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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
coNNEcricUT's STATE PRISON.
Grave Charges Made Against Its Warden
by the New York World.


NEW YORK, March 20-The World prints
several columns under the head "The Black
Hole of Connecticut" in which it says the
state prison of Connecticut is dungeon
of horrors. The World goes on to say:
For eight years Samuel f.. Chamber
lain has been warden of this prison. Dur
Ing that time many men have been hurried
into an untimely grave, many more have
been driven mad. Indeed, the road from
the state prison at Wetherstield to the
state asylum at Mddletown has been worn
bare by steady procession of men.
"The warden admits that 10 men out of
less than 300 go mad yearly. Others double
his figures Even the warden's estimate
sends chill of terror to the heart.
1.-The punishment for offenses in this
prison is confinement in a dungeon, abso-
lutely dark and below the surface of the
ground, whose walls reek with moisture.
To these dungeons men have been sent
continually who were sick or who were
physically unable to work. Men have been
found in them raving mad. Men more
fortunate have been taken from them dead.
One man, paralytic, rotted there.
"Convicts in this prison have been beaten
with loaded canes, and have been starved.
One man who was dying was dragged from
his cell to dungeon at midnight by the
warden. Six hours afterward he was
found dead there.
Incredible as it may sound, the dun
geons are for the sick. Warden Chamber
lain believes that convicts never become
really sick. They say they are sick, but
they say this to escape work. Often these
same sick men die, but that, of course is
due to pure obstinancy. When a convict
complains of sickness the proper place for
him is dungeon. This is to teach him
what the warden calls "a lesson. He is
simply, in the warden's phrase, "a dead
beat and the place for deaf beats is
place of punishment"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
THE MISSING NARONlC.


BREMEN, March 2l.-Intelligence has
been received showing beyond any doubt
that the missing steamer Naronic is lost.
The British steamer Coventry from Fer
nandina reports that on the morning of
March 4, when in latitude AZ north, longi-
tude 46 west, she passed a lifeboat painted
white bearing the name 'Naronic." The
boat was floating keel upward. In the
afternoon of the same day another lifeboat
from the Naronic was passed. This boat
gave evidence of having encountered heavy
weather The mast and oars of the life
boat had been lashed together and at
tached to the painter and then thrown
overheard as sea anchor to keep the boats
head up to the wind and sea-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
DEATH OF JULES FERRY.
Frances Great Statesman Carried OF by
Affection of the Heart.

PARIS, March lS-The news of the death
OF M. Ferry astounded the city. No other
event since Gambetta's death has made
such deep impression. Only three even
ings ago he was at the opera, and the day
before his death he presided over the SEN
ate Hundreds of politicians called at the
house and inscribed their names in the
visitors book. The extra editions got out
Immediately after the announcement of
the death sold everywhere in enormous
numbers.
NJ. Ferry's death was caused by heart
disease. The affection of the heart from
which be suffered was due to the effects of
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

A Panama dispatch says: "The gov
ernment has issued orders suppressing
all labor organizations and all secret So
cieties in the capital.
Street gatherings are prohibited, and
the plazas are strongly guarded by de-
tachments of troops.
These stringent orders have been is
sued as consequence of the bloody
riots growing out of the attack on the
house OF the Jesuit Professor Gutierrez
by the workingmen, which resulted in
the killing of 100 men and the wounding
of more than 500 others before it was
suppressed by the military"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
Rhode Island Politics.

PROVIDENCE, March 22.-At the Repub-
lican convention ID. r. Brown of Provi-
dence was nominated for governor and E.
b. Allen of Hopkinton for lieutenant gov
ernor. NJ. w. Bull of Middletown was
nominated for congress in the First and A.
b. Capron of Smithfield in the Second dis
trict. The Democrats nominated Daniel s.
Baker, Jr, of North Kingstown for gov
ernor, Dalton E. Young of Newport for
lieutenant governor, and for congress Aus
tin Lapham of Warwick and Charles H.
Page of Rochester in the First and Second
districts respectively
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

