Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
An ASYLUM SCENE.
Management Of the Dunning Insane
Asylum Being Investigated.
WANTS 10 MAKE The INDIAN WORK
Radical Innovation to he Recommen ded
BY the Indian Commissioner In His
Next Annual Report Calisor.
MIA Silver Men.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-The investigation
OF the county commissioners into the
management Of the Dunning insane
asylum began yesterday. Thirty thou,
sand words Of testimony were taken
at the first sitting. Toward the end
Of the days sitting came horrible
story that in detail was more bar
barous than the story Of the Puck
murder. 1t was told by DR.. McGrew,
resident physician Of Dunning asylum.
1t concerned battle between two
mad men, who had fought in the cor
ridor Of ward 2, while Anderson. &C.
cessory to the murder Of Puck, was on
watch. These two patients quarreled
over some silly, childish difference.
They came to blows They tore at
each others faces and rolled about the
floor, while Anderson looked on. One
Of them, in the frenzy Of rayinr
maniac, set his teeth into the face Of
the other. He bit of his nose, and
spat it out on the stone floor Of the
corridor. The maniac with whom
this patient was battling sprang away
from the death grip, fell bleeding and
screaming to the floor, saw the flesh
torn from his own face, stuffed it into
his mouth and chewed his own nose TO
a pulp and swallowed it. He said that
1t would make It grow again, and An.
derson looked on.
This was the sworn testimony Of
DR.. McGrew, resident physician at
Dunning asylum While 1t was being
given one Of the commissioners turned
sick and pale, julie Adams, one Of the
committee, covered her face with her
hands and clutched at the arm of her
chair McGrew made the story more
effective by the quiet way he told it
So far as his manner was concerned, ii
was not an unusual occurrence at
Dunning.
At the end Of the story some one
whispered to President IIealy Of the
commissioners, "You said there was
nothing to investigate lIealy looked
up. His face was pale and his eyes
full Of horror at the story he had lust
heard. GOD forgive me- he said;
u did. But l did not know-did
not know these things" Although the
inquiry was begun yesterday enough |
was drawn out to show that great
abuses have been practiced in the
asylum. Most Of the evidence given
to-day was regarding the routine man.
agement Of the institution.
WANTS TO MAKE THE INDIAN WORK.
WASHINGTON, Aug. q. The commits
sioner Of Indian affairs will recon.
mend in his next annual report that,
all appropriations for sub
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Congress now appropriates about ST.
100000 for this purpose, but he will |
recommend that much less sum
be appropriated, to be used in cases |
where 1t is really needed, and under
The control of the commissioners This
recommendation, II carried out, will
'evolutlonize the whole Indian ques-
lion. AT present about 100000 is ex.
sended annually in feeding Indians,
With the result in the opinion of
he commissioner, Of doing more harm
han good, because it encourages
dleness on the part Of the Indians
md removes them that much further
rom the point Of civilization, where
hey could maintain themselves. The
'lan is to have funds provided, to ex-
'end on poor Indians and the sick, and
ompel the healthy bucks to work for
living. This can be done with tribes
With whom treaty obligations do not
ompel the government TO furnish
hem a certain amount Of pro-
isions. 1t is by no means GER
ain that the recommendation will
e followed by congress, forappropria-
ions OF this sort are urged by con-
FACTORS, who are after the money, and
When the committee on Indian affairs
axes up the matter the members are
urged to make the usual
llowances for the tribes who have
cen supplied with rations. The rec
OF the commissioner will
ut down the funds for Oklahoma In
ians for rations about $500, 900.
CALIFORNIA SILVER MEN.
SAN Francisco, Aug. q. AT the i
orenoon session Of the non-partisan I
liver convention called by the Ameri-
an bimetallic league 547 delegates !
ere seated by the committee on ere /
entails. The temporary officers, :
gorge W. Baker and George P.
.eaney, were made permanent !
hartman and secretary respect !
'ely. In view of their serv. {
es for bimetallism George
7. Baker, republican; c, ]. Clunie, .
emocrat, and Alexander Majors, pop
list, were recommended for appoint
tent as national committeeman for !.
lie American Bimetallic league of Cal I
ornia, and were instructed to proceed =
ithout delay to organize bimetallic a
'agues throughout the state The '
alance OF the session was devoted to 4,
dresses on the silver question by
'eakers selected by the programme
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