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4 TO STAMP 01 DISEASE! Rigid Rules Adopted to Prevent tho Spread of Smallpox. ALL CASES MUST BE REPORTED Failure to Make Bach Ileport May Ilesult In Kerocatlnn of Certificate Tlio Ilc ofliit Hank Jlobbury nt Nurltn, Kansas Miscellaneous Nebraska Matters. LINCOLN, Oct. 15. In vlow of the possibility of a smallpox epidemic Sec retaries Dalloy, Johnson, Brash and Somcrs of tho stato board of health met In speclnl session with Governor Bavago this afternoon and prepared tho following statement, urging tho ex orcise of every precaution, both by physicians and citizens: "During tho last two years there has boon a steadily increasing epi demic of smallpox throughout tho United States. Many cases have been mild, but It has been amply demon strated that from these mild cases havo often developed malignant cases. Present indications threaten, for tho coming winter In Nobraska, a more widespread and serious epidemic than has boen known In tho stato for many years. It can readily bo controlled by propor quarantlno and Isolation. That It may bo possible to locato cvory caso promptly tho stato board of health has this day, In special session, resolved that It demands of every practitioner of mcdlclno in the stato of Nebraska that ho or sho shall report by letter every caso of smallpox coming under his notice within twenty-four hours of his knowledgo of said caso, such re port to be addressed to Georgo H. Brash, M. D.,'Beatrlco, secretary of tho Board. It Is further resolved by tho board that failure to make such ro port Bhall bo sufficient causo under chapter lv, article I, soctlon 14, of tho Compllod Statutes of Nobraska for 1901, for tho revocation of tho cortlfl cato to practice medlclno In Nobraska of tho party falling to make such re port. "Tho board further Insists that county boards of tho several counties bo organized, as provided for In chap tor lv, article vll, section 5, of tho Complied Statutes of Nobraska." Fall to Catch tho Robbers. BEATRICE, Nob., Oct 15. Tlio Ful ton bloodhounds returned from Narka, Kan., whero thoy were callod by tolo- graph, and woro taken by special train to trace the bank robbors who robbed tho bank thoro of a largo sum of monoy. Tho hounds succecdod In tracking tho robbers to Hubbcll, Neb., eighteen miles from Narka on tho Burlington railroad, whore they are thought to havo boardod tho fast mall for Denver and mado good tholr os cape. Tho bank officials, It Is said,' havo offered a roward of $5,000 for their arrest and conviction, which poems pretty good ovldonca that the robbers mado a rich haul. lleatrloo Warehouse Horned. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 15. The largo warehouso of Frank Saltson on tho west Bldo burnod to tho ground. Tho building being beyond tho water limits, tho flro alarm was not sound ed. Tho fire was started by somo small boys who wero smoking clgarottos carelessly whllo at play at tho Ice houso. Tho loss Is $1,500 and insur- auco $1,000. Irrigates Sixteen Thousand Acres. GERING, Neb., Oct. 15. Water from the now Goring canal 1b running through tho streots of this placo. Tho canal has been completed for several months, but thoro have boon several dolays In bringing the water to this point and thooa Is much rojolcin? ow: the consummation of the enterprise. Tho ditch will open up about 16,000 acres to agricultural use. Unnvert to Irrigation COLUMBUS, Neb., Oct. 15. Sovon hundred and olghty-soven dollars real lzod from ono season's products of four acres of irrigated soil is tho record mado by O. E. Cox two miles east of town. From ono and a half acros of realized $414 ' and strawberries ho from two and a half acres of water melons, $373. Child Fatally Scalded. COLUMBUS, Nob., Oct. 15. A 2- yoar-old daughter of Mlchaol Mooney In Jollet township climbed upon a table and overturned a pot of boiling water, scalding hor body so terribly