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Newspaper

Cheyenne Weekly Sun

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1889

Page

5

Land Board Revises Timber Culture Rules For Patents

Secretary Noble modifies timber culture act interpretation to protect about 2500 entries made under previous rules. Rule now follows the Sparks interpretation from February 1 1879 to June 27 1887, allowing entries to pass under the prior doctrine. new standard affects Henry Hooper case and related filings.

Wasu Macton Noble Commissioner General of the Land Office United States MacFarland Sparks Henry Hooper

Presidential Appointments Across States and Abroad

The president announced numerous appointments including M. M. Hurley as third auditor of the treasury in Indiana and J. H. Franklin as deputy second auditor in Kansas. Other posts cover appraiser of merchandise in San Francisco, collector of customs at Galveston, and consular positions in multiple foreign locales.

Wasumoros M. M. Hurley Indiana The Treasury J. H. Franklin Kansas Charles M Leavy California District of San Francisco N. Wright Cuney Texas Galveston Evely Blake Lillingis Crefeld Henry C. Fisk Vermont St. Johns Quebec Jasper P

Me Sufficient Bill Sparks Debate Over Royal Grant

Loxton July 22 LaBouchere in the house of commons moved to reject the report of the committee and substitute an address to the queen arguing the existing sum for the royal family should cover all proper needs. He urged retrenchment of royal expenses rather than new taxes. Hadstone censured the government but backed the committee on royal grants.

Loxton LaBouchere House of Commons Pricess Louise Earl of Fife Hadstone Committee

Hogan Sends No Telegram About Hogan’s Fate

P C Campbell owner of the balloon used by ill fated aeronaut Hogan denies sending a telegram to Hogan’s wife at Jackson Michigan claiming Hogan landed safely on Long Island. Campbell knows nothing of Hogan’s whereabouts and suspects fraud for loot. The ship infrared beacon seen over Louisvitus city July 22 stood two miles high.

New York P. C. Campbell Hogan Jackson Mich Long Island Campbell Hgan Louisvitus

Arrest of Willian Brodie in Whitechapel murder case

The man arrested yesterday on suspicion of being the Whitechapel murderer is Willian Brodie. He was arraigned before a police magistrate this morning and stated his confession to the police was true. The prisoner was remanded for one week.

Whitechapel Loxpon Willian Brodie Bin

Labor Troubles in Wroor Sunsmnion Wisconsin

A group of strikers overpowered the sheriff and police last night and compelled many coal dock workers to quit. Six leaders were arrested. The mayor asked Governor Hoard for troops to restore order as an Eau Claire company arrived to assist.

Wroor Sunsmnion Wis Hoard Eau Claire

Despondent Engineer James Boggs Ends Life in Tramon

James Boggs a leading American mechanical engineer committed suicide this morning in Tramon New Jersey his death attributed to despondency over repairs and drinking. He was known for his work in the field and had prominent standing among peers. The tragedy underscores pressures in engineering ranks and the impact of personal struggles.

Freedom of the city conferred on Parnell

Telegraphic items report Parnell granted freedom of the city in Edinburgh. Across world briefs note President Harrison leaving for Deer Park, Crete threat plans, Italian port blockades eased, Boulangist NOM for cantons, trial verdict in Salisbury case, a jewelry store theft in Lynn, ship sailings to Liverpool, a drowning in Paris Kentucky, a Dodge & Olcott explosion, and Sullivan at Vanderbilt hotel with plans to travel to Boston.

Edinburgh Parnell Washington Harrison Deer Park Constantinople Porte Crete Rome Zanzibar Paris Marseilles Lonnon William O'Brien Lord Salisbury Salisbury Lynn Mass Buriars H. J. Odwell New York Charley Mitchell Any Moore Liverpool Henry Clay William Clay Jersey City Dodge & Olcott Chemical Works Swe Congress John L. Sullivan Vanderbilt Hotel Boston

Will of Nashville recluse leaves fortune to dogs

The will probated for Mary Ann Schaub provides about 66 000 dollars in trust for two dogs with funds reserved to keep them comfortable. An adopted young woman becomes secondary beneficiary if she remains in the house to care for the animals for eight years and then may inherit the estate.

