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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
4
Memphis court actions prevent the sale of Louisiana lottery tickets. The case directly halts distribution and enforcement pending further legal steps.
The Topeka convention on a tur deep harbor has drawn attention extending northeast to Illinois, signaling broadened interest in the harbor development across regional lines.
The report notes discovery of gold bearing quartz mines in China and speculates about potential migration from California in response to the find. The item presents a brief, speculative view of mining news and population movement.
It appears the Democratic party secured a narrow majority in the Montana legislature and elected their candidate to the governorship, signaling shifted political control.
After Corporal Tanner’s removal, the pensions case system has slowed its rush of special cases. A sensational report about Chili delegates withdrawing from the Three Americas Congress due to Blaine’s election is proven false.
Massachusetts plans to adopt the Australian ballot system in November making it the first eastern state to apply the plan with minimal changes and the result will attract wide public and political interest.
The Omaha Bee notes that despite patriotic efforts to make the Missouri navigable, the river remains obstructed by sand islands that block even flatboats, turning the Missouri into a potential channel to bankruptcy.
The Omaha Bee portrays Judge Groff as a western man with sympathetic understanding of homesteading hardships. It argues his frontier experience will ensure an honest administration of land laws and shows his first decision as proof of giving honest settlers the benefit of the doubt in all contests.
The Denver News cites a hundred million dollar increase in Tennessee valuations over the past year and argues free trade is hopeless though tariff reform may occur. It suggests Congress will address the matter when it convenes, implying the public has trusted the Republican Party with this task.
Goyernon Hin reportedly told Tammany leaders he will not remove Flack until court guilt is established. With no immediate trial for the sheriff on the indictment, New York City must indefinitely retain custody of all indicted and convicted prisoners. The grand jury cites fraud and collusion in the divorce action.
The federal commissioner urges Congress to extend time for Pacific railroads, lower interest to 3 or 4 percent, invest government transportation earnings toward debt, and prohibit dividends by subsidized lines until all bond interest and matured debt are paid. It stresses earnings from subsidized lines should fund debt service and prior liens.
The text argues that careful estimates could yield funds to pay interest, fund a sinking fund, and retire principal at maturity. It suggests permitting refunding of first mortgage bonds under terms that avoid increasing the overall debt while giving priority to U S. obligations.
The Wyoming constitutional draft bans importation of armed men to crush domestic insurrection. It would exclude Pinkerton or other detectives entering the state battles between employers and workers, safeguarding local authority and preventing outside mercenaries. The convention is praised for this barrier in the organic law.
Echoing concern over apathy, editors urge full voter mobilization for Wyoming statehood. They urge public meetings and citizen committees to promote the constitution, address objections, and maximize turnout to ensure admission.
Commissioner Groff reverses Benson Minnesota officers on Fred Himselin’s cancelled homestead entry. He says intent, hardship, and circumstances should weigh with law, protecting honest settlers who cannot prove up within six months. The government aims to give homesteads to all honest settlers despite time limits.
Commissioner Groff rules that a lone settler lacking funds could not complete a house within six months but fulfilled residency and crops in good faith. The decision states that the six month residence requirement has exceptions when entryman's intent and actions show honest compliance with the law.
Excerpt discusses the Australian voting system and irrigation control, praising colonies for independence and developed governance. It cites Forum observations on colonial birth, political genius, and the rapid adoption of representative principles ahead of revolutions, asserting Australia as a near true republic model.
The Chicago Herald claims Cleveland’s loss stems from too much Clevelandism and too little democracy. It argues administration favored Republicans, courted elite figures, and sidelined loyal Democrats, undermining the party’s core principles and unity.
A serialized review outlines Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, its plot of a sleeper awakening in 2000 to a unified national economy, and the central thesis praising monolithic efficiency and a nonviolent transition. It cites popularity, translations, and critics including Professor Wm Harris.
The speaker argues that national control of business and industrial affairs would stifle individual development, and fears that the great trusts would not surrender their property and privileges willingly.
An Oct 5 Harper’s Weekly editorial lauds Wyoming’s state constitution for enfranchising women while safeguarding suffrage, requiring full citizenship and literacy for electors, and ensuring ballots are issued by the state. It notes potential federal acceptance discussions and mentions a improving cattle market with strong feeder demand in Omaha.
The text notes Democrats likely control Montana's legislature and anticipate statehood gains. It also mentions Union Pacific supplying drinking water at Cheyenne for passenger trains, and questions the fate of a defeated congressional candidate regarding a senator ship.
The four new states arise once the president receives official returns on state constitutions and issues a proclamation. Likely about ten days will pass before the formal steps are completed.
The author argues that deteriorating American womanhood began when women stopped handling cooking utensils, claiming that household tools are too large for women to use comfortably and that this change explains social decline. The piece frames domestic tasks as central to female capability and national health.
A tax envelope pool formed two years ago added 25 percent to envelope prices and ten cents per thousand envelopes. The proceeds from the second price increase were earmarked to suppress competition.
A Paris despatch says M. Eiffel believes a 2000 foot tower is feasible, while Chicago plans a one mile high tower for its exposition. Ogden canyon hosts a deserted Tyre powder mill once valued for powder manufacture, later sold cheaply causing the powder trust to buy suppressive sites.
A temperate reader cites Scientific American speculation claiming beer drinking yields the lowest form of intoxication and fuels criminal insanity in cities. The author argues intellect dulls to a paralyzing stupor turning intellect into base sensual behavior.
A fragmentary report chronicles a surge of fury and raw brutality. The language conveys intense emotion and a harsh, unsettled atmosphere, signaling a violent or turbulent moment without explicit details.
In a letter from abroad Hon. Fred Grant says the Grant family would consent to moving his remains to Washington for a monument. An exchange scorns New Yorkers for neglecting action after promising a grand memorial. It cites rich New York men as a keen example of parsimony.
Early Sunday E. J. Purney a yard switchman was riding a moving freight car ladder when it struck a side track train. His body was crushed between cars and he was held until help arrived. He was taken home for medical care and reported in hopeful condition by his surgeon and watchers.
Georges W. Durant administrator of Ella Watsons estate sues A. J. Bothwell and John Durbin for $1000 claiming cattle were taken from Watsons corral. The cattle were seized and sold as mavericks by the Wyoming Stockgrowers association, suggesting any suit may lie against that association.
The Rawlin Journal views Wyoming’s completed constitution as excellent and adopts a supportive stance. It notes excess legislation but favors adoption and cheers for the new state.
Sheriff Ward of Evanston Wyoming traveled home from Joliet where he landed his prisoner Smith who escaped at Earlham but was recaptured by a Rock Island night watchman in Council Bluffs report. Ward has faced repeated escapes and learned of his son's death at home during the trip.
Governor Warren issues a proclamation calling an election on November 5 for ratification of the constitution. Carbon county is urged to show a strong majority in favor and turnout to vote for adoption. Rawlins editorial urges civic participation.
Mat McCabe of New Brunswick offers a reward to anyone troubled with bloody flux who uses Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy as directed and does not recover quickly. He claims the remedy cured him after other medicines failed and notes its wide daily sales and safety when directions are followed. For sale by B. B. David.
Public notices indicate legal blanks of all kinds are available for sale at the office. The items include forms for notices filings contracts and other official documents.
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