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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1893)
SHALL TlIEYJffi IMPEACHED JcoNTixrmi rnoM rin.HTi'Aon.l it. Wlion they returned the amount was charged tip to Uio utiito. Hpcnklng of the manner In which tlio inonoy had ucoii expended on the cell house , Mr. Allan said that Morgan would bo given n warrant for a certain sum and that ho would check against this amount until It was exhausted. Then ho would IM > allowed to draw another sura. The only thing the board had to go .by was J3orpan' statement ? of the amounts ho had jmld out. The board never got together and figured up how much Uorgan had con tracted or how much ho ought to draw. In many Instances the board took Uorgan's statement without any vouchers. Mr , Allen made the somewhat startling statement that there was no record of the hoard's account with Dorgan In the matter of the construction of the cell house , either In the books of his ofllco or the books of the ' board , He did not consider that the board had as yet approved the accounts at Uorgan , and that no settlement had ever been made with that person. IIo "supposed" the board would pass upon the accounts and make a settlement when the cell liouso was com pleted. Knoua Nothing nf HIM Detail * . A. IL Humphrey , commissioner of public lands and buildings , was next called to the stand. He ( ilso told the committee of the swing around the circle made by himself and other members of the board last year , and Ills Btory failed to place that memorable junket iti any better light. Regarding the Ixiard's contract with Dor- pan , ho stated that no final settlement had yet been mado. Ho had never made any examination as to the correctness of the vouchers presented by Dorgan for material furnished Neither did ho know anything about the manner In which convict labor had liccn employed on the new cell house. Ho never scrutinized the vouchers tor material furnished and did not know whether the charges for such material were reasonable or not , Ho had asked the warden and the men employed on the work and they had informed him that the charges wore reasonable. The money to meet the expense of the work was drawn in advance of the expenditures and was turned over to Morgan , who usfcd it for the purchase of material. Dorgan took re ceipted checks , and these checks would bo In possession of the 'ioard when the final settlement was mado. Ho remembered that some machinery had been purchased at about the time the work was commenced on the cell house , but ho didn't know what the machinery was nor how much it cost. Colonel Dorcnn on tin ) Stnnil , Ono of the most entertaining witnesses be fore the committee was Hill Dorgan , the superintendent of construction , who acted as the agent of the prison contractor , and at , ho same time drew &V ) a month to look after the Intcrccts of the state in the construction of the noiv cell house. Hi-stated that ho was at present the prison contractor , but that at the time ho acted as superintendent of con struction for the board ho was simply the manager of the contract for Musher and had charge of all his interests at the peniten tiary. In letting out the convicts to sub contractors ho charged as much as ho could get , The state was charged $1 per day. J'rivato contractors were charged less , as a rule , and the average price received from private contractors was about 40 cents a day for each convict. The number of convicts employed on the cell house varied from time to time. The following dialogue between the committee and its witness will give an idea of the man lier in which tlio time of this convict labor was kept and charged up to the state : Ills Charges Alwnyit Workixl. "Isn't it a fact , Mr. Dorgan. that all the men who were employed aiul put into that gang were checked up and charged for unless they were in the hospital ? " "Yes sir , they ought to be. " 'And were checked up to the state whether they worked or not" "Yes sir. " "And the state paid for them ? " "Yes sir. " "How much time have you charged up to the state that they didn't work ? " "Oh , there might have been a day or two , or something llko that. " , "Wasn't there about twenty- " days , from January 10 till January BO , last year , that they didn't work on the cell house at all ? " "Thoro may have been ; I wouldn't say. " "That time all checked was up and-charged to the state ? " 'I suppose it was checked up and charged to the atato. " Ilia I.lttln Drill ivlth Atwouil. Leaving the question of the employment of convicts on the cell liouso , the board turned its attention to the prices charged the state for the stone and sand used in that building. Dorgan stated that ho had purchased the stone of S. II. Atwqod & Co. of Plattsmouth. Ho mot Atwood in Omaha and had been recommended to him by one of the general ofllcors of the II. & M. railroad. Ho visited Atwood's quarry at Cedar Creek , and agreed upon the price to ho paid for the stono. IIo consulted no other stone dealer and made no effort to ascertain the regular prices for the kind of stone to bo used in the walls of the cell houso. Ho denied that ho had obtained any prices of ,1" . Ij. Farthing of Plattsmouth. and said that ho never heard of such a man. Ho know the state paid JI5 cents a foot for the stone , but didn't know how much the stone cost Atwood. Ho supposed ! ) D cents was the regular price for that class of stone but didn't know much about it , as ho didn't claim to be much of a stone man , anyway. Ho believed ho had noticed in some circulars that stone was worth about Ki cents a foot. Then the following entertaining conversa tion took place : Densely Ignorant IEi > giirdlii | ; Stone. "Do you know as a matter of fact that this stone you got only cost 10 cents a foot ? " "No sir. " "If that was what It cost , would you snySo coats was the regular price of stone ? " "I would not , because I am not a stone man. " "Do you know as a matter of fact that the price you paid for the stone was thrco times the regular price for stone in this country ? " "As a matter of fact , I don't know. " "With whom did yqu talk to ascertain the price of stonol" "I told yon I didn't talk with any ono but Atwood. " "I understood you to say you talked with persons who understood the price of stone ? " "I told you that I had circulars of stono. " "Whoso circulars did you have at that time ? " "I had some from Joliot. " "Well , was Mono worth U5 cents a foot at Jollctatthattimot" ' I think that was the price on the circu lars for that kind of stone. " "What kind of stone was it ? " "Tho kind