New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-10
WASHINGTON.
TRUTH ABOUT DELANo's CONTRACT

TRUTH ABOUT DELANOS CONTRACT
THE WYOMING LAND STORY AFFIRMED-DR REED
UNABLE TO MOVE THE wITNEss-ORvIL GRANT
APPEARS on THE CONTRACT STAGE AGAIN-INCi-
DENT or SECRETARY DELANOs RESIGNATION
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TaE TRIBuNgl
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The facts concerning the
Reed Deano land contracts in Wyoming have at
last been brought out by the Committee on Expend-
lures in the Interior Department. and prove the
truth of everything published on the subject in the
Washington correspondence of The TRIBUNE last
Summer. l.. e. Stevens examined by the Com
mittee yesterday. He was for several years Chief
Clerk for DR.. Reed, Survcyor-General Of Wyoming,
and comes to Washington fully Endorsed as a sound
Republican man of good standing, and of integrity
and truth. DR.. Reed was present, and was allowed
to cross-examine Mr. Stevens, but failed to shake his
testimony in any particular. He swore that Reed
had caused five sub-contractors to give John Deano
an interest III their contracts and that Delano had
been present TO take any part in the work On
this point lie fatty contradcted the statement pub
lished by Reed in The TRIBUNE of April 3, IN which
he said. 81 awarded this work to Delano for excel
ton after due consultation with the Commissioner
of the General Land Office early in 1874, who ap-
proved of my purpose to persuade Deano to solourn
n few months in the healthful mir of the Rocky
Mountains in the belief that it would restore his
restored his health"
Mr. Stevens also testified that the amount young
Delano received from these contracts was about
$1,000, thus contradicting Reed again, who fixed
the amount at one-half that Before any
money was paid, Dr. Reed, as was reported in The
TRIBUNE last Summer, wrote to Secretary Deano
telling him what he had been doing for john and In
reply the Secretary wrote thanking DR.. Reed, and
further expressing the hope that there was no Gl,-
pearance of wrong in the arrangements made with
John. DR.. Reed had shown this letter 10 witness,
and told him what it was an answer to, and called
his attention to the care with which the Secretary
expressed himself about the matter.
Dr. Reed was also examined some of tie in
formation furnished by Mr. Stevens and admitted
under oath that Orv Grant had had an interest IN
number of contracts nominally held by brother
in-law of Orvirs Dr. Reed had also given, caused
to be given, TO Mr.. Fowler brother-in-law OF Chief
Clerk Curtis of the General Land Office, an interest
in a contract amounting to $l,i00. Fowler did not
work on the contract, but remained here III Wash
ingtOn. The examination OF both DR.. Reed and Mr.
Stevens will be continued.
The discovery that Orvil Grant was interested in
these contracts confirms the report published by
THE TRIBUNE Last Summer, that when the Presi-
dent demanded Delanos resignation the latter went
TO Long Branch ard threatened the President that
if the resignation was insisted upon proof that
Orvil Grant WAS as deep in the mud rs John Delano
would certainly come out. An authorized denial
that Delano had been AZ Long Branch at the time
named, and that he had made any such cominunica-
ton to the President, was made by Delanos trends
at the time the story was published. The first part
of the denial was proved to be lie at the time and
Dr. Reeds testimony now leaves tie latter part Ill
about the same condition.