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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-12-01
Catarrh.
S. l.. RYAN Sec

Clear head and voice. easy breathing sweet breath,
perfect smell. taste and hearing. no cough no dis
tress These are conditions brought about in Catarrh
by the use of Sanford's Radical Cure. One bottle
Radical Cure. one box Catarrhal Solvent, and one
Improved Inhaler, in one package, for 81
Death to rats and verrnn. Parsons Exterminator.
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p -EEATrY,s PIANofoRTEs- mag

R -BEATft'S erANOFORTES-MA MAG
LIE nhceHt holiday presents; square grand panoiores
four vey handsome round rosewood eases three
unison- Eestty nfsch iron frames stool book
boxe Ss9s so; catalogue prices $500 to 81 zoe
satisfaction guaranteed money refunded after
uprisk: pianort-s Sfs5 10 <s55; catalogue prices
$500 TO S,UO; standard pianoortes Of the univrrs-
thousands testify; write for mainmuth list Of testimonials
Beatty cabinet ORGANS esthera church. chapel parior
$50 upwar visitors welcome; free carriage meets passen
gers Illustrated catalogue tholday eiti0n free Address
ca upon DANIEL p BEATTY, Makhinxton New Jersey.
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TThe landlord of the great Worlds Hotel,
in st. Joseph, fell dead the first day he had pos
session of the establishment. This is not testi-
mopial to the medical skill of the proprietor OF
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rThe article is again going the rounds, tel
linz what warm blankets newspapers make.
Newspapers make it warm for good many peo-
ple, when not used rs blankets.
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u That relic of old fogy days, on the morn
ing of holiday-"In In order to give our employ
ees an opportunity to enjoy the festivities of the
day, no paper will be issued from this Office to-
morrowr-appeared in some of the dailies on
Thanksgiving Day. In this age of progress, the
go-ahead newspaper does not miss an issue be-
cause of a holiday. The st. Joseph and Topeka
papers did not omit that issue.
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q Rev. A. X. johnson has purchased the
Lawrence Tribune. We believe this is the first
instance on record in which a preacher has
bought a corpse to preach a funeral over.
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Road Notice.

THE STATE OF KANSAS, lss
DONu,fIAx COUNTY,
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FMcyeagh has at last got out out of the
Cabinet, and shaken the dust Of Washington off
his feet. The one weak point in Garfeld's selec-
tion of Cabinet, was in placing him there, in
the first place. II is said that NcVeagh intends
devoting special attention to watching and cir
cumventing Blaine. 1t is just possible that Nc
yeagh may be equal to the task of contriviug
something dirty enough to bother Blaine little.
1t is said that pismires sometimes torment ele-
nhanfs
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II Last werk, Topeka was paying attention
to Herr Peknr He is an official Commissioner
of Agriculture from Hungary.
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CUTICURA

CU IICUhA
and CUrcrRA soar externally and CUrCUEA REsoLyEST
internally will positively every species of Humor from
n Common Pimple 10 Scrofula-
Price Of CUIicuRA small boxes 50c: large boxes, 81.
CurcURA BEsOLvESr 81 per bottle CUTcURa Soar, sc.
CUucERA SHAVING Soar. i5c. Sold by all druggists.
Depot WEEKS & POTTER, Boston, Mass.
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Spectator. nj the Gui,cnu Trial.

T Judge Cox has about convinced the world
that he is a timber one.
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SherI1"s Sale.
THE STATE OF KANSAS, lSs
COUNTY OF DOSIPHAN,
In the District Court for Donphan County State u Kansas
Christian Mast and
Louis Christopher. Plaintfs
Herman Ensie,
Ferdinand Engle,
and
Joseph Church. Defendants.
NOTICE il hereby given, that viii offer for sale At
~ public aueiion for cash At the hour Of oeock r. NJ
On TIE 5A day Of December. A. ID. lssl,
the north door Of the Court House in the City Of Troy in
Dnphan County State Of Kansas the following described
real estate. to witt
The southwest quarter Of section six sl in township
four, 90 Of twenty-five, ts9 in DOniPhan County,
State Of Kansas
Taken the property of Herman Ensle II al and Offer
ed the bidder for cash satisfy certain
Judgment and Of record in the District Court for
Donpan County in the State OF Kan-a- in which Chris
tan Mast and Louis Christopher PLAINTIFF and Her
Enge Ferdinand En=ie and Joseph Church de-
fenhanf.L
Given under my hand this 1st day Of November A. d.
lssl-
Sheriff Of Donpasn County.
November ], 1ss1-Jw. Prs fee, nA
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GREATEST ON EARTH.