I used down there. " "What kind was that ? ' "I told you I was not a stoao man. " "How do you know if It was the same kind of stone if you don't know ? " "I supixDso ; I don't know very much about ' There were a great many stone men hero in town that you were acquainted with at that time , were there not ? " "I don't know of " a stone man in Lincoln. "You don't know of any that handle and use stonoI" "Thoro may bo a hundred , but I don't know one man in Lincoln who handles stono. " Noinn Winding III ) ; CiirloiuU. The committee then called Dorgan's atten tion to llii : manner In which the state had boon charged for stone that hail never been delivered , but on this subject ho was as ignorant as upon the price of the stone ho had purchased of Atwood. Oao car of stone had bocu charged up to the slate as contain ing 4Kl feet of stone. This would make a weight of 05,000 pounds of stone on ono car. ' There was a difference of ! S,000 ) pounds be tween the amount Dorgan charged the state for and the amount the state actually re ceived. Uorpan didn't know anything about this item. Ho claimed that there were many cars in use on the 1) . & M. which had a capacity of 04,000 pounds. Ho had novel1 made any estimate of the amount of stone ho had purchased of Atwood or of the amount ho had put into the cell houso. IIo had pur chased derricks , hoisting tckla and tools to boused in erecting the cell house. Ho was asked : Made the State Piiy for All. "Did you purchase thorn out of the state's money or your ownt" I aimoa to make the state pay for every , thing. If I didn't I overlooked it. I aimed tojnako the state pay for everything I useil In connection with the building. " He stated that he had made no ntrrcctnenl the Board of Public Lands and Build Ings as to the kind of a cell house to ho built under his direction. Ho employed an archi tect to draw him sornn plans and specifica tions. Ho claimed that all the board asked him to do was to put up a good building , and he assorted with sublime confidence that thuro wasn't a better building in the state , If ho did say It himself. Ilnnklnft Unit No Limit. Kx-Warden D.ui Hopkins , who succeeded Dorgan as superintendent of construction of the cell house , took the stand to toll the committee just what ho didn't know of the business methods adopted In doing the work. Ho testified that when ho took up the work where Dorgan left off nothing had been com pleted hut the Inside wall. There was no material on hand , and ho purchased some twenty-seven carloads of stone of Atwood at the same price paid by Dorgan. Ho had also purchased largo quantities of sand , ce ment , lumber and material for the roof and colling. Ho had no agreement with the Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings except that ho was to go ahead and put up as good a building as ho could for the money. No limit had been placed upon his expenditures. Ho claimed that ho had talked with men who were familiar with the prices of building material and had been told that the prices ho paid were reasonable enough. Ho also told of the trip ho had taken with the members of the state hoard to other states , ostensibly to in vestigate cell houses in other penitentiaries , and also related the details of a trip taken by himself and Chaplain Howe when they attended the prison congress at Pittsburg , Pa. , last November at the state's expense. This trip cost the state 200. Testimony ofn Stone Salesmiin. One of the witnesses who was able to throw some light upon the peculiar business methods of Dorgan and his associates was ,1. L. Farthing , a traveling salesman for Pat terson & Co. , stone dealers at Plattsmouth. IIo tcstltlcd that when the matter of furnish ing stone for the now cell house was under consideration he called at Dorgan's oflieo in Lincoln. He put in a bid for supplying tlie stone , and the prices ho quoted Dorgan were T5 coats a yard for crushed stone , $1.HO per yard on rubble stone , and sand Co cents per yard , all delivered at the prison. Ho fur nished stone for the construction of the Lin coln asylum at these figures. Morgan , ho claimed , agreed to give him the contract at these figures , but afterwards informed him that the contract would have to go to At wood. Farthing explained that all quarries sold stone by the yard , hut that ho would bo willIng - Ing to sell the stone by the foot it anyone wanted to buy it that way. A yard of stone contained twenty-seven cubic foot and the price fora cubic foot of stone would bo just one-twenty-sovcnth of the price of a cubic yard. The price of a cubic foot of stone under these figures would bo 15 cents , and that was the price they always sold it at. Tlio price of rubble stone would be 3 cents a foot. The price he quoted Dorgan was 4J cents a foot , delivered at the prison. Ho testified further that the maximum ca pacity of a fiat car upon which stone is shipped is from I,000 ! ( ) to10,000 pounds , and that there was no such thing as a car with a capacity of 00,001) . Ho stated that the rail road companies would refuse to haul more than 40,000 of stone on a car , and if they found that the car contained moro they would haul it back into the quarries and liavo the surplus removed. K'vlilunro of H Stone Mason. William Andrews , a stone mason living In Lincoln , gave the committee a great deal of information in regard to the details of the construction of the cell houso. Ho was ono of the citizens employed by Dorgan. IIo stated that there were about ten citizens employed altogether on tlio work , the rest being done by convicts. The excavation for the foundation had all been done by convicts before ho got thero. 