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Newspaper
Cheyenne Weekly Sun
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
14
The Big Four appear before the Senate Investigating Committee in Chicago and again refuse to obey subpoenas. They decline to testify before Senator West, prompting continued scrutiny.
An actress refused to pay a tailor after a dispute over a dress. She allegedly kicked the tailor during the confrontation while the tailor used hot goose as a counter. A warrant has been sworn and the case goes before Justice Lyon.
Newswire brief reports President and Mrs Harrison left Deer Park Maryland for Washington. Other items note Mrs Swinton and her son Joshua Hamilton being arranged and remanded, Dervishes defeating Friendlies with heavy losses, and burglar attempts on Vice President Morton’s residence.
A Greenwood dispatch reports 4 ringleaders killed and 160 armed Negroes dispersed near Minter City as authorities pursue Allen and Cromwell. Troops quell unrest but the white and respected Black communities vow to bring the moving spirits to justice while calming notables.
During a White House stay the president met with Secretary Tracey Attorney General Miller and Assistant Secretary Batcheller to discuss department business. No formal appointments followed. Moments before four they left by carriage for the Baltimore and Ohio station to catch a train to Philadelphia.
A crowd of 20 000 watched Chaos Futurity on Sept 3 as Chaos defeated St Carlo by a neck for owner W L Scott earning 60000 dollars. St Carlo led early with Sinaloa closing. Chaos drew clear in the final furlong after two breaks among 23 starters.
An official Justice Department report details Deputy Nagle's clash with Dan Terry to protect Justice Field at Lathrop. It states Terry struck Field twice before Nagle intervened, and asserts the pistol shot saved Field and possibly Nagle’s life. Exhibits include Sawyer’s contempt trial and Field’s testimony.
In May Port two men, R. T. Moore and Howell, were handling a twenty five pound dynamite charge when it exploded. Both were blown to atoms with only Moore’s leg found later. Engineer Dunn, father of the lighter’s crewman, was shaken and grief struck. Jetty lighter machinery and enclosure were demolished. Moore's vest and trousers were later found shredded among wreckage.
Frank Genessy a Union Pacific brakeman was killed near Greeley when thrown under wheels. A murder theory suggests aging tramps avenged a shooting incident on the same train. James Carroll was arrested after his foot injury but police doubt his involvement. Genessy lived at 2250 Pierpont Street and his body was taken to Denver by undertakers Walley and Rollins.
Cuienco Sept 4 Senatorial probe into dressed beef and transport industries escalates as witnesses Armour Morris Swift refuse to attend while Williams of Union Stock Yards withholds stockholder lists. Armour cites bias against the dressed beef business and asserts willingness to testify to non private matters. Dispatch read on record alleges actions affecting cattle prices and trade. Kansas City reports Peters & Co and Swift Packing deny NY Times dispatch claiming ongoing import duty on cattle.
Pain Sept. 4. A Pioneer Press special from Pierre South Dakota reports great excitement in the city over the third attempt within a week to burn the place. No major damage yet, but residents are nervous amid the danger. Reports from North Dakota and nearby areas describe a heavy storm last night. Grand Forks reports a terrific electrical and wind storm within a 100 mile radius.
A limited eastbound train between Philadelphia and Harrisburg was delayed by an unusual incident as rubber cased roofs heated by friction caught fire on the forward coaches. Fire was soon extinguished but officials began reviewing the event.
A cablegram to the navy department reports the Galena under Commander Summer arriving at St. Nicholas Male Haiti. Admiral Gheraldi of the corsage is also at St. Nicholas Male. Indications suggest the Kearsage may come forth.
Mor Tights a premier danseuse at the Chicago opera house clashed in a dispute over tights during a summer spectacle. The incident erupted after she requested cleaned tights and a confrontation followed, disrupting the performance as observers looked on.
Denver August 4 Santa Fe convention completes permanent organization and appoints eleven standing committees. Each five member panel covers legislative executive judicial elective franchise education congressional requirements taxation public institutions and buildings corporations revision enrollment preamble bill of rights schedule and miscellaneous subjects plus one member from each court on apportionment.
