THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MARCH 11. 1803.
yr , Colton. D/wIrs / , * Dlckerson. nlmmlek ,
Joliin ( , Kli'khoff , Elder , Kills , Karnsworth ,
Felton , Ford , Fulton , Hordes , Oil-
ford , floss of Wayne ntut Stanton -
ton , Hallrr , Ilnrnmn , HltfKlns , llnrat ,
Howe , Invln , .lomu-n , .lohnson of Ilnll ,
.tohnnon of York , Johnston , Kcckloy , Kesv
lor , Knyos , Kreek , Kruso. Llngcnfolter ,
I.ulkart , I yneh , McCntclieti , MeVoy , Nolnoiu
INowborry , Olson , 1'ortcr , Hhodcs. Ulloy ,
ItUforloa. Schaj > i > ol. Sfhr-lp , Solilotfoldt.
Scott , Sheridan. Slsson , Smith of Holt ,
Kmlth of KIrhanlson , Sodcrman , Stevens ,
Sutcr , Van llouscn , Woods , Mr. Speaker
,
Nays -tlrown , Hums , Cnrponter , Cooley ,
Cornish , Cross , Dow , Goldsmith , Ooss of
DouRlas. Griffith , Hinds , .tonkins , ICnup ,
JCynor , IjilAlgb , Lockner , McKesson , Mor-
rick , Nason , Oakley , Klioa , Hoblnson , Sin
clair , Sponccr , Sntton , VanOnyn , Wardlaw ,
"Watson , Wilson , Wltlincll-JW.
Committee ISrports Itorclvcil.
As soon nn the railroad bill was disposed
of the members of the various Investigating
committees bcgnn to crowd the submission
of their reports , which had been n spocml
order for 10 o rloc-k in the morning , but had
( jccn postponed by the action of the house
on the maximum rate bill. The llrst report
submitted was Unit of the penitentiary com-
mittca to Investigate the charges of cruelty
to convicts.The report w.is the same ns the
ono submitted In the senuto , but n majority
ntid minority roporfwns made of it bccauso
of the fact that some of the members do-
fdrod to recommend im approprlntlon of
$15,000 for n now building for u hospital and
female ward , while the other favored appro
priating but WOO to fit up a portion of 11 now
cell house for that purpose. The reports
vent over for a day without action , by the
house declining to cheese until more was
known of the actual needs In tno promises.
lliivlr * on the Cull Iloiuo.
The report of the cell house investigating
commlttoo was next submitted by Davlcs ,
who read the rejrort and also commented
Ux | > n It nt sonic length. Ho said It had been
ttio effort of the committed to make a fear
less report , regardless of prejudice , bias or
partisanship. They had been made to real-
i7.o how hard it was to n.ako such n report
mid asked that the commlttco bo given duo
credit for what it had dono. Ho declared
that the word chapel in connection with the
penitentiary some time ago was a subterfuge
to catch votes , as it had never from the day
of construction to the present time been used
for a chapel , but was built solely in the In
terests of the contractors. Ho charged that
the spirit of the law of two yours ago , ap
propriating money for this cell house , was
not followed , ns it was the intention of the
legislature that upright , law-abiding clti-
7cns should have the preference over con
victs. Ho said the committee was surprised
that state ofllcers would resort to such n
nubtorfugo as to lot Oorgan draw money
from the cell house fund for their Junket ,
and said Unit ono of thcso ofllccrs had
thought It beneath his dignity to bo called
upon to make any statement to the committee -
too as to the uses to which that money had
been put.
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings
was severely criticized by Davlcs , aside from
the written report , for the appointment of
Dorgnn , the statement being made that it
ought to bo apparent to a blind man that the
interests of Dorgnn and the state were
diametrically opposite. Immediate action
was urged upon the legislature to take steps
to preserve the lives of the unfortunate con-
lined nt the penitentiary , ns the lllthy condi
tion of the prison was something' that could
hardly bo expressed.
OiiNtirnof th fiovernori * .
Ho stated In connection with that part of
the report censuring the ex-governors that
the commlttco knew who was directly re
sponsible for it to the board , but that other
names hud been inserted because it was
among the duties of n governor to visit tno
public buildings of the state and sco that
his upiolntecs | were not derelict In their
duty. The Capital National bank failure
was touched upon , in passing , the speaker
declaring that the criminal who had
ntolcn a quarter of a million of
dollars from the state should receive
punishment Just as surely and severely as
should the humblest of God's croaturcs. Ho
called attention to the state's just motto of
' 'equality bcforo the law , " and said ho could
see no reason why a premium should bo
placed uixrn the action of the men who stolen
n million or two , while the ono who stele a
dollar was given coarse fare and n prison
cell.
cell.Ho
Ho said the commlttco had censured certain
parties , not because it harbored a thought
against thorn as individuals , but for miscon
duct ns ofllcials of the state. Each of thcso
lOfllcials was before thocommittco protesting
against censure , on the ground that they
were elected as secretary or treasurer or
attorney general or commissioner.
Ono Vltnl yuostlmi.
The speaker digressed slightly to say that
the question that was nearer public welfare
and the Interests of the state was not that
of railroad regulation or stock yards legisla
tion. but was how to secure the honest ex
penditure of public money. Ho advised that
henceforth In political conventions responsi
bility bo placed on each particular ofllcor in
order to do away with this state of affairs
that had brought disgrace upon the state of
Nebraska.
Ho again stated that it was not the pur
pose of the committee to smirch any ono ,
but to Insist upon proper attention to duty
on the part of every public olllccr regardless
of their connection with any party. Ho said
that , while the commlttco had only investi
gated the erection of ono small building in
the city of Lincoln , it was brought out in the
cvidcnco that the sumo plan was being fol
lowed in the erection of the institute nt Bea
trice , and that the superintendent thcro was
1 under no bonds whatever for the faithful
performance of bis duty.
"Is It any wonder , then , " said the speaker
"that your committee foil some of the ludig-
nation that lias spread throughout the
length and breadth of the state , and deter
mined to record its most earnest protest
against the continuance of such business
methods ! > '
Watson Attacks the deport.
