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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

These are the Peoples Party candidates
for state Offices Governor--Ignatius Don.
nelly. Dakota county; Lieutenant Governor
-Kittle HalvOrsen. Stearns county; Sec
rotary of State-H. B. Martin, Hennepin
county; State Treasurer. NJ. Ringdal,
Polk county; Attorney General-J. L. Nc
Donald. Ramsey county; Supreme Court
Justices-Daniel E. Buck, Blue Earth
county; Thomas CAVITY. Hennepin: W. N.
Davidson. Rock. They are all good men.
and it is our unbiased opinion that they
will be elected unless they are beaten by
other candidates. 1t is said that Messrs
Buck and Halvorsen have declined their
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is a weekly paper pub.
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
8 given a paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort. provide a
healthy journal for the inmates OF this and other
prisons, and. above all. to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the cause OF moral ad'
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21
THE MINNESOTA PLAN.

The Elmira Summary this week publishes
contribution from Rev. H. H. Hart, sec
rotary of the Board of Corrections and
Charities of Minnesota entitled, Mime
sota's Three RefOrmatory Prisons" The
Secretary describes our reform school, re.
formatory and state prison. OF the state
prison he writes:
The parole system in operation at the
Minnesota state prison is unique. having
been adopted without any action of the
Legislature. The Governor by virtue of
his constitutional prerogative has inaugur-
ated system of conditional pardOns. which
is in effect parole system. Itapplies only
to first offenders who must serve at least
one half of their maximum sentence before
becoming eligible. A system of grades and
marks is established. Applications for con-
dtiOnal pardOns must come through the
warden. accompanied by his certificate that
the convict has six months clear record. and
is not so far as is known, a recidiviSt.
The board OF managers pass upon appli-
cations, but are debarred from entertaining
petitions from outside parties in favor of
the applicant. The Governor reserves
the right to refuse conditional pardoDs,
Notwithstanding the recommendation of the
warden and managers.
This system went into effect June l, 1892,
and it is probable that the first parole will
be issued during the present month. 1t is
expected that the plan will be operated with
great caution in order to avoid mistakes.
Commenting upon this. the editor of the
Summary says:
The article by Rev. II. H. Hart on the
progress of penal reform in Minnesota,
given publicity in another column, brings
to light all important factor in the solution
of the prison question. not taken into &C
count heretofore in the determination of
this problem. To Minnesota belongs the
honor of being the only state in the Union
whose Governor has made use of the cOnsti.
tutional rights vested in him, in order to in
trOduce, without action or consent of the
Legislature, the parole system in its state
prisons.
Parole privileges accorded to state prs
Oners are. to analyze the matter. nothing
else than conditional pardOns. issued under
peculiar and we'll defined conditions, which
| the Governor has. nevertheless. full power
to grant in every case.
| William r. Merriam, of Minnesota, is
the only Governor. who has entertained
sufficient confidence in the potence of his
rights of office and independence of all es
tablished precedent to consider as needless
any special act of the Legislature. and to
have established of his own intelligent au
thOrity the parole system throughout the
| state.
1t is to be hoped that this action of Gov
ernor Merriam will be the signal for gen
eral movement of other Governors to make
use. for similar purpose, of the inaliena.
BILE rights given to them by the Constitution,
and that the parole system. now success,
fully operated in a half dozen states, NAV
! soon be universally adopted throughout the
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21
Large Family.

Patsy DoOley was very poor arithmeti
clan, and was puzzled by great many
questions of numbers which did not enter
other peoples head.
One day new acquaintance remarked in
his presence:
II have eight brothers,"
I'VE have eight brothers?" said Patsy.
"Then l suppose livery wan o. thin has
eight brothers tOO?"
Certainly"
.'Arrah. thin." said Patsy. chow many
mothers had the sixty foor O. ye?"--Youth's
Companion.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21
Politics verses Reality.


