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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1884
Page
1
Weekly Nevada State Journal provides subscriptions and delivery terms. One year by mail cost is noted as 2.50 with carrier delivery at 50 cents per month in Reno. The notice indicates publication by C Powning as publisher and proprietor and mentions payment in advance for mail delivery.
The speaker urges shortening the next session to forty days. He notes frequent Friday to Monday adjournments waste time and argues savings from a shorter session could help set the state taxation rate at seventy cents for the coming years. The current cost is cited at 53,000 dollars, with a proposed target of 38,000 dollars.
Cassidy has lost his $5000 bonds as the Carson Government Building Bill failed to pass the House in the first week of the session.
Ohio politics show Cleveland cabinet representation unlikely as internal Democratic factions Thurman and coal-oil clash prolongs the dispute. Strong entities include Thurman and coal-oil wings, with Ohio as the key state in question.
Senator Lauiabury of Maryland believes Bayard will be offered the Secretary of State post by Cleveland but will decline the honor to remain in the Senate as the recognized leader of his party.
The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of the House, an outspoken Ohio Democrat in Washington, foresees Republican civil servants ousted when Cleveland takes the helm and says there will be no Civil Service Commission appropriation after June 30.
A California Democrat said the Pacific Coast Democrats would not seek a cabinet post in Cleveland since the Pacific States backed Blaine. He added that General Rosecrans would not receive a cabinet appointment but was favored for Commissioner of Pensions.
Two redheaded lawmakers exit the next House-Belford era with nicknames Red Rooster of the Rockies and Red Ranger of the Rio Grande. Fitz reportedly left Congress after anger over his defense of a cashiered officer blamed for the second Bull Run defeat.
Washington reports a Senate Judiciary Committee plan agreed by Charles Francis Adams for Union Pacific, and Secretary McCulloch to adjust the friction with the Government. The plan is said to resemble Senator Garland's Central Pacific proposal from the previous session.
Secretary McCulloch concedes he lacks majority support in the Senate and House for tariff reforms. He plans no effort to sway colleagues and allows the issue to ride to the next Congress. Democrats weigh whether to push tariff legislation this session. General consensus is to leave the matter over until after the Christmas recess, with a possible caucus to follow.
The World reports a major split within New York Republicans over the U S Senate race to succeed Lapham. Warren leads a strong Arthur faction, with discussions at the White House about Arthur's candidacy and the potential clash with Levi P Morton. A Washington visit is planned to clarify the President’s position as factions debate strategy and votes.
The piece notes that Morton could enter if the President retires, with a uneasy outlook for a harmony in settling the contest. If the President runs, stalwart opponents unite to defeat him. if he steps aside, Warren Orton Depew and others are expected to vie for the office.
Washington December 5 Agents of Pacific railroads mobilize a powerful lobby to prevent large public land forfeitures. They claim 20 House members have direct interests in grants and push for retention of lands. Despite railroads, Mr Cobb expects some forfeiture laws to pass this winter. The Northern Pacific bill may lead the calendar, with a 35 million acre loss valued at $350 million and potential sale to an English syndicate for $300 million if title stands.
The New York Post reports a plan by leading Democrats to gain court control before Cleveland's term ends. Proposal calls for expanding the bench to fifteen with seven for ordinary business and twelve for constitutional cases. Republicans, including Senator Edmunds, may back it, though no firm commitment exists. Feeler tests on acceptability are already under way.
The London Telegraph, largest English language paper, has bought railroad land in the Mojave Desert to grow yucca plants for pulp. The plant will be shipped to a Colorado River point, processed into pulp, and sent to England, promising substantial cost savings as the paper is produced in house.
The Cleveland Iron Trade Review reports that in the past four weeks twenty-five iron establishments started up, employing 12,000 men. Four plants increased their workforce by 1,250, sixteen cut hours to eight per day, thirty-nine reduced wages by about 127 percent affecting about 20,000 men, and twenty-seven plants closed, displacing 12,275 workers. These figures cover only the iron and steel sector.
The Enterprize reports that the Farrington brothers of Garfield District sold one of their mines to an English company for 650,000 dollars. Archie Farrington reportedly traveled to Europe with company members to secure the purchase money. The mine is said to hold over 1,000,000 dollars in ore, with prospects improving since the Farringtons acquired it. The mine lies about twenty miles from Hawthorne and twelve miles from Soda Springs along the Carson and Colorado Railroad in richly mineral country hardly touched by prospectors.