The report was handed in and when Keck-
loy moved its adoption Watson entered his
protest on the ground that it would do a
crcat Injustice to the ox-governors named.
Ho declared that the report was not berne
out by any of the evidence , that it was
largely buncomtio and was unjust to gentle
men who had boon so often honored in the
state.
Kcckloy declared that the report vronlO
not mildew and insisted that ho wanted al
to read tlie. ovldonco , and the report wcni
over until Monday for llnal consideration.
The report of the asylum- Investigating
committco was then submitted. It was read
by Casper , Who stated by way of introduc
tion that the evidence by which the report
had been reached was of the same kind as
had been used to criminally punish men in
the district court of Lancaster county , and
ho also wanted to say that the money tha
Imd been stolen could nnd should bo rccov
cred.
cred.This
This reiKirt also went over nnd the house
adjourned until 10 o'clock in the morning.
IN TIIK SE.NATI5.
Free I'asn 11111 Doroatoil uiul Appropriation
Inrrrniiod Oonnlilt > rulily.
LINCOLN , Neb , March 10. [ Special
Telegram to THE BUB. ] The senate
spent the forenoon in routine work
nftor receiving n largo number of peti
tions signed by railway employes protesting
against the passage of n maximum rate
bill. Most of the time of the
senate was passed in committee of the whole.
r3)aln's bill" prohibiting the giving or accept
ing of frco passes was Indctlnltcly postponed.
Several other bills amending the statutes
"wore considered nnd recommended for pass-
ago.
ago.Tho sonata spent the entire afternoon In
committee of the whole -on the general ap
propriation ulll. The following wore the in
creases made ever the .1:11410 : Items in the bill
as It passed the house :
Olrls * Industrial school utGonovu. . . , $ 4,000
HjibtlnKHInsano asylum , . . , . . , . . . . . . . . 13,100
Norfolk Insnno nxyluin 1B.1OO
nilnd usylum ut Nebraska City 'JO.COO
Krarnoy Industrial school , . , , . 91.178
Mllford home , 11,420 i
The independent senators have given up !
the fight and on nearly every item refrained
from voting. The amendments to the sev
eral Item * in the appropriation for thn
Kearney school were offered by Senator
Smltn , the independent member from Buf-
Mn county. An amendment to the appro
priation for the state house was offered pro
viding for n new hospital to cost $15.000 , tint
1t ronildnratlon was deferred. The In-
rreaso in Die Items considered today amount
to about 1100,000 , awl It Is believed that the
eallru till will IxiraUed bout fOW.OOO before
It go < u t4ck to the houio.
PTAT "P 4 T T TVT PTPTTT1
SI OLE ALL IN SIGHT
fcOMTlNI'BD ritOM rillST rAOB.J
methods of Dorgnn nnd hid associate's was
.1. L. Farthing , n traveling salesman for Pat
terson ft Co. , mono dealers at 1'lattnmouih.
Ho testified that when the mnttcrof furnish
ing stone for the now cell houro was under
consideration ho called nt Dorgan's ofllco in
Lincoln. Ho put In n bid for supplying the
stone , nnd the prices ho quoted Dorgan were
7fi cents n yard for crushed stone , $1.1)0 ) per
yard on rubble stone , nnd sand OS cents per
yard , nil delivered at the prison. Ho fur
nished stone for the construction of the
Lincoln asylum nt those llgurcs. Dorgan ,
ho claimed , agreed to give him the contract
at these figures , but afterward informed
him that the contract would have to go to
Atwood.
Fnrthlug explained that nil quarries sold
stone ! > V the yard , but that ho would be will
ing to neil the stone by thu foot if nnyono
wanted to buy it that way. A yard of stone
contained twenty-seven cubic feet and the
price for n cubic root of stone would bo Just
one-twcnty-suvcnth of the prlco of n cubic
yarn. The prlco of a cubic foot of stone
under these figures would bo 15 cents , nnd
that was the prlco they nlways sold It nt.
The price of rubble stone would bo 3 cents n
foot. The prlco ho quoted Dorgan was \yt
cents a foot , delivered at the prison.
Ho testified further that the maximum ca
pacity of a Hat car upon which stone Is
shipped is from JW.UOO to 40,000 pounds , nnd
that there wan no such thing as a car with n
capacity of UO.OOO. Ho stated that the rail
road companies would refuse to haul more
than 40,000 of stone on a car , nnd if they
found that the car contained more they
would haul It bick ; into the quarries and
have the surplus removed.
Kvldcnro of u Stone Miivin.
William Andrews , a stone mason living in
Lincoln , gave the commlttco n great deal of
Information in regard to the details of the
construction of the cell house. IIo was ono
of the citizens employed by Dorgau. Ho
stated that there were about ten citizens cm-
ployed"altogctncr on the work , thu rest
being done by convicts. The excavation for
the foundation had nil been done by convicts
before ho got thcro. About thirty convicts
were employed on the building. Almost the
whole of his testimony consisted of details
and much of it bore out the statements
made by oilier witnesses. His llgures on the
cost of stone , sand -and cement were about
the same as those given by Farthing.
Some of DorKiut'A Details.
Conrad Vcisel , a Lincoln stonecutter , cm-
loyed by Dorgan , related to the committee
several incidents connected with the con
struction of the cell house. IIo stated that
forty-thrco convicts had been employed for
three weeks In making the excavation , and
" 10 estimated that the amount of dirt re-
.noved was about 142 yards , and that ho
would bo willing to do the work for about
115. IIo acted ns Dorgan's foreman , and
was instructed to take the numbers of all
the cars' on which the Johnson county stone
was hauled into the yards , but not to take
the numbers of the curs bringing the Cedar
Creek stone. IIo stated that ho could take
the contract for building the cell house for
10.000 , pay his workmen 45 cents an hour ,
and then make enough money out of the job
so that ho wouldn't have to cut stone any
more. Ho also testified emphatically that
no llro brick or lire clay was used in the con
struction of the building , and that in prepar
ing the concrete about two carloads of stone
left in the yards by Boss Stout had been
used and charged up to the state as new
stono. IIo didn't know whether Dorgan
bought the stone of Stout or not.
