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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1889
Page
10
A fragmented note muses on time passing with phrases like one year six months and three months. References to a Louisiana militia, distant artillery, Chicago population trends, and census work for Cronin suspects appear as disconnected observations without a clear single event or outcome.
The note muses on Montana politics and a potential Republican congressman and legislature. It compares forcing order to a military strike and hints at scrutiny of corporate moves from Goodyear, Louisiana methods, and a watchful stance on the Pullman Palace Car Company after an assignment by Goodyear Rubber.
The eastern papers show rising support for Wyoming’s admission and the opposition fading. Next Monday will feature elections for delegates to a constitutional convention and the Sullivan Kilrain fight. The fight is seen as a civil discredit but will generate significant commentary.
The mugwump press aims to sow hostility within the Republican Party. It has no principle and has shown a lack of integrity, leading to a lack of respect and consideration for its adherents.
Ex Senator Platt and General Alger traveled to Alaska on business. The Alaska Commercial Company’s seal contract, worth an estimated 100 million dollars over twenty years, expires in May next year. The treasury secretary is authorized to relet the contract, and the two men speculate they seek a large plum, specifically a seal fishery contract granting exclusive control of Behring Sea seal traffic.
The Post master General warns postmasters who quit attending to duties or return to private work should resign or face removal. He argues government salaries demand faithful service and departmental action follows persistent neglect, despite public criticism.
General Croux gains notice for diplomacy with Sioux tribes after a week of tense talks at Pine Ridge and Brule agencies. Indian leaders such as American Horse at Pine Ridge and Iron Nation at Lower Brule signed the government bill following persuasive urging from General Crook, with Little Pheasant and Dead Band among others in the line.
The surrounding leaders who had opposed the measure joined in a rare coalition marking a historic success in Indian negotiations, a triumph seldom equalled in the history of such talks.
An 1908 editorial argues that Congress failed to aid Wyoming's development under its temporary government. It criticizes land sales near the railroad, irrigation funding neglect, and argues residents deserve full statehood, representation, and voting rights, to celebrate Independence Day as full citizens.
An editorial excerpt from the Sundance Gazette is reprinted to defend Democratic press rights under President Harrison. The piece argues for vigorous, unrestrained critique of Republicans and invites opposition to present its case, rejecting calls for quarter from the Sun.
A political column notes the Republicans dismiss criticism, arguing they pay attention only to reputable sources while ignoring every barking complaint. It reflects general public sentiment on party responsiveness and media reaction.
Dececare Carey writes that Wyoming’s admission prospects look bright with a strong constitution and citizen effort, and that Congress is likely to grant an enabling act.
The Sheridan Enterprise states it has never seen benefits from statehood, a stance noted as expected from a paper opposing railroad construction to its town. The writer mocks the paper, calling it contrary to its name.
A regional newspaper’s harsh editorials against a territorial official of the opposing party draw critique as counterproductive. The piece argues such assaults degrade public respect and offer no real gains, urging restraint in political vitriol.
A Toledo Blade writer recalls a blind couple who walk together at twilight. The man with Saxon features supports the young woman as they, living in darkness, share a quiet bond and a lifelong attachment after an early marriage.
A new translucent material considered a substitute for glass has been adopted in some London public buildings. It is pliant enough to bend like leather and endure substantial tensile strain while remaining highly translucent with an amber color. The material consists of a fine iron wire web embedded in a linseed oil varnish, dried to withstand heat and damp without hardening or sticking. Production involves edge dipping sheets into varnish over a warm period, repeated about twelve times to reach the desired thickness, then several weeks of setting.
descriptions of large mountain spiders in India and Ceylon, their bright silk webs up to five feet wide, long supporting threads, and nets that can entangle travelers. the spiders defend their webs with powerful jaws and can bite when threatened though not venomous, with striking fur patterns on their bodies.
The article describes yellow or scarlet predators weaving six inch coils around trapped prey. It notes lizards and spiders capturing small birds and lizards, blinding and choking victims with winding threads. Skeletons of birds remain in jungle nooks after winds scatter flesh.
A Savannah gentleman recalls a tale where a mocking bird identified by song proves ownership. In a prior port case a thief could not claim a bird until the magistrate was shown the bird’s tune matching the owner’s whistle. The bird sang along to St Patrick's Day in the Morning and the owner declined sale despite a $100 offer.
The piece notes beet sugar’s profitability in German factories with low conversion costs and high monthly disbursements, and cites a French sugar corporation’s $2,000,000 net in a 120 day season. It describes European production growth, export to Britain and the U S, and a drop in world sugar prices, plus U S refineries mixing beet and cane sugars and the prewar Louisiana output comparison.
At Cathays Yard of the Taff Vale Railway a Gloucestershire elm cut for timber revealed an 8 feet diameter hollow filled with honey bee comb and a squirrel skull. No access point or decay detected, surrounding timber intact.
An old hollow tree held a uniform cavity filled with honeycomb after a squirrel likely made the nest and died. Bees occupied the space for years, swarmed, and sealed the small entrance, preserving the comb from decay for half a century. The find interests naturalists.
In Oxark country a circuit preacher famed for welcoming handshakes as gospel work finds a debt crisis looming. A prank swarm floods his porch with cash from $1 to $10 gifts, netting $781 and saving his home, with the minister later noting a lasting habit of checking his palm after each handshake.
A New York piece recounts John Wise humor about Judge Reagan as Postmaster General in the Confederacy. Two Georgia soldiers in Richmond buy a two cent stamp with a Raw Testament, using it to pay for a cigar and parlaying a light tale of Southern life.
A detailed discussion contrasts precision lab tools with the magnet’s energy. It questions whether isolation or attenuation of magnetic power is achievable and notes that transferring energy into work does not destroy magnetic strength, despite intense experimentation.
A discussion on how a small electric current magnetizes a steel bar to lift iron and hold it indefinitely. The piece questions where the energy comes from and whether magnetization acts as a perpetual energy transformer, hinting at future discoveries in electricity as nature’s primary force.
In a tense episode at Williamsburg a Union picket, Private Jake Klein, defied orders to pursue a Confederate prisoner, capturing a Rebel on his post. Klein returned with the prisoner and earned the nickname Corporal after a few days.
A humorous tale from the Alaunta Constitution about a man who scolds his wife and a boy who confuses a tramp’s abuse with his father's. The story highlights the gulf between perceived respectability and flawed behavior within a household.
A fragmentary exchange describes a talking machine and a debate about its usefulness and potential success. The dialogue hints at doubt and curiosity about whether a genuine device could perform as promised. The text reflects speculative ideas on automation.
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