Heavy floods sweep Tetecala Morelos with lives lost as water continues to rise. Tampico flood worsens forcing residents to flee homes leaving many destitute and hungry. An appeal for aid issued as relief efforts begin. Rail line Manzanillo to Colima completed yesterday.
The secretary of the navy has directed the Columbia Iron Works of Baltimore to paint the gun boat Petrel and prepare it for final inspection. This signals the vessel is deemed satisfactory and will be accepted by the government.
The Detroit Free Press reports a locomotive collision about ten miles beyond St Thomas. A woman around 40 and a man about the same age were found at the scene with a horse killed and another limping. The wagon was wrecked as the wife gathered parcels and led the injured horse away, while the man stood and lit his pipe before following. The conductor questioned why the driver did not stop. The couple spoke little as they moved on.
The London Standard reports on Maspero’s forthcoming work detailing royal Egyptian mummies from 1886 including a young man likely embalmed alive. The body shows tight bindings on shoulders wrists loins and feet with resin coatings and bandages, an anguished expression, and gold earrings implying high status a tragic fate.
A Mexican government revision of article 1 in its revised tariffs imposes heavy duties on imported cattle swine sheep mules and goats. Fresh meat faces 16 cents per kilogram and buyers must pay 3 per beef animal 225 for pigs 2 for mules and 35 cents per sheep. The decree takes effect November 1, impacting New York meat supply firms and railcar shipments.
A man passed a forged check for 350 drawn on Eben Smith of the Maid and Henriett mines at a Leadville grocery and then repeated the ruse at four other stores. Banks were closed for a holiday, delaying discovery. About 300 was obtained before he vanished. no clue to his identity.
In the habeas corpus case Deputy Marshal Nagle was told by Marshal Franks that as Justice Field left for Los Angeles around the 7th, Nagle must accompany him, watch the Terrys, and prevent them from harming Field. Franks warned Nagle that Terry was no ordinary man and to take no chances, protect Field at all hazards.
A Greensburg dispatch reports a Hungarian riot at the Standard mine near Mt. Pleasant. One Hungarian died after a beating, another was shot and several injured in a dispute over a woman.
Suvinna Pla Sept.g Willian Kemble Lente prominent railroad and real estate man, aged 16, son of the late Dr. Lente of New York. Inheritance largely squandered and losses blamed for the self-inflicted death reported today.
J W Judd associate justice of Utah sent his resignation to President Harrison. Henderson, long on the bench, will likely resign soon. Both are popular with loyal citizens. the cause remains unknown.
News reports a sail boat capsized off Thirty seventh street in Ciucaco this afternoon. Three people drowned including a man named Borcha and two boys Charles Blubinan and another youth.
President and Mrs. Harrison with Dr. Scott and Private Secretary Halford arrive at the White House at 345 p.m. from Deer Park in Philadelphia. No regular official schedule reported.
Judge M C Connell sustains defense challenge and excuses Talisman Turner for cause. Turner, a member of the American League Independent Order of Deputies, says his group seeks to bar Catholics from political office, but asserts it will not affect his ability to judge the Cronin defendants fairly.
Springfield Mass September 4. Attendance about 5000. Class 2:18 trotting purse 1500 Susie S won Kit Curry Newton B and J B Richardson followed. Best time 2 174. Class 2:22 trotting purse 5000 Algeron won Sensation second Dictator Chief third Geneva fourth. Free for all pacing purse 1000 divided Ray Wilkes won first and third heats Socalp Je second heat in fourth heat Wilkes placed fourth for foul driving heat awarded to gossip Jr. Race to continue tomorrow.
A sharp 24 hour temperature drop of 30 degrees was followed by a 42 degree reading this morning. A severe frost hit Cheyenne while winds shift to the south promise warmer weather. Migratory birds are rapidly leaving northward for the south signaling early winter.