Sold the Stone to Atwood.
J. W.Cook of Nomaha county was placed
on the stand. Ho was the owner of the
quarry from whicli Atwood bought n largo
amount of the stone that went into the cell
houso. He sold the stone to Atwood for 10
cents a foot , and considered that ho was
getting a good prlco for it. At the time ho
made the contract with Atwood ho did not
know what the stone was to bo used for , but
ho found out three weeks afterward that it
was iroing into the penitentiary. Ho stated
that ho never received pay for a car that
contained more than 535 feet. It would bo
Impossible , ho said , to put 400 feet of stone
on a single car. Ho considered 35 cents a
foot for stone robbery , and said ho would
have been willing under ttio circumstances
to have taken the contract to furnish the
stone nt 8 cents a foot. Ho had sold lots of
stone in Lincoln nt 12 cents a foot deliv
ered , and made money nt It.
Tliflr Time Alwuyn Charged.
V. H. Hnincr was the next witness. Ho
testified that ho had been principal keeper
at the penitentiary during the time that the
cell house was being constructed under Dor
gan's supervision , and he had churgo of all
the convicts working under the prison con
tract. Ho stated that about twenty-lire
convicts had been employed on the cell
house , and that the state had been charged
for their services whether they worked or
not. On rainy days , when the men could
not work on the cell house , they worked in
the yards for the prison contractor , but their
time was charged up to the state just the
samo. When convicts employed on the cell
house were in the hospital they were charged
to the state : Ono man had worked in the
boiler room from some time in December ,
Ib'Jl , until some time in February , 18SW , and
his time had also been charged to the state ,
although the work in the boiler room had
nothing to do with the cell houso.
DorRiiii 11 ud.ook'H Prices.
Mrs.Cook , wife of the J. W. Zook who
sold the Johnson quarry stone to Atwood ,
testified that she attended to most of her
husband's correspondence. She baa re
ceived a letter from Dorgan n short time before -
fore her husband made the contract with
Atwood , asking the prices on stono. She
answered the letter nnd gave the prices , but
she could .lot rcmomber.tho price she quoted ,
but was positive that it was not as high ns
35 cents a foot.
Olio of the Trlion'M Curiosities.
Ex-Warden Hopkins was recalled to glvo
the commlttco some information in regard to
tha chapel built by direction of the legisla
ture several years previous. IIo testified
that the room at present used asV a chapel
had nlways been used as such to the best of
his knowledge. The building erected for
chapel purposes had always been used by
private corporations for workshops. Warden
Hopkins corroborated his testimony. Ho
testified that the building erected for n
chapel was not at all suited for that pur
pose.
"Was-tho building that was erected and
which you have described built in such n
manner as to bo suitable for a chapel ! " asked
the commlttco
"It was not , " replied Warden Mallon.
"What'would you say it was erected for ? "
"I pass. "
"Woll.'plvo us your best Judgment. "
"I would consider it was created for a
grange hall , " and the warden stepped aside ,
lions stout Unlit It.
Ex-Attorney General Leeso was placed on
the stand to tell what ho know about the
erection of the chapel. Ho testified that the
building had been built according to plans
nnd specifications nnd under n regular con
tract with W. N. B. Stout , who employed
citizen labor exclusively. Ho believed the
bulldly had boon ihonestly constructed. IIo
testified further that the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings had. received no notleo
of the assignment of the prison contract
from Stout to Mosher. nnd that he was the
llrst to discover the fact. The board then
compelled Mosher to put up a bond for
* 100,000.
Ex-Stato Treasurer Willard gave his tes
timony in regaixl to the chapel building. IIo
remembered that the building had been built
by Stout under contract , nnd believed that
the work had been honestly dono.
Ex-Warden H.vors nlso testified in regard
to the chapel building , and to the condition
in which the sanitary arrangements of the
prison wcro kept under ills administration.
Ho asserted thafeverything had been kept
ns clean as a whiittlo. The ventilation of the
cell house , ho said , was something awful.
When the prison contractor had to furnish
tlio labor to keep the cell housu clean thu
work WHS rarely done in n proper manner.
In the morning after thu cell house had been
shut up nil night the air was almost unen-
durable.
fSmitll IIII1 for Kfmri. | !
Dan Hopkins was recalled. Ho testified
that the south wall of the penitentiary in-
closure , whicli was thrown down by n wind
storm last year , was repaired with stone
taken from the material being used in the
construction of the now eell House. The cell
house was on the northeast corner of the
yard. The cell house had nothing to do with
the repairs on the wall and there was a sufll-
elent amount of money in the maintenance
fund. The voucher for thg work was fa.bVJ.
The board Instructed him to churgo the stone
used In the cell house to thu south wall to offset
sot some work and material furnished In re
pairing that wall.
.Mr. Atwood Hrtnll * 111 * Hnnp.
S. II. Atwood , the man who furnished the
stone for the now cell house , was placed on
the stand , Ho testified that ho fiad never
met Dorgan but once before ho made the con
tract with him , nnd that was In Onnhn. Ho
said that Dorgan visited bin quarry nnd
there the contract was made. Ho was to re-
ccivo .T ) cents n foot for the dimension ntone ,
plugged to size , nnd 10 cents n foot for the
stone In the rough. Ho did not furnish nil
the stone from his own quarry. Some of It
was furnUhcd liyCook , and the rest of It by
Van Court of Omaha. Ho paid Van Court
10 cents n foot for what ho got of him , nnd
ho paid /Cook thu same. In making
out his bills ho charged at the rate
of 100 pounds n foot. If n car con
tained 40,0000 ( minds , ho charged for
400 feet , nlthough his stone weighed 105
pounds to the foot. The cars wcro billed nt
their capacity , whether they were loaded
to the capacity or not. Ho paid/Cook 4 > <
cents per 100 pounds delivered In Lincoln ,
so that If ho paid him at that rate for n
car billed 40,000 pounds , ho paid $18 for tiio
amount nnd collected $01 from Dorgan. Ho
admitted that every car of stone would fall
short , but explained that that was the gen
eral rule which provalled In shipping stone
Joliii Horffnu Didn't Know.
