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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
Confirmation Of Assessment for Opening,
Widening and Extension Of
Front Street
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, July 9, 1884. !

OFFICE OF THE BOARD oY PUBLIC WoRKs, !
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July g. 1884.
The assessment of benefits, damages, costs and
expenses arising from the opening. widening and
extension of Front street from its present
terminus at Old Como road east to
Como avenue in the city OF St. Paul. Minnesota,
having been completed by the Board
Of Public Works in and for said city,
said Board will meet at their office in
said city at 200 p m, on the 2fst day Of July,
A. d. 1884, to hear objections Gf any to said
assessment, at which time and place, unless suf
fcient cause is shown to the contrary, said
sessInent will be confnDed by said Board.
The following is list of the supposed owners
names, description OF the property benefited
or damaged and the amounts assessed against
the same, to-wit:
Supposed owner and
description. Benefits. Dam Bal
ages. ance.
Fred Butterfeld. All that
part of the Z Il Of EA
Of section 26. town 20,
range %, lying north Of
the south line Of Front
street in e Il Of said sec
ton 20, if produced East
to Como avenue, in the
city OF st. Paul. Minneso-
ia. Taken for Front
street.. S35O 10
Same. Z 4 OF s f Of
section g. town 20.
range %, except railroad g 90
right Of way and part
taken for Front street. 1856 90
All objections to said assessment must DO
made Ia writing and fled with the Clerk Of said
Board at least one day prior 70 said meeting.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
onciaI:
K. L GoEuAs, Clerk Board OF Public works.
1a3-1as-
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CHICAGO FINANCIAL.

Especial Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO. July is--The demand for money
during the week has been sctive and al the faads
seeking employment met with ready takers
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
Trottino at Chfcaoo.

CHICAGO, July 12.-At the seventh day of the
Chicago Driving park summer trotting meeting,
the weather WAS warm with broken clouds, the
track fast, and the attendance 5000.
FIRST RACE 2:35 PACING
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
MILWAUKEE,.


Milwaukee. 20 / O 0 Oh
Fl. Wayne. $500 0 o o o o 90
Two base hits-Morrissey.
Total bases on clean hits-Milwaukee Fl
Wayne
Left on bsses-Xnwsukee 4, Fl. Wayne l.
Struck out-Milwsukee ?, Fl. Wayne o,
Doubie plsys-Strsub and Broughton, Griffin
aud SIraub, Tsfing, Corriden and Ereek, Reeves
and Corriden.
Passed bslls-Wood 1.
Time OF game-0ne hour and forty-fye min
utss.
Umpire-Dunlevy. Of Evansville.
AT PEORIA.
Peoria. ...2 0. o 4 0 80
Terre Haute.... 0 o 0 o. O o IL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At New York-New York 9. Philadelphia g.
At Cleyeland-BufTaIo Z, Cleveland T.
At Detroit-Chicago 6. Detroit 5.
At BostOn-Boston Z, Providence 1.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At bus 2, Washington 1.
At Louisville-Louisvfhe 4, Pittsburg 1.
At Northumberland Is, Balti-
more 10.
At Toledo-Athletic Z, Toledo 3.
At apolis-Metropolita s, Indian
apolis 4.
At ST. Louis-St- Louis Is, Brooklyn 13.
NORTH WESTERN LEAGUE SUMMARY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
DEEDS
FOR
Local improvements.
August 18th, 1884.
WILL BE THE
Last Day for Redemption.
CoMPTRoLLER's OFFICE, CITY HALL,
ST. PAUL, MINI. July IL, 1884. !

To the owners of real estate holders Of sCity
Treasurer's Certificates of Sale and to all
other interested parties
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
WILL TAKE NOTICE,

that on the 2eth day Of June, 1884, Ibid receive
different warrants from the City Comptroller OF
the City Of St. Paul, for the collection of the
above named assessments.
The nature Of these warrants Is, that If you fail
to pay the assessment within
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
THIRTY DAYS,

after the first publication OF this notice, shall
report you and your real estate so assessed as
delinquent, and apply to the District Court Of the
County of Ramsey, Minnesota, for Judgment
against your lands, lots, blocks, parcels there
OF SO assessed, including interest, costs and ex-
penses and for an order of the Court to sell the
same for the payment thereof.
1o4-2O4 GEORGE REFS. City Treasurer.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-14
WILL TAKE NOTICE,

that on the goth day of June, 1884. did receive
warrant from the City Comptroller OF
the City of St. Paul, for the collection of the
above named assessment.
The nature Of theis warrant is, that if you fail
to pay the assessment within
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
"Thc Old Folks OuadrflI,, :,

