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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1890
Page
2
A brief fragment from The Weekly Sun dated Thursday March 13 1889 mentions G A Slack and references months and durations. The legible text is sparse with no clear event or outcome to summarize.
Sun interviews Judge Samuel T Corn on Wyoming statehood prospects after a February visit to Washington D C He predicted quick passage and statehood noting little opposition A second piece warns the legislative council to avoid partisan delays and political games over Warren nominations to prevent a damaging collision with Republicans and public harm.
Jupez Corn entered the Senate chamber in Washington and found it empty, but observed Senator Blair addressing the empty benches about his educational bill. Blair complains the Associated Press does not wire his speeches nationwide.
The city plans to sell real estate to reduce tax burden and finance reservoirs, viaducts, and water system improvements. The move shifts idle land into valued public works, while the city retains asset use and gains extra tax revenue from the sale.
A Cuiiaco dispatch reports the Northwestern and Union Pacific lines have launched an enhanced passenger service. A solid vestibule train will depart Chicago daily at 11 p.m. and travel to the Pacific coast without changes, reaching Denver in thirty three and a half hours, Portland in eighty two hours, and San Francisco in eighty five hours.
A new criminal code with one hundred fifty sections was introduced in the house by Mr Burritt as the session nears closure. The bill was referred without printing to a special committee led by Chief Justice Van Devanter the Attorney General B F Fowler and other cane attorneys who will meet with the house judiciary committee.
The council has shown inventive strategy this session in building political capital through local governance actions and policy moves aimed at shaping public support.
An editorial argues against a $20,000 appropriation to improve and maintain capitol grounds. It warns a forthcoming state legislature session will bring extra costs and questions the fairness of allocating funds when other counties seek public buildings. The piece urges consistency and minimal spending.
The eleventh legislative assembly will adjourn next Friday and the Governor is expected to handle a flood of last minute measures in the final hours of the session.
The New York Sun argues it is proper to define Grover Cleveland’s stance as the sole path for the Democratic Party. It notes Cleveland is effectively his own 1892 presidential candidate, not the party’s official nominee, and frames his influence as a move toward Cleveland magwumpism with no democracy’s future unless he leads.
The bill to form Niobrara County from the east end of Converse County and part of Laramie County has been discussed for weeks in Converse County and meets with strong opposition. The proposal aims to redraw county lines and create a new regional jurisdiction.
The text notes that the old county has scarce taxable property to pay running expenses even after proposed salary reductions for officials.
The Spokane college head Lasher faces disgrace as fiscal mismanagement leaves the institution deeply in debt. Though not malicious, he is blamed for lacking financial know how, with remarks that a college president cannot run a hotel.
Pat Kren from St Paul the Northwest heavyweight champion is matched against Ed Smith of Denver in a finish fight at Denver within six weeks for a stake of 1000 dollars a side.
The Leader accuses the governor of overpaying rent while noting that a democratic predecessor cut public offices. It praises Warren for keeping offices open daily and employing a secretary, with maps and pamphlets funded by the contingent. The piece defends current expenditures as prudent and contrasts with hostile attacks.
English interests organize a syndicate to dominate the profitable American oyster traffic, signaling a major shift in the industry and potential impact on prices and supply.
Capitol commission offered Governor Moonlight free use of the Governor's rooms with keys but he declined due to furnishing costs. Later Governor Warren received a similar offer and used rooms funded privately. The commission kept rooms and furniture, vaults, and papers, using the space for office work and maintaining access through a combination.
The writer urges removing the tax on sugar, arguing price control by all dealers shows the need to ease taxation on this essential commodity.
A Tur Leader claims the U S permits the governor's office a thousand dollar annual contingent expense. Officials say Congress has capped the allowance at five hundred dollars per year for years, and the leader knew this.
In a tongue in cheek exchange, a Kentuckian boasts that U S battles were the bloodiest, citing Shiloh with 20 000 dead on each side as proof. The British officer counters with casualties, while the Kentuckian insists no other nation’s wars surpass theirs.
The article surveys monumental stone construction by ancient civilizations. It notes durable pyramid masonry designed to endure, obelisks of 400 tons raised with precision, vast granite blocks up to 50 feet long and 300 to 600 tons, and colossal Baalbek stones, while comparing Egyptian, Peruvian, and Roman engineering advances.
Eight year old George Truckey, son of George H. Truckey, was struck by the hind wheel of a Warren Live Stock hay wagon and crushed, as he crossed the street after school. He was carried to a doctor with serious internal injuries and pain, with prognosis undetermined.
A private letter from Attorney General Goodwin to a Lisbon newspaper friend details a plan to pay $300 to supporters of a lottery bill with a promise to double if passed. The rival reportedly demanded $10,000. Rumors of lottery schemes circulate as officials weigh actions.
The note mentions a forthcoming opera company event at month end. Details are sparse with unclear name and venue. No concrete date, city, or organization fully readable to confirm specifics.
A New York Sun piece examines a Berlin shop girl’s dual life with a student and Fritz the apprentice. It contrasts cosmopolitan flirtations with domestic fidelity, noting her German skills, heart divided between dream and love, and ambition to become a proper Frau Fritz.
The text argues that teeth deteriorate with disuse and age, becoming harder and more resistant to decay influences. It contrasts hard food in infancy with later softer diets, noting how early habits shape dental health and resilience.
Fragmented excerpt discusses dental health habits, noting tobacco chewing harms teeth and mentioning regional claims about African Americans having better teeth due to chewing hard foods. The passage appears as a stray quotation without clear context.
The text urges youth to start now not seek cushioned comforts but take initiative and ask questions. It contrasts workers who plan and persevere with those who delay personal growth, citing a former teacher who learned to adapt and build value from humble tasks, becoming educated and respected.
Gabriel Bouvalot is described as covered with salt in Central Asia. The scene shows salt on walls and riverbanks where water is highly saline. Saltpeter makers travel to places to process earth for salt production using crude furnaces, brushwood fires, and evaporation steps yielding pounds per day at a penny per pound.
A garbled text passage presents scattered phrases about caution and following advice. The reader is urged to avoid disturbing items and to refrain from actions that might cause harm. Overall it reads as a stray, incomplete set of thoughts with no clear narrative.
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