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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1890
Page
12
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The editor of the Tux Sun urges building a Cheyenne to Alliance railroad by the Burlington with northern Wyoming support. He argues Newcastle coal yields good coke and a direct line would lower costs, enabling Cheyenne smelters and city growth. Burlington advances toward Deadwood with grading from Dudley to thirty five miles east of Newcastle.
The Laramie Sentinel extends sympathy to the democrats who put $9,000 in the Boomerang. The gesture notes sympathy for their losses and laments the insufficient coverage.
Over four hundred teams and scrapers work on the Newcastle Buffalo extension from the one hundred miles contracted to Kilpatrick Bros. The road reaches the head of Wild Horse creek near the old S horse ranch with a cattle shipping point planned at the first watering point from Newcastle at Oil creek ten miles distant or farther west. The line should be 35 miles from Newcastle by August 1 and extend further if rails can be procured. The current hurdle is obtaining steel.
Newcastle sits at the head of a canyon leading to coal fields with surrounding scenery described as picturesque and inviting.
Newcastle buzzes over oil finds with daily company formations and countywide staking. Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins employ crews drilling wells as work progresses and major developments are expected soon.
The piece notes grand scenery along the Burling ton line from Alliance to Crawford and similarly describes the hills and canons near Newcastle as impressive.
Democrats in Lara mie City, having gained the Boomerang, confront the challenge of running a newspaper with a grasshopper press and old type. They must keep Republican subscribers while launching a Democratic paper, with quarterly assessments on backers as a likely outcome.
Supt. Phelan of the Burlington distributed sixty seven carloads of corn to 1 400 people in western Nebraska, an act described as characteristic of the company.
Surt J. R. Pachan of Burlington was greeted with a right royal welcome by the Buffalo board of trade about two weeks ago. He returned with assurances that Buffalo citizens will aid Burlington’s enterprise.
The Cheyenne gathering collapsed any attempt at discord as residents stood united on community interests. The author notes that those who tried to provoke strife were promptly sidelined, reinforcing communal resolve and harmony at the meeting.
Delegates from Wyoming and Idaho will surrender their positions once statehood is reached and had planned to leave Washington last week awaiting passage. The Senate faces the silver bill next, with West leading the opposition against the measure as Democrats rally behind him. Republicans seek swift, early action to move the Wyoming bill and avoid further delay, aiming to secure the smelter.
The New York Herald suggests the mayor faces grave charges and doubts a political comeback. Opposing papers the World and Sun share the view, with severe public skepticism about a vindication at the polls.
Gierce B. Tate, shot by Pierce on Wind River near the Wind River Indian Reservation, died Saturday night May 3. Fremont authorities lack jurisdiction and the case will likely rest.
Captain Owen J. Sweets of the Twenty-fifth Infantry places white marble head and foot stones on graves of Seventh Cavalry soldiers and officers who fell at the Little Big Horn. Two hundred twenty nine stones total with about 150 set. a keeper will manage the grounds and a cottage will be built at the northwest corner of the enclosure.
The Union Pacific project for constructing its shops is scheduled to be awarded next Thursday, with the decision expected to finalize soon.
A committee formed last Saturday evening proposes a new advertising method for the locality. Workmen going out on excursions would be supplied with small samples of local iron ore marble oil and soda for exhibition to attract attention and business.
An advertisement invites readers to join the next excursion to Cheyenne scheduled for Tuesday May 20. The round trip fare is three dollars and tickets are valid for three days under the auspices of the Interiors Land and Immigration Company.
Cheyenne faces a new opportunity as a soap factory proposal options emerge. Local officials weigh economic impact, jobs, and community need while business leaders push for a decision this season.
Congressman Butterworth of Ohio made a forcible speech on the tariff bill yesterday. The House honors his independence as a statesman with clear, self directed thinking.
The smelter movement is progressing with renewed effort and strong expectation of success. Officials and workers express confidence that the initiative will yield productive results.
The subscription plan at two dollars creates a citizen committee to oversee the fund and ensure its use is judicious. It promises transparency and a voice for contributors in how the money is spent.
