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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-13
RRauLAR FoRNApo
Catches EIkhorn, NebraGlEa-IIuIldlnEI
nhmnaed aad Many Ininref.


Damaged and Many Injared.
Isr.llHoRN. Neb,, May ls.-Elkhorn
was struck 1T t:lS by a tornado. which
ragged with undated violence for twen-
ty-hYs minutes, apparently being tho
same storm which struck Lincoln.
Rain fell a. from a cloudburst, accom-
panied BY hall. The prevailing drift
OF the wind was from the southwest.
but at times II seemed to form in ed.
dies between the business blocks and
was accompanied by CyclOniC features,
Buildings were unruofed, and torn
down. cOrniees swept from roofs into
the streets and the residence portion OF
the city nearly denuded OF trees, The
greatest damage was at the state hos.
pItal for the insane, whore many OF the
larger buildings were unrooeed. The
damage will be very heavy. The SUI
hurban districts are yet cut OF from
communication.
The BaYerely injured are: J. L. Work.
man. head cut by flyinE debFiS: A. L,
woodry. IN q collapsed building: Mrs,
]. 3. Abbott, caught beneath q horse;
Henry Meyer. ]. 7. Thorpe.
At the state asylum iron supports
weighing S0O pounds were blown several
hundred feet. There lB scarcely a
street In the town which Il not Btrewn
with large branches and whole trunks
OF trees upruoted by the storm.
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YAHIRHA pHLRqATTON

ORf -ThSy are for Dana -
Delegate and Mckinley.
Special Dispatch 70 the IhtslliEsneeE.
CHARLEsToli, W. Va, May ITO
day J. B. Floyd. o. A. Petty. Peter sIl.
man. W. 8. EdWards, Ike LowenSteln.
". ]. wilton. r. B. Cassidy, c. =.
Champ, EnOch Carver. 4. BnrleW. G, b.
Graham. G. c. Campbell. Nell Robin
Bon. p. b. BurbFidge, !. n. Carper left
f1r ClarksbuTE. n Major ]. f. Dana
IS not sent e. dsleEate-At.larEe 70 the
81. Louis convention It viii not bo the
fault of the KanaWha deleEatlon. which
viii vote RoIldlY for him. RepubliCang
OF Kauawha are solld for Mckinley and
Major Dana.
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EHR ruNNEL.GHApED EERRoR

cyslons Passes Over NsbraSkA-ssvsrnl
Houses RaSsd.
LINCOLN, Neb.. May IA cyclone
swept this section this afternoon. A
funnel.Shaped cloud Shot from the
storm cloud. and a general stampede
OF citizens for cellRrs and caves ensued.
At the school house the children ned
pRnie-Htricken to the furnace room
amid the widest confusion, and many
OF them were hurt. The cyclone struck
the ground north Of the town. It's
course was northwest. The path OF the
storm was from 800 70 800 yards wide
and everything in It's path was raEed
TO the ground. including several houses.
After traveTSinG distance OF about
two miles the cloud arose and at point
hVa or sig miles further to the north
dropped again to the north, where II Is
feared great damage and loss Of life re-
Rulted
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orr Avn DYNAMITE.
An EGort Made 20 Rurn = Mammoth
COWCSntrNtOT.

An EGort Made TO Harm Mammoth
COnCsntrAtOT.
wARDNER. Ida, May Ran at
tempt was made last night to burn.
down them ammoth Bunker HIN con.
centrator at wnrdner Junction. The
cnncentrutur was fired with the did OF
boxes, sacks and kerosene, and at the
same moment n portion Of the large
fluue was blown up with dynamite,
which shook the buildings at kellogg,
nearly mile distant.
The dynamite was used few hum
tlred yards above tho mill. The mA-
chlncry stopped and the electric lights
were cNtIngulshed two minutes later.
The time selected was when most OF the
mill hands were at supper The object
was TO Ect tho cunccntrRtnr TO burning
and prevent lts cNtlnEuishment BY cut.
ting on the water supply. The Bunker
Inn employs 400 mrn, The militia wa1
called out and remained Nut all night.
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NOW 1T IS RUSSIA
That Has Stepped on the Tai Of
the British Lion.
AN INCIDENT AT CHEFOO. CHINA.
That May Develop Into Very serI'
GUS consequences.
IAN AMERICAN. AS USUAL, IN IT.

