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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

deal-as we peered into the dark for
est on our way to the beach. We had
dragged on ut this miserable pace for
about Il mile and a half, longing for
trOI:a with its galloping steeds, when
suddenly the storm burst upon us. To
keep our guns dry and be ready for
an attack was impossible, and con-
fess | was not sorry to be compelled
to take refuge in the hut of a convict
which the bowling Of dogs announced
to be near by.
1t is almost impossible for these
"brodyagas' passportless vagahondsl
to get away from the Island From
the prison they escape into the forests,
and there in summer they manage to
exist on bilberries, cranbcrries, mush-
rooms and roots, and add to the little
given them by comrades. whose SEN
fences have expired, by wayiayinS
passers-by But when winter comes
on. with its seven feet of snow and
temperature occasionally touching
forty degrees u1ahr) below zero, with
no food to be obtained and rags for
clothing, they find their wPy back to
the prison. After giving themselves up
here they are fiogged with the cruel
! ''plet," and received back again with
an additional sentence
The photograph shows the instru-
ments of the executioner-the "koblla,"
or bench, on which the convict IS
strapped; the brch-rods. which are
! dipped in hot brine, and the heavy,
threc-thonged "plct." with loaded ends.
These are the Instruments in use at
RikOysk Prison.
Another photograph shows the pub
! lie executioner at Alexandroysk, Co.
linsky by name. The "palatch" or
! executiOner. is chosen from among the
! eonvicts themselves. Prisoners who
are refractory in prison are birched
but sometimes this punishment is given
| for no other reason than that the chief
of the prison, OF whom it would be
difficult to say anything too bad hap
pens to be in a tit of iu-humOr when
they go before him to prefer some sim
| PIE request MY own interpreter, MIN
= Ge man of rank, told me that in
Il noy I'm with all the rest of the con-
y is erec,d political eXiles he paid tribute
! ness oFn the shape of food to the ex-
q tb gSer. so thai, should he be ordered
r Ii 'pet," the leads should be brought
down on the Undersde of the board
and not OH his bare body. Corporal
punishment for women has been done
away with by law in Russia. but
in February of last year two women
were logged with birch-rods dipped
in brine, ana afterwards put in chains
for refusing to obey their villalnous
overseers.- World Wide Magazine.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

for although TIE authorities might lock
me up they would not be able to send
me away for some time.
Here l was a prisoner but how en-
viable was my lot to that Of those who
had to spend the remainder Of their
lives on the island. AS | stood looking
out to sen the sun was setting behind
Il iiery-red Cloud-bank. To me it pic
turcd the passionate longing Of those
eXlles whose eyes We're stralnIng ever
westward to the land Of the sunset, to
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
CLUES.

"Have you any clues to the murder?"
1--WE have plenty of clues-too many.
in fact"
Then what are you waiting for?"
eve can't decide which to follow
first If we tried to follow them all it
would take a lifetime" - Cleveland
plain-Dealer
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

chant was now Mt the coal mines and
woulG-2ot return for another twenty
four 8rs, ard that ! must remain
there custody. | looked around the
log-built room and thought I had slept
in much worse places than that; then
/ went to the door, but was stopped
by a sentry. Of whom, however. de-
manded my baggage. From the win
dow | could see my ship preparing to
leave, and in this lay my great hope;
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
NOT REASSURING.

"Now, Jane, you must be very care,
full with this cloissonne vase. don't
know that it would break if it dropped,
but of course it won't do to take any
chance"
Don't worry about it, ma'am. I'll
soon find out."-Cleveland Plaindealer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
CLOTHEs AND NEE MAN.

"What a mistake it is to judge men
by their clothesy'
II know it, There Is a self-made mil.
lionaire in this town who dresses just
as well and with as much taste as any
of the clerks in his establishment. -
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
THEY DIFFER MUCH.

Ascum-"Say. a 'bibllophile' and a
literateur' are the same, aren't they"
Newitt-"NOt much. A bibliophile is
most pleased with first editions, but
lltterateur struggles to achieve twenty
fifth on fiftleth editions. philadelphia
Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
PROSPECTING.

Won Blume2-"Do you mean to. say
rou have been shopping all day and
1idn't buy q thinS:"
Mrs Won Blumer-"I haven't been
shopping I've only been recon,
NOTHING. Brooklyn Life.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.

