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THE OMAHA DAILY BElfr THirRSDAV , MAKOH 0.
convicts In tlio prison. I think Powell's
ininlflliniotit pro-Iuced ilcnth.
"This rope around the neck leaves n mark
that depends on the slzo of the ropo. I Imvo
noticed It nflcr they wore out , nnd where
thoynro In for qulto uvhllo It ronmlns
some time. It remained on the mnn I first
Bpoko of for n long time , nnd 1 saw ono that
was punished there that will hnvo the marks
ns tongas ho lives , "
Described liy nn r.x-Convlct.
F. II. Alnsworth , nn ox-vonvlct who now
lives in Lincoln , iloscrlhcd to the committee
the method employed hy the keepers In tric
ing up n mnn In the dark cell for punish
ment. Ho had never undergone the torture
himself , hut had seen men punished itnd
heard from them their experience. It was
the custom to handcuff n man's hands hohlnd
his haok. fasten n noose of rope about his
neck nnd then , drawing his hands well up ,
tie the noose to the handcuffs. The height at
which the hands were fastened varied at
the will of the keeper. The result of this
ntodo of trussing Is n niiinlmess nnd eramii-
Ing In the muscles of the arms , with n chok
ing when the arms are lot down sufficiently
to pull on the ropes. A man of slight stature
would stand the punishment hotter than a
largo man , hut they Imvo hecn taken out of
the dark cell Inscnsihlo after hcing In there
twenty-Tour or thirty-six hours. The torture
turo would , ho relaxed for an hour or two
once or twice n day. From 8 o'clock at night
t'll 0 o'clock In the morning prisoners triced
up in the dark cell aru left , undisturbed.
Alnsworth know of a convict named Johnson
who was strung up to a stanchion till he
fainted and was cut down oti orders of the-
pliyslclan. Another man. when strung up ,
groaned from the pain and was beaten over
the head with a billy by ono of the guards.
Ho was punished because ho could not do his
task.
John Gilbert , also an cx-convlct , told of an
experience he had In the dark cell. Ho was
punished , ho said , for resenting a vllo epi
thet applied to him by the engineer. Ho
described the pain as being utmost intoler
able.
Ill * PrfHimul Kxperlrnco.
"After about hour " ho said "
an , , "your arms
pet numb and tired. If you lower your arms
it will tear the skin on your throat. You
cannot shift your arms so they will got easy.
You can't sit down nnd your legs begin to
ache , nnd pretty soon you aeho all over.
Pains run all through you. After about llvo
hours they take your arms down , but you
cannot move them then. I was In there
twenty-four hours. When I was taken out
I was so weak I could scarcely walk to the
cell. I had a piece of bread three times n
day and my hands wcro loosened for an
hour. "
Gilbert also told of seeing men assaulted
by the guards. Ono young fellow was
knocked down with a club. Ho saw ono
man kicked the whole length of the corridor ,
the guard cursing him all the way. Con
victs are punished for violating the rules ,
but few of them know what the rules are , as
only about ono cell In six has a copy of the
rules posted in it.
A. Jj. King , an ex-guard , testified that it
was much easier to.get into trouble under
Mallon's administration than before , owing
to the fact that Mallon was much inoro
strict In applying the rules.
Ufied to Conduct it 1'ernoimlly.
A. Hartlo , who was employed at the peni
tentiary for four and n half years as guard
nnd cell house keeper , told about the way
prisoners were punished. Ho said if a man
was brought in after fi o'clock In the evening
ho would bo put in the dark cell and not
visited again till 7:30 : the next morning.
Ho thought a prisoner might die under the
I'ij torture during the night if ho was "cinched
' up pretty tight. " After a man was put In
ho did not go to see * him again
. , till ho went to release him. A
If , man could only bo released on order of the
I ? warden. A man had no chance to see the
| ill warden until after ho was punished. It was
very easy for a man to bo punished unjustly.
The victim might faint under the torment
and no ono bo the wiser , for there was no
ono ho could call. "When a man said ho
would submit the matter was reported to
Bartlo , who In turn reported to the warden ,
who then went down to see the man If ho
saw lit. There was no way lor a man to got
out except on an order from the warden.
Ilartlo thought the punishment too sovcro ,
nnd said ho rould easily trice up a man in
such n way that it would certainly kill him.
Ho had known of ono man who was in the
dark cell undergoing this punishment for
tnirty days , and a week to ' ten days was a
common sentence. Men wcro put In for not
doing their tasks. In many instances the
tasks wore too great.
Dr. llotitz Kncnr of It.
Dr. W. G. Houtz , who was the penitentiary
physician under Governor Thayer In 1801 ,
w/is next called.
"Tho most of the punishment that I have
known of" ho said , "was In having the boys
in a dark cell and have their hands hand
cuffed behind them. There was hut ono
time that 1 ever found anything beyond that.
They had a boy that I used to go to see in u
cell house , and they sent him to the dun
geon nnd kept him there quite a while , and I
would sometimes go over near there and
would see his hands up behind his back. I
told the guard not to put n patient of mind
in there aftfir that , and they never did that
1 could llnd out. They had that hey with
his hands drawn up on his back , but I don't
think it Is necessary to put a human being
In that condition. I have thought this thing
over pretty seriously since I saw the way
that man Powell was strung up. Of course ,
by putting the rope around the man's neck
in front so ho could not put his whole weight
upon his foot the rope would choke him.
You can see how natural It would bo for the
man to stand on his foot but ho could not
stand there f rom evening till morning without
his logs giving out. That would naturally
hold his face forward and his hands being
drawn up by the rope attached to the hand
cuffs and passed around his neck would keep
him up and ho never could get his hands
over in front of his head because the rope
is too short and I think if you laid him down
it would choke him. In case a man fainted
away under that punishment itwould nat
urally kill him. I don't believe that I would
allow a man to bo put up In that way unless
I stayed right by him. 1 don't think ft would
bo safe. In the dark cell there are two llttlo
holes bored into the door noovo , and that Is
the only opening there Is. You aeo , the old
cell nouso Is in terrible shape. They have n
board In there about two and a half or three )
feet long and the iloor Is stono. Thev have i
n pall inside , and they can lay that board
upon the pall and rest on that. In
case the punishment should bo long contin
ued the convict would bo liable to faint awav ,
nnd In case he lost control of himself it
would bo very apt to choke him. I tell you ,
gcntlcimm , I saw thmdown In there with
that on them and I would order It taken off.