Ths white cEar, Through = Citizen Of
the United States, Takes PosSsas,On of
Disputed Territory, In Defiance Of Al
legged Treaty RiEhtS-EnEiAnd'' senSi.
dive Nerves Receive Shock, and De
slArus that Runla's Action Cannot be
Viewed uIaay Other than an unfriSndly
Ast-Rus.ian and AmsrIsan wArlhlP, at
ChsfOO, and IntsaUs E1Oltsment Prevails
Thsre-Ths Volatile French Press Goes
Into ConniptiOn Fit, Over ths Attitude
of tAiu Govsrnmsnt In Regard % NE
Competitor AaSir.
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SOUTH BEND. Ind, May i2.-The In.
fiux OF visitors to the Seventeenth an
nual cncampment of the Indiana de-
partmcnl Grand Army Of the Republic
began this afternoon and by tomorrow
noon, the city will be crowded. The
city Is already prOfusely decorated and
arches and fihgs are now the most COM
BpIouous objects in town. An immense
camp FIRE and reception was an i'm
portant feature this evening. A tele-
gram just received from General Lew
wallace. OF CrawtordHville, Indiana.
sayh he and Hon, JRmeS A. Mount will
be here tomorrow.
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THE FRENCH PRESS
FlIsS or at Tangent in IIcEari to the
Competitor AfTAir,

FlIsS or at Tangent in IIcEari to the
Competitor AfTAir,
PARIS. May i9,--Thc Fignro, refer
ring to tho attitude Of the United States
toward Cuba, says this morning; "Thc
United States authorities. since the out
break " the revolt. have observed hn
attitude OF defiance towards Spain. and
support of the Insurgents. They ought
to consider that Europe will not sane
tIun this mode OF action. II the Monroe
doctrine permits the Americans 10 drive
SpaniardS from Cuba. II also permits
them TO turn the French md British out
OF their possessions In the Antilles"
The Sulcll, commenting nu the same
subject. remarks "ThC United Statca
have no moro right to Interfere In tho
nfIRlrs ut Spain than to mis- themselves
UP with the affairs nt Guadaloupe, Mar
Unique and Guiana II Spain loses
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Cuba 1t will be terrible blow 70 Euro
pean Influence in the Antilles"
The Matin says: "Eurupe win protest
unanimously against the continual In
terference Of Americans In matterB
which DO not concern them, Ths gov
ernment' does not gain credit by plead
ing the prisoners case without extenu-
Rting circumstances"
The GauloIB expresses the opinion that
the steps taken by the United st8te1
In the Cuban question are not OF q ma
ture TO facilitate Its settlement
The Temps says that Spain, Ia the
Competitor 6ffaIr, has the right % count
upon the sympathy Of all nations who
do not believe that AnElO-SaEons.
whether Rhodes's Condottiere OF ota-
GERS Of the Competitor, have the priv
lego to indulge In land or sea hhbngtees
ing with impunIty."
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nld EirhtRen1,rra.

