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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1884
Page
4
The weekly Nevada Plate Journal edition dated Saturday May 3 1884 provides local notices and brief notes from the period. It includes community items and short items typical of a rural newspaper of the era.
Opinion notes align McKinley tariff stance with free trade and gold standard fears, arguing capitalists profit from bonds and foreign goods. Brief survey of antisemitic unrest in Hungary, Cuba Spain Mexico rumors, a science blurb on body warmth, Mormon sect formation, Alaska governance, Mexican unrest, a petrified Knoxville soldier, Oxford admitting women, a murder case, Sacramento egg-throwing, and tax receipts by four states.
A stated defense of Secretary Teller’s Indian policy praising reservation protections and education. It urges $200,000 additional Senate funding to educate Indian children, urging experimental use and noting Carlisle as a model. The piece contrasts illiteracy with white education and urges Congress to fund schooling to foster self-reliance and eventual citizenship.
The article surveys the illness and age of Emperor Wilhelm II, born 1797, noting his ascent to the Prussian throne in 1861 and as German Emperor in 1871. It recalls assassination attempts in 1878 and 1879, his marriage to Princess Augusta, and his heir Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm. It contrasts reign lengths with other rulers and mentions the Crown Princess Victoria Adelaide. It also notes a Pittsburgh convention incident where Frederick Douglass was defeated as chairman.
Massachusetts Senator Dawes presents a large petition urging amendments to Chinese Exclusion laws as may be approved by Pacific Coast leaders. He warns the debate hinges on the nature of proposed changes while noting rising anti immigration sentiment among working classes nationwide.
A Rome correspondent for the Troy Times recounts Nero’s Golden House as the grandest palace of all eras with vast wings linked by colonnaded porticos, gardens, lakes, and halls clad in marble ivory and alabaster. The emperor’s quarters reportedly dazzled with gold, mother of pearl ceilings, and silver bedsteads.
James G. Whitney, charged with killing Manuel Otero during a dispute over the Estancia grant, faced trial in Springer New Mexico. After a crowded courtroom and Mexican interest, the jury acquitted him in about thirty minutes. Whitney survived being shot fifteen times last summer and is currently in relatively good health in Albuquerque.
A mail robbery on the Northern Pacific line prevented letters sent from Victoria on March 21 and 24 to the East and Europe from arriving. The loss is expected to be substantial. Earlier in December similar Canadian and English mails for Victoria via the Northern Pacific were stolen.
A bomb with a six pound giant powder charge and ignited fuse was hurled onto the porch of the Crawford House in Colorado Springs just before midnight. It shattered doors and windows in the hotel and nearby houses. Authorities believe saloon keepers aimed at the hotel proprietor known for opposing liquor traffic in town.
Benjamin Wallace a wealthy New York soap manufacturer has been missing since Tuesday morning after leaving his office to visit his lawyer McAdams with a stranger. He reportedly carried a large sum of money and valuable jewelry. Wallace is said to be worth nearly 7 million dollars.
A Salt Lake tale about a physician with a moving skeleton closet mocks William H. Tilden’s White House bid. The ghostly prop frightens visitors at the Tilden home, and a boy’s oranges scene satirizes candidate credibility. The piece concludes that clothes cannot substitute for muscle, nerve, and brains.
Jennie and Mary Graff two sisters aged 19 and 16 live alone in Rossville New York. On Sunday night Thomas Wilson a neighborhood worker forced entry and attacked Jennie. The elder sister fought back delivering blows and scrapes while the younger screamed. Wilson fled but was later found in a neighbor’s cellar bleeding and unable to speak after severe injury. He was identified by Jennie Graff and sent to county jail.
The Arkansaw Traveler presents a sample of Andrew Jackson letter writing praising divine mercy and church joining while denouncing opponents. He mocks John Quincy Adams as a sad scoundrel and condemns the o d Whigs. The tone blends piety with political rancor.
A humorous exchange where a child asks Pa the difference between sitting up and sitting down. Pa struggles to clarify the distinction and deflects with a request to ask the mother. The dialogue toys with the logical puzzle of sitting actions and childlike curiosity.
The Republican Territorial Convention met in Salt Lake City and adopted strong resolutions for church and state separation, support for a protective tariff, and the suppression of polygamy. Governor Murray and Gen. H. Kimball were chosen as delegates to the Chicago Convention with C. C. Goodwin and J. H. Gallagher as alternates, instructing delegates to back Arthur as first choice.