"Thero was one of the guards there hit a
man onco. Ho hit him over the head with a
loaded cano and cut a hole in his head so ho
didn't know anything for a whlto and I told
him If ho had hit the boy ono inch further
in front ho would have killed him and ho
said he didn't cnro. I think they let that
guard out. I used to order them released
from punishment sometimes when I thought
they had enough. Sometimes , of course , by
being in there a day or two they would not
feel very well. 1 always told the iruard
never to allow a man to bo handcuffed In the
night. I never allowed It and If they did It
1 didn't know of It. A guard damned mo ono
morning for being so kind to the convicts. "
Oil Ki'i'porTlt'l Tolls Illn Htory.
Ono meeting of the Investigating commit
tee was at the penitentiary. ' After inspect
ing the , cell house and the two solitary cells
where punishment is inflicted , and particu
larly the dark cell where Convict Powell
mot his death , they repaired to the war
den's onico and M. L. Tiel , the present cell 1
house keener , was sworn. Ho testified that
) io know Powell and knowof the punishment
preceding his death , Ho said that Powell 1
was reported by the keeper or the foreman
of the shops for not doing his work and was
sent to the cell house to bo punished. Ho
stated that the report as near ns ho could i
recollect It was : "Warden Mullen , I report
to you Convict Powell , No. ' 'OIB , for slack of
work. " Ho was put In the hole with a pair
of handcuffs on him and wltti n rope strung
up over his nook. The rope was afterwards
shortened by tying it a llttlo shorter , but not
enough to amount to anything , maybe three
inches.
"It was about between a half nnd three-
quaclcrs of nil hournftcr that , " said the wit
ness , "that I found him dead , I was at his
cell something after 10 o'clock and about
twenty-live minutes till 13 I went back there
nnd found him dead. When I left him the
time before ho was sitting there apparently
in a good humor , I gave him good advice.
That morning between half past U and 10
o'clock the warden nnd mo was there
together with the deputy , three of us. And
the Warden wont there and talked with him
and took him out and ho would not give him
uhy satisfaction nnd ho didn't appear to care
whether he wanted out or not. And then
when I wont back I told him the boat thin ?
ho could do was to square himself and be
have himself , and ho said ho didn't know
whether ho would or not. I In didn't com
plain any of his punlshmcmt nnd ho went In
Saturday , nnd thia was Tuesday. The hitrh
was on him all night , but ho was lot down
three times n day for his broad and water.
Ho had been punished before , but I wouldn't
say for the same offense. Ho was rather
ttparo built and tall nnd wan n man that was
always sulky. I found him hanging to the
door with the rope around hla neck , with ono
end tied through the door and the
other nround his. neck. 'I ho only
way that 1 can explain it Is that ho
tooK the rope off his neck right out through
his hands , und that would le.ive his hands In
front of him , and that you will llnd every
once In awhile , Any of thorn can do it If
they arc a mind to. "
Item 1'owoll U'un Killed.
Several convicts told the same stories of
the punishment and Us effects on the system
as detailed by those who had testified , and
the story of how Powell was punished till ho
died was given at length In the testimony of
Convict William Nowberg and Convict
I3arbor ICd I'erry.
It seems that some Improvement had been
made In the details of the system , refining
HH cruelty. Instead of leaving the rope loose
around the neck It had become the custom to
put in a stick and twist the rope till it was
Impossible to got it off over the head , no
matter how hard the victim might try. This
was because several who had been hung up
had succeeded in gcttlnir the noose over
their heads , and thus inn measure suspended
the punishment. Powell had been reported
for "slack hooping , " that Is , the hoops on
the barrels ho had made were not
put on in an approved manner. For
this ho was condemned to the dark cell.
Ho was first triced up with his hands be
hind his back and the rope twisted till ho
could not lower his hands a' bit. There ho
was left till ho foil to the iloor exhausted.
Then the guards went down and got him out.
Ho was so weak he could hardly stand , and
so they strung him up by his hands , so that
his feet Just touched the floor , thus giving
him a chance to "rest. " Ho was kept strung
up for half an hour In this fashion , and then
was given the regulation dose , the deputy
wanton attend Ing to the twisting of the rope
In person. Ho died shortly after. Witness
Nowberg saw Powell in his cell Just after ho
had been found dead , and was positive his
hands were tied behind his back , and the
rope so twisted that It was Impossible to get
it over his head oven If ho had assistance.
Powell was dead when taken to the hospital
from the darlc cell , Ncwberg was sent to
take food to Powell , and that Is how ho
knew his hands were fastened behind his
back. The doctor called In was the prison
pllyslclan , Dr. Stono.
Ills I'lca for Morey Uiilieodotl.
Convict 12d Baldwin overheard a conversa
tion between Powell and the cell house
keeper. Powell was put In the dark cell on
Saturday afternoon , and on Tuesday mornIng -
Ing ho was given the extra twists that ru-
sultoJ in his death. On that morning Bald
win , who was lying in his cell , suffering from
the loss of a linger , heard Powell say to the
keeper , when the latter asked him , if he
wanted to got out :
"I can't stand this punishment. "
"I can't help it , " replied the keeper. "You
needn't th'nk ' you can come hero and run this
place. You know that. "
"I can't stand this punishment , " was all
Powell could say. In a llttlo while , probably
half an hour , ho was taken out dead. Bald
win said that the cries of the prisoners when
undergoing the punishment wcro terrible
so.nutimes.
N. D. Stone , hospital steward , testified ho
had seen Powell once during his punishment.
At that time there was nothing unusual in
his condition. When next called In Powell
was dead. Ho was lying on the floor of the
cell with his hands handcuffed in front of
him. The keeper said ho had cut Powell
clown ; that the prisoner had bung himself.
No rope was visible , but the marks on
Powell's neck Indicated that ho had been
hung.
Much testimony was taken to show how
the punishment affected the arms so as to
render It impossible for a man to pass a rope
through the little holes in the upper part of
the door and hang himself , oven were his
hands freed after ho had ocen undergoing
the torture for a considerable length of time.
Thinks the Punishment All Jtlght.
William Hastings , clerkto , thq warden and ,
convict clerk of the prison , was nex't exam
ined , but ho know nothing of the Powell
case except from the record. Ho was n de
cidedly hostile witness , although a convict
himself , Insisting that the contract system
was a good thing and that punishments were
not more frequent because of it.
Mrs. Mason was called , but could give no
information ns to punishments. Her testi
mony was confined to the needs of the
prison.
Frances M. KIngmah , a prison missionary ,
gave the committee the benollt of her o *
perlcnco as n frequent caller at the penitcn
tlary and statements made to her by coit
victs both while in tbo institution and after
their release.
Only Done In Nebraska.