that tho physicians say sho will not rocover. Wind and Hull at Trenton. TRENTON, Nob. Oct. 15, This sec tlon was visited by a furious wind Btorm. It wns accompanied by a light rain and somo hall, uolng somo dam- ago. AVUli Headquarters nt Topekn. BEATRICE, Nob., Oct. 16. Tho po sition of stnto manugor for Knnsas of tho Royal Highlanders has boon offor cd to ex-Mayor H. W. L. Jackson of this city and Mr. Jackson has docldod to accept. NEBRASKA WOMAN'S CLUBS. State Federation Uni n Program of Co uiual Interest. WAYNE, Neb., Oct. 14. Tho pro gram presented at tho meeting of tho Stato Federation of Woman's clubs was of unusual Interest. Tho address of Stato Superintendent W. K. Fowler on "Women at tho School Meeting and In tho School Hoom" has aroused mora Interest than any tall: yet given at tho convention. Hoports were received from forty ono clubs, Mrs. II, II. Holler of Omnha mado a plea for tho assistance of tho federation in tho establishment of kindergartens for tho colored children of tho south. Tho delegation promised to interest their clubs In the project and If possible to provldo for tho training of a young colored woman for tho work. Tho daughter of Rov. William Vandorzeo of Lincoln will probably bo chosen It the money can be raised. Mrs. F. M. Hall gave an excollont art program. Sho was assisted by Mrs. Bushncll of Lincoln and Mrs. Holler of Omaha. Several women also spoke of ceramics. An amondmcnt was carried which constitutes the presidents of all tho clubs as a nominating committee. After prolonged discussion tho amendment to inereaso tho annual dues was carrlod, but will not tako effect until next yenr. Tho reception at tho homo of Mrs. J. T. Bressler, president of tho Wayno City federation, was unusually bril liant Tho rooms wero oxqulsltely decorated with roses and ferns. MrB. Ella Pcattlo of Chicago and Miss Ev ans assisted Mrs. Bressler, tho stato officers and tho president of tho Wayno clubs In receiving. Htate Deputy Veterinarians. LINCOLN, Oct. 14. In accordanco with an act passed by tho lost legisla ture, Governor Savago appointed fif teen deputy veterinary surgeons, who nro to be subject to call at all times for servico under direction of Chief Surgeon Thomas. Each deputy will bo paid $5 and nctual expenses for each day's service. Tho doputles appointed by tho governor are: J. S. Anderson, Soward; M. T. Bernard, Schuyler; A. Bostrom, Minden; M. V. Bycrs, Os ceola; Fred Evnna, Grand Island; M. D. Hammond, Wayno;. H. Johnson, Weoping Water; C. F. Leslie, Wahoo; C. A. McKlm, Norfolk; G. Robertson, Beatrice; V. Schaofer, Tokaham; J. D. Spraguo, David City; M. H. Tay lor, York; G. R. Young, Omaha; D. R. Colby, Beatrlco. Dlipoial of Insurance Fees. LINCOLN, Oct. 14. Auditor Charlos Weston and tho Providence Washing ton Insurance company of Rhode Island havo joined issues in a peti tion In district court, in which thoy ask for guldanco in settling tho prob lem of the deposition of tho $9,000 license fees of Insurance companies, turned Into tho ofllco by former Audi tor Eugeno Mooro. This monoy waa all that Moore returned of tho $32,- 116.70 ho colloctcd from tho lnsuranco companies during 1895 nnd 1890. Auditor Weston would prefer to pro rato this amount among tho various companies, but tho Provldenco com pany Btreuuously objects to tho plan. State Dairymen to Meet. LINCOLN, Oct. 14. Tho Stato Dairy- mon's association will meot in Lin coln, January 22 tp 24, Sessions will bo hold In ono of tho locturo rooms of tho Stato unlvorslty and exhibits will bo In tho Soldiers Momorlal hall. Among tho offlcors of tho association who hold a preliminary mooting In this city woro: President Rustln, Mr. Clark of Ravenna, Mr. Rector of Crote, Mr. Haskoll of Lincoln, J. K. Honey well of Lincoln, and Food Commis sioner S. C. Bnssott. Ofllctnl Mows of Awards. LINCOLN, Oct 14. Tho following telegram was received by Govornor Savage from E. L.. Vance, Nebraska