Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-30
TWO ASK FOR BRIDGE PLANS
State Board Has Little to Do Under Pro-
visions Of Jahael Law.
APPEAL FOR PARDON FOR YOUNG BUSH
Banker Brown of Cambridge. who
Created such n stir in Bankers
Convention, Brought out Hs
Candidate for Governor.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

From STAN correspondent
/ LINCOLN. Dec. 29.-CSpecial.) -Secretary
Dobson OF the State Board Of Irrigation
said today that there have beeQ. but two
applications for bridge plans under the
provisions of the new Jahnel law They
| came from Butler and Thayer counties.
He does not believe there will be many
| more requests for plans this year, because
OF the fact that in many Of the counties
| bids have already been advertised for
He states that the county boards. as far
as he has been able to learn, have filed
| plans in accordance with the provisions
of the law, insuring an equality of oppor-
tunity for bidders. He said he believes that
| the cheapness of the plans prepared by his
| department will appeal to the county boards
in the future and induce them to make
! more applications for specifications next
| year. In many of the counties where steel
| bridges have been erected the county sur
veyors are thoroughly equipped engi-
| neers and are able to prepare the neces-
| sary plans on which contractors may bid.
Favorable Report on Target Practice.
| Adjutant General Culver said today that
| the report to the War department for 1905
| shows the National Guard has made a
J great Improvement in target practice as
| compared with last year. He is preparing
| his annual report for submission to the gov
| ernor at the first of the year. The report
will indicate considerable improvement
in the equipment and discipline of the
| guard.
Another Appeal for Bush.
| Today counsel for Ernest Bush. the
] Dundy county man serving life term for
| the murder of a man named Bailey, APP
pesled to Governor Mickey for pardon.
mi
mitted by another person and that the
defense was weak and ineffective, while
the prosecution was led by very able
lawyers Attorney l. C. Burr. who repre-
sented the man, said that the motion for
new trial and the petition in error was
defective and failed to call material errors
to the attention of the court, while numer-
| Gus exceptions which might have been
sufficient to cause a reversal had been
omitted.
| DR.. NJ. H. Everett has made a statement
| to the effect that the condition in which
the body of Bailey was found does not
bear out the alleged confession extracted
from Bush by a detective employed by
the prosecution. The physician states that
had the body been drawn over the frozen
ground nearly mile distant to the Re-
publican river 1t would have been lacerated
and bruised, while the neck would have
been dislocated. According to the confess
sion, Bush had placed a rope around the
dead mans neck and dragged the body
to the river, where he cut a hole in the
ice and showed the body under. Accom-
panying this statement is a petition signed
by several Lincoln people asking for Glenn
ency on the ground that Bush was con-
victed on circumstantial evidence and rails
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intimated that the finding of the jury,
which had all the facts before It, ought to
be conclusive, but he will study the cas-
before making a final decision on the APP
plication for a pardon.
| Brown of Cambridge Candidate.
Reports reached the city today that NJ C.
Brown of Cambridge is being mentioned as
a candidate for the governorship. Mr.
Brown is the banker who delivered a speech
before the State Bankers association con-
demning the methods of the high financie-s
and subsequently entered into an angry dis.
cussion with C. G. Dawes, the former comp
troller of the currency
1t has been believed in the fifth congress
sional district that Brown would be can
didate for the congressional nomination
against Congressman Norris.
Fries Visits Capital.
State Senator NJ. l.. Fries of Valley
county was in the city today to confer with
. political friends. He said that he regarded
his chances as very bright and indicated &c
friends that he is hopeful that he can ge
, tho Valley county delegation.
story gained currency after his visit
, that he stands ready to surrender in favor
, OF Peter Mortensen should the latter an
( nounce his candidacy. The friends of Erie:
! are claiming that Wall is not seriously con
testing for the delegation.
Must Declare Themselves in Advance
! Representative p. A. Caldwell of ella,
county declared today that candidates TO
Z the legislature in his district must be mel
who have not waited until convention tim
: to declare themselves in favor of freieh
rate. anti-pass and other legislation de
I manded by the rank and file OF the repub
: lican party. file said that he intended I
d use his best efforts TO have the nomination
d go TO men who have been fighting for re
l. form when there was no office in sight. II
e declared his belief that candidates for stat
e ! nominations must declare themselves in ad
e vance and not wait for the pressure of tn
! state convention TO induce them TO speal
= He takes the view that men who are 40
d sincere are willing to pledge thep,se!Je s I
It any course when they come before a con
/ vention-
l. Wants Limit on Railway Bonds.
e The Clay county representative announce
that he favors the enactment OF a statut
which will make 1t illegal for railway
operating in the state TO issue bonds eXceI
for actual betterments or extensions. mair
tanning that in the past the bonds have bee
a sold TO absorb the increased earnings, whic
u should have resulted in lower traffic rate
Under the prevailing methods of railwa
l. financiers, he alleges, that it is difficult
4" secure lower traffic rates because bonds al
issued TO increase capitalization to a poiI
i where the net income is but little above Il
u market rate of interest.
&c Mr.. Caldwell called attention to a Wit;
&c fact in connection with the controvers
= over the payment of taxes by the railway
3 He said that while the Burlington is con
planning that its Chicago terminals are il
20 cluded by the state board in the total Walt
- alton, which served as the basis fro
"a which the Nebraska assessment was Or,
E rated, they did not call attention to II
fact that the entire system in Nebrask
and elsewhere is bonded mile for mile
secure the money with which to build tho!
terminals
- He called attention to the fact that mar
of the precincts and counties voted fun,
a to aid in railway construction and ha,
paid the principal and interest Witho