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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1880
Page
2
The governor signs a strict bill prohibiting any officer or employee of a corporation from employing Chinese or Mongolian workers. Violations carry fines from 100 to 1009 dollars and possible jail terms. Subsequent offenses double penalties. Corporations face fines and possible charter forfeiture, with the attorney general enforcing forfeiture.
The San Francisco Pioneer Woollen Mills and a Oakland Jirte factory dismissed all Chinese employees, to be replaced by white workers, until constitutional questions about the act are resolved. The mills will shut down after completing current tasks.
San Francisco merchants complain that most army supplies for the coast are bought in eastern markets at a loss to the government. They cite Mess pork at 25 15 per barrel versus 15 in San Francisco, bacon costs, canned beef, and freight gaps. The issue traces to Commissary Department orders from Washington favoring Chicago suppliers. Farmers and millers in Boise and the Panhandle Valleys seek fair markets while Senators face demands for higher army maintenance appropriations.
Rumors in New York suggest Blaine may exit the field to make room for Grant, stirring speculation about a strategic shift. The chatter references prior ties and potential implications for upcoming contests.
Don Cameron wins Pennsylvania Convention for Grant amid Blaine supporters' protests as he and Blaine stroll arm in arm through Washington. Secret Blaine consultations fuel mystified prognosticators while a Chicago theater dramatization of L Assommoir features a Copeau actor's death from delirium tremens drawing fainting crowds. Wendell Phillips derisively mocks Josiah Quincy as a dancing master burdened by horse blankets.
The owner announces the grand opening of an elegant saloon and bar in town. The establishment promises top brands of wines and liquors and invites friends and the public to visit for a pleasant experience.
Notice to qualified electors of Winnessucca School District No 7 Hannibal County Nevada that on Saturday the 2th day of March 1480 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. there will be election procedures conducted at the district facility.
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