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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1891
Page
2
The community laments the death of a well known public spirited citizen Mr Barnum. The funeral will be plain and simple without pomp or ceremony, reflecting the wish that he be remembered as in life. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Phineas T Barnum born in Bethel Connecticut July fifth eighteen ten rose from innkeeper’s son to showman. He built a vast career through auctions theaters circuses and tours. key ventures included Tom Thumb Jenny Lind and the Hippodrome with enduring impact on American entertainment.
The will provides for completing a museum at Lufts College to honor Barnum’s intent and ensure no contest. The article notes his kindness and foresight, detailing gifts to Taft’s College, St. Lawrence University, and Akron College, and describes his second wife and children as survivors. It praises his benevolent use of wealth and support for his men in Bridgeport.
New Haven April 7. A move to bring the political muddle before the Supreme Court. Judge Deming claims to hold over after his term expired March 31. Defence lawyers in a minor case refuse to testify raising jurisdiction questions for Supreme Court review. Senate weighs adjourning tactics and investigates state expenditures. Governor Bulkeley may adjourn the Senate to November.
Weather indications from Washington forecast till 8 p.m. Wednesday call for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont fair with westerly winds and stationary temperatures except warmer in Vermont. Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut also fair with westerly winds and stationary temperatures, warmer in Western Massachusetts. In New York warmer and fair with westerly winds.
Post forecasts fair conditions across Northern New England with westerly winds and a slight warming trend. Southern New England should see clear to fair skies with light westerly winds and little temperature change, followed by a Thursday of fair weather and slightly higher temperatures. The forecast extends to Friday with continued fair weather.
General B F Butler of Massachusetts was paid 270000 by the United States Treasurer in settlement of all claims arising from the government's purchase of his property at the corner of New Jersey avenue and I street. The granite building will be used for congressional work.
Judge Barrett granted a ten day stay of proceedings in the New Haven railroad directors indictment. No action occurs in General Sessions while the venue change motion to the Coast of Oyer and Terminer is argued, a week from next Thursday.
Washington dispatch reports President Harrison vetoed Blaine's move to discuss a Canada reciprocity treaty. He doubts Senate ratification and questions gains from McKinley tariffs on Canadian live stock and dairy products. Blaine’s promise to notify Canadian envoys may be kept as a sop to reciprocity sentiment in Canada.
Sir Charles Tupper declares England would warmly sustain Canada in Macdonald's policy on reciprocity. He argues free trade with the United States would force Canada to sever ties with Great Britain, rejects annexationists, and says Canada must adopt American tariffs for true free trade. Canadian papers mock the effort and forecast political fallout.
In Haverhill Bradford Ward Hill the partly blown down hotel building was entirely destroyed by fire at noon, with losses around 15 000 dollars. Twelve men were working on the site when the blaze began, likely from a match dropped after lighting a pipe. The fire spread rapidly, consuming the structure in about twenty minutes. The Ward Hill school house nearby also sustained 300 dollars damage.
Senator Joseph R. Hawley told Hartford Board of Trade the coast defences are inadequate and urged modernization. He outlined new ships, steel guns, torpedoes, mortars, mines, and rams, noting Italy’s conflict risk and Halifax as a threat, estimating a $125 million, multi year investment with no heavy tax burden.
Washington April 7 An event marking the 100th anniversary of the U S patent system opens tomorrow with inventors joining in a three day program. Models will be shown in the patent office the Lincoln Music Hall hosts literary exercises President Harrison to preside and speak Secretary Noble and Patent Commissioner Mitchell to attend receptions. Public meetings are planned Thursday and Friday includes Mount Vernon excursion a military parade and a final public gathering.
Reports from Pennsylvania coke towns show both sides pressed as workers return to ovens and meetings prepare for a settlement. Reinforcements guard operations while losses mount from eight weeks of strike with 1.2 million in wages lost and coke shipments dramatically reduced.
Concord N HApril 7 In the House this afternoon a bill to stop fining weavers for imperfect work passed on roll call 132 to 52 A motion to indefinitely postpone the Mt Washington Railway charter amendment failed 97 to 119 less than two thirds voted so no action The statue to Matthew Thornton was approved The Senate Railroad Committee tonight concluded hearings on the Henniker North Weare railroad bill Speakers favored and opposed the bill reported by the House Railroad Committee will have two reports to the Senate tomorrow one in favor from a majority of the committee and another in favor of the House bill The adjournment sine die is set for Friday.
