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feature of the prison-its condemned cells
These are not in the main building, but IN
an apartment behind the office of the head
keeper They are somewhat larger than the
older cells. as they should be when they are
to be occupied for weeks, months, years at
a time. and when the occupants are not al
lowed to exercise = the air for even min
ute. Each mar awaits death in one OF
these cells Is the eye of special
watchmen day ~ night, but, wonderful
to relate, the confinement and the scrutiny
and the awful knowledge of coming death
seldom CRATE on his nerves. His meals are
passed to him through openings in the door,
and If a friend or a lawyer sees him it is
with a screen of bars to prevent closer
approach than FIVE feet. In this narrow
room, which he will leave only for the
little chambe! eyond, he eats, smokes and
reads, and thlt is all.
The head keeper. who has seen the exc
cution of sentence on scores of murderers,
says that he has never known of an in
starce 'e man collapsed on The way
to the VS. or the electric chair
= First Grade Prison.
Sing Sing i so-called first grade prison.
That is, it is Intended for convicts who are
serving their first term AS the courts } not
always conform to this idea, an4 as New
York city is the country's principal supply
station of criminals, and at Sing Sing is
nearer to the metropolis than any other con-
yict station, all kinds are received here as a
matter of fact--7o per cent of all in the
state. The sixty arderers are token enough
OF that. Then there are nearly three score
wards of the government, for this is one of
the places where such can be received; coin
ers, smugglers (other than fashionable), bad
men from government reservations, mail
robbers and SO on, So nearly as may be,
the older men in lime are kept apart from
new corners, and the population is divided
into three classes, the first consisting of
new corners and tractable, who have steady
work and all possible privileges, who be-
come TRUSTEES" or outside messengers, han
men, clerks. gang bosses and gardeners.
The second grade consists of those who
served one term behind the bars before.
They are organized into separate compa-
nies and working gangs from the first
grade men.
The third grade consists Of old offenders,
and TO them are given the hardest and most
unpleasant jobs about the place, though
neither second nor third class men have
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and he has room then only for a few
thoughts. In many penal institutions the
cells have little bits of printing or painting
or the knick-knacks that Mrs. Partington
calls ''momentums" from home; they have
a rug on the floor, maybe: shelf of half a
dozen favorite books; camp chair or even
a potted plant.
When the Sing Sing man has insinuated
himself into his quarters he Is thankful
that nobody ever gave him anything except
a sentence, for he simply would not know
what to do with it. There is shelf above
his door that would hold the most of a
book. if the binding was not thick, and
there is room on the floor for bucket and
his coffee cup. There is no plumbing and
the only ventilation is such as he gets from
the window across the corridor, the said
window being but "a inches high, 10 inches
wide and crossed by iron bars.
silence mt Repasts.
The mess hail. on the first floor, two or
three feet above the ground, is an immense
room, and it is notable assemblage that
dimes here every day. The men are march
ed in by companies and take their places
at long tables of slate, each man seated on
a stool and provided with plate and cup
of tin, knife, fork and spoon, and access
to a wooden salt box that is passed from
hand to hand. as 1t may be wanted. The
meal is eaten in silence. save for such COM
motion as is made by the clatter Of the
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dreds Of tiny windows, as the train runs
through a cut. but it is close -mouthed
place and tells little Of itself TO the pass
ing traveller. This largest of the New York
prisons was designed as a eongregate es-
tablishment. and never isoiates it's occu-
pants. except on Sundays, holidays and
during the night 1t is. in fact the type of
congregate house thereby differing from lie
Philadelphia penitentiary, which at least
In theory. separates it's inmates during
their whole term of confinement. each man
occupying his cell from the hour Of admiS-
sion till his release. and taking exercise
only in little yard behind his chamber.
Whatever the merits of the Philadelp.ia
prison-and Warden Johnson of Sing Sing
concedes that there are seVerai-there is no
doubt that ii is far and away the better of
the New York institution in respect of
architecture and adaptation. The Sing
Sing barrack was put up in 1927 and has
undergone no change since then. Offenders
and those accused Of offenses suffer a gen.
er0us lack OF Consideration from fegisfa-
lures and one might suppose after visit
Ing this place that pubtfc opinion and pub
or seventy years ago. With Sing Sing for
a landmark 1t is easy to how far We
have gone in that time. We no longer be-
Geye that any refOrmatory effect is to be
gained by putting the prisoner into a cub
byhoie that he must enter sidewise by de-
priVing him OF light and air. and thereby
1nJuring his sight and health to a degree
that may impair his ability to earn his own
living. and so continue him as new bur
oeh on the community that sent him there;
or by keeping him under menace of ueath
from fire. =
Prison Within a Prison.
