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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1889
Page
7
The Washington Times quotes Secretary Rusk predicting Benjamin Harrison will seek and likely win the 1892 presidential race. He calls Harrison popular and able, while noting some politicians criticize removals but praising the president as level headed and effective.
Superintendent Porter appointed Dr. David T. Day as expert and special agent to oversee mines and mining for the eleventh census. Day earned a 1884 Johns Hopkins degree and led the division of mining statistics at the United States Geological Survey, authoring several mineral resource volumes and regarded as a top mine statistician.
Powderly and associates filed complaints petitions and reports on the Northwest order. He said the charter for the first assembly of the K of L of France was prepared this morning. He added that no effort would be made to win back seceding members who formed a rival, and that they were a disturbing element and hostile to K of L principles.
A North Dakota committee reports proposed salaries for state officers including Governor 3000 dollars Lieutenant Governor 1000 dollars and others at 2500 or 3000 dollars. It also suggests a three member railroad commission with 2000 dollar salaries and outlines land sale policy and liquor license provisions tied to population and representation rules.
A Georgia story reports John Pickett was hanged for murder, then resuscitated by friends and declared legally dead. Sumpter county now questions if he can be punished again and whether double execution is possible, a legal and historical anomaly.
Major Warren, commander in chief of the G A R and Sioux commission, arrived in Kansas City from the Dakota Sioux reservation to discuss the Milwaukee encampment. He predicted strong attendance and noted plans to open the reservation to settlement by early spring.
A local paper reports a circulating document signed by chief officers of major labor groups including the Knights of Labor Federation of Labor and Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners proposing a nationwide alliance of labor organizations. If realized it would be the most formidable labor entity in the United States or elsewhere.
Cattle receipts reach 18,000 with prices mixed and lower across categories. Crockers and feeders quoted at 4.00, cows and bulls around 1.95, and general market softness noted amid crowded cattle conditions.
Kilrain arrives in Baltimore claims full recovery from the battle and admits being whipped. Johnny Murphy hints at revelations later. Kilrain says he weighed about 18 pounds more than claimed, blames crowd and referee, and notes sun exposure and a blistered back after the fight.
Stand in committees are slow in transacting business as a committee on legislative and judicial apportionment fails to reach definite understanding after a stormy session. Unity is lacking due to candidates seeking advantages through district apportionment.
A Denver News tale recounts a plains con where a green pilgrim trades a new wagon for an old one after a rancher falsely claims the pass is two inches too narrow. The pilgrim later discovers the pass is wide, and the rancher pockets the profit.
An 1884 St Louis account describes a St Bernard owned by a lawyer named Jecke on Third Street. A small dog guarding a meat basket is attacked by the larger dog, which shakes the creature and drops it in the gutter before continuing on.
The article notes a detective shot in Atlanta, four men killed in Lincoln, an aeronaut’s midair wreck, and a renewed Jack the Ripper alert. It describes a Whitechapel woman found dead with multiple throat and abdominal injuries, wearing clothing torn to reveal wounds, with a nearby officer unaware of the crime.
W J Pelot, a detective, was shot dead by the woman's husband while walking with Mrs Willy in Atlanta. The assailant fired four shots, causing instant death, after suspecting the pair and watching for them.
In Lincoln four men died after a cess pool rescue went wrong when rain filled the hole with water and foul air. A ladder worker entered the pool, others aided, and seven men fell victim as muck and lime filled the water. The dead are James Crawford Albert Kunkler John Cleary and Frank Maloney. Crawford and Cleary were married.
New York July 17 reports an experimental airship trip by F. D. Hogan an experienced aeronaut. After rising several hundred feet the propeller fan failed and fell to the ground. The airship drifted toward the ocean and both Hogan and the balloon are missing. The worst is feared.
Edmund Vonhorst, stylishly dressed, was arrested on vagrancy charges amid suspicions he aided in selling spurious bonds said to be issued by E. H. Horner of New York. He claimed innocence and said he obtained the agency through an advertisement by Horner. Enormous premiums were touted, with bonds offering shares for $5 payments and nine teen further installments. The bonds named Buchanst Austrian Italian and Hollandish.