Faux River April 7 The late Mrs Mary B Young made public bequests including 20000 to the First Congregational Church Society of Fall River for pastor salary, 500 each to the South Somerset and Brayton Methodist Episcopal Churches, 5000 income to Fall River Hospital and Children s Home, 1000 to Fowler fund, and 1000 to Labor College in Fremont County Iowa to create a scholarship. The estate is valued about 2250000.
The Hon. Russel Erret, a former congressman elected in 1876 and twice reappointed, died at his Mansfield home at age 74. He later served as pension agent in Pittsburg under President Arthur and was famed as a writer with deep knowledge of Indian nomenclature and languages.
Washington April 7 Ex Representative Lorenzo Crounz of Nebraska accepts the office of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury tendered by Secretary Foster and to be appointed by the President. He will fill the vacancy left by General Batcheller of New York.
Latest returns show a likely Democratic victory but the final tally remains unresolved. Polls closed citywide as vote counts trickle in from precincts across Chicago amid a tight contest that could hinge on late ballots and unofficial tallies.
In a dramatic Chicago mayoral scramble, Hempstead Washburne leads initially, aided by Irish-American and wealthy backers, with Carter Harrison and Elmer Washburn also strong. By 1 a.m. results show Cregier leading by six votes with 506 precincts reported.
Kansas cities reported large female voter participation on April 7 with thousands of women cast ballots though few ran as candidates. Registered counts reached 2748 in Leavenworth, 2740 in Topeka, 2300 in Wichita, and around 1800 in Atchison amid active Citizens' Alliance involvement and transportation provided by local candidates.
The Treasury reports a dangerous counterfeit two-dollar silver certificate. Fewer than twenty cases identified, but detection is hard due to near perfect similarity to genuine notes. The regular two-dollar series is suspended, a substitute with Secretary Windom’s portrait prepared, and old notes not reissued. A commission studies the paper and safeguards for government securities.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wellins of Hotel Angelo, 534 Columbus Avenue, misplaced a pocketbook containing 123 dollars while driving near Cottage Farm yesterday afternoon. She retraced her route but could not locate the lost item.
Joseph Carpenter lies in City Hospital with a severe head injury after an apparent fall at the Old Comfort lodging house, 1091 Washington Street, last evening. Richard Greenwood, a clerk at the house, was arrested on suspicion of throwing Carpenter down stairs, while Henry Davis is held as a witness.
Last night at around 11 Charles Linden of Brockton was robbed on Cove Street by four men. They took $22 in money and a silver watch worth $18. Two attackers restrained him while two others cut his pockets. Linden cannot identify the assailants.
Special Officer Hogue of Austin and Stone's Museum last evening arrested William Stanton for larceny of a silver watch and chain valued at $34 from James Ferris of Worcester while he viewed the sights in the museum.
Lead City April 7. The bank cashier, the books, and all funds are missing from the Hill City bank. The bank stayed closed all day yesterday. The cashier left by train from Hermosa and boarded the eastbound train. President Garlock says the safe was empty when opened.
A Boston loan filing shows the American Straw Board Company mortgaging 1,250,000 on its Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio Virginia and Maryland plants to the International Trust Company of Boston. The transaction is dated April 7 at Quincy UL.
The New York Fire Insurance Company becomes the sixth local company to withdraw in months. Impairment of capital and poor business are cited as the reasons for stepping out.
Shipping news lists vessels arriving at Boston Philadelphia Belfast and Glasgow with dates from April 3 to April 7. Vessels include Martello London bound, Minnesota from London, Parisian from Liverpool, Ems from Bremen, Spree from New York to Bremen, State of Georgia from New York, Grimm Boston to Hamburg and Antwerp, and Milanese Boston.
Laura McHenry in the Ladies' Home Journal labels sick headache as the chief female foe and urges natural relief. The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt is proposed as an early morning aid to dissolve bile, ease constipation, and improve liver and kidney function, with cautions to seek genuine Eisner Mendelson Co. product bottled in New York for authenticity.
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