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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1887
Page
1
Weekly Nevada State Journal publishes every Saturday morning. Terms of subscription list annual, semiannual, and monthly rates. Delivered by carrier in Reno at 50 cents per month. no paper forwarded by mail unless paid in advance. Publication by C. Powning as publisher and proprietor.
A reflective Christmas message urges joy despite adversity, stressing health prosperity and free worship. It emphasizes giving over receiving, wisdom in using wealth, and sharing with the poor to deepen future happiness for every reader of the Jovnan.
Rumor in Washington says Senator Sherman, confident Blaine will win the presidential nomination, has decided not to permit his name to go before the Chicago convention. The report lacks full credence.
Blaine’s reply to Cleveland prompts a manifesto from Senator Sherman. He has worked on a tariff speech since Congress met and will deliver it in the Senate after the holiday recess.
The St Louis Globee Democrat argues against rising free trade sentiment in the West. It cites Missouri having three Protection Democratic Congressmen now versus one in the last Congress. Interviews with New York Legislature newcomers show Mr Blaine leading among preferences though a national convention outcome is awaited. Wisconsin Democrats oppose, Milwaukee Republicans and Democrats fuse against the Socialists in municipal elections.
The Raleigh News and Observer concedes that the Democratic tide in North Carolina is turning against the party. It notes party lines will need to be closely drawn to avert defeat next year, signaling anxious party strategizing and heightened election stakes.
Senator Mitchell presents a petition from the Oregon Legislature urging the federal government to halt immigration from Chinese and other Asiatic ports of laborers, seeking an autoplete stoppage action.
Ex Senator Camden of West Virginia formerly a Safe Protection Democrat endorses the President's Message. Rhode Island registry law blocks any unregistered voter from voting in all 1888 national state or city elections, effective this year.
Former Secretary Manning died yesterday afternoon. A serene obituary notes his long, peaceful sleep following his death. The item mentions Mr. Beck as a U S minister to Peru rumored as a Senate aspirant, and Senator Stanford paying $6,000 monthly rent for a furnished Washington house.
The New York Herald describes a raucous Republican Club meeting with two thousand delegates cheering for Blaine while dodging mentions of other candidates. The scene mirrors 1884 and hints at 1888, showcasing support for protective tariffs and a strong slate of possible contenders led by Blaine, with lively speeches by General Goff.
The California State Board of Health warns that small pox is in the land and vaccination is the safeguard. It urges immediate action, proposing competent physicians be appointed as public vaccinators in every city and town and that vaccination be offered free if needed. It states no locality can afford to deny prevention due to cost when the method is so certain, easy, and effective.
L. O. C. Lamar notes that Franklin's autobiography was the first book his mother gave him after toy books. He describes Franklin as a delicate child who nonetheless helped on the family plantation learning to plow plant dig a garden and even shoe a horse.
Ex-Judge Miles P. O Connor of San Jose donates eight acres in the southwest suburb near Garden City to the Sisters of Charity. He will fund a new City Hall mule and plans a $100,000 hospital there under their care.
Collector Magione of New York announces Colonel Charles Triodel has resigned as Acting Deputy Agent and will take charge of the Soldiers' Home in Los Angeles California after January 11.
In a note from the Enterprise readers report moths and butterflies forming clouds near lights in other places. Here the electric lights have burped for over two weeks and no moth or bug has ventured near them. Wait until Summer.
Former senator Fair will divide time between New York and Washington for a month. He plans meetings with party leaders and donors, outlining policy priorities and fundraising strategy during the trip.
Washington Dec 27 A Democratic tariff bill provokes strong opposition in California where local products face steep cuts. Proposals include two cents on figs raisins plums peaches walnuts almonds hops and various ad valorem or per unit duties on wine lemons limes and grapes. The bill’s impact on lumber wool salt coal and other items is noted as well. California argues the state uniquely relies on protections, complicating nationwide support for the bill.
Randall said the President may send a supplemental message to Congress on the internal revenue issue. He notes no opposition to repealing the tobacco and brandy tax and argues the current internal revenue laws are oppressive under existing legislation. This could be the most important political news since the President's message.
Washington notes tell of Senator Stanford gifting five dollars to each of fourteen Senate pages during a decorum lecture after adjournment. Detroit reports Gov. Alger's pledge to aid newsboys with clothing and food plus coal or wood for 1 000 families, expanding last year’s effort. Hammond seeks 75000 for the Surveyor General’s office as California faces unsurveyed lands and rising population amid ongoing public domain surveying debates.
A Paris returnee to Mr. Blaine reports the Republican leader not ruling out a 1888 run if a substantial party majority supports him. An English diplomat once critiqued a Blaine dispatch, and Blaine replied that the US can now quote Britain’s earlier stance, reversing the wartime dynamic.
Mr. Clana Spreckles publishes a circular announcing a beet sugar factory in Watsonville to start by next September. It will run 350 tons of beets daily, double capacity planned for 1889, with potential expansion if acreage and rail access meet conditions. He cites beet cultivation tips, seed costs, and scaffolding for success with improved machinery.
