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FROM the Chairman or the Hoard OF state
Charities or Ohio.

Charities OF Ohio.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sir: The evi.
dence against the Elmra system or Mr.. Brock.
way personally, so far as have seen It in the
newspapers, has not changed my views OF Mr..
Brockway's character and ability. What those
views are can be found In the annual reports Of
the National Conference OF Charities and
Correction and Of the National Prison Con-
gress, and especially In the American sup
element Of the Encyclopaedia Britannica"
and In the articles entitled Prisons and
Prison Discipline of Reformatorles." IL
certainly would require more than the I'M
supported testimony OF those who have been
subjected to the applications OF Mr.. Brockway's
strap to make me believe the stories OF his
cruelty. And think can safely say that this
10 also the unanimous opinion Of all the men,
bers Of the National Prison Association, who
have summered and wintered with Mr.. Brock
way for the past twenty years.
The infection of corporal punishment at the
Elmira Reformatory Is very mild as compared
with that at our Ohio penitentiary, and many
others could name, where prison officers are
thoroughly conscientious and against whom
there II no complaint. l do not know Of any
prison officer who, by repeated warnings, guards
more closely his system Of corporal punishment
than Mr.. Brockway, and he Is the only warden
know who never allows any one else to admin
lister corporal punishment but himself. He GER
tainly has had the largest prison experience of
any man in America, and has developed O prison
system which In its reformatory results is In
fnitely superior to any Of its predecessors upon
the American continent. Personally do not
believe In corporal punishment. but still I am
aware that different opinion and practice pre-
walls in the majority OF American prisons and
practically in all the prisons Of Great Britain
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
Letters N~o- E-insnt Ne. rraisi.s the NJ.
.irn RsNsr.stery sss Hts superintendent

Letters N~o- E-insnt Mes Prnisiss the NJ
sire 1sser-story s.s Hts ssPsr,sts.aest.
IRE. the EATER ere TIE Is1sps-sest-
To the EDrroR or THr sur-s~, I have
followed the Investigation into the afsirs Of the
Elmira Rsformatory closely. The Investigation
has only strengthened my opinion that Mr..
Brockvay II the right man for the place. He
has managed the institution wisely and well.
Sometimes he may have made small mistakes,
- any man II likely 10, but on the whole, my
opinion Of Mr.. Brookway and his methods Il
most favorable. Yours very truly.
WILLIAM HAYES WAND.
new yoHx, Sept 90.
rro- ~. Per-.-e>t Secretary or the Nrieh-
igs. State Beard or Charities ssd Pres
iae-t ef ths Nssfsnsl Charities sni Cor
restie-s Ce.fsre.ss fsv skis Year.
To TEE EprroR or TEE sur-Siri I am glad
Of An opportunity Of expressing through your
valuable paper my impressions Of the attack on
your model institution. the New York State Re
formatory. and on ita able and efficient ruperin-
tsndent, Mr.. z n Brockway. and Judging from
the testimony Of the witnesses Of his maligners,
Of the ignominious failure Of such attack. In
the light of such testimony the plot was little
short Of disbolical, and the cunning displayed
In carrying out the attack, though 10 might
have been solely intsndsd 20 have been on
Mr.. Brookwsy, IL one which. II II proves
successful. will turn back the finger on the
dial Of prison reform many, many deereesi
will bring your institution At Elmira, the Just
pride Of every honorable citizen Of New York,
into disrcputa. and will all with dependency.
which 4 WI take years 70 overcome, the hearts
Of many who ere deeply interested In the work
Of reforming prisoners and In prison reform.
II We oonstdsr Mr.. Brookway himself, how de-
piorsbis VII b the result Of the success Of 90
vindiotiye an sforti Mr.. Brookwsy. whose
every thoughk whose whole heart, whose very
life has besn given to the problem Of the proper
handling Of prisoners. and that not alone for
thu bensht Of the prisoner. but for bis free fell
low oitisens - Will. that they may nos suffer
when again the inmates of our prisons are
turned back into society. ~ they are by the
Thousands every yoari Yours respectfully,
LUorus O. 6ToRRs.
LANSING. Mich. sept FL. 1894.
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Fro. = FOSAs- PrsslAsas 81 tks PsAAsyI-
vAAia STATE nsaEd. - ChAsislss AAa OF
: the NatiOAAl CsASsssAss 81 CkAsasiss.
To THE EDIToA OF THn sUH-SaF: In COM
mon with other friends Of good prison discip-
line, who have watched the remark able work OF
Mr.. BrockWAy At the ElmiFA RsformAtory. was
amazed At the malignant GAd Misguided attacks
on him which seemed 10 originate In the col
umns Of daily paper aud 70 depend for their
support on the testimony Of criminals who had
been under Mr.. BrockWAys care. Mr.. Brock
way has never concealed his belief In corporal
punishment This punishment was never de-
signed 10 DO very severe. Il WAS not
like the whipping post at New Castle
Jail In this State where they not in
frequently administered forty lAshss With the
cat-O'-nine-tAils on the bare back; but SUPER
intsndent BrockWay, il seems. simply spanked"
his recalcitrant charges as a father would
spank his children with q slipper. His slipper
Was piece Of sole leather, and sometimes on
delicate skins or In bad states OF the blood the
AnsHS- DE0dussd black GGd blue bruises. not
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Other EmiAent Men who. In the CoIunns OF
The Sun sad Elsewhere, Have waraIy
Espoused Mr.. Brock ways Casss.