The plan Of Sing Sing is the coramon one
or a prison within prison That is. there
Is central structure, known as the cell
block. which gives only on corridor. the
pLock being surrounded by an outer shell
OF masonry Both shell and cell block are
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MILITARY BALLOONS.
Their Great Value shown in EurOpeau
-"~"- Field Mancuvers.

Aeir Salue SHOWN in EurOnean
"~"- Field Mancuvers.
From the New York Sun. 1s(
The interest in military balfooning is con-
stantly growing, and most European armies
possess a balloon park, or experimental
station, as well as balloon sections, or de-
tachments of officers and men specially in
structed in aerial navigation. t''s
Russia, for example has a balloon marx
located at Wulkowo, near st. Petersburg,
and possesses number of balloon sections.
located particularly at the more import ant
Notifications, such as Polens on the ME-
men, Warsaw, Jablonna, Nowogeorgiewsk
Iwangord, Ossowez and Kowno In time
OF peace section comprises 2 officers and
oz men, in time of war officers and 1856
men, and each section can manipulate three
anchored balloons.
The 1leld balloon is still In its infancy. and
the old round form is yet retained. The
sausage-shaped kite balloon of GERMANY is
rejected on the ground that it is too COM
pllcateo and its great advantage-nameIy,
It's stability in strong Wind-does not come
into play. because in Russia military oper-
ations can be conducted only in summer
time and then the wind is rarely over six
meters second, velocity which the round
balloon will stand
One balloon section will be sufficient for
every two adjacent army corps, because a
single balloon can readily overlook the
field occupied by them
Inc anchored balloon was first used in
1892 at Fleurus but Napoleon Bonaparte
abolished the balloon section, and from
that time until recently the balloon received
niue attention. Nevertheless. there is
hardly another war implement that has SO
thoroughly and rapidly proven its useful
ness IN late years as this one.
Inc use OF the balloon in the field re-
quires specially trained officers and men,
observers especially require much previous
experience and practice in observing. IN
the course Of instruction in Europe the
first two weeks of constant balloon ascents
are designed to accustom the observer to
the motion of the balloon, and that time is
course of two more weeks in actual observ-
ing, TO enable the observer to distinguish
quickly on the march, at rest and in battle,
to discover troops in landscape, and final
ly to detect their exact military situation
rms course comprises orientation on the
map, observation and reporting the results,
each OF which has it's peculiar difficulties to
the unintiated.
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DUNCANsON BROS, AUCTIONEERs.

CHANcERY Sal SALE OF ,,h VALUABLE BUSINESS AND
SuMBEREb si4 PENNsyL1ASiA Avenue AVENus
AND Al sTH STREET SOUTHWEST. 1Ss1 - " h''i
Under =, and md By virtue Of Of Of the
No. 22S7o the undersigned trustee Appointed esS 5s
sfd ss w on Il pSRf sSe ap in
ENTH DAY OF DECEMBER. isoi, AT HALF
ty nine (29) In the block or square known as and
being reservation A. together with the improve
nents thereon consisting of brick building, used
for business purposes. known as Ne.-s14 Pa. ave
AND ON THE SAME DAY. AT HALF-PAsr
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the undersigned trustee
will sell at public auction in front Of the premises
subdivision Of square numbered four hundred and
sixty-fve t465). together with the improvements
No: 4i7 9Th St southwest. and used as dwelling s
AND oS THURSDAY. THE TWELFTH DAY
O'CLOCK Pm. the undersigned trustee will sell,
tered D. in subdivision Of certain lots In square
numbered four hundred and fofty-seven (44I) made
said subdivision being recorded in the once Of the
surveyor OF the District Of Columbia in q subdi-
vision sS tse book at folio ss
brick building. known as No. 6a2 o st. northwest.
and %s1s nssd a. as sss dwelling and bakery
one and two years respectively. with interest there
day OF sale until paid, and secured to the salts
faction Of the trustee by deed OF trust on the real
estate SO sold. or all cash, at the option Of the
purchaser. A deposit of i've hundred dollars
$500 the premises, No. S14 Pa. ave. northwest
premises Nos. AT eth st. southwest and a32
ST. northwest will be required of the purchaser or
day OF sale All conyeyancine. recording revenue
stamps and notary's fees at the cost of the pur-
chaser. Terms OF sale to be compiled with within
fifteen days from day OF sale. otherwise the
trustee reserves the right to resell the property
1t the risk and cost 0f the defauItine prrctasef
GEO. J. MUELLER Trustee,
r,,,,, ,,,,,,...1 No. S36 Pa. ave. NV. ;.
