Such results can be the sole gratification that can be experienced by those required to perform the melancholy and distasteful duty of enforcing prison discipline, imperative for the protection of society. While this duty can only be disagreeable to those required to carry out the needed correction, as well as those subject to its restraints, still it has been mitigated by the conviction that all necessary exercise of authority has been tempered by a feeling of solemn responsibility to carefully perform every act involving punishment or reward in a strict sense of justice. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. W. POPE,

Captain and Acting Quartermaster, United States Army, Commandant.

The ADJUTANT-GENERAL UNITED STATES ARMY,

Washington, D. C.

OFFICE OF ACTING COMMISSARY OF SUBSISTENCE,

UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895.

SIR: As acting commissary of subsistence, United States Military Prison, and treasurer prison mess fund, I have the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895:

Fresh beef for the convicts has been supplied by the Swift Company of Kansas City under contract, the quality of meat and the service of the contractors being most satisfactory.

Other subsistence stores have been purchased from the subsistence department mainly, and in open market at Leavenworth, Kans., besides which fresh vegetables and pork in considerable quantities, the product of the prison farm, have been used in the prison mess to augment the quantity and give variety to the food furnished there.

The following exhibit gives a concise statement of subsistence stores handled, etc., during the year:

Pork, 33,405 pounds; rice, 12,183 pounds; salt, 5,315 pounds; beef, 112,024 pounds; coffee, 13,410 pounds; flour, 180,050 pounds; sugar, 20,114 pounds; candles, 30 pounds; beans, 400 pounds; vinegar, 1,319 gallons; pease, 1,440 pounds; soap, 5,350 pounds; tobacco, 712 pounds; pepper, 330 pounds.

Balance on hand, prison mess fund, June 30, 1895, $2,000.79. Distributed per telegraphic instructions, Adjutant General's Office, June 26 and 27, 1895, as follows, viz: Alcatraz Island, Cal..

Fort Thomas, Ky.

Fort Sheridan, Ill.

Fort Riley, Kans..

Fort Sam Houston, Tex

Fort Omaha, Nebr

Vancouver Barracks, Wash.

Fort Snelling, Minn

Fort Leavenworth, Kans

Fort Columbus, N. Y.

Total....

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO. W. GOODE,

$200.00

50.00

200.00

250.00

100.00

200.00

100.00

100.00

50.00

750.79

2,000. 79

First Lieutenant, First Cavalry, A. C. S., Treasurer Prison Mess Fund.

The ADJUTANT, UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON,

Fort Leavenworth, Kans.

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, U. S. MILITARY PRISON,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895.

SIR: I berewith submit the following report of the provost guard for the year end

ing this day:

Strength at last report was 117 enlisted men. Changes as follows have occurred since then:

Leaving present strength 104.

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The messing of the guard still continues to be excellent and well cooked, with considerable variety of diet.

During the past year $2,526.96 arising from savings on ration, profits of amusement room ($917.26), and board received from civilian employees, etc., has been expended on the mess, and has enabled the guard to live as well at least, if not better, than any other company in the service..

The amount of the company fund is now $191.21.

The guard is still armed with Colt's revolvers, old pattern, and Spencer repeating shotguns.

The quarters are very good, fairly well ventilated, and are inspected daily by me. The provost guard as an organization will become a thing of the past not later than September 30 next, in accordance with the recent act of Congress transferring the military prison to the Department of Justice. It is but fair to say that it has earned an enviable reputation for efficiency and duty well performed, and I trust that the application of each man, either for transfer to other organizations or for discharge, with a view of entering the new civil guard, may meet with favorable consideration.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. J. C. IRVINE, Captain, Eleventh Infantry, Commanding Officer, Provost Guard.

The PRISON ADJUTANT.

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, U. S. MILITARY PRISON,

Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895. SIR: I have the honor to submit herewith the following report for the year ending this day, which I may say will be the last report of its kind, as the military prison ceases to exist to-day, by act of Congress passed March 4 last:

In accordance with the prison regulations requiring same, I have made daily inspections of the shops and cells as well as the other buildings within the grounds. The corral I also inspected at the specified times.

