The evening world., 1894-01-02

commissioners to act in cooperation with "a.
the positions occupied by each New York regiment
battery or Independent organization participating
In the battle Of ChiukHmauga Or Chattanooga
| thoroughly sympathiEc with these Efforts to com
memorate the sacrifices Of our country detenn,
srs. and trust that the state OF New YORK WIZ
rot be backward In doing It's full share In this
LABOR INTERESTS.
on account NJ the many men ont of employment
by reason OF the Industrial depression all author
lied public works have been pushed ahead giving
occupation to thousands of persons who would
otherwise have been IDLE 'annot urge ,n9
all new appropriations for state public works
he enacted as earl In the session as practicable
that In It's Legitimate field he state may do
what II can for the relief Of the unemployed.
This viii be winter u suffering and distress
Tor many families, AMI while" much of The fellct
must necessarily under our form Of government
come fIom tn. charity ~ individuals N" STATE
ran do much to assist by requiring III" prompt
work. A generous recognition by the Legislature
oi us power In this direction is dem1ndcd by eH-
listing Industrial conditions.
SWEAT SHOPS" ABATED,
The provisions NJ law enacted during the pas,
'wo wears regulating the manufacture Of cloth.
ing In tenem sni houses and sweat shops have been
vigorously enforced, with the result that the
worst abuse. o. the so,'allcd sweating system
Partial statistics for the city Of New York dur
Ing 1898 show Tint there have been erected nifty
shops, On the elites OF tenements formerly swarm
Ing with people engaged In the making VI clothing
In bedrooms and kitchens,
Three hundred and seventy one tenements nave
been cleared entirely Of sweaters" and are now
used only for living purposes and eighty Ave
modelled into shop buildings In the aggregate
this has improved the conditions under which
lI,lF people Manufactured clothing In the city OF
FEWER STRIKES AND LOCKouTs
Fewer labor strikes and Iockouts have taken
place during the last year than for several years
past In many Instance notably ln the recent
the Efforts OF the state board Of Mediation and
Arbitration have been instrumental In amicaby
adjusting differences between employers and
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF IN
HABITANTs.
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics has been en-.
gased during the past year In classifying and
tabuating the returns OF the State census oi
1892. according to the nationality. sex. age and
occupation OF the 6.5l33@3 names In the enumera
tlon. ihis Is m important work and provision
should be made for its completion The results
will he OF particular interest In the complete
Information they will furnish of the occupa
tions OF the people.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH
TIL, spread Of cholera in Western Europe las
Sprin" called for extra work on the part OF th'
state Board OF Health to prepare for the recep
place Tho wisdom Of this work ha
been well shown In greater energy on the par
Of iral health authorities, and white Il is
| source Of CongratulatiUn that cholera did no
reach this side Of the Atlantic hnd II done q
the readiness In which the most exposed place
were tut assurance that an extended
epidemic would have been prevented.
| The precautions at the Quarantine Station II
New York Iiarbor were equally vigilant an
| thoro Ugh,
! The examination Of cattle for tuberculosis ha
been steadily pushed In all since Jan: 1898
! 1901 head have been examined, and 6l3 kille
to prevent the spread OF the disease.
| COMMON SCHOOL EDUCATION.
The number Of children attending the commo
schools during the year 1893 was LOSS 22s, a
| increase Of iO,l35 over the previous year. Tn
| numb.r Of children Of school age was 1852, 3ss
| showing that 500. l6O children. nearly half III
| children of school age. were cinrated In priVat
or parochini schools or were not In school at all
! The total amount expended for public school
during the wear was S?l ,0Ol s7s72, an Increase q
/ t7GT.i6cSS over the amount expended In th
previous year The larger part Of this sum, q
course raised by local taxation. I rene,
previous Recommended ions for encouraging BY al
proper means tho efficiency OF the common schoc
system.
THE STATE PRISONS AND CONVICT LABOR
The number OF convicts In the three Stat
prisons Sept 30. 1893, was 3isi. being 10
less than on the same date Of the previous yea'
and tho lowest since 1889. This average cost Z
| care and maintenance for the fiscal year wa
slfT. ~ for each convict
Thu financial results OF the industries in III
state prisons were not as satisfactory as usua
| This was owing to the depression In husineH,
which affected the snle OF articles manufacture
kind OF industries which should he permitted
and TO the smploymcn, o, some Of the convc, n
workshops and other prison buildings.
The main object is, of course. TO keep III
convlcts at work and at the same time not I
permit their labor to compete with that OF fire
men There were but 1906 conrl.ts employe
In productive industries on Sept 30. 1898. con
pared with Else on the same day In 1892
This falling on could but affect the prison re
| cepts from Industries NJ the same time It
gratifying to know that the employment of cor
l,,lll lf,.t tkuhA llAtn
Auburn prisons has given excellent results
construction and has saved tho state abou
$40 200
suggest the propriety Of Incorporating in a
legislrtive bills making appropriations for III
rcconstruc,ion or Improvement Of prison built
inRT provision that 50 far as possible II
work shall he done hN convict labor.
MANY Of tho ronvtctS at Clinton Prison have bee
employed at road building in the vicinity Of u
prison. This was In the nature of an eSperimen
and III" warden r'pnrts that the results are satt'
factory, There were three escapes OF convirts.
whom one WAS reCsptur"d.
WRONGS AT ELMlRA RErORMATORY.
The transfer Of prisoners from the Elmira II
fOrmatorv to the state prisons Is a subject deser
Ing careful consideration. The statute suthorh
the managers NJ the retnrmntOry to transfer ten
porarll. with IN" written consent ot the supe
intcnd"nt NJ Prisons to either of the state prison
any prisoner shown to have been at the time
, his conviction more than thirty Years Ot 0o
to have been previously convicted NJ crime. al
also any apparently Incorrigihlc prisoner who
presence In tho reformatnrv appears to he serou
, ~ detrimental to the well-being OF that instit
tor.
The managers may also require the return
!, tho reformrtory Of any person 80 transferred
Acting under this authority the managers ha
from time TO time transferred prisoners In mu
greater numbers than I think could have hc
|, contemplated when the law enacted. and 4
, | transfers do not Rpp.ar to he made temporarll
hut finally, and with the intent that the remsinii
NORTON Of the terms OF those transferred shall
served In the prison
From reports made to me nv the waricns II a
pears that between Dec. 90, 1890 and July
1898, $50 prisoners were transferred from the r
mira ReformatCry TO Clinton Prison; and hetwr
March II, 1891, and Sent. I 1898 300 were tran
ferred to Auburn Prison, and up to the first d.
nt October last only NJ the whole numb
had been returned to the retormatOry.
r INJUSTICE OF REFORMATORY TRANSFER
When II is considered that these prisoners a
, for their hrst orense that many Ot them a
; mere lads, that the purpose Of sending them
, the reformatory was to administer n light pu
ishment and II possible to eject their reform
tion, and that committing them In the sta
prison practically conslgns them to imprlsonmc
for the longest term prescribed hy the Pen
, tode for their onenses the gross injustice Of ma
} ing the transfers upon the system now prevailii
4 VIII I've al once appreciated
In my Judgment this system should he alt
Z gether abolished, or else 50 far modified as enc
tnallv TO prohibit abuse. The managers ought n
tn I've clothed with tho arbitrary povrr of ror
mItting to prison for long terms pcrsons sent
tho courts 10 the reformatorv for purposes q, ra,
nation Transfers should he made only Tor o.,
cause and upon application % the court in viii