The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-06-13

DISPOSING OF BOWERS.
Chances That the Doctors Head VIII
Be Topped Or To-Day.

chances That the Doctors Head VIII
Be Lopped Or To-day.
DR.. Bowers official fate will be made
known to-day. The board of trustees of the
Minnesota hospitals for the insane will meet
with the governor to-day, and they gave it
out last night that thev hoped to reach u
conclusion to-day which, in Maj Straits
language, they hope will be satisfactory to
the pubic, whether it is TO them indiyiGu-
ally or not" Maj Strait, the chairman of
the board, A. L. Sacketu, the secretary and
other members VINO were questioned posi-
lively declined to express an opinion as TO
the natCre of this conclusion, but the natural
inference from the above remark, and from
others, let drop by other members of the
board, ia that DR.. Bowers official head must
be Topped off. Public sentiment in all sim
liar cases is only satisfied by a sacrifice and
the board will undoubtedly make one in this
case. The board held two meetings yester-
day in the forenoon dispoSt "a of soutino
business At the meeting in the afternoon
there were present. Messrs. H B. Strait
OF Shakopee, A. L Sackett of St Peter, ]. +.
Meagner of Mankatos William SchimmeI OF
ST. Peter, Burr Deuel. of Dodge Center, NJ r
Tyler Of St Paul and Charles D. Wright of
Fergus Falls, Senator NJ. J. Daniels OF
RoGhes er and A Barto ofSauk Center beinp
The only absentees DR.. Bowers and Secre-
tary Hart also attended the meeting.
80. DR. BOWERS PRESENT.
After II little routine business had been
disposed Of Dr. Bowers stated that he had
been excused from attendance upon the
grand jury only till this morning and must
return last night. At first there seemed to
be a general sentiment that DR. Bowers
could add nothing to what had already been
said, butit was finally decided to have MIN
repeat to the full board the statement he had
already made TO the four members of the
board at Rochester, and whlcn has been
printed in full The good example set by
the trustees at Rochester of holding
an open session was not followed: and
the hearing and subsequent deliberations
were held behind closed uoors. The wisdom
of this policy is TO be doubted. The public
uemand to know all In connection with this
case, which has brought disgrace upon the
fair name OF the state, and cannot be satisfied
by secret sessions OF the board of trustees
At the conclusion of the session, il was given
out that Dr. Bowers had repeated his story
again, and that the board had discussed the
matter for some time, but had decided not to
take any definite steps in the matter till Gov
Merriam and Trustee Barto could meet
with them. This meeting will .
he held this afternoon, though
meeting will be held this morning Co finish
up the routine business Mai Strait re-
marked To a PIONEER Press reporter last
evening: That he made the mistake of his
life, no one real zes more fully than Dr.
Bowers The only explanation that can
give for his action is that he was too Jealous
OF utS own reputation ana tDaG or the lnSEI-
tuition of which he was so proud. have
been connected with tits board more than
twenty years, during the whole period of Dr
Bowers connection with the insane asylums
of the state, aud l never heard q word
against him before now. He has devoted
tremendous amount of
ENERGY AND HARD WORK
to the service OF the state. do not know
what decision we shall reach tomorrow,
aud We shall not take the public into our
confidence till we have decided upon some
thing want to deny the statements that
politics has ever had anything TO do with the
appointment of an attendant or any one
ese in any OF the asyiuma I do not
know to this day TO what party
DR.. Bowers belongs In my long connection
with the board never asked 20 hare any one
appointed, nor do believe any one else has.
The minority party has always been well
represented on the boarda In the latter
statements Maj Strait was corroborated by
]. 7. MeaUher and A. l. Sackett, both prom.
inent pemocyata - !