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Show ANOTHER BATCH OF CONVICTS PARDONED COLT'MBIA, S. C, Dec. 30. Flfty-flve New Year's pardons, paroles and commutations, com-mutations, -minted today by (Jovernor Blca.se. reduce-1 the number of prisoners in the Ftate penitentiary, at the elate farms and in county convict camps to lift. The governor's action toHny put the total number of prisoners to whom he has -ranted clemency in his four years of OffW at 1M4. Sixteen full pardons were Granted to-dav, to-dav, twenty-four prisoners were paroled, and the sentences of fifteen commuted. Twentv-eiu'ht of the fifty-five were uerv-In" uerv-In" terms for homicide. Governor Bk-aae Hianed the clemency -rants today that the prisoners mi'ht be at home on New Year's. |