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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and weekly editions and notes mailing terms. An editors notice states rejected manuscripts will not be returned and anonymous letters receive no attention. writers must provide full name and address as good faith guaranty.
Any person who cannot buy The Post at news stands in Boston and neighboring cities on street cars and railroad trains or in other customary places will oblige us by reporting the fact at this office.
A roundup of performances at Boston venues shows The Soudan at The Boston Theater on Washington street at 7 45, Little Em’ly at Boston Museum Tremont near Scollay, Superba at Grose Theatre, Nellie McHierry at Grand Opera House, The Maister of Woodbarrow with E H H Sothern at Hollis Street Theatre, The Will of the Wisp at Howard Athenaeum, The Clemenceau Case at Park Theatre, and Is Marriage a Failure with Stuart Robson at Tremont Theatre.
The description recalls a mild Christmas with perfect to ideal conditions except for wind and dust. The speaker notes the weather aided charity efforts by keeping streets clear, while a less helpful forecast hindered the street department from fully meeting needs.
Parnell speaks calmly about political prospects in Dublin. He foresees a general election and suggests a soon dissolution would limit Gladstone's chances. He contends Liberal defeat owes much to his own actions and the church's influence in Kilkenny. The outcome may shift future Irish politics and church relations.
In a Philadelphia ruling Judge Rrep affirmed the unconstitutionality of Pennsylvania’s ban on selling oleomargarine in the original package imported from other states. The opinion argues interstate commerce cannot be limited by local prejudices, likening to liquor cases and suggesting Congress might be needed to curb imitation butter trade.
Washington correspondent excerpt shows Colonel Charles de Arnaud praising Russia as progressive and liberal while dismissing Nihilists as lacking patriotic motives. The piece questions whether evidence supports his view, noting America’s doubt over atrocities claimed under imperial forms.
The text argues that czarist policy targets Jews due to clan and conservative traits, blaming years of proscription and plunder for “self-defence” in a persecuted group. Colonel ARNAUD half admits persecution while denying the stated cause, noting religious belief carries penalties yet abandoning it offers inducements. It concludes that this may be called persecution elsewhere.
The piece argues President Harrison should not burden the World’s Fair invitation with financial specifics. It notes hostile global attitudes and potential tariff and meat inspection actions that could curb imports from key nations. It warns of discriminatory trade impacts and proposes a harsher form of reciprocity through prohibitive taxes on hides sugar tea and coffee.
A Boston fires report shows eighteen fires from defective electric wiring this year, including two major losses. The piece critiqued the new electric wire law for lacking clear liability on electric companies and urged stronger city inspection and corporate responsibility to reduce fire risks.
A dispute centers on which party bears responsibility for damage and how fault should be assigned. Inspectors and officials weigh evidence to determine accountability and apportion liability through proceedings and assessments.
The piece argues subsidy advocates face a treasury strain and GOP resistance led by Candler against four bills for American shipping. It then reviews Mme Blanc’s French reception of Miss Jewett, praising her humane portrayal of New England landscapes and people, and comments on rural decline and nature reclaiming forgotten farms in Maine and beyond.
The Atlantic Monthly, celebrated as a leading literary magazine, announces a distinguished lineup for the coming year. Editors include James Russell Lowell and Thomas Barney Atdrich with contributors such as Charles and Mary Lamp, Francis Parkman, and Joan Fiskr.
The push to impose Russian authority on Finland failed to boost prosperity. A year earlier Finland enjoyed liberal constitution and press freedom but Moscow imposed despotic rule, disrupting happiness and wrecking commercial prosperity. Travellers report the empire as an anomaly in the nineteenth century.
The London Telegraph notes the old comedies at the Museum and compliments Mr Finip on praising Mr Pinrro in The Magistrate. It calls this house the only legitimate stock company of America and suggests Bostonians will welcome the tribute, while noting a past praise for Mr Dany.
A young burlesque performer tells a reporter she will express a tan uneconquerable tragic tendency and is determined to give it vent through her chosen Juliet role. She notes that SHAKSPERE, in writing his youthful tragedy, unconsciously influenced much of this artistic impulse.
M. pe Frreyfiner is hailed as one of France’s best chess players. Some believe he views the game as a useful exercise in strategy for a potential Minister of War.
Poem reflects on leadership and fame as a ruler who rises by fortune yet destroys his own reputation through self destructive acts. The piece contrasts idols honored by death with a man who shatters his status by his own deeds and ends in downfall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Custer widow of the famed cavalryman denies seeking the Michigan State Librarian job. Miss Annie R. Osgood of Augusta Maine named register of deeds to replace her late father who had served as his aide. General John H. Rice noted for Farmers' Alliance, tall and gray dressed in homespun. Baron Huddleston, last English baron, dies. he served in Parliament, as solicitor general and judge. wife Lady Diana Beauchamp sister to the Duke of St Albans.
