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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1888
Page
4
Boston Post reports Messrs. RESHOFF to build a new steam launch with potential top speed of twenty two knots. The Stiletto has already demonstrated twenty one knots, a remarkable result, and the rival craft may be purchasable by the government. If the new vessel equals the Stiletto, the builders will have performed very well.
London Chronicle correspondent notes Irish leaders fail to sway the Vatican with their protests. Rumors of bishops publishing a document pledging obedience to Rome show Ireland still weighs papal authority, yet the Pope’s stance remains firm.
The Ludlow Manufacturing Company is constructing a brick mill at the upper dam to produce the same jute and flax goods as the lower mill. The basemant is near finish, the superstructure to start June 1, the building 240 by 96 feet two stories high. Water power and incandescent lights will power and illuminate it, employing over 200 workers, and the project is said to be in response to increased business.
The editorial criticizes Senator Blair for proposing a Sunday observance bill deemed harmless and lacking real jobs in its provisions. It contrasts it with pension and education schemes, and likens it to a Massachusetts statute and a broader federal right to moral discrimination. It mocks Barr’s temperance stance and envisions federal enforcement against liquor shipments.
Yesterday in Boston city, a convention of Republican clubs at Tremont Temple showcased strong reform aims and concern for American industry and wages. The gathering, held in Meionaon due to space, saw hostility toward its elderly president MAR DIN despite featuring youth figures like Judge Feeney and Dr. Lorine as exemplars. The organization, short on constitution specifics, aims to lead back to the party the...
A reader quotes President Marden and Senator Hoar lamenting the drift of educated young men away from serious work. The writer urges immediate, persuasive measures such as brass bands and torchlights to win them back.
The Kerr bribery case moves forward as jury selection exhausted a thousand men over three weeks. Government testimony to support the indictment of Kerr as an accomplice in the 1884 aldermen bribery unfolds with a costly appeal cycle likely. Anxiety over novelty and delays dulls public interest in this tedious but significant trial.
An 1863 act allowing fines or imprisonment for noncompliant witnesses was struck as unconstitutional in later cases. The 1888 reform enables judges to force attendance, but questions remain if a city council can compel testimony. The HALLET KILBOURN decision distinguished parliamentary power from judicial power and noted the council’s lack of inherent contempt power. The piece weighs whether compelling witnesses before a noncourt body violates liberty without due process.
A President veto review of private pension bills shows a pattern where claim agents push claims for widows and others, often after deaths unrelated to service. The President condemns sympathy-driven relief, cites misuses by agents, and highlights cases including an 1812 widow, a nine months man, a snow slide victim, and William H. Hester tied to sand blowing injuries.
The court notes the council’s lack of concern in the matter and that compulsion to testify rests with judicial discretion. It reiterates that the law is constitutional and that the city council, as a creation of the Legislature, is under its paramount control and must act under General Court laws until declared void by the state Supreme Court.
The Mills tariff bill faces House debate with wool on the free list as the pivotal issue. High protectionists fear losing Western votes if wool is taxed, while free wool could shift farmer sentiment and weaken protectionist support. The struggle centers on whether the wool clauses survive to preserve the bill’s main thrust.
The report cites a claim agent called “three rogues and scoundrels,” paid to obtain a government settlement. An accompanying witness says the affidavit is a forgery and that Hester was never sick except from overeating. The President labels the claim a fraud from start to finish, warning of broader pension schemes exploiting public sympathy and congressional indifference.
A House bill by Representative Springer of Illinois would let the President by proclamation place any U S made merchandise on the free list when 80 percent of its value is controlled by trusts. Critics warn the measure concentrates executive power to disrupt business, risking collateral harm to other sectors and unsettled markets.
Henry Dean of Sydney visits relatives in Putnam, Conn, after forty years in Australia where he built a fortune in agriculture. His 400 mile square ranch runs 80,000 sheep plus cattle and horses, with 40,000 sheep lost to last year's drought. Washington gossip notes Mrs. Cleveland shopping, and Grace H. Dodge's tireless work for working women. A Pittsburg Despatch item recalls Miss Maria Parlon dining with westward admirer. The piece also recounts theatre rehearsal with Bishop Andrews and a comic anecdote about Miss Parloa.
In a Richmond prospectus for an October Exposition, Virginia is praised as an earthly paradise with mountains, streams, and low taxation. The circular touts welcoming laboring men, vast future, and unprecedented low travel rates from Europe and the U S. It urges one hundred thousand daily attendees and hotel rates that tempt visitors to save for a trip.