commissioner at the Pan-American ex position: "Exposition officials havo awarded Nebraska gold medal for collcotlvo ox- WMt of agriculture and silver medal for collective exhibit of cereals.' Coal nt Cooper. COOPER, Oct. 12. Coal has been In very nnylng quantities one-half rallo east of this place. Two veins, one sovon feet from tho surfaco, Is two nnd ono-half l'eot thick; tho second U 170 feet deep and flvo feet thick, each having a good roof over It . and nc water to contend with. llecoraes Insane From Fear. HARRISON, Neb., Oct. 14. Au in sane man who gives his namo as Joe Kramer was brought up to this placo by F. P. Lolthoff, who lives ten miles east of horo. Kramor prays almost Incessantly for dollveranco from Imaginary detectives. Years ago hU father's houso was burned In Gormany and Kramer and Ills brothor wero ao cuscd of setting tho fire, but both pro tested tholr innocence. Kramer thinks tho authorities are after him. DONUS fOR NEBRASKA COAL Three Saunders County Farmer Claim Itewnrd for Dlscorery. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 12. Thrco Saunders county farmers, John Joseph, John Fafronek nnd NoIb Gibson, havo applied to Qovornor Savago for tho standing roward offered for tho dis covery of coal In paying quantities within tho stato. They present a lengthy nffldnvlt In which they assert that on October 3 they found a vein of coal over four feet In thickness at a depth of 235 feet and that on tho fol lowing day thoy found tho second vein, measuring six feet In thlcknoss nnd at n depth of 245 feet. Both veins aro lo cated In tho northwest quarter of tho northeast quarter of Bcctlon , 0, In township 13, north .rango 7, In Saund ers county. Tho farmers Insist that thoy nro tho first to discover coal In Nobraska and thoroforo aro entltlod to tho full roward offered by tho Btate. w u They Insist that tho coal is of good quallty and tho veins of sufficient thickness and near enough tho stir faco to bo profitably worked. Tho law providing for tho award says that when it shall bo mado ap parent to tho governor that a voln of coal not loss than twenty-six Inches In depth and of sufficient capacity to pay to mlno and within paying dls tnnco of tho su-fneo has been discov ered It Bhall bo tho duty of tho gover nor to appoint a sultablo person to ox fiTnin Mm onmn wiinan intv It nhnll lm ... ... , , , to report tho probablo extent nnd ca- paclty of tho vein. If tho roport Is satisfactory to tho governor ho shall direct tho auditor to draw an order on tho treasurer for $4,000, to bo paiu to tho owner of tho mlno of coal. A roward of $2,000 Is offered for tho dis covery of Iron ore. DELIFtQUENT ON THEIR DUES Department Commander Urges that O.A. It. Volts Fay Up LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 12. 3onoral orders No. 7 woro Issued by H. a Wilcox, department commandor of No braska. Grand Army of tho Ropubllc. A Short rovlow Of tho national on- i t,n n campment was glvon, togethor with a fow words regarding uio snowing whlch was mado by Nebraska. Con corning tho dues of different veterans, tho following statemont was mado: "At the date of forwarding tho Juno consolidated ronort of tho A. A. G. to national headquarters, this depart- ment paid for por capita tax on 1,500 mont march0d through tho country bo comrades who bolonged to posts that tween Dubnltza and Samakov and had failed to make their report or pay Bearc,od tho villages of th6 Rlloklos dues to theso hoadquartors. This was tora uiBtrict. in ono of which It waa re done to keep up our standing at tho next national encampment, as our rop- resentatlon Is based upon our Juno ore- port, and bollovlng thoso posts that woro delinquent would certainly Bond In their report soon, but at this date, notwithstanding special notices havo been sent out, the following posts aro delinquent: "Nos. 17, 2C, 30, 33, 41, 53, 58, C5, 121, 122, 124, 125, 127, 14C, 158, 182, 209, 215, 220, 223, 233, 239, 244, 247, 258, 259, 201, ipp0pollB, a dragoman, and both are 2G6, 272, 283, 287, 292, 311, 315, 321, 327, taking onorgotlo stops with tho Bui 328, 330, 344. 