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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18
FOR SALE-LANDS

FOR SALE-Indian reservation lanas-J-n-
der the acts OF congress. approved March
z 1893. and July !. 1891 there will be sold
at public auction in the City of Tacoma.
Washington all the unsold portion of rhe
PgIvaiiup Indian reservation, originally
amounting 10 1900 acres Of excellent
garden. farming and timber land Tbres
Iauds will be soid In tracts to suit pur-
chesets. This reservation Immediately ADJ
Joins the City OF Tacoma and borders
on Puget sound. About 80 acres Of it
have been plated into lots as an addition
~ Tacoma and these lots are apprafsefY
at from 81 10 500 each: acre lois \ ssoe
10 $1,000 each. These lots will he offered
for sale Al the same time a. the lands
Terms Of sale, for lands and lots cash
or not less than one~fhird cash. ana hal
ance In equal annual instailments. in I'VE.
four. three. two or enc year. AT option ~
purchaser With six per cent interest Sc
cured by vendors Hen: deeds 10 be an
proved by the secretary OF the Interim.
Sale commences ST Tacoma washing
ton, on "Wednesday. February l6. al II
o'clock a. IN. and will he continued on
every Wednesday unsil All the lands and
lots are sold or withdrawn from sale Far
full Information address e 4. Sn0wder
COMMISSIONS Tacoma Wash
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p,rtn.. Marriages. pessh..

In order to secure evFrr~E fsSeTsfor %
notices under these 1saatnsf, The SAM
should BE- isfs az lbs bushes sfE2es O "a
paper No charge Is Esa4s GcE E2ea ~
4 Funeral notices. resolutions or oEae
special Announcement viii fse shsFssaA
IT this rate Of ~ cents per IRE esea as.
sertSnr, pOsT- NJ IsH1E95 ~ = -
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FOR COPPER RIVER DIRECT.
Fare $ao-Good schooner Lizzie Colby Will
sail from Seattle on or about january
%, 1873, carrying passengers ana fTelsht.
Passengers and cargo landed at Faides
Pass without tTansfer). the nearest
point accessible to the Copper river
Reservations must be made at once. La
Conner Trading and Transportation. 20.
Agents. Apply at Central wharf, Seat
tie.
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Apply 10 ID. O'D. ROSA. Serre,,. :
the ]. II. Woolery Shipping ca ~.
hers's cigar store. Yesler way, Sen,t.
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James r. Churchill of Fort Stellc0om.
Wash. leaves for the klondike direct on
or about January Is. Any letters lntrest-
ed to him win be delivered az Dawson
Without delay: forward same 10 MIN al
Fort Steilacoom. Wash, incloslns - .ai-
rier's fee. References: DIR. T. J.. Gpu-
dard. superintendent w. W. IL. L.. Fort
Steilacoom; Hon. NJ j. Gordon, associate
justice supreme court. Tacoma: DR.. J ~
Ioughary. NJ, D.. Seattle: Hon A. T. Van
de Vanter. Kent. Wash: Maj. r. Z. Mac
donald. Spokane, Wash.
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AUCTION SALES.


AUCTION SALE OF household furniture
at Bickerton's salesrooms 1872 Firsr av-
enue on Tuesday, January Is AT II
o'clock; paTlor furniture dining room
furniture, kitchen furniture. hedronm
two upright and one square rtan@.
makers stelnway, Decker Bros, Ernest
Gable Bros.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ALASKA SHIPPING NOT7cr

Low rates To Dyea and ska.,..
horses, hay. lumber. dogs, msreA.,.-
etc. Also low passenger rates ID =, I.
all Alaskan points.
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LOST.

IOST-H7lf mastiT and half German hoa-
hound; has on collar -. Ritter answers
II name Jumbo" Finder Will b. hbnr-
n!ly rewarded by returning % Ocri4erfaI
market, Maynard avenue ard Lane 81
It1S'r~C}ne st. BERNARD dog: tawnv anf
white spots; white legs. weight 10 izse
name "Mogui;" liberal reward. los Yesta.
way or SIS Suffer street.
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THE BUREAU or INFORMATION.
Alaska Chamber of Commerce, OF Ju-
neau. Alaska, has established branch
headquarters in Seattle, at the Hotel
Northern; MIR. Frank Il. Howard, gen
erai manager. and Mr.. Asa Gardner as
sistant, are our only duly authorized
agents. For information pertaining to
Alaska and the Yukon country, call upon
them personally or address. Your letters
VIII be promptly answered.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-18