Bishop Henry g. Potter.
Elbridge I. Gerry.
Lyman Abbott.
Charles Dudley Warner.
Charlton T. Lewis.
Frank b. Sanborn.
William L. Rounds.
Or. Lewis @. James.
Eugene G. smith.
Rev. DIR. J. NJ. Buckley.
The Prison Association OF New York.
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usually, but in few cases. Now, when we re-
member that this infection is not upon children,
but upon men and upon tough, hardened and
obstinate criminals, the amount Of outcry about
II becomes simply ridiculous
In reading the testimony do not see that any
case Of injury was brought out. The more man.
ifest injuries, which were magnifed and made
70 sound brutal by the former report Of the State
Board of Charities. were caused by the convicts
resisting and fighting the keepers. and even
then the latter and the Superintendent himself
were sometimes as much hurt as the convict.
The pith Of the whole assault on Mr.. Brockways
administration seems TO me 10 be In this one
question, In the wisdom or unwisdom of cor
poral punishment Certain Of the criminals
who had been punished found ready ears with
the members Of the Board Of State Charities who
had always felt an aversion 70 bodily punish
ment, with reporters In search Of a sensation,
and with the soft-hearted abroad in the COM
munity; and the result Is this stir, which has
we'll nigh ruined q most valuable prison system.
IL seems TO be the lot Of ardent reformers 20
draw the wrath Of an apathetic sentimentality
upon their devoted heads, and Mr.. Brockway is
no exception. In my Judgment, Mr.. Brockway
has few equals In the line OF practical penology.
Ny own acquaintance with Mr.. Brockway Is
purely . professional one, acquired during the
study OF the best methods and men for
the treatment Of criminals, and as
member Of our state Board Of Charities
and the National Conference Of Charities and
Correction. There lie no sentiment about 1t, but
I think know true character when see It.
and am very much mistaken II there ia any
superintendent who has built up a greater sys-
tenn than that of the Elmira Reformatory. IL
his IL not q character Of rare strength. honesty
Of purpose, penetration into the motives and
deeds Of criminals, and Of quite as much reli-
ability as his calumniators, then am much in
error. PHILIP G. GARRETT,
80s Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa,
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Some or the More Notable Newspapers
which stoutiy Defeaa Mr.. Broekway
and the ReTornatory.
The Nep York Times.
Hdrper's Weekly.
The Independent.
The Christidn Advocate.
The Springfield Republican.
The Hartford Courdnt.
The Medical Record.
The Albany Argus.
The Albany Evening Journal.
The Hartford Times.
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From the Secretary for Tweuty Years OF
the State Beard OF Charities Of nlinois Z
Secretary Of the Natioaal Prison Assoc
eistieat CHIEF OF tho Dangerous and De-
pendent Glasses Department or tho Ma
tieaal Dureaa or Statistics.
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PlTH OF THE NEWS

