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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1889
Page
4
An inviting spring couch offers rest for invalids weary business people and tired housekeepers. Samples of couches and covering materials are available at our ware rooms. If you would have REST come and secure it.
Washington notes for twenty four hours forecast warmer conditions across Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with southerly winds. Vermont sees rain and warmer weather with southerly winds. Eastern New York is fair and warmer with stationary temperatures in the north and southerly winds.
Observer's Office reports in Boston at 8 A M and 8 P M weather data including barometer 30.10 inches, temperature 58 and 53 degrees, dew point 53 and 49, relative humidity 83 and 87 percent, wind direction and velocity noted as calm to light. Conditions partly cloudy and clouddy with mean daily barometer 30.11, max temp 66, mean temp 55.6, min temp 48, mean dew point 51, max wind velocity 14. Total precipitation not shown.
The note lists upcoming editions of Bourrienne’s Memoirs and Bright’s Life, new etchings of John Bright, Scribner’s magazine pieces, Tolstoi reminiscences, and other literary items. It covers political turmoil in Birmingham over Churchill and Chamberlain as well as Indiana’s eight hour labor law, its exemptions, legal questions, and potential broad impact.
Reports from Pennsylvania show a decisive defeat of constitutional prohibition with a vast majority. Democrats oppose it, Republicans vow to block it at the polls, and many legislators who previously voted yes say they will vote no. The piece also notes a suspicious circular attributed to WANAMAKER & BROWN linked to the Postmaster-General's Philadelphia clothing house.
The Yorktown’s trial trip was a great success though the added armament may affect sea handling. While Archer class boats in the British navy have been unsteady in practice, it does not prove Yorktown will share that fate. Naval architects note that vessels built on identical lines can still perform very differently in service.
The author argues that blaming Secretary Whitney for seeking designs in England is foolish. Other nations have built ships while the U S navy decayed, and it would be naive to expect foreign experience cannot teach us. Provincial views hinder naval renewal.
The essay defends the one year limit on reinstatement from removal in civil service. It warns against altering the rule which shields clerks from partisan removals, arguing changes could erode reform and reappoint those without merit. It cites railway mail service changes as example of potential abuse and urges preservation of legal safeguards.
A harsh critique of British subsidies for ocean mail and reserve cruisers, arguing the payments to Inman Line vessels like Etruria and City of New York are cost effective naval augmentation. It compares 1885 wartime ship hires with current arrangements, contending the policy stems from restrictive laws rather than true subsidy, and notes declining mail payments amid growing British tonnage.
An enterprising actress aims to win New Yorkers’ favor by hiring men to brighten and clean public statues defaced by amateur sketches and mud. The plan, tied to a forthcoming celebration, promises popularity for Miss Minnit Palmer.
Dr Henry J Bicktow argues in the Medical and Surgical Journal that physicians should not accept fees from patients in charity hospitals. Dr BigEcLow contends that if affluent patients wish to pay, funds should accrue to the institution's general fund. The editors believe most doctors will agree.
In Boston the St Botolph Club hosts Mrs Whitman’s gallery showing a broad range of her work. Portraits of Martin Brimmer and Master Peabody receive attention, Ellen Terry appears charming, and landscapes glow with tender color. A large Worcester altar painting shows strong color and composition but is hard to judge from its current display. The piece also reflects on marble games, urban history, and a digressive note on economic views of art.
A dramatic seizure occurred as an officer grabbed the man by the shoulder with a grip described as peculiarly police. The prisoner writhed, turned, and recognized his captor, his fear easing yet his anger flaring as he faced arrest.
In Macmillan's April issue George Saintsbury defends Leigh Hunt against vulgarity accusations, praising his imaginative whimsy and single passage insights while noting his lack of firm critical principles. The magazine also surveys other essays and reviews on German humanism, Kemal's career, Eastern inertia, and items on field names and classical youth.
A Chicago Tribune opinion notes that among editors the President sought to praise only the rejected Halstead maintains free speech rights. The critique frames Halstead as the sole editor left free to speak out while others are silenced or muted by political pressure.
A Philadelphia Times critique questions Porter’s fitness for census chief, citing unclear essays and lack of demonstrated executive skill. The piece argues the choice may mislead due to absence of proven competence in data presentation and leadership.
The Boston Congregationalist says the President is less careful and zealous for public service purity than hoped. It notes he may not fully embrace the spoils system yet is not strongly hostile to it. It urges future appointments to avoid criticism and warns that condemnation of the spoils system is needed to secure political power.
A New York Times Independent piece condemns Mr. Harrison for resisting civil service reform. It calls his conduct inconsistent with his professed beliefs and says supporters may lose confidence if he does not yield to reform pressures.
A Washington correspondent reports that Minister Denby’s Pekin mission is satisfactory and unlikely to change for some time. The President has been informed of delicate negotiations he is pursuing, progressing well, and no move will be made until they end. The piece questions a Cleveland appointee sustaining U S credit abroad.
Whitelaw Reid, the minister to France, will sail for his post on May 4. An inquiry last evening at Mr Curtis Guilds home, who has been ill for a few days, found his condition steadily improving.
Harriet W. Sewall 69 widow of Hon. Samuel E. Sewall was killed by a railroad train at Wellesley Hills while visiting a niece Miss Southwick. Born in Portland Maine to a Quaker family she married Charles List before becoming Judge Sewall’s wife. She served as treasurer of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and held roles in Melrose and Boston clubs. She wrote poems and remained active despite ill health.
A collage of light anecdotes and social snatches from Harper’s Bazaar and various papers. Jokes about Washington politics, Miss Peabody style wit, Sarah Bernhardt, and a cannibal rumor mix with nautical notes and a cannibal scare in Augusta Maine. Notable lines reference Porter, Vienna, Porter’s office, and a 160 foot bar in New York.
The Rev J Howard Smith attacks Dr Phillips Brooks in The Amendment while The Record questions his reading. John W Mason, new internal revenue commissioner, purges the bureau of Democrats, replacing them with West Virginia Republicans. The New York Witness cites state savings banks to contrast liquor influence, prompting calls for temperance. Intemperance in argument noted as temperance apostles err.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette rebukes Massachusetts Prohibitionists for their campaign methods. The paper says they have not acted as honest politicians up to this time.
The Voice notes replies from over 400 Massachusetts lawyers to a prohibition amendment probe, with about 400 in favor and twenty three against. It cites a dubious Washington disclaimer on League Island Navy Yard staff removals and mocks Patriotism claims. It also criticizes Western papers for overrating Iowa evasion schemes, citing a Mt Pleasant ruse where customers swear they saw neither the dealer nor know him.
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