At til" splendid State ball in Column
Ola last week. in the spacious and ele-
CANT Hall Of lsrprcScntivcs-at about II
O'Clock, and while Rervcs's band was
crashing out q new "Lancrrs" Of bcwil-
'tcrlng heauty-we saw dozens Of ladies
anu gentlemen rush Suddenly and fran
tlcally to the South East corner OF the
Hall, while ~clamoring voices cried ont
on all Sides: Lets go and see the cold
Folks Qaadri!lc.'' We joined in the
rush and clamor promptly, and discover
cd these couples dancing the Lan:rrS {:
Mrs. rickcrs with Gov. Bonhnm; Mrs.
Allen Green with State Traasurrr Rich
ardSnn ; Mrs. John f.. Bacon with Scna-
tor Batter; anal Miss Ami. Blecklcy. Of
Anderson, with General Humphreys.
1t will b" seen 1T Il glance that the grim
and portGHtou* words, "Old Folks" ap-
piled Only AMI exclusively to the male
performers in this interesting set. IN
deed pretty lille blonde Annie Hiccklcy
is barely out of tho nursery. But in
tcresting it. was beyond Il doubt, and to
our mind ittingly illustrated the politi
cal resurrection of the South. Mrs.
Pickcns with her indcscribably beautiful
hair waved about her Grccian brow,
wore a magnificent robe, en- train, Of
black velvet, with diamonds in her ears
and ut her throat, and Il royal measure Of
natural white roses upon her bosom.
Mrs. Allen Green. n daushtc: Of the
SinglrtonS and granddaughter Of the
Van Burens wore n robe, en- h.ui0. o.
gorgeous garnet silk, Hcrolicte and with
short sleeves. Upon her neck, bosom.
anal arms shone 4 quaint ard ,nagnifi-
cent set Of ancestral sarncts set in dull
reddish gold. She has the bearing and
mannc: Of IL marquiSc of the court oc
Louis Qnat"rZe. Mrs. Bacon wore n
dress of heavy black satin, trimmed
with black marahouts and gilt pen pons,
while upon her shoulders and bosom, Law
n splendid cape Of white point lace that
had figured ever in grander scenes than
Pretty, roguiSh little Miss Elccl:-
who seemed to infinitely enjoy the
novelty Of her position, wore a charm- !
iny short dress u? h~rliotropc satin, hand |
palntci in ransics. and trimmed with
ll"nn""s of g"Ss"mcr gold lace. The
all moved with the stutclirst and
mos: !.:gEhirl 'r""r. and made such
;oI'tcsies as would cause the Mar1uise
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26

dc Ga'liret or tho Princess Mcttcrnich to
die of envy. And the gcntlcmen-wc
leave them in your hands gentle rcalcrs
Suffice it to say that they were no less
gnllant upon tho carpet than in the field.
The Edgcficid element preIominated in
this courtly quadrille, Therefore il in
tercstcl us. And therefore we write
about .-E,igefeid Idcertiscr.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
Statemont OF Mr. 8snj.T Hearndoa:

Early in November, r&1, wh:io sewing on tho
m;:cli,e. NY vic WAS ta:cn with y Soyc7.: pain
81 her sid, which Wa; st,:n followed by !,..io7-
rlIss"S from ~ !uAaa ,:ri 4 sc:cr3 r.,:sl.
Ecier Co:.nt,!. ',,!. :sin rnutd nett VAR s,t ncr
sleep. an" in y few wrrss she was rc".,. u ia q
hvil:g skeleton. Tin" :t;cn:!ng }i,y.;c!ra ,~ld
mo :.at !.a taClci.t on" .: her lung ~as en-
:::ciy gore. She ccr;I not rci.i;: the nn.-t
delicate r'r;-!s!:r"rt on Icr s.ninYch. lieu
agreed with l.c. sullivan. My family physician,
to call Ir. I!:ciioxa" in co:sultattin. IhcJ
mace n f:,al examination OF the ,4iisrt, ana
pronounced tao caao ii,?e!e's. IIr. holloway
then su2GoStci tho Brewer Lung Frairr-r ~
q last resort. ] sent for a bottle, and ca,o Ter
adoso.. ! found TIKI: shn cou!G rr:n;n It on her
stomach. and after about tl;o third ,ioHo ! began
to Entico some i'm ,roy rrlcnt In her condition.
!contin1ed thc. medicine rcyn!Tiy, and BY tho
time sh" had taken wo bottles ehr was able to
walk, about tho h"nse.. $40 IL now In hotter
hen!;!! than sLa has eninvut for sc"rral yeErs.
l believe IN" ! uny PoFt"r-r save, he" i;t".
Mr.. iie"rndo't'S pn,t"ni;:c., ~ TH:":.iliG. Up
son County, On. Io ;E IL thoroughly reliable
man In Cvury particular.
LAMAR, RANKIN, & LAMAR,
MACON, GA.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
(SOUfh F'rrc.)

