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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1890
Page
10
The notice lists subscription options for The Weekly Sun dated Thursday June 25, 1889. It offers one year at a specified rate, six months and three months options, and mentions rates for city readers and readers elsewhere.
Delegate Carey’s telegram explains Wyoming’s bid for statehood waits on finishing appropriation bills as the Senate handles privileged measures. No fixed date. success depends on fiscal-year timing. The Sun advises patience, retains belief Wyoming will become a state soon with time.
The notice states that all territorial county school district town and city warrants issued after June 1 will accrue interest at six percent per year. It specifies the uniform rate applies to public obligations and seeks to standardize future payments.
A timely Washington letter by Miss K. E. Thomas notes careful examination of conditions in the statehood campaign. Known in national capital newspaper circles, she previously contributed to Tae Sun with informative dispatches and would have stated fears if any existed.
If the Wyoming admission bill fails in the senate or lacks presidential approval by July 1, the Australian election system will be in force. The note stresses a deadline tied to legislative action and international election framework implications.
Washington correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune quotes Deecate Dusors predicting the admission bill will pass. He cites ongoing fights in committee and on the floor and in the cloak room and supreme court. He pledges persistent work and patience to move the measure to completion, noting Wyoming relevance.
The senate committee on public lands reported favorably a bill to repeal the objectionable portion withdrawing irrigable lands from settlement. The measure’s progress will be watched with interest by Wyoming residents.
Nebraska business leaders issue an address opposing the prohibitory amendment, arguing it would injure the state’s business interests and harm local commerce and employment.
Engineer Mead argues against blanket withdrawal of arid lands as a tool to curb speculative entries. He says reservoir site withdrawals prevent blackmail but warns arbitrary removals harm territory. He notes desert land laws spurred development and should not be repealed without an equally effective alternative.
A. S. Mercer of the Live Stock Journal presents his views on the World’s Fair site this morning, with his analysis expected to reach a wide audience.
Receipt of a copy of the able speech on Free Coinage of Silver by Senator Jones of Nevada. it is an exhaustive treatment citing eminent authorities. The title page quotes Addison and Philip of Macedon on money and influence.
Former Wyoming governor Tom Moon KHT seeks the Democratic nomination to represent the Leavenworth district in Congress. Moon enters a crowded field as he touts reform plans and familiarity with regional issues.
Governor Warren reports the statehood bill may be taken up in the Senate today. He attests Wyoming’s satisfaction that its governor is in Washington to support Delegate Carey. The state says its interests have been well cared for throughout the crisis.
The call emphasizes that the demand for dwelling houses should be promptly met by local citizens. It appeals to initiative and timely action to address housing needs.
The text urges immediate Senate action on appropriation bills as old funds expire on the twentieth inst. It notes the government bears no liability for officials' salaries without legal provision. Officials serving beyond appropriations must guarantee they will not claim pay. A similar contingency occurred under Hayes in 1877.
Rumors claim Senator Wolcott may oppose Wyoming's admission as a state but The Sun credits him with more sense, suggesting the rumor underestimates his judgement and party alignment.
Enumerators note in this city that houses are unusually filled with occupants leaving no vacant homes. The survey observes residents occupying most dwellings, challenging typical vacancy expectations and signaling dense housing.
Dispatches reveal ex purchasing agent McKibben sued for 60 000 alleging theft from Union Pacific in lumber purchases. Master Mechanic Cushing reputedly profited from commissions and used large orders for kickbacks. Alleged collusion with McKibben led to firings as Cushing escapes prosecution. A Cheyenne resident notes brief terms and shifting responsibility.
The senate moved swiftly through appropriation measures with the naval bill conference report agreed to, the post office bill passed, and focus turning to the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill. The Wyoming bill is expected next.
Tus Leader disputes a Sun letter claiming a constitutional population limit for a new state. It argues the 1787 ordinance is misused by Miss Thomas and notes Wyoming is irrelevant to the question. The editor mocks the legal editor for airing learned opinions while remarking on drowning men grasping at straws.
The Laramie Sentinel recalls a proposed parade banner in Cheyenne wishing to celebrate Wyoming statehood. It urges “A VOTE FOR CAREY IS A VOTE FOR STATEHOOD” and asks contemporaries to recall the epigram’s author.
The Wyoming author, known to Tus Sun readers for verse and prose, releases Moss Agates a collection of seventy eight poems some written impromptu to mark local events. The poems cover a range from serious to original and sincere in tone.
A Cheyenne printed and bound volume titled Moss Agates offers local themes treated in a western tone. The 256 page collection includes a poem The Children and other gems, priced at $1.25 and available at the Cheyenne News depot.
The Sun and its Leader engage in a sparring over city park upkeep. The Sun defends its past criticisms and praises the current improved condition, while the Leader is accused of lacking fairness and discrimination. The piece frames ongoing public accountability as essential and vows continued vigilance.
Poem by W P Carroll praising a guiding light within the public mind. It extols truth and justice guiding toward solid worth and inspires hope where it has faded. The piece credits Tux Curvanne Sun with faithfully carrying out this mission.
Governor Warren reports from Cheyenne that Senator Platt will move to admit Wyoming in the Senate immediately after post office appropriations. The measure may come up tomorrow and Wyoming readiness is stressed in a brief telegram.
A Sunday demonstration shows park visitors desire a drinking fountain at the lea to quench thirst after romping on the grass and a long walk. Wives enjoying music and bands would welcome the amenity to linger rather than rush away.
About fifty cowboys on a Jackson ranch roundup near Horse Creek station planned to lynch Gus Van Berker after he was attacked by the night herder known as Scrapping Jock. Van Berker lay unconscious with a deep skull wound until found. the assailant was jailed at the Stone ranch as Sheriff informed. The injured man was cared for at the county hospital in Cheyenne while authorities arranged transfer to the city.
Word arrived that the interior department and the president approved the selection of 46080 acres for the Wyoming University at Laramie. Lawin led the selection after a four year dispute, with land valued at 2.50 per acre within railway limits. A leasing board of the governor, auditor, and superintendent will meet after Governor Warren’s Cheyenne return. About 400000 acres were donated to the territory for penitentiaries and asylums including these lands.
Carroll's book of poems Moss Agates will be on sale this afternoon at Holt's and Lin ton's bookstores. The Sun subscribes for updates on local literary offerings.
A young man raised at Fort Collins and later hired by Jim Evarts at Chalk Bluffs fled after stealing a horse saddle and a watch chain from Evarts. He used a forged cheque and loitered in Cheyenne before fleeing toward Laramie. Evarts alerted officials, but local police were unable to detain him, and Hawes was traced to Laramie yesterday prompting a telegram to arrest him.
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