The cash balance in the treasury ves,ar
SIS. - WV H.
Montreal is to have a worlds fair ir
1896. 'i ii
General John T. McClernand of Snrip,.
field, Ills, is very i'll -''s
st Paul takes Sioux City's Dlace in III,
western baseball league Captain Com
iskey: formerly of Cincinnati, got tb,
franchise s'' '"'
Paul Conrad, the famous lottery man
is dead at New Orleans
The Baltimore garmentworkers Wi,
strike 10 abolish the sweating system.
DIX thousand workmen will be affected
IL Is now said that over 200 were killed
In the recent earthquakes in Sicily.
The Finlanders have sworn allegiance
to the new Russian car.
Archbishop Satolli expressed great Love
N ]. "' jersey oity
The Virginia jockey club has cut loose
from the association.
over 100 people were injured. two sar;
ously. by smokestack falling througb .
skyHght i'll the Handy Abstract buiIding
Chicago.
DIR. McCosh's funeral. at Princeton Y
j., Yesterday, was attended by about 4 oOG
people ''oOo
Lord Ashburton. famous inter.
national swindler, has been arrested in
London. III
More than 50 families were made home
less by the burning of fiat buildings in
Chicago. Five people We're injured.
Senator Morgan was nominated for re-
election by joint caucus of the Demo
cratic members of the Alabama legisla-
ture-
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An Ordinance

To authorize the Central Pennsylvania Tele-
phone and supp 90 upany L erect and main
tain poles for telephone lines in the Borough OF
AshVile, Cambria county. Feuna-
whereas, The Central Pennsylvania Telephone
and supply Company has applied TO the author
Ities OF the Borough ui Ashytlie. Penna Tor per
mission To erect poles and run Sirrs on the same
over under the streets lanes and alleys OF said
Borough as provided toy the an Section Of an
Act entitled An Act Pro. ide Tor the lncorUO-
ration and Regulation of Certain GurpJr Ltiun'
as amended bY an Act approved 25'h June. lss5.
therefore, he II ordained and enacted. by the
Chief Burgess and Town Council OF the BOroug h
Oi Ashyille, Penna. and IL hereby ordained and
enacted hy the authority Of the same
Sect That the Central Pennsylvania
Telephone and Sup2iy Company. its success Crs
igDs. Its or Their ntS. servants and EN-
plONes Perm tied to erect and maintain in
he streets. lanes and al eys OF the borough OF
Ashvi !e. PenLa.. and over OF IN er the same. a
line OF line lilies Of poles and wires. with all
such necessary aId usGai nXtureS the elor may
he necessary for the successful pros. cutluU OF 4
telephone or signal business Toy means OF elec.
tricIJy.
Section =. That the poles shall he reasonably
straight and with the fixtures TO be erect 4
>ha = be put in A sal and substantial manner
and shall be a. neat in appearance as may he
and shall be located by the street committee OF
the street cumniS- Toner under their direction in
and alleys in their ordinary and customary use
and shall be erected, maintained and cared for al
the cost and charge 81 saId Company.
Ordained and enacted into an uTdiua ace this
twentieth day Of October. A u l>gi-
Attest VI -. WILLS.
Secretary pro. ten. Pres. Bor,' gh Council.
Approved this 2Oth day OF October 45g+
Attest: JOSEF ii L. LIIZINCiER.
SCR -tary pro lem chief Burgess
Nov l6, 1894.
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LOVES GOOD GOVERNMENT.
New York Chamber II Commerce CeIe-
brates Tammany's Defeat.