Jaggles-"Anlmals in captivity seem
10 do more wonderful things than when
in their native wilds."
WaggieS-"Perhaps that's because
they have press gents."-New York
Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

IN our belts and loaded rifles In hand.
We had instructions from the police
TO Ere II we should see any moving
form. Little indeed. could we make
out though we could imagine a great
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

FLU lUlN surprising wien we Ie-
member its great distance
from the central administration ana
'hat It Is the prson-lsland to which all
the worst criminals are sent. There
are Probably not a dozen free-born In
dlYlduals outside of the conylcts, ex-
CONFLICTS, their wives and children, and
tbet officials and native tribes. On
January J.. 1898, there were on the
island %, lG7 cOnvlcts and eX-conyicts.
OF these 1850 were engaged IN hard
labor. and OF this number alone 10
fewer than 1896 were convicted Of
murder, so that out of the total number
Of convlcts and ex-convicts a moderate
estimate would give 5000 as murder
ersl
Qf the 2S3G murderers the large pro-
p0tion Of G34 were women. Perhaps
~ Is to hc explained by the brutality
y husbands under the influence Of
drink and passion for many of these
women had stabbed or poisoned their
partners in life. 1t is not surprising,
therefore. that Sakhalin is a name not
to be mentioned in st. Petersburg. TO
do so is Il greater faux pas than 10
talk Of Botany Bay In Sydney. But
bad rs things were reported to he.
wasAfully aware that great strides had
he%Znadr In the reform Of prisons
az tson management since the time
whF~AIr George KEENAN, visited them
on the mainland IN 1885. but thought
it extremely probable that the foot
steps Of reform had Jagged behind the
farther east one tracked them. and
that on Sakhalin-if one could only
get there-the condition Of affairs
swoul1 reflect the state Of things that
y kyisted Oh the mainland ten years ago,
I'd 50 | found it. No Englishman,
IN the exception of Mr. de Windt.
~ paid a flying visit to the island
9G, when his ship called, had Wis
ed the prisons, and none had ever
penetrated into the far interior
After sundgy adventures and many
difficulties overcome, | succeeded IN
getting away from Nikoaevsk. which
is situated on the mainland, near the
mouth Of the River Amur. to the island
At thefNery last moment | was pacing
the GyCk Of a tramp steamer which
stood in about two miles from the
shore. and the captain was signalling
again and again. He despaired Of
being able to land me, though he good
naturedly delayed and at length tiny
tug, used for dragging lighters loaded
with cOnyicts, put out, and to my sur
prise i was allowed to board it; but 10
soone r had l assembled the steps of the
wooden jetty than a military officer
stepped forward and demanded my
business. To him l made reply in the
scantiest Of Russian that Ind a letter
of Introduction to an ex-convlct mer-
chant His was a strange and sad
sto-y, for in early days he had been
Lhb large estates, through which
TawfAyhler from Berlin to st. Peters,
burg TNsses. The only answer l re-
oeived was that the eX-convict mer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
PIT TO TIE TEST.

Truth, being crushed to earth rose
again, but with a visible effort.
This resiliency is all right" she re.
marked, but it grows to be strain on
one when she is crushed into an airshiu
prospectusw-New York Times.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12
VAIN COURTESY.
Times.

Dc Style-"What did that polite man
10 after they got him strapped into the
electric chairY
Gunbusta-"TIe wanted to get up
and offer lady his seat.'-New York
Sun.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

C1stomer-"How i3 it you don't have
your man stop az ny house FOR orders
any more?"
Butcher-"Why, you see. your cook
Tilted Linn last week, and since then
cant set him to so near the place.
New YORK SIN. --- -.-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

Of the best municipal Institutions
ChstnH OF
than l24O meals served the while
meal The building throughout
ventons and most uptodae machinery including dhwasng
boilers installed supply
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-06-12

I all the penal settlements
IN Siberia the Island OF
Sakhalin has the worst
reputation. This is not
surprising when we re-
member its great distance
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23