John Dorgan was pilt on the stand to tell
the commlttco what ho knew of the cement
that ho had furnished his brother to bo
used in the erection of the cell house , but
his memory always failed him nt the inter
esting point nnd the committee was able to
got but little information from him. He had
H faint recollection of selling his brother
some cement , but didn't know where the
cement went to. IIo took it for granted
that It went to the penitentiary. He didn't
have any original books of entry In which ho
recorded the items. Ho had no books that
contained the Items of cement sold to his
brother In May , IS'.ll. Ho kept some books
at the time , but didn't know where they
were. Ho didn't know whether ho dealt
personally with his brother or not.
lilt Idcn on Hollers.
The ilnal witness was W. II. Dorgan , who
was recalled. Ho was askedby * the committee -
too ns to the flrc brick and llro clay charged
up to the stato. Ho said this material was
used for setting the boilers. IIo had to sot
two hollers belonging to the stato. When ho
took chnrgo of the prison contract there
were four hollers in use , and these two extra
ones not sot up. The boilers were scattered
over the place , and lie conceived the idea of
setting the boilers all in ono battery. After
the state's boilers had been sot , ho used
them to supply steam to his subcontractors.
When Stout held the prison contract ho had
to heat the buildings I'or tha state at his own
expense , and when ho sublet any portion of
the contract the subcontractors furnished
their own power. The work necessary to
reset the boilers was done by the convicts
nnd their time charged up to the state.
Took thu Colonel' * Temper *
"Do you remember what time you started
this gang of men at work on the cell house ? "
asked the commlttco.
"I don't remember. Some time In May
I think it was. "
When was It you commenced keeping
rcgnlr.r track of their work in general ? "
' I think it was the 1st of June. I'rior to
that they Just run in the yard gang , ns I ex
plained to you before and as you understand.
And I want to tell you that I am under in
dictment and yon arc taking rather an unfair
advantage of mo. "
"Havo you given any bond to the state
since the contract of Mosher has been as
signed to you ? "
( Witness hesitates. ) "No , sir. "
"Has ono over been requested of vou ? "
"No , sir. "
"Tho assignment that Mosher makes to
you recites that it is in pursuance or accord
ing to the terms and agreements of a certain
agreement between you ana Mosher ? "
"Does it ! " j *
"On the theory that there were other bids
put in , as testified by witnesses , what have
you to say ? "
"I want to say it is a d d lie , for I never
put out any bids , and the man who came
hero and s\voro that I did sword to a d d
lie , and if he can produce where I adver
tised , or can produce anything of the kind I
will put up a bond of 8100,000 that ho is a
liar. "
With this pyrotechnic outburst the wit
ness was excused.
-MKKTS GUNPltAlj AlM'ltOVAI. .
Public Sontlmont Kndorxos the Work of
the Cell Houio Commlttoo.
Lixcor.x , Nob. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BUE.The ] capital city is agog
with excitement tonight because of the
severe strictures passed upon the Board of
Public Lands nnd Buildings this afternoon
by the cell house investigation committee in
its report to the houso. Although it had
been previously intimated what the report
would bo. none outside of the committee
were prepared for such a sweeping denun
ciation of state ofllcials.
The report was received with open arms
not only by the house , but by the public gen
erally , nnd public sentiment said that it was
not overdrawn , and that thcro is nothing on
which to base the charge made by Watson
on the floor of the house that the evidence
had been exaggerated. That the committee
was placed In an embarrassing position none
will deny , but the members did their duty
faithfully and fearlessly and for once a leg
islative committco told the naked truth in
plain language when the methods of the
penitentiary ring wcro the subject ot con-
siacration.
Talk of Impeachment.
A great deal of earnest feeling has been
occasioned by these startling developments ,
nnd to what it will lead there arc no means
of knowing at the present timo. There Is
already talk of Impeaching the derelict
ofllcials. While some express the opinion
that that would bo a rather harsh pro
cedure , others say that It wculd bo much
better to allow the unfaithful ottlccrg to re
sign. Not for many a day has any action in
connection witli the legishitivo-lxxly stirred
up nn interest that causes so general com
ment and on which people of all parties are
o generally disposed to pass favorable
opinions ,
Governor Tlmyor's Action.
The action of the committco in censuring
the ex-governors has awakened ox-Governor
Thayer to intense activity. Wheii tie read
in Tin : BP.B this morning that ho was to bo
censured by the committee he hurried to the
state house , and during the greater part of
the time that the maximum freight bill was
on its ilnal reading ho was searching for
members of the committee , who were button
holed wherever found and besought not to
make a report along the line indicated. Ho
was given little consolation , and ho then
gave it out that if such a report was sub
mitted ho would demand a hearing on the
floor of the house in order to set himself
richt.
It will bo observed that the change de
sired by him was not made , and ho at-
temptca to make good his threat of demand
ing a hearing on the floor , but was prevented
by the postponement of the report until
Monday morning. It Is stated that lie takes
the position that ho was not responsible for
the act of ins warden , ns the appointment of
that warden was dictated by the Board of
Public Lands and Buildings , and holds that
the board should bo held solely responsible.
Members of the committee say tonlpht that
the ex-governor will not be given a hearing
on the floor Monday morning , though ho may
go before the committee if ho so desires.
Will ( ilvo Him n Show.
The committee further states that the re
port is correct in the particulars that If
General Thayer insists on pushing it further
they will resume the taking of testimony
Monday morning with special reference to
hU case , and make a more specific report In
connection therewith , in addition to evidence -
denco already before them but which has
not been used.
There were others who were Just cs anx
lous ns General Thaycr to have the report
amended before It was submitted , ' and
friends of ox-Governor Boyd , the state offi
cials and a number of their emissaries wore
busily at work upon the floor of the house
for some time before the report wai submit
ted. It has been frequently charged during
the past two days that Editor Uosowater
wrote or dictated the report , but when the
matter was called to the attention of Mr.