NEW YORK. May IG-The old fight
between police board and Comptroller
Fitch took on another phase to-day. At
the meeting Of the police board mos
tlon was presented by Commissioner
Andrews suSpCndinB the payments Of
all drafts on the contingent fund OF the
department. No appropriation has been
made to meet the expenses Incurred by
this fund, and until that 10 done It u
proposed to stop the collecting Of evi-
shops, the feeding Of criminals and tho
photoRrRphIng of criminals for the ro-
p1ieR gallery.
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MARIETTA. Ohio, May 1.-THE cen
'-rn!ai anniversary OF Congregational
ism west Of tho Allegheny mountains,
logan here to-day and viii continue
'..fsr days. The meetings nrs held In
the old First Congregational church,
Guilt In 1907 and Btill used for church
arrpoAss, having. been frequently re-
R0ialcd. II stands on the site Of the
.rigiual block house ised 100 years ago.
To-day the visitors indulBcd IN old
I'm" remlnlscrncea In md around tho
'rui white settlement In the northwest
tsrrItoFy
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ch,.1. I,1I7 n I'oIles Convention,

ATLANTA, Ga, May l2-The third
annual convention ~ The chIets of police
~ the United States and Canada a.
Esrnblsd IN convention In this city THIS
corning. The old ofilcPTB wore re--lect-
lt ~ follows: President, T. Eld-
!zp. oE Boston: vice prcSN NJ. \, Is.
9nnplly. NJ Atlanta; socreiAi ;, Harvey
Carr. of GRAND Rapids. Mloh.
rl,taburEh. pa. was selected aS the
next place ~ meeting
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Why Jameson Failed.

LONDON. May 1.-THE Daily cour-
Ter confirms the report that DR.. james
sons raid into the Transvaal failed be-
cause Cecil Rhodes wished the refoEm-
err 10 revolt under the union jack, while
the latter insisted upon the Transva1
fiaR. Il also appears that all arrange.
nlentB were made to proclaim Charles
Leonard president and John Hays
Hammond states attorney, but they re-
fused to alter their plans, and conses
uuentlY left DR.. Jameson In the luroh.
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LONDON. May 1.-THE under secfe-
tary Of state for foreign aHairS, Nj.
George N. Curzon. in the house q coln'
mons today, answering a question re-
Elrdfng the nationality Of the men cap-
tureu on board the American hli6usters
ing schooner Competitor, said that
among the prisoners was man mined
William Hilby (probRbly the man re-
ferred to In the Havana displtches -
Giidea), who was born under the Brit
ish nag, but who had, according 70 d1s-
patches received from the British con-
sui at Havana, Lost his BHtiah nation
Rlity by becoming a nGturalt1cd citizen
Of the United Sta es.
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HoUGHTON. Mich. May i2-HehVy
min fell for i've hours last night ef-
fcntually qucnchlnE forest fires which
had been burning for the past week at
n numbkr Ot points, and which have
caused great destruction. The loss by
Ilrc OF the past week on the southern
shore OF Lake Superior between Duluth
and sault St Marie will reach fully a
uttlinn dOllnFR
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IS FILLING UP.
That is, the Good Little City Of
Clarksburg Is
wlTH HOSTS OF REPUBLICANS
Who will Represent the Party at
the Two Conventions
THERE TODAY AND TOMORROW

m, Advance Guard on ths ereana In
or,., Nambsr-Cspt. DOvsnsr viii
probably Preside over the Flnt District
Convention, At Least the ,"BOyrp Want
Him % = sOhnuIbash's Selection aS =
District DslsEa,s COnssdSd-ThAs PFo'-
ten County Faks "ROodls" stOry-Kan-
,whn county on ths way sofia FOR
M.IOr Dana ssr DslsEats at : Large,
and Inpro..lvsly concrete Ter Mater
Mckinley.
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n..,I.,, ~ ~. IlrnnnIrIl.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May i2.--Thn
uIscr Brooklyn. or RH she has been
Iurr approprintely dubbed. the Great
S0w York" returned triumphant 20
.r dock at Crhmp'a Hhlp yhrh Una
tNuruJdn, Her Journey NJ thn lD"ih.
.dro river from the capcF wns nlinoat
a1s continuous ovation. every factory
nlgug thn llno salutlng the queen of
aghtlnE srntt m she passed. and hagS
we're dropped repeatedly.
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NEW YORK, May Rex Police
Captain Edward B. Carpenter plead
guilty to-day in the criminal branch Of
the supreme court to the charge OF brlb-
cry, and was sentenced to three months
IN the penItentlRry and to pay fine
OF $1,000. Carpenter admitted having
received q bribe Of $1,000 from tho
Liquor Dealers Association. Of the ThIr-
iY-thIrd dlatriCt.
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MISSOURI IN LINE
For Sound Money, Profession and
the Peoples Choice,
WHICH IS HON. WIN. R'KINLEY.