AT Charleston. w. Va, on Friday Judge
Jackson heard the contempt case against
r. b. Bryant. charged with violating Judge
Keller's blanket injunction. and fined him
$50 and sentenced him to sixty days in jail
State Secretary Clark johnson. OF the
United Nine Workers, and other officials
OF this organization, are in consultation
with representatives OF the New river and
Kanawha coal field operators in West Vir-
ginia. 1t Is believed that negotiations are
on for a termination of the strike recently
ordered in the New river field
E. H. Branch, secretary of the Business
ing the strike in Omaha for the employers
was on Friday cited for contempt of the
District Court for an alleged violation of
Judge Dickinson's injunction against the
association. Branch refused 10 produce the
books and papers of the association as evi-
dence IN depositions taken before referee.
While no official information has been
given out, IL Is generally understood at
New York that the conference between the
Union Pacific officials and the representa-
tives OF striking boiler makers have led TO
an amicable settlement OF the differences
The representatives Of the machinists con-
ferred with the officials on Friday, and IL
is understood they have also reached a set
tlement
One hundred striking Italians, with their
at work in trench on Second avenue
New York There had been no strike at that
point and no Italians had been employed
IN the work When the only policeman
a, the scene tried TO dsperse the crowd
ne was roughly handled. The reserves
were called and four men and two women
were arsssted-
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
ALL LIABLE TO BE SHOT
CROATIANS WHO RESISTED THE MIL
ITARY AND WE'RE ARRESTED.
Denial OF a Report that Thirty-Eight
Rioters Already Have Been Exc
cuted Under Martial Law.

VIENNA, May 22.-The local bodies
throughout Dalmatia have geographically
petitioned Emperor Francis Joseph to inter
vene and prevent further bloodshed in Gro
alta, and the Dalmatian deputies are on
their way to Vienna to seek an audience of
the Emperor with the same object. About
$50 peasants, including many women, were
arrested during the riots yesterday in the
district of Kreutz. The position of the pris-
oners is extremely perilous. AS the district
is under martial law the captured rioters
are liable to be sentenced TO death. At
Agram the hospitals are crowded with per-
sons who were injured during the street
fighting there.
In spite of the disorders the unpopular ban
of Croatia, Count Kheun Hedervary, takes
daily walks. but he is surrounded by a
body guard.
The Slav newspapers at Trieste to-day
published a sensational report to the effect
that thirty-eight persons had been hanged
under martial law and that forty were
killed in other ways at Agram Wednesday.
1t was also asserted that the troops refused
TO fire at the crowd. When questioned re-
garding the matter in Parliament to-day,
Premier Koerber declared there was no
truth in the reports of executions and kill
ingS at Agram.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
NATIONAL LABOR BUREAU
PLAN DECIDED ON BY THE METAL
TRADES ASSOCIATION.
Local Bureaus to BE Organized at
Once in the I eading Cities, Includ-
cluding Indianapolis.

CINCINNATI, May 22.-The district man.
ayers of the National Metal Trades Asso-
citation. who are in session in this city, to-
ployment bureau and work will be started
at once to organize local bureaus In all
the districts of the association similar to
the bureau which is in successful operation
in this city at present. This decisoin was
arrived at by unanimously passing a reso-
luton declaring in favor of such bureaus
and pledging the support of the National
Metal Trades Association to the movement.
Considerable time was consumed in dis
cussing the national bureau which will
eventually grow from the various locals
which are to be organized. 1t
will be some time, probably a
year or more, before matters will be
in shape to organize national bureau and
in the meantime all efforts will be concen-
trated in the organization of the various
local bureaus. The head OF this movement
will be in this city and Ernest F. Dubral.
tary of the National Metal Trades Asso-
citation. with headquarters here, and the
officials of the Cincinnati bureau will lend
their aid and advice in the building up
Those bureaus will be organized in New
York. Boston. Philadelphia, Pittsburg.
Rochester, n. Y, Dayton. o., Cleveland,
Detroit, indianapolis. Chicago. st. Louis.
Minneapolis. Denver, Toronto and Milwau-
kee. When these various locals are once
thoroughly established labor department
of the National Metal. Trades Associa-
will be placed in a position to be of mutual
advantage to each other.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
Signatures Attached at Havana by
Secretary of state Zaldo and Amer
lean Minister Squfres.
ITS PROVISIONS IMPORTANT
ENTIRE PLATT AMENDMENT INCoR-
PORATED IN THE TREATY.
Contains o Clause Regarding the Isle
of Pines-opposition to Ratih-
cation Probable.