New York Chamber II Commerce CeIe-
brates Tammany's Defeat.
New YORK. Nov. 21.-The one hun
dred and twenty-sixth annual dinner of
the chamber of commerce of New
\ Iork was given last night at DelmOnicO's.
These banquets have usually been de-
voted to the discussion of trade and
commerce, but the theme of the speak
ers upon the present occasion was
Good Government There was a
general rejoicing on the part of the
speakers because of the result of the
recent elections in New York city.
AT the presidents table We're, in addi-
tiOn to Alexander +. Orr the president
of the chamber of commerce, who pre-
sided, James H Eckels, comptroller of
the currency; James ). T. Stranahan.
William II. Webb, Samuel ID. Babcock.
Major General Nelson A Miles, the
Rev. DR.. X. S. StOrrs of Brooklyn,
William l.. Strong mayor elect Of New
York; Rear Admiral Henry Erben.
Murat Halsread, Charles S Smith.
Prince r. RuspOh, mayor of Rome, and
Horace White.
Among those present were Senator
Calvin 5. Buce, Henry w. Cannon,
General Horace Porter. L. Edward
Simmons, John Clatiin, Samuel Thomas,
eX-Secretary Charles ). FaIrchIld. Gen
eral Anson G. McCook, George J.
Gould. William BrOokfield. Congress
man isidOr Straus, Congressman War
ner Miller, John ID. Crimmlns and
others
President Cleveland, Parkhurst and
Others sent regrets.
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WHEELING, Nov. 2l.-The s,-1--.
Mt the Blanch coal mines. ou The D
handle railroad at Golfers state a.
one of the most appalling uin. d..
in this section of West Virg--.-
new miner. an Italian, set OF an -.
charged blast which ignitea n. -
dust in the mine and a fesr.al ar-r-..
followed. There Were = men IA -
mine at the time and the fg.lgw,--..
known to be dead:
Michael RoOny, Thouss IL
Thomas Tucker. married. David =
land. married; John DonnsVv ,,.--.
and leaves 10 children. Anton. 60
married, and Mazzle GIsslele5. mar,
The following are badly injured /
Refel. married; Rattle Neck. wiu a..
Jasper Lawrence and Thomas NJ.
colored.
After the explosion there was o..
rife whirlwind In the mine. rs--,---
everything before it. DunD4Iv -
Rooney We're in the mine some dl.,.--
from and going toward the 1BT-.s
The force of the explosion dray. -
nearly 100 yards out OF th,- month . -
mine, and landed Rooney on the All
track. killing him instantly. while ~
nelly landed in a gully. striking -.
head against a post. HIS brains -
dashed out and scattered f5r -
around. His wife, attracted - -
place by the noise. was the first n =.
him, and she swOOned away and d. -
lying Frustrated by the shock. Tbs-s
little hope that she will recover.
The news of the disaster rv5-g--
spread, and in few moments hur5--f.
of people We're crowded abou- u.
mouth of the mine and MANY hear,r-rs
ing scenes Were enacted The W..
and children Of the miners We're frzr--
ana the strong men Were Oyercom. h
short time resCung party. c8r,l>,,-y
of George Benbeon, Nick kernis .sr-f-,
Ward, John Muter, John Stewart sr7
William Davis, was organized. s-9
went into the mine after the bodies d.
the dead. When the bodies Of th- y.-.
Tins were brought TO the surface ugrr
women swOOned at the sight
Coroner Walkinshaw and the rr7--
cutting attorney Of Wellsburg were ,5r
on the ground and took charge u IL
bodies and Will conduct d rigid NV.
gatiun. This is the second acrid-r, z
the kind which has occurred a. t1s
mine. Just two years ag0. Ngv. A.
1892, a similar explosion occurred =
which three We're killed and seven II
jured. The state mine inspector arr.v5
today to take part IN the Iuvestisz-- z
There were miraculous ESCAPES wl-.
the explosion occurred. William Dart
was In the entry, $50 feet from the Il
trance, and when he heard the s1.l-
sion he laid down near the ub If IL
mine and the whirlwlnd, carving rgcE.
fire and death, passed over him Il
empty coal car standing az the eu.rs1z
of the mine was blown = yards Ihs
mine Is owned by W E. Smith Of Wr.-
vile, and |. .. Smith of New Cuut-,-
land The miners charge thai The an
dent was due 10 the ineXperien,e Of IL
Italian miners, and declare they VII =,
work with them any longer.
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LawIer to Call on Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Commander-
in-Chief Lawler of the q. A R., Adju-
tant Jones and Quartermaster General
Bust are expected to arrive in this city
today on their eastern visit They will
call on President Cleveland and tomor-
row they will visit Baltimore and from
Nov. % to 20 be in New York. On
Nov. % they will go to Philadelphia,
where the resolutions adopted by the
last encampment praising Past Com
mander-in-Chie r. b. Beath. for %
years chairman on rules, regulations
and ritual, will be presented. The
resolutions have been engrossed on silver
and are placed i'll an envelope of silver,
with gold lining.
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The Bonds Selling Well

