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FOREIGNERS WANT PROTECTION
Admiral Dewey Asked to Raise s'sT s"'
Strlurs nt 1loilO.

Stripes AT Iioiio
Washington, ID. c., Nov. ls.-News
of mixed character came to the nav!
Department to-day from Adinirai DeW'
ey, touching the situation In tine fh'i'
ippines.
The admiral sent two of his warships
the Charleston and the Concord
some time ago. south from Mnniln' 10
ascertain whether there was truth III
the reports that the Insurgents had eN-
pended their activity In that direction.
| To-day he cabled as follows
"Manila, Nov. 49, 1S0S-Sccretary of
the Navy. Washington: Charleston
and Concord arrived to-day from lloiio..
Glass reDOrts that the entire island OF
Panny IL In possession of insurgents.
except Iloilo. which is defended by SUI
| Spanish troops.
"All foreign citizens there beg for
American protection. The island of
Negros has declared independence and
desires American protectorate.
"DEwEY."
Glass is the commander of the
| Charleston So far nothing has been
done by the administration toward
curbing the insurgents In their opera
| tions, save verbal representations from
| the American commanders to Aguinoi-
| do. in which II has been pointed our 10
him that 1t would be good policy in
view of the probability of the anneNa
| tion of the islands by the United States
| to pursue course that would not he
| obnoxious to the United States.
The situation is now realized 10 he
critical. So far as the Spanards are
| concerned. perhaps they can be left to
| take care of themselves. but the for
cign residents at Iloilo are differenetly
regarded.
The difficulty in the situation Is, that
| with the best intentions to Intervene
to protect the Europeans and other for
eigners and to save the city of lloilo.
the second in Importance in the Philip
pine group. from looting, the United
| States forces appear to be stopped un-
der the rules of war from moving from
their positions. Such is the construc-
tion placed upon the clause in the pro-
| tocol relating TO the suspension of hos
| tilities.
The immediate effect of this state Of
affairs may be to hasten action in
| the Paris conference. for 1t is only by
| the termination of that tribunal that
the United States can come to the re-
| lief of the belcagured Spaniards in IL
| oilo and other points.
II is said to he n fact. however. that
a total disagreement at Paris may re.
suit in speedier action than If the com
missioners agreed upon the main prin-
ciples of the Philippine cession. for. in
such case. several additional sessions
| probably would he required in order to
ARRANGE the details of the treaty.
| 1t Is now thought to be certain that
| the commission. at n meeting next
Monday or Tuesday. will do one of two
J things, !. O.. either agree to the cession
of the Philippines or note disagree
ment and dissolve the meeting. for the
administration is not disposed TO toler-
ate further delay, and has so instruct
ed the United States commissioners.
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KLONDlKE OUTPUT.
Director Of the Mint Thinks II Will Br
Over Ten MtlllOns.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Thc record of
the KlOndike for 1893 has practically
been completed. The exact figures. as
officially received by Director of the
Mint George +. Roberts, indicates n to-
tai output of gold amounting To S1O-
055.21O. OF this amount $j.O7O.OO0
was received mt the new government,
assay office established AT Seattle las
spring. and S4.S95.21O found its way
into the mint at San Francisco.
While this doubtless approximarcS
the product actually shipped out Of the
Klondike. II falls short several hundred
Thousand dollars of the actual pro,luc-
ton. II IN n wcll-known fact that n
good-sized stock of dust is constantly
maintained at Dawson City and other
centers. for current use. that forming
the sole medium of exchange. and Mr.
Roberts thinks 1t quite likely that rs
much as S1.OOO.OOO worth Of the pre-
cious metal may he held at the prcscn,
time. The branch Of the Canadian Ma
tional Bank frequently ships two-thirds
| of n million dollars worth. and II j.
not impossible the bank has 500. .OOu
on hand nj this time.
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rrnln Crew Under Arre.,

Topeka, Kan. Nov. III. J. Kin.
ney, superintendent Of the special ser.
vice OF the Santa Fc road. has caused
the arrest Of Conductor w. n. King,
Brakeman Louis James aud Il. l.. Dow
man, freight crew Of Ration, New
Mexico. for the alleged plundcrings Of
freight cars In transit.
The men. while In charge Of freight
trains between La Jinta. Colorado. and
Ration, New Mexico. It IL charged,
broke into cars by removing the bolt
that holds the running board on which
me end door OF the ear slide. which en-
nDled them to enter the ears without
breaking the seals. Several hundred
dollars worth Of merchandise wns
iound mt the homes Of the men In Rn.
ton.
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Live. Lo.. with i, wrecked ,n,..