J. W. Adams Newark Ohio, says: .CuucuEA REMEDIES
the greatest medicines earth Had the worst
salt rheum in this county. Ny mother had twenty years
and In fact died frum it. believe CUTcuRA would have
saved her life Ny breast and head covered
for three years which nothing relieved cured until used
the CuucrRa REsoLvENT internally, and CUTIcURA and
CrT.CuRA Soar externally.
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V An Old Indy writes us: u am Is years old.
and was feeble and nervous all the time, when
bought bottle of Parkcris Ginger Tonic. have
used little more than bottle, and feel well
as at 80, and am sure that hundreds need just
such medicine See advertisement
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THE Law LAID Dows.-it does not seem to be ne
ce.sary to call all the sentimental idiots in the
try TO testify that they think Glitean is insane Such
insane persons he is must be killed. If they can
be put out of the way by legal process il is we'll Int
they must be killed danyhow.-CiReinnat Commercial
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Visible improvement

Mr.. Noah Bates Elmira, n. Y, writes: about
four years ago. had attack of bilious fever, and
never fully recovered. My digestive organs were
weakened. and would be completely Frustrated
for days After using two bottles of your BURDock
BLOOD BrrrERs the Improvement was 50 visible that
l was astonished. can now though 81 years of age,
do fair and reasonable days york Price FOO
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PILES! PILES! PILES!
A ssre Csre Found at Last! No One
Need Sulers

sure Cure for Blind. Bleeding. Itching and u
cerafed Piles has been discovered by DIR. William
ian Indian remedy,) called DIR. Williams Indian
Ointment. single box has cured the worst chronic
cases of IS or % years standing No need suffer
five minutes after applying this wonderful soothing
medicine. Lotions. instruments and eleetuaries do
more harm than good. Williams Ointment absorbs
the tumors. allays the intense itching. particulary
night after getting warm in bed,b acts rs q pou-
tce gives instant and painless relief and is prepared
only for Pes itching Of the private parts and for
nothing else
Read what the Hon. j. N. Cofhnberry, Of Cleve-
land, says about DIR. Williams Indian Pile Ointment:
have used scores Of Pile Cures. and it affords me
pleasure to say that have never found anything
which gave such immediate and permanent relief a
Dr. Williams Indian Ointment.
For sale by all druggists, or mailed on receipt of
price, sl.oo.
HENRY 4 CO., Propr's,
CLEVELAND, O.
ID. c. SINCLAIR.
iaoctiy Wholesale and Retail Agent, Trey, Kan.
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rCongress meets next Monday. There are
about a dozen Republican candidates for Speaker.
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Caution.

Ii persons arc hereby warned against eredting any
"A member. Of my family my sr1oant, they have
ariv<u Ne fu home sqrAnered my personal proper
IT, asd sha1 net pay szy debts Of their contr.etng
Eeyen6G ~, lsel-iw. JOHN kCPP.
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Taxes for 1881.
OFY1cE or TRKi

OFfICE or TRKAsuRER oF DoNlPHAS COUNTY,
TIor, kansas, November !, lssl.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the Tax Rolls for lssl
have been placed in my hands and that ready 10
.inf6 6.r ALL taxr at may he of rrrsl
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SALT RREUm.
Those who have experienced the oments Of Salt Rheum
appreciate the asony endured for years until cured
by the CuucUKA lRoLvEST internally and CuICuRA and
MEs. wM PELLINGToS. Sharon. Wis.
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PSORIASIS

