02 Feb 1895
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1895
Page
1
The notice lists daily and weekly newspaper subscription terms from Kelley Webster. It shows daily one year and weekly options with varying prices, noting the daily issue is published every day except Sunday and the weekly on Saturdays, with periodic price entries and payment methods.
The Senate approved a bill pledging US faith to back 70 million in Nicaragua Canal bonds with 109 million total issue for canal construction. The measure would grant US 70 million in canal company stock and a mortgage lien, despite concerns it makes the US a partner in a private firm and questions ownership and sufficiency of funds.
The United States Senate now has 44 Democrats 36 Republicans and 5 Populists with three vacancies Montana Washington and Wyoming. Thirty two seats expire March 4 with 15 Democrats and 17 Republicans up. The next Senate will stand 39 Democrats 42 Republicans 7 Populists. If no party holds a majority a GOP Democratic third party could form to pass a monetary reform bill. President Cleveland may veto a bill failing to relieve financial stringency.
Prominent New England Republican papers like the Springfield Republican and the Providence Journal oppose tariffing wool again. They argue free wool preserves woolen mills in New England by reducing costs and keeping markets competitive with England, though some other articles favor protection for different goods.
In Reno and Nevada, citizens reportedly face blacklists for strike opinions. The article cites an espionage system and paid payers reporting views to San Francisco headquarters. Ex employees’ letters were stored to be used against writers. Lawmakers are urged to pass a statute making blacklisting a misdemeanor to protect livelihood and rights.
The United States Senate votes 24 to 22 to endorse the administration’s course on Hawaii and urges non interference in island affairs. With both Houses supporting the financial policy, the President is confident and prepared to act.
The piece argues railroad and navigation interests back Dolph in the Oregon Legislative joint convention but fails to secure a majority. It labels Dolph a gold bug allied with eastern plutocracy and subsidized land grants, urging opposition to Representative Hermann as a stronger, trusted Oregon figure. It also rebukes a publishing company for personal vilification and warns against hypocrisy.
Senator Allen of Nebraska introduces a resolution urging the Secretary of the Treasury to exercise discretion in redeeming treasury notes and greenbacks in silver coin when a systematic effort to deplete the gold reserve is suspected, and for the issue of bonds. The text notes Allen should use the word Compet instead of Authorize and comments that the Secretary currently has the option to pay in silver but tends to follow the gold men’s direction.
The Union Pacific faces a foreclosure suit over its first mortgage bonds. Petition claims July 1 1895 indebtedness near seventy million dollars as road earnings fall. Winslow A Pierce involved. Senator Thurston retained by bondholders to steer details. Omaha rumors tie scheme to press Congress for favorable debt extension.
San Francisco awakens to a new railway project led by Adolph Sutro as mayor. A reform committee targets police and election abuses while prominent businessmen back a line from the city to Kern County and Mohave to connect with the Atlantic and Pacific. Claus Spreckles personally pledges large stock while aiming to raise four million dollars, signaling a bid to retain coastal dominance against Portland and Los Angeles.
The President sends a message to Congress on the currency question admitting gold is being shipped or hoarded and the treasury is drained to supply gold. He favors a gold basis and proposes withdrawing greenbacks to issue bonds for gold, arguing bonds and greenbacks are payable in coin.
The warden notes shoe factory closure causes unemployment among inmates. Prison labor previously smashed rock for road repairs but county and city officers balk at hauling costs. He cannot recommend any viable new industry such as a door and sash factory due to heavy initial outlay and uncertain finances.
The president sends a currency crisis message to Congress urging immediate nonpartisan legislation to reinforce the gold reserve and restore confidence. He advocates issuing government bonds payable in gold or its equivalent, in denominations of 20 and 50 dollars, with up to 3 percent interest, to avert national insolvency and sustain credit.
A past secretary proposes using bonds as reserve for currency, allowing national banks to deposit bonds for circulation and issue notes up to face value. He urges retiring old notes, replacing large silver certificates with small denominations, and paying imports in gold to restore sound finances.
A Senate vote of 81 to 20 approved a bill pledging US faith to support a $100 million Nicaragua Canal project. The plan issues $70 million in bonds with a $30 million additional issue, guarantees payment for the Maritime Canal, funds construction, and places Treasury supervision with a 15 member board.
In Brooklyn on January 26 thousands of soldiers police and guards flood streets as violence and disorder persist. About 1500 policemen 1000 specials 800+ Pinkertons and 7000 state troops on duty back a strike crackdown. Father O Nara of St Anthony s Parish faces arrest for leading a mob at Green Point, and no Green Point or Myrtle Avenue cars run by 9 pm. Cross town cars are also laid up.
Adolph Sutro plans a new Cliff House within four months replacing the fire-wrecked structure. It will cost about $59,000, measure 92 by 100 feet, rise five stories with verandas and observation towers for ocean views, and feature elegant interiors as a top tier pleasure resort. Construction starts immediately with a timbered rock foundation extending the structure over the cliffs.
G J Hodgkinson and Joseph Ziegler received a telegram from Jas T Davis of Grass Valley stating his father had died yesterday afternoon and that the remains would be shipped here for burial. No arrival time was given. funeral details will be announced as soon as information is obtained.
In Reno on January 28 1895 editorials urge prompt action against the Reilly funding bill which would raise Central Pacific debt and tax patrons. They voice support for government ownership of railroads and flag alleged misappropriation by Stanford Huntington Hopkins and Crocker while urging legislators to oppose the bill and extend debt payments. Ladies endorse Cocona Cream as a skin beautifier at 30 cents a bottle.
A list details travel distances and allowances for assembly members. Names include Allen Eureka Beals Storey Beck Washoe Brockliss Douglass Conboie Storey Constant Story Coryell Kiko Court Nye Denton Lincoln Flannawan Washoe Francis Humboldt Gorman Eureka Greenwood Storey Hall Storer Hinman Lander Hogan Washoe Leidy Esmeralda Murphy Qimeby McDonald White Pine McNaughten Esmeralda Newman Lyon Noel Storey Pitt Humboldt Russel Elko Stanley Washoe Wieland Elko Wilson Lyon with miles and dollar amounts such as 200 miles 30 dollars and 2 165 miles 317 40.
The Journal prints the Standard and Diggers News data from November 1891 showing 48 mines with mills and six customs works. Total stamps 2,265, average 28.83 days. gold 173,378 ounces 13 pennyweights, value 597,590 pounds. Mines contributed 393,567 from ores, 30,661 from concentrate, 164,444 from tailings, 9,912 from other sources. Estimated GBP to USD at 5 gives 2,987,950 dollars for November, suggesting annual gold production near 36 million dollars if sustained.
Jack Paige longtime Wells Fargo & Co. agent and Miss Mary Miller of Virginia were married in San Francisco today. The couple will live on Golden Gate Avenue. Paige is well known in Reno where he served as messenger on the V. & T. line, with many friends hoping for a happy, prosperous future.
An old advertisement touts Jeagnant SOZODONS as a cosmetic aid for lasting whiteness. It links cheerful mood with attractive teeth and promotes the product as a life long remedy against stains.
Hypochondriacal, despondent and nervous men suffer fatigue, memory loss, dizziness, and discouragement from exhausting diseases or drains upon the system. The Specialists of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo offer correspondence treatment with uniform success. A 136 page book on these maladies can be obtained for 10 cents, mailed sealed, from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association. For over 25 years, physicians at the institution have focused on these delicate diseases, with extensive experience and improved cures.
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