It will be remembered by some of our
readers, at least, that about two years ago
during heated political campaign in Mich.
igan outrageous assaults were made by
partisan papers upon Warden Hatch and
his management of the state prison. His
crime was that he had allowed the prison.
ers to form societies for mental and moral
improvement and had endeavOred to grade
the inmates. These papers called this ef-
tort to raise the prison to higher plane of
civilization, breaking down of discipline
and a decentralization of the prison in gen.
eral. Warden Hatch was removed, and
successor appointed who. it was promised.
would bring the convicts back to full and
painful sense of their degradation. To read
what the new warden was going to do one
would think that he was some ferocious
beast that was circling around the walls
roaring for the blood of the imprisoned.
Here is the way he was acting after he had
been in the fold two years. We copy the
following from the Patriot" one of the
prison city's dailies:
TO those who were so fortunate as to
secure a seat, the entertainment at the
prison will be one of the brightest memories
OF Decoration Day. In spite of the rain.
crowds were turned away. The chapel was
very prettly decorated AS state inSti-
tuition. the prison believes in showing its
colOrs, as was evident from the conspicuous
positions given the portraits of Grover
Cleveland and Gov. Winans, while grouped
around them were the faces of Lincoln and
General Grant, Garfield and Sheridan. Lee.
"Stonewall'' Jackson and Johnston. After
prayer by Chaplain Hckox the warden
made brief speech During the evening
the Schubert club rendered three selections
that took the house by storm. Following
Miss Undertakes enjoyable vocal solo was
an address by I. c. Weaver.
There was no restraining the enthusiasm
over the four cornet solos by Mrs. Berger
Lynch, whom Thomas. of Chicago, calls
the finest lady cOrnetist i'm the world. She
was accompanied by the Schubert club. AS
usual, G. 0. Seaman sang we'll, while Miss
Cowherd's voice seemed especially inspired
for the occasion. That all the orators of
our state have not the rights of citizenship.
was demonstrated by the fine grafton. 1.-THE
Blue and Gray" by one of the inmates.
He was the recipient of beautiful flower
piece at its close. Miss WincheSter's violin
solo would have done credit to much older
artist. Miss Burns sang an excellent solo,
with violin accompaniment. but possibly
nothing went straighter to the hearts of the
men than the recitation of the little tot.
Vera Harrington. The Vacant Chair"
as sung by the male quartet was especially
appreciated.
Not the least of the pleasures of the even
ing was kind telegram from pX Warden
Hatch. read by the chaplain. The men
were asked to vote upon the proposition of
consolidating the five literary societies of
the prison. and in their stead have one so
ciety known as the Progressive Thought
Association, with Warden Davis as pres
ident. whose meetings shall be held once
month. and whose program shall include
outside talent; but the suggestion was not
favOrably received.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

The RefOrmatory Record. published at
the Huntingdon, Penn, refOrmatory, enters
upon its third year this week. The manag-
ing editor is absent on military duty (pre
sumably at Homestead) and his assistant
laments the fact, because it was hoped to
begin the new year with review of the
past. Weep not, brother, the paper speaks
for itself
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

By the death of Mr.. F. w. Hoyt. of Red
Wing. humanity loses generous brother.
Having been very poor man himself at
one time, he knew how to help and sympa.
thize with the distressed when he had be-
come wealthy. He was member of the
reform school board. and it is said that the
last act of his life was the signing of a
parole paper while proped up in his death
bed for one of the boys in the school.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

The present indications are that Hon.
Knute Nelson will get the Republican nom
nation for governor. The Democrats do
not seem to have decided on any one of a
dozen or so of good men as being the most
promising leader.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

If there is anything harder to find than a
needle in hay stack, it is the Saltwater
news in the Pioneer Press. The MIR
RoR respectfully suggest to the Press. that,
for the convenience and satisfaction of its
Saltwater readers. and its own popularity,
it give the Saltwater budget something like
a permanent location.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

The conditions surrounding the Home.
stead strike have not materially changed in
the past week. Warrants have been issued
for the arrest of number of the leading
strikers. The strike is costing the state Of
Pennsylvania and the Steel company nearly
SIS, 900 per day.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

According to bulletin just issued by the
census bureau on hOmcides in 1890. 1856
of the 50 329 prisoners in the United States
were charged with homicide. Of this num-
Der 1893 were women.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

At the earnest solicitation of representa-
tive farmers. the price of prisOn.made bind
ing Irvine has been reduced from ten to nine
cents per pound.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

According to the books of the jailer at
served with sixteen meals day during the
month of June. The city "dads" are after
that iailer'S hide.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-21

Union. may become national institution
in America. another channel which the
New World may point out to the Old. to
show it the way to progress and reform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
TARIFF QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE.
MINORITY REPORT AGAINST FREE sILvER-LEAI
ORE-RILLS TO BE KEPORTED.

MINORITY REPORT AGAINST FREE ILVER-LEAD
ORE-BILLS TO BE REPORTED.
Washington, May 11.-Mr. Reed, Of Maine to-day
presented the report Of the minority Of the ways ana
Means Committee opposing the passage OF the Dill 10
admit silverlead free OF duty. The minority say
that the majority advise the abolition OF the dutes'
first. because the American miner needs this ore 10
smct his own with second because II would Dc SO
grateful to Mexico The first reason Is business the
second Is phlanthroplc; and BOTH the minority say
happen TO be false. The American miner does not
need the for a fun: and II he does he does not
get II under the present system nor under the Tres
raw material system which prevailed before the lsst
Tariff act. The mining and mineral characteristics
OF the United States and Mexico the same, but
yet the majority proceed on the idea that AZ the
Mexican boundary get into land Of hux ores
made by nature for the purpose of fuxing American
dry ores and only kept from their natural use by
the unwisdom Of Protectonsts. This, say the
minority. is mere assertion and the Government re-
turns. which the minority quote, prove the contrary
be the case The American miner, IL Is asserted
IL not back OF the bill, but the American reTrader
yearnng not for free raw material but for the ra~est
kind Of Mexican 5O-cents -aday labor.
Spending Of the second reason the minority say
that unfortunately for the philantiropic reason ad
vanced the majority report shows that Mexico wouid
be injured by the proposed change. for 1t says that
m consequence OF our Mrif, five millions OF dollars
have been Invested IN Mexico in smeiters. our MIN
Ing industries ought TO be protected and fos'ered.
At the meeting Of the committee to-day the most I'M
p.rtant action taken was that Mr.. Whiting was
authorized to report fvorably TO bill introduced by Mr.
Hail. Of Minnesota. limiting TO 300 In value the
amount Of wearing apparel and other personal enects
which tourists or residents of the United States re
turning from a visit to foreign countries mas bring
into tile United States free Of duty.
Mr. McNilln, OF Tennessee. authorized To re-
port favorbly the Hopkins resolution requesting the
secretary Of the Treasury 10 report to the House the
amount Of drawback allowed ~ the American sugar
Refining Companies. otherwise known the Sugar
Trust. during IN. last year
The sub Treasury lillB which have been before the
committee for some time taken up. and Mr.
>hively. Of Indiana. authorized to move their
reference 10 the Committee on Banking and Currency.
The committee authorized Mr. McMin, of renn.s-
sec report ftvOrnby a bill introduced by Mr. Wise.
Of Virginia. to amend the Internal Revenue laws
permit partially manufactured tobacco snuff to
be sold by manufacturer to another and shipped In
bulk from the factory Of the seller la the factory OF
tn. purchaser without frs; paying the tax thereon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
orv,T,R u0ARS TRIP TO EUROPE.

washInc-n May II SpecaI.-senat"r ho"r. o'
Massachusetts, started to day on the trip which he Ei'
MANNED TO England and the Continent OF EuDpe' lie
,,.c, 10 remain abroad until after the close oi the
,r.cnt session 81 Congress. and while In france ana
Germany h will be- treated by eminent ocul'A Tor the
diseo.. Of the eyes with which lac has been suffering
since last December Mr.. IiOnr hopes to Ic able 10
enter the Presidential campasn on his return lie
tcye, that President Harrison will be renonliaed al
Ninn4polI- and before leaving town be talked brrhy
az tho PROSPECT. Of the l1esidents denomination ana
election.
If the Republicans are going To eject Their Pfc@-
DENTAL candkIate.' he said IT will be because the
,re..nt Admlnl,t ration has commended i-cf 10 The
people OF the country and would put the party IN
bad position If President Harrison were not nominated
becu,e II would bc said That we had refused 10 take
for our candidate tile who WAS at the head Of That
Administration. ! have 10 doubt that Dir. Harrison
will he nominated
ado You think there Is any cnnce that the Demo
crafts will carry Mas -schusetts -
II the Republicans 10 nominate n weak man
for Governor aud make weak nominations for the Leys-
nture and the Democrats should put up strong men
for I ,dcnt and Governor, there might y" doubt
ni,ont Republican victory. We carried the stht" for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
HELP FOR THE STRIKERS.
AID OFFERED BY MANUFACTURERS.
MORE PAYERS QUIT wORK-LLKELY TO sToI
RIILDING OPERATIONS.