PSORIASIS.
II. Z. Carpenter ESQ., Henderson y. Y, cared Of Psor
iass LeprOsy, Of twenty standing by the CUrCu
RA REsoLyExf internally, and CurlcUEa and CuI1cuKA
Soar externally The most wonderful case reoor Cure
certified tn before justice of the and prominent cit
liens All afflicted with itching and scay diseases should
send TO for this testimonial in full
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to testimony given before u.s. David Porter admitted
TO Geo. A. Worn (the witness testyng to this fact)
that it cost him Porter about onehalf the price
paid TO him to get the sale through lis various
stages. This David Porter denied, IN er oath,
stating that it cost him but $3.50, which sum was
paid TO w. II. Sears, his attorney. We refer to this
matter because the testimony has acquired the
widest publicity and deem 1t an act OF justice to
the Board OF Prison Directors to say that there is
no evidence connecting any of the members OF the
Board with any corrupt acts relating to this pur-
chase AS already stated by Us, the evidence points
clearly to the conclusion that the participation OF
the Board in the whole transaction plainly in
the nature of the ratification acquieseence in
understanding reached somewhere external to the
councils Of the Board
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read and approved. The j. urnals have not been
kept according to the requil 4nts Of the law The
history OF the management cannot be traced by
them. The proceedings of the Board appear "a
have been conversational rather than parliamentary
and therefore not easily reducihle TO record as de
terminate action.
THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
1t is custom OF long standing at San Quentin to
permit prisoners whose terms of sentence are near
ing their expiration certain privileges in the nature
of probationary freedom. The length Of this state
is determined by the length Of sentence served The
prisoner allowed five days for each year of service
prisoner having served two years is allowed this
probationary freedom FIR the last ten DAYS OF his
term. He is allowed to pass outside of the guard
line and other privileges in kind He is however,
required to occupy his Il at night. There are
nearly always or more prisoners in this relation.
An instance was brought 10 our attention through
the testimony of witnt sses, where one Of these
prisoners contracted saloon bill of S2S. remit
lance from friends of the prisoner was sent to the
clerk in the form OF draft in the SUM
Of $50. The ssloon.keeper notified the clerk OF his
claim against the prisoner. The claim was settled
IN the presence Of the clerk of the prison. and there
fore that officer had personal c0gnizance OF t. The
amount Of the saloon bill and other circumstances
surrounding the transaction raises strong pre-
sumption that the convict had been supplying his
fellow prisoners with liquors. There are three
saloons within short distance of the prison, one OF
which is near the gusrd-line gate.
Section 1912 OF the Penal Code provides that
:" Every person who within two miles OF the land
belonging this state upon which the State Prison
is situated who sells, gives away or eX-
poses for sale any vinOus alcoholic liquors is
guilty OF misdemeanOr." The prison authorities
have permitted the open fragrant and daily viola
ton II this law without protest
The custom of allowing the probationary freedom
above alluded to is without the warrant OF law or es
tabished rule of discipline
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II was also given in testimony that lands valuable
for brckmaking had returned, in single ms snees,
over 81 go per acre from the sale OF clay. II was
shown that over ten years ago. brick and other ad
acent lands had been sod 10 the State for $3.50 per
acre. MIR. Worn, real estate broker and the
Of lands in the vicinity Of the prison, teSti-
fled that the lands Purchased were not worth more
than S75 per to private purchaser, but that,
considering the necessities Of the State, the price
was not high He thought at least s225 per acre
OF the purchase price represented the necessities OF
the state on behalf of the prison management 1t
was offered in proof that small piece OF land for
the purpose u building reservoir, was purchased
by former administration from William T. Cole
man. and that the price paid $500 per acre. On
the other hana the witness, j. McM Shafter, large
PROPRIETOR Of lands lying in tho same vicinits, de
clared the land purchased not worth more than $50
per acre.
Having due regard to the value OF all the evidence
before us your mmis,ion finds that the purchase
Of the land was great necessity. Tue prison con.
tanned large number Of unemployed c1nvlcis, and
for moral and discipl nary reasons Their en- pigment
was a necessity OF the time that their employment
in making brick has been financially Profitable TO
the State and generally, that the result Of the pur-
chase has proven highly advantageous 20 every IN
terest OF the rison. We are however, force T. re-
gard the business methods Of the Board, as illus
traied By this whole transaction, as Loose and IN
satisfactory The right of condemnation existed.
and proceedings that form Of acquiring title. ia
our judgment, should have been invoked. According
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By reason OF the distances Travelled by them, and
the profit arising upon the allowance of 20 cents per
mile, Directors Chapman, Nef and Schell received
the largest compensation. The end sought WAS the
equalization il some degree of the compensation
and Neff did not interest themselves in the passage
OF the Act OF 1851 On the contrary, they expressed
their indiferer ce as to the fate Of the bill From
the foregoing exhibit it easy to determine whether
the Act OF 1881 VIII increase diminish the cost to
the State OF the services to be rendered by the
Board and for this purpose the following compare
tive exhibit is made:
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boarding house fare, and in many respects superior
to the daily food of the honest and industrious la
boring population. With respect to food, clothing
shelter toll, prison life in the penal institutions
OF this State is not hardship In all these respects
the condition of the convict is better than that of
the free laboripg citizen, and much superior in
point OF plenty and comfort to any of the aims
houses or hospitals maintained at the cost Of either
public Or private benevolt nee The State treats her
criminals with generosity that is not accorded to
the INDECENT or the worthy poor. We witnessed at
the close OF the midday meal at the Folsom prison
an extravagant rejection of wholesome food, and a
consignment to waste of untouched bread, beef and
potatoes such as would not be tolerated in any pr
vate household in the State.
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The Charges Made by the San Jose
HNcrcurY.n