There have been no successful escapes from the prison during the year.

There is no change in number of cells since last report, 488 still being available for ordinary prisoners and 28 extra ones for punishments.

The discipline of the provost guard has been very good, arms and clothing in good condition, and the men are thoroughly familiar with the duties required of them.

There were 67 trials by summary court for minor offenses during the past year. The conduct of the civilian foremen and of the employees has been satisfactory. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. J. C. IRVINE, Captain, Eleventh Infantry, Executive Officer.

The ADJUTANT, MILITARY PRISON.

UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following brief report for the fiscal year ending to-day:

As usual, I have had charge of the library, prisoners' school, the inspection of mail, and the religious department.

Chaplain's work. The chapel has been open for religious service of some character from three to four times each Sunday. Daily services were held during the Lenten season. New pews have been placed in the chapel and new hymnals have been purchased. More in the line of tangible results has been secured, both among prisoners and others, than in any previous year of my service here. From that part of my regular congregation which has been furnished by the adjoining post, $363.52 have been contributed for charitable and religions work in other parts, as against $110 for last year. I have officiated at 11 funerals, 7 baptisms, 3 marriages, and presented 7 candidates for confirmation.

During the month of July I was on leave of absence, and not only served as chaplain at the United States Military Academy each Sunday, but furnished my own supply for the prison pulpit.

Prison school.-The school was closed during August and a part of July and September, upon the advice of the surgeon, owing to excessive heat. The prospective abandonment of the prison materially interfered with the success of the school during the last four months of the year. The average enrollment was 220.9, and the average attendance 211.1. These figures do not include the month of June, when the changes were so numerous as to make a report misleading. In spite of these adverse circumstances, I count myself fortunate in being able to report 451 cases of promotion and 38 graduations, the latter being the result of quite rigid examinations. The school has had my constant personal supervision since the day of its reorganization and enlargement.

Prison library.-One hundred and seventy-one new volumes have been added during the year, and there have been 18,004 calls for books. I have also, through constant communication with publishers and others, been able to secure a regular and sufficient supply of free newspapers and periodicals for all prisoners.

Mail inspection. My office has attended to the inspection, registration, and stamping or delivery of 11,810 letters and 29,782 newspapers and packages, or 41,592 pieces of mail in all. Of these, 630 letters contained money amounting to $1,347.16, which required additional registration, and for which the adjutant furnished me his receipt. Five hundred and fifteen of these letters contained $1 or less, and 152 of them inclosed only 10 cents or less.

In closing my fourth year of service in the institution whose existence ceases to-day, I am comforted by the reflection that my labor has always been largely in excess of the regulations, and that no complaint has ever been addressed to me by those in authority concerning the discharge of the varied duties of my position. On the contrary, there is reason to be grateful for the marked evidences of appreciation which have come to me from those whose commendation is of value.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHARLES C. PIERCE, Post Chaplain, U. S. A., Prison Chaplain.

The ADJUTANT, UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON.

Office of thE ATTENDING SURGEON, U. S. MILITARY PRISON,
Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895.

A consolidated statement of the admissions to the sick report, with their dispositions and mean strength, is as follows:

The enlisted admission rate for the year was 555.55 per 1,000 of strength, while that for prisoners was 413.41. The rate for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1894, was for enlisted men 777.77 and for prisoners 905.79 per 1,000 of strength. Excluding injuries, to which prisoners are more liable than enlisted men, the enlisted admission rate per 1,000 of strength would be 500, while that for prisoners would be 335.47. This difference in rates is almost entirely due to the fact that the enlisted men only are subject to venereal diseases and diseases caused by alcohol, and if these two classes of diseases be excluded in estimating their rate it would be but 349.20 per 1,000, differing but slightly from the rate for the prisoners.

The inference to be drawn from these statistics is that the health of the prisoners is practically the same as that of the guard.

