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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1890
Page
4
A House committee on patents reports unanimously that the international copyright bill should be passed soon. The measure protects foreign authors from piracy and American authors from stolen goods. while not perfect, its principle is sound and can be improved by future amendments as needed.
Congressman Andrew of Massachusetts will introduce a House bill Monday to extend the naval militia system with a 50 000 appropriation for equipment. Funds will be divided among states that created a militia before July 1, encouraging an auxiliary coastal defense force.
Philadelphia merchants denounce the McKinney administrative customs bill at a Board of Trade meeting. They condemn its provisions as insulting to importers and form a committee to seek nationwide cooperation in lobbying the Senate. The outcome tests whether the Republican Senate will heed merchant views opposed by the House.
The Philadelphia Telegraph argues New England’s petition for free raw materials will fail to win broad support in Congress. It warns the tariff fight is just beginning and that Cleveland’s education drive will counter Republican obstruction, shaping a decisive educational effect.
The Board of Police cites broad authority in replying to a Legislature inquiry on liquor licenses. It defends allowing sales at public bars prior to recent times, despite a clear prohibition and court rulings that public bars sell liquor for consumption apart from food.
The report claims public opinion endorsed current practice, then a citizens committee urged enforcement, and the board now says it will enforce the law. It asserts the board can define public opinion and alter views at citizen committees’ urging, an absolutist power not contemplated by statutes. This unchecked authority demands timely checks.
The House votes along party lines to adopt a new code of rules with conservatives warning it creates autocratic power and undermines safeguards. Critics decry the move as a revolutionary shift that shifts burden to the majority while risking injurious legislation, noting suggested Springer amendments could restore checks. The Republican leadership is described as isolated and vague in Garfield's phrasing.
The Parnell Commission report, laid before Parliament, vindicates Parnell and his judges by exposing the Times forgery and deeming the defendants free of the charge of insincerity in denouncing the Park murders. It contrasts moral conduct with alleged criminal conspiracy and notes the Land League’s shift from revolution to constitutionalism.
The report notes high confidence that the accused will be acquitted, as charges were unforeseen and difficult to sustain. The filing appears unexpected to observers and defense officials anticipate a favorable outcome for the defendants.
The Atchison Voting Trust proposal seeks to place five years of control in seven trustees to protect stockholders. Supporters claim it stabilizes ownership and prevents dissipation of value, while critics in New York question legality and West reaction. Proponents argue the plan is sagacious and will mark a new era in railway management despite objections.
Miss Marie Jansen suffers serious pneumonia in Chicago while Jules Ferry recovers in Paris. Stanley plans a future lecture tour in the United States. Chief Justice Morton of the Supreme Court expects to resume duties later this month after months of illness. M Nicolini Patti debuts soon as Manrico at Paris Grand Opera, trained by Adelina Patti. Captain George F. Hollis of Capetown is named minister plenipotentiary to negotiate with Italy. Mrs Charles D. Haines elected president of Haines Medina Valley Railroad Co., a milestone as the first woman to lead a U S steam railroad.
The piece rebuts the claim that cities borrow mainly for day to day running costs. It details a five year total of 4,000,000 borrowed, with 3,130,200 allocated to permanent projects such as sewers, public buildings, schools, paving, and street works, arguing these are not casual current expenses.
A New York Theatre writer asserts that outside New York, Boston, and other places, people have enjoyed more interesting novelties and faced fewer failures. The remark exposes metropolitan bias with blunt honesty from the city’s own paper.
A dramatic note claims Miss Anderson eagerly anticipates a stage return. The report clashes with latest cable accounts, but if true, Mr Ansery would surely be pleased.
Ballot reform sentiment runs strong in Delaware with expectations the next Legislature will enact the Australian system. The trend follows Massachusetts as states align in reform movements.
Thirty graduates from the Murdock Free School in this city add to the list of opportunities for the newspaper humorist as another class completes its course and earns their typewriter diplomas.
The Boston school committee has settled the historical text book question with a call for reasonable tolerance. Protestants who are not intolerant and Catholics who are not afraid of history are urged to be satisfied and drop the long-running contest.
The Iowa idea of placing editors and reporters on the same footing as lawyers and clergymen for confidential communications is advanced yet reasonable. The laws are slow to recognize the proper rights and privileges of the men of the press, as noted by the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The West farmers burn corn for fuel due to loss of home market while Eastern woollen mills close as wool tariffs block foreign sales. The Philadelphia Record notes protection hurts both ends, signaling a nationwide tariff squeeze.
A New York Sun editorial warns of a severe political reckoning for Unionists if the next general election favors Gladstonian forces. It says Radical papers will harshly attack Unionist leaders, who cannot rely on parliamentary privilege to shield Nationalist concerns, as Parnell faced public censure.
The Delaware county probate office receives Benjamin Thompson of Durham's will. Executor James F. Joy of Detroit reports a large estate valued at about 500000 to establish an agricultural college in Durham with conditions. If not met the fund shifts to Massachusetts then Michigan. Thompson relatives receive nothing.
Harvard and Yale committees on college athletics met at Massasoit House in Springfield. No business was transacted beyond Harvard presenting a proposition for Yale’s consideration. The group adjourned until 10 tomorrow morning when Walter Camp of New Haven will attend.
Frank W. Hale, born December 25, 1853 in Newburyport, died suddenly yesterday morning. A Cornell graduate who studied law at Boston Law School, he was a successful attorney, former Alderman, and a current member of the Board of Sewerage Commissioners. Active in the Democratic party, he spent most of his life in Newburyport aside from a few years in Colorado.
In its twenty first annual report Boston’s Children’s Hospital appeals for support to fund a second wing. The addition will include smaller wards a sun room and an elevator to aid convalescing children. Memorial beds honor deceased children linking family memory with care.
A crowded note on Tremont Theatre and Museum attractions highlights Miss Rosina Vokes and company, new performer Miss Emily Bancker, and the upcoming bills at Tremont and other Boston venues. It also reports on London Gaiety tour success, plans for William Gillette and Pinero works, and a curious local handbill collector.
Appalachian Mountain Club members filled the Institute of Technology room to hear F H Chapin discuss climbs in the canyon country near Rio Mancos Colorado. He and guides examined cliff dwellings with stereopticon views, detailing architecture and the Rock Palace fortress like dwellings carved in recesses of sheer rock.
Des Moines February 14 Governor Larrabee presents a lengthy message urging adoption of the Australian ballot system and that women be allowed to vote in municipal elections. He discusses railroads, safety appliances, limiting Sunday trains, bridge upgrades, and condemns railroad trusts and official pass practices. He also recommends annual financial statements from profit corporations.
A string of aphorisms and humorous vignettes on society, manners, and notable people. Comments on Boulanger, German Brazil plans, Miss Anderson, Miss Mather, and Miss Anderson versus Abbey, plus quips about the French cereals and oyster debates. Observations mix satire with sly jabs at public figures and cultural pretensions.
Adrian Wilson, a noted Boston sailmaker, spoke at the Massachusetts Yacht Club on Boylston Street. He argued masts should rake aft for balance, criticized plumb rigs, and urged careful bending and drying of sails to prevent loss of shape and fit.
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