Portland. Ore. Nov. 1S.-A special to
the Oregonian from Yaquina. Oregon.
says:
The British ship Atalanta. Cnplain
Charles Mcbride from Tacoma Ia
South Africa. with wheat WIS wrecked
on Alsca bay. sixteen miles south of
Nnquina bay yesterday morning. She
carried II crew OF twcnty-seven men,
and all We're drowned but three. The
ships masts have been blown away,
the decks swept Glenn and the vessel
hns broken In two nmi,Iships.
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WOOD MOVES NEGRO SOLDIERS
One of the Turbulent Regiments May BE
Sent to an Uniphabit-d Island.


Sent to an Uninhtbit-d Island.
Santiago de Cube, Nov. 17.-General
Leonard Wood. military governor of
the department of Santiago, has in
structed General Ewers. who is in
command of the brigade of negro regi-
ments at san Luis, where the drunken
affray took place Monday night to
move the camp five miles out from the
town.
1t is prohal,- that one of the regl-
ments will bc sent to an island near
the entrance of Santiago harbor, where
there are ne Inhabitants
The United States transport Port
Victor, Captain Brickley, arrived here
to-day en- route for Ponce, with United
States troops on board. Captain Brick
ley reports that while passing near
San Salvador island (Watling's islandb
he saw & large ship bottom-upward
which he almost ran into. Owing to
the darkpers he could not discover
whether she was sailing vessel or n
steamer.
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Report. IL N.,,on., ur,r.,

Concord. n. H.. Nov. 17.-At this
mornings session Of the Nntional
Grange, additional delegates were re-.
ported from California and MnryIund.
The reports Of siatc masters were
presented. md addresses were mudc
by visiting patrons from Colorado. Yer.
mont, Ohio nnd New Hampshire.
A resolution was offered calling 10,
tho preparation Of history OF the
Oranges Of the United States. This AZ
ternoon a public meeting was held, al
which addresses were made by locDl
authorities and responded to by Nation
ol GRANGE officers,
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IrIesla. Is to nc Met.

Washington. ID. C., Nov. 1.-The
President has been notified of the in.
tended visit 10 this country of Presi.
dent 1nglesias Of Costa Rica. who is
expected To reach Washington by thu
first Of next week.
Secretary Hay Is making arrange
ments for his reception. An agent OF
the State Department Will meet Pres.
ident lnglcsias ON his arrival in the
United States at New York and an of.
iicer Of the army will be detailed as nm
escort representing personally III,
President of the United States, 10 ex
tend official courtcsics to the visitor
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Kaiser Not going ~ s..,r .

Berlin. Nov t7..-An official telegram
received here from vnlcttn. Island of
MALTA, says the Emperor and Empress
or Germany have smiled for Polntc, the
northern end OF the Adrintic sen. from
which port they VIII travel overland
direct for home.
II IL explained that the emperor de-
clded upon this course because the TEN.
perature OF the Mediterranean has be.
come considerably colder ana danger.
Gus to the henlth Of the empress by the
change from northern to southern eli.
mntes. the danger of which ls thus les.
sened.
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Amendment. In Mln.s.n,..

st. Paul, MINI. Nov. 17.-Four con
stitutional amendments. which were
voted on nj the recent elections In this
state, have been carried. according Ia
official returns so far received. Th.
returns from ihiriy-seven counties on
the amendment to extend the fran.
chise to women on school matters
shows n majority of D.s71. The oth.i
amendments were:
Requiring n majority of voters pres
ent to ad0pt n constitutional amend
ment: home rule for cities. and for III,
establishment of n road commission.
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Cruiasr win y. s.u. to m.,,u.

Philadelphia. Pn.. Nov. 1s.-ft WINS
reported mt Lcngue Island navy ynrd
to-day that orders hnd been received
from Washington this morning direct.
Ing the cruiser Topeka to leave for Hn.
vnnn tomorrow.
II was nlso sintcd TINT the nuxIlInry
cruiser Panther will In ordered m pn,.
to Rico within n few days. Shc IN
now being loadcd with supplies. md
VIII take Y crew from the rcccIyjnr
snip !sichmond m soon nv officers nrc
detached to command her. Wv
Work Ia being pushed on the winter
carrying bont Arethusn. which hns
been ordered to Manila. "'
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II is astonishing how the wealth Of
returned Klondikers increases when
they reach Seattle. There everything
from the frozen north is seen through
big lenses. and men who were actually
assisted 10 get out of Dawson are cred
tied with sacks of many thousands Of
dollars. 1t is the old transportation
bee which buzzes in the bonnet OF Seat
tie and makes her dream of another
great rush TO the Klondiks next year
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Urge. N..., Of N W ,,.u,,.r,c,

