Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-01
Nebraska
LINCOLN STATUE near Done
Fine Cast Win Probably Be Unveiled
Memorial Day.
STATE BOARD LETS CONTACTS
Number of improvements at State
Institutions Provided For-objec-
Hons to Manner of Taxing
Costs In Erdman Case.
LFrom J sraff correspondent. )


From Staff Correspoadeatl
LINCOLN, Feb. 2s-,Special telegram
Word has been received from Daniel C.
French. the artist who designed the Lin
coin monument, which Is to stand on the
west front Of the capitol grounds. that
the casting OF the monument VIII be COM
pieted this week and finishing is all that
remains to be done. 1t is expected this
viii be completed and the work ready to
ship the last week In April.
Il had been contemplated - have the
unveiling just before or the day follow
ing the Grand Army OF the Republic en-
campment at Beatrice. May Il TO Is, but
it is feared the time will be too short
and present pans contemplate having the
unwilling on Memorial day. The day it.
self would be an appropriate one and on
that occasion 1t Is thought a large num-
her from out in the state would attend
the ceremony.
Contract 20 Omaha Firm.
The Board of Public Lands and Build
ings today let the contract for a new roof
on the boiler house OF the Hastings Hos
pital for the Insane to the JohrS Man
vile company OF Omaha for $3.50. II also
let the contract to Reimers q Kaufman
Of Lincoln for a tunnel from the kitchen
10 the six buildings of the institution, the
cost being about $l0oo.
AT present the food must be carried
from the kitchen, where II Is prepared, 10
the various buildings by the outdoor
route. and this Is ineonvenient in bad
weather and subjects the food to unnec-
essary exposure to dust and dirt. 1t is
intended to carry it through the tunnels
when they are completed.
The claim of the contractor Of the
buildings for the School for the Feeble
Minded at Beatrice for about 500 extras
was held up for a further bill Of par
ticulars.
BIDS for Lincoln Pumps.
Bids have been opened for two new
pumps to be Installed at the A street
water works station. They are to have
a capacity Of 10000 gallons each In
twenty-four hours. which is 90 per cent
more than the ones at the Rice street
we'll, which have been put out Of COM
mission. No contract yet has been wsrded
Costs I'm lErdman Case.
The attorney general has filed an OBJ
lection to taxing costs In the Erdman
case from Douglas county. Erdmsn APP
pealed from the decision OF the district
court in Douglas county from convic-
ton for the attempt to blow up the Tom
Dennison home and obtained an ac-
qulttaL The costs were taxed to the
county. but the attorney generals office
alleges that the brief ans abstract were
LARGELY Implications and that the county
should not be held for the extra expense
and therefore moves TO have the costs
retaxed.
Evidence In Harris Case.
In the case Of John f. Harris. charged
with the murder OF David McFry in July
last. most of the time today was taken
up with testimony 70 show that after
he had been discharged on a charge Of
intoxication. Harris had made threats to
Set even with Merry. Considerable con-
troversy arose over the question whether
the testimony submitted as having been
given before the coroner was full trans
cript or only a CARRIED one This came
up in an attempt TO show that witness
had testified today differently from his
appearance before the coroner. The point
was dropped before determination OF
this question was reached.
Up 20 DIT. winnett.
City Attorney Foster has decided he
will take no notice OF the protest made
by the Central Labor union against DIR.
wlnnett Of the railway commission t.
ting in Judgment of the street railway
case. He SAYS he can find nothing in
the law which would justify his making
the protest and it was purely question
up to DR.. winnett whether he will par
tlcipate in the hearing.
George c. Gillian Files.
George C. Gillian of Lexington has filed
as a candidate for delegate from the
Sixth district to the democratic national
convention. ..
keiso Ready to Work.
Edward Kelso Of Grand Island is at
the capitol looking over the field Of his
labors. He has been appointed inspector
in the fire marshal's office, vice Edward
Williams, resigned. Kelso is supposed to
go to work March l.
Valuation Hearing Resumed.
=. The Union Pacific was ready to resume
the valuation hearings one day sooner
than expected and consequently the rail-
way commission took Up the work today.
Testimony was being introduced to show
the cost Of subsistence and adaptation OF
railroad, construction. over which there
is considerable difference between the