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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-15
London Comments.

EBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
LONDON. June Is, 18s7.-All the after
noon newspapers discuss the Hawaiian
question and the proposition to annex
those islands to the United States. The
Globe says
The question is essentially International
and cannot be disposed of by the decree
of one power alone. Great Britain and
France, are in the same positions towards
Hawaii as the United States, and in our
case ii Hawaii is converted into strong
naval station, it viii practically command
the alternative route between Vancouver,
Australia and the far, East, and Great
Britain has every right to be consulted
before the scheme is carried further.
Lord :5alisbury's consent should not be
given unless quid pro quo Is given for
tearing; up the present treaty"
The "Pall Mall Gazette" remarks:-
Tt seems probable that Hawaii will be
under the Stars and Stripes shortly and
nobody here will say a word against it.
We should be glad to see Hawaii an
American rather than any other colony"
The f'Westminster Gazette" says
"Great Britain will not object to the
annexation (of HawaiD, though it re-
mains to be. seen how Japan will take
Americas action.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-15
HAWAIIAN CRIME.

WASHINGTON, June is, 1ss7.-The
treaty for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian Islands to the United States will
be serSt to the Senate by President Nc.
Kinley tomorrow, unless present plans
are changed. Men close to the admin
istration and others who are engaged in
pushing through the tariff bill have been
informed that the treaty will be transmit
ted to the Senate tomorrow and it is
stated that here will be no consideration
of the Hawaiian reciprocity provision in
the tariff bill until the treaty Is received.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

this prison was elected President of
the Wardens National Association,
which meets in conjunction with and
is a part of the National Prison Con-
gress.
Warden WOlfer had not returned
from Austin at the date of our last
publication and we were unable to
verify the accounts of the election of
officers, and took them for correct
as they appeared in the press dis
patches.
The position Of President of the
National Prison Congress has hereto
fore always been conferred upon some
eminent member not actively con-
nected with prison management in a
particular locality. The honor con-
ferred upon Mr.. Brockaway is the first
exception to this custom in the life of
the Congress, and is the highest testi-
monial to his managerial qualifications
that the Congress could bestow.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
PRESIDENT OF THE wARDENS'
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Through an error in the Associated
Press dispatches of the proceedings of
the National Prison Congress at Aus
tin, Texas, last week, we made mistake
in the names of the officers elected.
Z. r. BrOckaway of the Elmira Re-
formatOry, who is the best known and
probably the most successful prison
superintendent in this country, was
elected President of the National
Prison Congress. Warden Wolfer, of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
THE NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS

a number of new subjects of vast
import to philanthrOpists and the
world in general were ably discussed at
the recent Prison Congress held at
Austin, Texas. The tendency of the
papers read and discussed by the MEM
bers showed a desire on their part to
equaliZe the treatment of the better
element in all penal institutions that
the results of methods employed might
be more accurate for future use. The
discussions also demonstrated that the
Congress considered what is now
known as the humane method to be
the only one from which beneficial
results could be expected
The report of the standing committee
on Police Force in Cities touched upon
the efforts that might be enforced by
police bodies in minimizing crime, and
the treatment that should be accorded
the novice in crime as we'll as the hard
ened criminals.
1t is to be hoped that the lawmakers
and those connected with the govern
ment of offenders in different states
will take some action toward material
izing many of the projects elucidated
by the serious thought Of the earnest
members of the Congress.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Any publisher of weekly paper in
this state DESTROYS of procuring the
services of competent printer in
January, has a chance also of showing
that his heart is in the right place if he
will engage young fellow now in this
Office who Will be an applicant for
parole in January. The youth spoken
of did not learn his trade in prisOn-he
was a good typesetter when he came
here and has worked in this office since.
Nor is he a "scab" as that word is
known in labor circles. He must work
within the limits of the state while on
parole, and the writer knows that
many a country publisher who is
unable to pay a union man would be
glad of his services as the serving out
of his parole will be greater object to
him than the salary earned during the
time. Enquiries regarding him may be
addressed to the editor of this paper.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Talking about the need of good
smoke consumers, what's the matter
with corralling all the cigarette fends
in our manufacturing centers. and
manning the various smokestacks with
them? Any man or boy who can pull
all day at the fag end of roll Of
ground-up snipes, cabbage leaves and
street refuse, and inhale the fumes
thereof, should grow fat on diet of
healthy coal smoke with an occasional
gust of steam as "chaSer.''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

