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Changes Proposed For the Treatment
of the Law’s Violators. ,
T0 CLASSIFY ORIIIIN'ALS.
The New Man W111 ne Qtpnrnted From
the Persistent Mulefactors and May
Be Released Conditionally—0p-
. portunities to Reform.
ALBANY, Feb. 6.—Acting upon the sug-
gestions containel in the annual report of
the commission of prisons, the legislature
has begun what promises to be a revolu-
tion in prison management, and, while
solving the problem of employment Of the
convicts, it will tend, it is believed, to re-
duce toa minimum the crime of the state.
It is a. plan for a reformat-cry system of
prisons in the place of more confinement,
which now exists, and the first step is
taken in the introduction Of a bill to create
a. system of. parole for first term men under
which a man serving under his first sen-
tence may be lelcased after serving for six
' months if the board Qf parole, consisting
ofthe superintendent of prisons, the war-
den, chaplain and chief keeper of the prison
where the man is confined, approves. This
is but the first step in the plan as formu-
lated for the entire change of our prison
' system.
The general idea of the plan is that,
while the state protects society, it shall ap-
ply itself to an elaborate plan Of reforma-
tion Of criminals, with the severest kind of
punishment for those who refuse to accept
the opportunity ofiered. To those who ab-
solutely refuse this ofi'er on the part of the
state the punishment is to be the stamp of
the confirmed criminal and imprisonment
for life or a long period of years at the dis-
cretion of, the state. The first principle of
the plan is to keep away from confirmed
criminals or men of second Offenses those
sent to prison for their first term of years
and treat these as a class of reformation.
For a second offense :1 man is to be sent to
another prison, and when sentenced is to
be warned that a third offense will, in the
discretion of the court, make him liable to
be adjudged aconfirmed criminal and sub-
ject him to an indeterminate life sentence,
to be relieved only by the board of parole,
which board may at any time after parol-
ing a man cause his reincarceration.
Excepted Sentences.
The plan would not include sentences to
reformatories, penitentiaries or jails or life
sentences for murder or oapitalcrimes. It
is believed that the plan vvould prove a
great deterrent of crime, for those who
habitually commit offenses against the
law would find themselves relegated to a
criminal community.
The prison for the first term would be
Sing Sing because of its location near the
great cities. It would become a. great in-
dustrial school where men would, during
their incarceration, be educated and taught
useful trades. It would be open for the
transfer of men from the second grade
prison who, by good behavior, had earned
commutation. In addition to the educa-
tion and the learning of trades, military
drill would be given for manual exercise
and to promote discipline, while the treat-
ment of the men would be to make them
feel every hour that while in prison they
could, by their own efi'orts, free themselves
and become good citizens. Even this pris-
on itself would be graded in conformity
with the plan, and those whose crimes
showed them to be of a criminal nature
would be separated from the accidental
criminal who had inadvertently fallen in-
to error.
The second class prison for the men who
have been convicted twice will be located
at the present Auburn site. It will also
include those who are sent up from the
first grade because of incorrigibility. This
prison would be more like the ordinary
prison of today, except that the grading
plan would be carried out. In this prison
there would be isolation cells larger in
dimension than the ordinary cells, well
lighted and ventilated, in which would be'
confined those criminals whose conduct
was in direct variance to the prison rules.
In these cells would be confined the incor-
rigibles from both grades, and thus take
out of the prison lifeadisturbing element.
The work in this prison would be of a. (11-,
versified nature, without the aid of ma.-
chinery.
"Leave Hope Behind," Etc.
Clinton prison would be selected as the
place for the indeterminate life sentence
prisoners’ confinement because of its
healthful location in the heart of the Ad-
irondacks and the fact that its isolation
would militate against any escapes. Sur-
rounding Clinton prison is a vast expanse
of state lands that would be opened to cul-
tivation by the prisoners, and the climate
would assist in preventing consumption,
which is the greatest enemy of the life
prisoner. There would be established de-
partments for the care of the insaneand
weak minded and for those suffering from
tubercular diseases. There would also be
a state plant for the execution of criminals.
