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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1889
Page
9
S Wellner announces a rapid closing of his local dry goods store to convert stock to cash before opening at Salt Lake City. He emphasizes the urgency and has made substantial efforts to liquidate inventory quickly.
The seller announces unprecedented price cuts across a wide stock including ladies and children's cloaks, silks, plushes, satins, velvets, dress goods, linens, towels, lace curtains, muslin, knit underwear, hosiery, embroidery, laces, blankets and comfortables. They urge buyers to visit early, citing large stock and deep discounts and promising hand bills with specifics.
A grand drawing offers ten prizes with each two dollar cash purchase. First prize a $1,000 grand piano, second prize $100 gold, others include $75 in dry goods, $60, $50, $40, $35, $30, $25 and $20 in dry goods. Shop calls forenoon to beat afternoon rush and secure the lowest prices west of Chicago.
Washington scene covers remarks on the Aberdeen lynching and Proctor effigy incident. Spooner praises a vigilant attorney general, denounces mob brutality, and recalls Faunce’s rope accident amid public lashings and mayoral inaction. Senate also tackles treasury and silver, tax refunds, and war inquiries. House advances national bank notes plan and pension rules.
Prudence Crandall Phillip died in Ex Fats Kan today. Ten years before the war she attracted notoriety for attempting to establish negro schools in Canterbury Conn. She faced persecution and was driven from the state. The world mourns a noble woman who helped others and sought no notoriety.
The senate committee on privileges and elections today took up the Montana senatorial election as the chamber debates procedural steps. Details remain scarce as legislators consider next moves and potential implications for state governance.
February 1st hearings saw Senators-elect Clark and Maginnis present as the committee prepared to determine the contest outcome. The event focused on setting the matter for a hearing slated for Saturday.
A Central Pacific dispatch reports severe Sierra Nevada snow laden with three to four feet on tracks, derailing engines and trapping crews. Snow slides threaten sheds and telegraph lines as hundreds dig through rock and snow. trains delayed up to a day. In New York, stocks show firmer tone with modest gains across major bonds and rails.
Senator Bruce called on the president in Washington and discussed the race question in the South. Bruce argued education would secure salvation for the South and Black Americans, while the president said the issue had troubled him most since taking office and he hoped for a peaceful resolution.
Cincinnati news reports another river disaster as the steamer De Soto catches fire at 2 a.m. one mile below Owensboro. Captain M. M. Deem states total loss of the vessel with no casualties. The incident follows the sinking of the Ohio steamer of the Memphis and Cincinnati Packet company near Louisville.
Theater Ocean publishes a letter from Horatio N Rust of South Pasadena California alleging the impoverished condition of the family of Captain John Brown of Ossowatto mien and requesting contributions to lift a mortgage on a house and lot at Pasadena. Contributions are to be sent to William Penn Dixon after Ocean or Horatio N Rust South Pasadena California.
George H Webster of Armour & Co forecasts higher beef and pork prices this year and into 1891, citing rising home consumption and limited range expansion, while exports remain stable and cattle losses are unverified. In Heena and Cireaco, Montana politics and a state Supreme Court ruling surface in a separate note on the Thompson mandamus case affirming the Republican majority in the legislature.
San Francisco Jan 28 Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern Pacific says the Sierra blockade is practically raised and all west bound trains at Truckee Wadsworth and Reno will move to night service this evening.
At the Occidental club rooms in San Francisco Joe Bowers of London lost to Billy Smith of Australia in four rounds. Bowers weighed 158 pounds, Smith 160. Referee Frank Glover. Smith dominated in rounds two and four with hard blows, Bowers quit at the bell, audience booed. The bout carried a $1000 purse with $250 to the loser.
In Loxton dated January 28 Gladstone's circular to supporters in the house of commons warns of peculiar public affairs and hints at an early opening session debate. It signals possible discussion of the Pigott letters and other vital questions for Liberal and Home Rule members.
Sir John Thompson was seen in Ottawa on January 2 discussing the new extradition treaty between Great Britain and the United States. Government members considered it a satisfactory solution to the vexed problem and expected Senate endorsement. The treaty, drafted by Blaine and Paulicetote, mirrors Ward’s earlier version with no material differences.
The article notes that political offense clauses were removed, yet the treaty expanded the list of crimes compared with the 1842 agreement. The Dominion government expected to accept the treaty without difficulty, content though it did not meet their maximum aims.
A telegraphic update notes Conrad Selph a well known brewer died in Citeaco this afternoon. The item also reports several political and legal developments from January 28 including a judge ruling in New York and a coroner's inquiry in Trenton.
A Chinook wind relieves stock losses in eastern Washington as snow eases on ranges. Montana reports good range conditions east of the Rockies, while late snow remains on the western slopes. Northern Pacific notes no winter service interruptions and plans a Puget Sound branch toward British Columbia. San Francisco wires are down.
The steamship La Place arrived in New York from Rio Janeiro after a voyage begun January 10. The first mate reports no nationwide flag, only provincial banners, and recounts a December incident where forty sailors from the Fr… Continue reading for full details.
The article explains how color changes aid concealment across habitats. Arctic species shed summer coats for snow, and some alpine animals adopt darker shades as they mature. It cites ermine, hare, polar fox, ice bear, ptarmigan, seals, and grouse as examples of camouflage adaptation.
A jumbled OCR fragment shows a mix of quotes and jokes from New Orleans and Philadelphia papers. The lines reference a calm person who should rush a growler and a remark on why strong minded women rarely marry, reflecting social humor and gender commentary of the era.
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