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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1888
Page
4
Entered as second class matter. All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The paper notes that the Financial and Commercial Departments can be found on the sixth and seventh pages, while the Ship News is on the third page. The statement guides readers to the correct sections and pages.
A Worcester county town meeting in Spencer showcased rare public spirit with offers of fourteen acres for a new park, a replacement high school, and a library building. The acts surprised the town meeting and will stand out in the town clerk’s records.
The latest CB&Q strike proposal shows strikers accusing managers of harming the public while demanding arbitration. The piece questions the strikers logic and urges arbitration only if both sides can approach it in good faith, noting the distorted road views in the engineers’ public notice.
The Warre family faces no income and funds for current expenses as an estate inventory shows only the Washington house and a small life insurance. His salary appears spent while he practiced beyond retirement age, yet his continued bench service saved the government two and a half years of chief justice pay. Congress might consider special provision outside legal payments, and a memorial fund from the United States bar is suggested as a fitting gesture.
The board of aldermen debated an order allowing the West End Railway Company to use the cable system on tracks it already has but required street disturbance permits for each instance. The measure may be lax or guarded and is unlikely to lay wires throughout the city, with feasible use mainly on suburban lines rather than inner city routes.
M Froquer reaches a breakthrough in forming a French ministry with fresh faces alongside remnants of the old guard. The appointment of M. pe Freycinet to a subordinate post is noted as an anti climax yet his readiness to serve earns high credit and signals a notable war office influence.
The text notes M. Fiogurr leans toward conservatism in foreign affairs while M. Gosset as foreign minister aligns with moderates and may follow M. Freycinet. It suggests Radicals and Monarchists could undermine the ministry, implying a possible dissolution of the Chamber within a few months despite a chance for a longer tenure.
The editorial warns against further debt expansion by exempted loans or debt-limit changes after rapid growth from 1882 to 1888. It opposes a parkway plan funding Muddy River and Jamaica Pond areas, urging park schemes wait and debt limits hold to shield taxpayers and city credit. It also critiques Henry Cabot Lodge and Loper for tariff positions and political shifts.
Henry Casar Lopar spoke at Sanders Theatre before the Harvard Finance Club critiquing copper kings tied to French spoliators and the sugar trust, condemning protective acts and critics of James Russell Lowell as part of a railing against domestic competition.
The Tribune critic revisits his jibe at La Tosca after a morning remark that the Broadway theatre production by Miss Fanny Davenport is a loathsome and discreditable drama. He notes its popularity with crowds driven by curiosity and questions why he didn’t voice his full condemnation earlier.
The Journal calls the President Benedict Cleveland in a facetious display. A cited Much Ado About Nothing passage reveals the allusion and editors are urged to brush up on Shakespeare for future comparisons.
A letter from the Rev. Leighton Parks from the Hotel Washington in Florence notes he is much improved, walks daily, and is on track for full recovery. He plans short Florence excursions and expects to resume travels soon, with a return to America in the fall as previously arranged.
Amid scarce Chilean fish, authorities ship a cargo of live salmon and carp from Paris. The fish are chilled and starved to minimize activity, water aerated but not refreshed, and despite a voyage lasting over a month, mortality remains comparatively small.
A review covers Bonaventure and its three intertwined stories, praising the Acadian life, nature, and moral aims while noting the hero's development and occasional tonal mismatches. It highlights Achille and the pastoral setting, critiques overextended character analysis, and comments on Modjeska's Camille and Cymbeline performances.
The fifteen month-old production Held by the Enemy gains strength from Gillette’s revised third act. Parks Theatre staging impressed with realistic horse action and a warehouse explosion. Notable turns came from Minnie Dupree as Susan McCreery and Carrie Turner as Rachel.
Mme Modjeska and company presented Camille last night at Hollis Street Theatre. The performance portrays Camille as gentle and pure, with Modjeska offering a lighter, moving interpretation than Bernhardt, highlighting the character's social position and suffering.
A Boston Globe style portrait of William Crown Prince of Prussia and future German Emperor contrasts his imposing Prussian steel with a cold, self contained visage and a sweet carriage reception. The piece contrasts his hard lineage with Victoria Adelaide's liberal sympathy for Gladstone and her distance from his anti English stance.
The Henry Sandham collection features eighteen oil paintings and thirty-nine watercolors in an extensive exhibition praised for the eight portraits. Notable works include a large Rev. Dr. J. T. Duryea portrait, the artist's son and daughter portraits, and a strong pastel study of an old gentleman. Oils depict New England and Canadian scenes including Restigouche rapids, with watercolors highlighting salmon fishing scenes and vivid, truthful color.
George H. Wilson, critic for the Traveller, announces the fifth volume of the Musical Year Book of the United States will be published in May. The Boston record will omit piano forte and vocal recital details, with those features noted. The book will be alphabetically arranged by cities including Canada, with sections for orchestral, choral, and chamber music. An index by composer names will be included, plus world and US first-performance tables and a review of the year. Price is $1 and copies available by subscription only.
The Polymnia Club offers a second Fauntleroy Hall concert this evening. The New England Conservatory stages a quarterly concert at Music Hall Wednesday afternoon and an organ and choral concert at Tremont Temple Tuesday afternoon April 10. Kneisel quartet closes at Chickering Hall Friday evening with Bach violin Ciaconne in D minor, plus the Mendelssohn octet op. 20 and Beethoven quartet op. 50 on the program.
A Boston correspondent muses on courage and honesty after a storm, recalling a mother seeking milk for her infant and a young man who paid $2 for a pint to save the child. He also notes civic piety, the oddities of a fishing window display, wall repairs at the Revere House, and a curious turtle-dove捕 bird-chase on Tremont Street with bemused onlookers.
A collage of short items ranges from stock brokers and merchants to satirical notes on the Burlington strike and ex-Sultan of Zanzibar. It mentions oysters as money in Maryland, a New York paper leading with a Bible verse, Queen Victoria learning Hindoo, and Volapuk as a proposed common language. Light quips touch on journalism, writing, spring medicine, and a seaside telescope trend. A parish youth’s church prayer ends with a cartoonish exclamation.
Literacy review highlights new works and forthcoming titles from Harper brothers Ticknor Co. and The Magazine of American History. Covers Manual Education insights by C. H. Ham, R. Heber Newton pieces, Bigelow’s France and the Navy of the Confederate States, and April copyright novels The Led-horse Claim and Len Gansell. Also notes Pilgrim Republic, Olivia Delaplaine, Euchre laws, and new Washington portraits in Robertson miniatures and Malbone depictions.
W H and J D Gray of Maryland patent a silent long running clock. Chief Justice Waite joined Yale’s corporate body with a June term. Chauncey Depew suggested for a post. California Governor Waterman shadows incognito visiting state facilities. Richard L Wootton, ally of Kit Carson, has eye surgery restoring sight at 72 after years of blindness. In 1852 he drove 14,000 sheep 1600 miles to California, earning over 40 thousand dollars in 107 days.
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