The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-02-26
AMERICAN LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16, 1892.
GENERAL INTEREST.


George Potts, the father of Helen
Potts-Harrls, for whose murder
young Harris has recently been con-
victcd in New York, wants the priv-
lege of touching the button of the
electric machine that kills the man
who murdered his daughter.
Edgar and Reeve, the Commits
sioners representing the American
millers and the Governor of Mime
sofa, have notified Mr.. Gregor,
Charge d. Affares of the Russian
Legation at Washington, that four
and a half million pounds of -four
had been contributed by millers of
the United States, the people of Min
nesota and Nebraska for the relief of
Russian peasants. 1t is to be car
ried free by the railroads, and the
Atlantic line steamer Missouri will
transport it free to Liban, the ship
leaving New York early In March.
The bichloride' of gold cure for
drunkenness is a failure in many
cases, insanity and death following
the treatment. One of its latest vic
tins was Walter b. Earle, who died
at the Poughkeepsie Insane Asylum
February 9th. He was sent to the
Kelley Institute at White Plains for
treatment last December and was
discharged at the end of January APP
parently cured, and renamed per-
fectly rational and had not touched
drop of liquor since his discharge.
Ten days ago he became insane and
death followed. An investigation on
the part of the State Board Of
Health and State Medical Society
will likely be made into the methods
of the institute.
Toledo, Ohio, had cyclone the
other day which did $4,000 worth
of damage to the Standard Oil Com
panys works.
1t is rumored that General Wanna
maker is to succeed Reid as Minister
to France, and that Clarkson will be
made Postmaster-G eneral.
Count Won Butcher, whose sensa-
tional marriage last July in Milwau-
kee to Miss Alma Loeb of Brooklyn,
his practical disinheritance by his
titled father in consequence, and the
young mans indecision as to what he
should do about it all, caused so
much notoriety, is dead. He died
of grip in New York city. His wife
was in Denver waiting the necessary
time to procure divorce. Father
Geyer, who administered the last
sacrament of the church to him, ca
bled his father of his illness. The
message in answer said that he had
disgraced the proud name of Bluch-
er and his father should cast him off.
When he died message was sent for
instructions about returning the body
to Germany. The unfeelipg answer
came back, BURY him there" A
small sum of money was sent to de
fray funeral expenses. The dying
Count asserted that the marriage was
trick. This was TO preclude any
possible designs on the ancestral es-
tates by the American Countess.
A gorgeous illumination of the
heavens was visible on the night Of
the 18th of February in cities over a
thousand miles apart. 1t was one Of
the most wonderful exhibitions of
aurora, or northern lights, ever seen
from the American soil. The phe-
nomenon stretched over great belt
of territory from Iowa TO the Atlantic
coast. 1t was scientifically observed
at the University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor. The aurora was brilliant
rose red. Many thought it was a
great fire. Other auroras are looked
for in the near future.
John w. Mackay has filed notice
of appeal to the general term of the
Supreme Court from the Judgment
of $4,000 obtained by Edward S.
Stokes in the suit growing out of a
telegraph deal.
A bloody encounter is feared be-
tween Tennessee troops and miners.
Last Thursday a number of drunken
: men thought 10 be miners fired upon
. the pickets of the State troops al
Coal Creek convict camp. A gatling
gun was turned on the men and two
of them were crippled. Severa
houses in Coal Creek were fired into
and the tenants badly frightened
Commander Anderson photographed
for ammunition and arms.
The Nova Scotian clipper, Lodi
, ana, which left New York December
I'd, with large cargo of refined
petroleum, has been burned. The
n crew of thirty-eight men are missing
r supposed to be drowned.
/. Mr.. Olcott has resigned the presi
dency of the Theosophist Society OF
, account of i'll health, says a LondoI
e despatch.
Eighteen lives were lost in the fir,
that destroyed the Hotel Royal il
New York last week. But SIX wer
identified.
ARMY AND NAVY.
The Indians of New Mexico ar
}. making trouble. They had igh
on Coddington's cattle ranch las
Thursday which resulted in the kill
~ ing of three of the Indians and tn