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New Spring Skirts
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from top to bottom, start high, start low, or look where you will
it shows in the making.
Our Douglas Street Windows
display a portion of the new things, marked in plain figures.
They miitor but faintly such an extensive complement as you
will find. Inside.
Hafs, the Correct Spring Styles
Our hat styles embody the new things from the best maker9
of Europe and America. New Tel e-.
scops, Alpine, French Crusher and
Stiff Hats of distinctive styles, now in
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OMAlI A GETS HEADQUARTERS
Postmaster General Wjnie Signs Order for
. Bnrl Beliyery Division,
WESTERN CATTLEMEN ARE UP IN ARMS
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Assert to Quarantine Bill Watch
Passed the Honae Will Be a
Great Hardship to the
Industry.
From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, March 3.-(Speelal Tele
gram.) Among" the last official acta of Post
master General Wynne, which will endear
. him to the people of Omaha and Nebraska,
was his official signature to the order re
establishing a headquarters of the rural
free delivery service at Omaha. When It
beoams' known a movement was on foot to
re-establish the -western division of rural
free delivery at. Omaha a mighty protest
went up from St. Paul and a still hunt was
commenced by Pes Moines to have the
headquarters located at the, Iowa capital.
Postmaster General Wynne, however, rea
lising the fact that Omaha had been treated
shabbily-by the removal of the office after
offices hud been especially fitted for the
superintendent and his working force, de
cided that it was but Justice to re-establish
the western division at Omaha, as the post
office appropriation bill provided for six
divisions.- As now constituted, under the
new order of Postmaster General Wynne
the western division Includes all the west
ern states with the exception Jf Minnesota
graf North and South Dakota, which are re
tained In the jurisdiction of St. Paul.
Cattlemen Wrought Up.
The I've stock Interests in the northwest,
particularly In Nebraska and Colorado, are
greatly wrought Up over the new quaran-
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tine bill which' passed the' house last night
and which Is pending in the senate,' with
every likelihood of passage because of the
president's message of March 1 urging legis
lation along the Hues of the Wadsworth
bill. Late last night a protest was received
by the Colorado delegation against the pas
sage of the bill and stating that It would
work great loss and even a hardship upon
the stock growers If enacted Into a law,
but the protest came too late to be useful
to the delegation, the bill having passed the
house an hour before It was received. The
Denver protest, however, has been empha
sised by letters from Individual owners of
cattle In Nebraska, who unhesitatingly go
on record that the Wadsworth bill Is of so
radical a character that the cattle Interests
of the country will be greatly damaged
should the bill pass as amended.
W. G. Comstock of Ellsworth, Neb., In a
telegram to Senator Millard says that the
president's message . to congress on the
quarantine bill Is a menace to the live stock
interests of the country. In connection with
this matter, which Is exciting the liveliest
kind of Interest among live stock "men of
Nebraska, Senator Millard has received a
letter from S. P. Delatour of Llewellyn,
complaining against the quarantine regula
tion wtth respect to cattle exposed to
mange. He makes the broad statement
that not 2 per cent of the cattle on the
ranges had been known to have mange;
that out of 4,000 head of cattle he handled
in recent years he had lost but four head
from mange. Mr. Comstock, In addition to
his statement that the bill would be a
menace to the live stock interest if passed,
said that he was In favor of federal control
of quarantine rather than state control. Mr.
Delatour says that what Is most needed is
an Inspection for feeders at the point of
destination and' not at the point of em
barkation. Walter Everett of Lyons, who arrived
In Washington today to attend the In
augural, speaking of the quarantine bill
which is being antagonized by western
stock interests, said he had never known
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Wait for the Big: Sale
Selling the Dewey & Stone Furniture Com- '
jany' stock at lens than wholesale cost.
1 We have been moving this 6tock as rapidly
aa possible to our present location and Slonday
morning we start the sale on aJl of -Dewey-&
Stone dining room and bedroom furniture.
Everything must be closed out at once and it
will be1 a great opportunity to purchase furniture
at tremendous reductions.
, See Sunday's papers.
Orchard & Wilhelm
CARPET COMPANY
141416-18 20 . . . - DouUs Street.
a ease of mange in eastern Nebraska.
It is thought that the remonstrances
flffainst the bill come too late and, with
the president back of it, It will become a
law before noon tomorrow.'
Cowboy Brigade Arrives.
The presence of Scth Bullock's cowboys,
recruited from South Dakota. Nebraska,
Wyoming and Montana, has given a real
western tinge to this southern city. Whllo
the plalnsninn are In Washington they will
bo given the. best in the city in the way
of entertainment. Senator Klttredge haa
arranged to give a breakfast to the Smith
Dakota contingent at his hotel, the Shore
ham, on Sunday morning. He has in
vited the South Dakota delegation to meet
them.
Representative Kinkald wUl also have as
nis guests at Breakfast the three Ne
bvasknns who are members of the con
tingent, J. M. Mllllgun, James Hatch and
Joseph Hatch, together with the members
or the house from that state.
Congressman McCarthy today recom
mended the appointment of Harry Painter
as postmaster at Sholes, Wayne county.
Congressman Burkett has recommended
the appointment of R. C. Pearson as post
master at rsormal, Lancaster county.
Personal Mention.
