02 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1889
Page
1
A note from page 8 records an important meeting of the Fruit and Produce Exchange held today. Details are not fully readable in the fragment.
Patrolman George Lily of the twenty third precinct is severely beaten by about 150 strikers at Madison Avenue and Fifty seventh Street. He fires twice, hitting a man and drawing police as crowds disperse. A brick injures a bystander. police restore order. Workers seek jobs at Second Avenue Road offices amid disturbances. State railroad commissioners note no party appears. transit lines expected to resume.
A list of ships and origins dated February and January shows vessels arriving in Boston Antwerp Southampton Glasgow Liverpool Queenstown Baltimore New York Philadelphia Hull Bordeaux Hamburg Aden and Aden onward with crews and routes including Norland Circe Werra Celtic Nova snadian Sailors report cargoes and passages from Baltimore Philadelphia Matanzas Kingston Kingston and Dantzic among others.
In Ottawa on Feb 1 the Dominion Parliament debated the Governor General's speech for two and a half hours. R S White urged national unity and said Canada must revert to the 1818 treaty due to the US Senate's refusal to ratify a Washington treaty. Laurier attacked the move as antiquated, warning it could threaten friendly ties. Sir John Macdonald defended closer US trade since 1854 and refused to surrender heritage for a mess of pottage.
First Lieutenant Hoels Bishop of the Fifth Cavalry receives four months leave. First Lieutenant George LeR. Brown of the Eleventh Infantry is assigned as professor at Delaware College Newark Del. Colonel Nathan A. Dudley of the First Cavalry returns home to Boston to await retirement. Second Lieutenant Almon L. Parmenter gets four months leave starting June 1 1889. Captain John Nowell of the Twelfth Infantry extends leave two months. First Lieutenant Levi P. Hunt of the Tenth Cavalry detailed to the generals court martial at Jefferson Barracks Mo, replacing D H Bough ton who becomes judge advocate, replacing Captain William D. Crosby.
Representative Gal linger reports favorably a Senate bill granting $25 monthly pensions to female nurses who served six months in the late war and were approved by Miss D. L. Dix, superintendent of women nurses.
Reports from Vienna state Crown Prince Rudolf shot himself in the head with a revolver. Autopsy notes a large head wound and brain abnormalities. Rumors abound of murder or mental illness, with condolences pouring in from monarchs and leaders worldwide. Funeral planned, private family rites, and public mourning by students.
Archduke Charles Louis, brother of the Emperor, renounces his rights of succession in favor of his son Francis. The renunciation is not formally signed, but a draft document has been prepared amid the action in Vienna.
The Freeman's Journal says Lord Salisbury is negotiating with Lord Hartington over Hartington becoming prime minister. If Hartington accepts the post, Salisbury will continue to influence foreign affairs.
The Journal reports the government will retain the office of minister for foreign affairs and that Rt Hon W H Smith, the government leader in the House of Commons, will be elevated to the peerage.
London Feb 1 The Parnell commission heard that evidence to implicate the Parnellites had barely begun and would be forthcoming. Chief Constable Wilkinson testified Walsh cashed checks linked to the Parnellites while Inspector Jackson noted Invincibles attended Bradford league meetings where revolvers and ammunition were seized. Daly, Galway solicitor, said Walsh arranged defense fees for Mountmorres and the Huddy cases with Davitt’s instruction.
In Clonmel, the prison governor vows to force O'Brien into uniform and administer artificial nourishment if he refuses to eat. O'Brien rests on a plank bed, worse after yesterday's wardens clash. Shops shuttered amid fear of further unrest. MP Sheehy jailed four months for Ballyneety speeches. In London, Dillon delays Australian tour, citing concern for O'Brien's fate.
The scrutin d arrondissement bill was tabled in the Chamber of Deputies. It includes a temporary provision barring elections until the current Parliament ends. The Liberté expects early ministry reconstruction while Le Temps doubts the measures. Paris market notes firm three percent rentes. Rio Tintos weak. Panama Canal shares fall further.
In Glasgow on February 1, three thousand seamen and firemen walked out. Only two steamers sailed, both crewed by officers. Rioting continued at Tipperary with nine civilians and thirteen police injured. The Reichstag backed the East Africa bill as passed by the Bundesrat. The King’s health shows improvement and weekly bulletins will resume. At Tadjurah Bay the Russian leader Atchinoff ordered followers to fire on an approaching Italian gunboat, forecasting 800 more Cossacks arriving in uniform.
Greene Bros. heel manufacturers in Milford uncovered a broad fraud scheme by mainly juvenile workers. Investigators found about twenty employees, aged 14 to 18, stealing finished heels from weighed bags to reweigh as new work, with losses described as very large and ongoing for months.
Samuel Rothschild of Hartford Connecticut was found near the Robert street bridge in Pain Minnesota apparently dying after taking poison and then leaping from the bridge. He cut his throat with a penknife but survived the attempt. The incident occurred last night and cold weather almost proved fatal. He may recover.
Beginning tomorrow the Reading Coal and Iron Company will shut down all but twenty of its fifty collieries. Only thirty five are now in operation on three-quarter time. Shipping points are stocked full and coal remains in the ground until market demand returns.
Washington February 1. President Cleveland transmits a state of Samoa report while Mr Bayard delivers correspondence from Jan 31 to Feb 1. The telegram from Apia states the German consul declared war on Mataafa and Samoa under martial law.
The firm describes itself as both manufacturer and collector, serving four-fifths of buyers and the remaining fifth as collectors. Tresh Novelties arrive weekly from around the globe for display Acres of exhibition space host over 50 new study and occasional tables in stock highlighted by distinctive originality and rare patterns.
The Standard's Berlin dispatch says Germany does not aim to annex Samoa but will prevent American expansion. Germany may occupy parts of the islands briefly to restore order. In Samoa, Tamasese’s forces total about 800. British and American consuls refuse to acknowledge German martial law, while Mataafa could rule under German oversight.
Colonel Charles de Arnaud, a noted military engineer, argues that U S insistence on resuming the status quo in Samoa by withdrawing German forces would spark war. He contends Germany aims to extend its holdings, build a navy, and manufacture a casus belli. He blames Bismarck and Bayard for miscalculating German American loyalties. He doubts Britain will side with the United States and predicts Germany will hold Samoa, seek a conference, and offer protections to U S citizens under the native authorities.
Senator Sherman interprets Germany’s pullback at Apia as a truce awaiting a peaceful settlement at a conference of three powers. He cautions against renewed fighting during the talks and praises open Senate discussion of the Samoan question while urging restraint by Germany and local authorities.
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