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land, fair, colder tonight. Saturday fair;
light to fresh northerly winds
For Virginia, fair tonight, colder in SOUTH
west portion Saturday fair; light to fresh
northwest to north winds,
MINIMUM temperature past twenty four
hours, 40; year ago, 35.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The northern and southern storms COM
bined during Thursday near the Maine
coast, and the single storm has moved
northeaStward with increased intensity
There are some indications of the approach
OF disturbance from the southwest. but
as yet no definite development
Ihere have been quite general SHOWS and
rains from the lake region eastward and
| rain in the north Pacific states; in the south
and in the interior of the country the
wea ther has been fair, with high pressure
and lower temperature.
The weather will be fair tonight and Sat
urday in the middle and south Atlantic
states. and fair in the Ohio valley followed
by rain Saturday in the lower portion.
There will be rain in the east gulf states.
1t will be colder tonight in the middle
Atlantic states
On the middle Atlantic coast the winds
will be northwesterly, slowly diminishing:
on the south Atlantic coast light to fresh
northerly; on the east gulf coast light to
fresh northeast to east, and on the lower
lakes fresh northwest to north.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Halifax, 2.22; Sydney,
2.OS.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high northwest to
north winds. diminishing by Saturday
morning, with rain or snow, to the Grand
Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Novemb "a. pm, 80; 8
p.m 40; IL midnight A. November Is
am. Il; am, Al; IL noon, AZ; pm, 43.
Maximum, 81, at pm, November "a
minimum, 40, at 4 a M, November %.
Barometer--aNoyember p, pm, 20; 8
%, am. 29.77; am. 29.S9; noon, 1894; 2
pm, 1895.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at =
am: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature.
43; condition at north connection, 36; con-
dition at south connection. 49, Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 43; con-
dition at infuent gate house. 80; condition
at effluent gate house, SO. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "A: condition at In
fluent, SO; condition at effiuent, SO.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1897 am and 1874 p m. !;
high tide, 9:17 am. and 1886 Pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:22 am. and 4:23
pm; high tide, 1903 am. and 1O:23 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 1852 am: sun sets, 4:4l
pm
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1858 am.
Moon rises, 7:17 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingulshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise
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FRATERNAL NOTICES.

GRAND LODGE. F. A. A. NJ. DISTRICT OF
Columbia.-Special communication at Masonic
Temple SATURDAY. November 20, 1904. at 2:13
O'Clock pm. for purpose of laying corner stone
OF Second Presbyterian Church, on 22d st: bel.
Of. and Mass. ave. NV. All Master Masons
invited to assemble AT corner of 22d and 7 SITS
at 2:4b O'Clock pm. and escort Grand Lodge 10
site Of church Dark clothes, silk hat. lambskin
apron. white gloves. BY order Of the grand mas
ter. A W. JOHNSTON. Grand secretary.
po2l-ot
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Loans on Real Estate
On Easv Monthly PAYMENTS

commodate you. II you are building or buying for
. home or Investment and need money. call on the
undersigned and get information and take stock.
Applications for hans from agents solicited.
GEO. w: LINKISS. Pres. WIN: 81 WETzEL See..
500 18th Ut. NV. 21S2 q. nv.
A. s. TAYLOR, v. Pres. C. s: WESCOTT. TrsaG.
.. asoS ct. nv. 1907 p. a's. nv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
WHY Use the Cheap

Initiation records when you can buy the GENUINE
EDISON RECORDS at IS CENTS? Call and hear
them. CAPITAL PHoNoGRAPH CO.. s25 7th NV
nol9-u.o
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FAIR, COLDER TONIGHT.
Saturday Fair; Light to Fresh Northe
lv Winds

Forecast till psrn Saturday:
For the District ofeColumbia and Mary.
iand fair colder tonight. Saturday fair
light to fresh northerly winds
For Virginia, fair tonight colder in south
west portion. Saturday fair; light to fresi
northwest to north winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, 1897 am. and 1874 p. m
high tide, 9:17 am. and 1886 Pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 4:22 am. and AZ
pm; high tide, 1903 am. and 1O:23 pm.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at y
am: Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature.
43; condition at north connection, 36; con-
dition at south connection. 80. Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, 40: con-
dition at influent gate house. 80; condition
at eff1uent gate house, SO. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, "A: condition at In
fluent, So; condition at effluent, 80.
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The City Lights

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extingulshed
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25

Minimum temperature past twenty-fouI
hours, 40; year ago, 35.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
The Sun and Moon.

