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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1891
Page
10
The fragment outlines subscription rates for The Weekly Sun with a reference to issue A 81 and initials A. Bralver. Details are incomplete but indicate pricing or payment terms for readers. No further context or names are fully readable.
The census bulletin shows Wyoming counties totaling 1 083 790 in debt with 622 000 bonded and 461 791 floating, per capita debt 17 85 based on 60 705 population. Laramie County carries 400 000 bonded debt for the Cheyenne and North Western railroad recovery, while most counties have smaller obligations. Nationwide, the debt per capita declined from 6 83 in 1880 to 14 63 in 1890, with overall per capita debt dropping from 46 59 to a lower figure.
A dispute over staff officer duties has been sent to Acting Secretary Grant for resolution. General Howard has convened a court martial and assigned a commissary officer in the Atlantic division to duty, the officer contesting exemption under war department regulations. No ruling has yet been issued, drawing keen attention from engineers, commissaries, and other staff officers.
Anocentine Berveci denounces fiat folly citing the president’s annual message. He notes $260,000,000 of irredeemable currency issued to satisfy demand has fallen 80 percent in value and argues that one dollar buys 20 cents of labor or material, while his party endorses this circulating medium in the United States.
Reports say Spurgeon is seriously ill as rheumatic gout, his longtime foe, weakens him and threatens his pulpit. Montana state board of equalization orders county assessors to list all railroad mortgages held by out of state trust companies for taxation, boosting statewide taxable property by about twenty million dollars under the revenue law enacted last winter.
A renowned grain man flows from the Red River valley praising unusually strong crop prospects. He predicts the west will see its greatest grain year yet with high wages and a great demand for labor to harvest.
The largest bronze statue cast in America has arrived in Chicago and will be erected in Lincoln Park. The art piece is set to become a major civic landmark, drawing visitors and scholarly attention to the city’s commemorative landscape.
The New York Herald notes American lawyers are often amazed by one sided charges from English judges in criminal trials. It cites Justice Stephens in the Maybrick case as effectively aiding the prosecution while Lord Chief Justice Coleridge in the baccarat case is implied to have a similar leaning.
The Supreme Court term noted that judges should avoid expressing opinions on evidence during trials or jury submissions. Jurors judge facts and guilt, while the bench should refrain from intimating what the evidence proves. Biased charges could justify setting aside a verdict.
The Bee notes Borten’s autobiography would have sparked outrage ten years earlier. The author survived many rival war heroes whose graves long ago muted his sharp judgments of their characters.
The first session of the land court of private claims convenes with six judges appointed by President Harrison. Judge Reed states the court will elect officers set up a clerk and stenographer and determine practice rules. Jurisdiction includes Colorado Wyoming Utah Nevada New Mexico and Arizona with Denver and Salt Lake likely sites for sessions. The court aims to settle titles to lands from Spanish and Mexican grants before U S acquisition.
The weather bureau was transferred on July 1 from the war department to the agricultural department, consolidating meteorological duties under agricultural administration.
A telegram details Secretary Blaine's poor condition with frequent attacks and prostration of the nerves. He is described as pale and hoarse, needing rest while Mrs. Blaine manages duties. Marquis Imperiali travels to Bar Harbor to confer with Blaine.
The health of M De Lesseps has deteriorated due to criminal proceedings by the French government against Panama Canal company officers and directors. He is reported to be in nervous low mood.
The speaker notes 90 000 people control half the nation's wealth and argues wealth can only be shifted by Creator, predicts no legislation can erase inequality yet sees future liberty and opportunity emerging from struggle. Commercial agencies report healthy trade and bright prospects from rising crops and industry.
The Nebraska state board of supplies awarded Kilpatrick Brothers a contract to supply Newcastle coal to state institutions in Norfolk Hastings Kearney Beatrice and Grand Island. Illinois mine inspectors plan a World’s Fair exhibit of coal from 200 mines to show vein quality through chemical analysis. The piece urges fair commission to consider this approach.
Converse county's overall assessment exceeds ten million dollars, reflecting a substantial property valuation across the region. The figure underscores taxable base levels and potential implications for local budgeting and services.
A Macon telegram reports the Georgia Episcopal diocese held a convention at Christchurch to elect a successor to the late Bishop Beckwith after Rev. Thomas J. Gailor declined. The candidate is Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, Wyoming and Western Idaho missionary bishop, who may accept. The piece notes hope he stays in Wyoming due to his strong character and leadership. Douglas plans a Fourth of July celebration with parade, speeches, songs, and dancing, with Hon. F. H. Harvey as orator.
Governor Tuomas of Utah asks western state and territorial governors to appoint delegates for September 15 16 and 17 in Salt Lake City. The convention will discuss reclamation of arid public lands and petition Congress to cede lands to each state for school support and other purposes as determined by legislatures.
Iowa canvass opens with strong Republican support for Hiram C. Wheeler. Voters in-state express clear belief in his popularity and fitness for the governorship he seeks.
The first passenger train reached the summit at 6 26 on June 80. An engine and one car carried sixty five passengers from Denver. The line climbs from 6400 to 14417 feet, nine miles long with a steep grade.
The article describes a unique locomotive using rear elevation to push uphill, requiring no pilot or cow catcher. Passenger coaches are designed for horizontal seating on inclines, making the line the most novel and highest railroad in the world according to reports.
The rates now set reduce the fare from New York to Kansas City and St Louis by $1.75 and apply similar cuts to other western cities via the Alton road. The Chicago to Kansas City fare is $10 and to St Louis $6. The change lowers overall travel costs for eastern to midwest routes.
The Wyoming World’s Fair commission held a meeting at the capitol with President John B Harper and Prof Elwood Mead among others. A state exhibit with six classes will be developed by two-person committees, funded by allocated sums, and headquarters will be at the information bureau and newspaper files run by local residents. Earnest work on the Wyoming contribution begins immediately.
The Wyoming World's Fair commission met in session outlining classes and committees for the exhibit. Class A covers ores and minerals with J S Harper and F O Williams as committee members. Class B addresses agriculture with John McCormick and Prof Mead. Class C builds on state building materials with Prof Mead as chair. Additional classes D and E cover horticulture education and arts with designated committees.
John W. Griffin has been appointed administrator of the estate of David Lanven, deceased. It is noted that Mr Stoll’s fee was 2000.
The article surveys new city halls in New York Philadelphia Chicago San Francisco Cincinnati and Boston. It highlights plans for a grand New York municipal building, praises Philadelphia’s neo Gothic hall, notes Chicago and San Francisco scale and cost, and describes Cincinnati and Boston facilities with architectural detail and civic pride.
Lucinda McKee and Martha Ann Darnell are 81 year old twins living in Bainbridge Indiana. They resemble each other in appearance and dress and share marriages and widowhood within a short span. Darnell has fourteen children, McKee sixteen, and both are active in politics on the Democratic side during the Cleveland Harrison campaign. They attend the Baptist church together and weigh about 160 pounds each while remaining energetic and healthy.
John Furlong, now ninety, has outlived those who knew him and was found on a New York City pavement after lying all night in danger. Testimony suggests he survived on far less than a daily average, yet he continues to live and may gain years more.
The United States government is 100 years old, with the latter half led by fewer presidents. It notes that more presidents have served in the second half, one died in office, and several have died later. The piece discusses term lengths and shifting leadership patterns across eras.
Clement Leavitt has returned after an eight year journey shaped by war aid and counsel. The voyage featured a large band and temperance services, with 220 interpreters across forty seven languages. The text, likely written in 1689, offered guidance to enslaved people of William Sar ore, noted for its cleverness by F. Shunk of …
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