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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1889
Page
4
Entered as second class matter. All money sent at the sender's risk. All checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
New York Office on Broadway and Wall Street lists Bridman Birmingham & Co as agents with a Washington D C address at the Corcoran Building Fifteenth Street indicating agency representation and offices.
Boston Evening column notes President Harrison plans gradual policy moves and vows to stand by the Territorial home rule plank as a solemn pledge. It questions which Chicago platform clauses he will treat as empty phrases and which as commitments, and notes intrigue over the cheap silver dollar plank.
Serious trouble is anticipated at the Isthmus by midmonth when Panama Canal work will halt. About ten thousand workers of many nationalities, including many blacks, face unemployment. Colombia has stationed disciplined troops at Aspinwall and ships such as the Atlanta Ossipee along with British and French vessels are ready to help keep order.
The post reports ongoing appeals for aid to alleviate Chinese distress. E B Drew cites provinces with severe destitution and explains causes. Consul Holmanp, missionaries Muirhead, and others have documented the plight, spurring Americans to donate, with Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Co offering free cable forwarding of funds.
Washington reports describe a record surge of job applicants flooding the spoils system. President Harrison and aides face pressure as Blaine factions push for swift distribution of offices, while the administration weighs inquiries and deliberations.
The Premier is seen as opposed to civil service reform in theory and practice. It is believed his aims will shape administration in time. The article says it would be gratifying if the Président shows courage to withstand Mr Blaine to stop a sweeping reform.
A speaker, Mr. Epwin P Seaver, argues a three to four year course of graded shop work and drawing can foster mechanical intelligence and independent thinking. The discussion raises how training should precede or accompany new mechanic arts high schools and whether the general education system should adapt.
The International Marine Conference in Washington opens Oct 16 with key tasks on lights and signals. Debates consider oil to calm waters, color blindness standards, and visual capacity for seamen, urged by England and Sweden.
The St. Petersburg view holds King Milan’s abdication strengthens Russian influence over Servia against Austria. The Novoe Vremya notes a Bulgarian crown shift and hints Romania may follow, while Vienna considers Russia’s southward encroachment and the regents’ Radical cabinet signals potential policy shifts amid rival powers. Some credit Queen Natalie with possible return, signaling renewed Russian ascendancy.
The Kerr trial follows the 1884 Broadway Railroad bribery saga with juror selection intensive and former alderman Fullgraff weakening under cross examination. Analysts expect potential acquittal as the case against Kerr rests on weak, disputed testimony and public interest wanes.
The report alleges a fund for lobby use among exiles and arranged counsel to influence the Dominion Parliament against a surrender of criminals beyond existing laws. It notes an organized effort that could provide a lesson from the Montreal American colony and links the timing to New York boodle trial closures.
A Boston critic claims New York journals praised Mrs Porter with bland non committal sweetness. The piece questions whether the critic has seen New York reviews or was misinformed, noting that New York verdicts were courteous yet not purely sweet.
Miss Anderson, billed to perform all week in Washington, has already missed two shows due to illness. Reports say the brass band noise at her hotel has unsettled her, a condition others in Boston also acknowledge as plausible.
Picott left four children penniless while donors like Mr. Parnell and Mr Lanovucuere show generosity toward the informer’s needy kin. The London press notes Truth editor’s offer and a Pall Mall Gazette remark that Mr. Labouchere would help orphans with a £50 subscription if needed. The piece defends Labouchere as fighting shams despite his critics.
The piece surveys Republican reactions to Harrison and cabinet politics, notes Arkansas Senate plans to shift election judge appointments to a three-member county board and adopt secret ballots, and cites Washington militia caution and potential education and public printer candidates. It mentions Field as chosen for New York municipal service, and comments on Blaine and Cleveland era intrigues.
Austin Corbin, president of the Reading and Long Island railroad companies, is seriously ill at his Fifth Avenue home. He suffers from throat trouble and pneumonia with Dr. Loomis in constant attendance.
The piece eulogizes Sidney Bartlett on his nearing ninety, recalling rivals Choate Webster Loring Curtis Sohier and Shaw and Mason. It notes Bartletts late-life blend of sharp intellect and dry learning, his private kindness, and his long, influential career amid a wave of distinguished contemporaries. It also mentions Imperial copper leather color trends in Boston shops.
The auction of modern paintings from the private collections of Rev. Elmer H. Capen and Wilmot L. Warren began at Chickering Hall in New York. Eighty one paintings sold for 22947 dollars with notable prices including Autumn Landscape by Jules were 2500, Faust and Marguerite by Diaz 700, Rocks at Fontainebleau by Corot 675, Venice by Ziem 595, Court Yard by Fromentin 1000, Adoration of Minerva by LeRoux 870.
A large Boston audience attended an Authors Reading at the Boston Museum to benefit the International Copyright Association. Notable readers included Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner, Julia Ward Howe, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Hopkinson Smith, Boyle O Reilly, and others, with officers of the Copyright Association on stage. The event drew praise for its musical and dramatic readings and drew a distinguished crowd from literary circles.
The New York Commercial Advertiser mocks Wanamaker's money-backed appointment, calling it humiliating and dangerous for politics. The piece argues the act undermines public trust and predicts Mr. Harrison will not restrain future discreditable actions in his four-year administration.
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes Harrison applauds Bayard for his principles and steadfast stand amid Republican opposition. It suggests Bayard could retire content with Harrison’s praise and calls him a faithful servant.
The Lewiston Journal praises President Harrison's inaugural address calling it majestic and lofty. It argues the speech shows a covenant between executive and people, likening it to strong biblical administration.
Harper's Weekly notes a strong, nonpartisan voter bloc across counties. It admires their willingness to judge the administration fairly despite party loyalties, praising their consideration of presidential difficulties and support for honest governance.
In Winchester on March 7 Republicans met at the Town Hall and cast 304 ballots to name a postmaster. After two ballots William F. Fitch and B. F. Holbrook led, but on the third Fitch won and his name will be sent to Congressman Lodge to seek Presidential appointment by President Harrison.
A scatter of political quips from various papers mocks governors cabinet shifts and Mugwumps while noting shifting alliances in the era. Jokes about Henry Cabot Lodge, Windom and others reflect a lighter, partisan press tone.
Poem addressed to James Russell Lowell reflecting on receiving a photograph of Venice. The verse recalls Tuscan air, Arno music, and gondolas, praising photographic art as a modern marvel that conjures distant places and past ages, while noting the continuing wonder of life.
Senator Beck rests at Fortress Monroe awaiting warmer weather to resume duties in Washington. Notable items include H O Havemeyer purchasing Rembrandt The Gilder for loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Carlisle’s gavel stolen. Milan Obrenovic dynasty succession details. Congressman Lodge visiting Boston with Theodore Roosevelt.
Managers to meet today to set dates for games with the first contest expected Monday.
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