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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1891
Page
10
Reports place James Cannon active in letter writing across Illinois to secure county delegations for a gubernatorial nomination. Comptroller Matthews, allied with the Cannon faction, fears the move but believes he can prevail in the contest for the nomination.
A city discussion stresses that protecting the park is essential. An aging orator remarks that resuming activity is the sole path, while noting the proposal lacks transcendental complexity.
Indiana rescue brings custom ary outbreak into focus as Fort Wayne reports two fatal hydrophobia cases. A patient showed the famed aversion when water offered the drink, yet sought swamp water, challenging traditional symptoms and stirring midsummer rumors about genuine illness.
A speaker at a major Minneapolis religious gathering argued that true religious power lies in consistency. The remark emphasized steady conduct and steadfast beliefs as the core of spiritual influence.
A Portland Maine July celebration shows continued drink access and high intoxication. Police crowded the station and streets as crowds of inebriated individuals surged through the city, highlighting enforcement challenges under stricter prohibition laws.
The Bar Harbor special quotes James G Blaine saying he has back eye and head trouble but remains hopeful. He declines returning to Washington this fall citing heat and illness and notes doctors advise rest in Bar Harbor for the summer.
An interview fragment quotes Mr. Blaine discussing hearing, sleep patterns, and health. He denies deafness claims, notes better sleep with the tide, and recalls trouble sleeping during a New York visit. He acknowledges ongoing headaches and the long process of recovery after prostration.
An official notes a shift from city recruiting to rural areas to attract disciplined, energetic men. The adjutant general’s officer says later recruits are of a better class, avoiding the “rough life of town” and yielding better soldiers than previous urban-level draftees.
The Kentuckian editor releases a wide set of Democratic ticket possibilities, noting a conspicuous omission of David B. Hill while calling Henry a bold, controversial figure in party politics.
An exchange notes a single lawyer in heaven. It is conjectured he pretended to be an editor to slip in after night. When discovered they sought another lawyer to draw ejectment papers but could not find one, so he remained in charge.
Nebraska's average bank deposits reach M7 per capita for the entire population. Farmers and workingmen in the state seem far from the distress alleged by Farmers' Alliance leaders.
Nixa Vas Zanpe wed Stephano S. Malacca a Chicago journalist yesterday. Reported motives cite parental and Spies lawyers influence to gain executive clemency for Atarust Spies. The bride was 17 at marriage and the effort is described as a vain sacrifice.
A bold Briton allegedly raised the English flag over Buffalo city hall at dawn, replacing the Star Spangled Banner, provoking strong indignation and fears of an international dispute with Canada before breakfast.
A revived gossip alleges jealousy by Lord Randolph Churchill and a possible separation from his American wife due to attention from Albert Edward Victor. The piece recalls his birth in 1851, Oxford education, and a Grace Church wedding to Leonard Jerome’s daughter with a $50,000 dowry, $10,000 jewelry, two houses in trust, and $10,000 yearly income.
Mr. Tatmace argues that filthy streets corrupt morality and credits cleanliness with reforming society. He notes ancient civilizations faced deluge and long containment of iniquity, implying that sanitation serves as a powerful moral agent.
Bisner Artner Clevetaxp Coxe condemns bicycle immodesty while a Chicago couple begins a honeymoon ride to New York on two bicycles. The bishop claims the offense is his alone as thousands of women cycle worldwide in modest fashion. Cheyenne contributes its quota.
The Ohio Democratic convention scene is described as boisterous with heavy fist fighting. Indications point to diminished fight within the party as it nears closing actions to confront the opposition.
The State University at Laramie establishes a military science and tactics department under a regular army officer. About 150 Springfield rifles and ammunition are supplied by the government. Cadets drill year round except seniors. uniforms are worn. Officers are appointed by the commandant with president approval. The program includes infantry and artillery drills and military signaling with lectures.
The university mandates weekly military drill for all male students unless excused by faculty or disability. Uniforms cost about 16 to 25 dollars, with a 21 dollar suit including cap. Officers will be selected from upperclassmen, and top senior meritorious cadets reported to the War Department for Army and Navy Register consideration.
A severe hailstorm yesterday battered the city for half an hour with eggsized stones, splitting branches, damaging park flower beds and greenhouse glass while a Capitol car line driver and passengers fled a swift ride. Evening lightning sparked a shower and ringing telephones as streets emptied.
A. J. Bothwell, John C. Davis and H. B. Brodt of Rawlins organize the Elk Mountain Land and Irrigation company with capital stock of $1,000,000. A major ditch will traverse Carbon county with offices planned in Saratoga and New York City to attract eastern capital for a large-scale project.
Col Stitzer reports progress toward a state militia encampment in Laramie within a month. Union Pavillion may offer free transport and Laramie residents will provide rations. Five companies are expected to attend as the Laramie Board of Trade seeks annual encampments on the old Port Saunders reservation.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a comic note about a husband with no money to spend, a wife seeking stability, and a matinee arrangement failing to materialize. The text references a Baltimore American page.
The text notes two souvenir items a knife with "horlstwd" inlay and a silver spoon engraved with "Ho tel Kalwerhof, Borno". It also reports a land sale where the Wyoming Development Company sold 2,256 acres in the county to Adolph Jenbeng of New York for 88,7.
The Forum publishes General Walker’s critique of the colored census history. He argues 1870 undercounting was corrected in 1880 and rejects alarmist claims of a growth to 50,000,000. He notes birth rates differ, death rates curb net gains, and blacks rose slowly from 1790 to 1840, with about 7.5 million in the U S today.
Canada still imports about 2 million dollars of hog meats from the United States. US butter exports to Canada more than doubled from 1888 to 1889 reaching 143 thousand dollars, yet Canadians refused to consume Yankee butter at home. The butter was relabeled for Europe as a Canadian product. Cheese imports from the United States to Canada are reported diminishing due to a bad reputation in Canada and Europe. A new Indiana inventor claims an inexpensive electric carriage using stored accumulators, potentially replacing horses and improving urban health and happiness.
The final treaty of the European Customs League will be signed at Berne Switzerland on July 20. It bars any of the four contracting nations Germany Austria Hungary Italy and Switzerland from forming a commercial treaty with another nation without full league consent. Italy cannot edit Armenean pork without Germany's permission. All nonleague nations especially the United States will be affected.
On July 1 the McKinley law raised the tin plate duty to 2.20 per hundred pounds from 1.00. Imports before July 1 skirt the higher duty, spurring a lively tin-desporting trade just before month end. By June 8 nearly 9,000,000 pounds arrived in New York from Europe in a single day.
Mary Anderson proclaims love for her native land in a newspaper interview but soon leases a Tunbridge Wells house for seven years. She furnishes it in lavish English style, scouring England for antique furniture and pretty furnishings. An editorial from The Burial New Yorker notes business wisdom about getting value for money.
Special dispatch from Rock Springs Wyoming reports two or three men killed and several injured when a target placed against a Union Pacific powder house detonated. Six freight cars on a side track were demolished and windows in houses a mile away shattered. The blast scattered corpses over an acre, while the magazine held 1215 pounds of black powder 550 pounds of dynamite and 12 barrels of giant powder caps.
Special dispatch reports a massive blast at the Union Pacific coal department magazine near No 6 mine in Rock Springs. A black smoke plume, ruined Main street facades, and six burned cars accompany news of two men killed near the doorway as debris and wreckage spread through streets and homes amid great public alarm.
A blasting powder magazine near No. 6 mine in Rock Springs exploded at 3 p.m. causing two Finns to die while shooting, killing a passerby and horse, injuring families, demolishing houses, breaking glass on Front Street, and destroying six railroad cars. Large quantities of powder and primers were stored in the magazine.
Adton Schilling reports a Rock Springs blast that killed three men including Jacob Hill a saloonkeeper. A woman was fatally injured and three nearby houses burned as the explosion’s shock reached Salt Well thirteen miles east.
Peter Appel faced a libel complaint from Powell and was bound over in 1000 to district court. He also bound over for 8500 on a Talliefferro complaint. Additional complaints were filed.
Erastus Corning of Albany expresses that New York Democrats will support the eventual nominee, whether Cleveland or Hill. He says Hill does not seek the presidency, prefers a Senate seat, and that both men would receive warm, cordial backing from New York if either gains the nomination.
JW Hugues and Company opens a new bank in Saratoga establishing a local financial institution aimed at service to merchants and residents with enhanced deposits and loan offerings in the summer season.
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