Carlyle w. Harris, the New York
wife-murderer, who was sentenced on
Monday to be electrocuted next May,
is receiving a great deal of sympathy
that might be extended in a more
profitable direction. Conviction of
murder in the first degree upon cir
cumstantial evidence is not in har-
mony with the opinion of many peo.
pie and every effort should yet be
made by his friends to prove his in
nocence, if he is innocent, but that is
no reason for his being held up to
the view Of the public as a doomed
hero, as several people, especially
women, have been doing the past few
days. The practice of Offering HON,
age to every thug and murderer who
is found behind prison bars is increas,
ing in this country, and it is about
time that this mawkish sympathy is
called down.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

Republican newspapers are very
busy just now commenting upon the
haste with which Democrats are de.
manding the distribution of the offices
that are to be given out by the pres
ent administration. They seem to
have forgotten entirely the scenes
that prevailed about Washington four
years ago, when the streets were filled
with thousands Of the most hungry
and desperate mob of office-seekers
that was ever brought together in
this country. The scramble and the
cries for an office CT some kind that
took place after Harrisons inaugura
ton can never be equalled again un.
til the people are so unfortunate as to
elect another president, and that is a
calamity that will be averted for
many years 10 come. Some Demo
Gratis may be in somewhat more of a
hurry to get job than is necessary,
but they are not disturbing the whole
United States with their bleating.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
The Wonderful Telautograph.

CHICAGO, March 22-An exhibition of
Professor Elisha Gray's telautograph was
given in the Home Insurance building.
The telautograph enables one to transmit
instantaneously by wire facsimile of his
handwriting to a distance An ordinary
pen or pencil is employed. AS it moves a
pen at the other end of the line moves 81
simultaneously and forms the words and
letters in precisely the same way What
ever is written at one end of the line is re-
produced in facsimile at the other end
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
FREELAND, PA, MARCH %, 1898

Pennsylvania Legislature has been
in session for nearly three months,
but we have failed to hear Of any
measures being passed yet that will
be of any benefit to the people. The
interests Of a number of corporations
have been very carefully guarded and
looked after, and while there is any
thing to be done for these persons no
one else need expect to receive any at
tention Men have been requested
to amend the semi-monthly pay act
by having two words striken out of
section one, which would make the
law compulsory beyond doubt, but
the representatives in whose hands
the matter was left are too busy with
schemes that will provide nests for
themselves when their term expires.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

end became agoni2ing, and the physicians
injected morphia to relieve him. After
few unintelligible words he fell into state
of coma, which enled in death. He died
in the armchair in which for years he has
done all his writing and reading. All the
members of his family and Nine. Floquet
were beside him to the last. His last few
minutes were apparently painless.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

a bullet striking a
rib near the base
of the heart at the
time he was at
tackled by Auber-
tin in 1887. He
was seized with
spasms early in
the morning, and
despite every eff
fort made by the
physicians w h o
were hastily sum-
moned the convuf-
sions continued to
grow in violence.
His struggle for
breath toward the
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
The Fair to BE Open at Night.

CHICAGO, March 21.-It was practically
settled that whatever the fate of Sunday
closing, the rule at the Worlds fair will be
late closing. Chief Engineer Shankland
said: "The electrical exhibit is the finest
thing on the grounds The people will
want to see it and they will be given a
chance This means that the gates will be
kept open until II o'clock. Any other rul-
ing would be the utmost folly"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
The Missing Sarnia In Port.

HALIFAX, March 20.-The overdue mail
steamer Sarnia was reported off this har-
Dor coming slowly u der her own steam.
She was accompanied by another steamer
supposed to be the government steamer
Newfield
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

FORT SCOTT, Kan, March 22.-By order
of Governor Lewelling, Attorney j. /.
Sheppard took action against the saloon
keepers of the city who have been running
wide open in defiance of law. Thirty ar
rests have been made, and the cases will be
pushed. The minimum punishment is 500
fine and 80 days in Jail
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
Pierpont Morgan's Mission.

NEW YORK, March 22-It was reported
from an authoritative source that j. Pier
pont Morgan, who sailed on the Majestic
today, goes on an important mission for
the government 1t is stated that he has
been authorized to negotiate loan of s50,-
900, 900 in gold.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
Squire Abingdon Dead.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2O,-Squire Abing-
don, the rich Englishman who came here
with Charley Mitchell and Jim Hall two
weeks ago, and who was one of the most
famous sports in Great Britain, died at the
St. Charles hotel in the morning of pneu-
mnnia
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, March 2l.-Fire
destroyed the large icehouses on the Rich
hard Croker place near here. There were
5000 tons of ice, valued at 5000, stored in
the house
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
A Committee VIII Investipate.

