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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1891
Page
4
A jumbled column notes diverse topics from a rail blacklist and Easter processions to antique furniture, unusual artifacts, and a child editor in Washington. It mentions a Media Delaware county lawyer, Moravian trombonists, and Little Lord Fauntleroy’s Moon society paper venture.
Entered as second class matter and all money sent at sender's risk. Checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company. Washington Office Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street.
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must provide full name and address with each letter, as a guaranty of good faith, though those details are not for publication.
The notice requests anyone unable to buy The Post at newsstands in Boston and nearby cities or on street cars and trains to report the fact to the office. It urges prompt reporting of unavailable copies.
Tremont Theatre hosts The Red Hussar by the J C Duff Opera Company at 2 and 7:45. Hollis Street Theatre features The Senator with William H Crane at 2 and 7:45. Globe Theatre presents The Still Alarm at 2 and 7:45. Boston Theatre shows New Lamps for Old and The Open Gate at 2 and 7:45. Park Theatre presents Cleveland's Minstrels at 2 and 7:45. Grand Opera House runs East Lynne at 2 and Ours at 7:45. At The Howard, Tony Pastor's Company from 1 to 10:30 with The Colleen Bawn. Cyclorama of Jerusalem and Horticultural Show at Tremont Street. Mechanics Hall hosts New England Kennel Club Beach Show. Tremont Temple features a Roberts Harper lecture on Holland Belgium and the Rhine at 8. Chickering Hall offers Chopin recital by Vladimir de Pachmann at 2.
Boston Dost New Hampshire has finally adopted the Australian ballot. The law aims to curb improper influence at elections and grows in popularity. Massachusetts may follow by passing a bill to require publication of election expenses.
The Committee on Railroads reported a bill abolishing the car stove except where emergencies or Railway Commission permission apply. The piece warns of the risk of being parboiled by car stoves, a danger that haunts the railroad president, yet argues avoidance of such a fire is preferable to the burn the stove could cause.
In Baltimore last Tuesday a lively contest over delegate selection sparked arrests for fighting and alleged ballot stuffing. The clash pitted incumbents against rivals seeking their offices as the patriots battle for influence and gate money in the presidential nomination process.
In a House debate on the railroad bill Mr Parker argued that auction sales could let British capital seize railroad stock. The point is challenged as not the real danger. The real worry is British capital or gold influencing the supply of raw materials and cheap clothing.
The memo recalls Minister Fava as Italy's Rupini faces a recall move amid claims of political posturing. Italian papers in New York echo mixed reactions while noting the U S Italy treaty assures equal rights and privileges across borders.
The passage argues that security of persons and property for natives parallels the protection Sicilian assassins had in New Orleans. It claims that if the federal government would be powerless to help native born Americans in such cases, it cannot be expected to intervene for others.
The article argues that arsenic detection by chemistry is straightforward but disputes among chemists arise from care, method, or self interest. It notes buyers seek any arsenic presence and amount, not just safe levels, and urges conscientious analysts to determine both presence and quantity.
A Reform Club discussion led by Herbert Welsh and James B Thayer tackled Indian policy and labor rights. Welsh urged abolishing the spoils system for Indian affairs and adopting a merit-based bureau with strong laws and courts. Thayer warned that without such protections Indians remain wards, while personal liberties demand limits on working hour laws to preserve free use of time and tools.
Essay argues modern legislation limits adult free contract rights by restricting time in certain occupations. It compares defining a legal workday to setting interest rates and warns that laws making it an offense to employ people beyond a set hour per day infringe on personal autonomy. The piece examines how such restrictions impact different classes and contracts in trades.
A historical critique argues that insuring small children's lives mainly covers funeral costs and potential earnings losses, often exceeding families' means. Testimony from John Hancock officials cites typical maximums around 100 dollars, averages near 29, and low as 10. Observers say the practice resembles gambling and could tempt neglect among very poor families, with England’s coroners also condemning infant life insurance.
The grand jury in New York indicts the New Haven railroad directors for misdemeanor over continuing car stores and failing to enforce steam heating. The action follows a fatal Fourth Avenue tunnel accident and critiques reliance on interstate law to dodge New York safety mandates. A defense by Mr. Depew argues jurisdiction and belief in the system, but the court emphasizes railroad managers must meet safety laws.
The fifty mile plea underscores directors sole responsibility in the matter and aims to impress upon them a lasting lesson from the grand jury's action. The expectation is that this reminder will not soon be forgotten and will influence future decisions.
A slender magazine called Theatre claims that final and valid verdicts on a play come only when proclaimed in New York. The piece suggests this belief is comforting and self-satisfying, though it may not be universally true.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway Company directors have been indicted by the grand jury for misdemeanor in connection with the tunnel accident. It is suggested the grand jury does not believe the catastrophe was caused by a cat.
Early New York performances of the new play Thou Shalt Not drew cautious reactions. Critics noted provocative material and daring staging, with some praising bold direction while others condemned sensationalism and perceived moral risk.
