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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1889
Page
4
Mentions New Year’s calls by bill collectors and a progressive newspaper in a growing city. References include Pine Wae six months three months six months and a Honduras stake to settle a debt with Louisiana. Mentions Napoleon and Shakespeareark births, Chicago area 173 square miles and 1,200,000 population.
An imperial gift from the Ottoman sultan arrives for Emperor William of Germany a jet black spirited Arab horse. Yu Cua Yun, secretary to the Corean legation, studies American history and is asked who was America's first president. He answers with a humorous blunder naming Mr McGlinty as father of his country.
The article notes English capital invested in the United States this year exceeds prior totals with British capital in new ventures reaching at least 750 million dollars in 1589. It cites Chicago as the source and attributes any error to poetic enthusiasm. It also covers Wyoming and Idaho statehood prospects and favorable opinions from lawmakers and regional figures.
A fragment urges every person to use their power to hasten a desired outcome, stressing collective effort and urgency in achieving a favorable result.
Attorney General Donzelmann urges a legislative overhaul to require counties to pay for keeping their insane in the territorial asylum at Evanston, and to shift assignment jurisdiction from probate to district courts. He notes defects in tracking claims and proposes adopting a fuller, tested statute from other states. The Sun urges prompt legislative action on these and other statutory fixes.
The Rawlins Republican notes heavy snow between Lost Soldier divide and Crooked Creek and sleigh travel thriving as residents leverage sleds. It cites over 1000 oil claims in Rawlins clerk’s records and claims Burlington route expansion toward Carbon county. A Nevada-like clash over northern versus southern Wyoming dominance is warned against bluffing.
The Cheyenne Sun questions Judge Carey's motive in appointing T. L. McKee as postmaster and hints at undisclosed reasons. A Wyoming paper reacts to implied accusations and vows to deny them, framing the dispute with sharp rhetoric.
The column lampoon notes jokes about Tue McGinty and Tue McAllister. It mentions Washington Post revival by Frank Hatton and Patti singing for pay. It also touches on free trade versus whisky, female suffrage in South Dakota, and a sharp jab at famous tycoons.
Rumor spreads that during a recent hunting trip President Harrison shot a tacoon and felled a hog. The claim notes he has caused hogs trouble since his administration began.
The Buffalo Echo argues that Cheyenne and Laramie push the legislature to withhold appropriations for public buildings, a stance the writer calls unkind and biased.
The Lusk Herald reports the fear expressed by Dr. Hayford of the Laramie Sentinel that the approaching legislative session will be a tough day for taxpayers as lawmakers assemble.
Congressmen Springer yesterday introduced an omnibus bill for admitting Wyoming Idaho Arizona and New Mexico. The senate delay on Wyoming and Idaho admission bills dampens supporters and slows progress of statehood.
Crook county plans to add about forty miles of railroad to the assessment roll next year and expects at least sixty more miles by July. Several large coal plants are involved and one plant has already attracted offers around three million dollars.
Francis Murphy, noted temperance advocate, derides the Iowa prohibition scheme saying it would alter the Lord’s prayer to read Our father who art in the legislature. His barb targets lawmakers and the political drive behind prohibition.
The piece argues lawmakers should block any appropriation bills unless absolutely necessary. It endorses the motto Keep down the appropriations and notes Tuk Sun's wholehearted agreement with the stance.
In central Wyoming residents anticipate oil development as the region has substantial resources. The article notes the potential abundance of oil in the area despite uncertainties remaining about extraction viability.
The Denver Republican notes that substantial progress awaits once the locality connects to the nation by railroad. If the Chicago and Northwestern extends its line, traffic could begin quickly and spur rapid development of oil resources.
Kingston Freeman editorials address Wyoming admission and population grounds, presenting facts and figures to bolster the case. The New York Sun criticism is noted, with Omaha Bee and others joining in the defense while Birt Nye is cited as backing the stance, albeit with humor.
In the Boston Courier verse fragment a plumber actor strides to the footlights with a dazzling diamond pin. The blaze of the jewel causes his head to spin and his sight to fail as he delivers eloquence from the orchestra chair.
The New York World reports Wyoming expects to become a state in 1890 after Congress action. With about 100000 residents, 97000 square miles and $100 million in wealth, the territory boasts strong schools, minerals, timber, arable land, and irrigation prospects. Three trunk railways and numerous lines are planned, boosting livestock, mining, irrigation, and manufacturing. Governor Francis E. Warren.
Yesterday at about 11 o clock Mr F E Pickett bricklayer at the new car repair shop fell twenty feet from the top of the brick wall after the brick he stepped on broke. He struck on his left side and suffered severe injuries with alarming fainting fits. He was taken to the Occidental hotel and was reported improving under his wife and Dr Wyman’s care.
The president sent to the Senate several nominations including W. H. Seamans for the Los Angeles land office, Hiram Knowles for the district of Montana, Robert H. Paul as U S marshal for Arizona territory, Franklin P. Mays for Oregon, Albert D. Weed for Montana, and William S. Harwood as postmaster of Tombstone Arizona.
In San Francisco Judge Wallace in the superior court found that the American Sugar Refinery joined the sugar trust and abandoned its original purposes, forfeiting its corporate franchise. Judgment of five thousand dollars plus costs was entered against the company.
Heian January 6 lawmakers failed to reach a quorum in a joint convention with twenty eight of thirty eight members present. They conducted a ballot for caucus nominees Clark and McGinnies and adjourned until tomorrow.
Senate committees heat up over Idaho and Wyoming issues as Springer unveils his omnibus state bill. Debate centers on Cuba relations and Alaska leases while scattered calls push for Idaho statehood and Arizona entry.
A Mormon representative urged the senate committee on territories to postpone Idaho’s statehood bill for one week to allow Mormon attorneys to present objections to admission and to the new constitution which bars Mormon citizenship via a religious oath clause. The move comes amid a pending Supreme Court case likely to affect the constitutionality of the provision.
The committee decided to grant ties for postponement. Consideration of the bill for the state of Wyoming has also been postponed.
Brief telegraph items report deaths of Prince of Thurn and Tax s, ex Arkansas attorney general General T C Jordan, and Judge David J Brewer sworn in as U S Supreme Court justice. Also notes Oregon railroad storm damage three fatal accidents and coal strikes pauses, and Ellen Berard engagement to Count Lewenhaupt.
F Cheney of the Silk Association of America testifies that the Senate bill is acceptable while Secretary Richardson warns undervaluation hurts U S silk makers. Representative Peters of Kansas pushes for raw silk duties amid sugar tariff fears. Louisiana’s Warmoth warns sugar protection, while Governor Gear notes limited domestic production.
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