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CONTRACTORS EXAMINING CONNECTS BEFORE MAKING THEIR BDs

scarce at that, being unSifted and no salt in it; found very small piece of meat with rations. Health tolerably good; beds fair. We found at the camp that the meal was made up sour, but the camp in fair condition otherwise
 In another case the camp of the pris- oners was found to be in a palmetto and cypress swamp. Here was another report: condition of camp bad; food poor; bedding poor; prisoners over worked We found the prisoners at supper They had only bread and syrup and an insufficient quantity. There is also at this camp an insufficient ar rangement for water for bathing pur- poses"
 Here was another one: "We found condition of camp bad, white and col ored convictS being in the same cells; prisoners i'll fed; bedding poor; poor food, insufficient and of poor material; health bad and treatment and disci- pline bad
 The criminals convicted of minor of lenses are sentenced to serve terms in the county jails, and this means, in most of the counties of the State, that they are to be worked upon the county roads. In Duval County, which has the most criminals of any in the State, hav- ing the largest population. from forty to sixty prisoners are worked in this manner the year round. The county pays a man forty cents a day to guard, feed and work them. The work being on the public roads, the county gets the benefit of their labor, which is considered to cost ten cents day Even under this system the convicts are compelled to undergo many hard ships.
 Such is the convict system of Flor ida--a system which reduces prisoners to the level of slaves, upon whose la
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cigars to the lucky gamester, seems eX- ceedingly remote. A clever mathema- tician has calculated that, with full pack of fifty-two cards. there are 2,59S,- 960 possible poker hands. and of these only forty can be flush sequences. There may be 624 fours, 3744 full hands. 510S common fiushes. 10,200 common straights. 54.912 triplets. 12S.552 two pairs. 1,09S. .24O pairs. while the total is completed by 1902, ,540 other hands.
 On the machines in use in. this city the chance is slightly lessened because there are only fifty cards on the cylin- derS. This reduces the number of pos sible hands to 2,110.4 426 or by about one fifth, and of course the winning combi- nations are diminished in proportion, with the exception of the royal flush, which is most unfairly treated, having its opportunity of appearing divided in half
 This is because both the cards miss ing from the machine. the ten of spades a the jack of hearts, are es- sential to d royal flush. Tn an ordinary pack four royal flushes might occur on the poker machine there can be but two. on the suits of diamonds and clubs.
 However, in the month of December there were three royal and seven straight fiushes played here. while dur ing the present month of January four
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we had better let Mr. Lightfoot up the story.
 'We positively could not from side of the vessel to the other Our horns and sirens were hoong and Screeching like mad. It about o'clock at night and we were twelve miles to the northwest of Cape Espichel, Portuguese sitting one of the main saloons and the ship forging stead fly but slowly ahead. when. without q moments ing there a friChtful I thrown half across the I picked myself up and dashed without a delay the alley-way. 1 waited there and then gained the deck in slowly dropping astern She continued to the TaiHoku and she cleared she ship kind of parting blow on the poop Perhaps you can imagine into what state of confusion mixed thrown Our captain however. splendid fellow. and when he the other ship about strike him. he his helm hard down. that the blow much less than it might otherwise have Furthermore he restored absolute order in the ship within half
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Below a of pictures taken from snapshot phh- tographs of the laundering of big steamer A interesting series of incidents to of the photographs according to The Strand
 Here is the whole story: The Osaka Steam Naviga- tion Company Of Japan placed order England for the construction of steamer of elegant and high speed This ship afterward named the Tai Hoku, built Sir Ration Dickson's yard Mid. dlesborough and engned by Richardsons of Hartepoo In due time the vessel ready handed her owners; and accordingly she provided with a British captain and enough hands take her Antwerp, where she pick up a mixed cargo, sisting largely of castron pipes The Tai -FIoku also under orders to take the remainder of her at Antwerp Altogether, there forty mine hands. including Japanese Belgians. Swedes mixed lot indeed.
 The fifth day from Antwerp was ons on which the disaster occurred. was a a frightfully foggy Sunday at that This was July H.
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foot at a time Tn the phosphate mines some dig the rock, while others wheel it out on barroWs. Tn the turpentine camps they must first box the trees, and afterward gather the turpentine and prepare it for market. The work ing hours begin at sunrise and continue till sunset, though it is often long after this when the men reach their camps. their work possibly having been several miles away from headquarters.