THE sc0T1sff SOCIETY will celebrate the
anniversary of the Immortal bard Burns
with a grand concert and bail at the
ArTgo.S. January -. GRAFTON aSl Burns
by Coy. John lf. Rogers, singers viii he
the best pfoeurghie In Ire city. concert
starts promptly az s.
-
AECANA Lodge. No s. +. and A NJ
meets second and iearth Monday each
month
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WANTEn~rositiom IA foreman or super
intendent by competent Eastern shin.
builder: understands how Ia handle met
and rush work. Address Z. l.. cara Post
fntciiiEencer.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.


b. r. Q. E.~~Aif members Of the Eeneeo-
lent aud Protective Order Of esiks are
expected 10 meet at the undertaking.
paFfors OF Rannsy 4 Stewart on sun
day. January Is lsaS at 30 y. m, 20 at
tend the funeral Of Bro. Joseph +. Gal
taher
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Young man, several ycatsf
experience, supply and transportation
desires employment four years with lass
employers, from whom has highest ref
erences. Address X. Is. care pest Intel
Dzeueer.
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FREIGHT AND PASSAGE TO ST. MI
chael and Dawson CITY; hhocken
down boats. boilers. etc. al reasonanle
rates; special facilities: viii cohlF'Lct
gers TO ST Michael. first boat
will leave Seattle about April LIST, 10 give
parties a chance TO build river pohts pe,
passage see Z. H. Dempsey. agent ana
vessel broker. 5Q6-3-S Seattle Naliohai
Bank building.
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RAILWAY AND sTEAhs,niara rss q !,
--'rickets 10 and from ~ Inl,srsai 81. Z
world af reduced rates. s,xIatk =
All Eastern and f.hfos.s~s
1,aurs.o1. la Caezg1 &tkf
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

DOGS-Do not so 10 the Klonaik4 wshss
them. Trained and well broken tAhtas
animals. accustomed 20 hauling md q
weather. These dogs are superior % &
on the market; $50 each. InauN
Christian * Ferguson. Is RoxweA haa
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WANTEp~sPosstion by first lass cloth
ihs aud furnishing salesman vau give
best Of city sxld Eastern reference Ad-
dress ~ h, care Post Intelligence
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SKAGUAY AND DYEA FREfGHr-T T.
Dempsey * Co are prepared 10 fsian1
contracts for immediate delivery q 81
kinds of freight at Skaguay ana i'ytd'
limited amount OF lumber viii be t9heh
Vessel here and ready to load. fltst
come. first served. sN6-7-s Seattle Ma
tional Bank building.
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ran sAt,E.--STEANEssSs
alaska GUIDE

! r TAT.Fs hunter. guid. and sa ,ssys
vii Ii saide Or furnish guides . fsf
10 coppes river county. tns - A's aIso In,
Ursula, Yukon or its trioa rs,aTn furnish.
class practical froniiers1llny. the beE
for parties on gFa2s "a - - Tax ~ Sssfs
Vs. tsi5i's op ~ l9s Second avenne.
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MAIL FOR DAWSON CITY, Circle cry,
Fort Yukon and Mnook talso All points
between Dyea and Skaguay and Dawsoul'
| Will leave Seattle February SIN, carry
ing mail for above points. have inaue
the trip in and out and know now 70 tIaN
Ell fast. My large acquaintance Will Ell
able me to make prompt delivery OF man
entrusted to my care. Price, 81 per iet,
ter. payable here in Seattle. Leave mai
for me at Metropolitan Printing anu
Binding Company. top floor Dexter Hor-
ton Bank building. or address same TO me
al above address, with remittance oi
carrying charges. -
ZACH II HICKMAN.
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KLONDIKE Special Acme foIdink car
boat. officially adopted by Nwssp
mounted police for Use on the lul1 a
er. Piper a. Taft. Agents. 1913 Ses1ns Z
entIe.
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CANADIAN DuTIES-If you are going to
iocate IN klondike or pass through TO
Alaska under the bonded privilege, YOU
can have your custom house papers pre-
pared before you leave here: those who
nave papers ready for passing the GUS
toms Will not be delayed. while those
VINO nave not must wait the conven-
renee or the officers. Call on A. T. Engie-
naFdt, Canadian custom house broker. IA
Colman building
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SLEDS and toboggans of sIl dascr;.sa..
for man and beast manufaetnsS e
Pacific Wagon Co. Third ayenus ~
and Lane street, opposite n. r !fs.ssll
depot.
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FOR SALE~~Trained dogs for the AZ,
trade. Alaska Dog Company. oesss.
y. p. X. II. freight depot. nesf ~
yards.
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READ advertisement OF crystallissd "a
Page &.
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Dogs suIta bic for Alaska fr !.
Trained and unframed Apply ia q Z
dress Seattle-YGk Dog Co. 81 ~
efn avenue.
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EMPLOYMENT wAsTEp-MaLE.