A cure for consumption that may be
of great value has been accidentally
discovered in Kansas City. A young
man of that city who, few years ago,
was in the last stage of consumption
began work i'm hardware store, and
today he is as strong and robust as
any man could wish to be.
Physicians attribute the remarkable
cure to the minute PARTICLES of iron
absorbed into his system while han
ding the goods in the store. If iron is
a cure for such disease, the pure iron
mineral water that is used for drink
ing purposes in this institution should
prove bonanza in fighting the dread
tuberculosis.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
TO INMATES.

For the information of new arrivals and all
others desiring to send THE MIRROR to friends
we wish to say that the privilege will be granted
by complying with the following rules: Write
out your own name, register and cell number
and send to this Of1( &c with name and address
of person to whom paper is to be sent. All
papers must be kept clean and folded in the
same manner as it is when you receive it and
placed in your door every Friday night All in
mates are requested to comply with this order
whether sending out a copy or not.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Among the notable visitors to the
prison this week were Judge J. j. Nc
Cafferty, Hon. e. j. Schurmeier and
Mrs. Grewe, of st. Paul, and Miss H..
G.. Perry of St. Peter,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

The chainless bicycle of 1898 is
already being doomed by the literary
photographers who have been 'remem-
bered'' by the enterprIsing bike manu-
facturers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

travel with the speed of an airship
when starting to pay their respects to
Saint Peter.
Waiting for something to turn up
is very poor investment. If one
wishes his services estimated above
par, more vibrations in his actions are
necessary.
Remember that the milk of human
kindness is liable to turn sour when it's
faith in human nature is repeatedly
imposed upon.
Questionable enterprises yield quick
returns. Very often they mean re
turn to prison with speed that out
rivals that which is being made to the
KIondike gold fields.
The mOralist- student who imagines
that card playing is an unspeakable
sin and very corrupting Oh the morals
of the players, must be disciple of
Philip II. of Spain AS remedy to
counteract the inroads being made on
the 'precious" intellect of this humane
gentleman. we would advise him to
take ten days vacation and associate
with men of modern times. instead of
looking over ancient creeds and dog
mas.
JASPER
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
CHURCH NOTICE.

Services in the Prison Chapel at 900 o'clock
every Sunday morning. Protestant and
Catholic services every alternate Sunday.
Rev. j. II. ALBERT and Rev. FIR. CORCORAN
chaplainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
Written fOr The Prison Mirror.
PARAGRAPHED PHILOSOPHY.

PARAGRAPHED PHILOSOPHY.
How persistently some people will
insist on pronouncing judgment upon
others for some trivial mistake. This
rapidity in denOuncing others, in ordi-
nary affairs, should be carried on with
extreme caution.
The difference between a capitalist
and baker is very slight. They both
require lots of dough to do business.
When kindness fails, sternness, tenn
pered with sound reasoning, is good
substitute to force obedience.
Rash promises made in order to avoid
temporary embarrassm ent, and then
ignored, weakens mans faith in his
fellowman as thoroughly as dynamite
loosens the solid ground beneath him.
Push and pluck are essential quail
ties that are always in great demand.
But, when you push man down and
then pluck his valuables from him, you
will be in greater demand by the police
than you can ever hope to be in bust
ness.
When the new woman gets into
power in our legislatures, there will be
no hair pulling when the bill putting a
bounty on mice is introduced.
The reason we hear SO much about
gOldbugs and silverbugs and nothing
about humbngs is, we suppose, because
people think the latter are all in the
penitentiary
Consideration for the feelings of
others produces corresponding effect.
The arrogant despot who ignores the
rights that are due to others. achieves
only passing notice.
X 4
Chronic kickers do great deal more
harm than good. Like the mule, they
kick because the habit is Unborn in their
nature.
x 4 i
The man who is cold and unfeeling
toward others, would make an excellent
ferryman. He would only have to look
at a body of water once in order to
freeze it.
Without ambition, whether it is to
accumulate money or become a re-
spectacle citizen, the human race would
degenerate back wards at most fright
full speed.
x
Strange how COMPOUNDED slow some
people are in paying their subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Miss d. H. Page of Minneapolis, and
Miss Helen Buckley of this city, with
our organist, Miss Granting, were a
pleasant bevy of visitors here Satur-
do
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
Local,
riSOnettes Lucid
and
Logical.

