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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1891
Page
5
Readers note likely rival claim that Mills would be sidelined in a political power struggle. The article also mentions a new treaty with Spain and preparations to expand Indian school service, outlining shifting priorities and national policy debates.
The piece discusses Democratic members hoping Texas Governor Hogg calls a special session to fill the Reagan vacancy. It notes Roger Q Mills as a top but contested candidate for the Senate or House Speakership, with Mills possibly joining the Senate on March 4 if chosen and Governor Hogg backing a popular appointee. A heated 1892-93 battle for the six year term is anticipated.
The reciprocity arrangement with Spain will be clarified soon after the President's Western trip. John W. Foster, who led negotiations, is expected to visit on Thursday and review the details with Secretary Blaine to prepare the proclamation enacting the new terms.
Commissioner Morgan travels to New York to open bids for supplies and review samples for the Indian service for the next fiscal year. Preparations for enlarging the Indian school service proceed, with local architects employed for improvements and plans for new boarding schools ready to solicit bids by July 1. The Indian Office handles architectural work locally as the Treasury Supervising Architect is tied to post offices, customs houses, and the World’s Fair plans.
The March import data show tariff impact as duty restrictions lowered imports and drained domestic stocks until April when in bond refining softened the effect. February totals reached 6.99 million dollars, while March across New York Boston Philadelphia and San Francisco amounted to 13.50 million dollars with beet root sugar showing a drop yet German and Hawaiian sugar expectations remain strong for 1891.
At the Legislature's last session John A Morris and associates sought a twenty five year renewal of the Louisiana Lottery charter offering over a million dollars annually to the state. A bill with constitutional amendments passed two thirds but Governor Nichols vetoed it. The district court ruled for the lottery company compelling promulgation of the amendment for a public vote.
Grace church in Norway Connecticut was completed and dedicated by Bishop Williams with ceremonies led by the bishop and assisted by Rev. Samuel H. Watkins. Watkins's father, Rev. Wilbur F. Watkins of Philadelphia, attended the event.
Commodore Folger has nearly completed preliminary talks with the Duponts to build and operate a gun cotton plant at Newport Rhode Island. The facility will be constructed and run by the firm and will supply the Government under contract.
Thousands gathered in Riverside Park for the groundbreaking of a monument to General Grant. The ceremony featured a child parade, military salutes, a Marine Band overture, prayers, and remarks by General Horace Porter, with plans for a 100 foot square monument and a sarcophagus reception area funded by about $150,000 in hand.
In Norfolk Superior Court Judge Bishop opens the trial of Joseph F. Welch of Quincy for manslaughter in the death of Mary E. Fenley from a railroad accident on August 19, 1890 near Dimmock Street bridge, with District Attorney Pratt urging gross neglect and defense contending Welch followed railroad rules. A motion to quash the indictment is heard, and witnesses include Judge Isaac W. Edwards of Kentucky.
Paris reports from Chile via Buenos Ayres say five torpedoes hit insurgent war vessels at Caldera sinking the monitor Huascar and the Blanco Encalada. Balmaceda’s Balmaceda's fleet returns to Valparaiso unscathed while Florence defects to the insurgents. Balmaceda fears being poisoned and refuses food not prepared by his mother.
Danbury Conn April 27 Republicans win the city ticket with one councilman defeat in the fourth ward by about 700 votes. Charles S Preck is elected mayor defeating William H Foley. Democrats previously won by 400. Foley’s nomination split party support.
A man about 30, well dressed in a diagonal suit, was struck by a train on the Boston & Maine bridge over the Saugus River at about 4:30 PM and drowned. Police searched long and recovered the body and a $5 Connecticut bill, but no identification was found.
The Hard Method Finishing Machine Company of Lynn has sold its patent and plant for finishing button holes to the Reece Buttonhole Machine Company for $60,000. Inventors Eugene M. Phalps and Robert W. Thompson, both Lynn mechanics, created the invention, and all opposition interests are now owned by the Reece Company.
The Massachusetts House debated changes to the foreign corporations bill with vote reversals and reconsideration motions. A series of entries detail yeas and nays, journal corrections, and related proceedings. The assessment endowment companies reported 54 members, 159,570 total memberships in 1890, $1,286,755 expense fund receipts, and $900,185 in the benefit fund. The Senate discussed poll taxes, poll hours, gas and electric plant petitions, and class finances including a large class day fund and upcoming allocations.
The 1890 class report reveals birthplace and current residence trends, with many alumni settling in native states. Occupations show 61 in business, 68 in law, 386 in medicine, 11 in ministry, and 26 undecided. Religion figures list Unitarians, Episcopalians, Congregationalists, and many undecided or uncontacted members.
We note that well written illustrated catalogues greatly influence public opinion. Mr. F. P. Shumway Jr of 91 Equitable Building has a knack for presenting strong points so readers are first pleased and then convinced of merit.Consult Shumway before issuing new trade catalogues or circulars.
A second body was recovered from the harbor near Lockwood's wharf in East Boston. Police found a set of keys with a note reading A. Haskell Rockland Mass. The body was photographed and buried later that afternoon.
A visitor in the city seeks to buy Nathaniel Hawthorne birthplace on Union Street for 15000 dollars to relocate it to Chicago for the World's Fair. The owner’s asking price is viewed as exorbitant and the deal is uncertain.
Marriages and obituaries list in city including Jordon Blair marriage to Isabella C Biate by Rev Rufus B. Toby. Also noted are deaths of Baird Batchelder Choate Clark Gardner Gerry Glover Gregory Griffin Delano Hutchins Johnson Lewis Mark Palmer Pettee Peirce Phipps Smith Stone Webber Wells West Weymouth Weymouth Goddard White with ages and locations. Funeral notices follow for several.
An advertisement warns readers that the cork smell cannot cure ailments and urges women to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It promotes slow but steady improvement for chronic weaknesses with a money back guarantee if results are unsatisfactory. Manufactured by the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY.
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