Kcckley this afternoon ho denounced It as an
infamous IIo , and declared that ho was pre
pared to prove the truth of his assertions.
Commending DavUe' Spoerli.
The house realized this afternoon that it
numbered nmorurlu member * an orator of
much more than ordinary ability. Many of
: hosa who heard the brilliant effort of Mr
tnvies without /ictjitnuny / declared It to ho
.ho finest show of oratory to which they had
wened In many mouths. The young mom-
> cr from Cnss .irmly established his position
ns the natural leaib-r of the house.
The committed ft being commended on nil
sides tonight fortUf Justness nnd fairness
that characterized Its work and the extreme
lonpartlsanshlp thiU was exhibited through
out Its report. . .
.lf.
For two or threbMiours this morning the
committee was In nj > ccj { of trouble. Several
of the members believed that the evidence
taken by it had bo lost , or that Interested
parties had tukqn vimtrol of it , nnd that It
would bo seen no jnorc. It was charged that
there were partleVwho would bo willing to
> ay several thoud.iml doullars If the cvl-
lenco could bo suppressed. The commlttco
held n secret meeting , nt which it was sug
gested that the representative of TUB Bun
: iad secured the evidence , and a subpumn
was at once issued and that individual was
lustled before the committee forthwith.
Ho could throw no light on the situation ,
ind just as arrangements had been made to
telegraph the stcnographcrof the committee
it Beatrice to prepare another copy from
ils shorthand notes , It was decided to call In
the chairman of the committee , who was
not present nt the meeting , nnd he at once
ended the agony by unlocking his desk nnd
producing the desired manuscript.
Omnhu'fl Churtur Hill.
The senate committee on municipal corpo
rations has prepared its report on the Omaha
charter bill. The report Is in effect as fol-
ows : To strikeout that part of the bill
amending sections it and 8 ; to strike out
section 71) ) of the bill as amended , and Insert
the original charter giving the city council
the right to assess sidetracks outside of the
fifty-foot limit ; to strike out sections 85 , 87
and S3 , relating to tax levy and tax comtn's- '
sloner ; to strike out sections 110 and 117 ,
rclatimr to change of grade and np-
praiso.nent ; to strike out section 01 and
insert the amended action corresponding to
that in the amended bill ; to strike out sec
tion 1111 and Insert the proposed amendment
In senate lllo No. ll > 5 ; to strike out section
. (0 ( and substitute nn entirely now amend
ment. The last section is changed to make
the pay of patrolmen not less than § 70 , nor
more than i$85 per month. Thcro arc a num
ber of amendments making changes in the
phraseology , but not affecting the bill. The
parts stricken out .iro the ones over whicli
there has been so much contention and con
troversy. All amendments nro to be printed
by Monday , and it can then bo told with
moro certainty what the charter will rescm-
olc.
STKAI.S AT TIIK ASYLUM.
Everything ICowli-k Churned nnd Moro Too
ICfttiililUhud by I moment Ion ,
LINCOLN , Nob. , March 10. [ Special to THE
Br.u.J The Lincoln insane asylum investi
gating committee made the following state
ment to the house regarding the discoveries
of fraud In connection with the management
of that Institution in IblH ) and 1891 :
To THE HosoitAni.ii Ilousn OK KErnnsEXTA-
TIVE3 OF THIS STATH OF NKIIIUHKA : Your
committco appointed to investigate the
affairs of the state treasurer , secretary of
state , auditor of public accounts nnd the In
sane asylum , would respectfully report as
follows :
First At the beginning of our work wo
recognized the necessity of a patient and
thorough examination of the reports , books
and vouchers of eacji ottlco or institution In
vestigated , nnd were mindful oi the time re
quired for such au examination : Wo there
fore determined t'ri investigate the manage
ment of each of the olllccs ana Institutions
named , ono at a tfuifc , and to devote to the
examination of eaeh' ' , whatever time was nec
essary for thorough.work. . Wo have to re
port , at this time , that wo have investigated
some features of , the management of the
Lincoln insane nsfyJum for the period begin
ning January 1. 1S.X ) , and ending April 1,18'J-J ,
a pcrlpd of twenty-seven mouths.
Wo have summoned and examined about
sixty witnesses , ai < r their testimony , in con
nection with the reports , books and vouchers I
of said Institution-discloses the fact that its
management hus > p < beeu. marked by the
grossest negligence "and. ' corruption , both
private and official.
Second Your cOnfmlttco finds that from
August 1 , - 18S3to March 31 , 1892 , William
Sewcll & Co. verb 'allowed on their vouchers
for 353,700 pounds of flour , alleged to have
been sold and delivered to the said Linco.n
insane asylum ; whereas. In fact , as appears
to your committee , said William Sewoll &
Co. delivered to said institution not to exceed
201,1)00 , ) pounds of flour. There is an over
charge amounting to 01,800 pounds , or 35 per
cent of the amount actually delivered. Your
committee has attached hereto as exhibit
"A" a statement by quarters of the amounts
of flour delivered and nlso the amount paid
for from the fund of said institution.
Third Wo have examined llfty-scvcn
vouchers of claims paid by the state for cattle -
tlo and grain alleged to have been sold and
furnished to said Institution nnd have ex
amined witnesses upon their oaths as to the
sums of money actually received by the per
sons alleged to have furnished said cattle
and grain with tha. folio wing , result :
Three of said vouchers ana claims , so far
as it appears to your committee , were just
and correct.
Thirty-four of said vouchers were raised
and from 100 to 300 per cent moro money was
paid by the state than was received by the
persons selling the cattle or grain.
Twenty of said vouchers , as appears to
your committee , were outright forgeries on
whicli the state paid $1G88.1IS.
On the llfty-four forged and raised
Touchers the state paid $5,003.40. Of this
amount the persons furnishing cattle or
grain received $3,153.45 , leaving the amount
of overcharge paid by the slate $3,454.05.
This is an average overcharge of 100 per cent
on the amount duo.