346 and 349. garlan government to effect Miss "Tho commander truBtfl thnt tho Blm- pie mention of theso posts will bo tho means of spurring up tho officers and that tho dopartment may recelvo ro- ports from them before mnny days. Wo need you, comrades, and you need us. Wo do not doslro to drop you, but unless tho reports nro in beforo Jan- on tho noa(1 of tj,0 murdorer of Stnm uary 1, under our rules and regula- Douloff, Hallo, tho name undor which tlons, such action will havo to bo ho waB icn0wn, was too influential n taken. Great Aspen Tunnel Done. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12. Tho great Aspen tunnol on tho Loroy- Boar River cutoff on tho Union Pa cific rood has been completed and trains nro running over tho new route. Tho cutoff and tunol shorten tho lino nearly ten miles and roduco tho grade over that portion of tho road from seventy to forty-thrco feet to tho mile. Tho tunnol has been two years in courso of construction, nnd has cost a large sum. Arthur Van tturan Is Sentenced. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12. Arthur J. Van Kurort, formerly of Omaha, was sentenced bv Judgo Stow nrt to sorvo tw) and ft ,mlf yeara ln tho stato prlsou bn a conviction last week of embezzling $8,000 from tho Oregon Short Lino Railroad company whllo serving as Its local treasurer. Land Prices increasing in roik. OSCEOLA, Nob., Oct. 12. County TrenBiiror Kceno Luddon bought quarter section of land for $4,600 a short tlmo ago. Ho has Just Bold the tract for $6,000. No Foar of Lynching. NELSON, Neb., Oct. 12. Deputy Sheriff Frank Felt of Superior left for Donver armed with a requisition for tho return of Thomas Arrowsmlth, who Is wanted horo for assault alleged to havo been committed about n year ago upon tho 16-year-old daughter Cass Wells of Mount Claro. Tho roport to tho effect that a mob Is awaiting ArrowBmlth'a return is nbsolutoly falso and without any foundation. THE LIVE STOCK MARKET. Latest notations From Sonth Omnfaa nnd Kansas City. SOUTH OMAHA. Cftttl Tlmo was not n very heavy run of cnttlo and us tho demand won fairly good the mnrkct was nctlvo nnd fully steady on moat lines of doslrnblo cattle. Receipts Included nbout twenty-llvo cars of corn-fed steers, nnd whllo tho market was not what would be called brisk, still not for from steady price wero paid. Owing to the fact thnt thero were qulto a few offered buyers took their time, nnd In somo Instances sellers thought thoy hnd to tnkc a little less than tho samo kind have been selling for of Into. Thero worojuily about thirty cars of cows nnd Heifers on solo and packers took hold nnd bought up tho desirable kinds nt strong prices. Sales wero made that looked fully a dlmo higher. Thoro waa a fnlr trndo In stackers and feeders, nnd thero was not much chango notlccablo In tho prices paid. Anything nt alt dcslrablo was picket! up n good season, and even tho common tlnds sold without much dlnloulty for as nuoh as the samo kind Bold for ycater- Jay. There wero not very many westorn rango steers In tho yards today good enough ror killers nnd those uiat wero offetcd sold at steady prices. Cows sold enough for killers nnd thoso thnt wero Birong wnero tno quality was goou. Hogs-Thero was not an oxccsslvo sup- 5LMW!B.S -w.S"SS.WS the prlco of hogs wns checked. racKors nt this point started out nnd tried to buy their hogs steady with yestorda- but sell- I era woro holding for hotter prices, so it i wns a little Into boforo tho market open ed. When trading did llnally begin It was gonernlly nt nn ndvnnco of nearly 2Hc Tho bulk of tho hogs sold nt J6.12V4 and tS.lE, nnd us high as $0.30 was paid. Bhoep Thero wero only a fow cars or feeders in tho yards and practically noth ing was offorcd to