The silk workers express a decisive stance, saying neither free trade nor protection benefits the working man. They note they have experimented with protection but found it unsatisfactory.
A terse note indicates that the Italian matter will be settled without fear and without any involvement of Fava. The report emphasizes a decisive resolution and avoids sensational detail or commentary.
A Boston writer laments American book printing compared with English standards, noting damp English ink and better paper. He recalls Carlyle editions, mocks shop window corn cure ads beside boots, and argues manners decline with gendered street behavior while praising George Dixon and a local black youth's strength and conduct.
North Adams Massachusetts April 1 The bay stallion Aristides on the 2 28 list owned by the estate of Hubbell Bullock was sold at public auction in Williamstown this afternoon to Mark Hubbell of New York for 4900 dollars.
A grandniece of the Duke of Wellington must earn a living selling flowers in a London arcade. Rider Haggard and wife with Rear Admiral J. C. Howell sailed from New York to Liverpool aboard the Ger manic. A Montreal statue project arrives from Paris by L. P. Hebert costing 10000 dollars. It honors Paul de Chomedey Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal in 1642, nine feet high on a granite pedestal in Place d Armes. Senator Ingalls keeps a ten cent piece as the last government salary dime.
Mr de Pachmann gives a farewell Chopin recital at Chickering Hall at 3 PM with a program including Fantasie op 49 Ballade op 23 and various works. Cecilia Society performs Bruch Odysseus and Chadwick The Pilgrims with Lang directing, plus Molé Chamber Music Club at Association Hall and United States Marine Band debut tomorrow in Music Hall. Demand for seats for the operatic festival matinee on Saturday April 4 is high due to an attractive program and renowned singers.
Ottawa April 1 Special to the Post Sir Charles Tupper sails for Washington amid shifting plans for the delegation to negotiate trade. Initially joined by Sir John Macdonald and Sir John Thompson then Foster, now Tupper travels alone to press Canadian interests with Sir Julian Pauncefote and seek informal talks with Blaine while Parliament nears.
The treasury debt statement shows a $440 125 rise in debt after cash in treasury. Bonded debt falls $1 988 800, led by 4 percent bonds dropping to 559 560 900 outstanding. Total debt 1 544 471 287. net cash 37 592 871. receipts March 29 418 830 versus 34 778 180 last year. Continued pension and direct tax payments push expenditures to 31 502 941 for March.
The Connecticut House adjourned on April 1 after a party dispute as Democrats fought adjournment and Walker stayed seated without voting. In the Senate, a bill to count so called specked Bridgeport ballots failed, leading to a plan for a joint convention and shifting offices to Democratic candidates. The Senate recessed and adjourned until next Tuesday.
The April North American presents social questions as central, led by Cardinal Gibbons's Wealth and its Obligations and Pauperism in the United States. It highlights personal charity, notes Peter Coover as a life example, and reviews essays on women in fiction, civilization and death, Salisbury Parliament, culinary humor, and vignettes of Anglophone literary figures.
At the annual meeting and first supper of the new Churchmen's Club of Providence, representatives from the New York and Boston clubs joined local clergy and lay leaders. Bishop Clark urged cooperation between clergy and laity, parish unity, and social ministry. speakers discussed labor capital relations and theology, philanthropy, and broader church outreach.
Yesterday featured anniversaries for the South Boston, Atlantic, and Savin Hill Yacht Clubs. The South Boston event drew 155 guests at the United States Hotel with speeches and songs after an informal dinner. The Atlantic Ball at Music Hall featured Commodore E W Dixon as grand marshal reviewing dancers. Savin Hill held a nautical party at Winthrop's Hall with guests in sailor attire, creating a colorful scene on the floor.
A Century Magazine April issue reviewed for Wordsworth De Quincey letters Glave Fremont Schwatka Russell Mason de Stael Conde Eggleston Smith Davis Lider and Stellman works. The essay notes include new letters by Wordsworth and notes on Mount St Elias expeditions and a Coles engraving.
Dr Albert Day warned at the Washingtonian Home chapel that the moderate drinking family is the primary source of intemperance. He urged total abstinence as the only safe course and supported a legislative move to abolish fines for drunkenness, hoping it becomes a fixed statute in the nineteenth century.
In Salem on April 1 two 14 year old boys clashed after fires were being put out. Joseph Leonard shot David O Connell with a revolver after O Connell struck him with a ball bat. O Connell was treated at a hospital for a shoulder wound. Leonard was arrested and claimed self defense. The injury to O Connell is not believed fatal.
Under Edward Roulstone of the Ordnance Department 300 barrels of gunpowder were moved from the Chelsea naval magazine to the Navy Yard aboard the schooner Bay State. Eight trucks with red flags escorted by fire department members ensured safety as the powder was loaded for saluting at Fort Wadsworth New York Harbor. Reported as the largest powder shipment from the magazine since the war.
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