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The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
AMUSEMENT TO COME.

Mr.. l.. j. Levey has returned
after having succeeded in securing
for the pleasure-loving people of
Honolulu, and under heavy expense,
two worthy attractions under the
management of MIR. Cliff Phillips.
The first is the Bljou Comedy and
Dramatic Company composed of
talented and well known members
of the profession. The company
will leave San Francisco April )
and open Saturday evening April
II for season of three weeks, Civ
ing repertoire OF the late society
comedies and drama successes. The
company is one Of merit, and is en-
dorsed as such by both Press and
Public. The second and by no
means the least attraction is that Of
Mr.. Carl Bishop King, y miraculous
mind reader, who will also arrive in
Honolulu April 18th. Mr.. King is
highly commended and is said to be
much more clever than the late
celebrated Washington irving BIZ
shop. Mr.. King Is a cultured and
iine-looking young Bostonian, and
has been lionized everywhere in
social circles. He will give limit
cd number of exhibitions and pri-
vate tests and experiments.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
PASSENGERS.

From Maui and Hawaii per stmr w
G Hall, April ID G lloapili,A St had
Piianaia, Mrs Briggs, J n 5 vii Jams,
Q Macomber, Mrs II w Everett, G j
Campbell and wife, Col Sam Norris, DR.
A Mack, NJ de Gouveia. Mi s Kuuleia-
loha, ID Speckman, 7 Lille, Mrs Sci
bert, j w Kuaimoku, Capt Harrison
and wife, w w Bruncr, Mrs Fcnncl, 3
Others. and % deck.
From San Francisco per S 4 Austria
lia, April Al. } Levcy, j III Hopper
and wife, Com Felix McCurley, Miss
Williams, Mrs X Levers, Miss II J.
Levers, Miss a Archer, Mrs T M Green,
} w Mcclure, Miss NJ Hopper, Miss +
Hopper, NJ LOuisson, } II Burns, Hon.
Paul Neumann, Miss Ncumann and
maid, $ q Little, wife, daughter and
maid, Mrs DIR Brodic, Capt JAS Nc
Kenna, Miss Dora Mcdan. Miss Emma
Medan, Miss Marion More, J S Emer-
son, } c Lane, DR. J. S Thompson. j
Snidcr, q Lane, Carl Campbell, Ralph
e Ward and % in Storage.
From the Colonies per II NJ S S Ma
riposa, April Miss NJ Thompson. Miss
NJ j Thompson, Mrs \ l. Sewell, ID X
Nichols, G W Scwcll, . in the stccragc
and 0S passengers in transit.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
SHIPPING NOTES.

The schooner KaalOkai brought 99s
bags sugar this mo ming from Waianae.
The steamer w G. Hall arrived this
morning from windward ports with the
following cargo: 4,05l bags sugar, lI5
bags ava, l5S bags coffee, calves, 81
head cattle and 1903 packages sundries.
The S s Australia, ii q HOudlcttc,
master, sailed from San Francisco FRI
day, March 2Sth, at noon, with 80 cabin
and Oh Storage passengers, and 1913
tons freight, also $5l ,72G treasure. Fine
weather the entire trip. Arrived at
wharf in Honolulu April 4th. II 40 am,
The British iron blk Dcantield, Capt
Irvine, will sail Tomorrow at noon with
1900 tons of sugar for San Francisco.
The schOOners Kauikcaouli and Moi
Wahinc brought this morning 7j9 aud
POO bags sugar respectively from Ila-
waii.
The steamer Kilauea IIou brought
800 bags sugar from OnOmea and 10
head cattle from Kawalhae this morn
ing.
The steamer Lehua takes this after
noon 100 japanese for the following
plantations: Hakalau, Is men and 10
women; OOkala, % men and women;
and lIOnOmu, so men and IT women.
The II NJ 5 S MaripOsa, Capt II NJ
Hayward, sailed from Sydney Mar 10
80 p M; and arrived ut Auckland Mar
%, 40 p IN; sailed from Auckland Mar
"a, $50 p m; touched ut Tutuila Mar
IS, SOl II m; and arrived Honolulu
April 18th Mt noon.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Arrived Mar 26 bktne Quickstcp. IS
days from lilo.
sailed Mar 2G: blk S C Allen, bktnc w
ii Dimond, schr Olga, Honolulu; brig
q ii Douglass, Kahului; sclr w :
Bovine, MahukOna.
Mar 90, blk G n Wilcox, Honolulu.
Eureka, Mar %, schr Eva hence.
Philadelphia, Mar 81, sailed for Della
ware Breakwatcr, Brit bark Harvester
for Honolulu.
Port Blakely, Mar ~. sailed schooner
Reporter for Honolulu.
Newcastle, \ S w, Mar p, blk Robert
Sudden to load for Honolulu.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mr.. A. b. Loebenstein has made II
beautiful plan OF the projected town
at Manana station, Eva. The main
street named Buenavista runs from
the Government road, ending in II
double forked boulevard at the
station. Cross streets intersccting
the main one are named First,
Second, Third, etc. A blue print copy
of the plan has been kindly presented
the BULLETIN with the compliments
of Mr.. b. +. Dillingham;.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES.

Next Saturday is Holy Saturday.
At 7 a. M, religious services,
with high mass. At the beginning
of the "Gloria in Excelsis," the or
gan plays again and the bells ring
again.
Sunday after, April 9th, is Easter
Day Gin Latin called pascha). 1t
is great festival, in memory and
honor of our Saviour's resurrection
from the dead on the third day after
his cruciiiXion. est. Matt. xviii,
G). 1t is called Easter, from Orient,
the East, or rising, one Of Christs
titles.
Religious services on Easter Sun
day: At & and a. IN. low masses,
with holy communion. At 10 n. m.
high mass, sung by his Lordship the
Bishop of Olba, and followed by
baptism of infants and adults. At
3 p. m. confirmation, rosary, bene-
dc,ion of the Nj. b. Sacrament.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE Honolulu Iron Works me-
chanics have started another sub
scription for Ed. Nollcr, who lost his
sight after many years tending the
furnaces in that establishment. Mr..
Theo. III. Davies, President OF the
Company, gave the movers a choice
between 800 down and x52 II year
during the beneiiciarys life. The
latter was accepted and the men will
contribute regularly to the pension.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mrs. Doyle and Mrs. Craig who
arrived by the Australia are the
wives of two mechanics employed by
the Oahu Railway & Land Co. There
are now about GO people from foreign
parts "colonizcd" here. through en-
ployment given by that company.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mr.. l.. J. Levey, who has returned
from his notwithstanding mission,
remembered the BULLETIN in San
Francisco, bringing thence COM
plete file of papers between the last
two mails.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

JUDGE McCully has decided in
favor of defendant, J. =. Mendonca,
against plaintiff, Jas. w. Gays, APP
peal from judgment in the Police
Court. Plaintiff claimed $3.50 with
interest for survey and map made
by him for the defendant.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Veldtman are to have
charge OF the railway restaurant,
which is to be situated between Ray
mond grove and the hotel. The old
Raymond homestead buildings are
to be renovated and adapted for the
hotel by the company.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THERE are some excellent watches
and large stock of matchmaker and
jewelers. implements included in the
stock OF the late j. II. Rogers to be
sold by j. +. Morgan at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

RAILS are laid on the Oahu Rail
way to near Mr.. G. A. Browns place
on Pearl harbor, or about mile and
II half beyond the present terminus.
Grading has reached honolulu, but
rails to complete the track will not
be here for month yet.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mns. r. Levers, Miss II. l.. Lew
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii. Hopper,
Misses M. and +. Hopper, Mrs. DIR.
Brodie. Miss Neumann, Mr.. j. w.
Mcclure, and other well-known peo-
pie are welcomed home from II for
eign shore.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Work was to begin to-day on the
pavilion at Raymond grove, to be
built by the Oahu Railway & Land
Co. The floor is to accommodate
two hundred couples in sets OF quad
rifles, the roof to comfortably shelter
800 people, and seating accommodate
ton i'm proportion.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE boats to be sold by J. +. Nor
gan at noon tomorrow are now on
exhibition, some at the salesrooms
and others mt Brewers wharf. They
comprise the ilotilla OF the Honolulu
Yacht and Boat Club, and are hand
some specimens OF pleasure craft.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
VESSELS IEAYihG IQ.MoRRoW.