tnako n test or mo markot for mutton grndes. As wns noted yesterday, however, fat sheep nnd Inmbs nro Juat nhout h,Bhcr Umn u,oy woro at tho closo of last week. Focdor buyers took hold In good shapo todny nnd bought up whnt wus offered nt fully stoady .', 1,1.,,,,,..,X ,. ,i.,.,i ni nn prices. Lverythlng wns disposed of at an cnry hour. KANSAS CITY. Cattle Cholco fed steers and grass beeves wero MTl&c higher nnd others woro Btcndy; cholco dressed beef steers, 15.600 0.65; fair to good, $3.0035.75! stockers nnd feeders, J3.OOJN.4o; westorn fed steers, 4.75(05.75; western rnngo steers, W.G0W 5.00; Texas nnd Indian steers, $2.0003.60; Texas cows, J2.0Off2.S3; natlvo cows, IZWtl 4.50: he fors. SX00O5.C0: canncrs. K.50O 2.50; bulls. J2.254.00; calves, $3.5(0.00. Hogs Steady; top. JO. 65; bulk of sales. J6.1Ofl0.45: heavy, $6.45110.55; mixed pack ers, t6.mi0.45; light, J0.COOC30; pigs, $(.25 j.40. I . . . t . jt r- onecp nnu i.nmos-Mrmii mmiK uu ovj nicner; minus, n.imn.w, mcbiuiu ncuni., $J A)(Q3M. owcg KiirmAhi feeders. W.769 3,40; stockorB, J1.TO82.7B. BANDIT LEADER MEETS FATE Ilrlgand Suspretetl of Kidnaping Miss Btone Is Shot Dond. NEW YORK, Oct. 12. Thrco bat talions of tho Bulgarian Infantry regi ported tho brigands hnd concealed jijB8 gtono, says tho Solla correspond- ent 0f tho Journal and Advertiser, colonel Gnschoff, at tho head of o B0(xrchlng party, composed of 300 Bui ga,rian Infantry and 500 dragoons, la BCOUring tho ranges of Dospot and the nhodopegclblrgcn. Tno Amorlcan .consul general at Constantinople has arrived -at Solla wlth lm OVangollcnl pastor from Phll- gfOn0'B release Tno rcputod leader of tho gang who klllcd stambouloff has mot his fato, gUapectod of being associated In the capturo Df Miss Stono, ho was Bitot AoaA on tjj0 t rontlor near Kostondlt. Though 1.000 reward had boon placod rufflan for tho Bulgarian pollco to ar rest. Four additional brigands uavo noon captured nonr Tschoplno and a band ol twenty, fully armed, woro discovered near Dubnltza and driven into the mountains again. TORNADO APPEARS IN KANSAS Wires Down and Nothing OutitlnuMo Con. cernlng Daimieu r Lous of Life. TOPEKA, Kan., Oct. 12. A special U' tho Capital from Clifton, Kan., says: At 0;30 o'clock last night In a cloai spell thot followed a heavy storm ol rain and hall a largo tornado clouo could bo seen to the southwest and op proachlng tho town. Tho flro boll wni rung and tho peoplo woro panU l fc Btrlckon. Tho storm, howovor, bwoix Jn a northeastorly direction. A com mlttco of cltlzonB drovo at onco to tin path of tho storm. L. C. Hoar's hous and outbuildings, two miles west oi hero, woro found entlroly swept away Tho family had escaped to tho collar on account of tho darkness the com a mlttoo could no longor follow up tha damage. Tho path of tho tornado wat from forty to eighty rods wldo and swept ovorythlng clear boforo It. Defeat aovorumrnt Troops. NEW YORK, Oct 12. Advices from ciudad, Bolivar, announco that tin Venezuelan revolutionists commanded h,y General Geronlmo Rlvas havo at tacked and dofoated tho Vonezuolan government troops undor Genera) of Arostcgul and ho has beon taken prls onor. It 1b announcod that tho Ven ezuolan troops havo Joined arms with tho .revolutionist troops from San Fo and tho forco commanded by Gon oral Afrlcano waa defeated. msnm I'll I 1 1" I I II 11 1 V Mi .1, V l uu Norfolk Institute for Insano Splendidly Managod by Dr. Teal. STATE FUNDSWHERE THEY ARE Itaport Of the Semite Committee Ap pointed to Mnko an Investigation of the Manngemrnt of t)ur State Institu tions What They Found. Lincoln, Nebraska, Oct. 10, 1901. During tho past few years our stato institutions hnvo been tho sourco of much scnndnl from ono causo nnd an othor, nnd at times tho pooplo of tho stato havo boen very much IncoiiBod over tho reports which In too many enses havo been too truo. Tho scan dnls havo completely stoppod, nnd, on tho contrary, Uicso Institutions aro tho sourco of much favorable commont At tention ls'cspcclnlly dlrcctul to tho In' Q A8ylum nt Norfolk, which ro- cenjy waH visited by n aoat dlsas- - n n nnrn , Ml11rr of ,. .... ... i time before the nro am, ,tvo the fol- ""?. V"". . ." . liorniti, which was puuiisnou m uini paper tho momug of Octobor 4th. Tho louor rcnus as louowa Norfolk Hospital for liunno. Omnha, Oct. 1. To tho Kdltor of tho World-Hcrnld: I wait much r.