This prison would be a great criminal
community, where the state by the most
judicious means at its disposal would deal
with the sterner and more hopeless features
of criminal life and would take from the
other prisons the influence of the confirm-
ed criminal and also relieve society from
the men who compel eternal vigilance on
the part of the police. It would also re-
move from the prison life the danger from
the spread of tuberculosis.
Naturally with this change of system
the pardon power, which lies exclusively
with the governor, would have to be
changed. It is proposed to transfer this
power to a board of pardons, consisting of
the governor, the pardon clerk and one
member of the charities board, one mem-
ber of the state prisons commission and a
judge of the supreme court. This board 15
merely to hear applications, but no pardon
can be granted without the consent finally
of the governor. New trials could be rec-
ommended by this court for any criminal
in whose case new evidence had been dis-
covered after his conviction. The prison
commission under the new plan would be
required to have a. bureau for the purpose
of taking care of criminals who are dis-
charged from the prisons with no prospects
before them.
Kipple Sentenced to Death.
TEw HAVEN, Feb. 6.—Thomas 2F. Kip-
pie, who was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by a jury yesterday for the
killing of his wife a year ago. was sen-
tenced today by Judge Prentice to be
hanged at the state prison in Wethersfield
between midnight and sunrise on the
morning of July 14. '
2e. Fighting on the Frontier of Siam.
PARIS, Feb. 6,—The Echo dc Paris says
that fighting has occurred on the fi'ontier'
of Siam between the French and the
Siamese. , . ‘
'signed and indorsed
THE EVENIN
LADY Brassronn A Morass.
The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough
Gives Birth to a Child Today. ’
LONDON, Feb. 5.——-Thc dowager Duchess
of Marlborough, wife of Lord William
Beresford, formerly Mrs. LouisC. Homers-~
ly of New Yo: k, gave birth to a son today
at Deepdene, Dorking. The mother and
child are doing well.
Lady Beresforfi’s maiden name was Lil-
lie Warren Price. She was the daughter of
Commodore Cicero Price Of the United
States navy. Her early home was in Troy,
but in 1880 she was introduced to society
‘ in Washington, and about a. year'latcr'she
married Louis C. Hamersly of New York
city. Mr. Hamcrsly’s father died in 1883,
leaving to his son a fortune of $7,000,000.
A large part of this fell to Mrs. Louis C.
Hamersly on the death of her husband, a
year later.
The eighth Duke of Marlborough visited
this country about 1888, and in that year
was married by Mayor Hewitt of New
York to Mrs. ,Hamcr sly, who was then 30
years of age. The duke was then in finan-
cial straits, and much of Mrs. Hamersly’ 5
money is said to have. gone to settling his
debts and repairing Blenheim castle. The
duke died in November, 1892. --
The duchess married Lord William Ber-
esford about two years ago. Lord Beres-
ford was a. son of the fourth Marquis of
Waterford and served with great distinc-
tion in the English army.
Lady William Beresford’s stepson, the
present Duke of Marlborough, married
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt in 1895.
' Crazed by a Gypsy’s Warning.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Feb. 5.——Terri-
fied by a gypsy.’s warning, Mrs. Tank Redd
went mad and was removed to the Tren-
ton’Asylum For the Insane. ,One of two
gypsies told Mrs. Redd that she would live
only a year longer unless she gave them
all the money she had and their pick of her
household things. Being credulous, Mrs.
Redd complied. Then they warned her
that if she revealed what she had given
them she would die. She kept the secret,
but it finally drove her crazy.
The Brooks Libel Suit.
LONDON, Feb. 5.——-In the libel suit
brought by the Rev. George Brooks, a
former Methodist preacher, against The St.
James Gazette, asking for £5,000 ($25,~
000) damages, on grounds similar to the
recent action which he brought against
Mr. Henry Labouchcrc, editor of Truth,
in which paper he was denounced by Mr.