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immensely. absurdly, thick. The cell space
allotted to unfortunate is only feet long
b. 6l2 high by 312 wide Probably no other
human beings in the world are cooped into
such tiny spaces this.
The cells in which the convicts must
spend the greater part of their time for
hard labor is merely a judicial term, and
means eight hours, could easily have been
a foot larger in each dimension for the
wall between them is Is inches thick, and
the door is a crack in the stone work, only
IS inches wide. fat convict would have
to be rammed home, like a cannon ball in
ancient ordnance When the resident is
in for the evening he lets down his bed
which has been swung against the wall,
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DUNCANsoN BROS, AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NO. 1o15 FIFTEENTH
STREET NORTHWEST.
By virtue OF certain deed Of trust, recorded in
Lber No. 211s, folio 224 ct seq, of the land
records of the District of Columbia, will sell,
at public auction, in front of the premises, on
TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DE-
CEMBER. AID. 1901. AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm,
the following described real estate situate in the
city Of Washington. in said District, namely: An
Of lot lettered &C." in Thomas Evans subdivision
of lots in square numbered two hundred and six
teen t216) per plat recorded In Liber ]. II. X,
folio 1885, of the records of the office of the sur
yeyor of the District of Columbia together with
the improvements, rights, etc. The improvements
consisting Of three-story and basement brick
dwelling.
Terms: 0ne-third cash, balance in equal in
stallments, at one and two years. with interest at
five 80 per centum per anaum, payable semi
annually, from day of sale, secured by deed OF
trust upon the property sold, or all cash, at the
option of the purchaser. deposit of $500 will be
required at time Of sale. All conveyancing &c,
at purchasers cost. Terms to be complied with
within ten days, otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell at risk and cost Of the defaulting
purchaser.
JOS. X. McCAMMON,
FRANCIS III. SMITH,
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JAMES W. RATCLFFE. AuCTIoNEER.

CONTINUATION SALE BY
EXECUTORS OF IMPROVED
AND UNIMPRONED REAL
ESTATE IN SOUTH WASH
INGTON.
Brick house No. 1887 I'd street.
brick houses Nos. 2o7 and 2o9
L street.
Lot on sd street between X and L
streets.
Lots on L street between I'd and
sd streets.
Frame houses on L street between
ed and sd streets.
Lot on Sd street between L and
M streets.
9 brick houses Nos. 343, 345, 347,
$40, 35I, 353, 355, 357 and 359 Van
street.
IS frame houses Nos. 3I3, 3I5,
3I7, $40, 32I, 32S, 325, 327, 3eo, 33I,
1885, 335, 337, 339 and 34I Van
street.
BY yirtue Of decree of the Supreme Court Of
the district of Columbia holding special term
for Orphans Court business the undersigned execu-
tors Will offer for sale. by public auction in front
or the respective premises. SATURDAY, THE
FOURTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, AID 1891,
AT TWO O'CLOCK PM, the following described
real estate, situate IN the city Of Washington,
District OF Columbia, TO Wit:
Lots Nos. 63. 81 and g. in square No. 592 I'M
proved by three brick houses.
IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER,
Sublots 20 TO 23 inclusive and lot 81, in square
No. 592, unimproyed
IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER,
Snblots Nos y 49, IA, 10. I6 IL aud Is and 80.
IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER,
The cast half OF sublot No. 81. and subnts 60 TO
92 inclusive I'm square No 5l5, improved by q
twostory brick houses, and 10 oue-story frame
houses
Terms of sale: On each parcel oue-tlFrd q 81
cash, the balance in a. and two W years.
with interest from the day of sale at six C6rsD
per centum per arnum. secured by deed Of trust
on the property sold. all cash, the option Of
the purchaser purchasers A deposit OF fifty
$50 dollars each lot required at time Of sale.
If terms of sale are not complied with in fifteen
(I5) days from the day OF sale, the undersigned
executors reserve the right 10 resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defaulting purchaser
purchasers after five (5l days advertisement OF
such resale In some newspaper published in Wash
ington, ID. c. All conyeyancing, recording, stamps.