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 other witnesses. His figures on the cost of stone , sand and cement were about the same as those given by Farthing. Sonic ? of Dorian's Details. Conrad Voisel , a Lincoln stonecutter , em ployed by Dorgnn , related to tlio committee several incidents connected with the con struction of the cell house. Ho stated that forty-three convicts had been employed for thrco weeks in making the excavation , and ho estimated that the amount of dirt re moved was about 14i ! yards , and that ho would DO willing to dothe work for about $115. IIo acted as Dorian'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 number of the cars bringing the Cedar Creek stone. IIo stated that ho could take the contract for building the cell house for $40.000 , 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 moro. IIo also testified emphatically that no fire brick or tire cluy 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 now stono. Ho didn't know whether Dorgan bought the stone of Stout or not. Bold tlio Stone to Atwood. J. W. Zook of Ncmaha county was placed on the stand. Ho was the owner of the quarry from which Atwood bought a large amount of the stone that went Into the eel1 houso. Ho sold the stone to Atwood for 10 cents a foot , and considered that ho was get ting a good price 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 thrco weeks afterward that it was going into the penitentiary. Ho statcil that he never received piy ; for a car that contained moro than 235 feet. It would ho impossible , ho said , to put 400 feet of stone on a single car. Ho considered X > cents n foot for stone robbery , and said ho would have been willlncr under the circumstances to have taken the contract to furnish the stone at 8 cents a foot. IIo had sold lots ol stone in Lincoln at 12 } cents a foot deliv ered , and made money at it. Their Time Alwu.ru Charged. V. II. Ilainer was the next witness , IIo testified that ho had been principal kccpot at the penitentiary during the time that the cell house was being constructed under Dor gan's supervision , and ho had charge of al ! the convicts working under the prison con tract. Ho stated that about twenty-live convicts hay been employed on the col house , and that the state had been chargcc for their services whether they worked 01 not. On rainy days , when the men could network 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 same. When convicts employed on the cell house wore in the hospital they were charged to the stato. Ono man had worked in the boiler room from some time in December , Iti'Jl , until some time In February , ISW , and his time had also been charged to the state , although the work in the boiler room had nothing to do with thn cell houso. Dorcnn Hail /.oolt'n I'rlcen. Mrs. Xook , wife of the J. W. Hook who sold the Johnson quarry stone to Atwood , testified that she attended to most of her husband's correspondence. She had received a letter from Dorgan a short time before her husband made the contract with Atwood , asking the prlcos on stono. She answered the letter and gave the prices , but she could not rcmomber the price she quoted , but was positive that it was not as high as U5 cents a foot. Ono of tlio I'rUoiiV CiirloxHlen. Kx-Wardon HopKins was recalled to glvo the committee some information in regard to the chapel built by direction of the legisla ture several years previous. Ho testified that the room nt present used as a chapel liiul always been used as such to the best of his knowledge. The building erected for chapel purposes had always boon used by private coriwrations for workshops. Warden Hopkins corroborated his testimony. Ho tostlticd that the buildlne erected lor a chapel was not at all suited for that purpose. "Was the building that was erected and which you have described built in such a manner as to bo suitable for a chapel I" asked the committee. "It was not. " replied Warden Hopkins. "What would you say it was erected f ( "I pass. " "Well , give us your best judgment , " "I would consider It was created for a grange hall , " and the warden stepped aside. lloid Mont Unlit It. Ex-Attorney General Lccso 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 pinna and specifications and under a regular contract - tract with W , N. B. Stout , who employed citizen lubor exclusively. Ho believed the building had been honestly constructed. He testified further that the Board of Public \ . .amis and Buildings had received no notice of the assignment of the prison contract rom Stout to Moshcr , and that ho was the Irst to discover vho fact. The board then compelled Moshcr to put up a bond for $ 100- OM. OM.KxStato Treasurer Wlllard gave his tes timony In regard to the chapel building. Ho omombcred that the building had been built > y Stout under contract , and believed that ho work had been honestly done. Kx-Warden Hyors also testified lu icgard 0 the chapel building , and to the condition n which the sanitary arrangements of the irlson were kept under his administration. Ie assorted that everything had been kept is clean as a whistle. The ventilation of the cell house , ho s.ild , was something awful. When the prison contractor had to furnish the labor to keep the cell- house clean the work was rarely done In a proper manner. n the morning after the cell house had been shut up all night the air was almost unen durable. SumII 11111 for Itrpiilrs. Dan Hopkins was recalled. Ho testified that the south wall of the penitentiary in- ciosuro , which was thrown down by a wind storm last year , was repaired with stone taken from the material being used in the construction of the now cell houso. The cell louse was on the northeast corner of the yard. The cell house had nothing to do with ; ho repairs on the wall and there was a suffi cient amount of money In the maintenance Tund. The voucher for the work was $ ' , 1,81)11. ) J'iio board Instructed him to charge the stone used In the cell house to the south wall to offset some work and material furnished in repairing that wall. .Mr. Atwooil Details Ills Simp. S. II. Atwood , the man who furnished the stone for the now cell house , w.is placed on the stand. IIo testified that ho had never met Dorgan but once before ho made the contract with him , and that was in Omaha. Ho said Unit Dorgan visited his quarry and there the contract was mado. Ho was to re ceive ! i5 cents a foot for the dimension stone , plugged to size , and HI cents a foot for tlio stone in the rough. He did not furnish all the stone from his own quarry. Some of it was furnished by Hook , and the rest of it by Van Court of Omaha. Ho paid Van Court 10 cents a foot for what ho got of him , atU ho paid Hook the same. In making out his bills ho charged at the rate of 100 pounds a foot. If a car contained 40,000 pounds , ho charged for 400 fcot , although his stone weighed 105 pounds to the foot. Tlio cars were billed at their capacity , whether they were loaded to the capacity or not. He paid Hook 4J4 cents per 100 pounds delivered in Lincoln , so that if ho paid him at that rate for a car billed 40,000 pounds , ho paid $18 for the amount and collected $34 from Dorgan. IIo admitted that every car of stone would fall short , but explained that that was the gen eral rule In shipping stone. lolin Dorgnn Didn't Know. John Dorgan was put on the stand to tell the committee what ho know of the cement that ho had furnished his brother to bo used in the erection of a cell house , hut his mem ory always failed him