Report of races at Sheepshead Bay. First race over one mile: Badge wins with Little Minch second and King Crab third in 1 40. Second race seven furlongs: Brittanic wins, Bess second, Fordham third in 2 03. Third race mile and three sixteenths: Buddhist wins, Caliente second, Philander third in 2 08 2-5.
An unknown woman about 20, with red hair and a black dress, leaped into the water above Niagara Falls this morning. She was seen alive as she went over and later presumed dead. The stranger arrived on the early morning train.
The text lists horse races with winners such as Cartoon, Chaos, and Brother Ban and includes times like 1:30 and 1:83. It mentions owners including a Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania and references runners St. Carlos and Sina bar among unclear placements. The fragmentary OCR yields mixed racing results and property note.
A man named Patsy Gennessy was fatally injured while he was breaking on freight No. 311, which passed through at about 11:60 a.m. He was found two miles north of Eaton in a horribly mangled condition shortly after 2:00 p.m. The incident occurred near here with no further details available.
A man walking along the Rock Island track near Davenport was struck by a passenger train in darkness. He was thrown onto the cattle catcher and carried seventy miles to Davenport where he died on arrival.
The largest bar of gold ever cast was produced today at the United States mint in Mont Henkes. It weighs about 900 pounds and is valued at roughly one hundred thousand dollars.
Aew Nesico’s Convention at Santa Fe opens with standing committees formed and rules adopted. Delegates finish preliminaries and focus on work. Two constitutions are referred to committees. one mirrors North Dakota, the other by FF W Clancy spans seventeen legal pages and is praised for clarity and conciseness.
David Lloyd, longtime Tribune staffer and dramatist, died suddenly today while walking in Weehawken New Jersey. Born in New York, he served as reporter, private secretary to Chief Justice Chase, day editor, Albany and Washington correspondent, and editorial writer. He authored plays including For Congress and The Senator.
A morning blast at the mouth of the St Johns River in Jacksonville Florida killed two men and injured several others. Captain Rooms in charge of government jetty works had been blasting a submerged wreck that had obstructed the channel for years.
Walter P. Jenney of Idaho is named to the geographical survey with a salary of 2200 dollars. The report notes multiple dispatches from Atlanta about a lynching of Warren Powers, a colored man accused of outraging a white girl. London reports dock companies seeking police protection for workers and shipowners seeking to unload ships directly, with about two thousand men at work. Jennie S Chamberlain, daughter of Chamberlain of Cleveland, Ohio, wed Captain Herbert Naylor Leyland at St George's church, receiving a diamond horsehoe brooch and the groom a diamond ruby pin from the Prince of Wales.
The Hamptden park circuit races drew about ten thousand spectators. Pacer Johnston failed to lower his 2 10 record, finishing in 2 10. Roy Wilkes won the fifth heat with Gossip 1 placing second and Jewett third. Hal Pointer won Class 2 22 pacing with Roy second Wickopee third Mambrino Hanis fourth. Geansmith led the free for all trotting purse split with Jack second Mambrino third. Geneva S. won Class 2 10 trotting with Goldenrod second Calvina Sprague third Grandy fourth. Best times noted: 2 16 for free trotting and 2 20 for the Class 2 10 trot.
Judge McConnell refused to order blood stained cotton and flooring seized from Carlson for blood analysis. The defense examined three jurors as twenty peremptory challenges were used, nineteen for Daniel Coughlin and one for Patrick O'Sullivan. Court adjourned to 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The Spokane Falls Washington post office faces a threatened strike by its staff over salary levels. The Post Office Department telegraphed the Portland chief clerk to contact Spokane Falls and be ready to handle dispatch or mail if needed. An inspector in San Francisco was also ordered to proceed to Spokane Falls to assume control if the strike occurs.
At 2 am a wooden and a brick building on O street in Lincoln Neb burned for some time before both structures collapsed. Seven firemen were injured but escaped with minor bruises. Dr Kelso was trapped in the wreck and rescued in an exhausted state at daylight.
An evening incident near Alger California disrupted east and west bound stages of the official Calormathon. Authorities report thieves robbed all registered matter and fled. A reward of $1.00 is offered for information leading to their capture.
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