\'""'" 80
JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN.
BORN MARCH Is. 1852;
DIED MARCH 81, 1850.
(EoSt Ii0rc.)
REPRESENTATIVE
IN Ill. LEGISLATURE;
MEMBER
or CONGRESS;
UNITED STATES
SENATOR.
(No'th Fiacc.)
ERECTED
BY THE STATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA,
a. ID. 1884.
(UeSt Fucc)
SECRETARY
or WAR;
CE-PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
OF STATE.
II will be observed that the inscrin-
ti"ns on the east and west faces, respect.
ire:y, rnumeratc the important public
positions filled by Mr.. Calhoun in his
W Stat" and the United States.
IN" monument ~ ton feet in height,
and is a conspicuous object in the
the churcl'yard, its general effect being
considerably enhanced by the dark,
rich foliage Of the h""rishing magnolia
tree Thai "~vershadows it,, and which il
itself II living monument to the distin-
guishrd dead.
1t will not fail to occur to the mind of
any one who may visit the monument
that immediate provision should be
made for its proper protection, by sur
rounding it with IN enclosure strong
enough and high enough to preclude the
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
Out0fth0J ofDeath

The gentleman who outlines hs cnsc below
Is II man considerably advanced in life, and is
noted for his sterling integrity. lis post Office
Is i:tesvi!le, Epson County, Georgia.. The fol-
lowlngiS
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-11-26
Ayers S%arsaparilla

Tor Rheumatism, with entire success ; and,
after careful observation, declares that, In
his bclicf, there is no medicine In tho world
equal to it for tho cure of Liver Disorders,
Govt tho effects of high living. Salt
Rhcum, Sores, Eruptions, and all the
various forms of blood diseases.
We have Mr.. LELAND's permission to invite
all who may desire further evidence in regard
to the extraordinary curative powers Of
AYERS SARsAPARILLA to see him person.
ally either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel,
Long Branch, or at the popular Leland Hotel,
Broadway, 9th and 2Sth Streets, Now York.
Mr.. LELAND's extensive knowledge Of tho
good done by this unequalled er%adicator Of
blood poisons enables him to give inquIrers
much valuable information.
PREPARE By
Dr.. &c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; 81. SIX bottles for 81.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
Gold and Silver Certificates.