Today-Sun rises, 1852 am: sun sets, IA
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1858 am.
Moon rises, TIT pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25

N0TICE.-CAPUZAYA MINING; COMPANY STOCK
for sale at less than treasury prices. Send offer
for quantity desired. Addr,ss Box 211. Star
Office. no23-3ts
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Jones Hanged.
His Execution Was Orderly aud
y q / t.-Condemned Man
Nalned-NcJroes Not to
Play With Deadly
Weapons

Plckens, Aug. 26. Henry
Jones, the negro murderer of
Constabl1 Columbus Jones, was
hanged today. He went upon
the death trap n few minutes after
IL O'Clock Before placing the
death cap upon the doomed man
usual opportunity was given him
to- m a k c statement. Jones
avowed his readiness for heaven
and besoug't everybody to meet
him up there. lie warned his
race against the possession and
use of fire arms.
Fully twelve hundred people
listened with bated breath at the
last words of the man, soon to be
hurled n o eternity. At the
conclusion of his confession he
wanted to pray and having prayed
for some time, and seemingly
drawing to conclusion Sheriff
Mcdaniel descended the steps,
one of which sprung the death
trap, and IN the twink..ing of an
eye the neck of h wretched
negro WAS broker, and his life
had gonc out.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Wounded ut Lynching
is Dead.

Cedartown, Ga, Aug. 90
John Sexton, young farm labor
er who WAS shot during the lynch
ing of the negro Jim Glover here
last Monday night, dieG yestet day
at his homo in Eastview. The
The shooting of Sexton occurred
during the reckless firing of the
mob.
Whether Sexton was taking
part in the lYnching is not known.
1t is thought, however, that he
was standing near the negro and
one of the pistol bullets intended
for the negro struck Sexton in the
upper part of the abdomen.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Certain Amount Of Nitrou, II
Must bc il Fcttliizers.

The fertilizer companies ic IN
s,rtieg i.h.t.there is-a raistaks in
the act passed at the last session
of the general assembly relating
to their products. The act specifies
that the Ingredient mr "contain
6.lS per cent. If nitrogen, which
Is equivalent 10 Z per cent. Of AM
moniu he chemists of the
Sta'c Do .rd say that the last figure
sanu,,. ne $50 but the fertilizer
people wish to hold the rules to
the limits of the act passed. The
attorney general gives his opinion
on the matter as follows:
"Replylng to your communica-
ton of the 25th inst wherein you
state that the phrase 'sif it be
shown by the official analysis that
the same contains less that 6.1S
per cent. Cf nitrogen equivalent
to Z per cent. of ammonia) in ref.
erence to the requirements for an
analysis of cotton seed meal is q
chemical absurdity, and request
ing to he advised of the effect of
such inconsistency, l beg to stair
that unquestlonabIy the els per
cent. of-nitrogen requirement pre-
walls and must be complied with
The equivalent ingredient is moth
ing more than a mere illustration
and is a redundancy that may be
stricken out without in any man
ner effecting positive prime re-
quirement of not less than els
per cent. of nitrogen. The 6. Is
per cent. of nitrogen must appear,
it matters not what 1T is equivalent
to. THE State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Chief of Police Killed by a Negro
in Jail.

Charlotte, N. c., Avg. 81
Chief of Police Is. e. Hamrick of
Shelby, N. G., Is dying and a
young negro named Clark, who
inflicted his injuries, is fatally in
iurcd as the result of fight in
Jail ut Shelby tonight.
The negro, accompanied by a
companion, was arrested for drunk
enness and locked up. Hamrick
started into the cage to quiet them,
when Clark fred upon Chief
Hamrick, the ball taking effect in
the upper left side of the chest
piercing the lung. The negro
then fired on Sheriff Suttle grazing
his abdomen and LEG and then up,
on Assistant Marshal kendrick,
who returned the fire, shooting
the negro in the side and neck.
Kendrick was shot in the neck by
the negro but not seriously hurt,
There is considerable excitement
but no danger of violence.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Convict Bennett Still at
Liberty.
Coroner Released Him After jury
Had Given Verdict. ct.-Gov-
ernor Amazed at Action.
The State, 9th inst.