Your committee would further state that
other claims for cattle alleged to have been
furnished to said asylum were paid by the
state within the twenty-seven months cov
ered by this report , the correctness of which
it has not investigated. But it has no reason
to bollovo that the same proportion of
forgeries and overcharges found among the
vouchers examined would not nlso bo
charged among these otner vouchers , were
time and opportunity given for a proper and
more extended investigation. Wo have
attached hereto "Exhibit B , " a detailed
statement of the amount duo and the amount
paid on the fifty-four vouchers covered by
this report.
Fourth Your committco finds that from
April 1 , IbUO to March 31. Ib'Ji , the White-
breast Coal and Lime company delivered to
the Lincoln insane asylum , coal , under con
tract of the value of not to exceed $3,004.71.
That during the same period said White-
breast Coal and Lime company were allowed
SPECIAL LOTS
At Greatl ) Reduced Prices
For Saturday :
2000 ynrds 33 ( nph Scotch
i sorts .
2001 ynrds 23 Inch fl'no X.oph-
yr Uliuhuins .
2000 yards 23 Inoji spring
styles Uno aiuRhum .
Our assortment of bluok ,
pluln coloraundt Uiurud ;
Batlnos boats/ttrMii / all for
both qual.ty Hli'UVrlco. . . . 25C
In Llr.ons wo shoMn now nnd lU-
truotlvo ugiQrtifieiit at our
usual low price * : .
CO INCH Crottni Llnon .
02 Inch Groom Lln'on. . 50C
Clinch Oronm'-l'lucn. . 65C
TITO HlK Ilargalua In
Towels
33 Inch HUOIv TOWELS. . . .
42 Inch UUOIC TOWELS. . . .
on their voucher * for i-onl fl8.n01.70 , This Is
nu ovotvlmrga of tlO.Slxuiu ,
Durtut ? tlio amo | > orlod Units , Weaver fc
Co. furnished to said Institution , under con
tract , coal of Iho vnluo net to exceed ( l,4M.\y ,
They wore allowed on their vouchers ? IO ,
ffl .riO. This Is nn overcharge of * ,84Jl.r > 3.
There wns paid to thcso two contractors for
coal ilurliiR the period mentioned t&s.fiUI.'O.
This Is nn overcharge of # 10,120.51. This Is
nn nvcrniro overcharge ot 120 pur cent on
the coal delivered.
Your committee has Attached hereto ns
' Exhibit C" n statement by mmrters of the
coal delivered to nnd the coal paid lor by
said Institution.
Fifth Your committee has not l > oen nblo
to make a detailed Investigation of the
claims paid from the fund for the Lincoln
Insane asylum for drugs , clothltif : and boots
nnd shoos , but your attention Is respect
fully called to the fact that under the super-
Intendoncy of Dr. J.V. . Uownian. dating
from March 8 , ISOd , the amount paid for the
articles mentioned have averaged from -10 to
150 per cent less than the amounts paid for
the same articles for lllto periods during the
two years Immediately preceding.
Sixth Your committee finds that during
all but t vo months of the time covered by
this rciwrt Dr.V. . M. Knapp was superin
tendent of said asylum ; that his attention
wns frequently directed to the excessive coal
bills presented to him for his approval ; that
ho admits that his suspicions wcro aroused
l y the largo amounts of coal claimed to have
been delivered to said Institution , but that
he took no proper steps to thoroughly
Investigate or to call the attention of the
governor or the Hoard of Public I anns and
Hulldlnt's to the matter. This failure of Dr.
Knapp to properly discharge the duties ot
his nrtico Is deemed by your committee to bo
highly censurable.
Seventh Your committee recommends
that civil action be at once commenced
against J. D.in I aucr , Frank O. Iluhbard ,
William So wall & Co. , the Whitebreast
Coal nnd Uino company and lletts , Weaver
& Co. , nnd against their bondsmen , to re
cover of them the sums of money received by
them from the state as overcharge on claims
presented .by and allowed to them against
the fund of said Lincoln Insane asylum.
Eighth Your committee reports that it
has not tiled with this partial report the tes
timony of the witnesses examined by them ,
ami respectfully requests that said testi
mony bu not made public at this time , but bo
reserved for the use of the state in prosecut
ing the criminal actions pending against cer
tain persons now under indictment for frauds
nnd perjuries practiced in connection with
the management of said Lincoln Insane
asylum.
All of which , is respectfully submitted to
this honorable house.
G. A. Fnt/rox , Chairman ,
C. I ) . CASPKH ,
AUSTINUii.sr. .
Loc.tr iiitarmiis.
The Cosmopolitan club will meet nt the
LIningcr art gallery at 'J o'clock this after
noon.
Tlio National Association of i Stationary
Engineers will give n ball on the 3d of April
nt Washington hall.
Postmaster Clarkson Is desirous of finding
the address of nn old r.oldier named David
son Hunter , who formerly resided in Omahal
Plumbing Inspector Duncan has examined
the public school buildings nnd reports eight
of them ns having defective plumbing and
sanitation.
Miss Blanche Cox , one of the noted leaders
of the Salvation army , will bo in the city
during Sunday , Monday and Tuesday and
will make several addresses.
Only nine councilmen reported yesterday
morning for the meeting to cqtiall/o taxes.
There being no quorum no business could bo
transacted , ana the city will bo put to the
expense of advertising another meeting.
The force of men employed in washing the
streets worked last night on Douglas street ,
beginning at Fifteenth and moving toward
the river. They expected to reach Ninth
street by morning. Fifteen persons are en-
giiged In the work.
The deed to the Parker tract , which has
been selected for a park , will probably be
laid bcforo the council Tuesday evening. It
only needs the signature of n trustee who
lives in Iowa. The commission's engineer
has already received orders to made plans
for the new park.
Last night Omaha lodge , No. 2 , Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows , entertained
eighty members of the Continentni lodge ,
No. G'.l ' , of Fremont. The vlMtlng brethren
wcro escorted to tlio lodge rooms nt Four
teenth nnd Dodge streets , and after witness
ing the conferring of several degrees sat
down to a banquet. At B n. m. the visitors
toft on a special train for homo.