&c, at purchasers cost,
LOUISE NJ. d. CLARK,
142s X St NV.
WILLIAM 7. GAILIHER,
18th and Il NV.
Executors Of the estate Of Reuben b. CLARK,
deS-d&dbs deceased.
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SPANS IRON .9RE BEDS.
She Sells Millions on Tons to other
Lands, but BID Steel


From the Chicago Inter-0eea4.
The leading industrial journal of Spain,
commenting on the fact that steamship
had taken a load of iron ore to the United
states and had just returned with a cargo
of steel rails. deplores the almost entire
lack of steel works in Spain, and the con-
sequent necessity of importing steel into
country that is very rich in iron ore of the
best steel-making quality.
Spain has been the classic land of the
mining industry since the time of the Phoe-
nicians and yet the main use the country
makes of it's rich supply of metals is to
sell them to other countries. The splendid
iron ore among the mountains of the north
coast is hematite of the best steel grade.
There is plenty of coal with which to re-
duce the iron ore, the coal output in some
years being worth as much as 10000. 600;
but though Spain has every facility for
making all the iron and steel the people
need most of the commodities are imported.
In recent years, to be sure, considerable
industrial activity has developed in the
Basque province among the mountains
where the iron ore is dug out of the crust
of the earth, and also in Catalonia, in the
extreme northeast of the kingdom, mainly
at the city of Barcelona and around it. The
chief industry is the manufacture of iron
and machinery, but not nearly enough are
made to supply the demands of the coun-
try. So Spain continuesito ship from Bay
of Biscay ports thousands of tons of her
fine ore to Great Britain, Germany, France
ana Belgium, where it is used for steel
making. Great Britain buys more than
one-half of the! ore and most, of it is smelt-
ed in South Wales, the chief seat of the
Bessemer steel industry$
There is only one other country that is a
great producer of iron, ore. and yet depends
upon other lands to turn this raw material
into pig iron and steel, That country is
Sweden, which, however, ,9lras a good ex-
cuse for selling its ore instead of making
iron and steel of it.SWeden has practi-
caiiy no coal, and therefore it is at a great
disadvantage, for it is1withou fuel to smelt
ITS ore. while Spain has both ore and
fuel in abundance.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
C C. SLOAN CO. AucroNEERs. i4o7 c ST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL. Fs-
TATE. situate AT THE SorTHEAST COR.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Es-
TATE. SITUATE AT THE SOUTHEAST COR
NkR OF III AND = STREETS NORTHEAST.
by virtue of a certain deed Of trust, dated April
10 lsssl. and Only recorded In I.Iber Ne. 23gg
ioiio 4tG ef sel., of the land records for the
blstrict OF Columbia, and the request Of the
parties secured thereby, we viii sell. public
suction. S 10 irent of the premises. I'll ESDAN.
THk SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1901
Al ROT O'CLOCK Pm the following describ ii
land and premises, situate In the city uf Wash
mgton District OF Columbia known and distin-
gnished as and being part of lot numbered twenty
SIX t2bl In W. II. rodds subdivision OF suns re
numbered eight hundred and ninety three (S9Sl as
per plat recorded in liber W p folio SC Of the
records OF the office OF the surveyor Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia; beginning the northwest oor-s
ner or said lot and square and running thence south
on Seventh street twenty and ninety two hun
dredths t20 and 92lO0) feet: thence east seventy
five t75l feet; thence north twenty and ninety
hundredths GO and 81 100 feet to street. and
thence west ON Il strret seFenty-dFe f75i feet 20
the place of begin5ing.
Terms: one-third cash, balance In and two
years, with interest at o. per amman, payable
semi-annuslly, and secured by deed OF trust on
the property sold. or all cash, at the option of
at time Of sale All conveyancing. recording.
tarsl fees, revenue stamps. etc, at cost OF pur-
chaser. II terms OF sale complied with
In fifteen days from the day OF sale the trustees
the right to readvertise and resell at tie
cost of the defaul;ng purchaser, after due notice
published I'm some Washington newspaper.
DAVID MOORE
CHARLES kRAEMER.
de4-d&ds Trustees.
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c. G. SLOAN & CO.. AUcTs, 14o7 G ST.
IMPROVED PROPERTY. NO. $500 ST. NV.