JoHBEKS AND MANttEAcTtR ERS
attention-An experienced ~aie@man Gov
efing territory surrounding Spokane
well acquainted with trade wants line
OF goods to sell on commission best ref
ssreIlees. Address A. y, care fast-intel-
Iigeursr
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED 80 FEMALE

MANTEn~-sisaatlun nv competent stem
ckranher- familiar with all elassex ~
work. Address 7. X. c8re laIalii-
EsarTr.
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ICE AND coLD STORAGE,
ruoToGRArnIc ppLrrs

-
{ ". PARKER & 90. fresh pspsr ar3
@53tse; SseEy if...E used IN n11tcsra paw:
eo4EeE Fist avenue al Cherry street
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The Yukon Thawer Manufacturing c9Ian1
pany, Main Office. Us Tradesulan ; nuli a.
ing. Pittshurg. Pa; Genaral Ws,stn
Seattle, Wash.
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f'tDC Nd.

BARGAINS IN WATCHES. JI41nor-7,-
fu}ass gal iastrun1enss ese.: hlghes. nrjns
paid for old gold ana silver Jpcga : "a
Loan Office 81 Second
LONDON LOAN oFFIC'E-Af9rev ros~~g
on valuaHes. watches. starnaf7a= -
iewetry. - Second avenue south.
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WANTEIs-A good 9rwH&n3akef wants
work BY the day in families. ne~ WORK
or making ever. Address 3iS klftA
street
NTtsI Employment ~ a German rtrY
as ehamhsfmaid Inquire az as like
street tailor ~tsoa
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LLAI EST klondike guide December 1s97):
nrst complete route and mining guide.
only one containing charts OF White
horse and other dangerous rapids: sec.
TUNES. I4ysqns q Salee. publishers.
Seattle. Wash -
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LADIES, -Chichesters English Penny
royal Pills Dia mond Brandt. are the
best Safe. Reliable. Take no other.
Send 4c.. stamps. for particulars. Relief
for Ladies' In letter by return mail. At
druggists. Chichester Chemical Co.
Philadelphia.
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BUSINESS CHANCES

FOR SALE-A splendidiy located rastaur-
ant, VIII be sold reasonable
For als-A centrally located saIoon
FOR sale-A well located cigar store,
For sale-A broom lodging hou<e
For sale-A 25-roan lodging house; good
location.
Fer sais-A s5-room hotel; office on first
fs0or.
For saie-A well established rrstiirsr.
store AT invoice
For saie-Grocery store In a good location.
MAYER REALTY Co,
33-34-35 Union Block
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PATENTS AND DRAWING.

a ~ loaHah ofOck. seattle. solicitor
of United States and Canadian usferfg
E.xpert-Patent office mechanical draw
inRs ana blue printing trade mark
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NOTED SCIENTIFIC PIANIST Mme
Elliott. OF Boston who can be seen on ali
affairs OF life; reveals the past and prog
nostlcates the future by the tell tole.'
hands. The madame Is a palmist excI,
slyely. and has devoted 30 years 10 the
science OF hand reading. eos First AVE.
nue. foot Of Cherry street and over KIina
& Rosenberg's clothing store Take ele-
vator.
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HANNA. expert chiropodlst ParIors re-
moved TO Burke building: reception room
33s. All competitors challenged.
MRS. DIR. META OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
cured. new method ard manicure. SIS
EirSt avenue.
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READ advertisement Of crys'a'''A
Page 6. -.
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RING THE 20. X" Eox for messenger
ana give him your classified advertise
mont. the Past-iuteliigeneer will pay
Tor messenger. Rates ic a word. or
sI.a0 4 line a month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