The text highlights how Senator Jones portrays the remonetization of silver as highly favorable. It emphasizes optimistic views on economic impact and policy implications framed by the senator's statements.
Yesterday the senate debated the silver bill with Senator Jones of Nevada delivering an eloquent closing address. The bill emerged not from a Republican caucus but from the finance committee.
A political update notes Caster has spoken as Republicans achieve a clean sweep across contests. The report highlights decisive victories and broad GOP gains.
The proposal requests a $2 660 expenditure to publicize Cheyenne's benefits and invites all interested in the city's future to contribute to the fund.
A notice urges readers to join the subscription list now circulating under the guidance of A. D. Kelley W. P. Gannett and Theo Menges. The brief item highlights local civic recruitment for an unspecified project or publication.
A Cheyenne smelter for silver and gold ore processing and a pig iron factory push the early construction of a railroad to Alliance, signaling industrial growth and regional rail link plans.
Douglas voters chose Republicans for most city positions with one exception in the alderman selection. The outcome reflects a strong party showing in local government.
Pow DERLY warns that a race to cheapness makes a nation of cut throats as each person seeks to seize others trades with the claim of lower prices. He contends the ultimate result of pursuing cheapness is nothing.
Carlisle faces tactics aimed at delaying the senatorial contest and signals the race may be drawn out longer.
The Sun pledges to report verified information about Cheyenne, avoiding unfounded reports and exaggerated claims. It emphasizes delivering day by day facts while denying wild, premature predictions and false hopes.
A German government contract with East Africa Steamship Co provides a yearly subsidy of 500,000 marks for ten years. The fleet will run Hamburg to Velgen Bay with ships of at least 3,200 tons and 10.5 knots, calling at Belgium or Holland, Lisbon, Naples, Port Said, Zanzibar, and Dar es Salaam. A Zanzibar coast line will link to Lames and another to Inhambana.
The Puritan Athletic club accepts a $4000 trophy offer for a glove bout between Joe McAuliffe and Jake Kilrain and posts $1000 for a match between Jimmy Larkins and Billy Murphy. Richard K. Fox cables that McAuliffe will fight Slavin at the Pelican club to a finish for a suitable purse. if Slavin declines, he will face any English opponent on similar terms.
A New Orleans Picayune article describes a catastrophic flood in Louisiana with water filling vast basins four to twelve feet deep. It details destruction of homes, stock, crops, and infrastructure, mass displacement, drownings, disease, and widespread need for charity as communities endure for months.
The article explains Virginia earned the nickname Old Dominion after refusing Cromwell's authority during the Commonwealth era and inviting Charles II to return. Once crowned, Charles rewarded Virginia by quartering its coat of arms with England Ireland and Scotland. Coins from George II era bore the armorial quartered design.
An inmate in Brescia Italy was freed on February 1 after forty years of confinement. During the isolation the institution spent over 5000 in costs for care and maintenance.
A Philadelphia woman in a privileged district calmly practises a fanciful ritual before sleep. She imagines disasters and heroic rescues while donning fur lined garments and an ornate hood. The scene ends with her drift into rest after a ceremonial pretend duty accomplished.
A chief joss in the Mott Street Chinatown worship house receives a new altar and canopy imported at a cost of 80 000. The structure is wooden yet nearly metal heavy and intricately varved with heavy gold leaf and engravings.
A telegram from the Santa Fe railroad orders another gate cut in the Chicago line to take effect this month. The first class rate drops from 65 to a lower amount and the second class from 40 to 38.
An upcoming Cheyenne excursion departs from Denver on the goth line. Advertisements tease iL details already out.
Citizens business leaders and real estate men met at city hall to back a plan for Cheyenne excursions funded with 2000 dollars. The Interior Company would partner, running trips to attract investors, with a three member committee to oversee advertising and rates. Some opposed noting uncertain returns for locals.
Cheyenne leaders push excursions to attract manufacturing, urge discreet advertising to draw new investors and workers. A $2,000 fund was proposed with about $180 raised on the spot as A D Kelley, W D Gannett, and Theodore Menges head an executive committee while speakers tout city growth and public spirit.
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