at the interesting point and the committee was able to got but little information from him. IIo had a faint recollection of selling his brother some cement , but didn't know where the cement went to. Ho took it for granted that it went to the penitentiary. Ho didn't have any original Iwoks of entry in which ho re corded .tho Items. Ho had no hooks that contained the items of cement sold to his brother in May , Ih'Jl. ' IIo kept Some books at the time , but didn't know where they were. IIo didn't know whether ho dealt personally with his brother or not. Ills Idea on Hollers. Tlio final witness was W. II. Dorgan , who was recalled. He was asked by the commit tee as to the lire brick and tire clay charged up to the stato. IIo said this material was used for setting the boilers. Ho had to sot two boilers belonging to the stato. When ho took charge of the prison contract there were four boilers in use , and these two extra ones not sot up. The boilers were scattered over the place , and ho 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 for the state at his own expense , and when ho sublet any portion of the contract the subcontractors furnished their own power. The wprk necessary to reset the boilers was done by the convicts and their time charged up to the stato. Took the Colonel' * Temper. "Do you remember what time you started this gang of men nt work on the cell house ? " asked the committee. * "I don't remember. Some time in May , 1 think it was. " "When was it you commenced keeping regular track of their work in general ? " "I think it was the 1st of Juno. Prior to that they just run in the yard gang , as I ex plained to you before and as you understand. And I want to tell you that I am under in dictment and you arc taking rather an unfair advantage of mo. " "llavo you given any bond to the state since the contract of Moshor has been as signed to you ? " ( Witness hesitates. ) "No , sir. " "Has ono over been requested of you : " "No. sir. " "Tno assignment that Moshcr makes to you recites that it is in pursuance of or accordIng - Ing to the terms and agreements of a certain agreement between you and Moshcr ? " "Does It ? " "On the theory that there were other bids put In , as testified by witnesses , what have you to say ? " " 1 want to say it is a d d He , for I never put out any bids , and the man who came hero and swore that I did swore to a d d Ho , and if ho can produce where I advertised , or can produce anything of tlio kind 1 will put up a bond of $100,000 that ho is a liar. " With this pyrotechnic outburst the wit ness was excused. ' AMHJ/MSAM A'lSH'S. Social ICventt nt Norfolk A Coining Wedding. NOUFOMC , Nob. , March 20.--Special [ to Tun Bin : . ] Leo P. Gillette , grand custodian of the Grand Lodge of Nebraska Masons , presided over Mosaic ledge No. .13. Ancient , Frco and Accepted Masons , as a custodian's lodge of Instruction Friday night. This ledge has an elegant suite of rooms in the Mast block , beautifully and appropriately furnished. Mr. Gillette finds this one of the best posted and finely equipped lodges In the stato. Mr. and Mrs. George L. lies gave a very pleasant card turty hist Tuesday evening in honor of Miss Nettle Bcakcs of Mlddlotown , N. V. , who is visiting her friend , Miss Clara McBriuc. The occasion was a most enjoy able affair. Cards have been Issued by Mr. and Mrs. Horace McBrldo announcing the marriage on March SO at high noon of their daughter Clara to Charles II. Reynolds of Norfolk. Miss McBride is recognised as a society hello , being both charming and highly ac complished. Mr. Reynolds is the eftlcicnt superintendent of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad , which position ho has acquired by his own true worth , and is probaniy the youngest superintendent on the northwestern system. The occasion is looked forward to as the most brilliant event In the history of.Norfolk's . society. WrHt Point Happening. WIST : POINT , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to TUB Bun. ] Milton McLaughlln has been confined to his bed for the past few weeks with erysipelas. Ho is now gradually im proving. Frank Kloko came homo from Omaha Thursday , where ho Is employed , to recuper ate. Ho has trouble again with his throat. Mrs. W. Gelst returned to her old homo In Pennsylvania , where she will make her fu ture homo with her parents. Alex Sims col lected enough money from our generous busi ness men to procure tickets to Pennsylva nia . The ladles comprising the German Coffee society tendered Mrs. Fred Sonnonccheln a surprise party Friday evening. The occa sion wasa picas ant ono. Work on thn interior of the Gorman Lutheran church has begun again , since the weather Is lino. It will DO pushed rapidly to completion and its dedication will soon fol low. This edifice is ono of the prettiest in the city. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoar entertained their numerous friends in the Nollgh house par lors Friday evening. It was an enjoyable occasion. High five and refreshments were features of the evening. Miss Hclma Brlggs entertained a number of her friends at her homo Thursday even ing , the occasion being the nineteenth birth day anniversary. The young people enjoyed a pleasant evening. TO BE DICTATED BY MORTON Ho Will Say Nobr-wkans Will Hold Positions. HIS FRIENDS YiLL ( ] BE ALL CARED F03 ItnlrfltlintVlllWjjrk u HnriUlilp on Dpnio- f ratio A plnin , t ir Olllco Mint l'im Kx- i lli-ci-lvlng mi Ap- [ in Notes. WASIII.VOTOX BtmnAU OP TUB Dr.n , ] r > 13 FOI'HTKEN'TH STiir.ET , > WASIII.NOTOX , I ) . C. , March 'M. ) Secretary Morton , who has already proven by act that ho will control the patronage of Nebraska nnd whoso selection of Nobras- leans for place are almost past finding out , assures Tin : HEE correspondent that there will ho no more home offices of consequence filled until the senate adjourns. Secretary Morton has a list of Nobra.skans in the pri vate drawcrof his official desk for preference , but ho maintains nn owl-like silence when ho is questioned as to names and places. It Is understood that ho Intends to transport quite a number of the unterrltled from Nebraska to minor positions hero during the year , hut ho will hide his time and move slowly until after the crowd of ollico seekers have departed to their homes. IIo has advised aspirants IP Ne braska to stay away from Washington and trust their ambitions to friends here. Senator Allen continues to decline to make recommendation for olllce , ns senators usually do , or to run about the departments and seek places. It Is understood , however , that