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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1887
Page
1
Late last night Meredith Dy had not received official notice of a church call in Brooklyn. Probabilities of acceptance or declination could not be learned.
Authorities at Tufts assignments for commencement parts list Stephen Austin Foster and others from Vermont Massachusetts and Maryland. The divinity graduates and engineering delegates are named with potential alternates. J G Sargent leads Zeti Psi while Gallerly and Snow appear on the class day committee. A lecture by Professor Fay and a Palestine slide course accompany College Hall events tonight.
Politicians discuss cabinet reshuffle with Mr Fairchild as Manning successor rumour. Senate debates naval and Ends Tehauntepec bills while Trade dollar fight cools. White House hosts brilliant reception by Mrs Cleveland and postmasters named for Bangor and Lewiston.
A lively jury selection controversy arises during the Dillon case. Berlin papers publish warlike editorials while Newfoundland reports a troubling situation. A Reichsrath bill seeks troops funding as Socialists eye German elections. Weather today is fair and cooler.
New York February 15. The pilot commissioners released a letter from all transatlantic steamship line managers seeking information on which pilots are not Knights of Labor. Companies argue the Knights action harms operations and aim to press repeal of compulsory pilotage laws.
Miss Edith E. Talmage, daughter of Rev. Dr. T De Witt Talmage, married Allen E. Donnan of Richmond, Virginia, in the Tabernacle with over five thousand guests. Dr. Talmage and Rev. Dr. G. Talmage officiated as General W. T. Sherman and Senator Colquitt’s daughter served as bridesmaid.
A boxing style wrestling bout at Cadet Hall Lynn featured Eugene Wiswall vs Arlie Latham for fifty dollars a side. The match began at nine and finished at half past twelve with Wiswall winning in three straight falls in a best three of five. About five hundred spectators attended.
London February 15. Mr Chamberlain and Sir George Trevelyan resume talks on Irish affairs with Baron Herschell Sir William Harcourt and Mr Morley. A draft scheme for Irish government proposes Ulster parliament at Belfast and Dublin parliament under Imperial Parliament with executive authority locally while the crown retains judges and control of customs. Morley opposes the plan saying Parnellites and most Gladstone Liberals will not consent.
Berry Feb 15 The North German Gazette denounces La France coverage as revanche journalism while recalling Oct 11 and Dec 18 articles promising France would fight and retake Alsace Lorraine. Clerical Deputy Moufang urges Reichstag support for the military bill and Professor Virehow warns militarism could ruin Germany with inevitable collision rather than prevention.
In Dupuy February 15 Commission Court charges accuse Dillon Sheehy Crilly and O'Brien of conspiring to make tenants withhold rents. Jury sworn after protest over Catholic jurors. Defendants decry bias. judge upholds crown privilege. Jury later swears in. forecasted to disagree.
The National Gazette notes growing global interest in the German action and reports U S Socialists have wired 5000 dollars to support party friends. It cites one American Socialist newspaper that has sent 2000 dollars for campaign funds to Germany.
London reports renewed negotiations among Italy Germany and Austria with Italy seeking broader scope to include Mediterranean and Balkan questions. In Berlin Cardinal Jacobini thanks Prince Bismarck for concessions in May laws revision.
In Chicago, Judge Blodgett sustained the Chicago Tribune Company's demurrer in a libel suit by Albert H. Walker. The court ruled that calling a person a crank is not inherently defamatory unless alleged to menace contempt or crime. Carlyle's definition of prank was cited to illustrate the term's vague, non-criminal sense.
Harvard Union holds a Thursday evening debate on the motion that the retaliatory measure of the United States Senate in the Canadian fishery dispute is unstatesmanlike and unwise. The program lists Osborn and Proctor for the affirmative and Hobbs Boyden and others for the negative.
Railroad commissioners interviewed witnesses at Paine House and Pease Hotel following the Wake River wreck. Alvin B. Veary described waking as the Springfield sleeper left the track and noted no broken axle. he and E F Dillon were passengers. Hartford officials Hazel Hazen and Harry E Peek testified on relief efforts. Three more bodies were identified, bringing the death toll to about thirty four, with total passengers at ninety two and two morgue remainings possibly McLane and Maigret. Hartford relapsed H G Wilcox.