leave their work for so long as trip TO this
country would require II is not al all improb-
aba however. that one both OF them may
como over for two or three OF the big tournA-
ments this year. and in that special
effort will be made to get up strong American
team to meet the invaders
There is still another plan that has been
TALKED Of somewhat this spring. but this prob
ably hangs largely the result OF the efforts
to get the foreigners over here. Larned and
Wrenn had an invitation to play abroad this
summer and II was only recently that 1. was
positively declined on account OF business. Since
then another invasion OF foreign courts has
been talked Of. Hobart and Wrenn 10 make up
the visiting team Nothing definite has been
decided yet about their going and they may
hold OF until they hear definitely from PIN and
Dtoker.
OF the other American experts tho most
prominent this season will be Whitman. Fischer.
Ware, Forbes. Collins Ohe Western champion).
Bond Paret and Sheldon. George Wrenn- The
younger brother Of the champion will play In
eorne Of the tournaments. but he will not have
time to play in many Of them. while Richard
Stevens, the Hoboken tennis expert, who ~
eentely offered his yacht TO the Government hps
var purposes. will also be seen In some Of the
meetings which are played on grass His hatreA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

promise two years ago. but like Fischer he has
probably reached his limit
Forbes is another young player who may yet
reach the top rung OF the ladder. and some Of
MS matches last summer were good enough to
cause rosy predictions to be made for his future
IN tennis. Ware and Paret have played so long
mat they will probably not so much higher.
"hlle Sheldon fell off badly in his play last
summer. and his lack Of good ground strokes
ruins his chances for improving much In singlea
although his clever volleJing will always make
MIN a strong double player. Collins holds the
western championship. but he is a newcomer In
the field OF tennis honors and comparatively
little is known Of his skill as yet He and Bond.
another young Western player Of PROMISE may
come East to play this summer and then moro
VIII be known Of their future chances.
The older cracks Will probably give up com
petition after this year. at least after one
perts must fill up the gap. Certain it is that The
skill Of some Of the best second-class men, like
Whitman, Forbes and Fischer will never be ap-
preciated while Wrenn and Larncd remain In
the field TO afford comparisons. The older men
keep on improving fast as the new men DO.
and their presence is certainly dscOuraging for
the less expert aspirants.
The victory OF Whitman and George wrenn
over the older Wrenn and Iarned in the cham
pionship doubles last summer and The successes
OF Ware and sheldon. who won the Western,
the Canadian. the Middle States and the Ma
uonal championships in doubles. showed that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
HHAVY NAVAL Guns.

SPRINGS TO TAKE OFF THE REcoIL QuIcK-LOAD-
ING DEVICES
Lexington (Ky) dispatch to The Philadelphia
Times.
The inventor OF the double turrct the recou
springs for heavy naval guns and the rapid
loading mechanism for big guns ~ lieutenant
Joseph Strauss. OF this city. Seventeen years
ago. while the strauss family lived In Lynch
burg. Va IT was decided by the Naval Depart
nent to appoint twenty five young men to the
Naval Academy az cadet engineers. the ap-
pointments to be made on competitive exarnina-
ton Virginia won two Of the appointments.
Joseph Strauss Icing one Of the lucky men.
After graduating the lieutenant decided to
60 on board vessels and study ordnance. As
the result Of this study he evolved the plan
OF the double turret which enables concentra-
ton Of fire unattainable without its use. While
watching the work of the big guns the lieuten-
ant was struck with the ineffciency ~ the NY
draulic recoil. which was constantly getting ous
of order filling the floors OF the turretS with
water and drenching the men To the skin. rem
derlng the working of the guns not only dan
gerous but In every way iisagreeable He de-
vised a system OF heavy steel springs. wound
in cylinders. which not only take up the recoil
OF the guns. but automatically return them to
the firing position y
10 also saw that the old fashioned loading
mechanism for heavy guns was faulty He
worked out a new device for loading them.
which has made 1t possible, as shown by a
test recently made on the Texas, to load
13-inch gun in two minutes. instead or six
minutes as required under the old machinery
II was the intention OF his superior orhcers 10
- 30 rim occupy a chair in the Naval Academy.
hut being of a practical turn Of mind. the lieu
tenant begged TO be allowed the privilege OF
otudving the actual workings or guns on board
$50 Members OF the Ordnance Department
who nave wa ;cned this remarkable genius say
,hat sbould he suffer no misfortune he VIII
continue to make improvements until ths AMER
80 NV will be far and away ahead or any
81, IN the matter OF rapidly OF action and
o.n .H n,nimum II danger TO its working foroA-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15