-nitlllcd to rend In tho World-Herald n few days ago what 1 previously knew to bo truo of tho Hosnltnl for tho Insnno nt Norfolk. I was a guest of Superintendent Teal for a uay nt inai institution a snort time ago on his Invitation, and am much Indebted to him for tho opportunity given me to see all Its Inmates and to observo, undor Superintendent Teal's ceal to afford mo notor nnu plans or the great nospuni, uui tho uttermost opportunity to seo with ' ' . . , liul,0into,i and most humanely nnd Intelligently con ducted asylums for tho care, nnd nlso for tho euro, of tho victims of wrecked reason that I over saw. Not n manaclo, not a crib, not n strnlitht-iaukot nor any other of tho barbarous devices which In- humanity begotten of Ignorance nnd tho love of power over tho defenseless, which I know to bo In full swing of operation In similar Institutions not far from Omaha. Tho reason for tho ubnonco of thoso Instruments of torturo nt Norfolk Is thnt Its Intelligent and welt Instructed superintendent knows thnt thoy nro un necessary and cruel as means of restraint, and do nioro hnrm than good, Under the control of kind nnd competent attend ants, nnd with ntmplo nnd comfortnblo means of restraint, tho wildest patient nt Norfolk known no such thing, as violent troatment. Nor Is vlolenco used In resent ment In that superb Institution. Por In stance. I called upon ono of tho mont dan gerous of his patients who, ns his at tention wns turned from him for a mo ment, struck Dr. Tcnl n full blow In tho tnbe nnd cnused his noHo to bleed qulto freely. Dr. Teal did not vleld to his nnt urnl impulses to knock down his Irrespon sible nssatlant, hut smiled upon him nnd walked away to repair damages. Had this thing hnppened In somo hospitals for the Insano of which I hnve doflnlto Infor mation tho patient would have been beaten by nmateur pugilists, choked, kicked and manacled. Dr. Teal's steadi ness In denllng with tho wildest of his patients, his Immunity nnd Interest In them and his Intelligent ndherenco to montnl snnltnry trentment, with not so much ns n suggestion of forco beyond ;ontlo nna nrnt rcstrnint, furnishes n high example nnd splendid proofs to tho ficoplo of the stntc of the reforms that iavo como In the trentment of tho Insane. Drs. Teal nnd Young nnd tho houso as sistants In the Into disaster to the Nor folk hospital must commnnd thn admira tion of everybody for their coolness nnd courage. Tho remit Is shown In tho sav ing of human life nnd suffering nnd much property. Norfolk should rotnln the grent hospital. No doubt nbout It. No finer locntlon wns fver seen than Ih tho Norfolk location for such nn Institution for healthful Im munities, for bennty of Blto nnd vlow nnd for natural drnlnnirn. oiconan u mtllkr. Such splendid testimonials from such men as Dr. Mlllor cannot do othor than glvo tho public confidence In the conditions as thoy oxlst In our stato warus. Tho Treasurer's Mtittnmont. Stato Treasurer St.uofor has mado nubile n statemont showing the whore abouts of tho funds ontrustod to his keeping ns stato treasurer. Tho roport is for tho month of Soptombor, and states that tho funds aro In regular depositories and drawing Interest for tho stato. Mr. Stuofcr had a balance on hand of somo $260,000. Thoso funds, tho Btato troaauror says, consti tutes tho halanco on hnnd and ho fur thor announcod thnt ho was thon nego tiating for tho purchoso of Interest bearing bonds to tho amount of $180,- 000, slnco which tlmo thoso