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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1887
Page
1
Terms for one year and six months. Delivered by carrier in Reno at 50 cents per month. Paper forwarded by mail and paid in advance.
Senator Poujade proposes bonds up to 2000 per mile to finance a 100 mile rail line in Lincoln county with no interest, repaid from a new railway tax fund for seven years. The measure, praised as fair and non burdensome, awaits Assembly action amid debate over competing routes and political pressure from railroad interests.
The second biennial message to the Nevada Legislature outlines state finances with a January 1883 coin balance and 1883–1886 revenues totaling 1,699,549.86, notes school fund investments, and urges preserving the School Fund. It calls for irrigation surveys, discusses silver mining revival, cattle ranges, no fence laws, quarantine against cattle diseases, and support for federal measures aiding inter-state commerce and railroad discrimination relief. It emphasizes education funds, land delays, and future indebtedness.
The speaker urges laws to refine fiduciary duties and criminalize stock broker abuses such as fictitious purchases, loans of customer securities, and using client funds for personal trading. He also reiterates a previous call for consolidation of county offices, claiming big state savings from the measure.
The Senate and Assembly yesterday proceeded to the election of U. S. Senator with the results for Stewart-Boyle and Cassidy-Briggs. In the Senate 114 votes for Stewart-Boyle and Cassidy-Briggs led to the tally. in the Assembly 30 votes for Stewart-Albright and Cassidy-Alt headed the list, with 8 for the Cassidy side and remaining names noted for Wren Bewbe and Lyons.
The President received a recent pardon recipient who traveled from Washington to thank him. The young man named sam Atchabiyy asked for guidance to prove his reform, and the President urged him to become a useful citizen and that it is never too late to reform.
Senator John Sherman says he was hurt by a story claiming he laid down aces up to Bowen's three pairs in a poker game. He asserts he has shown he can play for the country and that no three pairs exist in poker. He doubts Bowen or any senator would test him with such a claim.
The coincidence is noted that both vice presidential candidates Hendricks and Togan Lave die, while presidential hopefuls Cleveland and Blaine endure serious rheumatic illness. The health distress mirrors the fate that afflicted General Logan.
Senator Stanford works on a speech opposing the Interstate Commerce bill. He has drafted principal speeches from both sides and will rely on his experience as a railroad builder and manager to frame his arguments.
The Times leads with Cameron’s rising candidacy for President in 1883. It argues his leadership, policy conservatism, and nerve may sustain a 1888 bid if he can win New York, the decisive state, while noting Logan’s death has altered the field and left Cameron with less opposition in Pennsylvania.
Charles Emory Storre, editor of the Philadelphia Press, predicts James G. Blaine will win the Republican nomination for president in 1888 if he desires it. He says factions will unite on Blaine, choose him on the first ballot, and carry New York. Storre denies Blaine involvement in Miller and Morton cases.
New York reports Governor Hill faces unease among City Democratic leaders as Thurman’s prominence at the January 14 Columbus event reappears as a potential rival for the Democratic presidential nomination at the next National Convention. Hull’s managers fear Thurman’s rising profile.
A Times Topeka special reports that 13 railroad charters were filed to construct lines across Western Kansas. Backed by Union Pacific, the projected roads would connect Kansas Pacific and Central Union Pacific branches from central Kansas to the western border, expanding in multiple directions.
The item alleges a major political crime in Nevada committed yesterday and credits Senator Stewart with possible reform over six years. It notes Senator John P. Jones refusing a two million dollar offer for his Rancho San Vicente at Santa Monica, having bought the ranch for 160,000 and sold lots worth 350,000.
The well known comic opera singer Alice Oates died Monday evening at her husband’s Philadelphia home after a lingering illness. In other news, James Frazer Gluck donated a valuable autograph collection to the Buffalo Library.
Miss Harriet F. Crocker daughter of Charles Crocker is engaged to be married to Charles B. Alexander of the law firm Alexander Green New York.
Randall plans to announce his revenue measure but the exact publicity date remains undisclosed. The move signals a forthcoming fiscal proposal with details withheld until a later public timetable is set.
The Northern California Citrus Fair in Chicago will continue during the present week, drawing local visitors and citrus enthusiasts to displays and market offerings. The event features vendors from California presenting fresh fruit, specialty products, and supporting activities for attendees.
Noted American ship builder John Kosch died at his New York home yesterday. The industry figure, acclaimed for wartime and civilian vessel designs, was 72 and leaves a widow and two children. His contributions shaped midcentury shipbuilding milestones.
Readable text reports a lobster slaughter on Prince Edward Island affecting export volumes. It mentions an enormity of lobsters but lacks clear dates or entities due to OCR damage. The fragment hints at tens of millions of lobsters and large export implications for PEI.
The Carson Appeal discusses long running family political battles in Washoe County between General Powning and Judge Boardman. It notes factions, primaries, and a split that left four Washoe Democrats in two houses. The piece urges reconciliation, unity with Reno and surrounding counties, and a renewed effort for Nevada’s overall good.
A New York report claims a large sum funded passage of the Pacific Railroad Funding bill with up to $2,000,000 traced to Congress members and 400,000 Union Pacific shares held by lawmakers. It notes one member allegedly received $250,000 and Charles Sherrill paid out over $600,000 shortly before his death, but calls the allegations baseless and unprovable.
The Henry Bill Publishing Company plans an octavo Blaine volume of 500 to 600 pages titled Speeches and Diplomatic Papers. It will include steel portraits of Blaine and Garfield, be edited by John L. Brevans, and expected to be issued about February. The note mentions Blaine’s past works and briefly references regional territorial commentary.
A recent census indicates New York has 4000 more licenses for liquor sales than for cod, OLN bakers, butchers of every grade, highlighting a shift in retail licenses across categories.
The article explains a change in federal law requiring taxation of railroad lands not yet patented. It notes past evasion by unpatented tracts and calls for assessors to list all surveyed railroad lands, including Northern Pacific holdings, to prevent further tax evasion in Nevada.
The Portland News laments tying statehood to voters’ political leanings. It critiques excluding citizens by views as an anomaly and notes the Times-Democrat’s stance on admitting territories by pairs. It cites population projections for Dakota, Washington, New Mexico, and Montana to argue party balance won’t shift Senate control.
The Virginia Chronicle notes that since California and Virginia merged under one title, two dividends totaling 1.18 and 0.50 per share have been paid, amounting to 108,000 dollars. Before consolidation California paid 34 dividends totaling 31,320,000 dollars, and Can. Virginia 54 dividends totaling 43,930,000 dollars. Total disbursements reach 74,422,800 dollars since the mines began, with assessments totaling 2,615,200 dollars leaving 71,807,600 dollars in net profits for shareholders in under fifteen years, a record likened to bullion production by any property.
The Virginia Chronicle comments that Stewart legislators seek to punish Republican dissenters by opposing the removal of Bell, brother-in-law of Powning, from the State Prison wardenship. The piece praises Bell as an excellent officer and urges public protest against his removal amid intra party power plays.
Charles Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press, a Blaine ally, declares that Maine statesmen will be offered the Republican nomination if he desires it. This view seems shared by many Republicans and several Democrats tired of Cleveland's administration.
Stock notes that over 250000 dollars has been paid into the railroad company by local stockmen, but managers are not satisfied and demand the full pound of flesh, signaling continued pressure and potential actions.
The Philadelphia Press editor calls for Blene as the Republican nominee for the 1888 race, a bold nationwide reaction spanning Maine to California and from the Lakes to the gull-fige Bee.
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