Republican pledge to bar Democrats from state posts sparks uproar
A Republican caucus resolution pledging that Warden nominees be nonpartisan faced swift criticism. Senators Parker and allies pushed the rule, later narrowed to officers, provoking indignation among penitentiary guards who threatened to resign at Major Garrard's term end. Critics blame party discipline and warn the move harms Mr. Bell, the nomination.
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Editorial notes on Nevada governance and mining bureau
The piece critiques legislative opposition to funding the State Mining Bureau as short sighted and wasteful. It cites Bureau value under Mr Hanks, tax comparisons in Churchill and Washoe, proposed county annexation to lower taxes, and a plan to redistrict judicial districts with banc sittings. It also notes Nevada saloon density, church diversity in Iowa, oyster suppers, and a proposal to assign State Librarian duties to the Lieutenant Governor.
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Barkers Ravaging California Timber Lands Sparks US Action
Government detectives are urged to inspect coastal Mendocino and Klamath areas where vast tracts of oak timber are stripped and barked for profit. Bark taxes fetch high returns, while trespassers shift to new quarters, threatening ship timber sources amid ongoing enforcement. The note also mentions Irish soldiers in the British army and English navy composition, reflecting readers’ broad interests.
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Telegraph Briefs From Across The Nation
A fleet of short items notes political legal and social happenings. Ex Senator Wyoth sits in Washington while McGain faces a chemical end in New York. The Prince of Wales plans a Gambetta tomb wreath. Arabs head to New Mexico for railroad work. Wu E Perkins is jailed for brail robbery in Troy. Austrian students expelled amid Berlin unrest. A Paris gale causes damage including a scaffolding death. Salt Lake bullion receipts top 124000 weekly and January at 700000. Earl Lonsdale sues London Month over elopement rumors. Coney Island revival efforts and Austin Corbin at Manhattan Beach with 160000 planned. Snow slides hit Little Cottonwood rail line with no fatalities. Charles Gibson earns Franz Josef order. Elward White flees NY ship firm over finances. Professor G W Greene dies aged 72. Longfellow biographer link noted. Blizzard and freezing temps slow Western Union Pacific area. blockade feared. Chicago telegraph case upholds removing bucket shop tickets as anti gambling. Pendleton bills to wind up national banks with strict reserves introduced.
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Extensive Montreal Fire Destroys Foundry and Threatens Silk Mills
An extensive blaze in Montreal destroyed War den King iron foundry in the city center with losses reported at $100,000. The flames then spread to Belden Paul & Co silk factory, employing around 600 men, with fears of further destruction.
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Judge Black's Mormon Question Pushes Edmunds Law Debate
Washington February reports from the Utah committee reveal Judge Black's argument that Edmunds law is unconstitutional and aimed at plundering Mormons. Critics say the plan mirrors Reconstruction tactics, while supporters predict a sensational printed brief.
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Western Telegrams and Tacoma Wreck First Trip
Portland Feb 2 The steamer Tacomas collier of Central Pacific from Tacoma for San Francisco with 3500 tons coal went ashore Jan 29 four miles north of Umpqua river. All aboard saved though crew landed later couldn’t reach others. Ship new from Philadelphia on first voyage. San Francisco Feb 2 The fate of crew remaining unclear after wreck. Faulty compass theory offered. Feb 3 Fearless arrived. nine lost, engineer Grant died after landing. Ship broken up. five bodies recovered.
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