Boston, March 21.-The house adopted
in its original form the order to appoint
special committee to investigate the alleged
discrimination on the part of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford company
against the New York and New England.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
A Bold Robber In Chicago.

CHICAGO March 17.-H. G. Fox was
held up and robbed of $1,000 in the court
house at high noon The robber choked
the collector into inseusibility, and grab
bing the money rushed down the stairs and
escaped into the crowded street.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

Boston, March 21.-The owners of the
burned fremont temple will rebuild i'm
mediately, adding two stories to the pres
ent height of the walls. The debt on the
temple was S155,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

NASHVILLE, March 16-It is reported
that Richard Croker of New York has pur-
chased "A half interest in the famous Belle
Meade stock farm for $3.50, 900 cash.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Howard JEFF
ford Schneider was hanged in the district
Jail at the outskirts of the city for the
murder of his wife on Jan. 81, 1892
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

Since December 81 1892, those marked thus (.)
have made payment on their duplicates.
The following is "A comparative statement of
outdoor relief, and total amount of duplicates
for each district:
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.'
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

Total cost of maintenance

The cost of maintenance was increased DUR
ing the year by the addition of a nurse in the
hospital and the advance in the price of coal
and freight
Average number of inmates, including stew
ards department, $50; cost per month, 1864; per
week, Sl.52 per day, re. Excluding stewards
department l39 cost per month, SIG; per week,
Sl.65; per day, BE.
IDA NJ. WELLS, Matron.
We. the undersigned auditors of the middle
coal field poor district, do certify that we have
examined the foregoing accounts, receipts and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Subscribers are requested to watch the date
following the name on the labels of their
papers BY referring to this they can tell at a
glance how they stand on the books in this
Office. For instance:
Grover Cleveland 2SJune93
means that Grover is paid up to June 2S, 1893.
BY keeping the figures in advance of the pres
ent date subscribers will save both themselves
and the publisher much trouble and annoy
ance.
Subscribers who allow themselves to fall in
arrears will be called upon or notified twice
and, if payment does not follow within one
month thereafter collection will be made in
the manner provided by law.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.
INMATES REMAINING.DEc. 81, 1892.
CLASSIFICATION OF, INMATES REMAIN


3 boys and girls under years; boy and |
girl under IL years.
Average number of inmates for year. ...... .l39
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Joseph Elias, January 4, aged As years.
VIM Howells, January q, aged II years.
Ellen Shearn, February II, aged 70 years.
VIM. Conyngham, February IL, aged 81 years
John Moore, March 10, aged 70 years.
John Wargo, March 10, aged 40 years.
Washington Socks, April IA, aged 81 years.
George Trelk9, May 70, aged 45 years.
David Drasher, May 2S aged 45 years.
Joseph Branderon, June 49, aged 35 years.
Lazarus Hess, July 6. aged 65 years
Michael Galyon August 16, aged 65 years.
Romo Jonut, August Is, aged 40 years.
Edward McCabe, August %, aged G5 years.
John Subj, August 27, aged years.
Patrick King, September o. aged Go years.
John Marko, September l3, aged 80 years.
Henry Farmer, September Is, aged 81 years.
Michael Getzerman, October ., aged 81 years.
Cormac Dugan, October s, aged 70 years.
VIM X. McGraw, November IL, aged 81 years,
Frank Dougherty, December 8, aged rs years
Michael Paul, December u, aged 30 years.
CHILDREN BORN IN 1892.
January l6, Mrs John Eidleman, girl,
January II, Ella Chisnel, boy.
April 20. Jennie Fey, boy.
May s. Mrs. Bridget Jennings, boy.
May %, Annie Serefin, girl.
December 20, Mrs. Hannah Brady girl
There were no vagrants or tramps relieved
dnring the year.
During the year of 1892, II INDECENT insane
perSons-residents of this poor dstrict-haye
been maintained at the state hospital for insane
at Danvile, Pa
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
PRODUCE ON FARM FOR 1892

