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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1890
Page
4
Monday morning report notes a pivotal special congressional race on Tuesday to replace Judge Kelley. The Philadelphia Times calls the district the citadel of protection, while tariff reform supporters fear Ayres could cut the Republican margin. The Philadelphia Press warns protectionists of any shift in the race dynamics.
The Press urges Republican voters in the Philadelphia district not to take the result for granted as Judge Kelley holds a massive 9639 vote majority. In 1888 Ayres ran a tariff reform ticket against Kelley and polled the largest opposition yet the incumbent’s margin remained enormous.
The article suggests expected debates on the PARNELL Commission report in Parliament. It notes government aims to drop the matter and critics demand a full inquiry into the London Times charges. It highlights potential clashes between Gladstone and Parnell that could affect Home Rule prospects.
Major Bent of the Pennsylvania Steel Company urges the Board of Trade of Baltimore to join New England manufacturers in seeking removal of tariff taxes on raw iron materials. He argues current government taxes hinder capital and development while the Sparrow Point plant expands. Bent complains a 25 percent direct tax on capital stock reduces revenue for stockholders and growth.
A proposal seeks to restore the pig iron tax to the rate that existed before the war. The move would revert duties to prior levels, affecting industry pricing and government revenue.
The Treasury allows the Strauss orchestra from Vienna under conditions, redefineing artist to include musicians who blend science and taste. The Collector of the port of New York may consult musical critics to judge individual players, raising questions about musical merit and the alien contract labor law. The controversy reflects frustration with the law's practical reach and public opinion toward the case of Rev. E. Walpole Warren.
Mr Dorman B Eaton writes to the Boston Journal defending Hoar against partisan pressure in the Saltonstall matter. He argues the Boston collector is a nonpartisan administrator bound by Treasury rules, not a political officer, and cites Harrison pledges and nonpartisan service as the proper standard. The piece stresses that civil service reform should guide appointments from Atlantic to Pacific.
A New York case involving Elbridge T. Gerry’s society challenges the use of under sixteen actors in Bluebeard Jr. The jury convicted the manager, but the foreman criticized the law as harsh and questioned its blanket enforcement. The piece argues that few hardships arise from child acting and supports flexible rules with safeguards.
A discussion in Massachusetts politics centers on the removal of a Boston customs collector, arguing the act contradicts civil service reform pledges and federal principles. Supporters say it serves defined law, while opponents warn it alienates independent voters and discredits a historically reforming state.
The Interstate Commerce Commission member Schoonmaker replies to the Boston Chamber of Commerce transportation committee. He questions whether a lower export rate via Boston than the rate to Boston as a final destination could be made, a legal issue not raised by the chamber in prior hearings.
The text argues against the Interstate Commerce Commission’s stance on Boston to New York freight rates. It contends that four major traffic classes should not bear the higher local rate, which harms Boston’s commerce, and criticizes the commission’s suggestion to seek counsel or a broadened order. It urges a rehearing using prior decisions to obtain fair treatment for Boston without boosting rail profits.
A New York World reporter leapt from a ferry into the icy bay, was rescued by the paper's special tug, and uses the incident to indict ferry management for carelessness. The stunt highlights fatal risks and questions that ferries fail to protect passenger safety amid harsh harbor conditions.
Mr. Barnum departed London as a social idol after a closing show in which the Princess of Wales and her two daughters joined him in a box for a chat. He called it a real family party and noted the Princess had attended the show three times, joking it was a sly visit. The piece notes the circus as a democratic institution crossing the water.
The cable notes the private royal entrance of St George's Church in Berlin being placed at the disposal of Mr. William Walter Phelps and his family of New Jersey. It highlights the minister to Germany's success in winning government favor.
Wary of yielding to royal favor, stern Democrat Mr Blaine vows to resist truckling to monarchy. The remark signals ongoing party stance against perceived royal influence and pledges independence in policy and action.
Both Mr Guap- STONE and Mr Bryce back Lord Satispury policy on Portugal. Bryce, a foreign affairs authority, lends significant weight to the government's actions, likely outweighing LABouCHERE's opposition.
Mrs Kenpall tells a New York reporter that she and her husband wish to take Mr Ricu and the Hollis Street Theatre to England, leaving Boston without them. Londoners might find it charming, but Bostonians would oppose the idea.