John C. Allen , secretary of state , made
a comparative statement as. to the pun , '
isliment lioro and in penitentiaries at Jeffer
son city , Mo. . Chester and Joliet , 111. , Michi
gan City , Mich. , the military prison at Fort
Ijeavenworth and tno Kansas state peniten
tiary at Lansing , nnd said that with the sin
gle exception of the penal institution at
JctTcrson City ho regarded the punishment
as more excessive in the Nebraska peniten
tiary : At the Missouri penitentiary they
cuff the prisoners ana hook them to u post
and flog them. The Nebraska penitentiary
is the only institution of which the witness
had any knowledge where prisoners had
their hands cuffed behind thorn and were
triced up with a rope.
Ir. Cnrdor on 1'unUhmont.
Dr. J. O. Carder , who was physician
nt the penitentiary for fifteen years ,
expressed the belief that the
officials could not get along with less punish
meat and maintain good discipline. Ho
illustrated the punishment used years ago
and known as the bull ring , where prisoners
were handcuffed and doubled up hand and fool
to a ring in the Iloor , and thought the now
method less barbarous. Ho did not think
there was any danger of strangulation unless
n man was tied up too high. Ho said that
the manner of tricing a man up until his toes
worn nearly clear of the floor was too severe
and that a man could not stand it. Ho
thought It would make a difference in the
other system if the rope was twisted , am
thought a guard should have the Judgment
to see what a man could stand , saying that
some men could stand it to have their hands
up very high , while ono of his build couldn't
stand It at all. "
"Did you over recommcnd-or order a man
released when you thought ho was bound up
too high'and have it refused ? "
"Yes , sir , I did once or twice , but I would
not Ilka to name the warden. Ho is out
now. "
" 1C you said the man was sick and not able
to do his worir , would not that bo sufllclcntto
excuse him J"
"Not unless the warden thought so. That
Happened with mo once or twlco ; they
didn't bring a man out when I ordered him
out , nnd I threatened to bring the matter up
before the Board of publio Lands and Build
ings , and that fetched the warden to. "
llrlsou OIlIcluM * Testimony.
Charles Sweeney , turnkey at the pen.
stated that while employed as guard ho had
assisted in tricing up convicjts. Ho was there
at the time of the death of Powell , but had
nothing to do with roping him. Ho
said ho had worked In several pcnltcn-
tiarles and did not think the punishment un
duly severe.
Hobort Simpson , night keeper of itho cell
house , said ho regarded the punishment ns
being painful , but did not think it sufllclently
sn to causa a prisoner to lese consciousness ,
Ho was In the cell house on night duty dur-
ing the time that Powell was in the hole ,
and had charge of him during these three
nights. He said the convict did not com-
plain at all about his punishment and did
not seem any weaker in' the morning than
usual. Ho trlcod him up In the evening
after supper | and the last time he saw him
before ho died was about 580 : Tuesday
morning. Ho was then standing up In
the dungeon. So fur as ho know ,
Powell mado. no effort to got the
rope off. When ho saw him , the last
time ho said nothing to him , seeing that bo
was nil right. Ho did. not open tha cell at
any time during the night , as the prisoner
was quiet , and apparently all right. Ho
gave him hla supper the night before , but
did not remember how much Powell ate of
it. Ho said that
when men got the rope
over their heads they wore triced up higher.
Dr. G , II. Peebles , physician at the peni
tentiary for the past year , detailed his gen
eral observation of prisoners under punish
ment , and told of examining Powell about 5
o'clock on the evenln ? focfurj liH death
Powell was then Apparently nil rlnht , mil
the rope was attached oven more loosely than
was ordinarily thorns" . The witness did
not think the method was unduly severe , but
said that the mothol of tylntj them up by
the hands would cause many men to faint
within two hours.
Contract Ny teii Condemned.
Coroner Crlm toM of his Inquest In the
i'owcll C.-.SB and gave some criticisms on the
contract system. Attorney Gonor.il Has
tings was of the opinion that the condition
of affairs at the Nebraska state prison com-
ji.iroil favorably with the condition of other
ciial Institutions. En-Warden D.in Hop-
sins condemned the contract system. Ho
thought the mode of punishment was too
severe to bo loft In the hands of an Irre
sponsible brute , such ns the guards fro-
juunlly wero. Warden Mnllon know
lothinjf of the Powell nffalr bat what had
> een reported to him. Ho was absent at the
tlmo. but if ho had befit nt the prison ho
would have ordered Powell punished. Ho
condemned the contract system and charged
ill the trouble in managing the prisoners to
the fact that they feel they are paying a
lebt to the contractor rather than the state
mil it Is the natur.il impulse of
the contractor to get nil the
work ho could out of each pris
oner , Tha kincn communicate- with each
other constantly nnd discuss their affairs In
spltu of the discipline. Mallon was of the
opinion that the best thing to do was to
knock out the contract system entirely.
Culls It Willful Munlnr.
M. D. Welch , secretary and treasurer of
the Western Manufacturing company , the
concern under whose operations the prison
ers are employed , was the last witness. Ho
charged flatly that the death of Powell was
murder , and Keeper Wagner was the mur
derer. Ho said it was impossible for Powell
to have committed suicide , as reported by
the keeper , because ho could not have
picked up the rope with his hands fettered
behind him , and even If ho had he could not
put the rope through the hole and get it
back again without assistance. He said
Powell had been very sulky about his work
and persistently neglected to do It In a
n-oper way , although It was as easy to do
, t right as wrong , and Powell could do it
right , for ho had. Ho know that Wagner
had given the rope an extra twist in punish
ing Powell , for Mallon had told him
so. Some sort of punishment was absolutely
necessary to preserve discipline and the
method of tricing up a man was not danger
ous , unless the guard who did the tricing
made it so. Warden Mallon had been care
ful to prevent imposition on prisoners ,
but ho could not bo nt hand to hold biek the
guards all the time. Thcso wore usually
the most brutal of men. They were llttlo
better than the convicts. Mr. Welch gave
several instances of unprovoked brutality on
part of the guards. Genuine punishment in
a dark cell was n good thing , he sald.'but It
was a brutal farce as practiced In the
Lincoln penitentiary and a dangerous one.
There was no way to prevent brutality on
part of the guards save by hiring men who
have some sense of responsibility.
ISKl'OUT 01' THE COMMITTEE.
