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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1895
Page
1
The Seventeenth Session of the State Legislature convenes in Carson with calls to curb costs and modernize the constitution. Officials urge retrenchment in election printing and possible relocation of the State Prison to save money, while blaming the Silver party for future fiscal outcomes.
Debate centers on California legislative choice for U S Senator between George W Perkins and M H de Young of the Chronicle. Republicans split over caucus results, with Perkins favored by insiders while de Young runs as a free coinage supporter and railroad ally. Public fears of vote buying loom over the tense California scene as Perkins leads.
Joseph N Dolph seeks the U S Senate seat to replace himself as a goldbug candidate. The Oregonian backs him as pro gold trust interests while the Statesman accuses his policy of harming the nation’s finances and aligning with East and Europe. As Public Lands chair he opposed a land grant forfeiture bill, and critics say he represents elites over the masses.
The Nevada legislature should pass a joint resolution affirming Senator John P. Jones as a steadfast silver advocate who broke with the Republican party over the gold standard. He is praised as a trusted leader in the silver cause, opposed to bonds for gold interests, and supported by Nevada voters for free coinage. The body should publicly acknowledge that his departure from the GOP reflects constituent wishes and his judgment.
The Seventeenth Nevada Legislature began yesterday with Senator Gignoux of Lyon named President pro tem and Assemblyman Allen of Churchill chosen Speaker. Amid high unemployment many sought clerkships. Washoe County received no Senate seat and only one in the Assembly caucus, prompting hopes for prompt action and retrenchment. The Silver party is on trial with debate over free coinage and the goal of bimetallic standards discussed via a letter from Senator Hitt to the Atlanta Constitution.
In Judge Seaman's Chicago court an entire jury defied orders in a damage suit brought by Marie Cahill against the ChicagoMilwaukee and St Paul railroad. After a heated bench fight the judge directed a verdict for the defense, with Juror Julius Clayton refusing to comply. The case was dismissed on stipulation as a verdict per order, though the jury preferred $24,000 for Cahill.
San Francisco reports snow on the Sacramento Division two feet deep in places with three to four feet in the mountains. Delays hit trains, a landslide near Martinez, and crews struggled to keep tracks clear. A second meeting between railroad officials and locomotive engineers yielded no decision, with another session planned.
In Brooklyn on January 21 a mob of about 1,000 jeered the Sixty-ninth Battalion escorting Captain Louis Wendell’s battery up Broadway near Halsey street. Major Duffy ordered a bayonet charge after missiles and stones were hurled. several soldiers were wounded or trampled. Pickets increased, depots warned, and further lines remained closed. The Board of Arbitration and strikers’ committee planned discussions that afternoon. Major Cochran faced obstruction while disposing of the First Battalion, Thirteenth Regiment. Noel Appleton’s troops supplied provisions as soldiers faced shopkeepers’ refusals. A guard on an elevated train was beaten, and a mob attacked Summer avenue cars. Master Workman A. J. Cornell and family were ill with pneumonia. Also reported: in San Francisco, guardian Belle Ammen sues Captain E. B. Newth for $5,000 over alleged degraded services to Robert Ammen.
Three thousand militiamen are under arms to curb violence by striking street railway workers and supporters. Troops at trolley depots faced jeers as unions threaten a general strike. A Halsey Street clash left Corporal Cherry badly beaten. mobs attacked several cars while conductors and motormen were assaulted. a clash at East New York depot injured two strikers. Hardships and unrest ripple through city transit amid labor protests and police actions.
A mutilated man reports an escapee attacked Joe Gaskins in Fuayix on January 19. The assailant bit off Gaskins nose, spat at him, then struck him unconscious before fleeing. Citizens warn he will be lynched if captured.
Governor Pennoyer's final message to the Legislature centers on ratification with no policy recommendations. When asked about his future, he cited his aim to return to a saw mill and then the Senate, noting business hardship and idle mills until silver is restored as standard money.
The Mexican Colonization Company plans to move Black residents from Alabama and Mississippi to Durango Mexico. Agents offer free transport and shared-crop lands with landowners receiving half the proceeds. Over 300 families in one county have signed contracts, and two trains are set to depart Birmingham in a few days for the Montezumas region.
A Washington article claims a Wall Street banker urged the President to dismiss Secretary Carlisle. The National Watchman calls the tale a Teas fake to mislead readers, insisting Carlisle remains a willing tool of bankers.
A farmer thanks the editor of the Goldbug paper for reading his articles and asks for a careful look at the Reilly funding bill. The piece argues the bill would steal over seventy million dollars, promotes plutocracy, and urges reform toward Populism with scrutiny of British bondholders and millionaires like Huntington and Vanderbilt.
The Reno County Commissioners met for town business chaired by Hymers with Alt and Cobb. They approved arc lights at multiple street corners including South Side Virginia Street Second Sierra Ralston Lake Third Fourth West Fifth and Pothoff’s stable, and allowed bills totaling several hundred dollars for police sewer work and supplies and other county services.
The Second Judicial District met under Judge Cheney with several actions listed. Board of County Commissions vs Stephen Connor judgment entered per stipulation. William Thompson vs W B Chamberlain resolved. multiple trials set for January 23 and 25 including H W Bowman vs Sarah L McFarlin. Kirst National Bank vs Gus Frey. M E Ward vs Gus Frey. DeWitt vs Hancock. Jane Callighan vs W H Caughlin. State v Gafford indicted for jail breaking. J M Douglass vs W S Bailey demurrer withdrawn. George Lovelock Sr vs The White Cloud G M Co with transfer motion denied. venire issued for 25 more jury members returnable Jan 15.
The New York World asks how large a Fifty million dollars in gold would be. Reporters estimate blocks, cubes, and spheres, finding a 50 million dollar mass would fit a five and a half by five and a half by five and a half foot cube or a six and a half foot sphere, sparking caution about perceptions of wealth. Farmer asks Publishing Company stance on the Reilly Funding bill.
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