 At the time the State Legislature was in session last spring a committee of Senators was appointed to visit the several camps of the State. This com mittee reported some of the camps to be in extremely bad condition. The re- port of one camp read as follows:
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"The next step taken was the letting the ncers m sngs for the purpose of examining the sides of the snip After inspection. however, they ported that there little damage. be- !ou lew started plates Not content with this. Cap
 n Corad ordered the carpenter to report every half nour Al little after 10 o'clock feet of water .ep0TIed m the forehod Now it was the captains in senton to make for Malta. but when feet ported at Ii o'clock he decided for Lisbon in stead An anxious night be At half-past
 A the morning the memorable reported six teen feet CT,
 The ship slowly sinking: could be or that; already she notceaby down by the headt and her forward compartments were slowly but surely filling
 Every thing was managed splendidly. When eigh- en Feet was reported the boats lowered and each gwen It's proper complement provisions instruments and hags Ali through the fatal Sunday and all night also, log density Sirens and horns other than were frequently, but one could nothing
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"At last the carpenter reported tweny-two feet of
 water and then the captain ordered everybody into the boats d minutes notice dashed downstairs if could any my belongings only thing could find the little passed the strap about my shoulders a way that the instrument in way impeded my
 After taking to the boats we remained very the ship--withn hundred yards of had dawned and was able to take the first two photo graphs. There however considerable interval between them After two three hours, large vessel which proved to be the Mllheld of Whitby bore upon iH response N. C.'-which according to the International Code, require assistance.
 At the Millfeld left immediately after this, she being in hurry home in- tenton to row up the TaguS to Lisbon, but the ing Of very poor quality. this matter At any rate we determined to see the last of djnary that disbursement of the engines, which, the Tai-Hoku's head be-
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the station in this manner. They are taken to the headquarters at Albion. where they are provided with the striped suit, and then marched off to the camp where they are to work out their sentences. If the camp is more than twenty miles from Albion they are taken on the train, but otherwise they are marched through the country. Ar irving at the camp, they are set to work doing whatever the contractor de- sires.
 The work is hard. particularly to men who are not accustomed to it. and espe- cially under the conditions that they have to work, with shackled feet, the chain being only sufficiently long to permit them to take a step of about one
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 wonder, sliding along against
 the wall. Rest assured, someN
 tout has tempted her to risk her husbands hard-earned wages.
 Two colored ladies fit by, their gay apparel in direct contradiction to such woe-begone faces. A jolly party fol- lows, unmercifully joshing a sorrowing brother. I catch the words, "Thelma" -"Knew soon as I saw her''-"Sure winner" Well. vell," replies the sor- rowful one; wy didn't you told me-" Several young men pass. Why didn't-''If you"-''Played as I wanted to-"
 A group of slovenly mudhens scurries past, each clutching a crumpled score card in an ungloved hand.
 swellish-looking crowd passes, ac- companied by the darkest of darkies. adorned in sporty suit of checked tweed. He is gesticulating positively. One of the party-a lovely young woman-restS her hand upon his shOul- der, devouring his every look and word. Others trail past-some moody, others triumphant, as the case may be.
 What luck, Jerry?"
 No answer, save shrug of the shoul- ders.
 Brace up, old man; better luck to- morrow"
 The old song, Better luck to-mor- rOw-and if not tomorrow, next day, sure" G. B.
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gan to go down and her up, fell right through the ship with rumbling sound like distant thunder and doubtless made another great breach Tn the bow.
 After another period anxious waiting, the bridge fell forward, at the time jerking the cords that communicated with the sirens, and causing them 10 send
 weird scream over the face of the waters The neHs S mOment-having, speak, wished us fareWelI-rt huge ship dved deliberately headforenost into SO 5eeI of water and again. As the sea IusIeu into the watergaS were and these, rushing up through the smokestack caused q O explosion. plainly seen III the last photograph took, just the ship was Qlsppear O carried great quantity soot fiues and this caused a dark cloud to hover over The nace where the Taioku sank. There whirlpool kind When this great vessel of tons took her the little notla or boats could than l5o yards distant Stand ing bV pathetic bits of gTeckage coming slowly the top-hen-coops, boat, fire buckets. seats, hfebeltS and so on
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bors the contractors profit and grow rich
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we went out to where the prisoners were at work in the woods, examined the buckets of food, found that it was not wholesome; bread sour and very
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BACK FROM THE RACES.

