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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1900
Page
2
Daily except Sundays notice lists subscription rates by mail and carrier in Winnebago. It states yearly, six months, and three months options and directs business correspondence to The Silver State in Winnebago.
Weather data for 24 hours ending 6 PM local time shows mean barometer 90 18 inches maximum temperature 42 degrees minimum 71 above zero mean temperature 33 degrees normal 29 degrees. Prevailing wind W. Precipitation 0. Forecasts for Friday night and Saturday. Willson Friday.
February 9 1900 report notes the extra session accomplished the election of a Southern Pacific Senator and may adjourn to save expense. Africa news counterpoints London’s Ladysmith relief optimism with Buller’s third attempt proving another failure.
A bill to refund 125 dollars per acre to settlers who paid 260 dollars for land within railroad grant limits passed the Senate without opposition. The measure affects Pacific coast lands where railroad grants were forfeited for failure to construct the road, benefiting settlers in these grants.
Washington dispatches report a strong pro action majority in Congress for the Nicaragua canal bill. Senate support stands at 62 to 1 and House at 250 to 29 with over two thirds in the Senate and nearly three fourths in the House, aided by members unsure now who may vote yes later. The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a theatre ad test showing newspaper ads garner most attention, prompting a shift of advertising funds to newspaper notices.
F S Rockwell, a Colorado cattle man, travels to Nevada to view prospective purchases. He notes the cattle market outlook is favorable despite high corn prices, explaining feeders seek cheap steers to offset corn costs and later aim for high beef prices. Salt Lake Tribune quotation.
Senator Jones of Arkansas introduces a substitute for the currency bill. It directs US mints to coin silver dollars weighing 412% grains troy nine tenths fine from passage. Silver coins would convert into silver certificates under existing law governing gold coinage.
Major General Henry W. Lawton was buried at Arlington National Cemetery after services at the Church of the Covenant in Washington. President H. M. Stryker of Hamilton College delivered a highly praised funeral oration as three thousand troops followed the flag-draped caisson to the grave.
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