22 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1896
Page
1
The Daily presents the latest telegraphic news as a daily publication while The Weekly appears on Saturdays. Both avoid gaps in news flow, with the weekly issue serving a broader weekend roundup.
A South Carolina Democrat urges ignoring Chicago to attend St Louis for free silver aims. Senator Tillman says to bolt if needed but votes should favor a loyal pro silver platform and unity in the state party. Questions arise whether independents should attend primaries of other parties. The goal is a president committed to silver reform.
In a record vote Nevada lawmakers faced free coinage terms as the silver substitute failed 190 to 0 in Committee of the Whole while the Friday House tally stood 215 to 90 against it. Analysis shows 184 Republicans and 31 Democrats opposed and 163 Democrats 25 Republicans plus 7 Populists and Silver men supported the measure. The Bond bill, aiming to issue more bonds, passed the House, and the Silver bid drew only 25 Republican votes of 244. The piece condemns Republican opposition to silver and questions state prosperity under current party leadership.
The text questions a party's vote on a measure claimed to benefit the State and Nation, potentially removing the need to issue bonds, or otherwise endorsing such bond issuance. It reads as a fragmented inquiry about political backing and financial instruments.
A gathering at Albany Governor Morton’s mansion drew prominent political figures as candidates for governor and the U S Senate attended. Wines were opened, gold tableware used, and speeches urged gold standard support, with Morton’s bid pegged to gold influence and silver opposition shaping the national Republican scene. The piece questions whether prosperity rhetoric and gold backing will carry Morton to the nomination and beyond.
The friends of silver in Spokane urge Nevada and other states to require a vote on free coinage at party primaries or caucuses for national convention delegates. Attorney General Jones had a resolution adopted calling state and county central committees to include such a vote. The piece notes party positions vary, with many GOP and Democratic leaders wavering on the gold standard, and urges action when committees meet to pick delegates.
The Silver Knight advances new ideas for silver money arguing that money is a creation of law and any material could serve, since the government stamp matters more than metal. It contends that silver is easier to educate the public about as money, satisfies beliefs about precious metals, and demands more money to avert peril.
The neighbor notes a debate over the Gazette’s Republican loyalty and accuses it of backing Senator Stewart in 1892 while opposing other Republican nominees. It questions the Gazette’s stance on the demonetization act and on Woodburn, arguing the Gazelle lacks firm political opinions and would betray the party.
The piece argues Senators Jones and Stewart favor silver remonetization and government bond redemption in coin. It predicts Nevada’s prosperity if Congress adopts their financial policy, notes Marysville Republicans and Democrats fused for re election, and contrasts Nevada’s two ticket approach with fusion strategies by old party leaders to harm silver supporters.
Contained dispatches report cautious views on Nansen safety via Kandaroff and Nordenskiold, with theories of Fram drifting north to the pole. Other items note a San Bernardino bounty claim rejection, Folsom rock plant funding hesitation, Count Polinski’s arrest in Ironwood, the Germainic towing Oceanic, the Picayune owner Eliza Nicholson’s death, and St Louis magnate A W Fagan’s passing.
A society note reports the Fitzsimmons Maher prizefight is considered probable for next Friday. Also news items cover robberies at Red Bluff and Volcano California, a fatal mine accident in Michigan, Nansen’s safety, a Willapa steamer seizure, a San Francisco burglary case, and a sensational Los Angeles property suit.
Telegraphic notes report Harrington's motion in the House of Commons to grant amnesty to Irish political prisoners was defeated by 279 to 117. The newswire also notes a cold wave across the northeast and Midwest, plus various political and crime items dated February 17.
The Reno board's regular session handled multiple petitions including moving Continental Oil Co. housing outside city limits, granting transport electric system rights for street use, approving a wooden dwelling within fire limits, ordering iron tiling cases for Office Specialty, and arranging land appraisal for a cattle roadway. Also approved expenses for Assessor Evans, advertised medicines, Memorial Day fund plans, and upcoming civil case Farley vs Ryland. A Chinaman opium case and arrests were noted, plus a missing roll of honor names and a lengthy list of uncalled letters.
The Nevada Club hosted invited guests from Carson with Ladies Whist Club entertaining at Mrs. KR. L. Fulton home and men at the club house. Substantial refreshments followed and the evening ended with guests royally entertained at the club room. The Modern Way recommends Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative remedy from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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