Auo Otate, Gun iuSI.
Remarkable is the case of Ben
Bennett, the eX-convict whom it
is desired to find and lmprlson for
the rest of his life. Not only the
mans audaeity III the violation of
his contract with Gov. McSwee
Dey in coming back to the State
after he had been pardoncd on
condition of exile but his daring
ins"lence in hl. testimony at the
coroner's inquest are almost be-
yond belief.
Ben Bennett, it will he remem-
bered, was sentenced to serve u
life term in the penitentiary for
murder. He was sent to prison
in 1896 but was afterwards re-
leased by Gov. McSweenev on
condition that he would never
come to the State again. He ask
ed to come back but this request
was refused. The first intimatlon
that Gov. Hayward had that the
ex-convict was living in the State
was the account last Monday
morning of the shooting of HIS
wife by himself From rumors
it must have been generally known
by citizens of HAMPTON that Ben :
nett was living at his home Ii
was plainly stated in the news
papers Mt the time of the recent
homicide that hc was tho man who
had been pardoned coDditiunaily y
and yet the circumstances of his
violation of his word was not even
commented upon in these Dispatch
If this fact was generally known
it is very peculiar that the coroner
by whom the inquest was held
Jones E Rivers is his name did
not hold Bennett. Instead be al,
lowed him to 90, after the jury
which he ha | empaneled had pass
ed All absurd verdict as follows:
"That Mrs. Bennett came to
her death by gunshot wound in
the bands of j. b. Bennett by
misfortune and contrary to his
will"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
A physician Healed

Dr.. Geo. Ewing, practieing
physician of Smiths Grove, ky.
fer over thirty years, writes his
personal experience with Foley's
kidney Cure; "F,r years l had
been greatly bothered with kidney
and bladder trouble and enlarged
PROSTATE gland. l used every
thing known to the profession
without relief, until | dcommence
to use FoleY's kidney Cue. At
Ter taking three bottles | was
entirely relieved and cured. |
prescribe it now daily in my Prac
tice and heartily recommend its
use all physicians for such trou-
bles. have prescribed it in
hundreds of cases with perfect
success. Sold by Funderburk
Pharmacy
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
BENNETT TESTIFIED.

Bennett was present and tcs
titled that he woke up aud heard
q noise and that he saw an object
and fred; thought it was the sher-
iff or a constabl that had come to
arrest him. lie never thought of
killing his wife.
cit is stated that the coroner,
after the verdict, said that he
could rot imprison Bennett, basing
his opinion on the jury'sverd.ct,"
says the Hampton County Guard
ian, edited by Gov. McSweeney.
Gov. Hayward after reading in
the newspapers If Monday of the
killing of Mrs Bennett, telegraph
edSheriff Llghsey to hold the telon
so that he might be brought back
to prison, having violated bis
agreement Sheriff Lightsey was
away from home and his deputy
sent the following:
Hampton, s. c., Aug. 80, 1904.
Capt. Il. W. Brunson, magistrate
Brunson, ). &.
Gov. Hayward wires to arrest
Ben Bennett. DO your hest to
get him. SeId one or two dis.
Greet constables after bin at once.
Sheriff is absent.
w. X Anderson,
Deputy Sheriff.
Magistrate Brunson was asked
over the phone by the Hampton
Guardian what he knew in con
nection with The killing of Mrs.
Bennett He said;
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
TIE DEATH PEN Ally

A little sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch insiu-
nificant cuts or puny boils have
paid the death penalty. Ii is
wis to have Bucklen's Arnica
Salve ever handy. It's the best
Salve on earth and will prevent
fat.lity, when Burns, Sores, Ul-
GERS and Piles threaten. Only
25c at Crawford Bros. j. f.
Mackey and Co... Funderbulk
Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
rUTS An END 10 II ALL

A grievous wall oftimcs comes
as result of unbearable pain
from over taxed organs. Dizziness
Backacke, Liver complaint and
Constipation. But thanks to
DR.. Kings New Life Pills they
put an end to it all. They are
gentle but through. Try them.
Only 25c. Guaranteed by. Craw-
ford Bros. J.F. Mackey and Go.
Funderhurk Pharmacy, Drug
Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
THE GOVERNOR TALKS.