A St. John’s dispatch reports widespread famine fears in Newfoundland as northern areas freeze and the Curlew cannot deliver relief. Government aid and railway projects strain the treasury while fish glut worsens hardship, as hungry residents walk miles for scant flour and pork.
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club met at Delmonico's to approve key racing rules and create a six class fleet system. New classifications range from under 35 feet to 78 feet plus, with balloon sails allowed for larger yachts and new overtaking and windward rules under review.
Snow continues to drift on the S track causing a serious blockage on the Central Pacific railroad from Colfax to Cisco. An overland train left yesterday remains detained at Colfax while a westbound train is held at Cisco. Air attempts to clear the line have failed.
Returns from fourteen of thirty-one wards show Fitler Republican mayor candidate leading by 12,293, and Clay Republican tax receiver 7,578. Midnight estimates put Fitler at about 25,000, with Clay between 8,000 and 10,000.
New York on February 15 reports arrivals of steamers and schooners from Boston and other ports. Vessels listed include Glauons, Manson, Willigan Ast brewer, Bahia Cora, Etta, Kate Kalla, with destinations or origins such as Sierra Leone, Providence, Stony Brook, New Medford.
Striking longshoremen face rejection as non union workers fill jobs on the riverfront in Jersey City and Brooklyn. Protests continue, arrests occur, and dockside pay disputes prompt new threats as old hands seek reinstatement amid wage tensions and widespread turnover.
Reports from Worcester Wakefield Dover and Lynn detail ongoing shoe strike actions and negotiations. Spencer bootmakers paraded to press demands while Worcester manufacturers resist terms. Day & Co. and Varney & Co. in Lynn report factory stoppages and wage scale disputes tied to the State board of arbitration rulings.
Testimony before a Senate sub committee describes three armed masked men seizing a ballot box and tally sheets at Lott precinct Brenham and later robbing a counting clerk. Other witnesses recount threats during the tally with intruders demanding surrender.
Crowds fill Burlington Vermont as the second day of the winter carnival concludes with sleighing on the lake and multiple slides crowded. Tonight illuminations and a pyrotechnic display light Main street while tomorrow features trotting races ice yacht contests and a grand parade with prize offerings.
Trenton Feb 15 the Senate tally shows William J. Sewall 12 Leon Abbott 6 ex Governor George C Ludlow and Joseph D Bedle 1 each Bailor absent Assembly Democrats stayed away Speaker Baird and two Labor men on roll Call Republican bolter Corbin predicts a Senate may be chosen tomorrow not Sewell or Abbott others fear weeks of contest Charlestown West Virginia Feb 15 two ballots for US Senator Camden caucus Democrat bolts vote for Judge Johnson
Mrs Sarah Narbonne of Salem will mark her 92nd birthday at 71 Essex Street, a family home for a century. Born in 1795 as Mary Vincent, she married Nicholas Narbonne in 1823 and lives with her daughter Miss Mary, the household’s lone survivor of five children. The old Narbonne house preserves 200 years of history with heirloom furniture, a corner cupboard, and portraits including Dr Bentley.
New York report says ex Alderman Duffy, linked to a boodle group, surrendered today to Robert Boyd, a contractor on $5000 bond. A quarrel over real estate sparked the move. Boyd stood bail at $5000, and the district attorney releases Duffy until Friday to post another $5000 bond.
The report outlines likely appointments in the Treasury and Justice departments as Secretary Manning resigns. Candidates include Fairchild for Treasury and McCue of Brooklyn as assistant secretary, with Graves or Whelpley considered for treasurer. Correspondence between the President and Manning is released, noting Manning seeks resignation by March 4 to ease succession and fiscal transition.
Executive Mansion letter expresses regret at Secretary Manning resigning. Cleveland thanks Manning for two years of service and proposes April 1 as effective date while easing remaining duties. Ends with enduring friendship and best wishes for future life.
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