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HALL
DOOR

You see that the cells backed against
the outside walls on either side,
which is never the case now. There
were three tiers, while the corridor or
hall, which was sixty feet long by thir
ty wide, was lighted by two large win
dows in the far end and also by sky
lights in the roof. was put in cell No.
1, which was the last on the left-hand
side, and at the corner of the building.
l knew all about this wing before we
occupied it. The east wall, which con-
tanned the windows, was still in the
prison yard, while the north wall ran
along public street. Under the win
dow nearest my cell was piled a lot of
wornout machinery and refuse lumber.
The sashes in these windows hung on
hinges, and after the 1st of July they
were open day and night.
had no sooner entered my cell than 1
determined to make it the basis of oper-
atoms for an escape. The top and sides
were of iron plates, while the front had
barred door. My cell, being at the
corner, had two sides of stone. The
authorities had hurried the wing to
finish, and when 1 examined the
fiagstones composing the floor found
the cement not yet fully hardened. Be
fore l went to bed had settled every
detail of my plan, which was to tunnel
out under the north wall. How long do
you suppose it would have taken free
man, working ten hours a day, and hav-
ing every convenience, to accomplish
that task? Two weeks at least. And
now think of my situation. Every hour
of the night after nine o'clock guard
walked the length of the hall. up one
side and down the other, looking into
every cell. Each day every cell was
inspected. / had to smuggle in such
tools as could, and 1 had to dispose of
the dirt taken out.
knew the wall to be four feet thick
in the foundation. l knew that most
of it was composed of heavy blocks Of
stone. I knew that should have to go
down six or seven feet below the floor
of my cell if l tunneled under the wall.
l figured on all the chances. made lib
eral estimate as to the time required,
and resolved to begin work the very
next night. When l returned to my
cell the next evening brought with
me from the shop piece of hoop iron,
about foot long, and the bread fur
nished for my supper did not eat. You
see, as we marched in at six o'clock we
went directly to our cells. each man
taking his supper tray off a shelf as he
passed it. We were locked in our cells.
and as there were nearly two hours of
daylight left we could read or do as we
pleased. The corridor guard made his
first round when the lamps were lighted.
This gave me two hours to work. and 1
had no sooner swallowed my supper
than began cutting the cement from
between two fagstones. In starting to
lay these flags they had begun in my
corner, and had used stones of different
sizes to make even" out to certain
line. The floors of all other cells were
composed of two large stones. Mine
had five, and this was great thing for
me.
The door of my cell was next to the
east wall, while my bed was against
the cell partition to the west. The two
end cells were sixty-two inches wide;
all others were only fifty. Between the
door and the foot Of my bed stood .
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About seven months, you see, and la
BILE to discovery any day. 1t got so at
last that could not work in the tunnel
over fifteen minutes before the want Of
air drove me out, and long toward the
end my health failed me and lost
strength. l dug under the stones and
upward about foot on the other side,
and then was sick for five weeks. Be-
fore got to- work again June had
come, and it was dark and rainy
night on the 22d of that month that I
took a farewell leave of my cell and
crawled into the tunnel l had four or
five feet of earth to dig away, and was
almost perishing for want of air as got
to the crust.
It was about half-past twelve when I
crawled out of the tunnel into the
storm, and luckily no one was abroad
to catch sight of me. had left q
dummy" in my bed. and l hoped my
escape would not be discovered until
morning. 1t was not, as 1 afterward
saw by the papers. lost no time in
getting away from the neighborhood of
the prison, and long before my cell was
unlocked in the morning 1 was safe
with friends. Yes, was hunted. and
reward was offered for my capture, but
they never got me. My escape was
termed "a marvel of ingenuity" Had
they called it marvel of patience and
hard work it would nave been more APP
propriate. The prison authorities at
once had all the cells removed to the
center of the corridor, back to back, as
you now see them in all prisons, ana il
there is any patent on the idea it il
justly mine for my escape suggested thu
change.-N. Y. Sun.
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"TAxEs" AND '.TAxEs."