Y OW easy it is to pick the win ners; aye, and the losers, too. See that skulking figure in black E wonder, sliding along against
 the wall. Rest assured, someN
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N FTER a fashion slavery still N exists in the United States! Only the other day at Albion, Fla,
 4S0 men, women and children
 were sold into bondage worse
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VIII Not IsmN Irnsl

New York, March 9-Commander
Brownson. L. $. N, sailed for Southamp-
ton on the American line steamship St.
Paul to-day. He said: I'm going to Eng
land under orders directly from the navy
department not from the president NV
mission is to prepare for exigeneies of
the situation and to see what can be done
I'm ease of war. the possibilities of which
| think are very remote. | may he absent
a month and perhaps longer. | expect to
be TWO weeks i'm London, but l cannot
tell where | shall go after reaching Eng
land.
The commanders attention was called
To the published statements that foreign
shipbuiders are trying To sell their poor
cr stock TO the United States.
You may rest assured said he, that
they won't sell me any trash
Charles H. Cramp. shipbuilder. also
sailed on the ST. Paul lie said he was
going abroad on a business trip.
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wiz Remain mt Norfolk.

Washington. March 9.-All naval
movements. no matter how insignifi-
cant. are now watched with unusual
interest in view of their possible con-
nection with the plans of the govern
ment for the national defense in the
event of an outbreak of hostilities. Con-
seauently the arrival of the gunboat
Machias at Norfolk this morning gave
rise to all sorts of speculation. AS "A
matter of fact this vessel, which has
just concluded a three years cruise on
the Asiatic station, was ordered home
about two months ago, long before the
present situation had reached anything
like an acute stage.
Inasmuch as there is no apparent ne
cessity for reinforcing the already for
midable fleet in the vicinity of key
West il IL more than likely that the
Machias will remain where she is for
some time to come.
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Lewis Wants tn Know.

Washington, March Representative
Lewis of Washington introduced "A reso-
luton to-day calling on the secretary of
state to communicate to congress as soon
as practicable, and If not Incompatible
with the public service, information as 10
what has been done and the present stat
us of the boundary dispute between Brit
ish Alaska. known as the Northwest Ter
ritory. and the Klondike district and the
United States possessions in Alaska. The
resolution directs that congress can
be Informed as to whether il is true that
Great Britain is now claiming by legal
right or by possession ports or places In
Alaska now claimed by the United States
under the treaty with Russia now exist
ing.
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The funeral OF George II. Hotchkiss.
who died yesterday morning of appen-
dicitis. will be held this evening. The
X. of p. and Woodmen of the World,
of which the deceased was a member.
and the employees of the B. & M. smelter
will meet at TacheIls undertaking
rooms at O'Clock and escort the re-
mains to St Johns Episcopal church,
where the funeral services will be held
al 7:45 Rev. Mr.. Blackiston will preach
the funeral sermon. After the services
the remains will be shipped To the rela-
tives of the deceased at Peoria. Ill. The
deceased was So years old and unmar-
ried. He came To Butte in December.
1896. and since then has been in the
employ of the b. & NJ. smelter. He was
immensely popular with all who knew
him
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London, March 10.-The Pekin cor
respondent of the Times, despite Chi
nese denial that the Russian demands
as to Port Arthur and the TIA Lien Wan
were in the nature of an ultimatum,
maintained the correctness of his orig
inal dispatches of Sunday last, to the
effect that Russia had called upon Chi
ma to surrender all sovereign rights
upon Port Arthur and TIA Lien Wan
for the same period and on the same
conditions as in the case of Germany
at Kiao Chau and insisting upon the
signing of an agreement within a
month. He adds
Although the period of the ultima
tum has expired, M. Pavilion. the Rus
sian charge d'affaires at Pekin, ex-
plains that he has not taken action be-
cause China has instructed her minister
at St. Petersburg to seek an audience
with Emperor Nicholas, with view of
obtaining withdrawal of the request"
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AN ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND.
Queen Victoria Said TO Have Sent a Cor
dial Message to Mckinley.