Nashville Tenn Mary Ann Schaub

Slow Progress Amid Reservation Tensions

July 22 report notes Charger Little No Heart and Swift Bird with followers signing on while White Swan resists. Hump remains unaffected. The hand is large and hostile Indians formerly held as prisoners of war show little progress, with commissioners slowly regressing and 250 signed.

Cuevesne River Acexey Oak Little No Heart Swift Bird White Swan War Department

Race results at Brabaron Beach meet July 22

Three quarters of a mile Congress wins with King William second and Mamie B third. Seven eighths of a mile Annie M prevails as Dalesman and Little Barefoot follow. Tea Tray takes the mile and a half with Urbana second and Blue Line third. Brainboru wins the mile and sixteenth with Selex and Lek behind. Lancaster wins the mile and an eighth with Calera and Troy second and third. Hereculus wins the steeplechase short course with Zanzibar second and Sanford third. Time marks noted for each race.

Brabaron Beach Congress King William Mamie B Annie M Dalesman Little Barefoot Tea Tray Urbana Blue Line Brainboru Selex Lek Lancaster Calera Troy Hereculus Zanzibar Sanford

Nevada Senator Stewart to Speak on Irrigation and Silver

In Washington Territory today a telegram from ex-Attorney General Williams announced that Senator Stewart of Nevada will deliver an address on irrigation and silver. The invitation passed 25 to 7. A clam bake will limit attendance. Teachers petition for an educational test for voters. A county government report sets minimums of 20,000 inhabitants to form a new county and 4,000 to maintain split counties.

Oxugara W. T Williams Stewart Nevada Committee On County Municipal Governments

Crops in Bad Shape Across Canadian Northwest and Dakota

The crops in the Canadian northwest and along the Dakota line are in bad shape with farmers nearly destitute. Some cases report subsistence from field mice and .

Generon, Dak Canadian Northwest Dakota Line

Lord Mayor Kennedy Succeeds Suxton in Dublin

Lord Mayor Kennedy succeeds Suxton as Lord Mayor of Dublin. Kennedy formerly served as a member of parliament for Cavan and takes office on July 22.

Kennedy Pumirs Mr. Kennedy Cavan Suxton Dublin

Timely Remarks on Cholera Remedy for Summer Heat

Timely reader advisory warns of heat related illnesses and promotes Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a prompt reliable and affordable cure. Sold by B. B. David as summer approaches.

Ft Calle Chamberlains Calle B. B. David

Double Lynching At Sweetwater Sparks Wyoming Outrage

Special to the Sun reports Jim Averell and Ella Watson were hanged by stockmen near Bothwell on the Sweetwater, after Averell and Watson were accused of rustling. Buchanan witnessed the lynching as others pursued the attackers. warrants were issued, and a posse set out for arrests. The event stems from long-standing tension between stockmen and rustlers, with Averell portrayed as a troubled figure from a respectable background.

Deverns Wyo Buchanan E. J. Healy Casper Jim Averell Ella Watson Averell Rawlins and Lander Stage Sweetwater Kate Bessemer Jack Cooper Bothwell Sweetwater Valley Healey Watson

Wickopee the Wyoming pacing mare gains east prominence

Wickopee bred and raised by G B Goodell of this city races in Narragansett Park Rhode Island July 13 as a top young horse. She wins the 220 pacing heat driven by pure breeding and high altitude stamina, beating starters Aderim Harry B Alexander Bey to the half mile mark before pace proves too hot.