WASHEsGTON, Nov. 2l.-Ihe lnlLs l-..
tions are that the present ge'el----.,,
loan of $50. OOO. 600 viii not unly -
great success. but that the sgEIssIs-. 4. :
the bids will be far II Excess : !.
amount of the bonds 10 u sou.
fast as received the bids a[5 -
diately placed, unopened, II 'hs =. -. /.
ury vaults, so that II L lmi's'-... -.
know IN advance Of the Sens-Al 80. y.
ing on next Monday al noon ihr =. - :
of the bidders. the amounts I'd i'''
the prices offered.
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GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN SOVEREIGN.
board who received this hearty en-
dOrsement are As follows: I. b. Nc
Guire, Amsterdam, n. Y; H. b. Mar
tin, st. Paul, Mimi; G. A. French.
Marlborough, Mass. and james NJ
Kenney. Omaha. Neb.
Washington, d. c.. was chosen as the
place for holding the next annual con-
ventiOn.
The officers were then installed by
Henry T. Allen Of Michigan. The com
mIttee on distribution then submitted
40 documents touching on legislation
and recommended several amendments
to the constitution.
The election of officers had been
slated for the end of the convention, but
it was determined to hold the same I'M
mediately so as TO preserve harmony, as
1t was supposed that the Powderly fac
tion might develop a stronger following.
There Is plenty of work for the assem-
bly, and adjournment will probably not
take place before the last of the week.
Powderly and his delegation have left
the city without springing their sensa-
tional charges and applying for writs of
injunction against the officers of the
general assem- blV
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CHINA MUST SUE ALONE
japan Refuses to Have the Prstos1i
Mediate.

TOXIC, Nov. 2l.-It Is Learned rs
the japanese government has szlt &;
reply to the note Of United State M
lister Bun asking whether q tender y
the president Of the United St4.5s I
his good offices IN the interest Z r-,-.
ing peace IN the east, would te ar
able TO Japan. Before reaching o--
clusion the ministry gave The NATE,
consideration for several days and II
ally stated 10 Nh Dun that although
the friendly sentiments which lrumE:7-
the government and people q Z
United States Were deeply spQr-cls.--
the success of the japanese arms 1s-
been such that China should aqI-os-
Japan directly upon the subject.
In view OF the absence u Ja1s1ss
and Chinese diplomatic represelis-ge :
at Picking and Toxic respectively. i-'
would imply that any cummuIlcasL.-.-
between the two governments wg1i- z
made through the American nlI1lsi7a
TO China and japan, who, since taA .-'
break of the war, have had II c---s'
the interests Of the two countries.
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To >.ttI. "A had Rule.