ho Is to ho advised in at least some of the moro Important appointments by Secre tary Morton , although the latter assumes the responsibility and will take the credit. In the matter of patronage the names of Bryan , Kcm and Mclvolghan nro not men tioned. It looks as though they were to have little or no influence with the adminis tration. Being out of Joint on all economic questions , and the democratic majority in the house being overwhelming , their sun- port is not needed , and , if it was , it would avail nothing to President Cleveland in his trying ordeal of legislation. Calenlated to Work a Hardship. An announcement which was made with out authority last week , but which has been officially verified will carry sorrow to hun dreds of democratic hearts in Nebraska and surrounding states. It is that chiefs of division in the various executive de partments liuro will not bo appointed without a civil service , and , of course , competitive examination , with probably a dozen exceptions as there are ten or twelve of these positions which are regarded as requiring no technical knowl edge , and they wrlMio filled without exami nations. The iwsitlon of chief of division pays $ ! ,000 n ytir-\vhich | is ? 200 above the classes which have before marked the civil service boundary linos. No special agents will bo npjiulnlcd , cither , without nn examination ; ' This will bo a severe blow tolitany South Dakota and Nebraska democrat , Heretofore the posi tions of chief of .division and special agents have been the firs ! prompted after a change of administration'ufid they have been filled n many instnncusi by men of the most nferior ability. Congress and President larrlson came to the conclusion that there vas no good sense In requiring real ability n inferior oflleo.'iand allowing the executive ) ositions to bo llllc'd from the spoils lists of > olitical parties , , , < . , There are thousands of democrats scattered all pve.r the country , vho are trying" 1 got the few hundred hiefships of " division and special iguncies in the dopa'vtmc.jit and their hearts will sink deep when they learn of the exam- nations required , for while the examina tions are supposed to be confined to common sense and practical knowledge they are 'omial examinations and the applicant must show sonic indication , intelligence , industry nut application for business before ho can lope to bo appointed. Added to this is the statement Just made by the president , that 10 man who failed to be , in some degree , successful in private business could get a ilacu under the government , ns ho did not ; > repose to load the uublio service down with nen who had shown no special business capacity. It looks as though the days of the gnorant and rounder in the government service were about over , if promises are mule good. President Cleveland , in re stating his policy as to removals and tenures , " : ias again confirmed the statement that po- itical considerations will not create vacan cies in postofllces , missions , consulates , mar- sha'ships , district attorneyships , etc. IIo says that ho will permit all efllclent and loncst officers to hold their places for four years from the time they as sumed control of their charges , in stead of four years from the date of their confirmation by the senate. This is another setback to a host of ollico seekers from Nebraska and Iowa who want post- oftlccs and places abroad. ' President Cleveland is anxious for thoson- : ito to adjourn. The most of the senators , democrats as well as republicans , will leave the city , and with them will go many of the office seekers. Once the city is cleared of a few thousands of office seekers the president and his cabinet ofiicors , the latter headed by Secretary Morton , expect to got down to business. Then there will commence whole sale changes In the offices. Up to the present there has been such n rush of callers and such a flood of applica tions by mail that no tinio has been afforded for appointments. There are a largo num ber of assistants to cabinet ofllccrs , heads of bureaus and chiefs of divisions also who will ho changed if time is given the appointing power to consider men. Colonel Itemey's Mental Condition. An inquiry is to bo hold Into the sanity of Colonel William U. liemoy , ox-judge advo cate genet al of the navy. Colonel Homey was for a dozen years at the head of the law branch of the navy until a year or eighteen months ago when ho was retired , lie is un married" and was a brilliant officer. IIo Is believed to have paresis. Ho Is a brother of John T. Hemey , a bank president of Burling ton , In. , who Is hero now. Colonel Hemey is known throughout Iowa and has friends in Omaha. While the republican senators will oppose the seating of the thruo senators appointed from Wyoming , Montana and Washington and there Is to bo a sharp light over their iH'lina facie riglii.uf seats , it is the private belief that the dtmrocrats will , to a man , vote for the sc\tjlifof : ( the appointive sena tors and that , consequently , they will bo seated at ttio extra session of tlio senate. The further reorganization of the senate at theoxtra session will in all probability bo defeated , as onlytjjUvo or six democrats are in "real , dead earnest" for it. Scrgoant-at-Arms Valentino and his son will , therefore , nbt"likoly quit Washington , and their official positions before next winter. . ' ' ' ' ' In tlio Army. The president 'finds Himself now con fronted with a soitiowhat perplexing situa tion , lie bus thro * " vacancies to fill In the army , and two of'thotn come to him In the shape of unfinished business , as his prede cessor had sulectikt haniinees for them. It Is thought that thrfoplusidcnt will not act In the matter of army appointments for some time yet. The 'm/ly / candidates for the brlgadlershlp , besides Carr , nro Colonels Carlln , Biddlo , Otis , Shatter , Wilson and Forsyth. Colonel Blddlu may bo considered us a somewhat now entry. Among the many candidates for the ixjsltlon of pay master and quartermaster now vacant , there have appeared recently Mr. Wil liam C. Henry of Washington and Captain Hammer of the Twentieth infantry. It Is understood that Secretary U-imont will not sanction the ap- Iiointmcnt of either civilians or aged ofllccrs to staff vacancies , and that he shares the opinion that now staff officers should bo se lected for their peculiar fitness , and while at a receptive age. It Is thought that Lieuten ant H. Uuvall , Fifth artillery , now at Fort Monroe , and who was on duty in Washing ton during the first term of President