Senator Ransom and Representatives Henderson and Cowles urged the President that they could not back the bill. they said their state is unified on key internal revenue provisions. Meanwhile, the Military Academy plans its semi annual exam on January 24 and 3d with about thirty cadets from the fourth class of 127 to be dropped.
Frank Rahm possesses four $50 gold coins dated 1852 with a total weight of 5275 units. The coins were once owned by his brother, longtime sheriff of White Pine County Nevada.
Smith and Kilrain are booked for nightly boxing exhibitions at the Aquarium in London for a week in February. The pair will be paid £1000 for the engagement.
The Enterprise opposes Lamar's confirmation, questioning his fitness for the Supreme Bench. Republican journals demand rejection, arguing a man with Confederate ties and 70 years without notable legal stature should not receive this honor. Public sentiment, they urge Senate inaction against Senatorial courtesy.
A Chicago News piece mocks the famous Bess myth and its notoriety. It jokes that no amount of research yields reliable information about the legend as Ignatius Donnelly features in the discussion.
A San Francisco wool merchant argues against free wool imports, showing a Buffalo shopper that duty removal barely lowers a suit’s price. He cites seven yards of fabric weighing 14 ounces per yard, with only four pounds of wool after cotton. The 10 cent per pound duty drop changes a $25 suit by about 40 cents, too small to notice, while protecting domestic wool and lowering overall clothing costs through competition. The piece recalls Henry Clay’s retort to tariff critics and argues that labor vs capital balance, not free trade, should guide policy.
An analysis laments the Senate's holiday inertia and contrasts it with past vigor. It argues many modern senators are aged retirees guided by committees and rhetorical speeches, while wealth buys nominations guiding seats for self interest rather than public duty.
A temperance sermon from the Oil City Blizzard argues that more men ruin their lives through drink than by firearms, framing alcohol as a greater modern peril and urging restraint to curb violence and social decay.
A compilation notes a week of epidemiology in Boston with diphtheria deaths. Texas and Illinois discuss licensing and elections. Turkey alarm telegrams and Christmas stuffing. New York plans a water reservoir seizure of Jerome Park. New York to establish deer park in Ulster County under Forest Commission. Atlanta church expels members over licensing votes. McLean County reports scarlet fever and diphtheria. New Orleans immigrant arrivals trend to California and Central America. Orange County digs for buried specie. Michigan conducts first cremation in Detroit. Texas state officials enforce a tax on drummers after federal court ruling. a Placer County orange tree yields over $100. Michigan dog sledding grows. Philadelphia uses vegetables for admission at an event. Bloomington Illinois farmer talks dehorning cattle. Fresno orange growers offered 20 per thousand. Iquique reports smallpox among nitrate workers. Charles W. Knopp dies, influential colored evangelist. U S Postal Improvement Association advocates fractional currency and postal reforms.
The Sacramento Bee reports a Washington order seeks to destroy many War Department records and portions of the Freedmen’s Bureau manuscripts from the reconstruction era. A clerk would select what to erase, provoking a likely clash over preserving these pivotal documents.
Intelligence reached the New York Yacht Club by private letter that a challenge is coming from Colonel Jamieson, owner of the Irex. The proposed new yacht would be an eighty five to ninety foot cutter on the keel. The ten months previous notice must expire this month.
Hartford readers are advised on sane spending for gifts during the holidays. The piece warns of pressure to overspend, urging restraint via Dr. Franklin's motto to avoid purchases beyond means. It emphasizes that true value lies in spirit, not price, and cautions that overindulgence harms enjoyment and self-respect.
A classroom tease misattributes Atlas and the mythical support of the world. The teacher asks who bore the world and the student suggests Atlas to be supported by his wife, reflecting a playful mythological misunderstanding.
A quip says ice water must be sipped slowly while many men drink it too slowly together, as told in Drake's Traveler's Magazine.
Fragmentary newspaper quote notes a man adrift and seeking guidance, with a call for someone to provide him an introduction. The brief item reflects a reflective, literary aside from the Lowell Citizen.
A Rochester Post Express quotation notes that friends often bear greater burden than the transgressor, highlighting social cost and moral balance as consequences of wrongdoing. The saying emphasizes communal impact over personal blame.
Quotation from On! City Blizeerd about gathering much of life’s honey. The author notes that one who collects much joys must endure some stings.
A concise aphorism attributed to Arkensaw Traveler contrasts diligence with idleness, suggesting the world expects more from a busy fool than from a lazy one. The line emphasizes effort over mere presence.
A Burlington Free Press item contends that cheap prices often hide costly long term costs, warning readers to beware bargain promises and consider hidden fees and tradeoffs.
The Nevada Bank grants each employee half a month’s salary as a Christmas gift while the San Francisco Stock Exchange votes a full month’s salary as a bonus for its staff. The Wool-Growers Association of Ohio president criticizes the U S stance on free wool and urges clearer understanding.
The Chicago Journal Republican notes the main political choices in 1888 as a protective tariff and a fair ballot box. The editorial argues these issues define the campaign, urging voters to prioritize economic protection and clean elections.
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