bonds havo been bought In his roport ho makes nn item of ovor $4,000, turned into tho treasury, as Intorost monoy paid on the funds of tho Btato. It might bo woll to mention that not a dollar of the Btato monoy is doposlted in Mr. Stuo fer's bank at West Point On tho wholo, the stato treasurer has mado n romarkablo rocord In tho management of tho stnto's monoy. Slnco January 1, 1901, Mr. "Stuofor has Invested ovor $900,000 of these pormanont funds in intorost hearing bonds, and by so doing has kept tho monoy bo busy that It could linjdly havo found tlmo for a deposit anywhoro but In tho stato treasury had Mr. Stuofor desired It othorwlso. Itoport of Henate Committee, During tho closing hours of tho leg islatlvo session ovorybody wns so busy, with tho odds and ends and with tfio sonatorlal contest thnt some matters which should havo beon prosontcd i'or consideration woro loft untouched. Among tho most Important of thoso was tho roport of tho chairman of nn important committee of tho sonato boarlng on tho mnnnor in which tho taxnayors woro proyod upon by tho lato fusion administration. It was tho intention to submit tho roport to tho legislature and ask that a special com mlttoo bo unpointed to conduct n searching investigation, with a vlow to requiring thoso who havo fcaBtod at tho oxponso or tno taxpayors to stop up to tho dosk and settlo their bills. In tho rush of business at tho closo It was found Impossible to cam tho plan for an Investigating commltteeo Into l effect, bo tho report was hold back, and Is horowlth published for tho Urst tlmo. It was Information of this char actor which prompt ;-! tho Inounibont republican board of public lnnds and buildings and Govornor Savago to mako tho awcoplng general order re quiring all odlcors nnd employes, ox coptlng tho superintendents, to romovo tholr families from tho Institutions forthwith. Tho roport reads as fol lows: : mm Scnato Chnmbor, Lincoln, Neb., March 14, 1901. To tho Honorablo Members of tho Senate: Ilopnrt of the I'cnltentlnry, Not in many years havo tho taxpay ers of Nobraska boon imposed upon moro extensively than during tho last two years. In nearly every stato in stitution many peoplo woro maintained nt tho statos expenso who woro neither inmates nor employes, and, as a matter of fact, had absolutely no business there. I havo mado an In vestigation as thorough as circum stances would pormlt, and what I havo already ascertained 1b proor conclusivo that tho most shameful methods woro practised by thoso in chargo of stato institutions, in nomo instances duo to prossuro from thoso filling stato offices. Mr. Sponco, tho bookkeeper at tho ponltcntlary, who Is a domocrnt and who was bookkeeper during tho nd mlnlntrntlon of Wnrdon Hopkins, or for tho InBt two years, reports that Warden Hopkins kept In tho neigh borhood of twenty peoplo, mostly rel atives, at tho ponltontlarjn, at tho otato's oxponBo, nnd not ond of whom wns on tho pny roll or had any right there. Ho appointed a rclntlvo stownrd of tho Institution, a young, unsophisticat ed fellow, who know practically noth ing of tho duties, and by reason of his Incompetency thoro 1b nn abundnnco of ovldonco to show that tho stato was proyod upon by dealors from whom ho bought goods, which accounts In port for tho largo amount of deficiencies nnd unpaid bills. It Is reported by this samo bookkoopor, too, that during tho Inst fusion stato convention n prom inent fusion politician from Holt county named Harrington brought down a largo delegation of politicians in tho interest of Howard, his pre ferred candldato for troanuror, nnd had Warden Hopkins board and shel ter thorn at tho ponltcntlary nt tho stato's oxpenso until tho convention ndjournod, Warden Hopkins kept sovon or eight cf his family, and sometimes moro, nt tho penitentiary nil tho tlmo ho wns thero. In addition to this ho brought two nlocos from Iowa, nnd thoy attended school hero