Wickopee G. Bs. Goodell Wyoming Narragansett Park Cranston Hi Wilkes Aderim Harry B Alexder Bey Alexander Boy

Wickopee Claims Dominant Pacing Victory in 2:84 Mile

The mare Wickopee led from start to finish in a bold mile race, facing early interference as Alexander Boy fell back, Ilderim failed to overtake, and Wickopee finished clearly ahead in 2:84 with a strong 2:16 mile capability noted by contemporaries.

Chicago Times in Trouble Seeks Judgment Against J West

The Commercial National Bank gained confession of judgment for 13791 against J West editor of the Chicago Times and James J West Co including Clinton A Snowden. A deputy sheriff demanded payment at the Times building. West said he had no funds to satisfy the debt. The officer then headed to West's Hyde Park home to levy on his personal effects.

Curiaco The Commercial National Bank Grinnell J. West Chicago Times James J. West West Hyde Park

Hippolyte Repulsed Near Port au Prince

Captain Atlas reports the steamship Alone intercepted Hippolyte near Port-au-Prince on July 11 to 12. Hippolyte made several assaults and was repulsed with heavy losses, then retreated to Croix des Bouquets, about nine miles away, where his forces camp.

New York Atlas Hippolyte Port-au-Prine Croix Des Bouquets Point Port-au-Prince

Governor Lowry's Last Blunder

Detective Norris arrived to arrest Jake Kilrain and Johnny Murphy after securing requisition papers from Mississippi Governor Lowry. The marshal rejected the papers for lacking Maryland state designation and Jackson countersign, and Kilrain had already been spirited away by friends.

Lowry Norris New York Mitchell Pony Moore Jake Kilrain Johnny Murphy Marshall Frey Mississippi Marshall Maryland Jackson Jake

Prosecution Aid Appointed In Union Pacific Case

The attorney general named James I Caldwell of Nebraska as special assistant attorney to aid in the government suit against the Union Pacific Railroad company and Western Union Telegraph company under the act of August 7 1888 focusing on telegraph lines owned by the railroad.

James I. Caldwell Nebraska Union Pacific Railroad Company Western Union Telegraph Company

Novel Statistica From The London Figaro

The London Figaro notes a statistical curiosity about M. Chevreul who died at 103. An amateur claims if he had never cut his nails they would reach 203 inches at death, with middle finger nails growing faster and adding about two inches annually. The writer suggests this opens a new path for the statistician to pursue.

Statistical Society London Figaro M. Chevreul M. Crevreul

Forsyth College laundress writes novels in England

Mrs Susikh, a laundry worker at Forsyth College in England, is also a novelist and self-made writer. The fragment notes her dual role as employee and author.

Mra. Susikh Forsyth College England Iso

Punishment One Shot and Two Hanged After Capture

A band of Mexican cattle and horse thieves was captured by Deputy Sheriff Lowens and posse near Kelly New Mexico after a gunfight that killed their leader and the deputy. Cowboys then overpowered guards and hanged the remaining two prisoners, riddling their bodies with bullets. Eight skeletons found in a cave noted in dispatches from Kansas City. A railroad expedition from Kansas City reports three men lost in the field during the same period.

Kansas City Alburquerque N. M Lowens Kelly

Engineer Frank M Brown Drowned In Colorado River Expedition

A Denver telegraph reports Frank M Brown, chief engineer of surveyors aiming to build a railroad to the Pacific, drowned July 10 in Marble Canyon after his boat capsized in a rapid. Two boatmen, Peter M Hasborough and Henry C Richards, also died in a later capsizing as the expedition traveled toward Kawan Utah and the Colorado River.

Denver Colo Frank M. Brown Colorado River Pacific Coast Kawan Utah Marble Canon Brown Peter M. Hasborough Henry C. Richards

Millette forecasts GOP sweep of Dakota districts

Gov Millette, in Washington, says Republicans will carry all congressional districts in North and South Dakota and win all state offices and legislatures. He cites a strong prohibition element but expects a Prohibition party to lack strength in both sections, believing temperance goals will advance via the Republican party through the forthcoming legislatures. He does not predict outcomes for proposed prohibition sections in the constitutional convention.

