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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1889
Page
4
The notice indicates the Boston Post is entered as second class matter and details payment handling for money orders and checks. It provides Washington office location at the Corcoran Building, Fifteenth Street.
The article notes Senator ALLISON's closing speech and his assertion that the Iowa vote will be an instruction to Iowa's representatives in Congress. It compares his stance with Nahant’s views on tariff reform and relates the Iowa outcome to the Senate tariff bill.
The Scottish Liberal stance on Home Rule for the entire United Kingdom provokes debate about its effect on Ireland and England. While the argument for local legislatures gains currency, England may resist such a body and federal moves may be premature, risking embarrassment for Gladstone.
The article discusses congressional reapportionment with focus on arithmetic balance and party advantage. It notes census figures expected by October and plans to shape a bill in the Fifty-first Congress for state redistricting ahead of 1892 elections, considering Tribune ideas for district division.
Montana's new Legislature remains in flux as Democrats control the Senate and a privately convened Republican rump meets in an unrecognized body. The House, split and meeting in a private hall, adjourns with five unelected Republicans posing as independents. Analysts warn the stalemate stems from bid to secure a U.S. Senate seat, with relief anticipated as some Republicans threaten to defect over funding needs.
Congress faces a busy session with tariff discussions likely to dominate. Meanwhile Western regions ramp up preparations for a harsh winter, signaling broader economic and logistical strain.
The article argues Missouri and Iowa districts push tariff reform via local school and club discussions. It notes plans for a state bureau to distribute reform literature and district forums where ten reformers meet with Republicans to debate tariff questions during winter evenings. Congress and the Republican majority are urged to listen as school districts stay engaged.
The pamphlet by William Whitman president of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers defends the group’s tariff stance. He argues for protecting the industry while conceding raw wool benefits but warns against provoking politically influential Western growers and their allies. The piece notes New England manufacturers’ reluctance to yield to distant political threats.
The first annual report of Secretary of War Proctor covers expenditures for the current year and estimates for the next, supports two new regiments, and notes Army strength at 25,000 with coast defense emphasis. It discusses enlistment, desertion, pay alignment, post schools, promotion exams, and calls for nationwide coastal fortifications beginning with major ports.
A collection of short items notes Nicolini’s son joining M Koning at Paris Gymnase, Reed elected Pullman director, Ward and wife wintering in Washington, Berry's $500000 legacy to St Andrew's, Fitzgeralds’ London marriage, Blaine-hosted dinner for Maritime Conference delegates, Hirsch buys Houghton Hall for 1500000, Anderson joins London publishing, Baudry bust at Pere Lachaise, Falkland Buchanan in New York drama, Damien visits Blackrock, Rossetti to publish Eminent Women volume, Mahone daughter in Washington, Richmond to open London art school, Edison patent light for night photography, silver-coated bulbs yield balanced color.
A regional quarrel over wool tariffs pits Ohio politicians against manufacturers. A Western Speaker search follows a rally for free wool as New England pressure grows. A New York census shows 59 manufacturers favor free wool and 19 back ad valorem rates, challenging the Whitman‑led association's stance.
In the ongoing discussion, several predecessors of Mr Proc TOR stress the need for an Assistant Secretary of War. The proposal garners attention amid administrative reforms and calls for enhanced wartime governance.
A New York Herald writer recalls Emile Augier’s blunt critique of a patriotic drama by his nephew Paul Deroulede. Augier urged cutting a gun scene if it added nothing essential, highlighting how unnecessary props hurt art, stage effect, and storytelling.
A valued collection left by the late HA current PHiniics to Birmingham Library may pass to the highest bidder after a conditional heirs payment of 30000 dollars. If not paid, the heirs receive 50000 dollars and the collection may go to another institution, preferably an English library, with Boston Atheneum or Astor Library as potential recipients.
The New York World says there is much nonsense in objections to professionalism in college sports. It blames Harvard and Yale in part on Anglomania and fear that smaller colleges may sometimes best them on the field or in rowing. The paper calls for more information on college affairs.
A Kentucky youth made a $500 bet with his grandmother to quit smoking for a set period. She died before fulfillment, yet the court forced her executors to pay, serving as a warning that such agreements should be in writing.
Statisticians tally 500 witnesses and 98267 questions for the ParneLll Commission. The note compares these figures to newspaper roll usage and other similarly idle estimations.
The proposal envisions connecting the Tiber to the seashore at Castel Fusano by a canal outside Rome’s walls. It claims the project would unleash vast commerce and make Rome prosper.
The Hamburg American line christens its new steamship Furst von Bismarck promising premier status on the seas. Owners expect the vessel to be first on the ocean and to symbolize German sea power.
Mrs Erving Winslow begins a four reading course on December 9 at noon in Pierce Hall. The Norwegian dramatist Tbsen draws interest and likely large audiences as Winslow presents his work intelligently and sympathetically. Tickets are on sale at Damrell and Upham.
Audience size shrank at Music Hall as Mendelssohn Quintet Club and Mrs. Hincks contributed a disappointing program. The boy pianist impressed with Liszt rhapsody No.2 and Chopin Nocturne in D flat, while the cellist Droge showed technique hampered by ensemble issues. The week promises Liszt, Sarasate, Bendix Campanari, and Emma Juch opera, plus a Tracy piano night at 47 Fort avenue.
Arthur Nikisch conducts a diverse program including Genoveva overture The Dream King and Remembrance songs Brahms and Raff works with mixed reviews. The piece ends with Wagner Tannhauser cues and a sharp critique of tempo and performance. A Boston note column follows on local crime and theatre life with sobering gunfire concerns and a view on suburban safety.
A collage of items includes gas and fair hopes for Chicago, Rome electric illumination plans with Tivoli power, Rothschild yacht Eros, White House furniture discoveries, and a Buffalo Bill Wild West mishap where a wig and scalp mislead spectators, followed by humorous recovery.
Caroline E Hastings disavows authorship of a letter criticizing a Ling system proposal for school physical culture. She argues the issue should remain a merit-based matter for the School Board, calls for thorough study of two systems, and urges outsiders to refrain from personal clashes while investigations proceed. Hastings signs from 1 Huntington Avenue on November 23, 1859.
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