The article notes a looming rise in pension outlays with current quarter demand at 1,000,000 and 9,000,000 carried to December to avoid a poor November debt statement. It warns the Senate passed bill would boost annual pension payments by about 25,000,000 if enacted, while House filibustering last winter casts doubt on passage.
The Hon. J. O. Converse predicts practical Prohibitionists will distance themselves from fanatics and join the Republican ranks, aiming for broader support in Ohio political circles.
Careon Appeal notes a push to form a printers union in this city uniting nearly twenty printers and three newspapers. The plan seeks a fifty cent per thousand rate, below the Comstock standard of sixty five cents, to ensure competent workers and weed out the rest.
E H Mangus, famed travel writer and printer, met a serious accident Saturday night after a dispute with Louis Larsen. In the effort to separate the men, Mangus wrested his right arm, breaking the bone above the elbow. Dr Conn set the limb, predicting at least a month on the shelf.
King Carnival hosts a grand masquerade at Armory Hall Reno on January 1. Knights of Pythias organize the event with San Francisco costumes for maskers. The committee enforces strict entry controls and plans meticulous details to ensure a successful affair.
An Amatin Reveille Oakland correspondent reports dining with General E.8. Davis on his 66th birthday. Davis recently recovered health enough to walk, inquires after Austin friends, and reminisces about early Austin days including paying 500 for a thousand feet of lumber and 150 for a pint of milk from the district’s only cow.
The Yreka Journal argues against buying the U S Senate seat for the wealthier or unproven candidate. It urges selecting a man with stout principles, industry, energy, honesty, and legislative experience to be Senator.
The Virginia Enterprise notes the Legislature faces work including organizing leaders, annual appropriation bills, and potential constitutional amendments. It argues lawmakers are informed by their diverse backgrounds and that forty days should suffice to act honestly and efficiently, with sixty days seen as excessive and wasteful.
The Elko Free Press notes Eastern Nevada may nominate W. J. Hanks of Wells for the wardenship and Humboldt county may also field a candidate. The Tuscarora Times-Review questions if Hanks will resign from the Assembly, while arguing a legislator is ineligible only for offices created by the body of which he is a member.
The two leading San Jose newspapers have consolidated under the name Times-Mercury, creating a single city publication to serve readers with combined coverage and resources. The merger signals a shift in local media as the new paper debuts with a unified editorial stance and expanded staff.
A Democratic source predicts Cleveland will fill Cabinet posts with appointees from Connecticut New York New Jersey Indiana and several Southern states. Names floated include Eaton Stockton McDonald and Bayard for Treasury or State with strong New York backing for Bayard and mentions of Dorheimer Hewitt and Randall amid party factions.
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent surveys cabinet possibilities under a likely re election bid. Bayard and Handall may decline, Thurman fades, Vilas falters, Harrison lingers, while Carter Harrison seeks a Senate term. Southern picks include Lamar Brown Gordon Garland. Lockwood, Kernan, Bristow, McDonald, Barnum English also discussed. New Jersey and Pennsylvania figures feature McClellan Stockton Abbott Wallace.
The Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Missouri were surprised to meet in Washington as neither knew the other planned to leave the state.
W D Kelly of Pennsylvania writes to the Pennsylvania Press opposing the Hawaiian Reciprocity Treaty. He warns it harms the Gulf sugar industry and U S revenues, aiding Claus Spreckels & Co by funding the Hawaiian king and expanding Chinese labor. He urges rejection of the Mexican and Spanish treaties as well.
Fresno dispatch from December 1 reports the preliminary examination of Newton Phillips a schoolteacher charged with assaulting pupil Mary Francis Hogan about 17 in Hill Valley school. The case was heard in Justice Barton’s court with secrecy and no details released. The testimony alleges improper conduct and threats. Phillips, son of Supervisor Austin Phillips, previously bore a good reputation.
The Times-Review notes Han Qua of Canton as the wealthiest man, with an estate of 450 million dollars and an estimated worth around a billion. It contrasts him with Vanderbilt and Pacific Coast bonanza kings, suggesting Qua could even fund a U S Senate campaign for less than half his income.
The Growth of Texas notes rapid development with counties reporting assessments rising by $63,000,000 from last year. It cites state valuations at $583,000,000, after figures in 1863 and the prior two years, highlighting sustained increases over a decade.
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