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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1887
Page
4
A formal notice states that items are entered as second class matter and that all money sent is at the sender's risk. It instructs that checks drafts and money orders be made payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Secretary Lamar's public report highlights 31 824 481 acres restored to the public domain since March 4 1885. He urges repeal of preemption laws and other entries under the homestead act to curb fraud. Indian allotments proceed on reservations while pension bureau efficiency and spending improve.
The chamber expresses a liberal stance on Canada relations with a focus on preserving commercial fishing privileges while advocating peaceful settlement. It supports arbitration if needed and endorses plans for enlarged trade deemed fair by both sides, signaling broader views from a leading U S commercial body.
Washington notes the Curring revival avoids money indemnity and centers on affirming the U S stance against extraterritorial Mexican laws. A settlement would require Mexico to amend statutes in a spirit of comity, echoing the 1842 McCroup precedent. Cor tina is deemed morally deserving of trouble but legally protected.
An 1888 Brussels international exhibition outline promotes competitions across human industry and highlights the press as a key instrument. Officials urge publishers and editors to support the aims of progress while stressing collaboration between writers, printers, and foremen in a noteworthy, if ornate, English description.
The circular notes the forthcoming exhibition will be notably complete and that our nation should strive for full representation among participating countries and displays.
Maine Congressman Reed argues in a Philadelphia Press interview that the country’s real need is to remove the war tariff and its burden on industry rather than merely reduce the surplus. He contends surplus will fall when tariff conditions are changed.
The article notes the French chambers chose M. Sapie Carnot as president amid fears of unrest. It highlights his lineage from Carnot, states his integrity and prudence, and outlines his scientific training and political career. It frames the selection as stabilizing after a tense succession process.
The new Congress opens with crushed majorities in both chambers. Senate equals with Democrats and Republicans, risking ties via potential party switches. House shows a fragile Democratic edge amid tariff and labor-favoring factions. Carlisle is unanimously named Speaker, signaling tariff reform aims. Senate contests threaten early deadlock as three Democratic senators face possible swearing-in disputes.
A Boston house releases Turoreau selections from his journal Winter under Henry James Buaxr as literary executor. Emerson and Mme Hoar critiques spark debate on Thoreau s independence humility and leadership and his relation to Emerson s school. Thoreau s originality distant from Emerson while Nature scenes offer calm pastoral mood in Winter and Thoreau s broader oeuvre.
The article argues that M. La Paris Carnot is poised to win the French presidency, noting his engineering expertise and public service. It praises Mme St. Carnot for her sociable grace and English fluency, predicting she will bolster the president's popularity. It concludes that his integrity and republican values promise a stable, confidence-inspiring administration.
The World defends its reporting of Mr James Lowe's remarks on international copyright at a New York reading. It argues morning papers skipped the speech due to focus on sensational "rough events" like weddings and fights. The piece questions the value of those sensational headlines versus Lowe's broader comments.
Charles Carroll of Maryland and his bride prepare to sail for Europe. Bancroft’s granddaughter, historian, linked to the couple. C Edwards Lester, aged author, now destitute. funds raised for his benefit. Indian hunter Peter White claims Pequot title to Terryville area and threatens defense with his gun. Evarts daughters married. Miss Mary Evarts remains at home, social life at the capital tires her. Archbishop Corrigan knighthoods Charles L Webster for publishing Life of the Holy Father. Cardinal Ledochowski confirms this honor.
A fragment discusses the Pope's biography and mentions Mr. Webster holding the rank of Chevalier in the Order. The brief item notes honors and titles without additional context or dates.
The Eroica, played last on the program, drew praise for its bold playing by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Critics lauded the performance as a heroic achievement, noting technical precision and deep musical understanding, while debating Spohr and Mendelssohn portions and anticipating Haydn and Freyschutz pieces next week.
After nightly shows at Daly's Theatre the small team from Mr. Daly's order department tidies the set. Eight to ten workers handle delicate furniture bric-a-brac and expensive pieces. One man in white gloves manages satin furniture while another organizes carpets and rugs with tagged cords.
After the curtain, Mr Daly leaves his room half office half study and walks slowly across a clean stage. He would confront the culprit if one existed, and if careless he would receive three weeks’ pay in advance to help him seek new work.
A Boston writer describes Salvation Army performers using a first floor balcony as a music gallery near Warrenton Street. Crowds fill the street as bands play and passersby listen, while he muses on city repairs, matches invention, and a humorous portrait of Cousin Fred.
Rufus Wheeler drowns after his dory capsizes near Dog Bar while George Wheeler clings to the hull and is rescued. Rufus leaves a widow and seven children. In New York, Mrs Grace Harrington, widow of Lt Harrington US Army, long missing, is reported found in Texas and to be brought home to her family.
A collection of curiosities and quick comments: Paris hints about Sadie Martinot and Sadie Carnot, Harvard undergraduates urged to cut out, winter snow slow to arrive, hay dealer quirks, camel facts, elections costs, Chicago growth to 1890, medium beliefs, a drunken outburst, anarchist views, Venus sightings, a crisis in France, Eid-i-Gurhan sacrifices near Tehran, Wall Street records, plum pudding duties, New World architecture critiques, Paulding grave shaft, Old church near Peekskill with Washington worship, and the Van Rensselaer manor near the church.
A playful verse from Punch mocks grammar a la romance. The speaker begs a beloved to accept him by treating language as a living partner with phrases and conjunctions pleading for agreement. The tone is witty and lighthearted.
A New York Herald editorial extols American republican government as sound and improving. It argues political reform is ongoing, praises common sense of the people, and rejects cynics who say reform is impossible, claiming America leads in political enterprise and institutions.
The Labor party shows demoralization after the election with leaders discouraging a Labor candidate for president next year. They warn a presidential year hampers recruiting willing supporters and fear a weak showing. The piece notes signs of decline and questions the party’s future role in the campaign.
The Evening Post argues Republicans must justify returning to power rather than just defending against Democratic criticism. It notes a changed political position where the party is now out of office and must supply solid reasons for its candidate’s election rather than relying on party affiliation alone.
The Rev. M. R. Deming preached from 2 Timothy on perilous times and the dangers of mob law. He warned that anarchism seeks robbery arson and murder in the name of equal rights and philanthropy. He urged unity of church and state against oppressive powers.
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