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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1890
Page
4
The notice lists department locations in the Boston Post: Financial on page six, Commercial on pages six and seven, and Ship News on page three. It notes second class matter status and a 1.00 fee.
The column reflects on the City of Paris disaster as a warning against relying solely on steam power and notes Admiral Elliot’s advice on canvas sails. It covers Stanley’s nonvisit to Paris angering savants, Farmer Alliance jibes at the tariff bill, criticism of Major McKinley’s proposal, and eye on Castle Garden immigration practices. It also discusses opposition to international copyright and the potential fate of the copyright bill before Congress.
The piece notes ongoing efforts around international copyright and revived royalities schemes and a book trust aimed at raising pirate reprints prices. It urges lawmakers to bring the copyright bill to a vote soon, arguing timely legislation could yield positive results.
A Massachusetts call to action condemns the inflationary silver bill and urges conservative finance supporters to rally against lawmakers who favor runaway currency expansion. It warns of the demise of the gold standard and urges all state representatives to unite to defend sound money.
The tariff debate exposes lack of principle in the Republican bill as hides return to free list while sugar is shuffled between duty and bounty. Carlisle argues taxes should fund public needs, not raise production costs, urging lower burdens for lasting benefit to American industries.
The debate centers on Republican tariff policy and its claimed goal to protect home industries by taxing imports. Carlisle rebuts McKinley’s bill, arguing duties raise clothing costs for farmers and protect few but burden consumers, while revenue forecasts appear doubtful and sugar’s status on the free list could shift overall customs income.
The court of inquiry in the McCalla case foresees likely court-martial over maltreatment and conduct unbecoming an officer. It condemns the alleged brutality aboard the Enterprise and notes discipline needed, while defending naval officers against blanket accusations of tyranny. Public opinion favors restraint and cautions against sensationalism from the press.
The excerpt covers naval discipline as humane yet firm, a Lockport pastor facing poverty amid withheld salary over revival meetings, and reflections on Henry Spencer's views on cause and effect. It notes spruce lumber shortages in New England from a harsh winter, Maine ice storage, Japan dropping the swallow-tail coat, and farmers opposing cottonseed oil taxes for lard protection.
Students of Ambert College gave President Seelye an enthusiastic reception last evening on his return from abroad. Miss Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis, is to marry Alfred Wilkinson of Syracuse, a grandson of abolitionist Samuel J. May. Herbert Ward will wed Sartta Sanford in New York next Monday and sail for Europe Wednesday to live in the Duke of Leicester’s house, leased by H. Sanford.
Editorial states the Australian ballot works well wherever used and urges New Hampshire to join the reform. It notes Republican indifference or opposition may delay action but the voter reforms will eventually prevail in the state.
A collection of editorial snippets critiques democracy and party strategy. The Providence Journal notes a memorial relief to Thomas Jefferson’s opinion on democratic forms. The New York Evening Post denounces Massachusetts women voting grounds as partisan. The Philadelphia cord cites Ohio GOP losses blamed on youth waning support.
Steamship Bavarian of the Leyland line, under Captain Fitt and piloted by W. H. Harrington, ran aground in Hull’s narrows at 5 pm yesterday. The vessel was freed with help from the Boston Towboat Company within two hours and docked at Pier No. 5 Hoosac Tunnel dock. Captain Fitt believes the hull suffered no damage, though divers will inspect for possible injuries in the morning.
A Boston observer lauds phonograph use at the American Folk-Lore Society meeting to capture Passamaquoddy songs and tales, praises Dr. J Walter Fewkes, cautions about streetcar safety after a newsboy accident, and notes amateur artists expanding in Paris and New York venues while pondering immigrant fashion shifts and the rise of potential future magnates in Boston.
At a Boston Board of Aldermen meeting Alder man Flood disclosed how paving special appropriations were diverted to the general fund to pay laborers kept at work. He cited multiple street balances spent without council transfers, alleging political use during the fall election and calling for a businesslike, permanent paying department.
A special Board of Aldermen meeting debated moving unexpended street funds to the general paying department to cover a deficiency that led to the suspension of 500 laborers last Saturday. The finance committee listed transfers including Cottage Street East Boston and Commonwealth Avenue, with tensions over responsibility and communication among street and paying officials. The board approved the orders unanimously.
A letter to the Post from East Walpole rebutts Charles A. Prince of the New York and New England Railroad, denying claims that Mr. Choate sought to block or profit from traffic. The writer cites prior refusals, renewed applications through 1888 to 1890, and a proposed spur from Norwood with freight for mills, asserting Choate defended Old Colony's rights and denying misrepresentation.
Salem April 16 The Salem Oratorio Society with soprano Jennie P Walker contralto Gertrude Edmands tenor G Tl Want and other soloists and George W Sumner organist and Carl Zerrahn conductor performed Costa s Eh before a full Tabernacle Church audience The solos were finely rendered and the chorus showed careful training An annual meeting of the Young Men s Christian Association was held this evening with the same officers as last year
Beethoven's Fidelio presented before a large, musically representative audience. Cast included Rocco Be, Leonore Frau Lehmann, Floresta Kalisch, Marcellina Kali, First Prisoner Gors, Second Prisoner Pac. Soloists praised, especially Lehmann, though acting and facial expression criticized for some. Orchestra rough, chorus overbearing. production praised, overall performance not fully satisfactory. Tomorrow night Don Juan.
Music critic notes Pachmann’s Chopin recital pleased at times with entrancing passages and a superb pianissimo, yet found some sections disappointing like the Marche Funebre. He praises etude in thirds and Ballade op. 67, and cites upcoming Fantaisie Impromptu and Polonaise op. 53 in the final appearance. Gilmore’s Twenty-second Regiment Band and soloists planned for a grand concert at Music Hall with tickets on sale.
A collage of witty lines and antiquarian notes ranges from a watchmaker’s metaphor about winding affairs to long quotes on electricity, Turkish translations of Ibsen, and Barnum museum plans. It mentions mammoth ivory, Behring Sea, Rameses II artifacts, Professor Boyesen, and a life-sized statue of the Princess of Wales, with $10,000 projected cost and a Paris sculptor.
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