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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1890
Page
9
A store owner announces imminent packing for Salt Lake City relocation and offers a vast winter and spring stock at drastic discounts. The dealer cites savings of at least fifty percent and urges immediate calls to secure goods before packing begins.
Des Moines March 4 the first ballot for United States senator in the house showed Allison 50 Bestow 41 Larabee 6. In the senate Gatch nominated Allison and Bestow Larabee with the roll 28 20 2 resulting in Allison’s election in the senate. Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
In San Francisco on March 4 the inquiry into Captain Healy of the revenue cutter Bear began. Healy allegedly ordered punishment of Es trella crew callers by tying them by toes, immobilizing them for seven minutes and seven hours in irons, with twenty one Wanderer sailors also restrained and six fainting. Witnesses say Healy never ill treated his own crew.
The senate spent five hours behind closed doors debating executive sessions. Resolutions direct questions to A J Halford and Guthrie of the New York Herald Zeckendorf of the Tribune and a Times deputy over information sources. Some call for contempt proceedings if refused. Debate continues tomorrow with open nominations proposed by aoe and Platt. Some supporters assert witnesses committed sedition against the legislature.
Michael Golarde of 407 Pearl Street was burned on his arm after two boys Charles Colgan and Edward O'Brien allegedly poured kerosene on his sleeve and touched a lit match. The boy later recanted, and police released the suspects after Golarde's father declined to file a complaint.
At a Kansas City meeting of the Trans-Missouri Passenger Association the Missouri Pacific exploded a bombshell by proposing a rate of 10 dollars for Kansas City to Pueblo and 5 dollars for St. Louis to Kansas City. The Santa Fe and the Rock Island objected. Missouri Pacific said the rate would take effect immediately regardless of the association, and the meeting adjourned without action.
The March session at Cuevaraxa adopted a motion interpreting 40 percent of gate receipts as a 20 cent turnstile count, with Lacene exception of 10 cents per head. The decision awaits framing by franchised clubs and the league secretary.
The House considers Coleman Louisiana resolution demanding copies of all US Mexico correspondence on the Rebecca seizure of February 1884. Debate resumes on Arkansas contest Featherstone vs Catewan with Dalzell alleging Republican election methods in Crittenden County and accusing intimidation and fraud.
The National League of Republican Clubs held its third annual convention in Nashville on March 4 with about 600 delegates seated. Key figures included Hon. A J Watson, John M Thurston, and Gen N B Goff. Thurston urged club permanency and support for Harrison while praising Reed and GOP strength. A mass meeting followed in the evening.
London March 4. An overnight express train from London to Scotland struck an oncoming engine at Carlisle last night. The collision caused the express to derail two carriages, killing four persons.
In Syracuse on March 4, the Babbitt estate in New York seeks to eject Widow Catherine Babbitt from a home she has occupied for eighteen years. The estate demands 80 dollars rent since B T Babbitt’s death, though the widow claims the house belonged to her and her daughter Rose. The move has provoked local charity groups who want the home retained for the 76 year old occupant.
In Montreal on March 4 reports indicate a quietly formed organization aims to work for Canadian independence. The plan targets bringing independence to fruition in 1893, timed with the one hundredth anniversary of America’s discovery.
A five story Broadway building housing M and C Mayes importers hosiery and gloves and Cazon Eaton umbrella makers burned tonight. Loss estimated at 300000 dollars.
Washington dispatch reports the secretary of state invites delegates to tour southern states after the conference. A pending presidential proclamation warns entrants to Arctic waters within U S jurisdiction and cites fur seal hunting laws. The House military committee passes Lansing's Grosvenor bill to establish Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park.
Mr Vernon, a suburban resident who keeps fowls as a self supporting hobby, falls behind in his poultry costs. He heads to the hen-yard and, to balance his books, kills the $3 Brahma rooster for dinner, confessing the act to his wife as part of settling the week’s accounts.
Bishop Bowman of the Evangelical church faces charges to be considered at a meeting here tomorrow night. He is expected to ignore the matter as Bishop Esher also ignores the Reading trial. The official church paper notes they see no legal charges and claim rightfulness in their stance.
London reports on the steamer Quetia laws showing a crew member, a colored man, took charge of the best boat and refused to allow others to enter. Survivors are cited in the account.
A German chemists have developed a cocoanut fatty substitute for butter and it is produced in panes of two centimeters to inventory out six thousand pounds at six US cents per pound.
William Hi Pope, teller at Louisville City National Bank, disappeared after a rumored sum between 40 000 and 60 000 in large bills vanished. Police and bank officials suspect he fled after planned trips and a recent spree with vice-linked associates.
Washington March 4 Ex congressman Taulbee remains in critical condition after being shot by Cor respondent Kincaid. Doctors fear the bullet might cause fatal results if removed and note his life is very despaired though not yet hopeless. The ball has been located approximately and doctors delayed operation.
Reports claim a plan to colonize Oklahoma as a separate negro state. At Downs a secret group whipped Hawkins in his bed. Buck Hawkins alerted the Burgesses who fired from ambush, wounding Henry Chambers. The attackers fled with the Hawkins party pursuing. several negro settlers prepare to flee to Kansas.
At a meeting of the state tariff reform league in Indianapolis on March 4 a letter from ex President Cleveland was read. He praises the democratic party as a people’s party opposed to selfish schemes and urges encouragement for tariff reform aimed at serving all citizens.
Three Saybrook sisters Mrs. Mary Smith Julia Emma Baines and their relatives fear the influence of religious meetings sparked their mental breakdown. Officers transported the women to Saybrook after daily prayer singing and quoting scriptures failed to calm them. They will appear before the county court tomorrow.
Central hall overflowed with nationalists on March 4 to honor Emmett. Speaker Toe nan of Omaha urged peaceful Ireland and urged resistance where needed, stressing a just peace and Irish unity.
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