IMPROVED PROPERTY. No. $500 f ST. NV
AT PUBLIC. AUCTION.
By virtue of certain deed of trust to u.s. dated
May 49, 1900, and recorded in Liber 2499, folio
2s2, of the land records of the District of Column
bia, and at the request of the holder Of the note
secured thereby, win sell, public auction
In front of the promises, on MONDAY, DECEM-
BER SIXTEENTH, 1901, AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, original lot To- the east half Of original lot
IA and the east half of original lot 16. square 20
in the city of Washington. D. G, improved by
tw0-story frame dwelling, No. $500 f street NV
Terms: One-third cash. balance in one and two
years. with per cent interest per annum, payable
semi annually, to be secured by trust on property
Sold or all cash. at purchasers option. Record
ing, conseyaacing, stamps, at purchasers cost.
If terms not complied with within ten days
property will be resold at purchasers risk and
cost $500 deposit required at sale each parcel
sold THOMAS p. WOODWARD. Trustee
50T st. NV.
GEO. R. LINKINS, Trustee,
dcodts 507 E ST NV
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Coal for Russian Ships.

From the Shanghai Mercury
Russia's fleet in the far east uses foreign
coal to the yearly value of about 1000, 900
roubles. With a view to make the Pacific
squadron independent of this foreign coal,
the ministry of agriculture and domains,
acting in concert with the ministries of
war and Of the navy, has resolved to set
TO work at once to develop the coalfields
neighborhood of the Nachodka bay. For
TINS purpose the sum Of 100000 roubles
has been assigned by9the authorities.
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IMPROVED PROPERTY on ST. NEAR 25TH
ST. NV. AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
BY virtue OF decree of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, passed the 31st day OF
October 1897 in Equity Cause No. 1873. the
in front of the premises, on MONDAY, THE SIN
TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1901, AT A
QUARTER PAST FOUR O'CLOCK M, the west
one-half of original lot sixteen (16 in square
twenty (20,, improved by a small frame house
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money
10 be paid in cash. balance in equal payments one
and two years after date with interest from day
payable semannually, secured by deed of trust
the property, all cash, at the option of the
purchaser A deposit of hundred dollars re-
quired at time Of sale. Conveyancing stamps and
recording at purchasers cost IL terms Of sale
not complied with in ten days from day of sale
the trustees reserve the right resell at risk and
cost of defaulting purchaser
LEO SIMMONS, Trustee.
Columbian building
THOMAS P. WOODWARD. Trustee
de2-dts 501 f st. NV
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JAMES W. RATcLIFFE. AUcTIoNEER.

FRAME HOUSE, CORNER 27TH AND y STS.
WEST WASHINGTON, KNOWN AS NO. 2TOS,
BY AUCTION.
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER
TENTH, 1901, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. will offer for sale, by public auction iu
front of the premises, the east So feet by depth
Of as feet of lot 80 in square &c, improved by
frame house, now under rental
Terms easy and stated at sale. S1OO on ac-
ceptance Of bid. All cOnveyancing, stamps ETC.,
at purchasers cost.
de4-d&ds JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, Auct
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NO laos STREET NORTH
EAST.
By virtue OF certain deed of trust. recorded in
Liner No. 1876 at folio ara ct seq. OF the land
records of the District of Columbia, We will sell,
at public auction, in front of the premises, on
FRIDAY. DECEMBER THIRTEENTH, A. ID.
1901. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the
following described real estate situate the city
Of Washington, in said District: Lot numbered
one hundred and hfty-one tl51l In McIAchlen and
Louthan, trustees subdivision of lots in square
numbered ten hundred and eight Cfoosl, per
plat recorded in Iber TO- folio 80. Of the records
OF the surveyors of the District aforesaid together
with the improvements. consisting Of a two-stury
brick dwelling No. 1908 u st. ne.
Terms: 0ne-thrd cash, balance In equal INSTALL
ments, at one and two years, with interest at six
t6l per cehtum per annum, payable semi- annually
from day. of sale, secured by deed of trust upon
the property sold, all cash. the option Of the
purchaser. deposit of Sio0 will be required at
time of sale. All conveyancing aud recording at
purchasers cost. Terms to he complied with with
In ten days. otherwise the trustees reserve the
right TO eesell al the risk and of the default
ing purchaser.
WILLIAM f. EDMoNsToN. Trustee.
500 9th NV.
no30-d&ds 14is = ST. NV