Findings of Kurt anil ItocniiuiieiKlntlons
IIUHrd on tlio Evidence ,
LINCOLN , Neb. , March -Special [ to Tun
Bnc. ] The following is the report of the
Joint committee from the house and senate
to investigate the death of Convict Powell
and the charges of cruelty and brutality
made against the management of the peni
tentiary :
"Your committee herewith returns n copy
of all the testimony'taken by it and submits
it for your consideration. Your committee
linds from the ovldtmeo so taken as follows :
"First That the punishments in vogup In
the Nebraska state penitentiary for m'any
years have been inhuman , barbarous anil
cruel In many cases , and finds especially that
the system of punishing convicts by hand
cuffing their hands behind them , passing a
rope around their necks , which rope is con
nected with tlio handcuffs , and drawn tight
in order to lift and support their hands , is
ono that should not be tolerated in this en
lightened age , or in n civilized community ,
nnd that such punishment is ono which is
likely at any time to bo the indirect , if not
the direct , cause of the death of a convict
undergoing it. While believing and realizing
that u penal institution of the character of
the Nebraska state penitentiary cannot bo
safely nnd successfully conducted without a
proper system of punishments being pro
vided for refractory prisoners , yet your com
mittee deems It unwlso to leave the matter
of punishments wholly in the hands of ono
man.
Should r.ognlizo I'uiiUhiuont.
Your committee further believes that such
punishments as may be salutary should bo
legalized and authorized by law , there being
no provision in the statutes for the punish
ment of refractory prisoners , and to that
end your committee authorised and directed
the chairmen of tbo respective committees
to Introduce a bill , nnd your committee
heartily recommends Its passage.
"It is an Impossibility for the warden to
attend to each Individual case , and ho must
of necessity depend upon his subordinates to
carry out his orders , and too often this re
sults In the punishment of the convicts being
loft in the hands of men of cruel and brutal
propensities , and who have not one qualifica
tion for the positions they fill. Wo believe
this should bo done away with , nndthat the
punishments for the graver offenses should
bo placed in the hands of aboard composed
of tlio warden , physician and chaplain of the
penitentiary as provided in said bill.
It Killed 1'otrull.
"Second Your committee believes from
the evidence that the death of Convict
Powell was tbo direct und proximate result
of the cruel nnd inhuman punishment In
dieted upon him.
"Third Your committco finds from the
evidence that the food furnished to the con
victs is generally of good quality , wholesome
and sufficient in quantity , but finds that at
times , through the laxity of 'those in ohargo
of that department , food of improper quality
and unfit for eating has been served , and
would recommend that closer scrutiny bo
exercised by these In charge thereof.
"Fourth Your committee further finds
as follows : That the present female ward
at the penitentiary Is inadequate for the
needs of the institution , and should bo so
constructed , if possible , as to prevent any
communication between the male and female
convicts. That the hospital facilities are
not sufficient to provide for the present
needs of the institution , and should bo
largely increased and improved. That there
Is no provision for the criminal Insane , and
for the proper confinement , earo'und treat
ment of that class of convicts.
"Therefore your committee would recom
mend that an appropriation of $15,000 bo
made for the erection of a building In which
provision shall bo made for the above three
classes of convicts.
"Fifth. Your committco finds that under
the system now in vogue at the penitentlari
sufficient time Is not eivcn the convicts to
bathe , and that they are not permitted ant
required to bathe often enough , and woulil
recommend that tha officials In charge bo
Instructed to provide for more frcquenl
baths by the convicts , and that longer time
bo given them for bathing ,
To Oat Ilettor C nurds.
"Sixth. Your committco would rcconv
mend that the pay of the guards and
other minor officials at the pcnlton
tlary bo increased. The compen
satlon now paid to the guards at the
penitentiary is too small to invlto moi of
good character and ability to seek the posl
tions , and inconsequence men of llttlo hotter
moral nature than that of the convicts themselves
solves are often employed to watch over am
take charge of such prisoners. This com
mittco believes that it is n disgrace to the
state that such men should bo employed li
positions of that character , and believes
that the wiser economy would bo to increase
the compensation and secure the services of
men bettor qualified to fill them. How can
it bo expected that convicts will bo rpformei
while under the care of men who are almost
if not quite , as lacking in moral principles ?
"Seventh Your committco finds from the
evidence that Instances of inexcusable
brutality upon the part of guards , cell house
keepers and other employes have been fur
too frequent , and recommend that a greater
degree of supervision over such employes
should bo exercised by the warden , and In
staut dismissal should bo visited upon unj
guilty of exercising brutality toward these
under his churgo.
Abolition of tlio Contract 8y tom.
"Eighth Your committee finds that th
syster'of contract labor is dcmpralUIng to
the discipline of the institution , and believes
that the convlctcontract labor system should
bo dona away with at tha earliest posslbl
moment. The prisoners soon rcalUe , after
bolnjr brought to-tho penitentiary , lh.it they
ire not wurklnTfOiritlio state of Nebraska ,
anil that every ntlii out of their labor .vlolds
x reward to n eArnlr.ietor with whom they
. nn have no sympathy , and soon they begin
lo bo slnok In their work , which results In n
oport to ttia warden and the consequent
iimlshment of tllfe offending convict. Punish-
uent Indicted foftt\iit , \ reason simply causes
.ho convict to become soured , gloomy nnd
llspiritcd , and ns long as the nmtrai't sys-
' .om U pormlttcd to prevail the discipline of
ho prison will bo nfr below the standard
which should exist.
I'arolo Sy tnm Hppoiniuriulod ,
"Ninth Your "committee would rccom-
ncnd the passagWdPn law providing for the
larolo system iu ; connection with tno ponl-
ontlary , as wo bollijvo tluit It wilt result In
ho saving of largo" sums of money to the
state and tlio reformation of many who
ithcrwtso would become confirmed crlm-
nals. This system Is now in vogue in many
of tlio states and has proven bcnellclal , wise
ind salutary.
"Tenth Your foinmlt'tco bollovcs that the
system of confining young convicts , under
sontcuco for the llrst time , with the older
mil hardened criminals to lie wrong in
irlnvlplo and unwlso In practice. Wo bellovo
hat every endeavor should bo made to re-
briu the young criminals and to lead theme
o llvo moral and upright lives , but all
efforts in that direction will ho thwarted
while such young criminals are permitted to
issociiito with men who have led criminal
careers during their whole lives , and wo
therefore recommend that suitable arrange-
nents bo made by the officials In charge to
jlas.sify and separate the older and moro
lardencd criminals from those less vicious.
To ICdiicato the Ignorant.
Eleventh Your committco behoves that
iomc provision should bo made whereby the
gnorant convicts , as also those who may
ieslro further educational advantages , may
) o taught such branches as are taught in
the common schools of the state , and to that
2nd wo believe that a night school should be
iield not less than two evenings in each
week , at which all these convicts" who can-
lot read and write should bo required to
tttend for instructions and that others who
should so dcsiro might attend for further
'nstruetion in tlio common school studies.
"Tho question of the proper control of the
criminal classes and the general work of
penal Institutions , lias from tlmo to timore -
the ntten.ton of the ablest s'tatesmen
the world has produced. The ono great
problem con f ron .ing civilization In Its ad
vancing strides has been to properly define
the limit between punishment und cruelty.