nnd mado tholr homo at tho ponltcn tlary. A school teachor who taught school near the penitentiary mado hor homo thoro for nbout six months, pay ing her oxponses thoront to Wardon Hopkins, of which amount ho turnod ovor to tho stato $18, or at tho rato of $3 por month. Certnln convicts woro tncltly required to perform work for prlvato Individuals, for which nolthor thoy nor tho stato rccolvod any pay. Thoso nro only a fow of tho offonses committed at tho ponltontlnry during tho wardonshlp of Mr. Hopkins. OUtcr reports of a very sorlous nature havo reached mo, but as I have not had tho tlmo to mnko a thorough Investigation Into thom I have refrained from incor porating them in this report Industrial Helmut for Days. Many irregulnrltlos nro reported at tho Industrial School for Boys at Kearney. Altogether thoro wero twenty-two peoplo malntalnod at this In stitution who woro not employed by tho state, and who woro olthor rela tives or friends of tho mnnagomcnt or of state officers, Tho superintendent maintained his wlfo and flvo sons; tho bookkeeper had his family of four thoro; tho chaplain had his wlfo, father nnd son; a teachor narood Vos borg had two grown daughters; Mrs. Taylor, tho coolr, had ond grown daughter; nnothor tencher had a grown son and tlnughtor, nnd tho gar dener had a grown daughter. Industrial Helmut at Oenevn Secretary of Stato Portor had hi sister, Mrs. E. S. Phllbrook, appointed as matron nnd caused his aged mother to bo kopt thero ns a chargo on tho stato for tho last throo years. Tho lat tor'o physical condition was such as to roqulro n groat deal of attention, and tho rosult lo that whllo Mrs. Phll brook was drawing pay for rendering services to tho state, sho was, In fact, devoting tho major portion of hor tlmo to tho enro of relatives. Thoro woro other Irrcgulurltlos at this institution. but of minor importance and I will not horo mako mention of them, though It is a matter of economy that thoso or rors should ho glvon attention and cor rected. Hospital for Stato Incurable Insano at Hustings. Thoro Is ovory reason to bollovo thnt shamoful fraud has been practiced by tho managomont of tho Asylum for tho Incurablo Insano at Hastings. Tho claims presented for paymont to tho auditing dopartment from this institu tion for tho last three months in 1900 aggregated within $565.76 of tho ontlro amount for tho first nlno months of tho year. During tho first nlno months tho total expenditures woro $31,43.04; and during tho last three months tho oxpondlturos woro $33, 657.88. Upon Investigation I discover ed that from tho 6th to tho 31st of Dccomber hills wero rondorod against tho Btato for 11.132V4 pounds of buttor nt 15c por pound, This act stands en tlroly without prcccdont In tho history of tho nsylutn. Not itlono was a vast quantity of butter purchased, but much of it was unpnlatablo and unfit oven for animal food. Bills woro ron dorod during tho snmo, porlod for up wards of $6,000 worth of clothing without any good reason why such a surplus should bo purchased, Tho clothing furnished Is pronounced by roputablo merchants who oxamlnod tho samples, nnd who nro competent Judges, as to quality, far boloW tho samplo In quality, Suporlntondont Stoo'lo for ono and ono-half years kept his brothor at tho asylum at tho oxponso of tho stato, and gave him room and board with no right whatever to do so, and for which tho stato received nbsolutoly no compensation. Startling reports are mado of occurrences at this institu tion, but I havo beon unablo to go further than to consult tho official documonts nnd question witnesses aa to tho. quality of tho buttor and cloth ing In question. It Is duo tho nian agomont, and It Ib duo tho tax payers of tho stato that theso reports and charges bo Investigated to tho bot tom. A man must hnvo a whole lot of egotism to got up on the 'fence and lay claim to moro of tho bartH'thaa God Intended for hlu neighbor. 4