Gov. Hayward said yesterday
that be was very much amazed at
the action of Coroner Rivers IN
not binding over Bennett for the
killing of his wife, notwithstnnd-
ing the fact that tho coroner's
jury returned a verdic, that the
licensed came to her death by
mischance, for the criminal laws
positively direct the coroner, un-
der such circumstances, TO bind
over the defendant to the court of
general session, that the matter
may be then and there inquired
into
"The enormity of the action of
the coroner said the governor,
"is further aggravated BY the
fact, as published, that Bennett
said ut the investigation that he
thought the object he fired at was
sheriff or constable who had
come to arrest him, as though he
had any right TO shoot such Of
icers, especially when his presence
in the State was in direct violation
of the terms of the pardon granted
by Gov. McSweeney and in the
face of recent refusal on my pal
to allow him to return"
The governor added that for
reasons of policy he deemed it in
advisable now to advertise the
details of such action as he will
take to apprehend the fugitive,
but he expt esssd his unqualified
determination to exhaust every
resource at his command to th al
lend.
"Ben Bennett said in conver-
sation that he kept good pisto
and knife aud that he would never
give up. He would kill himself
first"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Butler Holt Released.
his Wife's Appearance III New
berry Convinces Everybody
That She Has not Been
Murdered.
Special to The State.

cpSclai 10 lne state.
Newherry, Aug. 81.
Holt AID Will Martin, held in
connection with the Maude Allen
murder in Columbia, were re-
leased from custody this after
noon.
Holt was releasd on an order
from Chief Justice Pope, Attorney
General Gunter having con sentcd
to the release, subsequently Will
Martin was released by Mayor
Earhardit
The end of the NewberrY end
of the mystery was brought about
by the appearance of Lula Al
len Holt, the wife uf Butler
Holt, in Newberry this morn>
ing She was brought to New
berry from Bath by A. j. Holt. u
brother of Butler Holt.
The main ground of suspicion
7"'l'' A'''o' Aho'' was 'i"' Tue
murdered woman in Colum bia was
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"dearlng OF the killing yester,

"dearlng of the killing yester,
day L sent my constable to arrest
Ben Bennett, which he did and
delivered him to Coroner Rivers
After the inquest the coroner sent
Bennett to me. | sent him back
to tho coroner with the statement
that the proper man to have him
placed 10 jnil was the coroner and
not to release HIM. | have not
seen the verdict of the jury"
From the deputy sheriff Gov.
Hayward yesterday received the
following letter:
"Dear Sir: Enclosed find YER
dict of coroner's jury in Bennett
case. When yonr telegram of
the 23d reoched here the sheriff
was absent and is now. AS YOU
will see by the enclosed clipping
| wired the magistrate at Brunson
to have Bennett arrested and also
went to the place at once When
| arrived there | learned that he
had been released by the coroner
and had left the State. | was in-
formed that Bennett boarded the
Seaboard Air Line tram at Fairfax
that morning at o'clock and had
gone in the direction of Savannah.
Respectfully yours,
"W. r. Anderson.
"Deputy Sheriff."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Embarrassing Blundcrs at Macy's

John Astor (the boys call him
JGcl) Is a very modest clerk at
Macy's. He always wears but
tonierre and drop stitch hose.
Poor Jack, he is so modest that
the ruHe women shoppers keep
him st0mmcring and blushing all
the time.
"lou cawn't tell, Mr. Perkins"
he said, show dreadfully en-
harrosscd | was today. Those
Fifth Avenue girls did ask me
such rude questions and |,
young unmarried man too
" One lovely girl came up to
my counter and said:
. Young man, have you got
any kids!
"Iou bet | blushed she meant
gloves kid gloves.
"Ihen an old lady came in and
said she wanted some more antique
81 said, how much have YOU
had now and she said:
"'Had whal?'
"' | said you don't want to Get
any more antique
"Mercy me, but wasn't she
mad!
"Then lady came in and said,
Il want to see your hose
81 said, 'Ma'am!'
'tShe said 'can see your
stockings''
"I said, 'No-Not now. O
dear. but | was embarrassed,
"Then a black woman came in.
She had good deal of color-iust
jet black
"Shc said, show me some drop
sticb, flesh coIored stockings
81 showed her black pair
and my gracious me. She flashed
a stiletto. She said, "You dude.
want white peoples flesh color>
ci or flesh coIored peoples white
and then she looked awful and
ran away. My. but | was SO en- !
, barrasscdW
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
Happenings in The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondents OF the Columbia
State.
PARALYZED MAN SAT- ALONE TWO
DAYS BEFORE FOUND.