The necessities of the government require
the confinement and punishment nf criminals
for the protection of the public , and it can
not for a moment bo assumed that the state ,
in the punishment of crimiaals , has any moro
right to bo brutal than the criminal himself.
Hence , the wise vlow of the question would
determine that the state , not only on the
ground of humanity , hut on the ground of
setting an example to the criminal classes ,
should itself use moderation in the punish
ments imposed ,
Iteformntnry Work M Jfeodod.
"Your committco believes that while the
distinctive character of the penitentiary ns
: i penal Institution should bo maintained
that the question of reformation might bo
brought in to good advantage. The evidence
before yourcommitteo shows that there are
n number of inmates in the institution who
have been there several times before , which
would indicate thatfthcro was something
lacking in tlio system. Your committco
would suggest that 30 far as can bo done
without injuring the tcharacter of the peni
tentiary as a penal. Institution , that reform
atory work should , bt ) carried on in order to
make tlio inmatcsjbottcr when they leave.
"Your committee , , )1nds ) that much good
work has been dona by philanthropists and
educational assouintions among the prison
ers , and especially ( commends the work of
the Lincoln Chuutauqua association as
shown in tlio mcfttsl and moral Improve
ment noticeable in-xiuumbor of prisoners.
"Your committpp . .would further recom
mend that the Hwrjetary of state bo In
structed to have printed 1.000 copies of this
report , and the videnco herewith sub
mitted , for distribution. " . .
IN THK-I3 > 'ATE.
Clnrko'g Maxlinuju jllatp lllit Indefinitely
Postponed Otlior Ituutlno Work.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March < 8.- [ Special to THE
BEE. ] The senate thls'morniiig plunged at
once into regular routine .work. Senator
Darner presented a numerously signed pe
tition from the railroad employes of Omaha
protesting against the passage of cither the
Clarke or Newbeiry maximum rate bills.
The railroad committee reported senate
fllo No , 241 , a Joint resolution relative to the
payment of the indebtedness of the Pacific
railroads to the governmcntwlth , the recom
mendation that it bo placed oh the general
file.
file.Senato
Senate flic No. 103 , by Gray , reducing pas
senger fares on Nebraska railroads
cents per mile , was by recommendation of
the committco on railroads placed on the
general flic.
Senate fllo No. 03 , by Clarke , regulating
railroads and fixing maximum rates , was In
definitely postponed , In suite of the efforts
of Everett and others to have It placed on
the general fllo.
Senate fllo No. 10 , by Stewart , was In
definitely postponed.
A notable feature of the session of
the senate was the reception of tlio report
of the committee on miscellaneous corpora
tions recommending that McDonald's bill to
regulate stock yards bo placed on the general
flle as amended by the committee. The
amendment strikes out the flrst seven sec
tions of the bill , and as a result the bill is
stripped of all its essential features. The
bill as It now reads simply makes It unlaw
ful for owners of stock yards to prohibit the
owner of any dead stock or condemned stock
In such yards to sell the same to any person
they may desire.
Senator McDonald made no protest to the
adoption of the report , but stated to Tun
Bun representative afterwards that when
the bill came up for consideration in commit
tco of the whole ho should make a light to
have the measure restored to its full effect.
Ho says ho has the Votes to pass the bill as
it wns originally presented
A largo number of house rolls were read
the flrst time and several bills read the second
end time nnd referred to the appropriate
standing committees.
The senate went into executive session
Just before noon nnd by a unanimous vote
confirmed the appointment of J. E. Simpson
as steward of the Norfolk insane asylum.
The doors were opened und the senate took a
recess until 2 o'clock.
Immediately after reassembling at 2
o'clock the senate went into committee of
tlio whole to consider the general appropria
tion bill. , , „ ,
Up ApiirnprlutloiiH.
Senator Pope offcrctifln amendment giving
the governor $2,00Juf ( r n contingent fund.
Ho explained that tliil governor requested
that the amount bo f priced nt his disposal.
The amount was giirnteil , the fourteen inde
pendent senators voting in the negative.
The secretary of atuto was given $100 to
pay the expense of printing and circulating
the election laws ,
The auditor of public accounts was given
? 200 additional for sliilfonery , 8200 additional
for books , blanks and Stationery , and ? 50 for
sundry ofllco oxponsqs > i [
The Items of tha .Appropriation for the
onioesof , the state ' treasurer and superin
tendent of public in'structlon were passed at
the request of Senator Harris , who stated
that as a member of'tpo Investigation com
mittco ho had spcnt'r/onsldcrablo tlmo In the
treasurer's oftlco and hU intimated that there
were some startllmwuuajlutlons coming.
The attorney general wns given $300 addi
tional for traveling expenses$200 additional
for stationery and jwatago.
While the appropriation for the attorney
general wns under consideration Senator
Dale severely criticised the action of the re
publican and democratic senators in raising
almost every item. Ho claimed that the
minority would take an appeal to the people
nnd predicted that two years hcnco the
political parties represented on the other
side of the chamber would receive a well
merited rebuke.
Senator North called the speaker to order ,
claiming that ho was making charges left
over from the last campaign-
Chairman Mattes instructed Dale to con
fine his remarks to the subjo < ; t under con
sideration ,
Dale replied with considerable warmth
nnd assorted that ho was In order and that
ho wouldn't sit down unless the senate com
pelled him to do so by force.
The attorney general was then-given nn
additional J100 tor printing brlofs *
The commissioner of public lands and
buildings was cjvon $1.000 for postage Instead
of $300 as provided In the bill.
Cut Down One ,
When the Hoard of Public Lands and
Buildings was readied tlio sfiiato took a now
tack. 'Iho appropriation for repairs , etc. ,
was cut from $3,000 to MHX > nnd the item
for fuel and lights wan reduced from W.OOO
to $7,000 ,
The Board of Purchnso and Supplies was
given nn additional $ . " > 00.
The appropriation for bailiffs for the
supreme court wns Increased from slOO to
fcVJOO. Tlio sum of SH.OOO wns appropriated
for stenographic assistance to tlio supreme
court coiirnUslonors. Tlio Item for postage
was increased by $ JOO. Tlio appropriation
for printing supreme ? court reports was In
creased ? T,000 , for the reason that the
capacity of tlio court has been doubled.
The senate then went back to the oflu-o of
the cominissfonerof laborand struckout the
entire Item and substituted the following :
Postage , $ Hi ; books , blanks , etc. . * t , < KX ) ;
traveling expenses , 1,000 : telegraph , etc. .
? 'JIX ) : contingent expenses , WOO ; ofllco ex-
poiiscs ! , $200 ; being an Increase of SS.UOO.
