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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1891
Page
2
James Cannon maintains a heavy statewide letter writing campaign and urges friends to influence county delegations. Comptroller Matthews, allied with the Cannon faction, fears the push but believes he can prevail for the party’s nomination.
A local speaker asserts that the sole method to resume is to resume and the only way to safeguard the city park is to protect it. The remark mirrors a distanced view that there is nothing transcendent about the proposition.
Fort Wayne reports two fatal hydrophobia cases described in dramatic terms. The second case showed water aversion but the patient avoided water in a cup yet was drawn to swamp water, complicating traditional understanding. The piece questions authenticity and tags hydrophobia as midsummer madness rather than a common disease.
A Minneapolis religious gathering hears a speaker declare that secret power in religion lies in consistency. The asserted idea frames faith, practice, and belief as unified daily conduct rather than dramatic displays. The remark underscores steady character as core to authentic religion.
The July celebration in Portland Maine showed continued liquor access and rising drunkenness. Police crowded the station as crowds remained intoxicated and city streets filled, indicating prohibition failed to curb alcohol availability on that day.
A Bar Harbor interview with Blaine, conducted by a New York unit reporter, describes his back eye and head troubles and his decision not to return to Washington until fall. He notes hot midsummer weather, will stay in Bar Harbor, and follows doctors’ orders after previously disobeying.
In a candid interview, Blaine discusses hearing, sleep, and nerves amid health fears. He rejects deafness rumors, notes sleep improves with tides, and recalls insomnia during a visit to New York with daughter Margaret. He believes rest will heal his headaches over time.
An adjutant general officer notes a deliberate pivot from city to rural areas aims to recruit a tougher, higher quality volunteer pool. He claims country recruits are vigorous, eager to serve, and less drawn from urban rough life, improving overall soldier standards.
The Kentucky editor releases a choice collection of possible Democratic presidential tickets. His guesses cover much ground, but David B. Hill is notably omitted. The piece brands Henry as a fierce, controversial figure in Democratic politics.
An exchange recounts a tale that only one lawyer ever reached heaven. It is conjectured he posed as an editor and entered by night. When his ruse was discovered the search for another lawyer to draw papers of ejectment failed, so he kept the fort.
Nebraska records indicate an average bank deposit of M7 per person for all residents. It notes farmers and workingmen are not as distressed as claimed by Farmers' Alliance leaders.
Nixa Vas Zanpe, widow of the late Atarust Spies, married Stephano S. Malacca in Chicago under pressure from her parents and Spies’ lawyers. She says the union aimed to create romance to sway executive clemency, but the effort failed. she was 17 at the time, and the sacrifice proved in vain.
A bold Briton hoisted the English flag over Buffalo City Hall at dawn, replacing the Star Spangled Banner seen at twilight. Indignation rose fast and officials blamed a patriotic suspect for the taint before breakfast.
A revival of talk that Lord Randolph Churchill may separate from his American wife due to attention given by Albert Edward Victor, duke of Clarence and Avondale, has sent society into a flurry on both sides of the Atlantic. Born 1851, Lord Randolph Churchill is Marlborough’s younger brother, who married the wealthy widow of Louis Hamersley.
Mr. Tatmace argues that filth corrupts morality and credits cleansing with reform. He cites ancient civilization’s deluge and months of suppression as proof that removing dirt can purge societal vice.
A Chicago couple heads from Cheyenne toward New York on a two wheel honeymoon journey while Bisner Artner Clevetaxp Coxe cites immodesty claims. The piece notes thousands of modest women ride bicycles worldwide and Cheyenne contributes its quota.
Boisterous Ohio Democratic conventions unleash fierce displays with fist fighting and clashes as the party nears closing time, leaving insiders unsure how much fight remains before meeting the opponent.
The State University at Laramie establishes a military science department under federal act. An army officer oversees the program with U S ordnance loans of 150 Springfield rifles and annual ammunition for target practice. Cadets drill year round with uniforms. officers chosen by the commandant and president.
The armory is open for drill at stated times and all male university students must drill unless excused by faculty or disability. Uniforms costing 16 to 25 dollars are required, with a typical suit around 21 dollars. Officers will be chosen from upper classes, with top seniors reported for Army and Navy Register.
A severe hailstorm swept the city yesterday with large eggsized stones causing extensive damage. Glass losses at Glafcke and Chaffin green houses run to several hundred dollars while trees and flower beds suffered. A Capitol car line driver and passengers endured a quick dash as streets cleared and evening lightning sparked a sharp shower.