Y GOT TllKlll M < 1\ .
Indian Policemen 1'nt rive Mullets Into
-'u I > epora < lo nnd 1 lion Arrest Him.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 10. A special to
the iPiouccr-Prcss from Pierre , S. D. , says :
A courier arrived hero today with the information
mation that a number- Indian policemen
had shot and killed Bill Fielder , the noted
squaw man. Fielder's Indian wife had just
received her share of the "pony" money , nnd
Fielder demanded it. She refused and ho
struck her , fracturing her skull. Acent
Lillibridgo sent the Indian police to arrest
Fielder. Ho was arrested and shot , nvo
bullets striking him , killing him instantly.
Fielder wns captured by the Indians when
but 2 years old nnd wns raised by them. For
eighteen years ho was a government inter
preter. Ho is said to have killed over a
score of Indians and three whites. Ho res
cued two women from the Indians at the
Now Ulm Indian massacer and it was
through his influence that the Indians wcro
AMUSEMENTS.
iKj LAST DAY.
( SnJURDflY ) JMRGH II.
R , El. QRAt ! AM
IN HIS NEW MUSICAL COMEDY.
LARRY , E LORD
MATINEE TODAY AT 2IKX :
1'rlcos Klrst lloor f 0o and 750. balcony 2.1o
and 5o. ( )
KVENINO PEKI-OIIMANOE AT 8.
Prices-First lloor MO"JO and 11.00 , balcony
Mo mil ! "uc.
Dodge and (5th ( Sts-
LADIES' KUHIIKKS . 13C
All liizos. 2 : > o quality. A JW
KAVEN 01.039 SIIOK 1'OUSU 1 fp
Sold every whtjro ut ISc. * vfw
Don t Fail to Visit Our
Bargain Basement
Tra f oATsm-1. ? . * ? IOC
Uo2tilar2.V : < iiiiillty.
C'poundsof K10E for . 25C
10 Ibs GRANULATED SUOAK 4-QQ
n.oim . 75c
Mmlt3 cl < tooaeli custom- *
er. Saturday only.
Butter and Eggs.
Uuaruntoed KKEBll EGOS for
nor dozen. .
I1UTTKU , the boit at the loust
Wooroboulquartors for Groceries. All
itoodn nuw iiil fresh. Oot ourirlco
before purcbaalnz oliowhere.
Induced to ftiantho trealy whereby 11,003,009
acres of Ihe Sioux reserve were thrown open
to netllemoiil
United States Commissioner taint today
sent two United State * marshals to
the reservation to arrest the police on the
charge of mnnslnughtcr , nnd trouble Is ex
pected.
The batiks of nnctntmtl , O. , through the
Clearing Home iixiorUtlcm. have offered the
M-crotiiry of thn trcniury TOOU.OOO In gold In
exchange for not PH.
Nam Stool , n ro < m'Cta1 > lo young farmer llv-
Imtnonr Santa KV , N. M. , was murdered In
cold blood by John Hotter , a cowlxiy. The
murlorur N In danger of lynching.
Thn brother of Captain llrtibakurof Iiuiri\s-
tor , I'a. , Imprisoned as a rebel In llcmilnr.-n ,
has received a luttor from him , wiyltu Hut hu
lias been pardoned and U now on hN way
home.
Ononf thoMnllnry line steamers , from New
i orlc to New Orleans , Is nslioro on tlui I'lorlda
reef , rho ve.sscl Is lying In dangerous posi
tion. Slio has 130 pa.ssi'tigers on board and a
viiluahlo cargo.
Thn I'nltcd States land court tins mmouncod
deolslons In thu cnsos of the government
against Hlcoiind San Antonio land crants In
Tnos county. Now Mexico , Both decisions niu
In favor of thu government.
Sheriff Phillip Johnson of Jackson enmity ,
Cherokee Nation , nhot to death Ellas U > rln ,
In accordance with the .sentence passed upim
him by .Indgo Hampton at the IVIinmry term
of thu district court nt Pushmatnha.
H. II , King , an ex-railroad man nnd brother
to John W. Klntf , paymaster "f the MU-xmrl
1'aclltc attit. I.nnls , committed sulcldu at II.MI-
ver , Colo. , by .shoottns himself while tempo
rarily Insane , caused , It U thought , by over
work.
_
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l'KHSU\A I. l"lH.HIltA I'llS.
Fred \V. Vaughn of Fremont is in town.
W. P. Henshawof Chad ran Is in the city.
D. W. Cook of Beatrice was in Omaha
yesterday
C. D. Kakestrawand daughter of Nebraska
City are in the city.
A. ,1. Durland nnd wife of Norfolk nro
stopping in the city.
James S. Kirk of Chicago , accompanied by
George Schroedcr , his private secretary , is
in Omaha.
Mr. H. B. Warner , Comedian K. II. Soth-
ern's representative , arrived In the city
yesterday and leaves for Denver Sunday.
At the Mercer ; H. P. .lohnson , D.iven-
port ; Fred Waughan , T. F. Hummell. Fre
mont ; 'U. P. Honshaw , Chadron ; A. H. Bird ,
Cedar Hapids ; Jacob M. Funk , Webster
City , la. ; Byron Kingsbury. Chicago ; I , W.
Aikln , Dos Moincs , la.
Mr , C. J. Annls , for the past year day
clerk at the Paxton , departs today for At
lanta , Ca. ! , to assume the duties of chief
clerk Vn ono of the leading hostelrics of that
city. Mr. II. P. Knight of the Leland hotel ,
Lincoln , will take a position at the Paxton.
At the Murray : II. French , L. II.
Wygant , II. K. Shirley , J. P. Hazen , New
York ; Hy Wenhouser , Nebraska City ; J. U.
Wheeler. Dunlap , la. , W. D. Evans , C. A.
Wcrdcn , W. F. Klein. A. H. Curling , Chicago
cage ; A. O. Luncsshlup , L. G. Johnston.
