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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

A NEW YORK specialist says that
zone of the consumptives cured by
DR.. Cyrus Edson's new discovery is
now eating five meals day." and fol-
lowing this we see that an experiment
is being made with aseptolin on two
convicts in the Auburn prison. To
administer drugs that will create a de-
sire for five square meals a day to those
who have to subsist on three scant
meals is cruelty to convicts that
ought not be permitted in civilized
land
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THE first article in the February
Northeast Magazine is Adventures in
the Canadian Northwest" by James H.
Burke, tale Of the experiences Of two
young men who spent twenty one
months on hunting and trapping trip
in the Saskatchewan country, the story
being related in a vivid and interesting
manner. In the Galaxy of North
western Poets is found quite num-
Der of gems of verse, sentimental and
humorous. Clara M. White contributes
short story entitled, ''Lena's Potato
Money" the romance portraying both
the pathetic and ludicrous phases of
life in Dakota. Editor E. V. Smalley
has splendid, finely illustrated article
on st. Cloud and Stearns county in this
issue, describing the beauties of the
city and its location, the railway facili-
ties and the industrial and commercial
enterprises. Pictures of several typical
western scenes are given. Under the
heads of settlement and Enterprise
In the business World" and "North-
western Progress" great deal of val
liable and useful information is gath
cred
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

ACCORDING to the recently issued
criminal statistics of India the Budd-
hist religion exercises greater moral
influence over it's adherents than any
other religious system. There is one
conviction for every 274 European in
habitant, one for every 500 Euro, Asiatic.
Naturally these two classes come un-
der the Christian religion, one for every
700 native Christians, one for every
1861 Brahman. and only one for every
1887 Buddhist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

men who gather outside of the bar and
pack the galleries. This is not a
healthy symptom, whether these
crowds of young men come from the
ranks of the unemployed or are COM
posed largely of those who hang on
the verge of the great criminal class.
There are many reasons for believing
that a great portion of such an audi
ence of the gallery is of the criminal
class itself, not of the worst, perhaps,
but of the freshmen degree, and are
there for the pleasure they take in
hearing such evidence that will not
bear repeating outside the court room,
and would make cold and inanimate
type itself blush for shame. While
the study of the human physiognomy
is not one of the exact sciences, the
young man or woman who leads a
criminal life, to some extent almost in
variably bears on the face the stamp
of their inherent characters. The
danger from these classes is not so ap-
parent when few individuals of them
are encountered in public places. 1t is
only when they are massed together,
on such occasions as in the galleries
of the court rooms during trials of the
kind referred to, that the dangers from
that class become all the more impress
i've. It is not difficult to see from
this fact how any public disorder rap.
idly degenerates into riot and rapine
when even city like St. Paul has such
a large reserve of the lawless charac-
tiers, who are ready for any emergency
in the breach of the peace. Economy
in public expenditures is civic virtue
of the greatest Importance, but facts
like those referred to should impress
every taxpayer that, without any exact
realization of the situation himself, he
is in the presence of hideous danger,
which, but for the presence and vigil
lance of the police, would make his
condition as perious as if in the pres
ence of the wild Indian tribes of the
plains. For that reason the perfection
of police organization is the first and
most serious duty of the municipality,
and such organization should include
the best attainabe material, and the
pay and tenure of the officers of that
force should be of such character as
to insure their retention independent
of any other consideration than their
fidelity to duty.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THE Independence (Wis.) Neacs- Waco
of February 18th had an editorial, word
for word, as it appeared in our editorial
column in the issue of January 3Oth.
This is either strange coincidence, or
it is another illustration of the truth of
the saying that great minds run in the
same channel
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

supreme court, the decision sustaining
the governors action. The syllabus
reads: "NO court has the power to fix
the time of execution of death SEN
tence before the governor has named a
day for carrying it into effect, when he
refuses to issue warrant for that pur.
nose
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

JUSTICE meted out to evil-dOers in
New Jersey would be considered ex-
cessively cruel by some people, but it
can be commended for originality. A
Jersey man convicted of drunkenness
has been sentenced to attend thirty
temperance lectures, no limit being
placed on the length of the lectures.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

BR'R PEAsE objects to paying rail.
road fare into Minneapolis and THE
PRISON MIRROR suggests that he might
walk. We venture the assertion that
THE MIRROR editor would be glad of
the chance-to walk.-Preston Times.
We don't care much for pedestrian
exercise on circular track, but if we
had an opportunity to take long walk
in direct course our enjoyment would
be so keen that we wouldn't grumble
at the condition Of the road.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Power Oflhe Criminal Classes

One circumstance greatly impresses
the casual visitor to one Of our dis
trict court rooms any of these days
when a criminal case is on hand, such
as that of keeping disorderly house,
or a case of similar kind, and that is
the great crowds of able bodied young
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THE Jackson Republic completes its
twenty sixth year with the current
issue, and as it is customary on such
occasions to outline contemplated
changes and improvements, the Re
public announces that in the near flu
ture it will build a new office of brick
and stone, put in new presses, etc. We
are glad to hear that the Republic is
so prosperOus-long may the "Growler'
grOWl!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

WE HAVE received a copy of the
Western Undertaken of Chicago, a
monthly journal "devoted to the un-
dertaking, furniture and kindred inter.
ests.' Anyone wishing to select the
latest styles in burial shoes, slippers
Baskets, etc., should send for copy OF
the Undertaken.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
n 0 TICE.

THOSE receiving copies of THE MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that THE MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THE high bridge in st. Paul seems to
be the chosen spot for young women
who have been crossed in love, to com.
NIT suicide. The world will never
miss a woman who will jump 100 feet
for a man.-St. Peter Journal.
And it could be said with equal
truth that the world would not miss
the men who caused the young women
to commit the rash act of self-destruc-
ton
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
In 1857 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be a home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acQuaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
tOdisseminate pathological information and to aid
In dispelliDg that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptiOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
It's financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would he
expended ia the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

SPOTTED fever broke out in one of
the large convict camps in Texas, the
disease killing five guards, whereupon
five more guards promptly resigned.
The death rate of the convicts is not
given.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

WE SUPPOSE a certain amount of
sand is necessary in the makeup of a
priZe-fghter, but Maher seems to have
too much of tin the eyes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

A BILL has been revived in the Vir-
ginia legislature to re- establish the
whipping-post as penalty for petit
larceny. If this sort of legislation con-
tinues it will soon be more dangerous
to steal loaf of bread than to loot a
hank
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

THERE are 1887 SIG church members
in the United States, but only the One
above can tell how many Christians
there are among this number.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

Now THAT the north pole has been
discovered the question naturally sug-
gests itself, what are we going to do
with it?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

For upwards of two years the pub
fishers of McClure's Magazine have
been quietly gathering material and
pictures for a new life of General
Grant. They believe that they have
made larger collection of portraits of
Grant (many of them rare) and other
pictures relating to his life, than has
ever been made before. This biogra-
ply will bring out the real Grant in
the same vivid, thorough, and intar-
estng manner as Lincoln is presented
in the Life" now running in McClure's.
They have been fortunate in securing
the cooperation of Col. F. D. Grant,
who has most of his fathers papers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
y LITERARY NOTES. " y

Dean Holes "Little Tour in Amer
ica," which, it was announced, the en-
inent English cleric would write at
the conclusion of his lecture-tOur, has
appeared and is attracting no little at
tention. 1t is reviewed at length in
the San Francisco Argomout of Feb.
18th, and, from the extracts there
printed, should be interesting as pre-
senting a cultivated Englishman's
opinions of us and our institutions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

This paper will he forwarded to subscribers
until ordered discontinued and all arrears are
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Edited and Published by the Inmates
of the Minnesota State Prison.

Entered at the Post Office at saltwater. Mimi.
as second class mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week. notice should be sent to this office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

Contributions solicited from any and all sour
ces. Rejected manuscript will not be returned.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25

passed Tor tne present. SToo6 tH5hr
identified two letters he had received
from jackson after the murder. One
Of them stated that the writer had made
a big mistake and would likely get him
into trouble. "Stand by me ~ the let.
ter said three times. The other one
was written Feb. 5, signed d, and asked
Wood to send decoy letter to the Bry-
ans, telling them Pearl had gone to
Chicago, or some other place. The let
ter ended as follows: "Stick by your
old chum, Bill, and will help you out
the same way or some other way some
time"
Wood said his relations with Pearl
Bryan were purely social and that he
had never said otherwise to any one.
His only interest in the case was to
shield the family from disgrace. Wood
was then excused, but will be recalled.
Cabman John Belli testified to meeting
Pearl Bryan at the Grand Central depot
and taking her to the Palace hotel, back
to the Grand Central depot, and then to
the Indiana House. He took letter
for her to Scott Jackson at the dental
college the next morning, and got an
answer which he gave to her at the
hotel.
Belli said when the girl came she had
gold-headed umbrella and two valises.
He identified the big, bloody valise. She
had hat with two red roses and an inn
itation sealskin cape.
Dave Wallingford was then called.
He testified seeing Scott Jackson in his
saloon on Friday evening Jan. 81 with
woman who answered Pearl Bryan's
description He had loaned jackson 81
on that evening. He soon afterward
saw Jackson and the girl leave the sit
tingroOm and go to the street. A cab
was on the sidewalk and they drove
away q moment after, down Plum
street. He wouldn't say who was in it.
Then he identified the dress found ON
the murdered girls body as the dress
the woman in his saloon with Jackson
wore; also the hat found by Miss Mary
Morgan as the one worn by the girl,
His testimony corroborated that Of
Allen Johnson, his negro porter.
Court then adjourned
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.2
President Faure Is Still without a Cabinet
and May Resign.

PARIS, April 25.-President Faure put
in the day III conferences with the po-
litical leaders of the various parties,
and NJ. Bourgeois successor is still unde-
termined.
NJ. Loubet assured the president that
the senate, having affirmed its constitu-
tional prerogatives, would not offer any
factious opposition, even to Radical
cabinet.
NM. Brisson and Poincare advised
the president to form Radico. Repub.
lican cabinet.
Rumors of President Faure's resigna-
ton are rife. M. Waldeck- Rousseau is
already center of attraction as a posi-
BILE successor. NJ. Faure's family and
encourage favor his resignation; but the
PRESIDENT is made of sterner stuff than
was Cassimir- Perier.
The palace of the Elysee is guarded
by hundred extra cavalry.
At q socialist meeting last night Nj.
Pelletan declared that Paris must rise
and take another bastile. Another rev.
0lution was necessary. he said apd. an
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
Mining Rate Not Changed.

PITTsBURG, April 25.-The standing
committee of ten, appointed by the coal
operators and miners of this district to
settle all disputes, met in secret session
yesterday. 1t is learned that the meet
ing was a lively one and the discussion
of uniformity brought out some bitter
words from both sides. Roger Hartley
was particularly aggressive and claimed
that he was being Disseminated against
and should not be compelled to pay the
70-cent rate. AS four operators and
five miners on the committee opposed
him he was overruled and the rate will
remain at 70 cents,
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
PLEADED GUILTY.
Three of the Uitlanter Leaders at Jo-
hannesburR.

PRETORIA, April 25.-Messrs. Francis
Rhodes, Lionel Phillips and George
Farrar, three members of the Johannes
burg reform committee, pleaded guilty
of high treason yesterday and the other
members of the same committee plead
ed guilty Of lese majestic, but without
hostile intent against the independence
of the Transvaal. The case was ad-
journed until Monday when the defend
ants will be sentenced.
The courtroom was crowded when the
case of the reform committee prisoners
was called, but the crowd was quite or
derby and there was no demonstration,
although the town is filed with Burgh-
ers and with Randers.
Great surprise was caused by the
prisoners pleading guilty" Their ac-
ton is regarded as greatly simplifying
matters,
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
CYCLONE IN VIRGINIA.
Two People Killed and Number of
Others Badly Injured.


ROANOKE, Va, April 25.-Yesterday
afternoon about $3.50 o'clock, a cyclone
accompanied by hail and a very heavy
rainfall struck the city of Salem, miles
west of here, and besides blowing down
several barns, unroofng outhouses and
uprooting trees, completely demolished
two houses, in one of which family Of
eight colored people resided, all of
whom, and three others, were i'll the
house at the time of the disaster.
Jane Harris and her 5-year.oN son
were taken dead from the rui91Hhd Of
the others, four were badly(injured,
one, a 4-year-old girl, being fatally
hurt.
Surgical assistance was promptly rem
dered by physicians and the wants Of
the homeless were also attended TO.
The cloud, a dark funnel-shaped one,
came up suddenly from the southwest,
cutting a complete swath Of about 100
feet wherever it passed.
While considerable damage was done
to property i'll other places in Roanoke
county no further loss of life is re-
ported.
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
TROUBLE ON PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Our American Consul Not Allowed to
Send kilograms to Washington.

Send kilograms to Washington.
NEW YORK, April pa special to
The World from Madrid says:
Advices from Manila, Philippine ISL
ands, report that the American consul
there Isaac M. Elliott, filed cablegram
early in March for the state depar tment
at Washington, claiming that the vex-
atious customhouse methods would
compel the American merchants who
had settled i'll that Spanish colony to
abandon their trade.
All kilograms dispatched from Manila
are submitted to authorities before be-
ing sent. General Blanco caused the
American consul's cablegram to be
detained until he had time to consult
both the local council, composed of the
local authorities, and the chief official
of the custOmhouse.
The customs official naturally declared
that assertions of the American consul
and merchants were false, and stated
that he had only applied the regulations
in force against all exporters of prod
ucts from the Philippine Islands.
In consequence of this inquiry, ac-
cording to the Spanish officials version,
the American consul consented to can
Gel his cablegram, which the Spanish
authorities would not forward anyhow.
The Spanish party in Manila wanted
to make anti American and patriotic
demonstrations, but the authorities for
babe them, and took energetic steps to
protect the American consulate.
Spanish advices attribute the discon-
tent in the Philippine islands to abuses
in the local administration, the inn
morality of the Spanish officials and
above all, to the petty tyranny OF the
religious ord ers, which practically are
more powerful than the Spanish vice.
rOUg
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
Dispatches the Times and Standard.

LONDON, April ga dispatch from
Pretoria to The Times says regarding
the trial of the reform committee pris-
oners: 1.-The prosecution withdrew all
counts in the Indictment except those to
which the accused pleaded guilty. John
Hays Hammond and j. S. Curtis were
absent on account of sickness, but they
are expected Monday. 1t is understood
that cogent reasons, which will be pub
Hshed shortly, actuated the accused III
pleading guilty"
The Standards Paris correspondent
says that The Temps has a dispatch
from Pretoria saying: 1T is declared
that the prosecution in the trial of the
National reform committee will produce
crushing proofs of completely against
the Chartered South Africa company"
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN MAY 1e
Republican Senators Think They Can BE
Through by That Time.

Through by That Time.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Repub-
lican senators held brief caucus yes
terday for an exchange of views on the
subjects of final adjournment and order
of business before adjournment. Sen
ator Chandler suggested that adjourn
ment ought to be possible by May IS
and was supported by an almost unani-
nous vote of the caucus. Brief speeches
were made by Senators Allison, Frye,
Cullom and other senator's, all con-
curing i'll the opinion that an early
adjournment was desirable and posi-
BILE.
1t was the general opinion that the
appropriation bills should be kept to the
front until disposed Of, and no more adj
journments over Saturday are contem-
plated.
Senator Sherman was authorized as
chairman of the caucus, to appoint a
steering committee of nine to take
charge Of the details as to the order of
business i'll case it was found possible to
consider other than the appropriation
bills.
1t is understood that the Democratic
leaders have practically agreed that
congress shall close as soon as the APP
preparation bills can be disposed of, and
that they will make no opposition to
their consideration with as much dis
patch as is consistent with their ideas
of the demands of the public business.
They will expect, however, that oppor-
tunity shall be granted for the consider
alton of one or two measures, and
among other things will ask that vote
shall be taken upon the resolution to
unseat Mr.. Dupont as senator from Del
aware. The Democrats think that in
case the vote is taken on the proposition
the resolution will be defeated
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
THE PoRTE'S LATEST ORDER.
An American Missionary Forbidden to
Give Relief in Armenia.

An american hlssolhary tOfDluuen 10
Give Relief in Armenia,
LONDON, April GA Constantinople
dispatch to The Chronicle says:
"By an order from STEAMBOAT an
American missionary at Hadjin has
been forbidden to give relief. The vail
there has formally accused him of being
the abettor of treason on the ground of
the pretended discovery of an insurrec-
tionary plot in connection with which
many young men have been arrested.
There are many threats of renewal
of the massacres at Kharput. Crowds
Of Armenians would emigrate to Amer
lea, but the government refuses its per-
mission.
Typhoid fever is raging all around.
1t is unsafe for foreigners to travel
without an escort"
The missionaries of the American
board at Hadjin are Rev. John q. Mar
tin and Mrs. Mary |. Martin of Dundee,
Que, Mrs. Josephine l.. Coffing of
Dresden, o., Miss Eula G.. Bates of Alb
ingdon, his, and Miss Agnes E. Sven
son of Chicago
The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-04-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The House Considers Pension Matters and
the Senate Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Although
yesterday was private bill day under
the rules, the house decided to proceed
with the Picker pension bill, and the
whole day was consumed in the discus
sion of that measure. The debate was
devoid of interest The feature was the
opposition of Mr.. Connolly (Rep., Ills.
to the section of the bill which granted
pensions to Confederate soldiers who
deserted and joined the Union ranks 80
days before Lees surrender. 1t is not
probable that vote will be reached be-
fore Monday.
AT the night session II private pen
sion bills were favorably passed upon,
including bills giving the widow of
Major General Sprigg Carroll pension
Of $50 per month and General w. A.
Morris $40. The Morris bill was re-
ported by the committee at 800 per
month, but Mr.. Picker, chairman of
the committee, moved to amend by
making the rate $40. He explained
that there had been considerable COM
ment upon the tendency to give large
pensions to officers and officers widows.
He thought the complaint was not
without just foundation and advocated
moderation i'll fixing the amount III
such cases.
The senate gave the day to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill without
completing it. The debate was largely
of a formal character. The joint reso-
luton giving TO Senators Mantle of
Montana and Clark of Wyoming the
salary from March 4, 1894, instead of
from the date of the election, was
adopted. And then at $40 o'clock the
senate adjourned.