Cleveland - land , will bo detailed in the place of Lieu tenant Da pray as Secretary Lament's mili tary secretary , should ho not receive the vacant quartet-mastership. Lieutenant Duvull has been a lieutenant for twenty-four years and stood very to close Mr. Cleveland luring his first term. Wcntrrn IViulom. The following pcnstmis granted nro re- Nebraska : Original David Hllenmn , James M. Illy , Joseph Wllcoxnn. John H. Carson , Jnsophus Williams , James M. Uard- ncer. Additional Abraham W. SchafTor. Increase Alexander I.a Kue , Koblnson W. Barton , llolssuo Daniel L. Burdlck. Origi nal widows Minor of Peter Martin , Prls- cilia Torroy , mother. North Dakota : Original Joslah A. Hoad- lo.V.South South Dakota : Original George W. Wlnegar. Additional Norman B. Van- house , Levl Spurting. Original widows- Amanda D. Cochran. Montana ; Original widows Elizabeth Smith. Iowa ; Original Miles While , Thomas J , Hart , Francis N. Bryan , Milton Ballon , Joseph H. Williams , George W. Dalrymple , William S. Campbell. Ira Simpson Wtlsrn , Newton H. Ervtn. Benjamin Woodward. Ad ditional-Joseph Adams , Christopher Tinkle Peter Frltcher. Supplemental Marshall D. Hoselton. Increase Jesse Stafford , Henry S. D.inks , Samuel Burnett , Joseph Wilson , James F. McLuen , John H. T. Hani , James Hill. Original widows , etc. Sarah A. Shaw , Henrietta H. Smith minor of Wilson L. Smith , Isabella Halney. Mexican widows- Eliza Kamsoy. Additional Lewis Lehman. Original widows Minors of Peter Martin , Eunice G. Sayles , ( mother ) . P. S. II. i rllgrlnis Scorn tlio Imputation. OMAHA , March 20. To the Editor of Tun Bin : : The article in Tin : Srs'iuv Br.r.hoadul "Ho's Sore the Pilirrlms" on evidently ema nated from some ono who willfully and maliciously tried to cast discredit on the Order of Commercial Pilgrims of America. The grand council for Nebraska mot In annual session nt Norfolk Saturday at ! ) o'clock a. in. , and was attended by delegates from different parts of the stats. There were also a great many visitors present ac companied by their wives and children. At the conclusion of the ceremonies there was a banquet tendered thorn by the members of Norfollc council at the Hone hotel. The writer Is greatly at fault when ho at tributes the dlsturbaneo by the hoodlums as emanating from any of tlio members of the Commercial Pilgrims. While they were guests of both hotels while in Norfolk the gentlemen composing that grand council also the visiting members of the order were not of the hoodlum clement by any means , and if there was any disturbance as referred to in the article they had nothing to do with it whatever. And the writer of that article has maliciously and willfully lied for the purpose of injiirinir the order. 12. 11. IlAwoimr , Supreme Worthy Pilgrim , JAMES W. LVJSK , Supreme Deputy , HAUHY S. Wni.t.r.n. Grand Worthy Pilgrim. LOU.tl. Entries for stake races at the Douglas county fair will close April 1. Archie Duhorry , a soldier at the fort , and Joe Eusley were locked up last night for dis turbing the peace. It scorns that Easloy had hoard that the soldier , who had married his sister , w.is abusintr her , and ho called to enter a protest. The result was a fight and both men were locked up. snsoxtii. r.in.iait.trim. A. B. Clarke of Central City is in town. 13. < \ . Cook of Lexington was in the city yesterday. John W. Barry of Fairbury was at ono of the hotels yesterday. Robert Ferguson , the comedian who makes a hit as the Englishman by his comedy work with Gardner in "Fatherland , " will bo recognUed as Captain Ross , tbo swordsman , whoso last appearance in this city was in the sword contest with Duncan C. Ross. CIIICAOO , 111. , March 20. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Ben. ] Nebraska arrivals : Grand Pacific R. V. Nell , Omaha. Great Northern Augustus Franks. Kearney ; M. Weil , Lincoln ; J. Kaufman , Omaha. Audi torium V. Harris , Ruth M. Younco , Lincoln ; R. B. Harris , Omaha. Domex ! Ic. Charley Small , a Texas desperado , has boon arrested at Del Hlo , Tex. The exhibit of the Amurfcan Illhlo company at the World's fait1 will bo a very interesting ono. ono.Tho The Kansas City Times , formerly u free sil ver paper , has changed Its views on the sub ject.Mlko Mlko Kelley , the ball player , made his first appearance on the stage biitiinlay night in u Chicago theater. Umivillo , Tenii. , was visited by n disastrous fire ye.storday , which destroyed alino.it the en tire town. Loss , t-lO.OUO. The Typographical union of Chlcaso , 111. , at its last meeting passed suitable resolutions en tlio duatli of ( Jolonol Klllot V. Hliupard , Secretary of the Navy Herbert Is consldcr- IiiK the proposition to sheath the bottoms of the nuw naval vessels with wood and coppor. The National Kcdorntlon of America has sent ( ihiilstnno assurances of Its hearty sup port In his efforts to secure home rtilo for Iro- laml. Two necroes were killed and two fatally wounded by it pos.su of whites at 1'alndeallni ; , la. , wlillo uttumptliiK to suppress u light at a negro danco. Merchant * of Panama complain of tlio way In which the 1'acllli ; Mall company Is being discriminated against by the L'anam.i Kail- road company. ( jeorjio Dow , Henry Dow and Frank Acker- son \\ere drowned near Marietta , O. , yester day. KIHn Hey , n 0-year-old girl , was burned to death in tlio same town , I'lKiires at hand In the bureau of American republics as to tlio Argentine ! Republic alone , show an Increase In tratio of from MO.OOO to U.USl.UOi ) during the yoar. The undo body of a hotel porter has been found Inuclosot of tliu hotel In which liu worked at Slierlll , Arlc. Tour men have been in rested charged with his murder. A nicotine of the United llrnthorliood of Switchmen was hold at Philadelphia yester day to consldor , It Is said , tlio feasibility of striking during the World's fair rush. District Judge McC'lellan , of Dunham , Tox. , lias passed the deatli sentence on Sam Mnsscy and .Mm lltuko , negroes , convicted of criminal assault on white women , and they will liu hanged Aurll 18. In an Interview at Ilrunswlck , Ga. , hx-Suc- rutary Whitney dunlud that tliu KtiRllsh mission Is buhiK hold upon for him , and also made tliu Ht.itement , that ho had lefnseci to again accept a public olllce. Patrick Gibbons , one of Iho doorkeepers for the state legislature at SprliigllildIll.was.sliot ) yesterday ilurlirj a qnurivl by ,1. C' . Iviiehlur. The bullet Diilorcd ( iibbon.s' right clieuk and produced an ugly wound. Chief Sargent of the firemen will appear In .Iiidgo Kiel ; * ' court at Toledo , ( ) . , In iiccurihincu with tint statement of Chief Arthur and Cifii- eral Counsel IHrpcr of the flri'imin that hi.