You can never make tomorrow I'M
less you begin it today.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board Of Prison Managers held
last Friday, four paroles were granted,
and three men then on parole were
granted final discharges.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Dennis Bowen and Frank Murphy,
two Minneapolitans, were among the
visitors here this week, with J. A.
O'Shaughnessy and Chief Glennon of
this city.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

An inmate is authority for the state
ment that "the best way to reform a
prisoner is to furnish plenty of good
thinking" The trouble is that his
"thinkerenus, may not stand such
examining.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Employees of the Electrical Engi-
neering Company of Minneapolis, are
now engaged in wiring the new shops
in the binder Irvine department. This
company also has the contract for
rearranging the system of wiring
throughout the dollhouse; the object of
this is to equalize the electric circuit so
that maximum good light will be
given to all departments.
This is the season of the year that
starts a trip-hammer chug on the main
springs of the heart of the barred in
"Algy" as he recollects the annual
cosening he received from the "deah
girls, doncher know as they made in
roads for Christmas presents on his
munifcent 500 per week. But he
took the jolly, as only good little
dudelet can, with as much grace as on
the third of January he took the shirk
they magnanimously rendered him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16
PRISON JOSHLETS.

Keeper Crushing into Warden's office
1853 has gone down town after
drink-whatll we do about it?
Warden (calmly)-Well, "chaser'
always goes with drink-go after
him
Roomee Tism-Your nerve. sir, gives
me pain.
ST Attica-I didn't know it was
working overtime. 1t supplies me with
pain all day long.
Jack Cass-They'll cut down our
rations this winter, Horsey. ] heard
the old man talk about an oat trust in
Chicago.
Hors De Combat-The old man
needn't talk about Chicago. He's been
having an oat rust right here every
season. Pm dyspeptic from that rusty
meal.
Con Founded Ito his pal)-Say, Tam
mic, two O. de guys got away yes.
terday.
Con Taminate- Gwon. How did obey
make it?
Con Foundation de scales up at de
Deputy's Office.
Teacher Ito Tommy Whitecap)-Pro-
nounce SENTENCE.
Tommy-Ten years!
Teacher-Are you crazy, Tommy?
Tommy-No, mum; OATS de way de
Judge Pronounced it fur me fadder.
MOVEMENTS OF OUR POPULATION
School attendance, IA.
Patients undergoing treatment in
hospital, Z.
Prison population Dec. Is: Males,
SIS; females, 10; total, 525.
Prisoners received during the week
ending Dec. 16, Is; Discharged, O.
Grade standing Dec. IS: First
grade, $50; second grade, 40; third
grade, 5.
Prisoners received during the week:
Jas. Shields, Polk Co., grand larceny
second degree, two years.
Jas. Moran, Polk Co., grand larceny
second degree, two years.
Robt. Edgar, Polk Co., grand larceny
second degree, five years.
w. H. Wilson, Freeborn Co., grand
larceny second degree, two years.
j. Burgoyne, Wadena Co., burglary
third degree, one year.
Leigh Hough, Steele Co., murder
second degree, life.
M. Enright, Steele Co., grand larceny
second degree, two years.
G. Patterson, Steele Co., burglary
third degree, two years.
P. Schooner, Steele Co., grand larceny
first degree, one year and six months.
w. Carroll, Steele, Co., burglary third
degree, two years.
ID. O'Connell, Polk Co., grand lar
ceny second degree, two years and four
months.
P. Johnson, Hennepin Co., grand lar
ceny second degree, one year and four
months.
Fl. F. Brown, Polk Co., forgery
second degree, one year and three
months.
Transfers from st. Cloud reformatOry:
w. O,Brien, st. Louis, Co., grand lar
ceny second degree, reformatory plan.
Charles Johnson, Hennepin Co.,
grand larceny second degree, reforma-
tory plan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Prisoners received during the week
ending Dec. 16, Is; Discharged, 0.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