How the Mckinley Bill ssTaxes'" tho People
How the "Reformers'' Mills Btn Would
Have Taxed" the Peopls-Di1eFence BE-
tween American Method and the British
Method.
When you hear the ''reformer" dilat-
ing upon the enormity of the IS
per cent tariff tax levied by the Nc
Kinley bill upon varnishes ask him why
the ''reformers." when they had the
making of tariff, tried to levy TAX"
of 40 per cent. upon them. Also.
why they tried to make the tax on
spirit varnishes SIS per cent, instead of
80 per cent, the rate in the Mckinley
bill
Point out to him that his own Tariff
bill provided for tax" of 80 per cent.
on -four of sulphur, while the McKin-
ley bill levies duty of only 81 per cent.
The ''reformers' measure, the Mills
bill, would ''tax" enameled fire brick
so per cent. The Mckinley duty is
only IS per cent.
If the Mckinley tariff of seventeen
per cent. on ornamented cylinder and
crown glass mot exceeding 16x24 inches
square) is Tax" on the poor mans
dwelling. why did the ''reformers" try
to Tax" it As per cent? So the
next larger size pays now % per cent.
while the tax" provided for in the IRE
formers bill was As per cent.
If the Tariff on cast polished plate
glass (ground. not exceeding 16x24
inches) is extortion, why did the ire
formers" try to make the rate 30 per
cent. higher than it is in the new bill?
The size next larger pays % per cent.
The Mills bill tried to make it IS per
cent The same sizes, when silvered,
would have paid As per cent if the IRE
form" measure had become law. The
Mckinley rates are "a and 81 per cent
respectively.
When the ''reformer" wakes eloquent
In his denunciation of the Mckinley
tariff, and the ''robber barons" (refer'
ring particularly to Mr.. Andrew Carne-
gle and the other iron and steel manu-
facturers) in whose interests he insists
the new tariff was framed, call his
attention to the following comparison
of its metal schedule with that of the
| Performers" own Mills bill:
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~

There were three heavy bars running
UP and down and six smaller ones rum
ming across and, mind you. the entire
: opening was not above two feet square.
This window was exactly the height of
my head. From the first day entered the
little shop determined to escape by the
window. You can see some of the diff
culties which must be overcome. 1 was
under the eyes of two free men when
in the shop, and much of the time was
employed elsewhere. 1t was only when
the engineer went over to the boilers
or was at the donkey engine that 1
could snatch a moment to work. had
to make fine saw to work with, and
there were days at a time when could
not use it, but when had been in
prison eleven months I had cut through
the bars, as you see in the illustration.
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down again it was with the knowledge
that l had seven years to serve in prison.
The crime? Well, let that go. l was
only twenty-three years old then, and
a young man is more easily lead off
than an old one. The prison? Don't
pin me down too closely. have friends
whose hearts are still sore over my
folly, and you mustn't forget that my
time had not expired when l took my
leave.
expected from seven to ten years
made up my mind to obey carefully
every rule and regulation of the prison.
No good time" was allowed in those
days, but if l conducted myself to the
satisfaction of the warden for five
years he would be quite willing to ask
the governor to shorten my sentence.
had not been in prison above an hour,
however, when made a change in my
programme. Such feeling of loneli-
ness came over mel felt such horror
at being shut out from the world-that
determined to escape at the first OPP
portunity. When came to realize that
there were over twenty-five hundred
days and nights before me, each one
with the same monotonouS routine,
felt that would risk death in any form
to escape. While l would be a model
prisoner, SO far as department went. 1
would make a break for liberty when
ever an opening occurred.
l was a fine machinist, and after
awhile l was placed in charge of all the
machinery in the prison. That is. 1
kept everything in repair, and it was
an occupation in which l delighted.
had little shop in the engine room,
and l looked after my work so well
that soon had the confidence of the
prison officials. The man who ran the
big stationary engine was ''free man., -
or an outsider hired by the month, as
was also his fireman. While both
treated me kindly and well, they no
doubt felt it their duty to watch me and
report anything suspicious. My little
shop had no door to it, and while work
ing in it 1 was under the eye of the en-
.gineer. That is. if he sat on his chair
in the usual place he could see my every
motion. My room had a window look
ing out on the garden of the prison, as
follows:
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KANSAS AND WORLDS FAIR.
Call For q COnventiO:i So That the State
May Have an Exhibit.

