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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1890
Page
4
Classified notice outlines daily publication by POST PUBLISHING CO at Boston with subscription rates of 6.00 1.50 and 1.00, entries for second class matter, payment to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, and mailing instructions including a Washington office in the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street.
Boston's Friday article notes Lord Salisbury’s vow to not abandon the tithes, licensing, or land purchase bills, signaling a prolonged session. It praises Speaker Reed's rapid parliamentary work, warns of lobby corruption at the State House, and supports Mr. Williams for his steadfast stance.
Congressmen WALKER defends the House silver bill in a letter to the Daily Advertiser published yesterday. The piece notes the Senate finance committee stripped the bill of features WALKER found commendable and mentions the timing surrounding the letter’s appearance.
The passage questions Walker’s explanation of the bill's bullion redemption provision. It argues the secretary has no right to redeem Treasury notes in bullion except on holder demand, a safeguard the Senate removes. The editor urges Walker to clarify his stance when the bill returns, noting the bullion clause as a key saving point for sound money Republicans.
The United States Hydrographic Office warns of heavy ice in the North Atlantic after several near misses with bergs. Ice limits lie near the fortieth to forty second parallels, urging southward routes to avoid danger while noting the rush for speed among liners.
Record notes that high speed under all circumstances and short routes when longer, safer routes exist are increasingly risky. It urges reform as dangerous racing persists, and supports potential British Board of Trade action to end it.
A conference committee forged a pension bill that would raise claim agent fees to 10 dollars and add as many as 250000 names to the pension rolls. Critics warn the measure degrades veterans, inflates costs toward 200 million annually, and rewards mendicancy over honorable service.
The article recounts Hone Au Jeuw, a Chinese man in New York who, unable to speak English, was detained by a census taker and misinterpreted the inquiry as a lost laundry ticket game, ending with a reprimand. It also notes the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad issuing strict temperance rules, barring intoxication and off duty drinking, with promises of non-reinstatement if discharged. It ends with mention of Swiss immigrant Hanser admitting ex conviction amid temperance discourse.
The writer details an informal code among Boston newsboys, noting territorial respect and partnerships at curbstones. He praises the street artists of misery, describes a late night division of profits, and urges readers to report animal cruelty by noting license numbers and horse condition. He cites cases of exhausted horses and a vet advising more food.
Lasell Seminary gymnasium hosted a Commencement concert. The Orphean Club and mixed chorus performed with refined tone and atmosphere. Highlights included Beethoven sonata by Miss Thresher, a guitar piece by Miss Snyder, and violin obligato by Miss Peabody. The crowd praised the singing of O Wert Thou in the Could Blast.
The Historical Society met with Dr. George E. Ellis in the chair. Mr. Justin Winsor reported a claim about the authorship of Benedict Arnold's 1775 expedition journal. Special meetings may be called in Winsor's absence. No action on the Delftshaven Pilgrim memorial. John Allen Lewis gift to Boston Public Library highlighted, including Hubbard’s 1677 Narrative with White Hills map. A photograph of a Rev. John Eliot monument by John Rogers was presented for possible placement in Massachusetts, Roxbury suggested as fitting.
Franklin June 12. Dean Academy held its annual commencement with 21 graduates. Principal Burrington led exercises in the Gothic chapel as diplomas were presented by L W Ballon of Woonsocket. After the program, guests dined and listened to speeches while Perkins’s Orchestra provided music.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore held brief closing exercises in which 33 young men received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Addresses were given by acting president Ira Remsen and Dr. Herbert B. Adams. Among the graduates named are Henry Torsey Fernald of Massachusetts, Henry Gardner of Rhode Island, Charles Goodwin of Maine, Thomas Logie of Ontario, Hiram B. Loomis of Connecticut, and Herbert W. Magoun of Maine.
Daniel B. Wallace of Lynn Massachusetts was arrested in Philadelphia charged with embezzling 1000 dollars from Norman McLean a Lynn grocer by whom he was employed. He admitted guilt and offered to return to Massachusetts without a requisition pending a Wednesday hearing after commitment in default of bail.
The Andover Theological Seminary marked the close of its anniversary week with a large alumni attendance and a harmonious graduation program. Visitors enjoyed Rev Selah Merrill’s museum collection as part of the festivities, and exercises featured essays by graduates and a Bergman-like display of humanitarian and social progress themes.
Mr George William Curtis delivered the valedictory address at Vassars twenty fifth anniversary noting the Hudson as a historic river and Vassar as the first amply endowed college for women. He traced the rise of women education from Barbauld to Emma Willard Catherine Beecher and Mary Lyon and praised Matthew Vassars foundational pledge to advance gender equality.
A collage of social notes and light wit spans Cape May to Mashpee and European tours. Ex-Congressman John E. Russell and Mrs Russell plan travel comeback. ex President Cleveland and others rent a Mashpee hotel for late July. Emperor William and the Prince of Naples sail in an imperial yacht with crowds along the river. Miscellany covers ice cream feasts poisoning Adrian, supernatural chatter, fishery chatter, a London Times ad seeking 50 pounds unsecured, rising Western death rates joked against census rounds, and a Rossetti portrait tale involving Watts and Leyland.
A class of fifty four at the United States Military Academy at West Point graduated in a ceremony in the library. Generals Sherman and Wilson and Secretary Proctor attended with the board of visitors. Edward Everett Hale delivered congratulations. Sherman urged future effort. Proctor welcomed cadets. Diplomas were presented before the corps marched back to the barracks.
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