 35 miles south will take about 45 days. Remaining work runs from Fort Collins to the Marity ranch, with rails stored at Carr station. Burlington plans regrading and laying new track between Cheyenne and Fort Collins and will consider extending to Laramie.
A son of President Perkins of the Burlington and Missouri arrives mid next week with six eastern capitalists to outfit for Alaska. Ten to fifteen men will join the expedition which aims to locate and preliminarily develop mining property. The party plans a four month absence. members are said to be worth at least a million each.
Frank Mason the restaurateur on Eddy street welcomed twin daughters born last Saturday afternoon. He plans to enlarge his business proportionally to celebrate the new arrivals.
Hon William Taylor reports a large gold bearing area 40 miles north of Rock Creek at Sheep Creek headwaters in the Laramie range. Surface assays run 3.60 per ton with depth, there is notable prospecting in spring, and a mining camp of large proportion is anticipated. China clay near Rock Creek just 400 yards from the station attracts major buyers. 27,000 tons contracted for shipment to New Jersey at 5 dollars per ton.
London dispatch reports actress Carrie Turner, known for Paul Kavar and Young Mrs. Winthrop, secured a divorce from a Swiss manufacturer married in 1883. She said she could not stand the marriage as he was conventional while she remained Bohemian. judges granted the divorce reluctantly after years of separation.
The Methodist revival season continues with nightly meetings drawing crowded houses. Bishop Warren of Denver will preach both morning and evening at the opera house next Sabbath, indicating strong attendance and interest as new followers join the church. Everyone is invited to attend.
The snow storm began at 10 AM and raged about twelve hours, clearing by 4 PM. Boisterous winds created heavy drifts and difficult pedestrian travel. City schools dismissed after noon with children sent home. No damage reported and stock injuries were anticipated but prevented.
Excerpt from a letter by John Bigelow former U S minister to France praising Robert C. Morris report on Wyoming calling it the fret chapter of the future state’s history Morris served as private secretary to Bigelow when he was Albany secretary of state in New York.
John Sparks sent a letter to Mr. T. B. Hicks addressing concerns raised by Hicks’s friends about a cattle matter. The communication seemingly settles the suspense and clarifies the situation involving Sparks and Tinnin’s cattle dealings.
Sparks and Tinnin of Nevada report on their five stock herd. He notes he rode the entire range and found no cattle losses among steers and dry stock and not more than ten percent among poorer stock. Snow has disappeared and feed is good. Altogether the situation is perfectly satisfactory.
Cheyenne notes comings and goings with real estate changes, new notaries, and construction on the convent. Weather and cattle conditions improve in Sweetwater. The Short Line surveyors visit for camp supplies. State and national events include a public building bill for Cheyenne and a push for Niobrara county formation.
Hon E W Bennett and Hon F O Williams arrived from Saratoga Monday and spent Tuesday in town urging Cheyenne legislators to create the new Babbit County. The ex legislators are described as experienced and ready to form an effective team.
A large general store will be built on the south side after a lot purchase and a swift start. P Keefe holds the contract ensuring no delays. George Black, slated for hanged on the 26th, remains stoic and rejects spiritual counsel while making occasional threats of self harm.
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