Stmr Iwalani for Lahaina and Hama
kla ut 10 II m
Schr Kulamanu for Hawaii
Br blk Deaniield, Irvine, for San Fran
cisco mt II NJ
u NJ $ Mariposa, Hayward. for san
Francisco at 10 u IN
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE clock on the Honolulu Plan
ing Mills was lighted with the cleo
trio light last night, making it a
beautiful object and very efficient
landmark. This illumination Of the
clock is to be kept up by the Govern
mcnt.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE railway company is still filling
in the fish pond in front OF the Homo
lulu station, and large accession of
dry land has been made there since
the line opened.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
REGJiAR TRAINS.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
ARRIVALS.

IIaw : $ Australia. IIoudleitc, days
and Is hour. from San francisco
X nj S S Mariposa. Hayward, IT,, days
from Auckland
Stmr W q Hall from Hawaii and Maui
Stmr Kiauca Hon from llamakla
.iclir Kauikcaouli from Hawaii
Schr Moi Wahinc from llnmakua
Sclr Kaalokai from Walanac
Schr Catcrina from cable laying
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
SALT FOR SALE.

I HAVE received u few hundred bags
L OF Salt, Of the very ocst quality.
each bag weighing l20 pounds, will
sell at very lowest price NJ 81 each,
special reduction by the lon. Orders
from other Islands will be promptly
attended TO with satisfaction gunran.
tccd. Address all orders to
CnAs, l. HIRAM,
$40 Pm fIaimuipo, Honolulu, Oahu.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Hon. Paul Neumann is home again
looking greatly improved by his for
cign tour, and not II Bit spoiled by
his contact with the princes OF
Europe.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Co. A, Honolulu Rifles, Captain
Zeiglcr, mustered IOstrong last night,
and had drill on Palace Square,
followed by refreshments at the
Armory.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE first performance OF the opera
Mikado will take place Tuesday
evening next. The box plan will
open at l.. J. Levey's office ut .
O'clock Monday.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS.

THERE will be an English sermon
at the Roman Catholic Cathedral at
s o'clock this evening.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mr.. Luscomb will offer silver
cup for the competition of printers
only in the ball-throwing game at
Waikiki tomorrow evening.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

COMMANDER Felix McCurlcy ar
rived by the Australia to relieve
Commander Lyon Of the Nipsic, who
will probably leave by the Mariposa.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

FOREMAN Ryan OF Mechanic En-
CINE Co. presided at the Fire Depart
mcnt meeting last night. No bust
ness of importance was transacted.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Mr.. NJ. Louisson's genial face APP
pearcd mt the rail when the Australia
arrived. lie likes Honolulu too well
to stay away long.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
DEPARTURES.

s;tmr Lehua for lIamakua pm
Stmr q II Bishop for Waianae, Waialua
and Koolau ut . n IN
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
MEETING NOTICE.

TINE adjourned annual meeting of
i the stockholders of the Inter.
Island Steam Navigation Co, 40. will
he held at the Office of the Company on
TUESDAY, April 9Th, at 10 o'clock A. Nj.
j. l.. MCLEAN,
80 td =, rotary.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

TIE Hawaiian Rifle Association
will meet at the Hawaiian Hotel on
Saturday evening. A full attendance
is desired.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

DR.. l.. s. Thompson having arrived
Ms expected the kona people will
have II physician after II long dcpriv-
alton.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
TREATY MATTERS.

Ex-Governor Ames of Massachu-
sets has just returned from Cuba.
lie says he has learned from the
American Consul at Havana that
Blaine favored free trade between
the United States, Cuba and Mex
ico, the United States TO keep the
duty on sugar on all the world ex-
cept the islands included in the
treaty.
The New York Post has a DIES.
patch from Washington, which says
Secretary Blaine has authorized the
United States representatives at the
Pan-American Congress to make q
proposition Of absolute reciprocity
to the representatives Of the South
American countries.
The reciprocity proposed is with
out any discrimination, and the
adoption of the plan would bring
about absolute free trade in every
article of commerce between the
United States and those countries.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

HAWAII Baseball Club meets at
Bayview this evening at six.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE L. S. new cruiser Charleston,
after being open to visitors five weeks
in SAN Francisco harbor, will come
to Honolulu.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Jay Gould is on pleasure visit
to Mexico.
The garrison of Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, recently became disaffected
and was ordered south. The troops
refused to 60 and the Government
cancelled the order. There is much
discomfort throughout the city.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
LOST

X SHARES Mutual Telephone Stock
y No. 22G. Persons are warned
against negotiating the same rs transfer
has been stopped.
5l7 lw j. II. WODEHOCSE. JR.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
ANNUAL MEETING.