- , presence Is necessary thoie. Hntchor Garrison of Anderson , Iml. , was fined heavily Satuiday for sulllni : pork that liad been fattened on the Ili'sh of dead horses , anil Oren Mtingtir , at wlioiu slaughter hotun thi > hogs were fed , was arro.slcd on complaint of the health olllcer. Among the gutistsat IhnGllsey liouso , New York , arc Mrs. lEussull llairl.-oii , ox-l'rc.sldmit llnrruiim'M daiiglitor-ln-law , her child Mar- thi'tia and it nurse. They anllirre to have the child treated for nervous prostration , brought on by h r rccont Illness. The p\tcnslvo shoo manufacturing estab lishment of Sue-dicker A : llathaway on .Icirer- son avenue. Detroit , Mich. , wai .totally de stroy oil by lire yesterday morning. The loss < m building and machinery Is intimated at jl'J5OOO ; Insurance nominal. I'orrlcn. The yarn spinning mill of the Hlvot com pany In Stockport , KiMland , burned yostuiday. l , < jssi'0,000. The volcano of St. Martin In Mexico , after remaining quiet for a century , Is again In action. It has boon decided that the International pnclallst congrcs.s /.urlcli shall bugln on August ) } , and last for ono neuk. Two physicians have examined Hern nil , who throw a Mono at King Humbert ( if Italy Saturday , and have pronounced him Insane. The 1'arls police In St. Michael have caught the anarchist Mathioou. suspected of having been Havachol'.s accomplice In causing tlio explosions of a year ago , and of having been Implicated with him In the wrecking of Vtiry's caio In tlio Uuo Magenta , M. AloxoJolT , the murdered mayor of Mos cow , was hurled yesterday at the fN'ovslmvIy monastery , In the suburbs. ' 1 ho funeral was conducted with great pomp. Tim Grand Duke Surglus , all tliu provincial olllululs , the city authorities and Iho foreign consuls were present. The policy Inaugurated by President DIuz of Mexico of establishing free nubile schools In uvnry district and municipality of the republic Is huliijc carried Into utrect rapidly. Tliu com pulsory school law , which recently went Into effect. Is also being rigidly unforcutl thiough- out the country. FASTEST CRUISER AFLOAT Result of the First Trial of the Armored OruUar Now York. SHE RIVALS HER FAMOUS NAMESAKE All the lUprctntlnns of lltilldort and IMiin. Piilly Mnt AlniiHt Tiv.'iilj-Dno Knoli tin Hour Mniln In it llriivy S ii\\v. < y. Pa. . March 2rt. With the proud distinction of Invlnjt bro' on the record of all preliminary trials and iho satis faction of being the fastest armored vessel In the world , the cruiser Now York returned to Cramp's ship yard this morning. For hours she steamed down the Delaware and her arrival at this port was awaited with great Interest. Despite rain squalls and a biting wind from the sea fully fl.OiX ) patriotic people were present to wish iho war ship godspeed as she hacked out Into the stream and stood Into the river on her trial trip. When the gl.int screws be an to rrvolvo and the moiuter vevsel was actually under way for the first time the spectators shouted themselves hoarse. Captain Sargent wavo.l his cap from the forward bridge and acknowledged the salutes with his powerful siren whlstlo that soothed to shako tlio mighty ship from stem to stern. Started oil Her Trip. The Now York w.is headed up the stream , which nt this point is only n trillo wider than the warship Itself. A stronir ebb lido was running and the wind blowing half a gale. To turn uromul In this narrow space was a difficult. If not an Impossible undertak ing , and a Uirco-mllllon-dollar ship was not a toy to bo played with. As soon as the lines were cast adrift , however , Ciptain Chambers , an old Delaware river pilot who has handled all of the Cramp ships , directed the tug Newcastle to make fast to a steel hawser , which was led out from the star board quarter. Though the powerful little boat steamed away at full speed , she had no perceptible effect upon the heavy warship , in , fact , was herself towed bodily astern. Another tug. the Frederick 1C. Miinn , was given a line from the port > ow , and so , with one at each end of the lover , tlio Now York was turned short around and headed down the Delaware. Now there arose another wild shout , as the four powerful cni-'ines began to vibrato and the water was churned Into foam astcin. The run down the river and bay was made with fires half banked and under natural draught. The maximum pressure of steam carried was 120 pounds to the square inch. Starting with forty-live revolutions , a speed of ten knots was attained and held until Greenwich Point was well abaft the beam. After this the new vessel scorned to warm .up to her work , the throttle was thrown open , ninety-live revolutions were made and the sliced increased to seventeen and one- half knots. This made it rather uncomforta ble for the figures of liberty and justice on ouch side of tlio steamer , for they were deluged with cold spray from head to foot. The vessel seemed to glide through the water as noiselessly as a yacht , however , and there was scarcely any vibration throughout the ship. rrlRlitcimd tlin Steward. At the end of an hour's run the steward came aft in a great state of excitement and reported the compartment in which his pro visions were stored ankle deep in seawater. A careful examination of the forward part of the vessel revealed the fact that the water had been forced in through the for ward torpedo tubo. At anchor this opening is a few foot above the water line , but at a high rate of speed it is almost completely buried in the sea. Constructor Nixon placed n water tight buckle over it in place of tlio temporary ono , and the leak gave no further trouble. Just how the compartment could be quickly emptied was an important ques tion , forscawaterand mess stores arc not the most 'agreeable shipmates. Nixon' cut the gordian knot by Imvinir a small hclo drilled through the steel deck. This drained the compartment into another on the deck below - low ono Unit could not bo injured by the In troduction of a small amount of water. Without further excitement the Now York anchored at nightfall about five miles to the northward of the Delaware breakwater. Wednesday was cold and damp with a fresh brec/o from the northeast. The Now York lay quietly at anchor until the early morning and the prospect of a run outside looked rather dhnouratrim ? . At 8 o'clock it brightened up a hit and the cruiser got under way for the purpose of correcting her com passes and adjusting the compensating mag nets. This accomplished , the