mr. dirt courts has not abated one 1ot and he
SUI refuses TO play them.
A8ING STARS AMONG THE YOUNGER MEN.
OF these younger men Whitman Is probably
tns most promising Of all. Last summer Al
newport he not only beat Mahoney. one OF the
visiting Englishnen. but the following Gay
piayed five close sets against Nisbet. another OF
ne Visitors. and the erstwhie conquerer OF
A~fned Whitman Is a most erratic player al
vas shown by his losing to Forbes In the inter
collegiate championship later in the season.
"nen every one thought he was a sure winner
!" tne title. He is young yet and still improv-
~ 10 many Of his admirers predict that he
WI b the next addition to the ranks Of the
..1n George Wrenn is an even more IN
~0eo player. and his game gave wonderful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
VETERANS ~ CONGRESS.

From The Kansas City Journal.
II is interesting to know just at this time that
In the United States Senate there are twelve
Senator's who served in the Union Army. and
twelve who served in the Confederate Army.
There fifty seven Representatives who
served In the Union Army and thirty who ara
ex -ConfederateA
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-25
THE STATES CRIMINALS
The Annual Report of the Prison
Commissioner.
SOME CHANGES NEEDED
The Law Relative to the Transportation
OF Prisoners From the Counties
to the ~Penitentiary
Needs Fixing.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Dec. 2l-The annual report Of
the board of prison commissioners was
presented to Governor Smith to-day. The
report shows 1862 inmates. an increase of 20
over the number at this time last year.
The usual tables showing the age. place
OF nativity, county in which convicted
and other data relating to the convicts Is
given. as well as the expenses incurred in
transporting convicts to the penitentiary.
The board recommends that some action
be taken by the legislature to do away
with charges of that character. which the
board denominates as enormous.
1.-The system which has been observed
of granting combinations upon the rec
ommendation of the prison contractors Is
a good one. and its continuance is rec
commended" says the report. 1.-THE grant
ing of the Communication restores to citi-
zenship the person securing the favor and
encourages the observance of the rules
by the inmates. BY this practice there is
an incentive to good conduct, and from
the information received from She prison
contractors, the inmates vie with each
other in exemplary conduct so as to get
tnt Dtfltul VI an tiutnt VI utlI
term.
"One of the tables suggests the propri-
ETY. of some change i'm the law for the
transportation of prisoners from the diff
ferent counties to the penitentiary. The
aggregate cost of transporting prisoners
from the different counties during the
past two years has been s12. PSI. 10. and the
number Of prisoners aiken to the p%eniten-
tiary was 264. From Custer county 2s pris-
oners were taken at a cost of $500; from
Flathead county IS prisoners were taken
at a cost of $2.0S5. and from Yellowstone
county % prisoners were taken at a cost
of s1.s2s. ~. Those counties are selected be-
cause they represent in the table the
largest items. The same practice which
Is observed in those counties Is observed
I'm all of the other counties.
Elm those three counties four terms of
court a year are held. and assuming that
i'm the case Of Custer county seven prison.
ers were to be taken at each term. ne
cessitating two or three deputy sherins
tn the number. and simply
providing for the expense that would
be actually incurred, a large saving
would be accomplished. TIE railroad fare
is in the neighborhood of $40, which
would make for the prisoners an expense
of about $500. Say that In each instance
three deputies were required TO take the
seven prisoners TO the penitentiary. the
mileage item would be $3.50, and for the
entire year would be i'm the neighborhood
Of 500. making the total cost not to ex-
coed $1,000 as against So. 400 charged. II Is
desirable that some action be taken by
the legislature respecting this item of ex-
pense so that the state will not be re-
duired 10 meet those enormou bills con-
sequent upon the present state of the
law"