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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1888
Page
4
Publisher and address details for the Boston Post Publishing Co. including subscription terms and payment instructions. Unclear OCR text mentions weekly issues dated Fridays and payments to 140 Nassau Street with checks and money orders.
In Doston Post April 18 1888 Mr T Jefferson CooLip r declines tariff reform talks and Mr Emerson W Jupp secretary replies arguing reformers grow too numerous for private petitions to Congress. Public discussion is deemed necessary as tariff advocates avoid open debate.
The Globe accuses the Gloucester fishing fleet of fabricating claims about alien contract labor. An owner submits a fishing agreement showing aliens shipped under contract or implied terms, arguing the Post’s statements are false. The statute bans aiding alien immigration under contract, and the dispute hinges on wage or share of profits. law treats them the same. The public won’t believe the fleet’s denials until inaccuracies are shown.
The piece notes rising radical pressure on Prime Minister Gladstone and signs of a possible break with his government. It cites Lord Salisbury’s strong ministry, potential resignations, and a general shift toward coercive tactics and popular-sacrifice measures by the government while Gladstone pursues a cautious laissez faire stance.
The passage discusses intensified efforts along the line, threatening the old leader with attack or resignation. A Unionist shift back to the Liberal fold strengthens the case for a renewed challenge, while reports of a possible demonstration under Premier Gladstone’s influence are credible.
At a Boston gathering on Monday evening the association attributed the deficit in mail service between Boston and New York to Congress. The discussion cited a letter from Mr Pearson stating postmasters can only express opinions and make recommendations to higher authorities.
Recommendations favor improved fast mail facilities for merchants in two cities. Congress must grant sufficient appropriations this year. net post office receipts justify the demand. Withholding funds would be wholly inexcusable.
An editorial lauds the Democratic House leadership for adept parliamentary moves that deflect hostile amendments and avoid blunders. It notes shelved direct tax refunds and the river and harbor bill while maneuvering to shield the Treasury bond provision and temper Beck’s silver plan, signaling improved party discipline ahead of tariff reform debates.
Senator Morrill attacked the President's wool free list proposal, warning it would ruin wool growers by undercutting prices. He argued Texas wool, even with vast acreage, would collapse from ten cent duties to four or six cents per pound, threatening the Lone Star State's industry and recalling British tariff cries from 1824.
The passage argues against tariff fears by citing English history from 1819 to 1875 showing how lowering duties on foreign wool boosted imports and domestic production. It notes dramatic increases in native wool clips after reductions and concludes free wool benefited farmers and manufacturers, urging Senator Merritt to reassess ruin-promising prophecies.
The administration issues a circular inviting proposals to sell United States bonds not yet payable, asserting continuous authority exists to buy its own obligations. President Cleveland notes legal basis and aims to ease surplus revenue, with early action by Secretary Fairchild and a cautious outlook on the plan’s effectiveness.
Fragmentary note indicates disbursement lacks authority and may be granted on application. The readable text suggests a procedural or financial restriction, with approval possible upon request. The item preserves official tone and implies remedial action through formal application.
A collection of brief sketches and remarks on public figures and celebrities. Mark Twain’s slippers on trains, Otto Hegner’s charm, and Earl Wittich’s mountain lionle inspire curious notes. Henry Shaw’s philanthropy extends to Washington University athletics, while Nathan Dole’s Russian literature praise colors a portrait of a gentle scholar. Senator Ingalls’s large, idiosyncratic family adds local flavor, and a theater update hints at Bronson Howard’s new comedy. Queen Humbert’s aging gray hair and Anglophile taste contrast with Agnes Huntington contemplating an English company. Mrs. Cleveland’s Washington visit honors Huntington. the piece closes with an economic digression on tariff effects on wages across regions.
The third of Mr Lang's concerto concerts at Chickering Hall showcased Bronsart with H G Tucker and Miss Caroline Pond in Brassin's concerto. Mrs Norton sang Godard Lassen and Mackenzie pieces, and Alfred Hollins concluded with Beethoven's Emperor concerto as Richard Heard reports.
The Boston Post lists over twenty Gloucester bound vessels and Nova Scotia crews, prompting fierce anger among New England fishermen. It argues the fisheries treaty would strip native fishermen of work while alleging many captains are Nova Scotian residents not U S citizens.
The National Builder presents a statistical table of wages in building trades to inform labor and tariff debates. Brick masons earn varyingly from $6 in Kansas City to $3.50 in Richmond, with carpenters at $3.60 in New York and $2 in Detroit, illustrating broad regional wage differences.