School attendance, IA.
Patients undergoing treatment in
hospital, Z.
Prison population Dec. Is: Males,
SIS; females, 10; total, 525.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

travel with the speed of an airshir
when starting to pay their respects tc
Saint Peter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-16

Grade standing Dec. IS: First
grade, $50; second grade, 40; third
grade, 5.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
One Step in tho Right Direction

K1NsToN, N. c., Feb. 8. 1S97.-The
Peoples Party Of North Carolina re-
commend it and believes it should
be done at once.
It is the introduction of Coins
Financial School in the free schools
in North Carolina. It might be
we'll to add to it s. NJ. Prices ''Fl-
nancial Catechism; questions and an
swer;" and "Up to Date" The leg
islature should not fail to do this.
The two old political parties have
failed to educate the children OF
this State on this important study:
Whether it was done by the two old
parties through ignorance or TO,
some other purpose I leave that fol
others to say, but it is nevertheless
true and cannot be denied. Let the
legislature make it q law.
F. B. BOSTON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
the ELECTORAL VOTE COUNTED.

III. Vote was. Mckinley. ssi; Bryas.
l.6; Hobart. s,i; ssvsll. iss. and wss-
son 81.
WARRINGTON, Feb. l0.-The House
joined today with the Senate in wit
Messing the count Of the electoral
vote for President and vice-President
of the United States, for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1897, and after the
announcement Of the result, adjourn
ed until tomorrow. The votes of the
several States were read in turn by
the tellers, Senator Lodge, Republi-
can, OF Massachusetts, and Blackburn,
Democrat, of Kentucky, and Repre-
sentatives Grosvenor, Republican, OF
Ohio, and Richardson, Democrat, OF
Tennessee, and the result stated by
vice-President Stevenson, presided
over the joint convention. 1t was that
Mr.. Mckinley had received 27l votes
for President, and Mr.. Bryan 176; that
Mr.. Hobart had received 27l votes for
vice-President, Mr.. Sewall l49, and
Mr.. Watson 27. 1t was stated that
this was sufficient declaration in Law
of the election of Messrs. Mckinley
and Hobart for the term stated, al
President and vice-President re-
spectively. The proceedings were
witnessed by an immense crowd O
spectators that filled all the galleries
but without the crush in the galleries
that has marked previous similar Oc
casi0ns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18

misc hievoos scheme. The oons<ssa-
tive, thcughtfsl and patriotic raak and
die of the party Will Ia due tine pass
cool and deliberate jadgvmens upon
suce insfs<rs. aeoosding TO their mesiss
or desaefifA-
what he uas asked, lis your opin-
ion Of this procosition from certain
quastess TO change the issues OF the
Peoples partys"
III 10 absolutely ssily.- he replied.
Not even parties, much less individa-
ais, can change OF make issues. Con-
dit,ons, and the judgment Of people
with reference to them, make Issues.
Parties must face them or dodge them
Conditions are such that We believe
that the judgement Of the people will
be that the real live issues that con.
cern their welfare are represented in
the principles Of the Peoples party
platform. II We are correct the ma
ority Of the voters Of the country vii
soon be under the banner Of the Peo.
Piles party, fighting for its principles
as the only correct remedy to remove
the evils OF present conditions, AND
thus the people will make the princi
ples Of our party the vital issues."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
Our Mica lad ustry,

