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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1890
Page
4
Public notice from the Boston Post Publishing Co outlines distribution abroad and payment details. It mentions Washington Orrick at the Ceccoran Building on Fifteenth Street and invites readers in Boston and nearby areas to report unavailable access to The Post.
A list of showings across Boston venues with start times around 7:45 and 8.00 pm. The Soudan at The Boston Theatre, Rosedale at Boston Museum, Superba at George Theatre, Nellie McHenry at Grand Opera House, Sothern in The Master of Woodbarrow at Holl Street Theatre, Will o the Wisp at Howard Athenaeum, The Clemenceau Case at Tremont Theatre, and Stuart Robson in Is Marriage a Failure at Tremont. An 8 pm Star Course Entertainment closes the program at Tremont Temple.
Boston observers report mixed signals as Kilkenny votes unfold with Parnellites seen as weaker by many correspondents. Parnell’s recent rhetoric and priestly opposition create headwinds, yet analysts warn against counting him out amid possible last‑ditch moves.
Washington dispatches say Representative Candler leads a Republican revolt in the House over the subsidy heavy shipping bill. His planned speech and vote may boost opposition, amid past loyalties shown by Hawary and Walker to bills and caucus dictates. The outcome remains watched for a possible setback to free ships advocates.
The writer rebukes the Herald for labeling Pilgrim objections as minor to a Delftshaven memorial. He argues the monument honors Hollanders, not the Pilgrims, and warns the focus on Dutch hospitality distorts history. He also criticizes Secretary Blaine's Behring Sea diplomacy, urging Congress arbitration to resolve the dispute and restore U S standing.
A New York meeting of western railroad presidents discussed ceding rate setting to a central authority with a committee of company leaders. The plan aims to end agent-driven rate fluctuations, ensure regular, honest dealings, and prevent harmful competition. Supporters argue past 1885 agreements show benefits, while skeptics doubt faithfulness. a Christmas anecdote about a World-published $100 reward follows. A separate note mentions a $50,000 seed appropriation proposal for western Nebraska farmers, with Colorado asking for similar action, warning of Treasury strain if seeds were free nationwide.
Boston voices debate a proposed monument to honor Dutch hospitality, arguing it may misrepresent history and belong in Delftshaven rather than Boston, as it would serve as a memorial to a hospitality that allegedly did not exist.
A letter argues Boston’s street debris piles waste labor and cost, urging faster city cleanup and lower street dust. It contends wind disperses rubbish, mocks macadamized street excuses, and calls for reform in ash and offal removal during night hours to respect residents. It notes defenders of current practice and emphasizes practical, cost-effective measures.
Fragmentary historical line notes President Cleveland's government transition after turning power to his successor and a jurist named Bayard entrusting the Behring Sea case nearly completed to Blain.
In a public letter to the Cosmopolitan Magazine Senator Teller predicts the copyright bill will pass the Senate without amendment and become law within thirty days. He notes English opposition to the labor clause and suggests reciprocal printing arrangements will satisfy printers on both sides. A prize husband has been found in Brooklyn.
Two Liverpool physicians issue pamphlets arguing Maybrick did not die of arsenic poisoning and that Mrs Maybrick is innocent of the charge. The doctors say the case should boost efforts to secure her release from imprisonment.
A young man in Omaha stabbed a canvas of Bouaurreau's Return of Spring during an art exhibit claiming religious motives. Critics doubt that legal authorities will sympathize with this act amid Western criticism.
The writer notes Boston s dry dusty streets and a revived old fashion snow season while praising the Ames building cornice and urging Sears and Phillips to add parapets. He also sketches frugal urban living ideas, Christmas gift woes, and calls for surprise generosity over thrift.
Reflections of David Macron and Son discuss the legendary Bethesda pool said to heal, suggesting Congress too should be stirred, even if mud is revealed. The piece weighs whether public waters of healing could cleanse governance, warning against passive inaction.
Handel and Haydn Society gave a Christmas Messiah at Music Hall assisted by Mrs. Patrick Walker Miss Edmonds Mr Albert L King and Mr Myron W Whitney with Carl Zerrahn conducting and B J Lang at the organ The performance drew praise for refined phrasing breath control and dynamic balance though a few altos showed weakness The orchestral playing was tasteful and discreet with notable chorus effort and soloists praised for warmth purity of tone and expressive singing
A vocal review notes Mr King as having a strong natural voice with good range but flaws in expression and a tendency for loud soft alternations described as the open and shut method. The soloists and chorus won hearty applause from the large audience. The next concert is set for February 1, 1891, featuring Dvorak Stabat Mater with Miss DeVere Miss Winant and Messrs William J Wineh and Emil Fischer among the contributors.
The Boston program included Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Heuberger Variations on a Theme by Schubert, and Mozart Jupiter symphony. Heuberger’s nine variations were judged dull though some sections showed craft. Emma Thursby’s arias were disappointing. Next week’s program features Beethoven’s eighth, Schubert unfinished, and Mendelssohn music from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The twelfth regular Philhar monic Orchestra concert at the Boston Theatre featured Rossini Stabat Mater with soloists Minnie Stevens Coffin Lilian Carll Smith George J Parker Thomas E Clifford J E Hennessey and a chorus of over two hundred. Wagner Rienzi Handel Largo Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodie No 12 in D opened strong but Stabat Mater suffered from orchestra balance and solo issues. Critics faulted rehearsals and brasses overpowering the singers while praising Coffin Smith and Clifford. Next Sunday's program promises Louise Laine and Ellen Berg as soloist pianist.
Biblia the sole magazine on biblical archaeology presents December articles by Edward Cowley on The City of Onias A H Sayce on Jerusalem in the Tablets of Tel el Amarna W C Winslow on Acoustics at Mounts Ebal and Gerizim C H Davis on The Babylonian Creation Legends Theo F Wright on Palestine Exploration Fund Camden Cobern on English Books on Egypt with archeological notes and reviews published monthly in Meriden Conn
The committee on school houses requests proposals for land for six new school buildings in the Dorchester, Roxbury and East Roxbury districts. Each lot to contain 30,000 to 40,000 square feet. Communications must state locality extent and price of land and will be received until December 31, 1890.
The Hon Theodore Roosevelt of New York addressed about eighty Commercial Club members at the Algonquin Club house, arguing civil service reform is a business and moral issue. He criticized the spoils system, urged nonpartisan merit exams, and praised the American civil service as democratic and efficient.
The second edition of Miss Kate Gannett Weiss's two Modern Women is in print. William R Thayer reprints his Historical Sketch of Harvard University From the Foundation to May 1890. The Dominant Seventh by Miss Kate Elizabeth Clark is republished in England and may get a German translation. Don Gonzalo Picon Febres’s Revolullo prints in Curacao.
A miscellany of political quips and cultural snippets. Includes a satirical exchange on Senate actions, a tall tale about a furnished house set for Legations, a claim about a Washington portrait by a southern artist, and a Paris London telegraph note on the Marquis de Casafuerta. Describes royal and diplomatic intrigues around Eugénie era circles and Bismarck.
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