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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1889
Page
10
A brief item notes editorials on subscription durations One year Six month and Three months with a fixed month option Also reports Union Pacific stock quoted at 73 percent in a market update.
Circus impresario Bervatro Brine departs Paris with the Wild West show bound for Lyons Marseille Barcelona and Naples in a sweeping European tour planned to showcase acts across major ports and inland cities.
In this city, several builders express readiness to take contracts for erecting compact, comfortable dwellings. They emphasize efficiency and quality in construction to meet housing demand.
Lords Arthur Somerset and Ronald lead a group charged by the London Trust with foul crimes. The case centers on high society figures accused of illicit acts and conspiratorial conduct. Proceedings outline major defendants and authorities involved.
Cuear houses are essential to building a manufacturing city, and the board of trade is urged to recognize this importance and act accordingly.
The city of Cheyenne has a notably brighter outlook today while urging residents to maintain efforts to boost prosperity. Officials emphasize continued action to strengthen growth and economic health despite optimism.
Wayde Hampton, who recently published a combative letter to Postmaster General Wanamaker, has a pattern of raising questions about truthfulness. He did so previously with General Sherman regarding the burning of Columbia, and Sherman reportedly suffered no consequence.
Chicago magnate John Crerar leaves one hundred thousand dollars for a colossal Lincoln statue and a marble slab for his grave. His memorial will be a two and a quarter million dollar library excluding “dirty French novels and all skeptical trash.”
Telegram reports show two men confessed to attacking Flinn on Broadway in New York the same night using umbrellas as weapons. One man, S. H. May, is identified as the probable cause of Flinn's death.
The New York World reports PosT Master General Wanamaker hints he will ignore Wade Hampton's letter. Wanamaker, from Philadelphia, is portrayed as a pacific businessman elevated to national politics. The piece contrasts his peaceful background with partisan dispute.
An Omaha Bee editorial argues tin ore finds in northeastern Wyoming hint at broader mineral wealth. It links tin to Harney Peak, notes Wyoming’s resources are largely unknown, and predicts full development of coal, oil, metals, glass, soda, iron, and marble will spur industrial growth and rival neighboring states.
An eastern exchange reports that Kal Akaua, termed a misfit potentate of the Sandwich Islands, plans a Washington visit this season. The source notes uncertainty over the funds used to finance the journey and offers no details on lenders or means.
The capital house is being prepared in luxurious style for Kalakaua. It is believed he desires to confer with Secretary Blaine on Hawaii's future.
The Cro nin trial defense calls a medical expert to directly counter prosecution witnesses, creating confusion over whether human hair can be distinguished from hog hair. Marshal Blewell, a noted micro scopial authority, testified that they cannot be told apart. The scene recalls past sensational testimony in the Patterson case, where a Chicago chemist’s evidence aided a murder spree in Montana.
Evidence this week questions whether the horse used in Cronin's fatal night was Dinan's white horse or a gray animal. Witnesses testified that the animal involved differed, stirring public interest as the famed white horse attracts crowds in a Chicago dime museum.
Miss BisLanp editor at Cosmopolitan traveled on the first fast mail train through Cheyenne and is believed to have boarded Oceanic at San Francisco. She aims for Hong Kong with a four day lead on Europe bound steamer and may meet Miss Nellie Bly before departure to compare experiences.
The Buffalo Mews notes New York's fair boosters tire while Chicago boosters show vigor. The Word warns the five million guarantee fund must be rounded out this week or New York should retire from the contest. It argues New York lacks the enterprising men Chicago has in abundance.
The text asserts Brazu is guiding a peaceful revolution proving citizens ready for self government. It claims the government was overthrown without fault of the late monarch, described as a model king, and says republican spirit has seized the people. It notes Europe may soon see similar surprises.
The piece notes broad discontent in Wyoming regarding federal appointments, expressing that Republicans would acquiesce but murmurs persist, suggesting divided reactions to the outcome.
The article notes lingering curiosity as Mr. Cleveland praises Democratic wins in Iowa and Ohio while omitting any comment on New York. The implicit suggestion is that he recognizes a solemn, unspoken factor in the New York result.
The remark suggests that the issue may be more suitably discussed by Governor Hill, implying a shift in responsibility or authority. It emphasizes political framing without detailing specific actions or outcomes.
Cheyenne real estate dealers show broad smiles as the market strengthens. The Sun’s forecast calls Tur Suns as a notable kicker when required, signaling potential price support and buyer activity in the period ahead.
The article argues Brazzo’s transformation reflects gradual change rather than abrupt upheaval, highlighting steady shifts in behavior and stance as the underlying force. It contrasts incremental adaptation with radical overhaul in his approach.
A cryptic statement from Grerce Francis Train declares Boston’s eleventh commandment is Do not get caught. The line captures a boastful, provocatively sly stance reflecting the era’s sensational tone.
Newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennett sold the era/d building for about a million dollars. His European editions appear unprofitable, signaling a troubled international venture.