State Geologist Holmes came down |
from the mountains . few days ago |
where he had been investigating the
mica industry, and reports having
secured for the State Museum one OF
the largest blocks of mica ever dis
covered in that region. The block
weighs over $50 pound, is about 81
by 26 by Is inches in size. Usually
the mica il gotten in blocks from
four to six and ten inches in size.
One of the curious things about this
block Of mica is that it is large ss
the vein in which il was found;
whereas, frequently, the vein is 10,
l5 or 30 times as wide as the blocks
of mica found in it.
The mica industry is one of the
most important in Western North
Carolina, but il has been seriously
interferred with during the last few
years through the importation into
the United States in large quantities
of the East India mics. which is
M by the cheap East India labor,
brought into this couutry as ballast
and sold as North Carolina mica.
North Carolina has long produced
much the larger part Of the mica
mined in the Uaitsd States. For
the five years from 1881 to 1885 in
elusive, the aggregate value OF this
mica was 81, ,3l5, 600 or an average
of $263, 900 per year. During this
time the total value of the mica i'm
ported into the United States
was SIS, 900, an average Of $l5. .OO(
per year. For the Eve years
from 1891 to 1895 inclusive
the total of mica produced il
the United States largely in Nortl
Carolina) was only $322. 900, or sGi.
900 per year; while during this tim'
the value of the mica imported va
> nearly $500. 900.
j The worst feature of the situation
B. Is that the importers Of this 1ndi'
mica have been endeavoripg to ere
ate the impression that the workabl
supplies of North Carolina mica wer
: being rapidly exhausted, and tha
4 the mica industry in North Carolin
: would soon be q thing Of the past
: The State Geological Durvey TO
d some months has been examinip
o the mica deposits in Western Mort
e Carolina, and has found a larg
q number of deposits which can b
y worked easily and cheaply, an
. which if worked on q large sea-
y with improved modern machiner!
le il has been shown that these mine
e. would yield even a larger supply
Of mica than has ever been yielded t
se North Carolina mica mines. So th'
II instead OF being nearly exhauste,
n the workable deposits of mica
= North Carolina are extensive enou(
a. to supply all the mica needed in u
I'd United States for an indefini
1t period. =.
FL II is a compliment to the quail
~ of the North Carolina mica that q
be only the best mica mined in 9th
tie States, but also the best CT the mi
ke imported from the foreign countri
'e- is sold in the markets as North Ci
e DINA mica. The only other Stat
20 now reported as producing mica
3; Virginia, New Hampshire and W.
NJ ming in each of which the o'
1 1e- put is small as compared to that
ese North Carolina.
Oh j. A. HoLxEs,
,us State Geologist
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
Shocked ut the Traitors.
For The Caucasian,

cOI i uo OdUC2aSldu.J
BuRDErTE, Feb. 10th, 1s97.-The
people of this section who are loyal to
the cause of reform are shocked at the
proceedings of a part of their repre-
sentatives, who, for the sake of favors
from their avOwed and open-mouthed,
deceitful enemy, have proved traitors
and tories to their constituents, wives
and children. I speak the sentiment
of the P0pulists in general. No more
fusion in ours with traitors and Office
seekers, post Office and pie hunter un.
der goldbuglsm and robberism.
would rather suffer defeat than to be
entangled with hypocrites and traitors
Deliver me and our cause from the de-
ceitful Populists under Harry Skinner
I for one am done with fusion, II there
is not enough men with principles t.
carry the God given cause to victory
then let US die upon our principles.
E. G. STILwELL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18

Every subscriber Of The CAucA-
SIAN can with . very little effort.
get at least one other subscription
for ne. Do this and TIE CArcAsIAH
will be set on its feet solidly, and
besides be able to do much more fol
the cause Of the people.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18
* OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Protect Public Speakers
d The House The Swim
son Matter.
FREE PASS BILL

b 10 Ssnsts-Houss Debate ON The
ki4i. Bribsry fnvestigntion-Ths
b. bay fixed For Tho Commit
y Tho Btil to Place The Atlantic
D Carolina Rsilrosd In Tho Hands
|Governor Passes Tho House Az
>ate Tho Dead Body Bill Re- Re-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-02-18

If our friends will aid Us in our
efforts, we will endeavor to keep
them posted on county, district and
State politics. Aid as by sending in
clubs at once.