The committco then arose and reported
progress ,
Jturolved till ) Itcport ,
The special committco appointed to In
vestigate thu alleged cruelty to convicts nt
tlio state penitentiary then presented Its re
port , together with the evidence upon which
the report was mado.
A communication wns received , from the
governor , but no official action was taken In
regard to it. The communication named K.
II. Burlingham of Scwnrd. Judge J. H. . Blair
of Omaha and Low Alay of Fremont as mem
bers of the State Fish commission , Judge
Blair taking the place of 11. 14. B. Kennedy ,
resigned.
The senate then adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Koutlno liuslnoM Occupies tlio Tlmo of tlio
I'Vw Who Atli'inl.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 8. [ Special to Tun
BCD. ] In the house this forenoon but sixty-
eight members answered to the roll call ,
and the chilly condition of the hall made the
worK of the morning unpleasant. But two
bills were considered in the committco of the
whole and both received affirmative action.
Suter moved to go into the committco as
soon as the regular preliminary business
had been disposed of. The motion prevailed
and the mover was called to the clinlr. but
owing to some modest reason which was not
divulged ho refused to occupy the throne of
n demo-pop speaker. Jensen was called and
with some reluctance took the chair and
pressed the legislative button.
The first measure taken under considera
tion was Kcckloy's bill , house roll No. 170 ,
to provide for ditching and draining swamp
land ; to protect the same by levees , and pro
viding also for the manner of instituting
legal proceedings In cases growing out of
the enforcement of Its provisions ; also the
manner of selecting jurors nnd cotulucting
damage suits. Jensen became so interested
in the bill that ho called Horst to the chair
and took Watson's seat and turned in
amendments on schedule time. The amend
ments pertained to the part of the net relat
ing to the Impannellng of jurors und the
matter of adjudging damages. There was
none of the forensic element that usually
accompanies the consideration of bills in the
committee of the whole. Tlio committco
recommended that the bill pass as amended.
House roll No , 225 , by Nnson , was also
taken up and recommended to pass as
amended. The bill provides in substance
the same as the first ono by Keckley , and re
peals tlio act "to provide for the
draining of swamp lands in tlio
state of Nebraska , " also to provide
benefits and assess damages If any arise.
This measure was also the object of attack
for the legion of amendments. The commit
tee then arose and reported the bills back to
the house with the recommendations that
they do pass , which reports wcro adopted.
Before adjournment the following resolu
tions were offered and disposed of as indi- .
catcd :
Homo Kcsolutlong Offered.
Scott asked unanimous consent to offer n
resolution. The speaker allowed the readIng -
Ing of the resolution with the proviso that
no action should be taken in the event that
objection should bo raised.
Whorcas , The rules of Ibis house are such
that lit ty-onu votes can take nny bill out of its
rccularordor at any time ; therefore bo It
Ku.solvud , That It Is thu scnso of tills house
that wo have no sifting committee during this
session.
Jensen moved that the resolution bo laid
over until today and the motion prevailed.
Jensen offered the following :
Kosolved , That a committco at tbreo bo ap
pointed by tbo speaker to confer with a like
committee to bo appointed by thu senate to
fix a duy for tlio final adjournment of this ses
sion of the legislature of Nourabka.
Objection was raised to the consideration
of the resolution and It was laid over pend
ing the regular order of resolutions ,
Dobson offered the following :
Whereas , 0. W. Moshor li n heavy stock-
bolder of the defunct Uanltiil National bank
and lurKoly responsible for the failure of said
bank ; and
Wliorunn , Said 0. W. Masher has the contract
with the state for the keeping of the Inmates
of the state prison and receiving largo minis of
mnnuy from the state ; and
Whereas , The state Is a heavy creditor of
said defunct bank ; therefore bu It
Kosolved , That the state auditor and secre
tary of state bi requested to Inform the said
Moihor that In the future they will not .sign
any vouchers or warrants for any money that
may bo duo said Moshor on said contract hut
to apply wild sums to the funds that wuro de-
precmtud from the causa of said bank failure.
The resolution will await tlio regular order
before action is taken upon it unless other
wise broucht up by a vote of fifty-one.
The house then took u recess until 3
o'clock.
Hills Kocomincnded.
The afternoon session of the house was devoted -
voted to the consideration of bills of general
file in committee of the whole , with Schap-
pel In the chair.
No. 3(52 ( , By Fulton , legalizing the allow
ance of fees to county treasurers In counties
under township organization was recom
mended for passage.
No. USO , by Gailln , legalizing acknowledge
ments of deeds heretofore administered by
commissioners of deeds , being designed to
correct any Illcgallty.owlng to an error In
the form , was referred , to the committee on
Judiciary.
No , 0 , by Krick , abolishing the office of
township collector , was recommended for In
definite postponement.
No. 11 ! ) , by Oakley , providing for the de
tention and maintenance of homeless and
indigent minors , was recommended for passage -
sago , as wns No. 283 , by Scott , regulating
Judicial sales in foreclosure proceedings.
No. 103 , by James , requiring owners of
hedge fences to regulate nnd trim them , was
recommended for indefinite postponement.
The committee then arose and submitted
its report , which was adopted except so far
as it related to the postponement of No. 0 ,
which was ordered referred to a special
committee of five , with instructions to re
port tomorrow afternoon.
The house then adjourned until tomorrow
morninj' at 10 o'clock.
-
irESTKUA' 1'ACKIXtl IXTKllEHTS ,
Now Summit Opens with a Small Movement
of Hoi ; * .
CINCINNATI , O. , March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Tomorrow's Price Cur
rent will say : The now packing season
opens with in small movement of hogs.
Western packers handled about 140,000 the
past week , compared with 100,000 the pre
ceding week and 150,000 last year. Promi
nent places compare us follows :
Casper'H Booming Huslnesn.
CASI-EK , Wyo. , March 8. [ Special Tclo
gram to TUB noc. ] Over 820,000 worth of
real estate ; has changed Immla here this
week. The railway Is erecting now shipping
works and 250,000 snoop are booked for
shearing ,
"No perfection is so absolute ,
That some Impurity doth not
pollute. "
Use Cnrlttbnd Sprudol Salt for nil Im
purities of the blood. Itla Nrtturo'sown
remedy. Bownro of imitations and in
sist upon the gcnumo Imported urtlclo
SINGLE TAX THEORISTS
They Are Given a Hearing by Iowa's Tax
Revision Oommisaiou ,
THEIR IDEA OF THE PfiESENT SITUATION
I.mili l'oit of Nnw York Argue * In the In
terest of the Nmr I'luii IIo\v Prop *
crly OWIIITS Avoid tlio
AsicMor.
