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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1890
Page
4
Notice shows second class matter designation and payment guidance. It specifies sender risk for all money and that checks drafts and money orders go to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. It lists the Washington Office at the Corcoran Building on Fifteenth Street.
The financial department appears on page six while the commercial department is on pages six and seven and the ship news occupies page three, indicating section placements in the issue.
The War Department provides 1500 dollars monthly for patrol boats from March to June to curb illegal refuse dumping in New York harbor. The Commercial Advertiser exposé is cited as influential, with responsibility for any prosecutions resting on the district attorney if offenders escape punishment.
In a Carlton Club gathering Lord Salisbury rallied his supporters against Liberal obstruction and warned of potential dissolution rumors. The Premier dismissed any serious consideration of dissolution, calling the notion official denial but noting the topic may still be debated.
A London Peabody trust report shows sanitary precautions raise birth rate by 8.72 per 1000, cut overall deaths by 1 per 1000, and reduce infant mortality to just over half the average, debunking lax hygiene claims.
The Blair educational bill was disposed of for the current session by a large majority. Senator Hawley of Connecticut opposed the measure arguing it would push federal duties beyond state powers. The surplus Treasury condition and Treasury exhaustion influenced the vote, sparing Blair's plan for now.
Opinion warns that the Longe bill may fail in the Republican House despite caucus pressure. It argues distrust stems from its potential evenhanded impact and suggests Southern states could counter with an educational voter qualification to limit federal interference.
Six colored members of the Mississippi Legislature presented the Speaker with a testimonial at adjournment. Their spokesman L. W. Moore praised the Speaker's impartiality in the brief ceremony.
The article contrasts comments by Mississippi figures John R. Lynch and another official praising regional cooperation with Democrats in the House while noting the North's harsher rhetoric. It argues southern practical gains for African Americans differ from northern theoretical aims and credits local insight for the stance.
A legislative committee reports adversely on referring a biennial system for elections and sessions, arguing that the current approach causes constant political agitation and wasteful spending. Supporters led by Henry L. Pierce cite national examples and insist public demand favors change despite opposition tied to labor and politics.
The article notes real Western growth in tariff reform sentiment ahead of the next congressional elections. It cites Farmers' Alliance as a key source of facts and figures, highlighting Minnesota with 770 subordinate alliances, 250 formed in the past year.
The text discusses the sudden resignation of Bis marck and the appointment of General von Cap riv i as chancellor. It weighs Cap riv i s conciliatory style against the autocratic empire, notes potential shifts in German foreign policy, and questions the future of the Triple Alliance and European peace. The piece warns against sensational claims of immediate conflict.
A literary noted excerpt critiques a German-flavored stage season labeled as madrigals and mentions Theatre Nym and Miss Rowan with references to the Sun and Rhode Island politics. It also discusses ocean racing and the healthful value of sea travel for rest and pleasure.
The article notes the Forth bridge took seven years to erect and cost fifty six lives. Engineers call it a good showing given the danger and magnitude, arguing some human loss is inevitable and included in the cost.
Biographical notices about Bismarck’s retirement show a post mortem flavor with many articles in past tense. In New York a debate rages over whether to burn or collect city trash as litter blankets the streets. A Dramatic Authors Society is planned in New York, surprising many who doubted enough authors exist for organizing.
The Boston Post proposes that opera managers publish the exact overture start time and close doors until the first act ends. The suggestion aims to keep latecomers out and reduce audience disturbance, a rule praised by opera goers in the N Y Dramatic Mirror.
The Philadelphia Record accuses the administration of showing reckless disregard for consequences by pushing a fiscal measure, claiming it betrays public interests and pays debt to monopoly despite broad public support for Cleveland. It frames the move as partisan and harmful to overburdened industries.
The Massachusetts Legislature is told not to consider tariff legislation after iron manufacturers petition. The note recalls past protectionist debates during embargoes and urges voters to express tariff views in prior elections. Providence Journal, Ind.
The editorial argues that Senate secret sessions on nominations should be abolished as they cannot remain secret and threaten press freedom. It contends the public has a right to know why Washington deems a nominee fit and suitable and questions the secrecy of confirmation sessions.
Objections to using Castle Island as a public park are overcome with a plan that includes a roadway with a draw to isolate the island when needed. Fort Independence sits on Castle Island, which would enhance the marine park system and attract visitors from inland cities, strengthening Boston’s seacoast appeal.
Over nine thousand attended the matinee to hear Patti in Martha at Mechanics Hall. Patti impressed with Lady Enrichetta, Avelli’s Last Rose of Dublin drew cheers, and the cast and chorus received praise as Tell followed with mixed reception.
The remodeled Broadway Baptist Church in Cambridgeport was dedicated last evening. Services included invocations, scripture, sermons, committee reports, and remarks from local and religious leaders. The new pastor named is the Rev. A. E. Reynolds.
Edmund Swetenham MP for Carnarvon and Conservative party member has died. J Henry Hill longtime Worcester bar figure and former partner of Hoar and Devens died after a long illness. Deacon R H Smith of Twelfth Baptist Church Cambridge and Sumner Lodge Odd Fellows member died. Daniel M Fox ex Mayor of Philadelphia died at Atlantic City aged ninety nine.
The Cambridge Citizens' Trade Association held its annual meeting last evening and elected officers including George W. Gale as president W M Townsend A T Whittier as vice presidents Jonn 8 Sawyer treasurer E P Craig secretary and trustees Dana W Hyde G W Burnitt E J Rand and W K Witherell. A banquet and entertainment followed with President Gale presiding.
A collage of items includes English football casualties, Stevenson’s Samoa plans, Harvard catalogue quirks, Field’s pipe links, a humorous burglary exchange, Mme Guibollard’s dental tale, and Wilde wit. It also surveys a half built Joan of Arc basilica near Domremy, a Paris dealer vs state Rembrandt confusion, and a blackboard delinquent notice scheme in St Petersburg tailors.
Henry M. Stanley plans to depart Egypt on April 7. John Boyle O Reilly gains traction on a West coast lecture tour. Lord Tennyson supposedly vows no further publication. Edmund Gosse plans an autumn American visit. Dr Loring visits Rome with a dinner in his honor. Mrs Loring to Gibraltar soon. Miss Gwendoline Caldwell ill in Rome but out of danger. Judge Pitman to travel Boston to New Orleans for three weeks. Bronson Howard praised in England amid attention from Ward Lang and Hall Caine.
The Boston Y M C A held graduation exercises in Association Hall with a large audience. The event featured performances by the male chorus conducted by Joseph Stewart, duets by J Stewart and A T Percy, and multiple class recitations and essays. Certificates were awarded to 173 students meeting the school's proficiency standard.
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