A. J. Bothwell John C. Davis and H B Brodt of Rawlins organize and incorporate the Elk Mountain Land and Irrigation company with capital stock of 1 000 000. A big ditch will be taken out in Carbon county with offices at Saratoga and New York city. Eastern capital is expected to be enlisted for a large enterprise.
Col Stitzer reports progress toward a state militia encampment in Laramie within a month. Five companies are expected to attend and Union Pavillon may supply free transport while Laramie residents will provide rations. The Laramie Board of Trade will seek a portion of the old Port Saunders reservation for annual encampments.
A fragmentary Baltimore American piece sketches domestic tension as a wife suspects trouble over money. The text hints at a matinee, coins missing, and a man unable to waste funds, ending with a cryptic note on the tour and the name appearing.
The text notes a small collection of keepsakes including a carved knife with a foil inlay and a silver spoon engraved with a hotel name. It also records a Wyoming Development Company sale of 2,256 acres in the county to Adolph Jenbeng of New York for 88,7.
The Forum publishes President Walker on the colored population, noting 1870 undercount corrected in 1880 and arguing that black births and deaths keep the net increase modest. He cites historical ratios from 1790 to 1900 and estimates about 7.5 million people with African ancestry in the United States.
Canada imported 2 million dollars in hog meats from the United States while US butter exports to Canada doubled to 143000 in 1889, yet Canadians did not consume the butter at home and relabeled it for Europe. Cheese imports from the US declined due to a bad reputation that will take years to repair. An Indiana inventor claims a new inexpensive electric carriage using stored energy could replace horses, aiding city health and happiness.
The final treaty of the European Customs League will be signed in Berne Switzerland on July 20. It bars any of four nations Germany Austro Hungary Italy and Switzerland from forming separate trade treaties without joint assent. Italy cannot export Armenean pork without Germany approval. Non member states including the United States will feel the impact.
On July 1 the McKinley law increased the tin plate duty to 2.20 per hundred pounds. Imports before July 1 avoid the new duty, triggering a lively tin desporting trade. By June 8 an extraordinary 9,000,000 pounds were landed in New York from Europe in a single day.
Mary Anderson declares love for America in an interview but promptly rents a Tunbridge Wells mansion for seven years. She furnishes it lavishly and scours England for antique furniture, contradicting her stated patriotism. The Bur ial New Yorker remarks on the sharp business notion that paying less than full value invites disappointment.
Special Dispatch to The Sun reports two or three killed and debris scattered over an acre after a powder house blast at the Union Pacific magazine in Rock Springs Wyoming. Six freight cars wrecked, windows broken a mile away, six women and children injured by flying fragments. The magazine held 1215 pounds of black powder 550 pounds of dynamite and 12 barrels of giant powder caps.
Special dispatch from Rock Springs reports a massive blast at the Union Pacific coal department magazine near No 6 mine. Two men killed, Main street shops damaged, a mill and a half away, roofs caved in, six cars burned, horses and debris scattered, widespread excitement in the city.
A powder house near No 6 mine three tiles from Rock Springs center exploded at 3 p m. Two Finns out shooting are believed responsible or the cause accidental. Both were killed along with a passerby man and horse. Many families injured houses demolished glass shattered. Front street plate glass broken. Magazine stored 1200 pounds blasting powder 500 pounds giant powder and 200 primer cases. Six Luo Puavific cars destroyed.
Adton Schilling reports at 2 30 this afternoon details of a blast that killed three men and critically injured a woman. Jacob Hill, a saloonkeeper, was driving a buggy when the explosion shattered the axle and burned three houses a thousand feet away. The blast was felt thirteen miles east at Salt Well.
Peter Appel faced a hearing today in Toila on Powell's libel charge and was bound over 1000 to district court. An additional 8500 bond related to Talliefferro’s complaint was set. Multiple complaints were filed.
Erastus Corning of Albany says New York Democrats will rally behind the nominee regardless of Cleveland or Hill. He states Hill does not seek the presidency, preferring a senatorial seat, and that both Cleveland and Hill would receive warm, cordial support from New York if either is nominated.
J W Hugues and Co opens a new banking venue in Saratoga promising full financial services and personal customer attention. The lender aims to attract local businesses and residents with modern facilities and banking hours.
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