Dis MOISTS , la. . March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BitK.J The single tax theorists
had a hearing before the state tax revision
commission today. They were represented
by Louis R Post , editor of the New York
Standard , Mr. Post held that much land Is
bought In order that an Increase In value
may bo had. If you take the tax oft of labor
and Improvements nnd put it on land there
would bo no dcslra to hold land ns a monopoly
ely , ho thought , The land value would
reach an equilibrium. In n word , the fact
that there Is speculation gives land nn nl > -
normal valuo. The single tav would rob
land of this speculative or fictitious value
and would have the effect to stimulate Im
provements.
"But , " said Mr. Lnno. "If wo should adopt
your single tax theory how would such mun
as my father , for example , who has all his
property In land , obtain Justice ? "
Some Would llo InJuriMl.
In replying Mr. Post acknowledged that
in the proposed transition , us in all transi
tion periods , some ono would bo pinched.
The case was analogous with the holding of
slaves. In freeing tlio slaves the owners
lost. The change' , he believed , wns justifia
ble. Another thing , Mr. Post argued , was
that if you had a fli.OOO farm , under the
single tax , deception in the matter of assess
ment . now so much practiced , would bo ini-
POSS tble. : Everybody would know just what
that farm should bo assessed.
Mr. Whiting- our land goes down In
taxes how nro wo to pay our school and
highway taxes ?
Mr. Post You ought not to have to pay
such taxes. All this should bo a state obli
gation. Land value Is a fund , n common
fund , which no ono earns. A man who
locates on land does not earn the rlso which
tlmo brings.
Mr. Whiting In 1855 my land cost mo less
than ? l per acre. My farm is now valued at
$4'JO,000. Haven't I done my full proportion
in making that land valuable ?
Mr. Post felt sure that Mr. Whiting was
nn exceptional farmer , but replied by saying
that . it was impossible to get at just what a
man docs for a community , some do more ,
some less.
Much 1'roperty Not Taxed.
At the close of his talk the assessors of
West Dos Moincs , Messrs. Hosoborg , West ,
Chapman and Kclsoy , had a hearing. Mr.
Hosoberg occupied the Iloor. Tlio speaker
was of the opinion that property in Dos
Moincs is not taxed above 25 per cent of its
actual value. Tlio aim is to assess business
blocks at about 40 per cent of their
actual value , but lie did not believe it was
above ! 25 per cent. As to loan and trust com
panies , they were pretty nearly allowed to
assess themselves. lie was in favor of a law
taxing corporations where they are located.
Mr. Kclscy said that a leading cili/cn had
said to him that there was $1,500,0(10 ( worth
of property in this city never on the asses
sor's books.
" 1 should say twice ns much , " said Mr.
Kosonbcrg.
Mr. Hoscnbcrg was also in favor of taxing
church property. It should not bo that an
individual is taxed more heavily than cor
porations , as is now tlio caso.
lnK HH Course.
Sioux Cm' , la. , March 8. [ Special Tele
gram to Tim BEI : . ] The Missouri river at
this point is making inroads into the Ne
braska bank that threaten to carry the chan
nel into a bayou and beyond tlio south end
of the Northwestern I tail road company's
$1,000,000 bridge. The company is unloading
a grout quantity of riprap here , and. hope to
chock the ravages by protecting the bank.
Weary ot r.llo.
MAKKXOO , la. , March S. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Mrs. W. J. Sanger com
mitted suicide lust night by taking poison.
Her husband Is an insurance agent and they
had been married but six months. Ho was
away from homo. No motive ia known for
the act as she was apparently happily , situ
ated.
Has no equal for the prompt relief
find speedy euro of Colds , Coughs ,
Croup , Hoarseness , I.obs of Voice ,
Preacher's Sore Throat , Asthma ,
Bronchitis , IA\ Grippe , nnd other
derangements of the throat and
lungs. The best-known cough-euro
in the world , it is recommended by
eminent physicians , and is the favorite -
ito preparation with singers , nctors ,
preachers , and teuclieis. Jt soothes
the inflamed membrane , loosens the
phlegm , stops coughaig , and induces
repose , .
taken for consumption , in its early
stages , checks further progress of
the disease , and even in the later
stages , it eases the distressing
cough and promotes refreshing
Bleep. It is agreeable to the taste ,
needs but small doses , and docs not
Interfere with digestion or any of
the regular organic functions. As an
emergency medicine , every household -
hold should bo provided with Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral.
"Having used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral -
toral in my family for many years , I
can confidently recommend it for all
the complaints it is claimed to cure.
Its sale is increasing yearly with me ,
and my customers think this prepa
ration lias no equal as a cough-cure. "
S. W. Parent , Qucensbury , N. 13.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co. , Lowell , Mau.
Bold by all Urugglila. 1'rlee (1 ; ill bolllo , $ & .
Prompt to act , sure to euro
PROPOSALS roil KIKIJ )
States Indian Hurvleo , Uosulmd Aximcy ,
S. D. . Kobrimry mh , ISJL .Sealed proposals ,
endorsed "I'rowmls for 1'iold tioods , " nnd ad-
ciressod to the tiiitlcrsl neil nt Kojelmd
ARonoy.B. D. , will lie rocolvod nt thin uuency
until ono o'clock p. in. , of Wuilnnsilny , Mnrcn
13th , IsJ-J. for furnUliliiK and dellv-rlir at
this nu'cnuy : l.Wjhualiols of seed o.uss l.fxK )
bushel ! ) of sr.eil potatoes nnd GOO hushnls of
Buod wheat , Dldilors am ruqus.itad to stnto
speclllcally in thrlr bids tlm prupoicd prlru nf
oiich urtlcloolfurod for delivery under a con
tract. The rlKlit N reserved tci reject nny or
nil blclaorany purt of any bid If duomud for
bu bait Interest of tlio gorvlcu , OmiTlflKU
Each bid must bo uucnmpanlod by n
corllllud check or draft upon United Statin
depository , or solvent national Imuk In tha
vicinity of the roiiiloniio of tlm b'.dJor. made
paynblu to the order of the 'Jomml-ciloner of
Indian A mil ru. for nt loist KIVB I'Bii CUNT of
the amount of tbo proposal , which eheclt or
draft will bu forfoltod to the United Kut04 In
case nny bldderor hidilura rocalrlnK in nwiird
itliall full to promptly uxecutu n contract with "
peed nnd nullleiaiit sureties , otUor\ l o tn bo
returned to the bl'ldur. IIIclH aixotnjmnled br
llou of certified chock will not bu con
sldoro'l. For any further information iiuplV
toJ , UKOKUi : WU1UIIT , U.S. liulltm Agent.
'
LIFE SECRETS.
