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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1890
Page
10
A reader wakes to news that Wyoming has attained full statehood this June, marking a historic milestone in the territory’s political evolution. Officials celebrate the change as a final step in state formation.
The piece mocks a plan to send a democratic delegation to Washington risking Wyoming statehood while noting the evening paper's wrath. It reports New York City's heat rising to eighty nine and a looming sultry summer amid cholera outbreaks in Turkey and filthy city streets. The column warns that health authorities in major and interior cities show dereliction, raising epidemic fears.
Homestate announces a dividend of ten cents per share, No. 142, totaling $12,500, payable next Monday. This year’s dividends amount to $50,000, with cumulative dividends to date totaling $4,543,575.
The Oregon race centered on tariff policy with a Republican congressman, a staunch protectionist, winning by about ten thousand votes, several thousand more than two years ago. The education campaign has harmed the Democrats, and Oregon will gain a second congressman under the new apportionment.
Superintendent Porter reports satisfactory results from census work, noting the nationwide enterprise is moving along smoothly and at a rapid pace.
The New York Herald argues over whether ghosts have real existence. It asserts that human testimony proves apparitions, supported by a literature saturated with sightings. The piece links belief to historical perception and female hysteria when faced with unexplained visitors.
Mr. T. A. Kent reports difficulty securing rails for his railway project as steel works are fully booked with orders until next January, making supply tight for his line.
Steven notes broad silver support in the senate as a vote on the silver bill is anticipated tonight. The message highlights potential gains for silver interests amid ongoing legislative activity.
Chauncey M. Derew expresses gratitude for a Chicago event where young girls showered him with flowers. He notes the gesture as sentimental and prefers such thanks to long future residency plans.
A curious historical remark questions the fate of a loose political movement termed a democratic boomlet. The narrator muses whether a census enumerator would identify any acute or chronic disease plaguing its vitality or influence.
Grance Travis son of the late Captain Travis, famed pistol shot, killed himself in an Aspen saloon last Tuesday. He had been tending bar and became despondent due to protracted drinking.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad will not restore the eastbound rate due Tuesday. Instead it will impose a $7 rate from St. Louis to Cincinnati with corresponding reductions to all eastern points.
The account recalls a Nevada senator teased by New Jersey peers over silver dollar value at 72 cents. A cloak room telegram prank led a boy to return fifty cents on a dollar, implying a durable coin despite remarks from Iowa Republicans on the McKinley bill and free speech in the press.
The Sun endorses William M. Evarts as the Republican nominee for president in 1892. The proposal signals party unity and aims to present a strong anti contest platform ahead of the election.
Wuen as able and conservative a man as Senator Evarts from New York City declares the act of 1873 demonetizing silver a murderous thrust af silver. The silver battle has been well fought by white metal advocates, and Wyoming has been kept in the background but the people rejoice that the fight may today end in triumph for silver champions.
Axtison's Iown friends monitor his decisions closely as he leads the finance committee, watching for fiscal moves and potential impacts on the town budget.
Wyoming draws the attention of leading men from Kansas and Missouri who anticipate statehood and plan large investments. They see real opportunities in the territory’s resources and pioneer industries and intend to move quickly once arrangements are complete. They bring enterprise, capital, and experience to welcome frontier development.
Washington dispatch reports anxiety in Wyoming and Idaho over territorial bills. Senator Platt says bills will be brought up at the first opportunity and aims to end the silver debate. Senator Allison asserts bills will pass before adjournment despite tariff appropriation concerns.
The senate continues the silver discussion until Monday delaying Wyoming's admission by a day or two. A joint Fourth of July celebration is discouraged with plans for a grand Wyoming admission event in the city. If the bill slips, deferring the statehood celebration after the Fourth is advised to avoid submerging the point in national festivities. Those who saw the house passage rejoice that statehood is near.
Leaders pledge united endeavors to make the statehood celebration a grand success. The event is described as a worthy special demonstration by the people.
A Washton ton special reported Secretary Noble would resign to take a $25 000 annual post as general attorney for a western railroad. Noble flatly denied the claim saying he never would sell his professional freedom to a corporation and would leave only from necessity or desire, not for higher pay.
Rossiter Johnson of the book buyers selects top novels across genres. He cites The Woman in White as best sensational, Scott’s Kenilworth as best historical, Brontë’s Jane Eyre as best dramatic, Cooper’s Red River as best marine, Blackmore’s Lorna Doone as best country life, Lever’s Charles O’Malley as best military, Kingsley’s Hypatia as best religious, Whyte Melville’s Digby Grand as best sporting, Disraeli’s Coningsby as best political, Mrs. Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin as best for a purpose, Hawthorne’s Marble Faun as imaginative, Eliot’s Silas Marner as best pathetic, Dickens’ Pickwick as best humorous, Scott’s Rob Roy as best Scotch, George Eliot’s Adam Bede as best English, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter as best American, and Thackeray’s Henry Esmond as best overall novel.
A high school juniors reception featured a parody on Bryant's Death of the Flowers titled Vacation. The piece laments the end of the school year, departing teachers, and missing seniors while imagining summer joys like ice cream and croquet, ending with author Kowa S. Banrierr.
M Keggins in charge of postal clerk examinations has finished work in this city and returns east tomorrow. He reports he examined many applicants in Cheyenne and is pleased with their high order of merit, ensuring no difficulty in selecting a sufficient number of good men for vacancies.
The Rock Springs Independent reports Wyoming will see record mineral development this year with widespread mining claims in the mineral belt and large coal land filings. Natrona county and Elk Mountain coal lands saw many filings as Evanston invests in coal. over 100 land entries completed in Laramie County boost the assessor's rolls.
An eminent eastern expert is expected soon to visit and examine the gee fields south of Rawlins. Interested parties await word of his arrival for an excursion. Discoveries of both oil and gee have sparked wide interest that a professional report could attract large investments and promote utilization of the product.
Fish Commissioner Miller traveled through Cheyenne from Sundance, distributing 36000 fish with 25000 to Sand Creek and 11000 to Sandamce creek. He noted hot weather, kept water cool for trout, and saw trout eight to ten inches. He reviewed a planned fish hatchery near Sundance Creek and planned two more trips to deliver young trout. Beulah near Sundance impressed him as a Wyoming town tied to Deadwood liquor trade with booming bottling works and many saloons.
A June 13 report outlines the investigation into civil service reform and related irregularities. It discusses committee findings on official conduct, disciplinary actions, and responses from Commissioners Roosevelt Campbell and others, with scrutiny of promotions and alleged laxity. The report notes deficiencies in handling examinations and political influence in employment decisions.
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