In previous years certain diseases prevailed among the prisoners to a much greater extent than among the enlisted men, due to local conditions to which the prisoners were subject, as quarters, food, and employment. During the period covered by this report this difference is not nearly so marked. The diseases referred to are typhoid and malarial fevers, gastrointestinal diseases (including diarrhea), catarrhal affections of the respiratory organs, rheumatism, and pneumonia.

Seven cases of typhoid fever occurred among the prisoners, 1 case among the enlisted men, and 5 cases among those attached (civilian employees, and families of enlisted men and employees). These numbers are relatively smaller than those of the preceding year, except among those attached, in whom the disease occurred in relatively greater numbers. The water supply (Missouri River) is considered responsible for the appearance of this disease.

Malarial diseases likewise prevailed in a much smaller ratio than in former years, and affected all classes (prisoners, enlisted and attached) to about the same extent. Up to the fiscal year ended June 30, 1894, gastrointestinal diseases (nearly all of which were cases of diarrhea) were the cause of more admissions to the sick report than all other diseases combined. That year showed a considerable diminution (relative) of such cases, while in the year under consideration this class of diseases had practically disappeared. Changes in the dietary, improvement in the preparation of the food, and increased air space per individual have no doubt produced this result. Catarrhal affections of the respiratory organs also were not rrly as common among the prisoners as in previous years, and follicular tonsilitis. hich during the preceding year furnished 9 per cent of the total admissions the sick report, occurred not once during the present year, constituting less than J.7 per cent of the admissions. The absence of overcrowding, greater care in the ventilation of the cell floors, and especially the construction of a complete sanitary system of sewers, will explain the falling off in numbers of this class of diseases.

Rheumatism and pneumonia occurred among the prisoners to about the same extent as in former years.

But 1 case of contagious disease occurred, namely, a case of diphtheria, the origin of which could not be discovered; fortunately no other cases appeared.

There were 2 deaths among the prisoners; one was caused by accident, and the other was caused by peritonitis following intestinal obstruction.

Four prisoners were discharged for disability; 2 for loss of fingers from machinery accidents, and the other 2 for pulmonary consumption.

Two prisoners became insane and were transferred to the Government Hospital for the Insane.

Among the enlisted men venereal diseases furnished the greatest number of admissions to the sick report, gastrointestinal diseases coming next in order of frequency. With the exception of typhoid and malarial fevers, to which reference has already been made, the remaining diseases affecting the enlisted men were unimportant either as regards their frequency of occurrence or from a sanitary point of view. There were no deaths or discharges for disability of enlisted men.

I desire to express my appreciation of the prompt action that the commandant has always taken upon all of my hygienic and sanitary recommendations.

With this report ends the medical history of the military prison as such, and in conclusion I must add that the data here presented make a most gratifying exhibit of the general health of its inmates during the year.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

CHAS. RICHARDS,

Captain and Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A., Attending Surgeon.

The PRISON ADJUTANT.

UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON,
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER,

Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June 30, 1895.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of this office during the fiscal year 1895:

SHOE SHOP.

There were employed in this shop 1 inspector, at $116.66 per month, and 1 instructor, at $100 per month, and prisoners varying in number from 10 to 50, amounting to 3,643 days, at 50 cents per day. Total value of labor, $1,821.50.

There were manufactured during the year 6,911 pairs of calfskin shoes, at an average cost of $2.18 per pair.

CARPENTER SHOP.

In this shop from 2 to 5 prisoners have been employed in the manufacture of stores for the quartermaster's department.

Total number of days, 9324, at 50 cents per day, $466.25.

The following articles were manufactured, at the average cost set opposite each article:

There were employed in the broom shop from 2 to 5 prisoners, amounting to 1,060 days, at 50 cents per day, $530.

The following articles were manufactured, at the average cost set opposite each: 24,829 corn brooms.

30 rope mats...

$0.163 .85

BLACKSMITH SHOP.

There were employed in the blacksmith shop from 1 to 3 prisoners, amounting to 115 days, at 50 cents per day, $57.50. The following articles were manufactured: Öne hundred legs and braces for mess tables; 12,000 iron rods for mess stools; 80 corner irons for field desks.