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The Model 1894 was intended to be a smokeless powder gun from day one, but Winchester had a problem making nickel steel barrels so it was not until 1895 that all guns were considered suitable for smokeless powder. All .25-35, .30-30 (.30 WCF) and .32 Special are OK for smokeless. A few early .32-40 and .38-55 should probably be fired with BP, but realistically there would probably be no problem with a few rounds of reasonable smokeless loads.
Of course, that is a general point; it does not mean an individual gun is safe to fire.
Jim
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