'INlIE annual meeting OF the members
L Of the Hawaiian Jockey Club will
be held on MONDAY, April 18th, at $50
O'clock T.. NJ, at the Hawaiian Hotel.
Q. o. BERGER,
5if til Secretary.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE Bishop OF Honolulu breaches
ut the service in st. Andrews CathC-
dral at Z o'clock this evening.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Nix. Theo. II. Davies has given $500
10 the British Benevolent Society.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

SIX boys and four girls were con-
iirmcd by Bishop Willis at the An
glican Cathedral last night
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

The BULLETIN thanks Purscr kril
oi the Australia for San Francisco
lilies, reports, etc.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

SECURE the BULLETIN SUMMARY
for the outgoing mail.
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WANTED

VOUNG Woman 10 do general house
i work. References required.
Apply at store of
5lS 1t c. j. FISIIEL.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

MR. Nolte has received fresh frozen
oysters ard will serve them in any
STYLE at the Beaver.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

THE mail for San Francisco per 5.
S. Mariposa will close tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
Peoples Ice g. Refrigcrat-
ing Company.

TINE Office of the above Company has
l. been removed 10 the premises
occupied by Mcssrs. j. l.. Brown ~ CO.,
Old Capitol Buildings, next Post Office.
Mcssrs. j. T.. Brown Il Co. are autho-
iized ~ collect all accounts. Tcle-
phones; Bell l72, Mutual l13.
w. o. SMITH.
President Il. |. Il II. Co.
Honolulu, April |, 1870. 5ls"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
Eu'RO.'E.,

London dock laborers are on strike
again.
More fighting has taken place be-
tween French and natives in Da-
honey.
The Car is preparing to abolish
the liberties of Finland.
"A large section of Cardinals are
IN favor of the successor of Pope
Leo NIII. leaving Italy Immediately
on his election. They declare that
the Pope's position there is untena-
bic. Pope Leo opposes this scheme.
A farewell audience between En-
peror William and Prince bismarck,
March 2G, lasted three quarters of
an hour. Bismarck was cheered by
the populacc as he drove through
the city.
General Caprivi's position as Ger
man Chancellor is an extremely
difficult one. lie has not q working
majority in the Reichstag to support
him, and lacks Bismarck's authority
with his colleagues.
Queen Victoria has gone TO France.
Davitt, Irish M. T., will go to
Liverpool to help the dock laborers
in their strike.
Italy is tired of Germany's poll
tical influence and the triple alliance
is in danger.
Bismarck says Berlin will never
see him again.
An Arab told Emin Pasha that he
saw the body of DR.. Peters and de-
clarcd he had been murdered.
A regular steamship service will
he started between Germany and
New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, and
the FIJI Islands.
Lord Dunraven will not put in the
Valkyrie, so there will be no race
for the America Cup this year.
Boulanger wants to return to
France, If he can be tried by q
court of appeal or court-martial.
The French Cabinet met to con-
slider protests of the Chambers OF
Commerce against McKinley's tariff
bill in the American Congress.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
LOCAL g. GENERAL NEWS.

THG Mariposa has 30 live sheep
fer this market,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

A N Immense assortment OF Trimmed
IA Easter Hats mt Chas. J. Fishcrs.
oil lw
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
HOUSE WANTED
WANTED
WANTED

- a Two rent for month Large
MESH4 L Room or Hall. either
f0 ground floor or upstairs, must
he centrally situated. 4N5 VI
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Extract From Annual Circular TO Agents.

pamphlets call in person the unler
igncl.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04