u
May Have an Exhibit.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 1S.-Kansas
will have an exhibit at the worlds fair.
notwithstanding the fact that the two
branches of the legislature SO mixed up
politics with the bill appropriating $780,
900 for that purpose that the bill failed.
The failure of the legislature to make
the necessary provision for grand ex-
hibit created a great deal of feeling and
aroused a sentiment in favor of the
Columbian exhibition, which could not
have been done by the most liberal APP
preparation.
This morning A. w. Smith, president
of the state board of agriculture; Col.
T. j. Anderson, Judge Ben Simpson
and several others met for the purpose
of formulating a plan for concerted
action. After discussing the situation
it was decided that a convention should
be called to meet in Topeka some time
during the month of April, and Judge
Simpson was instructed to draft the
call, which will be signed by A. W.
Smith, the president of the state board
of agriculture.
The call will request cities of the
first, second and third classes. agricult-
ural societies, district and county,
labor organizations, transportation
companies and associations, manufac-
turers and commercial organizations,
without regard to politics, to send dele
gates to this convention.
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LANDLORD VS.. TENANT.

THE Landlords Side.l
The landlord leads no life OF ease,
His lot we do not prize;
His tenants he can never please.
No matter how he tries.
He builds for them sweet homes to let
And puts on every floor
The best improvements known, and yet
The tenants cry for more.
And when, for lack Of proper care,
Are those improvements wrecked,
At once they want him to repair
And pay for their neglect.
He decorations makes within
To give his tenants Joy:
These they, regardless Of the sin,
Let children small destroy.
When landlords have to raise the rent
To make investments pay,
The ones for whom the cash is spent
Get mad and move away.
Although the landlord wants to be.
And is his tenants friend,
They treat him like an enemy
And fight him to the end.
They love to run his houses down,
And others scare away;
Especially when leaving town
With rent behind to pay.
Between the plumbers. born to vex,
And tenants, born TO kick,
And houses turning into wrecks,
The landlords pretty sick
Zen though he nets-j0st two per cent.
Upon his mortgaged wealth,
The worry to collect the rent
Or half-tells on his health.
The tenants lead life Of ease,
The landlord one Of pain,
For tits q thankless task to please
Those eager to complain.
But where, o where, would tenants be
Except upon the street,,
II landlords, striking to be free,
Ceased building homes complete:
H. C. Dodge, in Goodalrs Sun.
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M One to blame.

CINCINNATI, March 1S.-The United
States local inspectors of steam vessels
have submitted their report of the cause
of the collision of the steamer Sherlock
with the pier of the Chesapeake &
Ohio bridge. They found nothing wrong
with the machinery or with the crew,
and attribute the accident solely to the
smoke and steam from the lowered
chimneys obscuring the red lights on
the bridge so that the pilot lost his
bearings.
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SlipshOd Legislation.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-Treasury
department officials have discovered
that congress, while it created bureau
of immigration in the treasury depart
ment, did not make an appropriation to
carry out the intention. The act creates
superintendent of immigration, names
the number of clerks to be attached to
the bureau, with their several grades,
and defines the duties of the bureau.
This work is now done by different
bureaus. Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing is looking into the matter, and it
will probably be referred to the comp
troller of the treasury for legal con-
struction before final decision is
reached as to whether the bureau can
be established without the money to
pay its employees.
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some Of the principal necessaries of
life. All of these features are found in
the English tariff. The fact of higher
rates on some things than the rates on
the same articles in the Mckinley bill
no more proves the protective character
of the Mills bill than does the fact that
the same features are found in the
British tariff make that q protective
measure
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Sad Suicide.

SWEET SPRINGS, Nc, March 1S.-Mrs-
Alice Miller committed suicide by TAX
ing arsenic. On the aigh. o. November
Z Mrs. Miller, then Alice Ninas. was
outraged by a negro named Price.
About six weeks since she and George
ried. Her friends thought she had re-
covered from the nervous shock. but
she could not endure the shame and
ended her life. A crowd of citizens
gathered and at first it was thought
that Price, who is in Jail, would be
lynched. The crowd dispersed, how
ever, without taking any action.
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HOW HE ESCAPED.
The Story Told by State Prison
Convict.