Washinatox D. C Gov Millette Dakota Washington North South Dakota Republican Party

Transcontinental Association Holds Sessions Without Major Decisions

At Cueaso on July 22 the Transcontinental Association held two sessions but did not settle the momentous questions expected to yield sensational developments. A potential quarrel between Northern and Pacific companies over Puget Sound business may be resolved amicably, with cancellation of withdrawal notice. Southern Pacific withdrawal notice was discussed but its consideration was postponed.

The Transcontinental Association Cueaso Northern Pacific Puget Sound Southern Pacific

Sale of Hace Stock and Turf Interests in Lewisville

Bryant, noted turf man, to sell his interest in Proctor Knott and Come to Taw to partner George Scogggan. He will also sell all other race horses and plans a new stable next year after the Saratoga meeting. Sale set after Saratoga.

Lewisville Bryant Proctor Knott Taw George Scogggan

Millionaire Allen and BEHL Platt Ride Westward on Horseback

John Allen a New York hotel man and BEHL Platt the equestrian arrived in Denver on horseback after leaving New York May 14. They plan to reach San Francisco by October traveling through Allen and Platt's Mide route with July 22 noted in Denver.

Denver John Allen New York Behl, Platt San Fran Francisco

Oil Price Surge in New York Market Amid Rush

In New York today traders faced a frenzied morning as oil prices rocketed to a yearly high, driven by a sharp scramble that pushed levels up to 2 cents before easing. The market volatility reflected intense demand and limited supply dynamics in the petroleum sector.

New York

Rioting Strikers Suppressed by Militia in West Superior

Riotous crowd confronted workers in West Superior on July 2 as strikers mounted clashes. The mayor with militia dispersed the gathering and arrested several individuals, prompting fears of further trouble.

Seremiont

Phrer Boys Fatally Enjured in Rail Crossing Incident

Three sons of a prominent citizen were fatally injured when their vehicle collided with an engine at a railroad crossing in Powrsuitin Pa on July 22. The boys, all under adult age, were riding together when the crash occurred and authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Powrsuitin

Market Livestock Prices Note Mixed Cattle Futures

Market reports show cattle receipts around 1700 with a strong market for good stock and mixed lots trading around 2.00 to 2.82 per unit. Cows bulls and mixed lots vary, with light weights near 4.30 and heavy offerings in the mid fours, reflecting a range of buyer demand.

Curease

Legal blanks for sale at this office

Legal blanks at this office are available for purchase. Contact the office to obtain the blanks and complete the required forms.

Skeletons Found In Chalk Cave Near St Helena Neb

Prospectors in the St Helena vicinity near Yankton report eight human skeletons discovered in a large chalk cave along the Missouri river rock. The bones likely date from historic conflicts with tribes, suggesting shelter or massacre rather than ancient burial.

Yaserton Dak St. Helena Nebraska Missouri Yankton Missouri River

Sumatra Wrapper Tobacco Sparks Health Warning

Reports claim Sumatra tobacco used as cigar wrapper may cause mouth sores among smokers. Although valued for its large, smooth leaves and low wrapping cost, critics dislike the flat bitter flavor it imparts. If confirmed, popular cigars could face swift condemnation despite its appearance and convenience.

Sumatra Cincinnati Gazelle

Took It All Back At The Dray Street Standoff

An elderly colored man arguing with himself near a drum head stove on a prominent street curses white people and extols funds for liquor. A blue coated officer, nearby, strikes the stove with a club making the crowd jump. The man yells I take it all back and bolts away down the street.

Vetron Free Press

There is No Other Blanche at the Depot

A Concord clergyman’s daughter weeps over a lost doll at the depot, insisting there is no other. The incident follows a joking suggestion that replacement dolls exist, while a Paris origin keeps the child’s attachment clear. In Manchester a theft occurs as a man bolts a depot safe with a handcart.

Blanche Paris Manchester Nhl

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