New York. Nov. 1S-J0hn Bris,,cil
Walker has issued an address nttnck-
Ing Richard Croker as n man who Ind
gained complete control OF the Demo
crntic party. both In the city nnd state.
ana who Is unworthy of trust" In
his address Mr.. Walker urged the form.
ntion OF new Democracy.
Temporary headquarters OF the new
Democracy will be opened after Mon.
day next In the Madison Square build.
Ing.
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Pcary'. Absence MAY ur Lame.

Watervlllc, Me-. Nov. ia letter
Just received from Lieutenant Robert
Il. Pcary by Dr. j. +. Hill states that
probably no message will be received
from him for several years.
The Hope cleared the ice fields all
right, but Lieutenant Pcnry expresses
fears that the windward may bc de.
lnycd by the Ice closing In.
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How preposterous is the conduct of
men, They refuse the just tribute OF
praise to their contemporaries amongst
whom they live, and yet are extremely
ambitious of the esteem of posterity,
whom they will never see.
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Looted by Ch,ne.c I,rbrl..

Shanghai. Nov. 1.-THE rebels hive
attacked and looted the town Of Kwlc
Flu In the Upper Yang Use Kang val.
ley, and hnvc burned the Catholic mis-.
sion there. No further details are oh.
talnable nt present.
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Colonel nry.n I'M, I.,,,,, s,,,u,,,

Lincoln. Ncb.. Nov. 1s.-Coloncl Wi.
liam j. Bryan's health does not mend
Ms rapidly as he hns expected, and TO.
day, ON recommendation OF his physI.
clan, he was grnnted nm additional ton
days leave OF absence. which permits
him 10 remain In Lincoln until Dcccm.
her 4th.
Colonel Brynn complains Of inck Of
strength and vlgor.
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The fire of genius is often unable to
make the pot boil.
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hoods pills cure ali Liver Ills. rs cent?.
Anony mou. Letter writer. Caught,