In your letter of instruction to US you say: " Re-
Gently charges of serious character have been made
by the public press, rejecting upon the Board OF
Prison Directors and Warden in charge of the
Prison at San Quentin" We find these charges to
be contained in editorial which app AIRED Ia the
San Jose Mercury, entitled, Necessities for a
Change"
The charges presented in this editorial are sus
ceptible of formulation, as follows:
First-The assertion that presents were made by
the Warden OF the Prison at San Quentin to the
Prison Directors.
We find that some presents Of inconsderable
value offered by the Warden to the Directors,
but their acceptance declined by the Directors,
and such articles retained in their possession
were subsequently paid Tor
Second-Thc WAIVER Of constitutional right in the
appointment Of subordinate officers BY the Warden.
This question has received full and ample treat
ment in another department OF this report The
charge is sustained by our findings
Third - Tyraunica and overbearng conduct
towards the appointees OF the Directors by the
Warden
Mr.. 0wsps' in ormation appears TO have been de-
rive chiefly from an appointee OF the Directors.
The upied form OF this charge recites as well
known TACT the accusation that the Warden had
waived his constitutional right the appointment
Of subordinates IN favor OF the Directors. 1t then
proceeds To declare that the Warden's treatment oil
such ap 0oiutees has been tyrannicai and oyerbear
ing in order to force Them to resign, that their
places might be ilied by sci ctOns OF his own he
charge is an admission that the informant bad
forced HIM elf upon the official staff of the Prison
through the usnrpations OF the Board,
The leading defect in Warden Ames' method OF
administration consists in oyerattention to details
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Total from January u, 1850, to July 81,
1891 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ST.