O E Trojan a discharged Salt Lake Tribune compositor fired a shot at the office foreman at 11 o clock Tuesday night missing his target. He entered the office and brandished his pistol before being arrested and held to await Grand Jury action. Threats followed his discharge.
Charles Williamson shot twice in the chest by James Goodwin who fired back wounding Goodwin in the arm. Goodwin fled, returned with a pistol, then Williamson shot him again as authorities prepared to arraign both men in Elko after a day of tense confrontation.
Emily Faithful who visited Utah says Mormon women feign happiness and cannot be trusted in their feelings observing Salt Lake City. She claims polygamous wives are content, live in ignorance, and are kept like cattle, yet believe they have progressed from their past.
The Paris meeting of the English association committee decided the next conference will be in Berne during the second week of August, starting Monday the 4th. Five days of sessions will cover International Arbitration, Neutralization of Oceanic Canals, International Tribunal, and International Disarmament with mornings for committees and afternoons for public discussions. Eminent public figures across Europe and America are being invited to submit papers and participate.
A historical piece notes Spain's unrest and conspirator rumors amid 16 million people and 2.6 billion debt, linking monarchy taxation to uprisings. It also marks the Dutch Gap canal near Richmond, five miles below and widening the river passage to City Point from six to fifteen feet depth at low tide.
Five thousand people gathered at Cooper Union Hall New York to hear Henry George. He praised the labor movement the Land League and urged unity among workers. He predicted the labor question would be settled soon and urged citizens to educate and vote for a stronger republic. A vote of thanks closed the meeting with a request for a future address.
A staged arson attempt endangered about 200 people during the Odd Fellows anniversary in the Exchange building New York City. Matches burned kerosene saturated hallway blocked the sole street exit. Quick discovery prevented disaster as the room occupants remained unaware of the danger.
Democratic newspaper arguments on the presidential question cohere around Tammany Hall and John Kelly. They claim victory hinges on New York, require Kelly’s consent, and cast New York as pivotal to win, presenting Kelly as the American Warwick if Democrats prevail.
The bill introduced in the House of Commons by Gladstone would increase the electorate by about 2,000,000 in England 300,000 in Ireland and 400,000 in Scotland 200,000 in total. It enfranchises laborers gardeners game-keepers watchmen and similar workers living on employers properties. Some English Liberals oppose the bill arguing it would strengthen Ireland and Scotland at England’s expense in effect a move toward greater equality among the three countries.
General Conway of Brooklyn reported selling 378000 acres of grazing land near Las Vegas to Frederick G Fuller of London and partners who plan cattle operations for the American market. The tract stems from an old Mexican grant confirmed after the Territory’s cession. Fuller seeks 460000 more acres across the Rio Grande.
A man left his horse tied on Fifth street near J while he and his wife transacted business. Returning, he found bees occupying the rear of his buggy. Engineer Sullivan improvised a hive from a dry goods box, placing sweets inside to attract the swarm, which remained active into the afternoon.
The House Rub-Committee on Post Offices and Postroads proposes a maximum price of twenty five cents for twenty words nationwide. The draft contract system would last seven years with no provision for a Government line if no contract is made. The full Committee discusses the measure with final action expected.
The Nevadas Cal Transcript records a 12 year term for McManus with the prisoner laughing upon pronouncement. If credits accrue he faces seven years eight months served. McManus, well known in Reno, lodged there briefly last winter before heading to Trackee to murder a hotel keeper.
Advices from Egypt dated April 20 report Hussein Pasha has proclaimed the evacuation of the town of Berber. Inhabitants have fled the area and the troops have scattered and joined the rebels.
Mrs Frank Leslie discusses an upcoming marriage to Marquis De Lenville and continuing her business while dividing attention between work and husband planning a California trip This varied business outlook appears alongside a Union Pacific strike of 5000 plus workers in Omaha with pay cuts of ten to fifteen percent extending to Colorado and no violence anticipated A third murder trial of Fredrick Welcome in Salt Lake City stirs fear of mob action and potential chaos if acquittal occurs Chinese defeat in Bacninh is mocked in native papers citing faint valor while vast Dead Letter Office mail reveals checks totaling about 91030000 sent to wrong addresses
A Ha vane arsenal blast is deemed possibly accidental yet linked to the Calis revolutionary movement, casting a suspicious air over the incident. Journalistic Amenities notes a comical exchange about rumors affecting American humorists wives health.
In Sante Crus California and Marysville a notice records the birth and death of infant son of Lillie M Dodge and Reno with dates April 20 and May 1 1904. The brief item names Wm Cain as a related person.
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