For II year past anonymous letter wri.
tcrs in Potstlam. Germany, hive mnde
life II burden for scores of excellent
families. These unknown writer's have
mailed thousands of unsigned insults
and denunciations. leading to divorces
in several of the best families. The an.
thors of the persecution have now
been discovered by the police in the
persons of three wealthy old women.
one OF them. n widow named Schmidt.
committed suicide when confronted
with the evidence against her.
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God has placed no limits to the ex-
ercise of the intellect he has given us
on this side of the grave.
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Trying to quell womans wrath is a
good deal like sitting down on bunch
of lighted firecrackers to prevent their
going off
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We arc prepared to buy individual machinsry. q
cntirc plants IRON tim 20 eiO.MD. ~ Will ssll ~
snnc Tor you On commission.
W. viii also cNchnnwc larger marhinery fos
tncc In also.
We have the largest stock of rcntscd mAchinery
ANA pui In nrst-clnss t,,uulr,
.cad mo following and mediate hat don't u,cdi.
~" no ivnr Tor " you do. sonlc other fsllov msy
AL III ahn ihkr tho very snap you WIRE thinh'hs
snnuti Just listrn nf these Hcrunc knnps -.
nAs,innh Kodiak. suitable for mne work.. .''s''
m".nns 10, ,, nsssy fnrhn'c, with button bnlanne.
NM iot of eheinicns. In fact. whois sssay s,,1
iscckef Hutton balance and weiHhts. ....:.. "
ooilrf hnd rock drilling plant and enough pipe "A,
, .oIuh tunhc ~ ttrt
s@incr tFk ufili, hcwsss.44tsstat.ssssssttssss
luton Fnifhnhks wagon scale ......s.s........ss
d9 Mood split puisys, i01 frct steel line snn.'
~ ~ nahncfs. ou1 fcct pipc IN pcrfccf ron"'""
valves nnd fittings OF all tltds 81.
in,hc In.inch swing. Jlin,h ccntsrs. rs.....''''s n VI
power pipc-cuttcr. ,........................ "
ofc fcctcrs. ench x
umnlyihn imb es aU
knsines mud boilers all sIsr. and prices
diamond lrlIl and s1D feet driil rods p'"e''
diamond drill. w rods. esi0.
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A man may not be a hero to his
valet, but we don't see what business a
hero has with valet, anyway.
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About the only time some women re-
fuse TO talk back is when they accept
some mans seat in crowded street
car.
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A man follows prece dent as long a
it benefits him.
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The best, the only correct actions
are those which demand no explana-
ton and no apology.
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Although a man and wife are looked
upon as one. some wives consider their
husbands very small fractions.
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Speaking of secret-society benefits
the hod-fellows are always assistin
the masons.
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The Russian foreign office has CON.
PEELED the sublime porte to repatriate
Armenians forced to flee to the Cau-
casus during the niassacres in Turkey.
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Living by ones wits has been recon
mended as an anti-fat remedy.
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A man may know love by heart and
yet be unable to define it.
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When man sings his own praise
he invariably gets the tune too high
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Lots of men fall over themselves in
striving to get ahead of others.
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A man always thinks appearances
are deceitful when they are against
him.
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Lady's Lorgnette with rolled gold
chain free by saving Diamond "C~
Soap wrappers. Ask your grocer.
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A word to the wise may be sufficient
but they seldom get off that easily.
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Each good thought or action moves
the dark world nearer to the sun.
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The steady and rapid growth OF our
commerce with the orient is illustrated
by statement Just received by the
treasury bureau of statistics showing
the imports and exports OF Japan dur
ing the first half of the present calen.
dar year. This shows Japan's pur.
chases from the United States continue
to Increase with great rapidlty. while
In many cases those which she has
been accustomed to make from other
parts Of the world are being reduced
Her importations of raw cotton from
the United States In the first sIY
months OF 1893 were 1872, ,OG4 ven in
value. against 3.sl1,S2s yen In the cor.
responding months OF the preceding
year. Our manufactures OF iron and
steel seem to be especially satIsfac.
tory to the japanese. the Increase In
nearly all articles OF this class be,ry
strongly marked. The finer gradee ~
American manufacture also seem On
be finding special favor among Tho
Japanese. imports Of American watches
having increased from 93,511 Won in
the nrst half Of last year to 1s5. 500 ven an
In the first half Of the present year
while our own records OF exportotions
show an increase In exports OF tvne,
writer's. sewing machines and other
Articles OF this class to Japan.
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vii, Rails. sp.n,.h ship. at Manila.

Washington. Nov. 1s.-The United
Stntes navy Will soon possess three
wnrships that formed pnrt OF Monte
JOS fleet sunk by Admiral Dewey.
Admiral Dewey has informed the
Navy Department thnt he has con-
fractcd with II Hong Kong firm Of
wreckers 10 rnIse three OF the Spanish
war vessels lost In the battle OF Ma
nila Inst Mny day. The cost of raising
the ships and putting them In thor
ough repair viii be x5OO.OOO.
The vessels 10 be raised nre gun
lonts OF large type. and In the opinion
OF Chief Constructor Hickborn they
Will he the hest kind Of craft for the
protection Of the United States inter-
ests nmong the Philippines and along
tho Atlantic cOnst. They mrc tho sister
ships Isln dc Cubn and 1sla dc L,ixon.
and the Don Junn, dc Austria,
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San Francisco. Nov. 1s.-The trans.
port IT. Pnul sailed to-day for MnniIn.
carrying II cnrgo Of Christmas presents
for the soldiers md snIlors In the Phil.
ippines.
D. Thousands Of all sizes and descrip.
tlons have reached the qunrtermasters'
department during the Inst ten dnys
from every pnrt Of the country, since n
became known TINT Uncle snm would
net as SANTA Claus and convey Christ.
mas gifts free Of cost.
A number Of soldiers drafted 10 RI.
cruit companies now mt ManIln and
forty Of the nurses smiled. Twenty Of
the nurses will remain at Honolulu.
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Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

The best so dou-
bic Concord Iiar-
ness in Colorado
for SIS. With
breeching. $50: S.
double team har-
ness. with breech-
Ing. Si6; SIS steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS: SIS single
buggy harness for
Is. so. Do not be
deceived by worth
but
order direct from
US and get the
lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogues
I. FRED MUEL~
-. Il.
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The public schools In snntIago onon-
ed with 1000 children In attendance
Gen. Wood has eliminated the .elemen,
81 sectarianism and placed them on
an American basis. and In his organI.
sation has given the children their ars,
,hance OF acquiring u competent Gle.
mentary education. In order to ac.
somplish this, the high salaries OF n
Few ornamental school commissioned
have been reduced 70 as to make DOS
sible the Increase Of the salaries OF
me school teachers. Better still. he
has provided for the teaching Of the
English language.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-26
PROSPERITY HARD TO PROVE.
REPUBLICANS CLAIM 1T HAS COME
AND DEMOCRATS DENY 1T.