Labouchere as a 1 nud, a verdict was rou-
dcred today in favor of The St. J ames Ga-
zette, with costs.
Steamer Service to Canada.
MONTREAL, Feb. 5.-—The Hamburg-
American Packet company, which during
the last year has increased its fleet by a
number of large and powerful freight car-
riers, purposes employing in its Montreal
service this season two of the newcst
steamers, the Adria and Armenia. These
steamers are of 7,000 tons capacity. They
have accommodation for 1,500 steerage
passengers.
Canadian \‘i’oolcn llIills Involved.
MONTREAL, Feb. 5.—The suspension of
James Lockhart, Son & Co., manufactur-
crs’ agents, Toronto, has inovlvcd two
woolen mills—one at Lambton, near TO-
ronto, and the Markham Woolen mills.
The liabilities of the two concerns are esti-
mated to be in the neighborhood of $140,-
000, the Bank of Montreal being said to
hold about $60,000 of their paper.
State {Printers Praised.
ALBANY, Feb. 5.—The report of the
printing committee of the assembly, in re-
sponse to Mr. Robbins’ resolutions to in-
vestigate the alleged state printing scan-
dal, was presented in the house today.
The report speaks in high terms of the ac-
curate, prompt and businesslike manner
in which the work has been performed
during the past year.
Suit Against a. Bank Director.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 5.-—-The Mill-
bury (Mass) National bank brought suit
against L. L. Whitney, one of its directors,
in the sum of $55, 000 to secure itself
against loans which it has made 6'11 paper
’by Mr. Whitney and
the firms of which lo 615 a member. Mr.
Whitney resigned from the directorate of
the bank.
W'oloott’s llIlsslon 3 Failure?
PARIS, Feb. 5.-—Senator Edward O.
Wolcott of Colorado, who is now visiting
Europe in the interests of bimotallism,
had an interview with Premier Meline.
Your correspondent 11cre learns on author-
ity that the interviews which he has so
far had have been without the result hoped
for by the senator.
Barkis Appears \Vlllin.
CANTON, 0., Feb. 5. —Statc Chairman
John K. Gowdy is here today and says his
object is to talk over Indiana matters in
general. He blushed like a schoolgirl
when asked if he expected to be comm-is-
sioner of pensions and said that it was a.
position any man would be proud to fill.
The Leadville Strike.
DENVER, Feb. 5.—The state, supreme
court has ordered that a. peremptory writ
of prohibition issue commanding the dis-
trict court of Lake county to dismiss the
case against the Officers of the Leadville
Miners’ union indicted for murder upon
a nollc pros. ..
Thousands Out of Work.
GLASGOW, Feb. 5,—The shipyards of the
Fairfield Shipbuilding company at Govan,
near here, have been almost burned to the
ground. The damage done is estimated to
amount to £50,000 ($250,000). Four
thousand men have been thrown out of
work.
Brooklyn “I." Road's Deficiency.
ALBANY, Feb. 5.—The report of the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad company for
the quarter ended Dec. 31 shovvs: Gross
earnings, $433, 714; net earnings, $177,266;
fixed charges. $231,634: deficiency, $44,-
367; total deficiency, $185,633;
Assignment of a Philadelphia Yarnmaker. .
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.—John Lee, a.
yarn manufacturer of this city, has made
an assignment to James H. Lee. The lia-
bilities are placed at $43,000. Mr. Lee
says the failure was caused by the general
business depression.
The Eastern Question.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 5.—The embas-
sadors of the powers have concluded their
deliberations on the eastern question and
will submit their recommendations to their
respective governments tomorrow.
New Haven lVarehouse Burned.-
NEW HsvnN, Feb.~5.—M. C. HalLé‘e
Co.’s grainand tobacco warehouse, on,
East street, was burned today. The loss
on the building and contents is $10, 000,
partly insured. ‘
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THE KNORR TRIAL.