227 bushels buckwheat, 1870 bushels potatoes,
70 bushels mangel wurtzel, 2l5 bushels turnips,
oO bushels beets, 45 bushels carrots, Is bushels
onions, 800 punches celery, 40C1 heads cabbage.
barrels saurkraut, 1900 pounds of pork, 1000
pounds of lard, 45 barrels of hard and soft soap,
ll50 pounds of beef, SO pour ds of veal, 1899
pounds of butter, go bushels of rye 81 loads of
of hay, SSI bushels of oats, 1854 bushels of corn
in the ear, 200 bushels picked apples, barrels
of cider.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23

225 bed Sheets 265 pillow cases. As bolster
cases, Al bed ticks, 36 pillow ticks, bolster
ticks, AZ towels 3S night shirts, 20 night caps Is
pairs of womens drawers, IA pairs of children's
"a under waists 5 boys waists, 1lS wo-
mems dresses, 50 children's dresses, - infant
dresses, AZ womens petticoats, 20 children's
pettieoats, 10 infant petticoats, 80 women's
chemise, 32 children's chemise, IL infant che
mise. 155 women's aprons, 10 children's aprons,
shrouds, 10 table cloths, dozen napkins.
MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS.
4 2-horse wagons, l blackboard, l cart, 3
2-horse sleds, seighs, plows 4 cultivators, 2
harrows, grain drill, l corn planter, moving
machines, one reaper and binder, 2 horse rakes,
2-horse power thrashing machine, fan mill, |
corn shelter, / stump machine, land roller,
carriage, spring wagons and the usual small
tools and utensils used about the farm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-03-23
Duplicates Relief. Per cent.
Lower district, ,Sl94ab 30 2974 60 Is
Middle 80 5,617 03 1867 81 "a 3-l0
Luzerne .. 1858 gS 72Ol 26 20 Ito

The whole number of persons received out.
door relief during the year. were 239 adults and
2il children. Of this number l24 are widows.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
STRIKES.

1878. Great strike OF London ma
sons for more pay and less hours. Arbi-
trated after three months idleness.
Total cost about $780, 900.
1878. General strike of farm labor
ers in South England. 4 failure.
Thousands emigrated.
1878. Iron Trades Employers Asso-
citation issued circular proposing in
crease in hours of labor. General
strikes. and the idea was abandoned.
1878. During this year there We're
277 strikes in Great Britain. l65 in
France, 104 in Germany and 265 in the
United States.
1879 Strike among the Durham,
England, coal miners; 10000 were in
volved: settled by arbitration.
1879. Strike among the Lancashire
coal miners: 10000 men called out
much rioting, and some loss of life:
strike a failure.
1879. Great strike on the English
railroads: many lines forced to suspend
movement of freight for several days:
settled by arbitration.
1885. General strike On the Mis-
souri, Pacific system; many thousands
Vi men llNOlEeu. IuucH inconvenience
to merchants and manufacturers.
1886. Strike of lightermen in New
York. Incoming and outward bound
vess els subjected TO great inconven-
fence on account of not being able to
have their freight handled.
1887. Great strike among the Bel
gian miners. Severe riots and much
damage to property.
1890. Strike among the cab drivers
of Paris. Soldiers from the garrison
permitted to take the place of the cob
men. Strike failure.
1891. Dock laborers' strike in Lon
don. Said to be the best managed
strike ever known.
1892. Great strike at Homestead,
caused by the Carnegie company de-
clining to sign the scale proposed by
the Amalgamated Iron Workers. Bat
tie between the Pinkertons and the
strikers. The militia ordered out and
order restored. The strike declared
off
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
Romance in Ruskin's Life.