Representative stones Claim That
dustriaI Regions Who Were For
merly Idle Disputed by Mr.. Rich
ardsOn With the New England Cot
ton Mill Strike at His Back-Pres-
emit Method of CiviIizing the In
dams Attacked.
Washington, Jan. 25-In the House to-
day bill was passed granting American
register to the foreign built steamship
Navajo.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, and resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Richardson. Dem, of Tennessee, ad-
duced some figures and fiscal authority to
prove that prosperity had not yet APP
peared.
IF prosperity has not returned" asked
w NJ. Stone, Rep. of Pennsylvania, "how
does it happen that in all the Industrial
regions men are employed and are not
supported by charity as they We're under
the Cleveland administration?
The trouble with the gentleman" re-
piled MIR. Richardson, sis that his prem
in all the industrial regions. In New Eng
land H5,O00 workers are now out on
strike"
Mr. Docxery Dem. of Missouri. in dis
cussing the cotton mill strike contended
that the strike had been urged by the
operators combination in order that it
might dispose of their surplus stock. The
trouble was they Were enormously over
producing in this country, and in the face
of that fact the Republican party was
restricting and narrowing our markets.
The political debate continued for an
hour. the Republicans maintaining and
the Democrats denying the existence of
prosperity Among those who spoke were
Messrs. Terry, Dem. of Arkansas; Sims.
Dem, of Tennessee; Underwood Dem, of
Alabama, and Wheeler. Dem, of Alabama.
MI smith, Dem. of Arizona, made an
attack on the present system of educating
the Indian He declared that the Car
isle ana Hampton schools were mis-
take; that an Indian could not be civil
lied by teaching him how to read and
write and sing@ psalms. The Indian, be
said. must receive an Industrial education,
but II must be given him in the vicinity Of
his home, not in the East In the bill, he
said, S2,500,000 was wasted.
Mr. Walker. Rep. of Massachusetts,.
agreed with Mr.. Smith that the present
policy was unsatisfactory. Illogical and i'm
practicable. He moved TO strike out the
appropriation for the Carlisle school.
Without voting on the amendment the
committee rose. and at 5:25 o'clock the
House adjourned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-26
LEASE or THE CONvICTs.
Prison Commission Sends Out Its Adj
vertisement for Bids.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 25.-The prison com
mission has completed its advertisement
for the letting of the convicts at the ex-
piratlon of the present lease. Under the
act Of the last legislature copies of the
advertisement were this afternoon sent to
ten weekly papers in different parts of the
stale and to three daily papers. All bids
must be in by March 81 The advertise
ment win say: The prison commission
OF Georgia invites bids for the hire. for
terms not longer than five years, of all
male felony convicts who may be in the
penitentiary on April !, 1899, or who may
be thereafter sentence to service in the
penitentiary, except the following, TO wit
Boys under 10 years of age, such aged dis
eased and infirm convicts as in the judg-
ment of the commission should not be
hired out, and such convicts under one
and TWO years sentence as may be hired
to the county authorities under the pro-
vision of said act on the following terms
The state employing and paying all neces-
sary guards, physicians and 9TH
er officers and retaining per-
sonal control of every convict, the
hirer furnishing transportation, mainte-
nance. medicine clothing and all other
necessaries, and such buildings as may be
required by the commission, to be paid
for quarterly at an agreed price per capt.
Ia per annum, and to be employed at any
labor consistent with reasonable punish
nent, and the physical ability of the con-
vets, except in factories where women
are employed. Under the provisions of
this act all convicts hired may be sub
let by the hirer, by and with the consent
of the commission, provided that thereby
the state shall be at no additional COST.
All convicts may be hired to one or more
persons or companies, but no bids for
less than fifty nor more than 500 con-
Victs will be received.
Parties hiring eonvicts under the pro-
visions of this act will be required to give
suitable bond with security, conditional
for the faithful payment of the hire and
observance of the contract and such rules
and regulations as may be adopted by the
commission.
All bids shall be in writing and must
be filed in the Office of the commission
on or before March 81, 1898. and shall state
definitely the number of convicts wanted
price offered, employment to be engaged
in, the county and location of the pro,
posed employment and the term of years
for which they will be wanted"