From London Daily News Paris correspondent. M Gambetta senior dies after long stomach cancer at seventy six. He was uneducated yet shrewd and gentle with hidden fire. An itinerant dealer in youth he travelled to Turkey and Egypt and opposed his son’s legal career. Genoese by origin with Italian features he visited graves of wife and son daily in Nice. His housekeeper Miette cared for him. Daughter Mme Leris arrived at Nice as he died. He wished burial at Nice and may be moved to Pere Lachaise with a grand funeral. France endures without Gambetta but his death leaves a void.
The golden wedding of Dr and Mrs M R Fletcher was held last evening at 20 Aden Street North Cambridge with many friends attending and telegrams of congratulations from those unable to attend. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harold Hamilton Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton Mr and Mrs Arthur Stinson Rev J M Masters and wife Mr and Mrs Jarvis Stinson Mr and Mrs Fred Keay Mr and Mrs George Fox Mr Frea Robbins and Mrs Margaret D Ray. A reception was served and, by request, no presents were given.
Council Buurrs December 25 The large dry goods firm of Henry Eiseman and Company closed their doors this morning. Assets reported at 300000 liabilities 200000 The firm is temporarily embarrassed and expects to resume business in a few days.
The writer muses on post Christmas pace in Boston from Dec 26 to Jan 1, praising holiday slack time and childhood belief in Santa Claus. He laments duplicate or inappropriate gifts, imagines an exchange system, and notes littering at Old Granary Burying Ground, contrasting sacred burial grounds with street debris.
A Massachusetts letter to the Post urges aid for North Dakota families ruined by drought and poor harvests. It cites HH. F. Eaton of Ludden as organizer, asking readers to mail old clothing bedding and blankets to Ludden or to the Old Colony freight house in Boston for dispatch to drought sufferers.
Crowded Boston Theatre. The Soudan crowd watches Conly's flash view. Mantell praised for Monbars at Globe Theatre. The Solicitor and Bettys Finish on bill at Museum. Last performances of Little Emly. Cromwell lectures on Ireland. Lakes of Killarney views noted. Cadets week at Tremont starting Jan 12 with Injured Innocents previews. Box office holds remaining tickets.
The French painter M. Fernand Cormon urges British art students to stay home and resist adopting empirical French drawing and overmuch color. London plans an eight month sketching competition under Alma Tadema, with a two year studio progression. Boston area painters like Miss S. M. Norton gain commissions as Providence hosts an oil show and artists visit studios for contributions.
A mixed column of holiday quips and notices mentions broken toys, a lone bachelor who ate the boarding-house mince pie, Mrs. Leslie Carter’s rising star status, a labor dispute suit, and satirical snippets about Christmas gifts. It also covers theater plans, translations, a new four inch toy manikin, and a blunt portrait of Sitting Bull.
Great Falls N H December 25 A conductor J J Goodwin of the Boston and Maine Northern division was entertained at the Great Falls Hotel by about seventy five friends and presented with a gold watch chain and charm worth 300 dollars. Speeches accompanied the presentation and supper followed. Goodwin has served the road about twenty years with no serious accidents under his charge.
A blaze at the Masonic Temple on Charles Street near Saratoga, costing $460,000, gutted the building. The fire, starting in the theatre around 1 pm, ruined grand lodge records and lodge paraphernalia. Nearby St Pauls Church faced risk but was saved. Firemen used heavy water streams to attack the north side.
Five fires struck Cohasset Harbor between 2 and 4 am, destroying a building owned by Oakes Lawrence heirs and damaging Tower Bros. & Co. stock and a Brennock boat. Firefighters extinguished four blazes. a fifth was tackled by locals with buckets. Suspected arson. a $500 reward offered for the culprit.
A late evening fire at St Peter and St Paul Roman Catholic Church 53 West Broadway caused about 800 in damage to robes and laces and similar damage to the building. The blaze was put out by Engine Company 15. Other incidents include an oil stove blast at 162 and 144 Eliot street causing 10 damage, extinguished by Chemical Engine No. 2, and a small dwelling fire at 57 Prince street at 11:80. Additional notes list fires in Hartwood Conn and New York Union Club, Cincinnati Varwig plant, Holden Mo house collapse with two deaths, Lynn small dwelling blaze under 50, and St John Street Railway stables loss 50,000 with 20 horses.
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