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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1888
Page
1
The Senate adjourned after passing seventy eight bills including forty private pension measures while several were recommitted or left inactive. The House also adjourned after wasting time without completing any business.
A early morning blaze at Mundine Hotel in Rockdale Texas killed eleven of thirteen occupants and left two escapees. The three story brick building burned quickly with many victims found in ruins. Losses include $8000 Mundine House and $5000 T B Kemp store space. Local and other fires reported in Malden Everett Brifford and Bellows Falls with smaller losses.
A string of ship movements listed by port and date shows vessels sailing from New York, Philadelphia, and other ports to destinations including Naples, Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp, and Havana. Entries note ships such as Oceanic, Entelia, Siberian, Norwegian, Vorwarts, and City of Alexandria, with multiple June 1–8 dates and various onward routes.
Examinations for September entrances to Chauncy Hall School are urged to be prepared now while last year’s studies remain fresh. A new catalogue is available by mail on application.
The Thurman surge dominates the Democratic convention scene at St Louis. Ohio Pennsylvania New York and the Pacific slope rally behind Thurman while Gray’s camp weakens. Delegates shift as Brown and Stevenson struggle. Thurman appears poised for a strong first ballot showing with many states indicating favorable unity.
The article reports a peace settlement within the party after Gorman abandoned Gray. Scott and Karnum backed a compromise preserving 1884 tariff plank, with White as temporary chairman and Collins permanent, keeping Gorman as resolutions chair. The move aims to avoid alienating eastern voters and steady the convention.
The document endorses the President as wise faithful and patriotic. Scott is named chair man of the national committee and to manage Mr Cleveland’s canvases. The ticket remains Cleveland and Thurman.
In St Louis on June 4 Henry Watterson pledges to battle Gorman in the committee on resolutions over a tariff reform platform. The piece outlines regional shifts and rivalries affecting the committee and notes Watterson aims for a clear pro tariff reform line while seeking to influence floor action at the convention. The city decorates for delegates with arches lights and Cleveland portraits as optimism for tariff reform grows.
St Louis June 4 delegates arrive as a convention mood fills the city. Delegations from New York Brooklyn Indianapolis Cincinnati Pittsburg California join crowds at Southern Planters Lindell and Laclede hotels. Members wear colored badges and cheer for Thurman Gray and Cleveland, while California hosts offer claret punch and lemonade. The gathering is cordial and politicized with high hopes for autumn elections.
At St Louis on June 4 the push for Henry Watterson faded as General Collins secured the permanent presidency and Lt Gov White of California won the temporary chair. Prince resigns from the national committee, Lewis takes the seat, and Massachusetts plans a floral tribute for Collins while Indiana weighs Gray versus Thurman and Stevenson for ticket balance.
The National Committee met in the Southern Hotel Grand Parlor with Lt Gov Stephen White of California chosen as temporary convention chairman. Proxies named include John L Mitchell and Don M Dickinson representatives. The report on arrangements was adopted and Richard J Wright named sergeant at arms while Frederik Prince became secretary. Tickets and badges were distributed under Chicago 1884 precedent amid some discontent. The meeting adjourned to 10 am tomorrow.
In Saint Louis on June 4 the committee on resolutions and the national committee men list to be reported to the national convention tomorrow afternoon. Delegations from several states had not finalized their organization by midnight and some had not chosen their national committee men.
The Massachusetts delegation held a harmonious meeting in St. Louis with John W. Corcoran presiding in Judge Abbott’s absence. Patrick Maguire was elected to permanent organization, Quincy A. Towne to credentials, John W. Cummings to resolutions, and Colonel Cutting to Pitts.
In St Louis on June 4 the New Hampshire delegation held harmonious meetings. A R Sulloway received flattering acknowledgment of twelve years of service. A potential clash between Williams and Moore for the resolutions post was settled by making Williams vice president. The delegation resolved to vote as a unit on all questions including the presidential nomination, with Thurman the majority preference for the first ballot.
The Maine delegation at St Louis elected General Arthur Sewall of Bath to succeed W H Clifford of Portland on the national committee. E C C Allen of Augusta became president, James Tobin of Bangor state vice president, Payson Tucker on permanent organization, Lamont A Stevens of Wells on credentials, J H Montgomery of Camden secretary, and Captain R W Black of Augusta to notify the President. They favor endorsing the President's message but not the Mills bill, with a Thurman majority among delegates.
The article advertises natty English walking jackets from Jordan Mansy & Co offered at zero exchange, highlighting style and price. The brief note uses promotional wording to lure shoppers with a no-cost deal and fashion emphasis.
Report from Wasumeron on June 4 describes General Sheridan nearing death after a sudden severe hemorrhage from the lungs. Nurses from Baltimore, Sister of Charity and Father Chappelle of St Matthew's Church attend him as hope fades.
A series of late afternoon and evening bulletins detail General Sheridan’s fluctuating state. He experienced another hemorrhage, rallied briefly, then rested. doctors note ongoing heart failure and precarious condition as of 8:15 p.m. on June 4. Dr. William Pepper was summoned from Philadelphia for consultation.
In Montreal the Superior Court dismissed the writ of injunction against Beaver Line Steamship Co sought by the Canadian Live Stock Association. The court ruled no case for an injunction under ocean freight laws exists. Cattlemen continue pressuring steamship firms amid a broader anti shipping combine with shipments at risk.
The United States District Court in Cuiiaco heard the American Bell Telephone and Chicago Telephone Companies seek an injunction against Cushman and Company alleging Bell patents from March 1876 cover carbon microphone transmitter and magnet receiver. Cushman claims priority dating to 1857 but did not pursue a patent, contending no direct adjudication yet. If Cushman’s priority is upheld it could challenge Bell’s patent validity, though he would gain no patent benefits. The case could affect public access to telephone manufacturing.
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