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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1892
Page
8
To most people the dining room is the most enjoyable room in the house. We offer sideboards in over 100 styles, mostly antique quartered oak, plus walnut and mahogany, priced from 16 to 126,900 dollars. Oak tables, chairs, and complete parlor sets showcased for quick sale with illustrative catalogue available.
The U S Senate ratified the Behring Sea arbitration treaty in a 72 to 0 vote after two hours of executive session. Amendments requiring English language proceedings and a four month decision window were accepted with support from Sherman and Pauncefote. Senators hailed ratification as a civilizing advance and a step toward resolving U S Canadian fishing disputes.
Bishop Brooks administered the rite of confirmation to twenty three persons at the Church of the Messiah Auburndale this evening. The church was small and admitted by card as the house rapidly filled.
A workman I charged with insulting Emperor William was tried in Brerlin today. He shouted vile abuse throughout the proceedings despite court attempts to quiet him and received a two year hard labor term. Upon sentencing he attacked bystanders, warden, and a reporter, tearing a warder’s finger before officers subdued him.
Pittsburg Penn March 29 A planned pipe line from Western Pennsylvania oil fields to the seaboard is to be built with English capital. The Prince of Wales and Mr Wilson of Tranby Croft are said to own large stock. The company aims for £2,000,000 capital, chartered in New Jersey as the English Pipe Line Company. Terminus will be Philadelphia with oil loaded onto tank steamers for refinement in England near Liverpool.
A blaze at Charles Dean’s blacksmith and wheelwright shop on Washington Street Islington Dedham destroyed the building and contents. Loss estimated between $1000 and $1200 with no insurance. Local fire crews responded as flames consumed the shop this afternoon.
A sea captain recounted dealing with four Italian stowaways aboard a Messina voyage. With knives tossed ashore, the crew subdued them and the captain steered toward the African coast. In shallow water the four were released and left to fend for themselves as the ship resumed its course.
No 3 Old State House under Mr L H Palmer is a popular transportation hub in Boston. Tickets for Snort Line express trains or the Colonial Express between Boston and Washington can always be secured.
In Washington the Ellis Island immigration probe pit Assistant Secretary Nettleton against Senate and House chairmen Chandler and Stump. Nettleton accuses the inquiry of improper scope while detailing a letter charging Superintendent Owen as unfit and untrustworthy, with Owen denying involvement in island improvements. The exchange centers on appropriations and administration of immigration funds.
In Lowell Massachusetts on March 9 Owen Lamb aged 50 was crushed between two cars at Nashua freight yard. He died this evening at St John’s Hospital from injuries sustained in the crush.
The article reports that the free coinage bill moves to the Senate after Senator Stewart’s announcement to call it up Monday morning. It notes a five minute debate limit under Rule 8 and that party votes may determine the bill’s fate, with the threshold for passage shaped by Vice-President Morton’s anticipated stance against free silver. The House cloture petition gains 96 signatures, needing 115 of 228 Democrats, as leaders urge vigilance against defeat.
A dynamite blast rocked the Credit Lyonnais building in Paris late this afternoon. Police control access to the scene after two arrests and reports that two people were injured, with damage details not yet available.
AN OLD MAN'S SEARCH describes 85 year old Jewett Mann of Montpelier Vermont seeking his daughter in Boston. His son Fred J. Mann, a ball player in Springfield, and daughter married to George Saunders in Boston, appear in the narrative. After wandering the city, he was fed by Lt. Lee at Station 4 and sent to the Chardon Street Home for the night while a search for his friends is planned.
The Trimount Athletic Association board met at 3848 Broadway with President Hill presiding. Fifty-one new members were admitted. A petition to the South Boston Aldermen to place a temporary open-air gym in Commonwealth Park, pending a permanent Marine Park facility, was discussed and approved for circulation.
Peter McNally a renowned Charlestown resident died at his home 11 Park Street after a brief illness. He was near seventy and fathered fifteen children, ten surviving. Sons John J Hugh P Peter S and James F are noted newspaper men. William J McNally M D and Daniel J McNally an artist are also among his children.
Richard Clark a 45 year old man fell between a wharf and the schooner Gertie Foster at Eastern Packet Company wharf. He was taken to City Hospital in critical condition and resides at 15 Lydon Court East Cambridge.
A fire started shortly after midnight in the No 2 weave room at Boott Mills Lowell. The cur at ion fire force struggled to control the blaze. Several thousand dollars worth of cloth in production was damaged. The loss is insured by Manufacturers Mutual.
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