Cincinnati ; M.Simon , Carroll. la. ; A. Adels-
dorfcr , San Francisco : W. S. Woods , Kan
sas City ; Frame Gilbert , Cleveland , O. ;
Watson Pickrell , Beatrice ; B. L. Castof ,
Wilbcr , Nob. ; II. French , New York ; C. B.
Newell , Mass. ; S. II. Volt , New York ; D. M.
Wiley , Fremont.
CiiifAuo. 111. , March 10. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Ilr.u.J Nebraska arrivals :
Grand Pacific James J , Lando , W. II.
Cra-v , Arthur S. Potter , K. C. Gushing ,
Omaha : Mrs. A. L. Wilson , Nebraska City.
Great Northern -Miss Venus K Webb ,
Omaha. Leland Frank Deane. Mrs. James
Thompson and two children , Omaha. Vie-
toriai. . A. Greene and wife , Omaha.
Palmer F. O. Foss , Crete ; Mrs. C. Wi'inan ,
Omaha.
Nnw YOHK , March 10. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BKE.J Omaha : General J. K.
Brook , J. T. Dan , Windsor ; L. B. Dobson.
Grand Union : J. U. Hlley , Plaza. York ,
Nob. : V. L. Meissner , St. Denis. Nebraska :
W. Talton , Westminster ,
Afr. J * . O , Anderson
Of Scotldalc , Tn. , n veteran of the nth Penn.
Vols. , says , as a result of war service ho
Suffered Every Minute
From liver and klclnoy troubles , catarrh In the
head , rheumatism and distress In his stomach.
Everything ho ate BCCUICI ! HUe lend. Sleep
was restless , and In tlio morning } io seemed
moro tired than when ho went to bed. Ho sa > s :
Hood's Sas-sapai-iSIa
and Hood's Tills did me moro good than every
thing clso imt together. All my disagreeable
iyinptoiM fiavo goiic. " Ko atiro to getllood's.
HOOD'S PILLS tlta licst after-.llnnot
rillsTliey anlit Jlccsllon and euro lieadaclio.
AMUSEMENTS.
NEW
THEATER.
SALE OF SEATS
: roil
I HAHLQH BROTHERS'
c3 Troiiion . * oiiH
, n Sc > ofnc ; o
CQ " So a SlJPE
Will Open This ( Saturday )
Morning at 9 O'clock '
At the following urloos : j
I'lrst lloor riOo,7"io & Hi balcony Mo & "
A full ilrna ? ptutorn of lien-
Helta UlollvS yards
Novelty 1'iitlorn Hull 7yard QQn
dciublo width coudi i C O
Latest , Serge Sultlnjs.chanxo O Fin
atilu eRooU * i JU
I'or Yard.
Plnld SiiHIiica , choice color LQp
comblimtluns , 43lnolmi wldo i w
Tor VurJ.
Wool Laces , 3 to 4 Inches wldo On
wine , navy , inyrtlo , brown ' * '
ancJblnck I'or Viirtl.
Wool Laces. 10 Inohoa wiclo , Cp
wino , navy , inyrtlo and " ' * '
brown I'or } urcl ,
3I'nlr for
Ladles' Hose , fust blnok full Cftr *
rujulurmutlu and wortu &V > . - Wi-
Ladles'Glovos black nnd col7Q /
ored kid cloves , -l-htitlon * o * '
length , north and usually I'or
hold lit , tl.ri. 1'ulr
Men's , Laundered MilrU , 100 ORr
dozen , Blzei 14 to 15H Ot
Caoh.
We Will Not Be Undersold.
THE BELL , Dodge and Fifteenth Streets
Our Boys' ' Clot'j- '
in j Department Is
now located upon
Mn second floor
with plenty o
rcom and light ,
We believe there is
10 room to tie
HUH ! like it for
Jie dispLy of
toys' clothing ,
Our new spring
.tick has arrived
and we olfer spe-
val valuis for
Saturday.
Boys' All Wool
JUNIOR SUITS
$3.50.
Boys'JuniorSuits
Handsome light cheviot ,
embroidered front ,
$4.00.
Boys' ' Faunttof Blouses
Value $2.50 , at
$1.49.
We carry the celebrated
UNEXCELLED suits for
boys , known the country over
as the best suits for boys.
We make a specialty of
clothing boys from 3 to 7
years of age. Our store is
theLILLIPUTION BAZAR
the BEST &c. , of Omaha.
See our new department
on second floor. Jt is all that
can be desired. No stock
like it. Prices the lowest.
THE MORSE DRY 600DS CO ,
They Like
Our Glove Bargains
Another good one
for Saturday.
Suede.
Mousquetaires ,
At
A reo-ular
O
SI.25 glove.
The glove bargains are not
every clay occurrences. We
arc giving these bargains
in order to popularize our
new glove department , now
located on the ist Floor.
S.itlsfy your glove wants now.
The Morse Dry Goods Go
16th and Farnam 8ts.
AMUSEMENTS.
FflRNflMSt.THEflTER.
I5c. 250. 35C , QOooncI 7Sc.
TONIGHT.
MATINEE SATURDAY.
HFif FOUTJS
ALWAYS THE BEST.
FARNflM St. THEflTER , popMs
, gltiulir * QnMrlntr C3oy 19
4NlghtsII
Mutinee , oUnUuyt malt \L \
The Only Novelty in Town.
The PamouH Bros. Byriin ,
The
Great
fig
Snccess
The Nautical Pantomimic Comody.
UnUur tlio luminguuieot of rrlmrata nJ We > t
MAnMNKfci WKDNKSOAY.
WOHDERUHDBian.lTliiAini .
AI.I.THI.S WKKIC. ! !
UNDER THE GASLIGHT
(
Brazil & Alton's Vaudevilles.
A trlpla-plntnJ V Ivor Ta ; aipooii for every
luuy vls'.tur ut every porfurto anco.
flnmilnr Drlnno OP" ' * uiiir iiuiaunr , woa
FOyUIQl rllCbO Itc.erved I'Mraunt .Scat * . J