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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1888
Page
4
The Hon Roscor L Boweks is named railroad commissioner for Maine to fill the vacancy from J F Andersons death. He is noted as educated with ample means and strong executive ability. Former mayor of Saco and former Governor's council member, he enjoys broad public confidence across parties.
The Queen's speech read at yesterday's banquet outlined three main measures. Local government reform and Irish land system revision were long anticipated, while a plan addressing the right of public meeting at races such as Trafalgar Square emerged as a surprise. No indication yet of changes in parliamentary procedure.
The plan calls for public hearings by the railroad commissioners on the Boston and Providence lease to the Old Colony. They would report within thirty days whether the lease serves the public interest and aligns with sound public policy. Public sentiment favors more careful, deliberate consideration by the Legislature.
The Knights of Labor general executive board endorses Reading railroad and coal miners strikes, reinforcing a showdown between organized labor and corporate capital. The move shifts responsibility for the Birike riot from local leaders to the national labor order, heightening tensions after periods of inactivity.
The New York Tribune convention of seven farmers led by ex Senator Miller argues farmers cannot be happy while protected industries exist and urges duties on farm goods such as barley potatoes onions hay hops beans eggs poultry and vegetables. The stance contrasts Dr Lorine’s tariff advocacy and targets products linked to Topsfield Institute.
The text questions whether one industry is protected while others seek equal protection. It treats the Tribune as skeptical of this being the start of a lasting national movement shaping future history.
The Chicago Tribune’s changing opinions on Mr Beane and tariff policy are contrasted with editor Joseph Medill who, in a New York Times interview, defends a high tariff. He labels opponents as monopolists and argues protection benefits only a few, while Britain undercuts US producers and exports cotton goods widely. Medill cites Northwestern Republicans vs Blaine and hopes such views prevail at the GOP convention.
In January officials of the Grand Army of the Republic pressed for a pension bill, with associates claiming the President favored a measure free of last year’s veto objections. The Senate reports a bill mirroring the St Louis encampment language, restricting pensions to mental or physical disability not due to personal vice. Critics from Colonel T. W. Higa argue the bill still demoralizes veterans, offering lifelong pensions for those with health issues after only three months service. The President’s veto reasoning centered on disability tied to service, not mere suffering, making passage of the new bill questionable.
The Reichstag address reassured many European papers about peace prospects while withholding clear stance on Bulgaria, signaling Germany could deter Russian designs if needed. It sparked strong German unity in favor of armed defense, yet left questions about the East and Bulgaria unresolved amid domestic unrest and riots linked to Chicago anarchists.
Those who denounced the pauper pension bill of the Forty-ninth Congress can still back it. The note reflects shifting views and arguments regarding social welfare measures and fiscal implications.
Senator Ingalls signals readiness to challenge the administration at the first chance. He vows to avoid rhetorical firing and to focus on the mission of the Anglo Saxon race in line with Republican principles.
The London Standard observes that after meetings in Trafalgar Square were forbidden little is heard of the unemployed who once haunted that area. It argues that if London’s unemployment is so severe the absence of activity in that district should not be misunderstood.
In Boston I note James Parton turns 66 today, still active in writing while largely retired in Newburyport. The essayist's career includes biographies of Burr, Jackson, Jefferson and others, with 30 000 copies sold of Life of Horace Greeley and similar success for Aaron Burr.
Francesca Alexander presents sketches of Italian peasants in the Apennines with simple, pious lives. The book blends direct tales from Polissena and others with Ruskin’s commentary, highlighting kindness, labor, faith, and human dignity amid poverty and rural devotion.
Dr Mitchell offers a volume of minor verse praised for felicities of phrase and workmanship. The reviewer notes the poet’s versatility and suggests the work stands on merit beyond form, signaling a noteworthy contribution.
A critical review surveys Mitchell’s verse, noting a dramatic masque in a prince and miser tale, strong old-man dialogue, and narrative pieces with limited action. It highlights Launcelot and the Queen likeness to Tennyson, strong imagery in The Huguenot, and Adam as a statuesque piece. The critic praises the color landscape in the salvation scene from Stuart Sterne and judges the collection broadly serious though uneven.
Mrs Harriet Lane Johnston visits Washington but shuns society gatherings. Professor Mary W Whitney succeeds Maria Mitchell at Vassar and studied at Harvard Observatory. Prince Bismarck would need a thirty foot breast for all decorations while Duke of Marlborough drills a self-run tire brigade at Blenheim. Mrs M L Rayne met Frank R Stockton. Stockton jokes about The Lady and the Tiger and a lover eaten by a tiger if in the princess’s position. World notes Stockton’s public hint on a famed puzzle.
A collection of witty vignettes and comments on prohibition in Kentucky and the nation. Observations about trust magnates, life insurance, new vestibule cars, paper dishes, and theater life mix with a playful political exchange between a foreign premier and a king. A humorous tale ends with a child's innocent misstatement about keeping a kitten alive.
Mr Lawton finished translating Euripides Medea at the Hawthorne Rooms. He notes the interview between Medea and Ageus and the chorus episodes. He highlights Athens praise and unusual birthplace myths for the Muses and discusses Medea’s plan to kill her children and Glauce. Next, Hippolytus will be read.
The Providence Journal notes the bill fails to fully solve the copyright question yet suggests Chace's proposal will advance justice for both foreign and American authors. It acknowledges the principle as the core issue and predicts the measure could work now while allowing future refinements as experience dictates.
The Boston Traveller accuses Blair bill opponents of being leaders of the South and former owners of freedmen. The note raises questions about General Joseph R. Hawley and Boston official Leaver, Worcester officials Marble and Leaver, and Worcester and Westfield normal school principals Greenough and Russell.
Honest critics of the Cleveland administration, many who backed a conscience vote in 1884 and 1888, say he remains sincere and that liberties, national finances, and civil service reform are safe. Latest Washington news on civil service rule revision, ongoing over four years, could strengthen this view.
Mrs E H Schumacher will present four art readings illustrated by stereopticon at Chickering Hall on Saturdays Feb 11 18 25 and March 8. Topics include Glimpses of Old Florence Christian Architecture from Constantine to Wykeham Queen Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots and Two Centuries of Tuscan Sculpture.
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