Our dispatches announce H. F. Menough has been appointed postmaster at Rock Springs. We hope he will give satisfaction to the people of that place.
The New York World attacks Judge Bookstaver of the court of common pleas, declaring that if he lacks the good sense to resign he must be driven from the bench.
Tammany Hall expels bolters for refusal to back the straight wigwam ticket. Mr. Cleveland did not vote and is removed from the group as a consequence of the party discipline.
The new Brazilian government declares universal suffrage, challenging the claim that supporters of the new republic are more conservative than Dom Pedro's era. The move signals broader democratic reforms and shifts in political leadership.
The passage predicts that England may not retain its current government structure for long, foreseeing significant modifications ahead, including shifts in governance, press freedom, and expanded suffrage.
Dom Pedro leaves Brazil ending monarch rule in the western continent as remaining dominions still depend on European powers. no monarchs remain north or south of the Atlantic.
More than two hundred patents sit in the Cheyenne land office awaiting retrieval. Parties who have lost their final receipt may obtain their patent by filing a simple affidavit of loss, with minimal cost or trouble.
Last evening a poke with a sharp spear punctured several Cheyenne and Laramie county office holders. The event sparks complaint amid disorder within the party as the Miss Nancy policy provokes disgust among rank and file.
Citizens back a plan to create small homes for new arrivals in Cheyenne. The initiative aligns with broader growth goals and promises profitable investment beyond social benefit.
M. B. Camenin, formerly of Douglas Wyoming, opens a land law and insurance office at New Castle. The Hon. Tom Hooper joins him in the venture. Sundance Republican extends best wishes to the two gentlemen.
Dom Pxpro has been given several millions and an unlimited leave of absence and hired himself to Portugal where the atmosphere suits effete monarchs better than the American continent. Personally Don is all right but he is not in sympathy with the present administration.
Montana authorities occupied the $300000 county court building at Helena for years, allowing the Democratic county commissioners to take possession, per dispatches noting the situation but with details incomplete.
A statement argues that taking an unfair advantage is improper since the building belongs to the people, not to the Democratic Party. It insists on public ownership and political neutrality in property use.
The Ogden Commercial notes that free advertising rarely benefits institutions. It argues free promotion causes them to divert small jobs to side issues to beat lower bids, despite prior free advertising worth about a hundred dollars. The adage is that a free horse is ridden to death.
The democratic press, defending its own, condemns Senator Wade Hampton for a brutal letter to the postmaster general. He is said to have made an ass of himself and has not seemed right since his leg was kicked off by a mule.
Tuk Sun thanks T. B. Adams for an illustrated book on the Australian ballot and a copy of the Christian Union featuring a notable article on the topic. Mr Adams studies election reform and may propose a measure early in the next legislature to aid the people.
The text portrays Thomas Platt as a nationally recognized political manager not only in New York but across the United States. It notes his rise from being labeled a follower of Senator Conkling to a respected leader with substantial resources and organizing ability at the last national Republican convention.
An editorial notes historical tensions between the Mormon church and the U.S. government. It recalls strained relations during past decades, the end of the Civil War era, and says apostles have learned to respect Uncle Sam, if not love him, as a reasonable outcome.
The article describes electric firing systems for ships guns using zinc battery priming, platinum wires, and gun cotton. It notes advantages like rapid, selective firing, single or broadside sequences, and automatic circuits for rolling ships, with control housed near command.
An old friend recalls a young Tease tormenting Miss Auburn about her red hair. Did she ever get her revenge? The reminiscence hints at a past marriage to him in West Virginia and a hint of old romance resurfacing.
A fragmented diary style piece shows a speaker debating love with Tom, questioning sincerity and fate. The narrator wonders if love will endure, considers hope and jealousy, and hints at a looming letter or visit while signing as Flovel Scott Mines.
Butte once called the Leadville of Montana now tops mining camps with gold silver and copper output. 1888 Montana produced 24.6 million in metals, with copper adding to a 40.6 million total and a projected 50 million this year. 300 mines operated within a four by six mile strip, 1500 patented, 8000 tons daily ore, Anaconda works handling vast copper ore, and four smelters plus nine silver mills.
Butte’s silver era shifted to copper as mines spread across easy mountain slopes. Shaft houses and mills line the central streets while pay rolls total 600000 dollars monthly. Housing and commerce circulate funds, with bank deposits reaching 3500000 dollars despite persistent surplus.
Perry Righter of Hopewell Pennsylvania and his wife have become lifelong dreamers of poverty despite owning hundreds of acres debt free and a fortune. Nightly dreams began before marriage and persist despite philanthropy and travel. They once kept $100 cash in pillows and now read fiction hoping to end the dreams.
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalling fading Southern war songs once common in parlor music. Notes on "Dixie" "My Maryland" and "Stonewall Jackson's Way" amid claims of Lethean forgetfulness and nostalgia for prewar airs. Mentions publishers, a St. Louis writer, and the origins of My Maryland.
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