Tho Delegate. Have = rather stormy
Tlmo ofIt In Getting Into the Han. ow-
ing % cOnts'ting DsiegutiOns-TwOSs sets
ofTISkSS Given Out to The FOllOwsrS OF
National Committeeman KsrenS and
ChnIrman FtIlsy-A COmprOmiso was
Aasstsd The Resolutions, without
Reservation, Instrust the Delegates for
MoIkinlsy.
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I,rn.,nlrInr Hl.hsrrnsn.

FFec!ll Disrltch 20 the IntaIliEenoeF
HUNTINGTON. W. Va. May i2.-
Fishermen have used dynnmite In pools
along Guyandotte river for distance
oi MY miles and Immense damage Is
repgrted Fish By the thousand line tho
tanks Of the stream. The United States
authorities are Investigating.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May l2.-''rhc
nrst Congress- Of foundrymen ever held
In this country began to-day at the
Manufacturers Club In this city. Zip.
wards Of go delegates from all parts Of
the United States were In attendance.
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COLI'MRl's. ONO. May a. Tx Sen
e,nr George Idcn. " Newark. was con.
ylrtcd thlA afternoon gf having pnorcl
clerk John Il. MullDy. Of the house o!
Representatives, $50 u falsify 4 roll
cali IN 1893.
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HspnFlOd Drowning OF H. a. DAVIS "r'
CINCINNATI. Ohio. May IA spc-
cInl 10 the Commercial Gazette reports
the drowning ut sen OF Henry q, Davis,
Gr,tbcr-In.Iaw uf senator Stephen II.
Eiklns. paws had taken n cruise to
a1uth Africn for his health and waBuc-
cIdentaily drowned In mld-ocean.
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sIBLEY, Iowa. May IA terrible
rain and wind storm passed through
ihls section last night. The roo OF thc
three -ntory Academy Of Music nuiiIinB
y,n4 blown IN, Part 1T the city building
W,nt DESTROYED by the wind. Many small
Landings yrrc demolished,
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NYr,t yIrElnla I.o,laI Mattsr..

BncrInI UIlpnTrH 10 NV IWVVIIIIVTV0F'
WASHINGTON. u. C.. May izs-A
nouto6lro has been establIBhed at Saw
lT. Mineral county. and james II.
feps appointed postmaster. John W.
Moore has been commissioned post
innater at Rondn.
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ROTTERDAM, May l2.-The doolcefs'
strike has assumed an ugly aspect The
civic guard, police and marines have
been called out to protect the workers.
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PARIS, KY. May l2.--JRck r, Alex.
nndcr, q great nephew Of Jefferson
Davis. late president Of tho southern
Confcdcracy. was shot and mortally
wounded to-day at his saloon In this
city, by John StcCrn. a brakeman. lie
hnd rciuScd to credit Steers for drink.
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WORTHINGTOS, MINI, May 49,
A cyclone struck this place last night,
demollahing twCnty buildings, For.
tunntoly no onH WINS strlDuSly hurt.
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The objects Of the session is to bring
the foundrymen into closer contact and
TO form associations in tho various
AtnteR
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ALEXANDRIA, May l2.-There were
twenty-five deaths from choleEA Ee-
ported here yesterday.
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MAKE II II point 10 sec that your
blood In purified. enriched and vltnliGcd
at this season with Hood'H sarSapR.
rllla. II
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For wcAt virginia, generally fair during
tho dAy With Sauthea stcrly winds,
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio,
generally fair during the day with llght
warmer
local Temperatures.
Tho temperature yesterday nE observed
By &. Schnrpf. druggist corner Four
IGcnth Und Market streets wns AZ fol-
lows;
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-11
slLENcEp rHe "MAsHER."
How . New Woman Greeted 0iddy
Youths Unwelcome Attention.