\ strange story has recently come
to light in the life of John Ruskin, the
great English writer, that illustrates
the utter unseltishness of the man.
Away back in early manhood he mar
ried a poor young girl Of 10, with Il
face and figure that were faultless
Their welded life was peaceful and
kindly, but, strangely enough, there
was not Il spark of real love between
them One day Ruskin brought to his
home an artist, Millais by name a tall
handsome fellow. who immediately be-
came smitten with the charms of Rus
kin's wife. An intimacy sprang up be-
tween the two, which Ruskin noticed,
and he resolved toat he should not
stand between the two lives He pro-
cured a divorce for his wife and not
long after stood beside them in one of
LCndon's churches and saw them made
man and wife. Millais has since grown
rich and famous and his wife is Il lady,
but there is no more welcome guest at
their home than the man who crowned
their lives with happiness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
A Transaction i'm Trousers.

A very absent minded mem Der OF
the French Institute was reading a
newspaper in the Casino at Dieppe
the other day He was absorbed by
his reading, and with his left hand
he unCOnsciously pushed the files Of
newspapers on the table. Each
moment he sent them farther from
aim, Beyond the papers was an Ink
stand, which at last the moving
papers pushed over the side Of the
table. 1t fell on the trousers Of a
Paris banker, who was furious at the
accident.
The absent minded man offered his
best excuses without appeasing the
bankers wrath, who shrieked that
his new trousers were ruinel.
"But, sir | will cbeerfully pay for
them Be good enough to give me
your card, and | will send the money
20 your hotel. f."
ITO nv hotel, sir l don't know
you. | must instantly nave the thirty
francs these trousers cost
The memb Der OF the institute drew
forth the thirty francs and handed
them to the banker, Then he said:
Nov that you have been paid, |
hope you have too much Of the deli
cacy of gentleman to remain in my
trousers. You knew they are mine,
and ] insist upon their immediate
delivery to me. You have no conf
deace in me; | have none in you. My
trousers"
In vain the banker protested
against such haste. The crowd that
had gathered about the disputants
said the member Of the institute was
right, and the banker, after sending
for another pair of neither garments,
surrendered the ink-stained ones,
amid the laughter of the by. ISLANDERS.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
Too Much of a Good Thing.

The man who reads many books is
not necessarily more intelligent than
the one who reads only "A few. There
is such thing as oyerfecdinp in
books the same as in food for the
body Some ofsthc best read men IN
the world, men whose memories are
stored with information derived from
the works OF Others, are singulafly in
efficient Their knowledge does not
enable them to compete with men
who are infinitely less learned, but
who have the faculty Of mfking sue
es.ful use of what they do know.
What Is the education Of the geu-
efalty Of the w0rldyn said Burke.
"Bcadlug a parcel ~ books No.
Restraint aud discipline, examples 0f
virtue and Justice, these are what
form the education Of the world Z
The mau who relies upon b1oks en-.
slrely Is sure O. Hud them Inadequate
add disappointing They 10 nut
euHef all contingencies And Wheu
tbeY Tan hIm he + helpless a. the
base taken aNaf ais self fallahai and
Ills Undergraduate IL ttnush Hna
W#Hment IT, tuaw8 aHtT eh8t tbH
he.ss base tHl4 b 81 sHl thef Hafa
hat talt aiHi Huu tH t.at etth tHe
HHHsefHFaH8 8W#ii eia AWHttHH#H
whlNH collectively WHHE Ha 81 Maea
q ~ #Ham#H AHi HHaAtit
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-11-18
How Perfumes Are Extracted.

The method of extracting the per-
fume from Parma violets, jasmine
tuberoses. etc, for toilet scents is Pc
culiar. The flowers are heaped ON
table about which some twenty girls
are seated. each before a large piece
of glass, which is smeared on both sides
with mixture of veal fat and oil On
the glass the girl strews as many
flowers as will lightly cover it, and
covers them with another glass SINH
larly treated. The layering of glass
and flowers is continued until there are
ten glasses in the heap. The next day
the flowers. which are by that time
quite faded and have parted with all
their scent TO the grease, are removed
and fresh flowers are strewn in their
place. After this proceeding is re-
peated eight or ten times the perfamed
grease j. put into large closed copper
watts, with an equal quantity Of spirit.
Here the rapid revolution Of wheels.
impelled hy machinery boats out Of
the grease most Of the perfume Ii has
absorbed: the grease sinks t. the bot
tim, and IL USED to make soap, p0made.
etc. aud the spirit. which contains the
true essence 81 the flowers. Is bottled
and brings the highest price given for
scent