A further construction. given to this law by
Director Eyerson, is to the effett that mile
age may be charged to and from any point
within the State whc;e Director may
chance to be when called 20 attend a meeting Of
the Board or discharge official duty. director
Everson, being on visit Of recreation 70 Etla
Springs makes two trips TO San Quentin during
such visit. charging in his voucher for July 1850.
$50 miles for each tup, aud adding $50 TO bis
voucher for each trip This Director resides at
Oakland but has his regular place Of business in
the city Of San Francisco. His vouchers show that
when he has attended meetings Of the Board at
Folsom he has charged mileage from San Francisco
and return adding twenty miles TO his voucher for
each Of such trims, while for meetings held at San
Quentin he has charged mileage from oakland and
return adding twenty miles for each such trip, and
for meetings and committee work in san Francisco
he has charged mileage from oakland and return,
adding twenty miles TO his voucher Tor each Of such
trips. In the vouchers presented by this Director
dated July 3ls there nineteen items for mileage
from Oakland 10 San Francisco Of twenty miles
each. and eight from Oakland TO San Quentin, forty
miles each II we allow Director Everson,s claim
for mileage from San Francisco to Folsom, because
the former city is his place Of business and try the
voucher filed July 81, 1850, BY that standard, We
find the following result:
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A H. Chapman January Il,
1880, to June y, 1SS0...... $3.50 q
June y, $780, TO March IA, 1881. 1,s5S 20
SIZES Il
j. H. Neff-January Il, 1850, TO
May 80, 1880 ................-. $40 ~
May 30, 1885, to March Il, 1881 l,O4S 20
Wallace Everson - January ID,
1880, to May so, 1880 ......... 1926 90
May B. 1880, the March Il, 1851. SIS 90
G. W. Schell-January II, 1850,
to June 9, 1850; ..;-; ;ss; SIS 60
June 9, 1850, the March II, ISL. ] ,l55 %
--Sl, SOB 65
W. F. McNutt-January Il, 1850,
TO June u, 1880 ..-...-...-... Sl4S 50
June y, 1880, to March Il, 1851 81 20
SaSG 90
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Thus while Director Chapman, who was the larg-
est beneficiary under the old law, loses but = 10,
and Director Neff loses but s23 30 Director McNutt
the least compensated under the old rider, gains
sl93 40, and Director Everson gains si65.
To these amounts there remains 20 be added
mileage and salary for the months OF June and
Jnlg, 1881, which may be estimated from The basis
furnished by the vouchers for mileage and salary
m March IA to May 81. ISL. This gives totals as
.ALlnurs
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Ia hiswoucher filed July 81, 1850, Director Schel
rtyes the following dates of charges;
Or Sl8I 40 for mileage.


Director Chapman's voucher for the same month
shows him to have travelled 1,4S2 miles to attend
meetings. aggregating s296 40 for mileage in one
month. lad the meetings at tended been held at
such time as would have enabled the Directors to
attend all in single round trip, material saving
= Il 60. Il l.. L., ia. Cd
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Since the foregoing portion of this report was
written, as precaution against error your Commits
sion decided to refer the legal questions at issue to
the Attorney General of the State The reply re
ceived is appended as follows:
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General and Comparative Review OF
Penal Administration. with Special
Reference TO State Enstttufians.

We have been requested by your Excelency 80
examine other penal systems with view to COM
parson and to suggest any reforms and improve
ments which may seem TO us desirable The per.
Torrance of this task involves somewhat compre.
hensiye examination Of the progress of penal
science, but such a review is indispensable to a
right comprehension Of the difficulties which have
distracted the path OF REFORM OF the mistakes which
have been committed through imperfect apprehen-
sion If the nature of the problems to be solved and
of the principles Which experience has shown to be
the only safe guides in penal administration.
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IcoSrISuKD on SIXTH rAaK.l
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Total miles lego, at 2oc per mile. S2l2 90
Deduct miles charged from
Oakland to San Fran
Esna Springs. ......-.-..3 500 mics
Total dadpction. 900 miles at zoe. $50 90
900 m
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1t was IN evidence before us that some of the D-
recto of the prisons had purchased various articles
OF Trson manufac ure. The price of these articles
was determined by the cost of the material used
and the minimum rate OF prison labor. We find the
articles to have been paid for in due time. But
the Directors officers of the prison, and should
hold commerce with it. Primarily they have
control of the industrial intere IS of the prison.
and hence there is a sense in which, by making
these purchases, they contract with themselves
We regard these transactions as devoid of all ele
ments of system, and therefore irregular The pro-
ductive industry of the prison should proceed
cording to some well.defned and regularly author
lied principle of commercial action. The and
merchandise produced should be placed in sales
rooms scales Of prices should be established, and
at such prices sold to any purchaser. Under such
conditions the industries OF the prison would be-
come systematized.
Under various heads We have had occasion to al.
lude to the imperfect condition of the records The
law makes it the duty OF the Directors to enter
their journals the result Of all examinations and all
other eff isl acts, which shall be signed by all the
members present" Throughout the entire investi-
CATION official acts brought to light Of which
no trace could be found in the records The custom
of the Board has been to proceed with business and
adjourn without reading or certifying to the jour-
nal. The accuracy of the record thus kept was
trusted TO memory. month later the records were