The Church of the Advent in Boston, a free church without pew holders, will elect a rector by a self perpetuating corporation of twelve to twenty men. The corporation handles contracts and finances, funded by weekly contributions, and seeks a strong leader to carry on its historic mission and growing Brimmer Street project.
Clara E. Clement Waters urges Boston to buy Professor Morse’s Japanese pottery collection to make the city’s museum supreme in the Japanese department. She cites expert praise, the collection’s historical breadth, and a proffered price around $80,000 with partial payments, noting Morse is willing to defer part of the sum and that a $10,000 local guarantee exists.
A reader asks Mr Taverner how to buy a safe, intelligent family horse. The writer praises choosing a horse with good intelligence, notes the dealer’s bias toward burden beasts, and warns against overly frisky animals. He suggests local vs Western stock, prefers acclimated horses, and urges lasting commitment over temporary ownership.
Edwin H Abbot of Milwaukee lectured at Harvard on how modern invention broadens law practice beyond litigation. Railroads, telegraphs and telephones create new legal fields with corporate work and specialized knowledge. A broad university foundation aids legal study as relations grow complex.
Cambridge Aldermen vote to spend 1000 for Memorial Day expenses divided among Posts 80 56 67 and 186. Abate hospital sewer levy 556 26. Waltham land damages suit connected to Fresh Pond water main referred to city solicitor. George P. Knowlton named special policeman without pay. OConnor damages case referred to claims. Accounts committee to probe potential section 12 Public Statutes conflict in municipal contracts.
Dartmouth College News from Hanover reports the annual prize speaking and reading event held in the college church under ex governors Smyth and Prescott. Winners include M. B. Carr, W. E. Kelleher, J. W. Smith, J. G. Sargent, and J. F. Preston with prizes ranging from 10 to 20 dollars. The lecture association schedules tariff addresses by Frank Hurd and J. H. Walker and announces new editors J. F. Ellis and J. H. Mason.
Republican caucuses last night in Somerville wards selected state and congressional delegates. Ward 1 chaired by C. E. Rowell with delegates Burns Cutler Nicker son Viall and others. Ward 2 led by A. E. Winship with Bruce Derby Maynard. Ward 3 under N. W. Bingham with Bowman Glines Darling. Ward 4 headed by E. H. Capen with Capen Ment zr Russell.
At a monthly meeting held yesterday afternoon in Park Street, the group drafted a resolution urging Congressman Collina to add the word periodicals to the Chace copyright bill to protect journalists. The association received a Shakespeare set for its library from Joseph A Wade and Helen Hunt portrait from Mrs K F Pratt. Miss K Conway read a paper on Obstacles of Women in Journalism, followed by member discussions.
A packed clippings page samples misfit aphorisms about Chicag and Horace Greeley monuments, a Nashville seminary student’s tariff quip, a joke about a deaf and dumb twin, and a Boston Post nod to the Congo beef cure. It also notes a brass statue find near Athens and Burman ruby mine royal perquisites.
At the Chicago Presbytery annual meeting a pre amble and resolution opposed a separate African Presbyterian church. It advocated keeping current boundaries unless both sides explicitly consent, with possible formation of a local colored presbytery only within existing synods. A substitute favored reunion with the Southern church on shared standards and equal rights in all courts. The first part passed, the closing portion laid on the table.
Mrs Martha J Jackson wife of J A Jackson of the firm Jackson Co died Monday at home 29 Concord square from pneumonia after a short illness She leaves husband two sons and two daughters Mrs Jackson known for charity Benjamin Herrick oldest citizen of New Vineyard Mo died aged about 89 A son of Howard Herrick first settlers of Strong He served in the Legislature once was selectman for over thirty years He was native of Lewiston He leaves six children.
Waltham Republicans met on April 17 and elected delegates to State and congressional conventions by ward. Delegates include N P Banks, H S Milton, H A Snow, and others across wards 1 through 7. A district courtroom meeting April 24 was announced to form a Republican club.
In St Joseph and St Louis two incidents left technicians labeled scabs badly injured. Engineer Hoffman, attacked on a street car, suffered serious injuries from three assailants with brass knuckles. In a separate assault a second scab was beaten with clubs and rocks, jaw broken, condition grave with possible death. No arrests reported.
Major Erastus W. Everson of Plymouth, linked to registry of deeds work and staying at Plymouth Rock House, disappeared after leaving town March 8. Last seen at Clark's Hotel in Boston March 11. friends fear he perished in the March 12 storm.
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