Don't worry.
tOOHlOlT. Don't hurry. " "Two swift arrive * n tnrd >
"Simplify ! " "Slmu'lfy ! " "Simplify ! "
Don't tmiront. Don't "
xturvo. "Iot your
moderation bo known to nil man. "
Court the fresh nir day and nlsht. "OH , If
you know wiiit : win in the air , "
bS'Pdi ' * ti' ' " ' r ° 'lt' rlblttlll'"tl ( > ' ' sl ° ° l nature' *
ymi'nmkoCM M0rvou < l CIlcr0 ! > c' ' ' ' 'nx ' t a
lloohcorful. "A llsht honrt lives long , "
liTllil.nti.illy. ! " rl""f < ' ! l thoiuhts.As n mnn
thlnkutli In his heart , so In ho , '
Avoid pasilon and excitement. A moment' ?
anser inay Lo futnl ,
Associate with lio.ilthy people. Health U
contimlous IIH well ai dtacaso.
"Dmi'tcitrry thu whole world on yoiirshoul.
dorst , Inr la-it the universe. Trust tlioKtuntnl. "
Wnteh tlmflrUslKiisof oointni , ' ontil. N'lno-
tcnthof all dmousrs start with a cold.
If. nt any tlmo. you fool chilly , If you sncur.o
If you Imvo cold linmls or foot , If your hoiid
scorns honvy or ucluts , ul.-o nt mpii the host
and purest stlimiliint you ran nuoiiro. Thorn
nro nuuiy that iiroolaltnod lo bo good stlniii-
Inntfl , but thorn la only onu llmt Is strictly
ru-
labc. nnd pi > e iw Ilio lion qualities , ' und
tliut Is Duffy's I'uro Malt Whhktiy.
1 his whlsUuy has iiuulo more fmmds by roa-
sonorwlmt It IIMH done for nnoulo , tnnti nny
ether preparation of the present day Do not
lot your druggist or crorcr iirsuo with you
upon Ihlt subject , but InslU upon linvlni ! thu
piiri'st nnd best , wliloli will nld you to eolvo
. 'MfuV Secrets. "
CADJ EB CITB.BD. .
If Dr. Schniieli's tro.itincnt nn 1 euro of Con
sumption were hoinothliit new nud untrloit ,
people iiilcht douht ; but wlint hns provoj It
self throuch ii record us old us our cratid f.itli-
era , mounajust whullt Is
A Specific for Consumption
rnil for nil dlsonsoi of the Lung * No treat-
niont In the vrurldcan iilnco so nuxiiy pornm-
nont uurcs of Uimiuniptlon to Its oraillt in Or.
Si'heneU's. Nothing In Nature nets sodlrootly
nnd effectively on tlio InnR inenihraiics unil
tissues , nnd so quickly dlsposoi of tubercles ,
congestion , Inflammation , cnUs , conglii und
nil the Hi'ods of ( 'oinuiiiptlon ns
Dr. SoSietick's Pulmonic Syrup
When nllclho f.uU Hcoinoi tothn reaeuo. Not
until It frills , : iml only after faithful trml.
When any ono despond. U has broiiRht the
houolovj to llfu UIKI honlth. It tins turned thu
donp.ilr of ton thousaii'l ' homos Into joy. It
Is doing It now. It will unnllniio to do It
throiiihout tno nces. Dr. AV/meV * I'rattteal
Titatlet i f'niiiu'iiiitlon , litmrairlbtumiich Dli-
catM mailed frcr M nil aiiitltctnts.
Dr. J. II , Schinck > ( Son * r/illnildp/itu / / .
® © ©
Bj BFS1S
is ii. .
in prodnci'M lx
buoyancy of body tovlileli y iu
tiiifiiro u HtrmigiT. They c-njoy u pup- (
lilnrlty uiijmrullrlcd. J'l-lce , ti.'vls.
NEW Oct. u GOOD
THEATRE SEAT for Wo
TIIRRF. NIGHTS
COMMGNUliNU
( MAT1NEB SATUUDAV. )
"I WONDER WHATMEXTTHEf WILL DO"
Bl ra R. E.
The Original General Knickerbocker la tlio
"Llttlo Tycoon" and
Mr. II. .Greenwall's ' Clever Company.
Th9 Kew
Musical
Comedy ,
An
Evening
of Fun ,
The sale nf seats Is now oncti nt the follow
ing prices : K rst Hoar , Ge. , 7. > c. nnd $1.03 ; Hal-
cony , Mi ? , nnd T.'ic.
siDir , mm. man , mai \ K , u
The Original nnd World Famous
Presenting their pronle.st trluinpli ,
SUPERBA
( WOItM'S KAIIl KIMTION. )
Dlroot from the lUh St. Theater , Now York.
Thosiiloof seats will open H-iturdny inqrn-
liu at the following prleos ; Kirit Iloor , Me , .
7. > o. nnd Jl.OO : baleony. uDu. und 73o.
St.TMEUTER , WBSW
I5o. 25o , 35c , 5Oo anil 75o.
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MATINEiE SATURDAY.
F01US jli
.imericoi If
ALWAYS THE BEST.
FARM St , THEATER.popMs
4 N ' 5fftK1"11 * Sunday , ta. 12
The Only Novelty In Town.
The Famous Bros. Byrne ,
The
Great
Big
Snccess
The NnuUonl Pantoml ilo Comedy.
Under the mnnngcmcnt of I'rlmrono unii VVoat.
MAT I N UK WKUNKSD.VY.
BERNHARD
LISTEMANN
CONCERT COMPANY OF BOSTON
IlEKNIIAKI ) USTHMANN.
The I'miiou * Violinist.
O. II. KONC'JNJ. Kiuto.
FIUT3C OIKHK.
ThuCirnatost l.lvlni Vloloncoll/lsU
FKITO MKTKMANM. Violin und l'lttr/u ,
( J. .M. KI.OOKTON. Double linns.
U. II. KONUONI , llarltotic.
MISS NANNIE IIANDSPRIMA , DONNA ,
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Y. M. C. AT" HALL ,
TUESDAY EVE. , MARCH nth.
f Koierved seats cu saloat.Mux Meyer's ninslo
store ,
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WONDERLAND and
UNDER THAE GASLIGHT
Brazil & Alton's Vaudevilles.
A triiile-plntoil U Ivor Tauloipuon fur ovary
I inly visitor nt every performance.
Dnnnlnr Drlnno < i > o" oii lriiuicony BHt , uoo
rUPIIIUI rllUJO IU < erved PnriiUBt neat * , : ! < > < >
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S45a Week With S2OO.
A lafu cnniorTAtlra ami practical Inveilramit.
llowu'tf infulllblp Imiillcapplutf jitout on enlern
raru . Hccond lucimiOil year Uofurencm foru
utJicrllien , I'ruipociun IB'JI Itiio , C. U. ItOWM ,
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