vessel re turned to her anchorage to wait for good weather to begin her trial. When fast Time Was Made. By Saturday morning the wind had hauled around to the westward and the weather was clear. Fires were lighted at daylight , and before 0 o'clock the Now York was under way running for the lire-fathom bankjllght- ship. The race was to bo between this and the northeast end lightship , a distance of ulno and eighty-eight hundredths nautli-il miles , the depth of the water being'twelve fathoms. The following table tells the story of the two trials : riltST TltfAI. . Flvo-futhom bank ll htih ! | ) ( o northeast end lightship. Coni- , north by cast. Distance , U.HB nautical miles. Start , H'll& : : ; finish , 8:5i:6U. : ; : IMITorence , 129 minutes 48 seconds , Speed , 'JO.U3 nautical miles per hour , srcosn THI.U , . Northeast end llghtililn to livo-fatliom batik lightship. I'oursit , south by west. Distance , I.UN nautical miles. Start , 0:13:07 ; finish , U:4'J:5rf. : : DlllVrnncc , 'J ! ) minutes 51 seconds. Sieed | , 1'J.IH nautical miles. Average for the two trials , 19.05 miles. In the afternoon the cruiser was headed to the eastward in search of deeper water. In a run of four consecutive hours she main tained a sliced of L'O.JIS knots per bom1 , reaching - ing as high as 20.57 knots as the water deep ened. ened.With With this satisfactory result , the Now York anchored for the night and steamed up to the ship yard this morning. She will bo ready for her official trip within thrco weeks. Captain Hod ford W. Sargent was in com mand of the Now York during her trial , as sisted by Captain George Ij. Chambers , an old Delaware river pilot , who has steered all of tno Cramps' now ships. There were ! UO people on board , thirty of whom were in the ward room mess. Two stewards , ten cooks and thirty-nine waiters had chanro of the commissary de partment. Mr. lOdwin Cramp , the superin tending engineer of the company was prac tically in charge of the trill. Ho was ably assisted by Mr. Nixon , the naval architect of the firm , and Chief ICiigineer John Patter son , James Younger and Nelson Johnson The following naval oillccrs made tlio trip : Captain John W. Phillips , who will command the cruiser when she la turned over to the government ; Lieutenants T. B. M. Mason , her executive ; AVainivrlght Ivollogg. her navigator , nnd-Chnrlcs O. Alliuono of the Columbia. Chief Engineers John IXMVO , N. K. Tnwne and Assistant Knginccni 10. H. Fiecman and M. A. Anderson. Kidneys Hack ache , side ache , sharp , shooting pains and rheutnatisin.ccughs , colds , chest pains and palpitation relieved in O.NK MIMJTE hy the CUTICUKA AMI-PAIN Pi sri'R , the first and only iialn-litlinn plas ter. It restores vital tltriity , and hence is ' osl 1'owcrful In the treatment of nervous pains , weakness , numbness and paralysis. Price ) > sc.l firei oo. Al lld'ussuttorb * mail. FOTTZ * DMUG AU CIIKM. C'unr. , UOJTON. ' ! V AT. 6' . 2/osca Fort Atklnaoa , WIs. Woman's ' Greatest Boon For Weakness , Debility , After the Grip Took Hootl'3 Two Months and Won Perfectly Wo ! ) " \vWi to wlil my mlle to Iho mnnjrccom - nu'iulatlonsof Hood's S.-irsaparlllaai iiarnrrnl medicine. Last winter myvlto lud an at tack ol tlio drip , which li-ft her la a very weak and debilitated condition. Rho trle.il a peed many nicilli-hies , Imt IHHIO ot them did her any good miMl Mm Rot a bnttlo of liood'.i Saraap.iilll.i. she thought slm v.as b"tteraflcr llio Urst day she took tbo medicine , and bctoro she had taken ono bottle she was so nrcatly Improved that she could 'Do Mor Housework Alone Whluh she had not been abb lo do for two months. Sim says Hood's .Sinatiarllla U tlio Ri-rntrni boon lo noiiu-n In iixutonco. Slia has been taking 11 tor two iiioaths , and considers licrflolt t > well ivoiunu. This I ? certainly a iood ; record for Hood's Samparllla , ai she had not been well for a year. My son's \vlto has been taking Hood's Savsapai Ilia for swelling in her ncclc or Coltro She noticed that tlio swelling began to go down when using the first bottle. Klio li now t.ikhi' ; the third , anil the swelling H nearly all KOIIP. Wo have been watching the oUect of Hood's Srirsupai Ilia In this case , and are glad toirmko so favorable nicport. " SI. 8. Moaiisi , Tort Atkinson , Wisconsin. Hood'o Pills act easily , yet promptly and cflicicutly , on lie liver and bowels. Try a boi. Hie Greatest ott Sea and Land ISond pi-cent I poatiiKO > Uamp for a 100 page COOK BOOK FREE. Prleoa low. Faro sumptuous Salon every day. See your dealer. Ask for prices Take no other. Aldren , MILTON ROGERS & . 83HS , AKto. . Omaha , or Majestic JVafg.jCo. . St. Louis. LSNTS. S NUW I Davenport THE/XTER. / ! ' -oioopntra R V Commencing TUTiJ 1 f Tl * > * 7 U i Monday. XTAdiJ. Cll < / Matinee Saturday only , 2 p. in. tfhurp. J-M.V.VV supported MELBOURNE : MCDOW ELL , and nor own conipuiy. tindur tlio nianasoniont of Marcus U. Mayer , SARDOU'S O/ion Siinriy .Mornlii fl 1st li rows parciuetK.CO 1st 'J rows balcony $ l.r 0 llnlancu Ihillnor. . I..VJ Next 4 rows " 1,0 ! ) howcr boxoi _ l.'i.OQ I.isillrowa " .75 lliilcony boxes _ 8.0J Admission to" , RU FARNlMSlTt HEATER JSc. S-VJo. 3c. ' . ami 7 , > o. CHAS. A. In hla Tyrolean comedy Now songs on tiro. Tyrolean Quart ttu. Mutlnco Woil iiosdny. Any seat in tholionsu ITi ! l Nights Cominenelnir Tliiiriilav , Miireli ,1 -TIIK I-'UNMAKKIIS- iBt TK1V r I N z THE WQBS Pretty Girls tiud 1'iiimy Comedians. Matlnuo Suttird.'ty. is. . 7ii'os/roKv. xnit. Capital $100,000 Surplus $05,000 r lllcHru nntl Dtractorj HanrfV. . Vatu , nriil I n II. tl ruiililn * . vloj | irjiM4iiii O. rt. Uiirlm , > V. / Menu Jolnirl. Cotllni J. N. iL I'jtrloii I.Jfll J UuuJ , cashlor. THE IRON BANK. BANK.OR. OR. RflcCREW THB OPEOIALI8T. In tmsurpntirod in the treatment of all PRIVATE DISEASES and allVVeaknets ijrij nnd Disorder ] of MLII IB yearn oxporlcnco. V/riUi for circulars and ( intuition Hot frpc 14th nnd Kiirnnm 8t * . , Omuha , Noli. A. H. DYER , iio ; ati > r , wurelMMum , Inctory nnd nil \rork rrrinlrinu u lluiroiicli unit prurtlral kiiovvlndcu or count ruction uiul utrenutli ol iimterhiU , it I" . O. Ilov : i l , Fruniont , Nib. : Healed bids will bo received by F. K. Colby lit lilt olllco In Onawa , la. , until April 1 , at 10 o'ehM'k u , in , , for the. ereetlon of a brick opera house block aceordlns to plans and speclllca- tloiiH now on fllu at thiintllcoof McDonald & ( Jrulie , architect * , room 1113 Toy block , .Sioux t'lty , lu. , and at V , K. Colby' * ofllco , Onawa , la , ItlKht ru : > orvt'd toiojeclnny and nil bid * . K. U. COUiy , CouiuiltUi * .
