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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1889
Page
14
The item reports Russell denying a New York World claim that he rented house windows during the centennial for 1200 dollars. It also notes Secretary Harrord backing the president's health, saying there is no truth to reports of ill health and that Harrison is in good health.
A brief note reports Joux Dasit wed in Washington County Kansas and suggests the Damit family is migrating to Oklahoma. The piece notes a reversal of migration with land taken, few hills left barren, and land scarcity driving departure plans.
Mrs Morton the wife of the vice president and the driving force behind the centennial dance preparations was formerly Miss Anna Livingston Street. She is a descendant of Lord Stirling known for his role in the revolutionary era.
The Hon. Buffalo Bill will assist Brother Whitelaw Reid in representing this country in Paris during the coming season. He is described as having a stern grandeur unmatched by any man on earth, surpassing even George Washington in majesty for the centennial of presidential inauguration.
The text notes a burst of Republican opposition in Laramie County aimed at Bergman. It argues Bergman’s tactics of securing proxies and convention deals caused a party revolt, risking future campaigns. Recent events expose the boss’s true character and diminish his influence.
In Scrfeimer's Magazine Charles Francis Adams analyzes growing labor tensions in railroads, especially at opening departments. He proposes a fact based system to protect employees and empower officials to enforce discipline while outlining a temporary surfice and central oversight to reduce conflicts.
A discussion outlines keeping permanent employees in position, raises tied to years of service, and a system of mutual funds for hospital, pensions, and insurance. It argues workers should gain a voice in governance, with employer contributions and gradual buildup of benefits over a decade.
The first secretary of the American legation in London is retained by Minister Lincoln for his social value. His name is White.
The piece notes a June 5 senatorial election in which New Hamesnine figures to select a successor to William E. Chandler. Analysts rate Chandler as likely to be his own successor, shaping the race and expectations for the outcome.
A San Francisco centennial parade featured twenty Vandalia shipwrecked seamen from the United States steamer Vandalia who perished in the Samoa storm. The crowd cheered them along the entire parade route.
Mrs Jen ness Miller made many friends in the city by her sensible approach to dress reform. She argues that the natural form should not be at war with beauty lines and that modistes reliance on that theory is misguided. Reform must start with individual women and their self reliance.
In Sweetwater county an adjourned term opens in Evanston on Monday to try John Lenhart for the murder of Higgerson near Evanston. William Johnson, acquitted for self defense in a Rock Springs killing, sparked a saloon disturbance when a pistol was drawn to deter miners. The region’s bar and legal community expand as Rock Springs adds attorneys amid growth and town improvements.
Aly Carlett of Rawlins, brother of Hon. Wo OW Carlett, traveled through Cheyenne yesterday en route to Milwaukee after receiving the sad intelligence of his year old daughter’s death. The brief report notes continuous winter visitation by the child’s mother and the family’s bereavement.
From Converse County comes a tale of William Sheffer amid murder allegations and a wealth-backed defense. The trial follows a staged shoot and witness tampering, with extensive local bias and a wide circle of family and business supporters. Concurrently reports describe cattle theft rings in Converse County and ongoing delays to the Cheyenne and Northern railroad project amid early statehood hopes.
The Laramie Boomerang and Sheridan boosters hail Moonlight to home rule shift and call Sheridan county a prime candidate for territorial appointments. J W Meldrum praised as potential territorial secretary, while a New York Times correspondent’s piece on Governor Warren draws sharp derision. Local leaders blame busy towns and personal aims for slow territorial honors.
Home guidance lists shellac cement from two parts shellac and one part Venetian turpentine and diamond cement with isinglass and gum ammoniac. It covers repairing glass china earthenware lamp sockets handles of forks and knives using resin and red hot iron, plus plaster of Paris for lamp bases and general mending.
The fragment hints at a Washington era doctor Dr Bliss and a General Sherman figure, with mock dialogue about a letter and comic misunderstanding. The text is garbled and unclear, offering limited reliable names or dates for a coherent summary.
A Lewiston Journal correspondent recalls watching two nearly equal bucks collide on a hilltop. The fight ends when one animal kills the other with a fatal blow, the victor weighing 205 pounds to the loser’s 223, the scene described from a hunter’s perspective.
George Kennan recounts American observations in The Century on Soviet police errors. Exiles report a villa officer mistaking four lookalikes for Degayef and jailing them for a bounty, while another officer misread a naturalist diary as murderous cipher in the imperial regime.
A garbled communication references a fountain token and a ledger style document. The writer mentions Hawnie Jevusilos and Eve deautw ment, noting a ruined blot and a careless pen, with confused remarks about a college and a pathetic situation.
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