Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-22

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DR.. STOUT NAILS AREPUBLICAM LIE.
The republicans have q very queer
plan of campaigning in the state OF
Kansas this year so far as the peniten-
tiary is concerned. In the mining dis
trictI they say that while there is a sur
plus of cash at the end OF each month
1t Is made by Warden Landis' operating
the mines night and day. selling an en-.
ormous amount of coal and thus bring.
Ing convict labor in competition with
free labor with the result that free labor
gets the worst Of it. In districts remote
from the mines they come out W it'll the
raw statement that the penitentiary is
not paying expenses.
Accordingly DIR. 1. W. Stout, who Is
an employe IN that institution, and
who is therefore conversant with It's af-
fairs has kindly sent US a statement of
facts concerning this matter which we
publish in full below:
LANSING, KS, 6, IA, 1898.
INDEX, Medicine Lodge, Kans.
The stereotyped argument of the re.
publicans in the mining districts con-
corning the management of the K. S.P.
is that Warden Lands is working one
half the c0nvicts in the mines and
flooding the country with convict mined
coal thereby injuring the free labor en-
gagged In mining coal" and now comes
from the west the report that the K. S.
z. is run at great loss to the state as
evidenced by the following clipping
from the Cresset:
Warden Lands, of the state peniten-
tiary, submitted his monthly report for
May to the state treasurer on the It'll
inst. Said report shows a deficit of ST.
GIG for tho month. The earnings re-
ported were only So, 979, while the ex-
penses amounted to SIC, 595.
There must evidently be a mistake.
Either the statements in the mining
districts are untrue or the statements
published In the west are false; but
more likely both statements are intend
ed for political effect. Or do the repub-
licans expect to catch them both com
ing and going? That the public may
not be wholly misinformed in this mat
ter l herewith submit copy OF War
den Landis' report for the month of
May which / hope you will publish,
wherein you will discover that instead
Of deficit Of $3.50 for the month";
that there is surplus of $4O1.94.
You will also discover that the state
has been flooded with convict mined
coal to the enormous extent of $194. 95
and that the grievance of the miners is
wholly republican rot. Is it is possible
that the republicans of Kansas are
learning Blanco's tricks? If so Blancc
has had a very attentive class and has
fully demonstrated that he is theil
worthy teacher. Respectfully,
1. w. STOUT.
| KANSAS STATE PENITENTIARY.
Warden's Office. June 3, 1898.
Honorable Board of Directors:
| Gentlemen: I would respectfully submi
| my report for the month ending May 81, 1898
and also the statement of earnings and ex
penditures," together with vouchers for tn,
month, amounting to $1O,595.Ol, for your in
spection and approval
| FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
Charged contractors for labor. 1,945 5;
| Keeping US. military prisoners III
90 civil prisoners 46 s.
| Oklahoma :" 13OO q
Cashed received for incidentals 800 8
| Earnings exclusive of coal mine 108 Isl
Charged customers for coal IS 1873 o.
Charged state ms lions for coal l. $50 Is
Coal sold to wagon trade 100
Earnings OF coal mine 4755 II
| Value of permanent improv'nt 1884 /
| alue produce Turn ed by farm. pa L
Total earnings for the month lO,998 8
| EXPENSES.
Salaries and uniforms " IS sac O
Clothing and sup'rt of prisoners 1904 5
Convict earnings drawn... 754 Al
| books, stationery, stamps. ~ 100
| Lighting and general supplies -. 1872 s
| General repairs ................ 205 6
Mine supplies ............. 447 /
| Fire dept, telephones and etc.. 2OI /
per impr'nts and spec'i appropri III A
Total expenditures for month. 1885