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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1891
Page
4
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will ignore anonymous communications. Writers must provide full name and address as a guarantee of good faith. Readers unable to buy The Post at usual spots are asked to report the fact at the office.
Events across Boston venues include Yon Yonson at Bostox Theatre on Washington Street at 7 45 and Sunlight and Shadow plus A Cup of Tea at Bostox Museum Tremont near Scollay at 7 45 Louise, U and I at G L Lopez Theatre on Washington Street with 7 and 7 45 shows, The Fakir at Grand Opera House near Dover Street, Blue Jeans at Houis Street, The Devil's Mane at Howard Theatre on Howard Street at 8, Ship me in at TreMont Theater at 7 45 and Cleopatra starring Sarah Bernhardt at CyCLoRama Tremont. Exhibition by William Blake titled Blossum or Fink Ans.
Boston Post notes the promise of eight steel steamships traveling between Montauk Point and Milford Haven under a postal subsidy law. The vessels, long in construction, may not speed up projects much, leaving impatient travelers likely to stick with foreign-flag crossings for now.
General Joan M. Palmer wins the United States Senate seat from Illinois after a protracted legislative struggle. More than 150 ballots were cast in joint convention from Jan 13 to yesterday as Republicans held a Senate majority while three Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association members blocked selection until two sided with Democrats. Palmer campaigned vigorously on tariff reform and will bolster that stance in the Senate.
The present state of Irish opinion shows cable dispatches offer little political clarity. Parnell opponents form a National Federation with unclear prospects, while one side calls it a death blow and the other likens the speeches to a wake versus a christening. An intelligent correspondent presents both views for readers.
English blizzard halts trains and blockades roads with impassable conditions. Mail car lost on a train, an engineer found nearly frozen, and two clergymen rescued from a perilous carriage ride as the nation endures an equinoctial storm of unprecedented fury.
Andrew Carnegie writes to the New York Sun predicting a vessel on the Clyde built by Fairfield Company will cross the Atlantic in five days within two years. He dismisses incremental one hour gains and hints at extra boilers, while admitting no firm statistics.
The speaker repeats a strong claim about leaving Queenstown on Sunday and arriving in New York by Friday, stating five nights aboard. The fragment offers little verifiable detail, leaving readers to rely on his word for the itinerary and dates.
The final report to the Governor by the Executive Council preserves a partisan stance in the Osbourne case. The Republican majority finds no derogatory evidence against the police board member and declines to issue specific charge findings, while minority Councillor Flynn presents a clear, detailed analysis of the evidence and its uncertainties, highlighting obstacles to truth.
The Behring Sea controversy with Britain approaches a settlement aligned with the 1888 plan. Lord Salisbury signals willingness to arbitrate over whether the United States holds rights beyond territorial seas, while Blaine’s positions recede. The despatch clarifies Russia’s role, ukase of 1821, and suggests adding damages to be decided by arbiters.
Mr. Depew jokes about the manslaughter case after release on bail at a Federal Club dinner. The piece questions the directors of the New York New Haven Hartford rail line for keeping the car stove system and the passengers roasted alive. It notes the railroad commissioners views in their latest report.
Editor argues the New York Central steam heating system avoids dangers and condemns the New York New Haven Hartford leadership for choosing a riskier method. Cites years of railway reports and safety claims, urging reform to prevent further loss of life.
An analysis of Ibsen's Rosmersholm and the broader Ibsenite movement in London theatre. Critics clash over psychological insight versus pseudo science, while the piece mocks Ibsen worshippers and suggests gentle raillery as a cure. A satirical proposal for a modern comic variation titled The Absenites is floated along with images of Nora and Hedda Gabler.
A humorous note compares Hedda's pistols and stockings to a London stage trend and contemplates a Broadway transfer. It cites Ibsenitis as a mania, mentions plays like Les Précieuses Ridicules and Patience, and mocks pet names in School Committee records, singling out Mary or Helen versus Molly or Nellie.
The New York Tribune comments that the tariff should be judged by its outcomes and that Republicans seek little beyond results. The editorial argues the party has reached contentment with very small cause if correct.
A Boston writer argues the proposed state law on drinkers risks punishing habitual and casual drinkers unevenly. He contrasts the dogged law with common sense, recalls a vivid Athenium book-return scene, and recounts a late-night rush to assist Penloper with humorous copy for a New York publication.
Patrolman Wiley G. Overton, the new colored member of the Brooklyn police force, was assigned to regular duty and joined Inspector MacKellar's class. He produced a typewritten self interview and said he would focus on duty and the boys, while remarking no city would suffer from having blacks on the force. In a separate note, Asbury Park reports Leland's Ocean Hotel at Long Branch sold for 68075 at foreclosure to Col. George W. Bliss of New York.