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 21.-John Bryson,
until recently an inmate of the State
Soldiers and Sailors home, located in
this city. has brought suit against the
commission governing the home which
Will result in a precedent and will prob
ably settle the legality of much com
planned of rule of the institution. Bry-
sons suit is for Sl1l, which the home
authorities have retained from his pen
sion money. BY rule of the institu-
tion, 30 per cent OF all the pension money
collected by inmates Is appropriated by
the home. In cases where the inmates
have dependent relatives the money Is
forwarded to them, but where no rela-
tives exists the home keeps the surplus.
BrysOn secured a Judgment In an alder
mans court, but the case has been ap-
pealed and will be carried to the supreme
court.
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Pittsburg Bank to buy Bonds.

PTTTsBURG, Nov. Pittsburg will
ultimately take its share OF the new
so, 900, 900 government bonds, but will
make no direct bids. The banks OF this
city hold about S3,575, 200 IN gold, and
the banks IN the county will swell the
amount to probably $4,000, 900. Up to
date the only demand has been for $780,
600 for the purchase of the new ) pei
cent bonds. The Dollar Savings bank
has notified the eight national banks IN
which II deposits its cash funds to be
ready to furnish S3OO,OOO in gold when
il Is wanted and they are prepared tC
produce,
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MAUCH CHUNK. Pa, Nov. 21.-No. IL
colliery. located between No. 10 and
Coalporr, on the NesquehonIng branch
of the Central railroad, and owned and
operated by the Lehigh Coal and Navi-
CATION company, has been found to be
on fire. The discovery was made by a
miner who went down in the shaft.
He had great difficulty in getting back,
and when taken out was pretty badly
used up. There are 80 mules in the
burning mine, but it is generally sup
posed that the animals can be saved by
taking them through the manwaYs.
How the mine caught fire is a mystery.
Some persons think IT started at the
lamphouse down the shaft. The mine
is a valuable one and gave employment
to between 800 and 400 men.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-11-23
ANARCHIST FRANCH DIES.
The HeartIess spanish Dynaniter Execu
ted at Barcelona.

BARCELONA, Nov. 21.-JOse Salvatore
Franch, probably the most desperate an
archist now living, the man who on
Nov. :, 1898. threw a dynamite bomb
into the LIceo theater here, killing 20
people and wounding 30 others. was exc
cuted between 7:3O and 5 a. IN. today.
Franch spent the last - hours of his life
In the prison chapel, which was heavily
draped with black, and lighted yellow
candles displayed on the altar produced
a gruesOme effect
Franch refused to sign his death war
rant, as the law requires, exclaiming:
Long live Anarchy"
Upon entering the chapel, Franch re-
fused to receive the priests, and to 4
Jesuit father who sought to admins, ser
religious consolation. the anarchist ex-
claimed fierCely: Get out | was only
acting! Only pretending to be religious
In order to live well and hoping to get a
pardon. The crime | committed was an
expiration due from the Bourgoisie."
Franch's daughter is to be rebaptized
and chrlstencd Liberated
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Aootden, on the Chicago Elevated

CHICAGO. Nov. 2l.-A cylinder = :
on the Alley elevated rosd p1-,. -, :
caused a lively panic among ins =.
gers on the train. although none -, =
were hurt. William Ullrich: - -
jumped from the engine 10 lhs - -
a distance of 30 feet escailIs =.
broken leg. George Warde, - -
has not yet been found, and i =
that he also iumped.
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Miss Stevenson Very III.

AsHEvILLE, n. c., Nov. 21.-Miss
Mary L. Stevenson, daughter of Vice
President Stevenson, contracted pneu-
monla on the New England coast last
summer and has never fully recovered
therefrom. She came here very i'll and
her condition now is serious, if not crit
zeal. Miss Stevenson's sisters have ar
rived. The vice president is here with
his wife and everything possible is being
done for the suffering invalid.