The New York butter stock has swollen to about 13,000,000 pounds with weekly gains near 3,950,000 pounds. In the last week 850,000 pounds were exported while weekly consumption runs at 1,600,000 pounds. Merchants largely refuse to buy more, signaling a potential market collapse.
Mayor Grant has sent requests to about five hundred leading men in the region, representing over a billion dollars, urging attendance at a conference of citizens to discuss the advisability of an international exposition in New York City in 1892 and to plan preliminary work if approved. The meeting is set for the afternoon of the 9th instant.
The Berry Plains meeting site in Prospect Knoxville is tied to a band of thieves. Two members were jailed earlier, James Stephens testified against them, and Stephens was shot Monday night. Bull Jackson is blamed and hunted with lynching feared if captured.
In New York on July 16 three longshoremen were wounded by bullets at Pier 35 North River. The victims were new workers replacing those recently discharged. Authorities suspect the discharged men were responsible and dock panic widespread as details unfold.
Prof Benjamin Owen aged 54 died today in Michigan from apoplexy. Native of Sweden he came to America with Ole Bull and traveled with Nielsen and top opera companies. He was a composer of several popular pieces.
Beogas Trice again to get dust. John F P Beggs, indicted for complicity in the Cronin murder, filed another bail application in Chicago on July 17 before Judge Altgeld. The request was denied.
The great grandson of Andrew Jackson was born yesterday at the Hermitage and named Albert Marble Jackson. A committee from each state territory and Canada will call on Mrs. James K Polk to convey the association's congratulations. The convention discussed denominational schools and U S education needs with papers from John Jay of New York and others.
Storux South Dakota July 18 The convention devoted most of its time to judiciary matters with committees reporting little else The discussion centered on local advantage and compact district boundaries A resolution was adopted proposing eight judicial districts and the arrangement of districts by the judiciary committee
Acting District Attorney General Goff said requisitions for the parties and principals in the Kilrain Sullivan fight did not reach his office. He noted the men identified with the fight will be turned over to Governor Lowry, and Governor Hill will consent if the necessary papers are shown.
A Mississippi governor's requisition arrives in New York calling for the arrest of Charley Mitchell and Mike Donovan. No requisition for Sullivan Kilrain or Muldoon. A manhunt is underway for the other two.
In Younestows on July 18, Mrs. John Moor killed her two children and then herself, leaving the husband destitute. The bodies were found in ten inches of water in a nearby creek.
Four Hunter children aged near Star City were poisoned when arsenic was mixed into their meals on Tuesday. Three children died. The painter Joseph Hunter and motive remain unknown.
The Indianapolis News recounts Bishop Robertson's parable on justice. W Alexander Johnson comments that punishment may be excessive and shows two boys who steal apples. One is jailed and corrupted. the other stays in school and becomes a judge who later sentences the first boy to death.
Mr Peoples of the Mercantile library notes Thackeray Dickens and Scott as the top popular fiction writers in that order. Robert Elsmere spurred demand with 160 volumes, Rider Haggard and Mrs Oliphant in demand, Bryce American Commonwealth and Motley's Letters also sought. Zola less praised.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a guide to an American tourlat in Venice and seeing a lion of St. Mark. Text is unclear on specifics, with uncertain timing and events.
Davros O July 18 Captain Abbott and seven secret service men raided the United States hotel to halt a counterfeiting gang. Officer Donnella was wounded twice but lives. A counterfeit ten dollar note stash was found. an escaping counterfeiter was shot in the side. injuries not fully known. The hotel is owned by Nelson Driggs, a noted elder counterfeiter.
New York July 15 reports indicate Hogan the famed aeronaut is dead after his balloon separated from the basket and sank. The 46 year old veteran had completed over 400 ascensions and thirty parachute jumps in 28 years of risky aerial work. Some friends cling to the hope he may be alive, possibly injured in a remote landing.
