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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1896
Page
8
Last year we sold several thousand Rockers and are ready to deliver just as many this year. For Beach or Country Cottages Piazzas or Lawns we offer complete lines in Boston. Rattan goods in profusion. Call and see us at the most conveniently situated Furniture Store in Boston.
The Senate approved the Whitney fuel gas bill without division after an amendment from Senator Bradford requiring company agreements or purchases of existing plants in authorized cities. Senator Darling opposed the amendment as unprecedented and not in policy. The measure advanced to third reading as other bids faced rejection or passage on related municipal and regulatory topics.
Kate Sampson a 15 year old girl was charged in Chelsea court with stubbornness and disobedience. She pleaded guilty and the case was continued until Friday. Her father Sidney Sampson, a Chelsea resident, alleged she pawned items to fund expenses and that a gold watch and ring were in pawn. Kate was found with Charles Willey, 22, and both were arrested. Willey faced a charge of receiving stolen property and pleaded not guilty, with his case also continued to Friday.
Supreme Secretary Adam Warnock of the American Legion of Honor has purchased four lower boxes at the Tremont Theatre for the use of supreme officers during the Saturday night Royal Arcanum Hospital Association theatricals.
In Lynn two Spiritualists Henry Clough and Frank Blye dig nightly in a rear Pleasant street lot seeking buried treasure tied to a Spanish pirate legend. They have cleared twenty four feet in a six foot deep trench and plan to dig further with Mrs. Abbie Allen owning the land offering half of any discovery.
Cable flash reports a tug boiler exploded as it passed Bisingerloch Rapids on the Rhine yesterday, sinking the vessel immediately. Eight crew members perish. In other news, Mr. MacFarlane, sailing from Liverpool to New York, reportedly secured in London Hawaii mortgage bonds of the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, owners of Spreckels's plantation, totaling $750,000 at 5.5 percent interest.
The first grand minstrel show at Dudley Street Opera House drew a crowded audience and long lines. Local Catholic groups organized the event with prominent performers from City Point and area theatres. Proceeds fund a new church building at Harrison Avenue and Lenox Street, with ground broken and construction to start soon.
In Nashua New Hampshire on May 20 rumors swirl about the finances of the late Hon. B O Blunt who died a month ago. Once a state senator and Mason he left an insolvent estate worth about 40000 dollars derived from his father s death. Notes alleged to be signed by his sister and by Blunt himself have surfaced with varying indorsements. Banks report debts between eight thousand and ten thousand dollars, with Mrs Holt denying most indorsements. Wealth losses from wheat speculation and Western ventures are blamed for his decline. Family and community sympathy run high as settlement nears at about eight cents on the dollar.
A $50 blaze at the Gilt Edge cafe on Harrison avenue followed rats and matches. A St Marys Athletic Club whist tournament on Cooper street attracted about forty players. Thomas McMackin won the gentlemen’s first prize. The Raymond Whitcomb California excursion party marked its fifth reunion at the Parker House with twenty six members present and good cheer. B C Crosby of Brattleboro presided at the Tenth Anniversary banquet of the Snniton Canal Club of Woburn at Young’s with about a dozen members attending.
Judge Nelson in federal court ordered the deportation of Ung Fong after new evidence in the case. Arrested April 23 on Moy Loy's complaint, he carried papers claiming to be a laborer and a merchant. The law allows Chinese merchants to enter but not laborers, marking the first Boston case of a Chinese person charged as unlawful.
A reporter tours 91 Summer Street, showing The Famous New York house bankrupt stock valued at $275,000. The sale features all‑wool suits, overcoats, trousers, hats, and shoes marked at half price, with refunds offered on many items. Open evenings for workers.
In Washington on May 20 the Senate reviewed the river and harbor conference report with San Pedro Santa Monica and Wilmington items unresolved. Fortifications appropriations dominated debate as amendments were offered, rejected, and the bill passed without division.
The list records pensions approved in Washington for Massachusetts recipients including originals for John Murray of Boston, Joseph M Standley of Beverly, Reuben L Locke of Haverhill, and others. It notes increases for William C Homan of Lynn and James Morris of Lowell, plus reissues and widows' pensions for Martha J Richardson of Orange and others.
In Washington on May 20 a Senate bill by Senator Allen of Nebraska defines Supreme Court jurisdiction in constitutional questions. The measure, referred to the judiciary committee, holds that no congressional law shall be deemed unconstitutional unless all the justices concur in the opinion.
The President recognizes Sir Dominic Ellis Colnaghi as consul of Great Britain at Boston for Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire and Maine and Frederic C. Houghton as the vice consul of Mexico at Boston.
At the May directors meeting of the American Humane Education Society and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals President Angell reported that during the month 574 complaints of cruelty were dealt with by officers 69 horses were taken from work and 124 horses and other animals were mercifully killed. Three hundred and sixty nine new Bands of Mercy were formed during the month making a total of 25307.
The Times-Herald reports that within ninety days most Chicago factories making Havana cigars will shut down due to General Weyler’s order banning Cuban leaf tobacco exports. Major importers anticipate widespread job losses for thousands of cigar makers, with small manufacturers bearing the heaviest burden.
Historic town celebration draws crowds for a Phillips and Brown freshmen game won by Andover 11 to 8 and a 48 to 28 cricket victory for Saunders. Thousands attend fireworks and a large banquet with Gov Wolcott and staff, Captain Adams and many dignitaries. Speakers praise Andover history and modern agriculture.
May 20 Lynn. By the death of John J. Kelley a Water Board laborer $4000 is to be distributed among Lynn people per his will. Six gang members receive $100 each and foreman Henry Wheelock $600. Bequests go to his boardinghouse table girls and others he lived with. A $1000 legacy goes to the Church of the Sacred Heart. Kelley served thirteen years in the water department and had no known relatives.
The joint committee on county estimates examines Morrill, Hollings, and Buzzell about contracts and book entries related to Dedham Court House. Witnesses discuss unexplained sums, erased ledger pages, and a $3000 cost discrepancy between rear and front portions of furnishings, with plans for registry and probate rooms. The panel plans a morning courthouse inspection.
The Jamaica Plain Debating Club met with D. J. OLeary presiding. Committees favored ward candidates and the group voted unanimously to support C. M. Keating and advocate for his election.
Myra Walsh and Gertrude Gilmore were yesterday found guilty in the Superior Criminal Court before Judge Richardson of larceny of seventy dollars from Emil Holm gren, a Swedish sailor. The Walsh woman was sentenced to the House of Industry for four months.
Melvin O. Adams administrator of the John Stetson estate says the Savoy Hotel is ready for occupancy and not lacking a tenant. George H. Gay, owner of Gay's Hotel, expects to sign a lease within days if terms are agreed. The Savoy awaits formalities before leasing. a syndicate was rumored but not confirmed.
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