The London Spectator argues the international copyright bill benefits English writers while American authors suffer under theft driven cheap books. It notes the Wallack testimonial at the Metropolitan Opera with the New York Herald providing lengthy description, performance notes, actor positions, and self-promotion.
LITERARY NOTES describe the Century bound volume from November 1837 to April 1888. The standout is Mr George F Kennans papers on Russian affairs drawing broad attention and translations. Also advertised are A Debutante in New York Society by Rachel Buchanan and A Nymph of the West by Howard Seey plus Richard Dowlings Ig norant Essays.
An observant note on Boston's spring greenery and open car practices. The author praises ivy decorating façades from Beacon Street to the Public Garden and muses on shifting views, spring weddings, and the need to label flowering beds while criticizing boarding rules that let passengers enter from the front platform.
The Boston school committee reviewed year end finances for Evening High School in Charlestown. Net expenditures totaled 140,219.63 dollars, up 15,899.42 from the prior year. Textbook free program saved parents 60,000 dollars while costing taxpayers 30,000 dollars in extra instruction time. A petition sought a Charlestown evening high school branch, to be housed in the Hugh School. Several teaching appointments and probations were approved.
A collage of light humorous observations and quotes from multiple papers. Topics include license bills, weather shifts, mail boxes on streetcars, Sunday baseball, Depew and Forepaugh, Blaine at sea plans, Yale fences, Long the protectionist, Dr. Hammond on immortality, courtship plots, Harvard and Yale anecdotes, weather praise, Garden sass progress, Old Corner Bookstore, Governor Hutchinson, and a Kansas City cable car joke about Sam Jones and marital doubt.
The Gresham movement in the West is the "return stroke" of the Edmunds movement and will yield fruits if Mr Blaine is nominated. As Mugwaips we cannot be indifferent to so promising an accession to our ranks. Evening Post ind.
The Chicago Tribune Rep cites a political cartoon critique arguing that over fifty congressmen defend a 47 percent war tariff to protect wages, asserting the tariff far exceeds labor costs and questions the necessity to shield American wages from English competition.
A London dated cable dispatch quotes The World of New York noting the World’s Paris conversation with Mr. Blaine last Saturday. The correspondent believes Blaine is sincere and will not withdraw the Florence letter asserting he would not be a candidate this year.
The minutes show Major Charles E. Raymond of the US Engineers concluded Castle Island fort is vital for navy yard defense and that its walls suit large guns. He warned municipal use would hinder property access and repairs, even if a causeway to the mainland existed. The Boston Transcript notes his claim sounds militarily absolutist and not fully agreeable.
The Times Indiana notes Judge Gresham embodies tariff reform and anti bloody shirt sentiment, opposing apirical systems and plutocratic party leadership. A Gresham defeat would force supporters to reassess allegiance and Blaine followers would shift away if nominated, signaling party weakness and an inevitable disintegration as the second trial nears.
The Bookkeepers' Association, twenty five members strong, dined at the Quincy last evening. The Eastern Yacht Club held a special meeting at Parker's yesterday afternoon.
Boston audience anticipates a first rate promenade concert by an elite orchestra directed by Franz Kneisel. Program includes Wagner Overture, Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody, Saint-Saëns Overture, Rubinstein pieces and more, with various soloists and ensembles. Also notes Boston Theatre bill features acts from The Poachers and Bohemian Girl. Tremont School of Music pupils concert draws near 1000 attendees with commendable performances from pianists and violinists.
The New England Helping Hand Society held its annual meeting at No 5 Park Street. The first year showed marked success with a new home for needy working girls at No 12 Carver Street funded by a horticultural fair netting $838,870. The house runs two years at $1,200 yearly, total furnishing costs $596.22, repairs $239.19. Since Jan 2, 1878, 78 girls sheltered, average occupancy 20, now 22. A $500 legacy from C. G. Emmons estate and a California land bequest by Miss Abby W. Baker may yield at least $2,500. Receipts were $5,016.00 and expenditures $2,463.53, balance $2,552.18. The society has 400 members. honorary vice presidents added. The evening featured a basket tea and musical entertainment with performances by S. A. Bailey, E. Berg, T. Hale, H. Benson, and Mrs. Dora B. Smith. Reverends Haven and Griffis spoke.
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