The Denver and South Park road sold at a master’s foreclosure for 2.8 million dollars. New owners representing old stockholders bought the line for 3 million dollars and Union Pacific is expected to assume management. The debt was split between Farmers Loan and Trust and New York Central Trust.
Denver reported warrants issued for state official James Rice and Sheriff Weber in a broad conspiracy to defraud the state over furniture and stationery for the last general assembly. Graham & Weber and W H Lawrence & Co faced charges. several others were arrested and bailed.
Streeter fleeced Perry banker William McKellops of two fake gold bricks valued at 20 000 dollars. The con, aided by accomplices, collapsed when McKellops grandson examined the bricks. The scamsters fled eastward aboard a train after the exposure.
Denver prepares for the Colorado and Wyoming Firemen's association tournament set for August 20 to 25 with teams from Denver and other western cities, and prize money totaling 5000 dollars. Some major cities have signified they will be absent.
The country’s high school representatives gathered at McKendries church at 3 o'clock. At 4 o'clock a seventy five member committee from the association arrived to meet Mrs Polk who, in her 77th year, stood in the parlor receiving each guest with a kind word.
The Department of Agriculture in Washington received a request from Brisbane to appoint an instructor in agriculture. Secretary Rusk nominated Professor Edward M. Shelton of Manhattan Kansas for the position.
The contract for the new Atlantic mail service was signed by the Andersons of London. The fleet requires steamers of twenty knots able to make the Quebec to Plymouth run in six days with 6,000 ton ships. Halifax will be winter terminus and Quebec summer terminus. The Andersons also undertake the Vancouver to China and Japan route.
The Kiche Shield rifle contest at Wimbledon was won by the Iria team with a score 1059, while the English team recorded 1644 and the Scotch team also competed.
Reports from WasiinaTtos Lonpos and Paris note July 18 events. Walker Bathe returns from Mar Harbor. his father is well. Dr McDow expelled from the South Carolina Medical Society. King Monmouth wins Leicesterhire handicap. St Helen and Stoney Cross follow. An inquest in Whitechapel finds sixteen wounds on a murdered woman. President Carnot to dine with the King of Greece July 25. Treasury seeks opinion on Chinese transit rights. Juarez’s anniversary death observed by liberals. students cry Death to Clergy and Death to conservatives.
July 18 at Washington Park featured strong attendance as Hindeocraft nearly tied the mile and a quarter mark in the final race. Winners included ile-Bravo in the main event with Winona second and Cassius third, plus Lotion and Cameo in respective sprints and Lakeview Handicap results.
Delightful weather and fine track as seven furlongs see Bessie Jane first followed by Ban Bloche and Connenara. Caryuga wins for three quarters with Meyotee and Adamant in place. Sam Wood takes one eighth mile with Heydhy and Miss Thomas third. Bella B. wins one and one eighth miles with Barrister and Harrison. Rizpah and Zarn est place in mile. Ole wins three quarters with Onward and Kempland. Time values listed for each race.
In Washington on July 18 21 representatives argued before Secretary Wind and urged passage for twelve Chinese men who arrived in New Orleans en route to China via San Francisco. The New Orleans collector called them laborers under the Chinese exclusion act and barred landing. The decision was reserved.
A report outlines German progress in creating artificial sugar. Emil Fischer reportedly made a true sugar that ferments like ordinary sugar but is optically inactive. The substance, named aeroge, lacks rotation of polarized light. Researchers also investigate acrose as a potential sugar substitute.
A guidance excerpt urges selecting good potatoes and cooking them well. Boil in salted water and drain thoroughly, then evaporate moisture. Mash thoroughly and serve very hot. The author discourages dull boiling or baking routines and encourages varied, careful preparation to elevate a common vegetable.
At the German surgical congress in Berlin on April 6 surgeons presented multiple cases of total laryngectomy with subsequent ability to speak.
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