HAVANA, May 22.-The permanent treaty
which is incorporated all the provisions OF
the Platt amendment. was signed at half
past o'clock this afternoon at the office
Of the secretary Of state The signers were
Secretary Of State Zaldo and United States
Minister SQuiers, who were constituted
special plenipotentiaries for that purpose
Senior Zaldo and Mr.. Squiers simply met.
accompanied by their secretaries, and the
signing was accomplished and copies of the
treaty exchanged within few minutes.
The permanent treaty contains no provision
for its abrogation, and no extraneous con-
ditions Of any kind. II simply Incorporates
the entire Platt amendment into the form
of a treaty.
A number of senators were seen with
reference to the prospects of the ratifica-
ton of both the permanent and naval sta
tion treaties during this sdkpn Of Con-
gress, but they were not - 20 be-
there is an inclination to allow the treaties
TO go over this session. It is believed that
an urgent message from President Palma,
days treaty to the Senate. will have
strong influence in the direction OF ratf1ca-
tion. Senor Sanguilly, the most active OPP
ponent OF the treaties with the United
States, said he would oppose the perma-
nent treaty because under II the United
States, being the stronger power, could
itself decide when intervention was desir-
able, regardless OF the wishes of Cuba.
Other senators say that the paragraph re-
lating to the Isle Of Pines should have been
eliminated
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
HAS FAITH In RUSSIA.
Ambassador Mccormick Discusses the
Manchurian Incident.

LONDON, May 22.-Ambassador McCor-
mick is here for a few days, on his way
from st. Petersburg to America. He sails
on the steamer Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Wednesday next. with his wife and Miss
Patterson. The st. James Gazette to-day
prints an interview with Mr. Mccormick,
In which he is quoted saying: lone of
my last official acts before leaving st. Pc
tersburg was to interrogate the Russian
government on its policy towards Man
churia. l was assured that Russia had no
desire to see the Manchurian ports closed
to the United States or to have its consuls
excluded. The Russian government was en-
phatic in declaring that they were with
America In the open-door policy in China,
and what applies to the United States must
apply to every other power. Your govern
ment also received and accepted similar
assurances. know Mr.. Witte Is a firm ad-
vocate of the open door and have every
reason to believe that Russia is quite sin
cere in the matter. She points out that il
is to her own interests to support that pol
icy, and 1 think that is the case. The Rus
sian statesmen are very anxious that the Si-
berian Railway shall be success, and to
be SO it must get freight, and freight in
large quantities. Russia cannot, of herself,
supply. sufficient to make the railway the
desired success"
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
CAPTAIN NORT0N'S WILL.
An Indiana Frie-2 Remembered-BulI
Goes to Orphans Homes.

LOUISVILLE, KY. May 22-The will of
the late Capt w. F. Norton, Eouisvilles
eccentric capitalist and landed proprietor,
who died recently at Coranado Beach, Cal,
was filed for probate to-day. The estate is
conservatively valued at s1.0O0OOo. Bequests
TO friends here amount TO $1,000 and the
residue. which will probably be 100000, is
left to the Baptist Orphans Home, of
Louisville. Captain Norton was not mem
Der of any church DR.. Joseph A. Sweeney
who attended Captain Norton. is left slS.OOO
the family servants are remembered in
sums ranging from $1,000 to $1,000, and the
Coronado Beach property and $1,000 are left
to Douglas w. Robinson. of Indiana. "a
friend" A bequest of $4,000. previously
made to Miss Augusta Savage. of North
Madison. Ind, Is annuled.
The will which Is characteristic OF Cap
tain Norton. opens with quotations on life
and death by Shakespeare, Byron and Prior,
and its second clause provides for his
funeral in the following words: THAT no
services OF a religious character be held
at his funeral: that a special train of Pull
from Louisville. where he has for so long
been buried alive. 10 Cincinnati; that the
buffets of the cars be well stocked with
good things TO eat and drink, in order that
his friends do not thirst or hunger; that
while the remains are being cremated at
Cincinnati an orchestra render pro-
gramme OF popular and select music.
and IL Is stipulated that when an intermis-
sion is reached the friends ask the orches-
ira TO join them I'm drinking my bon voy-
age I'm monticello bruit."
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
MAY PROVOKE RETALIATION.


WASHINGTON, May 22.-The State De-
partment is cooperating with the Agricul-
tural and Treasury Departments to carry
out the terms Of the anti-adulteration clause
of the agricultural appropriation act,
passed by the last Congress, and 1t will not
be surprising II the results are Of exceeding
Importance and involve something akin to
retaliation on the part of European coun-
tries. The test case. the foundation for
which has been laid in the Agriculture and
Treasury Departments, will be based upon
importations Of adulterated German Rhine
wines. The State Department has received
from the Agricultural Department a request
the case of DR.. Schnape Won Hope, one of
the largest winemakers in Nierstein. who
has been tried in Germany for adulterating
wine. A great deal of this wine comes to
America and the Agriculture and Treasury
Departments wish to secure the legal evi-
derlce upon which it may be excluded The
State Department therefore, has trans
mitted to the United States consul at May
ence request for copy OF the records 1t
has been alleged by the champions of the
anti-adulteration act that the German law
does not prevent indiscriminate and whole
sale adulteration of foods and wines pro-
many, and very careful inquiry is to be
made into the proof of this statement.
though it must be said that the officials
here placed little credence in it, If how
ever it should be well founded, based upon
the consuls report, considerable additions
will be made to the list Of forbidden i'm
ports.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-05-23
Postmaster General Payne Discusses
the Deficit in the Free Delivery
Service.
MORE SALARIES TO BE RAISED
SEVERAL INDIANA POSTMASTERS
GRANTED SLIGHT INCREASES.
Enforcement of the Anti-AdulteratiOn
Act Likely to Lead to Retalia-
tory Measures.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-Capt. Henry
Castle, auditor for the Postoffice Depart
ment and Controller Tracewell, of the
treasury, had an interview with Postmas-
ter General Payne to-day regarding the
postoffice investigation. Mr.. Tracewell sub
mitted his answer to the postmaster gen.
erals recent request for supplemental in
formation regarding the Tulloch charges
These answers will be made public to-mor-
row.
Postmaster General Payne to-day de-
clined, with some warmth, to say whether
the circumstances surrounding the deficit
in the free delivery service warranted the
removal of A. w. Machen, the general
superintendent who was relieved recently.
Mr.. Payne said that in his opinion the
question was impertenent. He was ques-
toned by the newspaper correspondents
regarding the discrepancy between the $2O.-
600 reported by Mr.. Machen the deficit
and the $227, 800 subsequently reported by
the inspectors. Mr. Payne replied that
promptly on receipt of the report from Mr..
Machen that there was a deficit of $4,000
he gave instructions that this deficit should
not be increased and that expenditures
should be curtailed so as to eliminate II If
possible by the end of the fiscal year. juno
80 next "Then," added the postmaster gen.
eraL II Immediately got the report that
the deficit was S227. .000 A subordinate Of
fetal has no authority to create a deficit
without the authority Of his superior Of
fcer. / care not what that, subordinate
officer may be. If he knew on May / that
there was $4,000 deficit and that very day
appointed large number of carriers, which
would largely increase the deficit the ac-
ton was Objectionable" The postmaster
general said that he had not yet sent any
communication to Mr.. Machen.
1t developed to-day that on May First
Assistant Postmaster General Wynne.
through his chief clerk, John J. Howley,
asked Mr.. Machen whether there were
under his (Machen's) division any other
items than that of the map making work
in which the appropriation was likely to
be exhausted before the end of the fiscal
year. The letter sent also called for
statement of the probable condition of the
service at the close of the year. Mr.. Machen
then reported a deficiency of $4,000 in the
item of the rural free delivery and it is
alleged, indicated that there was a surplus
in the city free delivery appropriation. On
May Q, by order of the postmaster general,
Mr. Wynne sent peremptory order to Gen.
eral Superintendent Machen directing that
no more maps of the rural free delivery
service, a work which was paid for by the
piece, should be received paid for until
after July i, and inihibiting the establish
ment Of any additional rural routes prior
to that day. 1t is charged that Mr.. Machen
did not obey the second order.