MORE PAYERS QUIT wORK-LLKELY TO STOP
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
The complications arising from the threat Of the
Granite Manufacturers Association OF New England
to close quarris Saturday. thus throwing out OF
employment 1900 quarry men. paving tone cutters
granite cutters and Others became numerous yes
terday II IS estimated that 10000 men will strike
in the principal cities of the Eastern States
In consequence Of the lockout" refusing to
handle granite In any form from the quarr1es
controlled by the Manufacturers Association. In
this city and Brooklyn alone II Is estimated That
about 5000 gnnite cutters and stone handlers Will
strike Oh Monday. Paving operations are already at
IA standsn. and Monday 1t is likely that buildings
In which stone Is used will be stopped
The effects Of tile lockout will be felt along the
water front where the longshoremen will refuse to
unload granite that comes from the Objectionable
quarrles. Three paving Jobs, in One hundred and
fifty fourth Ninety-rst and Sixty fourth-sts which
were to be begun yesterday morning were given up
temporarily II being impossible to secure any PAYERS
Thomas F. Gilroy. Commissioner Of Public Works.
Is greatly displcased by the delay in paving opera
lions. lie is inclined to hold the contractors re-
sponsible for It, Mr.. Cilroy received a petition
terday from 100 merchants engaged In Thri-ave., be-
tween Forteth and Forty ninth ss., asking that the
work Of LAYING pavement In that part Of Thirds
be hastened to completion. Tho merchants say that
their business suffering In consequence OF the strike
VI the PAYERS.
Complaints vigorous than these were
received from the merchants of WeStSt. and Others
who arp Obliged to that thOrOughfar. Mr.. Gilr0y
will meet the contractors and committee from the
National Paving Cutters, Union this morning to arrive
at an understanding about the work.
The committee in charge OF the strike here received
dispatches yesterday from the Marlborough Granite
Company, Of New Hampshire the Cark's Island Gran
ito Company and n. Taylor proprietor Of the swan
Island. Me-. quares saying that they were anxious to
20 on with work in their quarries and that, II the
granite cutters and other workmen would stand by
Them they would be willing to their connection
with the Granite Manufacturers Association OF the
425 employers only forty are members Of the assocaa
don, but they all control large Qaarries. More than
1000 mon who locked out have found work at
high wages IN the antisssociaton Quaries and II Is
said that the rest will do the This 1t Is urged,
will insure the defeat OF the association.
Dispatches were received from branches of the Ma
tOna Paving Cutters Union and the Granite Cutters
National Union In Philadelphia. Troy. Albany, Trenton
and several other cities. assuring the National unions
that they would orer extensive strikes Monday.
A meeting Of tho New York branch OF the Granite Cut
tcrs' Union Will be held this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
Summer Homes.

We are showing a large assortment
of Eolians in variety of woods
especially suitable for 5 U NJ M Il II
HOMES. They include different fin
ishings of Mahogany, Rosewood, Wal
nut, Ebony, Oak and White Enamel
and Gold.
The Alolian is particularly adapted
to the Summer Home. 1t amuses eoth
the old and young, as it plays all
varieties of music. With it you are
entirely independent of musician, as
it can be played after a weeks practice
by q peason knowing nothing OF music.
sIt IL pleasure 70 show the Eo's" ." all who CALL
Is West 23d ST., New-YorK.
$50 fremont Street, Boston,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
THE MODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE

Providence, May II CsreciaD.-n the House Of Rep
r.sentativcs to-day there another lively contest,
and this time II was not n party affair, but city
nganst country. The subject AT Issue was the
bill annexing the State Agricultural school to Brown
University. This Is dcsired by the friends Of the
university. because under II the college would re
,evc $4,000 more outright, and $4,000 annually
from the United states under the provisions Of the
Hatch Act. \ bin permitting this up to-day
for consideration. A resolution accompanied tho
bill, expressing the acceptance BY the state Of the
fund. This favored by Representative Perez,
Of Providence, Brown aumnus, and opposed by
Representative Allen, Of East Greenwich, leader OK
the country faction. The resolution tabled. and
the bill was Indefinitely postponed by II vote OF
20 to IA. bill amending the charter Of the state
Agricultural school TO qualify II fully to re-
ceive the fund was postponed until 10 morrow
ire bill Ia put before the people the question OF
tho Issue OF the rste bonds - III" amount OF 81
for the purpose Of building new state House was
uassed by the Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
CONSIDERING THE FRENCH TREATY.
riENERAI prs. nIsp AItu

Washington. MAY 1.-THE senate spent several hours
again thi, afternoon IN the consideration Of the French
extradition treaty. There manifested a dispose
ton To have the treaty precise and accurate In the
definition OF crimes and offences included In Its
scope and NJ the fundamental differences between the
English and French languages made the translation
difficult there were many amendments suggested as
the result OF various understandings Of French phrases
and terms. The consideration Of the treaty was not
completed.
Washington, May II (Sprciall.-Dunng the discus
sion OF the French cXtrndton treaty this afternoon
Mr. FRYE Of the Foreign Relations Committee, who
had 81 I'm charge anxious 10 rS,ch n vote In order
10 20 away from Washington Oh personal business
MANY amendments, verbal and otherwise. have been
suggested IN the last few days BY various Senators
who have criticised the treaty for one r'aSG or an
other aud when the time for vote WIS reached the
text Of the convention not yet In SHAPE 10
,,.lsfy all IT'S opponents ON first vot" on raltca
u,s no quorum was recorded mid after eau Oh tle
s.uate aud IA second trial. T. Wa found on a DaFs
uuorum that the treaty lacked fcw votes oi uc Two
thIri. majority necessary for ra lie iion. mOhoh
4, reconsider was accordingly entered BY ne iriehus
of the tr,u,iy. and 1t will 90 over again VII mrG n
number Of senators Dr. obtained when, WIN sIen'
fnrther notifications. twothirds majority Is COZ"
ld.ftily expected Tor H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
SHIFTING BURDENS UPON TIE SENATE.

Washington, May IL tspeciaD-rhe disposition OF
the Democratic majority in the House to thrust upon
the senate whenever possible the responsibility OF any
necessary Increase Of appropriations WITS exhio'Ieu
again to-day when NT. Sayers, OF Iexas, Suphh''N
and the House adopted the report Of the Conference
Committee on the Urgent Deficiency I'LL hr. osyres
explained that the total amount carried by 1he Dill
had been increased about 100000 by the senate
Mr. Dingley one OF Mr.. Ssyres's colleagues Oh u'e
Conrerenc. Committee, said that that was true, but
that the increase consisted mainly Of two items ~ch
doubtless would have been incorporated In the bh III
the first instance II attention had been properly ceo
IN them The conference report was promptly adopJoa
and Of course the 500 900 Increase Will be W.
promptly charged to the Senate in all the tables OF
sppropia,ions made by Democrats for campaign use
1t was suggested BY Republican representative
TODAY that the senate in position az he expIesseo
n 10 compel The House TO tote fair In regard 10 hs
remainder Of the appropriation bills lie sad a. II
sh(,rN become known that the senate docs n0t IN
lend 10 pass the River and Harbor bill uhtii an Oh
the other m proprfatiOn bills have been sent 10 II
from The Honse and that It's action then VIII be m
dpencei somewhat by the treatment whch tDU,c DIE
have received the House. am str0heiH icn ',I -.
believe that the attempts 10 ho''nai'Ne '"'"i VIII