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Show OPEN REBELLION OF OKLAHOMA PRISONERS MEN WHEN BROUGHT FROM THE MINES CHEER. Kansas Officials Cannot Suppress the Disorder in the Penitentiary at Leavenworth. Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 2. Open rebellion Is threatened among the Oklahoma Ok-lahoma prisoners here as a result of the charges of Miss Kate Hernard or Oklahoma, state superintendent or charities and corrections, that tne I rlponers were mistreated. Last night the prisoners began cheering and shouting as they were broughc from the mlno and continued tho demonstration dem-onstration most of the night. Extra guards were summoned this mornms and the convicts, temporarily quelled, quell-ed, went back to work, but further trouble is feared. Three times the usual number reported sick today. Warden Haskell today notified the Investigating committee, recently appointed ap-pointed by Governor Hoch, to act Jointly with a committee rrom Okla-; noma, and was advised to use kind but stern measures In suppressing the mutiny. i The committee today Intimated it would make a number ot recommendations recommen-dations to the governor, relative to new kitchens and a better preparation of the prisoners' food. |