Tie ro-t cilltOfialIy doubts The
willingness Of the iau-Amcticans
TO adopt Il tariff which would pre-
vent the United States from being
flooded with European goods via
South America, and doubts the will.
ingness of Mr.. Blaine TO propose
reciprocity that did not provide for
such tariff.
The Republican members Of the
Ways and Means Committee are
being pressed hard on all sides re-
garding the sugar duties and
scarcely know what to do.
Californians and the Kansas dele
CATION arc fighting to prevent a cut
Of over - per cent. The Iowa, IIIi-
nois, and Wisconsin delegations are
unanimous in their demand for total
extinction of duty.
llarmer of Pennsylvania and other
northern members are in favor OF n
fairly high tariff, to protect beet
sugar.
Nevada representatives will side
with California, but all the Oregon
delegation are not sure.
misrepresentation FELTON, in Wash
Ington expresses himself us conf
dent that any attempt to place STU
gar on the free list will be defeated.
UNITED STATES.
The L. S, s. Iroquois arrived in
San Francisco on the 2G,h from
Port Townsend. After her break.
down the lroquois sailed 1000 miles
out of her course. Commander
Bishop and officers pay high COM
pliment to the crew, stating that
during all their bardships not CON-
plant was heard from them.
Docks are to be built at Tacoma
for the Pacific Mail Co.'S new line
thence to Japan and China. About
n million dollars will be spent there
by the Northern Pacific this year in
terminal improvements.
Mayor Grant Of New York is
seriously implicated IN invcstiga'
tions of the Shcriff's Office.
Florida's orange crop is seriously
damaged by frost,
The amended extradtion treaty
with Great Britain was proclaimed
in Washington on the 25th.
General Robert G. Schcnk, diplo
mat, died at Washington, 23d, ii
his Slst year.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-04
ALEX. J. CARTWRIGHT,

General Equitable Life Assurance Society
t. S. Jan-l-9o
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16
A Dove Luncheon,

A well known society woman has dc
veloped really new idea in the way OF
"dove luncheon" 1t has long been de
clared by the lady's circle Of friends that
she closely resembles the portraits OF
Marie Antoinette, and taking this as 0
suggestion she entertained last week .
dozen friends at what she called Louii
Seize luncheon. The hostess herself was
dressed in a gown that faithfully copied
one of the unfortunate queens, and each
of the guests had chosen some other fa-
nous woman Of that period of famous
women, whom she personated in cos
tune and coiffure. The adorning Of the
table and the service of the luncheon
was made as consonant as possible with
the rest Of the affair, and the topic
chosen for conversation was the women
of the French revolution.-Ne Yorh
Evening Sun.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-05-16

This proposition, Of course, is disputed,
and probably will not be settled without
extended controversy, provided always that
Kemmler comes out of the fight victorious.
Meanwhile, however, the attempt to abolish
the death penalty Is at least interesting
and worthy of note.
Electrocution-that is generally accepted
at present as the correct term for execution
by electricity-has had rather checkered
career, and has yet not become much more
than it was fifteen years ago-an idea. 1t
was in 1875 that DIR. A. p. Southwick, of
Buffalo, conceived the plan Of substituting
the wire for the gallows. He regarded the
legal taking Of human life as a necessary
evil, a somber adjunct to the demands Of
Nineteenth century civilization. But, he
reasoned, II a man has forfeited existence
because of crime, there is no excuse for
sending him to eternity by barbarous
and cruel method. He decided that a
properly directed electric current would
produce instant and painless dissolution,
and satisfy the laws demands without
subjecting the criminal to any undue
mental or physical agony. Once pos
sessed Of this belief he began an adta-
ton that induced Governor Hill in 1885,
soon after his Inauguration, to send the
following message to the assembly:
THE present mode Of executing crimi-
mails by hanging has come down to us from
the dark ages, and 1t may well be ques-
toned whether the science of the present
day cannot provide means for taking the
lives of such as are condemned to die in a
less barbarous manner. / commend the
suggestion to the members Of the legisla-
ture."
As a result a commission on execution
was appointed, composed of Alfred p.
Southwick, of Buffalo; Elbridge T. Gerry,
of New York, and Matthew Hall, of AL
bany. These gentlemen went exhaustively
into the history of capital punishment.
They sought information alike from books
and men. They talked with scientists, ex-
perts and even hangman.. On Jan. H.
1888, they submitted their report. They
stated that they found five forms of execu-
tion in vogue. The guillotine was used by
ten governments, the sword by nineteen,
the gallows by three the musket by two
and the AK by one. They saw no merits in
any of these instruments Of death, and
unanimously recommended the adoption
Of the electric current. With this report rs
basis for action the legislature framed
and passed the bill now on the statute
books. 1t received the signature Of the
governor June 4, 1888, and went into effect
Jan. l, 1890. 1t was, as appears from the
above statement, a measure that received
!ife and being chiefly through the exer-
tions of Dr. Southwick and Governor Hill.
Its provisions are too well known to need
repetition here but it is well to add that it
was created in the interests Of humanity
and mercy.