Technical Questions Raised In the Case
of Attempts'to lllurder.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa, Feb. 5.—The trial of
Lloyd S. Winterstecn and Clifton Knorr,
indicted fOr attempt to commit murder,
has been put off indefinitely. A continu-
ance has been granted because of the ab-
sence of important witnesses, andamotion
is before the court to quash the indict?-
ments, on the ground that they were
drawn and must be tried in quarter ses-
sions and that at the preliminary hearing
the defendants’ witnesses were not allowed
to testify.
Knorr’ s confession is the basis for the
seven indictments ’returned against the
two men. Lawyer Winterstecn hired him,
he says, to blow up Levi E. Waller’s house
with dynamite last September. By the
same instigation he put poison in his step-
mother’s tea and scattered diphtheria
germs, which he had obtained from New
York, over her clothing. All his plots
failed.
The “ah Senatorship.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 5.—-Moses
Thatcher and his friends say that the sen-
atorial fight was not ended by the ballot
which gave J oscph L. Rawlins (Dem. )‘ .32
votes The warning given by Senator Ri-
dout in the joint assembly was followed by
the announcement that an appeal would
be taken to the United States senate and
that a. contest in due form would be filed
within the required time.
Canadian Politics and the Pope.
LONDON, Feb.5 .—-The Rome correspond-
ent of The Daily Mail claims to have au-
thority for announcing that the position of
the pope in the matter of the Manitoba
Catholic schools and in the political ques-
tions in Canada growing out of their fu-
ture is not that Of arbiter or counselor.
He says that all rumors relative to the os-
tablishment of an apostolic delegation in
Canada are groundless.
McKinley’s Private Secretary.
HARTFORD, Fob. 5.——A private telegram
received here today from Mr. John Addi-
son Portcr finally settles the question of
his appointment as private secretary to
President Elect McKinley. The telegram
which was sent by Mr. Porter to an inti-
mate friend contains the information that
the president elect has Oflcrod the position
to Mr. Porter and that the latter has ac—
cepted it.
Our Condensed Milk Abroad.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5,—A1nerican com-
petition in condensed ‘milk has overcome
all Europe, according to United States
Consul Gcrnmin at Zurich, overrunning
he German market and reducing the
Swiss exports by more than one-half. The
consul says the German government is
only prevented from immediately imposing
a. heavy protective duty by a treaty provi-
51011.
A. Bank Failure In Iowa. '
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.——Tl1c comptroller
of the currency has received a telegram
from Griswold, 1a., announcing the failure
of the First National bank of that place.
The capital of the bank is $50,000. At the
date of the last report, Dec. 17, the total
liabilities were $80,000, and its surplus
$10,000. The total assets of the bank, in-
cluding bonds, were given at $147,000.
Senator Penrose's Successor.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 5.-—Israel W. Dur-
ham was today nominated by the Repub-
licans of the Sixth senatorial district to
succeed United States Senator Elect Pen-
rose in the state senate. Mr. Durham will
be elected without opposition. He is the
leader of the Quay forces in this city and
has been active for two years past in the
management of the campaigns.
Nevadans Are Jubilant.
CARSON CITY, Nov., Feb. 5.——The dis-
patch from San Francisco announcing
that United States Judge McKenna. and
others had declared that the federal gov-
ernment. had no right to interfere and pre-
vent the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight in No-
vada has caused great rejoicing. here.
Nothing now stands between Carson and
the great pugilistic event.
Trolley Car Takes a Header.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. 5.—A trolley
car on the Lake line of the Consolidated
Street railway took a frightful header in
making the curve ’1 om the track on the
roadbed of the Worces tor and Shrewsburv
railroad to the Shrewsbuiy street track,
near Aitchison street. More than a dozen
persons on the car were badly shaken up
and injured.
The Bering Sea. Inquiry.‘
VICTORIA, 'B. 0., Feb. 5 —The Bering
sea. claims commission having concluded
its work of taking testimony, the mem-
bers of the parity left for their homes. The
next meeting of the commission is set for
June 15 at. Montreal, and it is expected
the final argument will take place and the
award be made there.