Union, Aug. q. On last Sat
urlay when The cotton mills closed
down for the week George Cokcr,
a machinist, went to his home on
Virgin street and sat down to rest.
While resting he became paruIyzel /
and sat there until Tuesday morn
ing before he was found, his fam.
ily being away from hosnc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31

Amcricus, Ca, Aug 27-W.
:. Morgan, aprunlnent citizen
Of NjchIand, Webster county,
w"s brought to Americas and
jHl!cd thi, afternoon after COM
mitment trial upon a charge of
murder growing out the killing of
Jos. L Phillips by William T..
Ellis, both negroes, ut Preston
recently. Elhs has made aeon
fe~sion wherein be DECLARED he
was hired to kill Phillips and
names y. S. Morgan is one of
the parties thus employing him.
Phillips was state witness in
the trial of Henry Morgan and
Sidney Huriell, both near rela-
tons Of W. S. Morgan, and Joint,
IS charged with having burned the
town of Preston. Henry Morgan
is now in the penitcntiary for the
crime Sidney Ilnrrcll is in iaiI
awaiting trial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31

Quick Relief for Asthma SutlereS
Foley's Honey and Tar afford
immediate relief to asthma snffer-
erS in 'he worst stages and if taxi
en- in time will effect n cnre. Sold
IVY FunderbnI'l Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31

If you have lard or lots to
sell or wish to purchase land see
the undersigned.
II. S. Cnrter.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
BIT OF THE ISLAND DROPPED IN THE
SEA.

Charleston, Aug. 26.-A secs
tion of the front beach on Sullr~
vans Island, extending over an
area of 100 feet by $50 feet, was
washed awayat i o'clock this
morning, leaving an excavation of
80 to 80 feet deep. The landslide
occurred in front of the Pringle
and Noise houses, the cave-in
reaching within 25 feet of the
residence With the extension of
few more feet, the residences
might have been wrecked and
lives lost and injured during the
hours of night, when the inmates
Of the houses were oil asleep.
The cave.in is supposed to have
h"@n caused by the currents washc
.ng ..oay the beach.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ARSON.


Cheraw, Aug. 26. &C. G. Paris,
a negro, was arrested on the 25th
at Chesterfield court house for
burning the dwelling of j. Nj.
Burns ut Cheraw on the 10th of
July 1904. The warrant was
sworn out by Ill. w. Holloway,
who was sent by Comptroller
General Jones to investigate the
burning. Mr.. Burns house was
set on fire Sunday night, the 3rd
of July, 1904, and again on the
10th Of July, when 1T was totally
destroyed by fire.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1904-08-31

THE CAvE-IN AT sULLIvAN'S S ISLAND
Charleston, Aug. 81. The big
cave-in of the beach OH Suliivan's 5
Island which occurred esterday
morning is filing IN by the action
of the water. The rent in the
beach, 100 by $50 feet and so
feet deep, is the largest caye-in
which has probably occurred. An
old resident Of the island stated
today that the beech was washed
out at the same point, between the
two stone griIlages, several times
before, rs a result of the swir.ing
motion of the water and in each
case the beach filled in again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-04
EARNING MORE MONEY.
State Institutions Are PiIing Up the
Good Dollars.
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays DAILY.
Although the state board of control
probably does not expect to see all the
state institutions self-supporting as is
the state penitentiary at Saltwater, the
board nevertheless aims to make the
maintenance of the institutions as light
burden as possible.
Figures compiled by the state audi
tors department for the fiscal years end
ing July 81 in 1902 and 1903 show that
the earnings of several of the institu-
tions under the direct supervision of the
state board of control increased in the
two years. The aggregate increase,
however, which is a trifie less than $780,
600, is substantially the same as that
made by the state prison alone, so that
the increases and the decreases in the
earnings of the other institutions prac-
tically offset each other. The four hos
pitfalls and asyluins, except that at Ano-
ka, show substantial increase in earn
ings, but the soldiers home, the normal
schools at Winona, Mankato and st.
Cloud and the state reformatory show a
falling off.
A table showing the earnings for the
two years follows: