Show MUTINY IN convict overpower and ban things for a day an insurrection of convict miners in the state coal shaft at lansing kansas began monday evening it was brought to a close at 11 30 tuesday night and the mutinous convict were placed in their cells as fast as they could be brought to the surf ace prisoner guard fifteen in number who were held as hostages have been rela aged and are again above the sur face the mutiny or insurrection was on account of the food furnished many complaints have been made at the penitentiary penitent ary by the prisoners be cause of the grade of food furnished them and to th have been added allegations of mistreat ment the fart trouble was displayed monday night when the miners who had entered the mine in the morning re fused to come to the surface unless their demands were granted warden tomlinson refused and the prisoner rema ned in the mines all night preventing the fifteen guards over them going above and additional guard to enter the mines the mouth of the shaft of the coal mine is inside the walls of the prison it goes down to a depth of about ft the convict are allowed to talk while at work in the mine a it would hardly be possible to carry on the work without speaking the guards below are armed only with club so it was not difficult for th convict to overpower them firearms are never taken into the mine be cause of the difficulty that would be should they fall into the hands of desperate noen |