/
Washington. March 9.-Much conjec-
! ture has been INDUCED in touching the
visit paid the white house by the Brit
! ish ambassador The Washington Post
| this, Thursday, morning says on this
| point:
+ Queen Victoria has. through Sir Ju
! liam Pauncefote, conveyed to President
Mckinley her qualification at the wise
and conservative course which he has
thus far pursued in relation to the Gu
ban and Spanish situation. She also
expressed to him her thorough SYM
pathy with the efforts put forth by the
United States to relieve suffering hu-
mainly in Cuba with the hope that
these endeavors may be conducted to
successful conclusion without war.
These expressions We're not sent in OFF,
cial form. They would have been COM
municated through Mr.. Hay, the Unit
ed States ambassador to Great Britain,
but for the fact that he is absent on
a voyage on the Nile.
The desire of the queen that war
should be averted was emphasized for
several reasons. 1t was pointed out
that the commercial relations of Great
Britain with the United States were
too extensive to be jeopardiZed by a
war between this country and Spain.
THE reply of the president expressed
his pleasure at the utterance of the
queen, with the additional statement
that he also hoped that war could be
avoided. Public announcement of the
real purpose of the ambassadors visit
has been avoided and a denial of the
fact that Ii had relations to the polit-
zeal crisis has been made, because it
was feared that the friendly utterance
might be misconstrued.
There was another reason. however
hi. Of
secrecy. The attitude of Great Britain
goes further in this matter than a mere
expression of good wishes. There is a
desire, which has yet only reached the
stage of tentative suggestion, that an
alliance may be formed between Great
Britain and the United States. 1t has
been showed that the interests of Eng
land are not only identical in a general
sense, but are especially identical in the
great question of finding in China and
the East q market for manufactures.
This suggestion has considerabl BILE weight
with the administration. Great Britain
is finding her supremacy in China seri
ously threatened. If England proposes
to hold her own. she must fight for it.
This explains why she is forbidding her
shipowners to part with the vessels
they are constructing. and accounts for
the large increase she is making to her
navy.
1T was the suggestion that if the
United States would afford to Great
Britain her moral support in case of
trouble in the East, she would offer US
her sympathy and practical aid in any
trouble that threatened with Spain.
The administration appreciates the
value of this friendly attitude"
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CHINESE ARE FLEEING.
A Report That $4,000 Russians Have In
vaded China.

Vancouver, b. c., March 9-Oriental
advices say that the Liao-Tong province
is in great alarm and many rumors are
afoat of Russian invasion and capture
by Russian troops of a vast territory in
China. The stories arose over the fact that
Chinese are fleeing from this province
leaving their homes unprotected, owing
to the advance of $4,000 Russian troops
through the territory. while the 5000
Chinese troops left to guard that section
of the country can scarcely be kept from
throwing down their arms. The Russians
who have crossed the border are divided
into three corps, one corps containing 30
600 Siberian outlaws, who given a
chance to leave the mines and serve in
the army without pay. The latest dis
patch states that the Russians are at
Nuho. China near the Amur river where
II is said fabulously rich gold mines are
being worked and gold is stored. 1t is fear
ed that some of the troops are to seize
the mines and gold in case of war break
ing out and work the mines with Siberian
convicts and that the rest are proceeding
to other points of Importance.
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4 Pnrtinl IleninI.