The writer laments the destruction of the University of Toronto and honors its president Sir Daniel Wilson. He recalls Wilson’s scientific prominence, Edinburgh ties, White Mountain summers, knighthood, and public lectures. He notes the president’s shock and hopes for restoration, then shifts to reflections on self deception using George Sterne as example.
Memorial note announces editor Stanley Lane Poole releasing Sir George Bowen’s papers in London and New York via Longmans Green. An early letter offers a pleasant glimpse of Washington society during Ulysses Grant’s administration.
Mr Howells works on a Washington life novel while General Rodriguez Arias becomes Captain-General of Cuba. Comte de Paris and Duke of Chartres arrive in Havana. Miss Marie Jansen recovers from pneumonia in Chicago as Duchess of Albany earns a nursing diploma. Powderly lists Scranton property for sale and desires Philadelphia relocation. Langtry recovers and stages As You Like It at St James next Saturday. Toole departs London for Australia, debutting Easter Monday in Melbourne. Mrs Agnes Booth weighs Aunt Jack tour in Australia. Prince Henry of Battenberg reconciles and returns to court. Jessie Bartlett Davis gets London offer for Marjorie. A Midsummer Night’s Dream anniversary near in NYC. Pope’s thanks for Cardinal Pecci death. convalescence for Cardinal Jacobini and Mr. Stoner. Empress Augusta leaves £600,000 to Prince Henry of Prussia for estate trusts. Empress Eugénie plans Carlsbad waters then Arenenberg visit. Antarctic expedition proposed for 1891 funded by Dickson, Victoria committee, and Royal Geographical Society of Australasia.
M Stanislas Danion’s Saturday lecture examined how critics misjudge France and its people. He warned that superficial faults often exaggerate virtues, noted regional differences, and argued French society values sentiment, marriage stability, and the power of public opinion despite perceived frivolity.
A collection of humorous notes and curiosities including fashion hints about heiresses, weather quips, theatre gossip on Sarah Bernhardt, literary tiffs with Amélie Rives, and a storm uprooting a historic lime tree. Also bid by a Harvard jab at athletics, jokes about a sea voyage remedy, a Hebrew Bible claim, royal furniture orders in Belgrade, Roman ruins finds in Fontanes, a Saint Jean Soanen skull dispute in Lyons, and Edison’s new live-recording camera phonograph combo for reprinting speeches.
William Winslow announces Miss Amelia B Edwards lectures at Music Hall on March 24 2526. Redpath Lyceum Bureau will handle advance seat registrations at 120 Tremont Street, Boston. One lecture to cover Queen Hatasi and the Wednesday matinee titled The Art of the Novelist. Lectures aimed at general public with popular pricing. Egypt Exploration Fund subscribers had reserved seats at Chickering Hall.
Mrs Burnett chooses Reginald Birch to provide illustrations for her upcoming juvenile tale "Little Saint Elizabeth" following his celebrated work on "Little Lord Fauntleroy" with a similar charming style and strong public interest.
The Boston Athletic Association, founded three years ago, is lauded by the New York Tribune as one of the model institutions of its kind in the United States, noting its youth yet notable achievements and standards.
A proposal to block congressional interference in Ohio redistricting drew unusual sentiment shifts among Senators Chandler and Hoar, signaling surprising political stakes. The Providence Journal notes the bill's reception varied by observer, marking a notable change in stated positions.
The Boston Beacon reports the Public Library Bates Hall's Sunday openings, alongside after hours weekday access, have proved thoroughly successful. The measure broadens reader access significantly, reaching a large new class of patrons.
Editorial criticizes recent actions by the Speaker and his partisan supporters as dangerous precedents. It asserts such power can be overturned when the public weighs the case, arguing for decisive action by voters.
The Charleston News and Courier remarks that Massachusetts figures like William E. Russell are emerging to counter sectional divides. It credits the North’s awakening to the proper government–people relationship and predicts a new North, new South, and a stronger Union driven by an education campaign.
Fe P Dutton will publish To Europe on a Stretcher an invalid's travel account Mrs Clark son Potter The Historical Christ the Moral Power of History by Rev David H Greer D D rector St Bartholomew s New York and Five Sermons by Bishop Whipples Minnesota Readers warned away from Dr Holmes March instalment of Over the teacups for harsh satire on amateur poets Public reaction to Frank Marshall death delaying final Hamlet volume in Henry Irving Shakspere A February Book Buyer portrait F Marion Crawford and De Quincey volumes announced by Scribner Welford including preface annotations by James Hogg.
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