Senator Harris Very Ill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Senator Harris
of Tennessee, who has been ill at his resi-
dence in this city for the past week or ten
days, is worse than he has been recently,
and his friends are rather alarmed over
his condition. It became necessary for him
to have a surgical operation performed on
one Of his eyes.
Alger Visits McKinley.
CANTON, 0., Feb. 5.—General Russell
A. Alger Of Michigan, who has been select-
ed for secretary of war, reached here today
for a short conference with Major McKin-
ley. He says the object of his visit is to
say a few words for a friend and not to
discuss any question of policy.
Our Future Generals.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Appointments
as cadets at the United States Military
academy have been issued to James O.
Hackenbcrg, Milton, Pa; Lewis Brown,
Sr., Newport, R. 1.; Archie M. 210011 (al.-
ternate). Auburn, )5. Y. '
The. vacuity Pint-Wm.
BOMBAY, I; ch. F..—Ac-cording to ti: 9 offi-
cial returns, there: have icon 1111 to (1:136
5,098 cases of the plague and 3,8' 1 demhs.
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UNCLE SAM AND CANADA.
An Informal Conference to Be Held Short-
ly at Washington.
' OTTAWA, Feb. 5.—Sir Richard Cart-
wright and H. L. Davies, minister of ma-
rine and fisheries, have gone to Washing-
ton, where they are to meet representative
men to discuss the tarifi‘, alien labor law
and other matters which for a long time
have been the subject of friction between
Canada and the United States. The Con-
servative newspapers denounce the mis-
sion, ridiculing the idea of the represents
tivcs of the Canadian government getting
even a hearing in Washington. They do
not go, however, with any expectation of
negotiating a. treaty or settling the alien
labor law, but solely for the purpose of
having an informal talk with representa-
tive men at Washington on matters affect-
ing the interests of both countries.
Mr. Laurier and his ministers have al-
ways contcndcd that Canada’s case has
never been laid fairly before the United
States 2112-3 Coat representations never have
been made of what concessions Canada
would make if the United States would
meet her half way. Both the Canadian
and United States governments, they say,
are starting on a new era. Both are new
from the people, and, as a member of the
cabinet here said today, “It is well, if pos-
sible, that we should know each other‘s
views as affecting out mutual interests in
starting out, if a friendly chat will secure
it.”
Shortage In Indian Agent's Account.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5,—Charles H.
Yates, formerly United States Indian
agent at the Round Valley reservation, is
alleged to be short in his accounts with
the government. He has failed to account
for $3,900, and the United States district
attorney is about to sue him and his bonds-
men for the amount. It is alleged that
Yates made returns to the government of
claims paid by him to Indians and others,
which governmc ' t experts have now dis-
covered were nOt ,2aid.
King Oscar’s Odd Silence.
LONDON, Feb. 5.—The Christiania cor-
respondent of The Chronicle comments
upon the fact that King Oscar in his
speech opening the Norwegian parliament
made no mention of the Anglo-American
arbitration treaty, although he expressed
satisfaction because of his nomination as
umpire when opening the Swedish parlia-
ment 3. month ago.
‘ Spry Old W'bmain 'Gono.
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y., Feb. 5.—Mrs.
Elizabeth Leonard, aged 98 years, died at
her home from old age. ' She was the Old-
est woman in Westchester county and one
of the pioneers of Mount .Vernon. Mrs.
Leonard, was very active for her age. She
was in the habit of Walking around the
house and doing light work.
lIoek Blockade of Charleston.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.——Admiral Bunce’s
squadron sailed from Hampton Roads to-
day to begin a new set of maneuvers and
drills, the most interesting feature of
which will be a mock blockade of the port
of Charleston, reproducing in some meas-
ure the conditions that existed there dur-
ing a. period in the last war.
Trojan a Suicide In New Haven.