London, March 10.-The Washington
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
denies that Sir Julian Pauncefote, when
calling on President Nick inley on Tues
day offered Great Britain's mediation
in the Cuban affair, or asked the sup
port of the United States for British
policy in the far east.
Sir Julian says the correspondent.
conveyed to President Mckinley. in
formally. the queens personal satisfac-
ton at his conservative course and an
expression of her sympathy with the
efforts 10 relieve starvation in Cuba.
which she hoped would be achieved
without war"
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senior Rernabe Arrives.

New York. March a.-On board the
North German Lloyd Kaiser Wilhelm II.
arrived to-day from Gibraltar. was Senior
Polo Y Bernabe. Spanish minister 10 the
United States who was sent here To sue
ceed Senior Dupuy de LONE. Senior Ber-
nabe was seen At Quarantine and answer
ed questions pleasantly, saying that he
had been 10 DAYS without news and was
ready 10 receive and impart Information.
lie said:
Il am not stranger here In fact. !
am an old Washingtoniau. 81 course
have no comment To make on political
subjects. I shall probably go Immediately
TO Washington"
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A t0VEl0RN SWAIN.
Gehrig shoots Friend and Then Conn
mits Suicide.

Lancaster Pa. March 9-Roy Gehrig of
Milton. Pa, shot and fatally wounded
William Davis of st. Clair. Pa, at Mil
lersvile to-day and then killed himself
A note written by Gehrig was found ex-
planning the tragedy as follows:
We are dead in love with Alice Cum
mngs and Annie Holmes. and not being
able to see them and they keeping away
from us, we resolved to take our lives
Ny name is Roy Gehrig Of Milton. Pa.
and the little fellow is William Davis of
St. Clair. We would like TO be cremated
notify our parents at once
Davis says he knows nothing of the
note and denies that there was any COM
pact to commit suicide.
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San Francisco. March 9-When the
steamer Mona, which arrived to-day. left
Sydney a hurricane was blowing, spread
ing devastation on sea and shore The
brig Amy was wrecked and all hands on
board We're swept into the sea in sight
of shore. Hundreds of people saw the dis
aster. but Were unable To lend any assist
ance. The captain and crew of eight per-
ished
Another vessel. the name of which could
not be ascertained. foundered and her
crew of six We're drowned
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nic Cut in rates 20 Points East.

The Northern Pacific railway have
inaugurated a big cut in rates to St.
Paul. Minneapolis. Duluth, Chicago,
Cincinnati Montreal. Washington, New
York and all points East. reducing the
fare from $40 to s25. For full particu
lars call on or write w. NJ. Tuohy, gen
eral agent Northern Pacific Railway
company. No. % East Broadway, Butte.
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Portland, Ore, March 9.-The first of
the carriages for the battery of heavy
rified mortars which is to form part
of the Notifications under erection at
Fort Stevens for the defense of the
mouth of the Columbia river was
transferred from the cars to-day to a
barge for shipment to its destination.
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Cayalaftt buried.

Milan. March e.-The body of Senior Fee
lice Cavalotu, the poet dramatist and
well-known radical leader. who was killed
in duel with swords Sunday afternoon
at Rome by Deputy Macola. was convey
ed To the cemetery here to-day amid
scenes resembling those witnessed during
the funeral at Rome yesterday. The may
or Of Milan delivered a funeral Grafton In
front of the catafalque in the cemetery.
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ton of a short time when he will be re-
lieved of the severe responsibility now
resting upon him.
A letter has. been received by a naval
officer from an officer in Havana saying
that the Maine officers now in that city
will leave for Key West Saturday next.
II this information is correct it may be
assured that the court of inquiry VIII
leave Havana on or before that date.
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popuiists VIII Take "A Hand.

The populists will take hand in the
spring municipal election. Their cen
trail committee. of which NJ. J. Elliott is
chairman. and Dan Brown secretary,
will hold a meeting this evening in
Auditor Davies office at the court
house. The democrats will hold their
caucus tomorrow evening.