NEW YORK, Feb 27.-The report that
the Treasury Department intends to pay
the daily balances due the New York
banks through the Clearing house in sill
yer certificates in place of gold is SUBJ
ject which is attracting much attention in
Wall street. The demand for gold is
greater than the call for silver, and as a con-
sequence the sub-treasury pays out much
more money in the way of gold certificates
than it ever receives back in that form.
The banks receive gold, but they pay back
silver. If the sub-treasury should begin
settling balances in silver in place of
gold the latter would once more
become a speculative commodity, and
would be dealt in on Wall street
again. The daily balances paid by
the sub-Treasury to the Clearing house in
gold certificates, from March |, 1888, to
February. l, 1884, aggregating Sl67,649,-
600. During the same period the sub-Treas-
ury received from the banks in gold and
gold certificates S2l 100000 in exchange
for silver certificates. Subtracting this
sum from the amount of gold certificates
paid out by the sub-Treasury, it is as
certained that the excess paid the banks
by the sub-treasury in gold certificates
reached the large sum of SAG, 344, 900.
Treasurer Acton said yesterday that, at
the rate indicated in the figures given
above, the drain of gold was SO excessive
that it was time to consider whether the
gold certificates would not be soon all
paid out The propriety of paying out
silver certificates in place of gold certif-
Gates in settling with the banks
is now being debated. Nothing had
yet been decided on, he
said, and no formal conferences had been
held with bank officers or the clearing
house, but Mr.. Acton intimated that it
seemed probable that change would be
made very soon. From one-third to one
quarter of the daily customs receipts at
this port are in silver certificates, the
rest being in gold, gold certificates and
legal-tender notes. On Saturday last, for
instance, the total receipts for customs
were $4,000 of which $4,000 was in
silver certificates.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
The Danville Riot.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 27.-Squire
Taliafcrro, a colored sanitary policeman
at Danyille just previous to the riot, was
the first witness in the Danyille inyesti-
cation. He was at the scene of the riot
at the beginning, but ran when the firing
began. He said: 81 didn't see who was
shot; was afraid to look for any one from
Saturda. to Monday; nlypeeped through
a crack in my house. Some white men
came and tried to rattle down my door.
1t was night They said they had a tel.
egram for me-" Fourteen different white
men told the witness there was going TO
be - in Danyille; that they would kill
him sure. If they didn't have the neces-
Sary votes 10 carry the election, they
would carry it with breech-loading shot
guns and double-actiOn Smith & WessOn
reyolyers. Since the shooting, Seward
had told the witness he was smart to get
out of the way on the day OF the riot, be.
cause he was getting ready to "pich" him
out when some one got between. Wit
ness was lodged in jail for disposlng OF
whisky, but in his opinion it was on a
technicality. In replyto Governor Vance
he said: "TechnicaltieS beat men; they
beat me-" They looked on him as a des-
perado. Men were afraid to come into
the public gaze. That's all that saved his
life. In his opinion the mob was premed.
itated from beginning to end The wit
ness was charged by Blair with register
ing colored boys under age, and on that
pretext wanting his life.
Senator Sherman announced that the
examination of witnesses would be sus-
pended until an appropriation to pay the
fees was made by the House. Adjourned.
In answer to Senator Sherman witness
said notice was put under his door some
time after the riot, addressed: "This is
to Squire Taliafero.n Its contents were
esquire TaliafeTo-You are considered
as one of the leaders or instgators of the
late riot in Danville. As such you are
responsible for the blood spilled therein.
We have determined that your stay in
Danville is injurious to the public peace,
and therefore You must go. You are
given three days to prepare, and If after
three days you are found to be in Dan
vile you must take the consequences"
The committee adjourned, subject to
the call of the chairman, with the under
standing that no further proceedings
should take place until the House acted
on the Senate Joint resolution appropri-
,ting money for their further expenses.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
CONKLING'S DENIAL.
Somebody Has Been Telling Awful Fibl

Somebody Has Been Telling Awful Fibs.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 21.-The Euening
Chronicle publishes the following special
this afternoons:
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-An intimate
friend of Hon. Roscoe Conkling, and one
authorized to speak for him, in this mat
ter at least, upon being questioned by
your correspondent to-day regarding the
truthfuness of the Snyder interview
published in the st. Louis Gl0be-Dem0-
crat, in which Mr.. Conkling is made to
say number of nonsensical things, re-
piled as follows:
GAS test, open to anybody, of the
'veracity' of this most absurd publication,
Mr.. Conklng is ready to refer the public
to the part he took in framing and advo-
eating bill creating the Elec-
toral Commission. Having worked
upon it for weeks in committe, having
advocated it in the Senate two entire
days (Jan. % and "a, 1870, and voted for
it on the night of the latter day on its
final passage, is it supposable that Mr.
Conkling was opposed to it-'that a ten
minute rule prevented giving reasons,
and so he remained silent, etc?
"Other things contained in that alleged
interview are scarcely less groundless,
and no less utterly false, but this sample
will suffice if you wish to try it by its
own absurdity."
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28

the heavy shipments OF gold have
caused an apprehension that gold will
soon become so scarce as to command
a premium. Almost every steamer for
Europe has among its freight more or
less gold. In addition to this it was
intimatcd by prominent financial au-
thorlty yesterday that some of the
banks have already begun the policy
of boarding up gold. 1t is true at any
rate that the demands for gold at the
sub-treasury of late have been very
heavy. Since last Wednesday there
HAS BEEN PAID OUT
81, 100, 900 in gold coin Yesterday Kid
der, Peabody& Company purchased $780,
600 in double eagles at the sub-treasury.
Many bankers and brokers are predicting
that if this state Of things continues gold
will certainly be quoted ere long at pre-
MUM. President Thompson of the Chase
National Bank said yesterday that if any
considerable amount is exported gold will
certainly command premium, and when
it does this it will cease to be currency
and will become merchandise. Already
there Is some speculation in gold, and
offers are being made for call on gold
to run through the year Mr.. Thompson
believes that there is trouble ahead if gold
continues to be shipped abroad in large
quantities or boarded by capitalists at
home, Mr.. Thompson admits that his
bank has been putting its resources into
gold, as there is danger that currency will
drop to silver value only.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
Run Down in the Bay,

New YORK, Feb. 27.-The outward
bound Cunard steamer Cephalonia ran
into the steamboat Glen Island, of the
Starin Transportation Company, in the
bay thislmorning, cutting the Glen Island
to the waters edge, when she sank almost
Immediately. The Glen Island was cross
ing the bay in the direction of the Bat
terry. At the same time Cephalonia, I'M
der half-head of steam, was making
directly down stream. All on board the
Glen Island were saved with the excep-
ton OF Charles Feltz, engineer, and Henry
Green, deck hand, who were both drowned.
The Cephalonia proceeded after dropping
boat. The men rowed around the scene
for few minutes, but were too late to
render assistance.
1t is said the blame of the collision rests
on the steamer Glen Island. The crew
consisted OF five persons. 1t was val
ued at $4,000 and was fully insured. The
body OF the engineer has been recovered.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
The F. +. VS..

RICHMOND, VA, Feb 27.--In an ARRAY
at Winston, Estell County, yesterday,
Preston White was killed, and Henry Witt
and his son, Tillman, MORALLY wounded.
White and companion named Prichell,
both drunk, created disturbance.
Young Witt while attempting to quell the
fuss was attacked and shot by White.
Witt, senior came to his assistance and
was shot by Prichell. During the scutlle
between young Witt and White, Prichell
attempted to shoot Witt, but shot White
through the head, killing him instantly.
Prichell was arrested.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
A Faithless Shepherd.

BURLINGTON, VI, Feb. 27.-Reverend
II. Newman Wright, claiming to be a resi-
dent Of New York State, found the
Winooski Congregational Church without
a pastor last November, and, after preach
ing twice on trial, was engaged Since
that time his conduct has been an I'M
ceasing scandal. On the first Sunday
after his engagement he kept his congre-
CATION waiting for nearly an hour, for the
reason as was afterward found, that he
had oversight himself He completely
forgot several prayer-meetings, and left
them to conduct themselves. He was in
the habit OF using very vulgar language
in the pulpit as well as socially, max
ing an announcement at one time that
his subject would be "The Fig
Tree-That Cussed Fig Tree" and other
remarks too coarse to be printed. This,
together with letters from other places,
telling the trustees not to engage him if
they had not already done so, and if they
had to get rid Of him as soon as posi-
bic, convinced the authorities that some
thing should be done. Accordingly the
trustees called meeting of the heaviest
subscribers. OF the fourteen present
ten voted to ask him to resign.
Finally the church was locked against
him. For two Sundays he held forth
in hall The next development was
that the trustees of the church were
called on to pay Wright's board bill.
On Thursday last the eccentric shep-
herd left the town, unknown to any
one, and has not been heard from.
Drunkenness and other bad conduct, be-
sides that already mentioned, are alleged
against him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
WANT TO BE CONSULTED.
The People Of Northern Dakota OBJ
iect to Being Ignored on the
Question Of Admission.
They Claim to Pay the Greater Portion Of
Taxes and Territorial Revenue,
And Want the Matter Submitted to Vote
of the Whole Territory.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 27.-Alex.
Mckenzie, Of Bismarck, says he is opposed
to the admission of Dakota, as whole
or in part, until the people have been con-
suited about it. South Dakota had held
a Constitutional Convention, in which the
northern part of the Territory had no
voice. Before any further consid-
Grafton OF the matter Of admission
or division, he favored the calling
of a Dakota Constitutional Convention
embracing both the northern and south
crn portions. If the people declared in
favor Of a division, or asked for admis-
sion as whole, or for North and South
Dakota as separate States, he would be
satisfied. 1t was an undisputed fact that
North Dakota pays much the larger pro-
portion Of the taxes and territorial reve-
nues The northern portion likewise had
paid far more than half the cost of the
territorial buildings, and he was
also strongly opposed to any effort
looking to the appropriation of
the name Dakota by the
southern half of the Territory. The
charge that his appointment was ayictory
for Bismarck, and that he was Ordway's
candidate, was false. He had good
reason TO know that such was not the
case. lie did not believe that Ordway
was a candidate for denomination as
Governor, at least he had declared, sew
erll months ago, that he would not again
stand as a candidate. Mckenzie is en-
route for Chicago in company with Mr..
Mellcn, Bismarck banker, for the pur-
pose of contracting for iron pipes and
other machinery with which to equip the
Bismarck water-works system.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-28
Conference of Prison Wardens.

NEW YORK, Feb 27-The conference
ofprison officials commenced at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel this morning. 1t Will be
continued tomorrow and Friday. Rev.
DR.. Prime presided. The ventilation,
size, bedding, light heat and cleanliness
of prison cells was discussed at this
mornings session; also clothing supplied
to prisoners. Nearly all the Wardens
present thought the cells of most prisons
entirely too small. The conference was
held with closed doors. A public meet
ing will be held this evening.