NEW HAVEN, Feb. 5.v——Jabis Podmore of
Troy, N. Y., a molder who took a. large
quantity of arsenic last night with suicidal
intent, died at the hospital today. He had
several brothers who live in Troy. Pod-
more was 26 years of age and had been out
of work for some time. ‘
2rematiire Explosion Kills Two.
UCLFAX, Cal., Feb. 5.—-Superintendent
D. J. Sullivan and Edwin Thompson, a.
miner, were killed by a. premature explo-
sion of a blast in the Pioneer mine.
Two Children Incinerator].
GRAYLING, Mich, Feb. 5.—Seeley Wake-
ley’s house in Grovetown, near here,
burned, and his two‘children, agcd 2 and 4
years, were burned to death. .
\Voolon Mills Started Up.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Feb. 5.—The
Blackinton Woolen mills have resumed on
full time, after being closed for several
months.
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‘in border State times.
Curiosities _ot Nonionclatnre.
Perhaps the strangest specimen of IO-
c-al nomenclature in the United States
is furnished by South Carolina, which
has a post-office named Catarrh. But
the following are not bad in their way:
Grubgulch, Pulltight, Yum Yum,
Shoulderbladc’, Ink, Mud, and Getup.
There are a Romulus and Remus, a
lomeo and Juliet, one Truly and
eleven Rurals, but no combination of.
both. Georgia has its Payup, and ’
Rhode Island is Quonochontaug; and
Kentucky has its Rabbit Hash, Tea-
teaIsv ille, Taihcci, Pope, Maddog,
Taffy, Jamboree; and Nazareth. Here
are a few other strange names: Gun-
powder, Huff, Cash, Difficult), Jug,
Judy, Jingo,Bigb-1g and Biglickr Tid-
Bits. ._._.
Ghost Puts His Foot In It.
TheI e was an amateur theatrical per-
f ormance a. few nights ago in a fashion-
able mansion On Austin Avenue. Gus
De Smith was engaged to play the
Ghost in Hamlet.
“Now Gus, ” said the manager, all
in the WOI hi you have to do '15 to come
in and say:
“ ‘I am thy father’s ghost,’ and you
'must do it in a deep, sonorous voice.”
Gus said he wanted some hard part
where he might have achance to spread
himself, but ,finally agreed to do as he
was told.
When the Ghost’s turn came he spoil.
ed the whole tragic effect of the per-
formance by saying:
"I am thy father‘ 5 ghost, and you
must do it in a deep, sonorous voice.
Texas Sifter.
“ B'ar” and ‘ Keow” the “’atchwérds.
‘.-‘Many people are unaware,” said
Representative Curtis, of Kansas yesl
terday, “that Kansas had a Shibboleth
In 1854, when-
the first tide Of New England settlers
began to drift into the Southwest, it
is related that the Missouri-ans tied a
cow at each crossing of the Missouri
River. When an emigrant arrived at-
tne crossing he was certain to make
some remark about the animal. If he
said ‘cow’ he was suffered to cross, but
if he said ‘keow’ he was hustled out of ‘
the country as a bloody-minded aboli<
tionist. In retaliation for this the K-am
sans tied a bear on their side of the
river, and when an emigrant ,crossed
who called it ‘bear’ he was welcomed
with open arms, but if he pronounced
it ‘b’ar’ he was scooted back into Mis-
souri as an unwelcome slavery adv0<
cate.”-—Washington Post.
S. B. WILSON,
PRACTICAL ' CONTRACTOR
AND BUILDER.
Estimates cheerfully given. W”MLarge buldlng
a specialty. Contracts taken In
any part of the country.
sum 11111 All!) YARD, mm:
8 cross 81., 92 WALL $1
Norwalk, Conn. ,,
WPlans and Specifications furnished-
' ATM
P. , W. BATES’
42 WATER srnrrr,
can find as fine an assortment of
Monumentalltenleiillok
, As can be found in any Yard in the
State. Look it over and get prices
before going elsewhere.
J. D. Jennings.
UNDERTAKER
Opposite
Street 11.21.; ay Depot
Norwalk Chronicler