How . New Woman Greeted = 0iddy
Youths Uawelcome Attention.
He had a smile as bright as Ills gay
ly-colored trap as he rode up along
eide a demure young woman. who was
walking In Central Park. the other
morning. upon one Of the asphalt paths,
She heard the rattle Of wheels AZ her
side. yet she turned neither to the
right nor 10 the left.
Good morning" said the handsome
young man as he raised his straw
hat with the dizzy band, wouldn't you
like to take a ride with me this morn
!ag?"
The girl didn't say "sir-r-r" or
what means this inrusiong" She
slowly turned around and looked the
young man over from head to foot.
He bore her gaze without flnohlng, and
started TO get down from his seat as i
tu assist her into the trap.
The girl looked at him and then at
tho pocketbook which she held In heE
hand.
u don't know" she said, half aloud
Il don't know. I'm sure. How much
would You charge to take me TO the
Art Museum
There was whirl OF yellow trap
OF bright red hat band and nylnE
wheels.
"Youm do" the young man said. al
he rapidly drove away.-New Yorh
Herald.
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rhs nlsAt w.r

A gentleman went % SIR Eariley
Wilmoi. lord chile; Justice o. ihc court
OF common pleas. in crest Indignation
a. an Injury De- had received. After
relating tho particulars. be- asked Sir
Eardley 81 be did not think ii would be
manly 90 resent a.
"Yes." said the knight. IL will be
manly 10 resent n; bot IL viii be god
like 20 forgive o."
A worthy ola colored woman was
walking quietly along a street In New
York. carrying a basket OF apples, when
mlsch.eyoua sailor. seeing her. Stun
bled against her and upset her basket
and then stood to hear her fret az his
trick. and enjoy q laugh al her ox-
pcnEc.
She mcekly picked 10 the apples
without resentment. and. giving him a
dignldcd look OF gorroW and kindness,
said. God forgive you. son. as / do"
That touched q tender chord In the
heart Of the jack tar. He felt self
condemned Thristlng hil hands into
hts pockets. and pulling out lot OF
loose "chanec." he forced q upon the
old black Woman. cxclaiming God
bless you. mother, IN never do 90
again."
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The man. woman or child who re-
ccives such advice Is usually In great
danger; and the person who gives such
advice Is generally In the employ Of
Satan. No one Is more likely to re-
celye such advice than the farmers
son. and the man most likely TO give
Il is the farmers hired MAJ" The
man employed on the farm to work by
the day or the month. where he Is al
most certain 10 associate freely with
the boys in the family. should be most
closely inspected. and his purity OF
mind and language should be assured.
Nothing short OF the records In
heaven can determine the extent OF
evil done by hired men In the vile
song. the impure story, the corrupt
language IN the presence Of the farm
cr's boys. all covered by the injuno-
ton. Don't tell your father" II the
Injunction q once given that Is the
most important reason why Il should
be violated. Fathcra should 50 invite
the confidence OF their boys, says the
wesleyan Methodist, that such an in
junction canno; BE- made 10 stand.
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a certain proportion Of our sponges
are obtained OF the coast OF Tripoli.
and % present there are about 100
men engaged In the sponge fishery
there. Harpoon boats no longer go
there. as they can only work In shallow
water where few and inferior sp0nges
are to be found. and divers will not now
venture Into the water for fear OF being
attacked by sharks Helmeied divers.
or those provided with n dress. have
not been kaown 70 have been attacked
by sharks These. e Is said. are able
20 gather sponges OF depth OF IL 10
IS fathoms. while the other divers can
descend as FAR as 80 iaihoms. bu; they
rarely have time 10 pluck away more
THAN one sponge at dive,
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Human beings are not the only ones
who suffer from sea sickness By any
means. one hears q great deal about
the pangs that have filled men and
women with wee. hui little Is said of
the menarorles carried hlther and
thther IN wave tossed boats Lions
and tigers may be malestio when they
have unwaverlne earth or rock against
their paws. but a sea sick ca, OF these
tribes Il as miserable aa any man ever
was. and does not look a bit more
kingly than a wet RABBIT. Even its
roars and growls have a weeping sound
IN them. quite In keeping with the gen
oral appearance OF the beast.
A monkey Is az pitlful an object when
Il Is sea sick as any other beast so
stricken. and It's forlorn facial express
sion Ia 80 human like. and the way Il
clasps its paws across lie stomach Il
20 natural, that the man who Is not
sea click necessarily sees something &c
laugh At In the misery Of the creature
Il takes dog TO be woeful at sea
II has way OF doubling all up, viii
its TAN between its legs and head hang
ing down, that shows deep seated pain
10 free itself the dog goes through al
Sorts Of contortlons. II viii stretch on
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with many French and German
ladies the cucumber Is sovereign cos
metic. They buy cold cream, beat d
In a plate until soft and drop In the
juice OF a boiled cucumber.
MIX Is a very valuable cosmetic. and
may be used freely to batho ,hc face
g..
Lnnollne cream, which S. considered
excellent as an cmolllont Tor the skin.
may be- made us follows: Obtain hall
a pint Of lanolinc and half a pint OF
pure oil Of sweet almonds Then. putt
ting a Tablespoonful on a china plate,
add an equal quantity Of almond oil;
mix thoroughly, and add from half a
toaspoonful OF tlnciurc Of bonzoin. Until
the paste drips from the knlfo-a steel
oaaekniie ls best COR the mixing pro-
cess-ln about the consistency OF very
thick cream. an three Of these ingred-
tents are absolutely harmless. Il should
be rubbed in at night.
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MODERN PRISONS.
Their improvements Are What
Drive Convicta Mad.

Their improvements Are what
Drive Convicta Mad
The official belief = that there Il
little or no prison.made insanity. Prls-
on doctors are keeniy alive 10 the
possibility Of shammlng. and they hcsi-
tate 20 admit that there b any flaw In
the system Tor the administration Of
which they are 50 LARGELY responsible.
Silll thu fact remains that the ratio
Of insanity IN prisons has exactly dou-
blcd since 1871.
The admitted general Increase Of m
sanity i not sun ,icnt o. account for
this startling fact. Prison discipline Is
now more mechanical. and therefore
more depressing. It's very improve
ments In this respect "take the heart
out Of a man." Il Is probable that
prisoners were far happier In the old
unref0rmcd prisons. when they hcried
together and had compani0nship u a
Kind.
An exncrt witness who had passed
four-and-twenty years In jail told the
prison committee some startling things
from the convict's point Of view. The
rules. he said. are too minute for human
observance. and some minds are total
Is unable 20 bear the strain ~ them.
4 man may be reported for knocking
something over In his cell. though Il
may be by pure accident. The name
for this olfense Is unnecessary noise -
As the poor wreichcs walk their weary
round IN the exercise yard. one may
fall out of step and thus throw the
others out. The first offender or the
last-any one. In fact. on whom .he
warier's eye happens TO fall-ls liable
10 punishment FOR this mlschance.
In this way the convict gradually
acquires an ex1r '<sion that never
leaves hlm-the round the-corner glance
Of being who breads a tyrant on
the pounce. We want a new Howard
n the system = only half ~ bad as
Il Il said 20 be by those who have best
reason TO know.-LondOn News