HIS is the story
as told by the
hi ckset man
w e a in g a
b road brimmed
black hat, and
l never doubted
that it was true
in all details:
One day in
j une, 1860, l
was ordered by
a circuit court
judge to stand
up and hear my
S e n tence, and
wv h on 7 G #,
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Round iron valued at 1920 Pc
ID, Tor 2 57-ltO in Mckin-
ley bill. not less than
4 inch in diameter -.
Square iron valued at 9 l1.O
COR g 57.lO) in Mckinley
bin. not less than 4
Inch square. go.
Boiler or other plate iron
(unfiniShed):
Valued at I cent per pound
or less. .... ...-........
Valued above I cent. not
above 40 cents per
pound. ........ .......
Valued above I 40 cents.
5 bo|,S above 2 cents Pc, per
Valued above g cents, not
above 3 cents per pound
Boiler or other plate iron
(pickled or cleaned: j
Valued at I cent per pound
or less. ~. :. NJ.
Vaf.sd above 1 cent, not
above 40 cents per
pound. 49,.
Valued above 40 cents.
not above 9 cents per
pound.
Valued above 9 cents. not
/ above scents per pound
Ioiler or other plate steel
(unfinished):
Valued above 40 cents.
not above 2 cents per
pound.
Valued above g cents. not
above 8 cents per pound
Valued above 3 cents. not
above 4 cents per pound
Boiler or other plate steel
(pickled or cleaned:
Valued at I cent per pound
or less. ...........
Valued above one cent. not
above l 40 cents per
pound.
Valued above 40 cents.
not above 2 cents per
pound. .......-.....
Valued above 9 cents. not
above 3 cents per pound
Eorgings of iron or steel in
any stage OF manufact-
ure:
Valued at 5 ITO cents per
pound or less. ..... 80.
Valued at 5 Ito cents per
pound.
Sheet steel, galvanized:
Valued at 4 cents per pound
or less:
Not thinner than No. 20
W. -.
Thinner than No. 90 W. g..
below No. % W. g..
Thinner than No. 25 W. g.
Valued above 10 cents per
pound:
Not thinner than No. 90
Thinner than No. 90 W. 6,
below No. 8 ". g..
Thinner than No. % ". e.
Steel ingots, blooms and
slabs:
Valued at I $40 cents. not
above g go cents per
pound.
Valued above 9 2-l0 cents.
not above 8 cents per
pound.
Valued above 8 cents. not
above I cents per pound
Steel circular saw plates:
Valued q cent per pound
OF less.
Valued above cent. not
above 40 cents per
pound. .... ....
Valued above l $40 cents,
not above 9 2.l0 cents
per pound. ..............
Valued above 9 2.l0 cents.
not above 8 cents per
pOuuu.-
Valued above 2 cents. not
above 4 cents per pound.
Wire Of iron or steel:
Smaller than Nos. 5 or 8.
not smaller than No. 10
". g.:
Valued at 4 cents per
pound or less ....... 81
Smaller than No. 10. not
smaller than No. ID
". G:
Valued at 4 cents per
pound or less $500. 50
Cut tacks, brads or sprigs. 80.
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The Postal Subsidy Bill.

The new Postal Subsidy bill provides
in substance as follows:
The Postmaster General is authorized
to contract, after due advertisement,
with the lowest responsible bidders, for
than ten years, with American citizens
for carrying the mails on American
steamships between ports of the United
States and such foreign ports (exclud-
ing Canada) as in his judgment will best
promote the postal and commercial in
terest of the United States, the mail
service to be distributed equitably
among the Atlantic, Mexican, Gulf and
Pacific ports. The vessels are to be
American-built ships, owned and OFF,
cered by American citizens. and the
crew is to be composed of American cit
liens in the following proportions: Dur
ing the first two contract years, one
fourth; the next three, one-third; and
the remaining time at least One-half.
The vessels are to be constructed after
the latest and most approved types. di-
vided into four classes, as follows: First
class, iron or steel 2O-knot vessels Of not
less than 5000 tons (the American En-
glish mails are to be carried on this
class entirely; second class, iron or
steel 16-knot vessels Of not less than
5000 tons; third class, iron or steel r.
knot vessels Of not less than !, 500 tons;
fourth class, iron. steel or wooden H.
knot vessels of not less than 800 tons.
Vessels of the first, second and third
classes are to be constructed with par
ticular reference to prompt and econom-
ical conversion into auxiliary naval
cruisers, on plans approved by the Sec
rotary of the navy, strong enough to
carry six-inch rifles, and of the highest
known maritime rating. The compen-
sation to be paid for mail-service is as
follows: First class, 81 per mile; second
class, So per mile, by the shortest prac-
ticable route for each outward voyage;
third class, 81 per mile; fourth class.
66ss cents per mile for the number OF
miles required by the post Office depart
ment to be travelled on each outward
voyage. Provision is made for deduc-
tons on account of omitted voyages or
delays: for the transportation of mail
messenger on each vessel; for carrying
apprentices or cadets of American birth,
one for each thousand tons; for the use
OF the vessels by the United States as
transports or cruisers Upon payment to
the owners of actual value at the time
of the taking, and for the assignment
to duty on the vessels under furlough
pay Of naval officers who may volunteer
| for the service.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-06
HOMES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Re-
GI0NS.