Pianist Arthur Whiting with Kneisel and Hekking offered a program including Whiting’s new violin piano sonata, two Rheinberger pieces, and Brahms trio in B flat. Critics praised the performance and ensemble playing but faulted the Whiting work for lacking spontaneity and melody, favoring Brahms as a model and urging broader study of Mozart and Haydn.
Mr Arthur Foote assisted by Mrs E M H Hascall and Mr Eliot Hubbard will give a concert this afternoon at Chickering Hall at 2 30 for Calixa Lavallees family. A benefit concert for the Tabernacle Society will be held this evening at Meionaon with Mrs Janet Edmondson Walker in charge. Mrs Hopekirk will perform works by Schumann Rubinstein Chopin and Chertizky with Mr Charles F Webber singing two of her songs in his first return from Europe. Mrs Elia C Fenderson will sing Mozart Wagner and Cypras followed by Mr T Adamowski playing selections from Wieniawski and Haanser. Adele Aus der Ohe will give a pianoforte recital Saturday afternoon March 14 at Steinert Hall featuring Beethoven Mendelssohn Chopin Schubert and Liszt. It is reported Mr Franz Rummel will soon present a series of recitals.
The Tremont Theatre hosts Mme. Bernhardt in Marguerite Gauthier with dramatic intensity and refined artistry in La Dame aux Camélias. Critics praise her interpretation as emotional, nuanced, and technically masterful, while noting limitations in co-star Fleury and Piron. The page also mentions Cleopatra to close the week with afternoon shows Friday and Saturday.
The Rt Rev Bishop Paddock will lie in state and conduct his funeral service at Trinity Church this afternoon at 2 30. The Standing Committee of the diocese with Rev Dr Phillips Brooks as chair and Rev George S Converse as secretary oversee seating and arrangements. Reserved seating will consume almost the entire floor and galleries for family clergy officers deputies and trustees with specific aisles assigned to various church societies and schools. Several bishops from nearby sees may attend and pall bearers are the diocese standing committee. Clergy meet at 1 30 in Trinity Chapel.
Nat Childs, treasurer of Tremont Theatre, told a Post reporter that any improper sale of Bernhardt tickets would have involved accompanying circumstances. He suggested a speculator could have bought seats by auction or ahead of time, and noted Abbey Schoeffel and Grau kept speculators out with four policemen on duty.
The Providence convention nominated state officers: Governor H W Ladd, Lieutenant Governor Lyman B Goff, Attorney-General Daniel R Ballou, Secretary of State George Utter, General Treasurer Samuel Clark of Lincoln. Prohibitionists named John H Larry, Joshua C Brown, Thomas H Peabody, David O Cargill, Louis E Remington. The meeting adopted resolutions honoring Warren C Arnold and William A Pierce and endorsing reciprocity. The article also notes a coeducation letter regarding Johns Hopkins Medical School and women’s study.
Governor Russell nominated A. K. Tilden of Boston to the Board of Registrars of Pharmacy to replace Manning who resigned. D. P. Kimball of Boston and J. Q. Adams of Quincy were named State directors of the railroad. Charles Pomeroy of Bosganel was named trial justice of Fran counts.
A collage of sharp vignettes and anecdotes from the era includes a station master’s devotion to through trains, a dig at forestalling religion, a church scene with a tormented daughter, a Waldorf hotel planned for New York, humorous exchanges on the Brooklyn line, and a tale of Burns price highs. It also notes a Florida wrapping paper famine, a courtroom charity act in De Kalb county, and a preserved Chariton street block showing old New York grandeur. The piece weaves humor, local color, and curious happenings across regions and eras.
The Utica Observer lampoons Governor Hill as he weighs resignation versus staying, mocking Mugwump critics and rival reporters. The piece likens political fears to a bird in a bush, naming Butler Coleman Ingalls Holman and Dana’s journal as pressures shaping his decision.
A Youngstown resident identified as the oldest living West Pointer, over 90 and in vigor, is said to be William Young. Joseph Jefferson avoids theatrical passes, buys tickets directly, and distributes them to friends in large cities. Thomas Ball works on a bronze Washington for Methuen, aged over 70 and active. Mattie Ford, daughter of John T. Ford, makes her stage debut, with Ford famed for launching many future stars.
Biblia for March to be enlarged in April issued at Meriden Connecticut features articles by A H Sayre W M Flinders Petrie Isaac Saylor and others on explorations in Egypt Assyria Greece and Palestine The Rev William C Winslows paper on Pilgrim Fathers in Holland to be published by the Congregational Publishing Society
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