HOMES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN Re-
GI0NS.
While the rain belt theory is very
barren unhealthy, as the past few years
have served to demonstrate, still the
chances are that another hungry hoard Of
land boomers will squat in eastern Col
erado and western Kansas this year and
suffer the same experience in the end that
others have before them. There has been
just enough moisture this winter to entice
the rain belt fends. They would rather
starve, it appears, than to settle in a
country where irrigation is admitted to be
necessary to the successful production of
crops. They ignore the valleys of New
Mexico, beautiful, productive and adjacent
to a ready market and instead I'M
dertake to establish homes on the
western arid plains where there
is absolutely nothing to attract them
save the alluring tales Of few expert
town boomers. This is one Of the unac-
countable things in the make up of the
western settler; years ago it was thought
he had roughed it sufficiently, to learn q
least fair share of common sense, but il
seems there is yet much room for i'm
provement. The rain-belt theory is 9
fraud that has lured many settler to hi
wreck. Let those to come this spring
profit by the mistakes of those who came
before them, and give the waterless plainI
country the go-by. The Rocky mountain
valleys are the best and safest in which
to select western homes.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-06
lines from so to 60 per cent of its de-

times from so to go per cent of its de-
posits.
The facts set forth have been obtained
from an actual and careful examination
Of the laws and OF the official accounts Of
the bank and territory, will be found to
be absolutely correct and will be believed
by all honest and decent people.
However, the course Of that blackmail-
ing, dishonest and lying sheet, the Albu-
querque Democrat, can not be too severely
condemned by honest and we'll meaning
citizens. OF course the article in question
is only blackmailing device Of the lowest
order, but nevertheless it is dis
grace, a shame, an injury and an
outrage, that a sheet like the AL
buquerque Democrat, that assails for
no other than dishonest and black
mailing purposes reputable, honest and
good citizens and banking institutions Of
the first order and highest reputation
without cause, but to blackmail and be.
smirch) should exist in New Mexico.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-06

EVERY little while some of the would.
be Democratic bosses bob up with sug.
gestion on the question OF state
hood coupled with whining apology
for the defeat Of the best and most
progressive state constitution ever laid
before any people in the west. 1t will
scarcely work, however; the duck is
dead-killed by Democratic hypocracy,
and the whole business is looked upon by
most people in spirit OF utter disgust. 1t
will be a long time before the people of
New Mexico again take hold of the ques.
ton of statehood.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-06
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REPUB
LOAN AND DEMOCRATIC TREAsuRRR.

LOAN AND DEMOCRATIC TREASURER.
Another heightened and aristocratic
state treasurer gone wrong and defaulter ;
this time be comes from the rotten bor-
ough Democratic state of Delaware; here
in New Mexico, with a nominal bond,
Hon. Antonio Ortiz y Salazar has been
treasurer for the past eight years, has
handled vast sums of public money, has
received meagre salary, and is to-day a
poor man. He will shortly turn over the
territorial funds in bis possession amount
ing to over 5000, 900 to his successor, and
has been an efficient officer during his
term of office; but then he is an honest
man he has no confederate war record,
claims no chivalric southern blood and is
not Democrat. Hence he turns the
public money for which he is responsible
over to the proper authority and accounts
for every cent he has received in accord
ance with law. There is the rub and
there is the difference between Republi-
can and Democratic officials.