Among tne Xtebraskans who arrived In
town today are C. A. Riemers, Pierce;
Joseph Johnson, Uncoln, and Z. Boughn
ana wire or Randolph.
a. j. wueox or McCook Is a guest of
etresentatlve Norris.
oianiey or South Omaha, who has
been nominated as assistant paymaster of
the navy, has been ordered to report for
f xauunauon at the navy yard In this city
Harry Ball of the Hastings
who la In Washington to participate In
the Inaugural parade, had a number of In
teresting experiences before reaching this
-nj. tie was compelled to ntnnrt , i.
of the way between Chicago anc? Wash
ington, and when he arrived here had to
forage for himself to secure a place in
which to sleep, but the American high
school boy could not be kept down and
today turned up at Senator Dietrich', office
i cii.iiusmam over his exnerin.
Among the South Dakolans who arrived
n noiuiiK ion lOflAV vora
B1NGER HERMANN INDICTED
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Former CommissisneT of General Land
Office in Trouble at Washington.
CHARGED WITH DESTROYING RECORDS
Grand Jury at National Capital Pre
sents Them to Court for Barn
ins Copies of Letter
Press Books.
V nea' wr- "'d Mra- "alley,
Rapid Cltyf Mrx. John Lon-tir ti..1
and tho Misses Schlesser, daughters of the
Postal Matters.
x-oei masters appointed: Nebraska St
James. Cedar county, John S. Emerson,'
vice Kate E. Locke, resigned. South Da-
iiuion, -.Turner county Fred Till
man, vice M. E. Bailey, resigned.
Rural carriers appointed: Kor Iowa.
Dexter route 3; Clyde B. Williams, car
rier; George W. Hunter. substitute,
fcstherv lie, route 6; Fred V. Cannon, car
rier; W. L. Hull, substitute. Weaver
route I; George W. Graham, carrier; Thad
dle I. Lalon, substitute.
Bridge Bill la Head.
The Council Bluffs bridge bill was reached
tonight on call of tho calendar. Senator
Millard, who has camped on the trail of the
... since ii came rrom the committee on
commerce, objected to its consideration, and
It was passed over. Senator Dolllver,' who
has been persistent for the measure! was
not In the chamber at the time, and it was
therefore easy sleighing for Millard to
shove It aside. While the bill is virtually
dead, there may still be an effort made to
call it up and Millard will take no chances
City of Mexico.
The MiHsourl Pacific will sell special
round trip tickets from March th to 7th
inclusive. Limit of tickets thirty days. Stop
over allowed. For full information call
or addiens any agent of company or Tlios.
K. Godfrey. P. T. A.. S. K. corner 16th and
r'ainam, Omaha.
WASHINGTON. March 3. Blnger Her
mann, member of congress from Oregon,
and former commissioner of the general
land office, was today Indicted by the fed
eral grand Jury here on the charge of de
stroying public records. The Indictment
was found on the testimony of certain
general land office employos and of the sec
retary of the Interior. v
The substance of the charge Is that Mr.
Hermann Just previous to his resignation
an commissioner of the general land office,
which was on February 1, 1903, destroyed
thirty-five letterpress copybooks containing
copies of official communications written
by him as commissioner of the general land
office and relating to the business of that
bureau. Mr. Hermann's attorney appeared
in court Immediately after the indictment
had been found and on behalf of his client
waived the exemption due a member of
congress and asked that ball be fixed. Dis
trict Attorney Beach suggested $5,000, while
Mr. Hermann's counsel named $2,500, the
latter figure being set by the court.
The Indictment was returned under sec
tion SMS of the revised statutes of the
United States, which provides as follows:
Vvprv nfflpur havlnir th eilHtndv of anv
record, document, paper or proceeding Hpecf-
ned in section M.i.i wno irauauinnuy ihk
away or withdraws, or destroys any such ,
record, document, paper or proceedings filed i
In his office or deiioslted with him or in !
his custody, shall pay a flue of not more I
than $2,000 or sniffer Imprisonment at hard I
labor not more than three years, or both:
and shall, moreover, forfeit his office and
be forever afterward disqualified from hold
ing any office under the government of tne
United States.
Indictment Is Brief.
The indictment Is brief. It alleges spe
cifically that Mr. Hermann on tho 13th of
January, 1903, was an officer of the United
States commissioner of the general land
office and that as such officer he was In
the custody of all records, documents,
papers and proceedings filed In the general
land office and that among the records were
thirty-five certain letter press copy book
which contained letter press copies of cer
tain official letters concerning the affairs
and business of the general land office and
which were required to be kept In tho copy
books by the usage and custom of the land
office for reference and information pertain
ing to and concerning the business and
administration of the office. The Indictment
recites that a more particular description
of the thirty-five letter press copy books
cannot be given because they are not now
In f-xlatence.
The Indictment then charges that Mr.
Hermann did:
1'nlawfullv and fraudulently destroy the
said thirty-five letter preas copy bonks and
the contents or tne sum copy nooks with
intent to Impair their UKefulneHS slid to
prejudice the due and proper admlniHtra
tlon of the business of the uid Kent-mi land
office contrary to the form of statute in
such cave made and provided and against
the peace of the government.
A special seaslon of the grand Jury was
called to meet today to consider the case
and at S p. m. the Indictment was returned
In Justice Wright's court. No steps were
taken by the district attorney's office to se
cure Mr. Hermann's appearance In court.
but immediately after the indictment had
been returned 11. P. Oatley, counsel for Mr.
Hermann, appeared before Justice Wright
nd moved the court to fix ball. He sug
gested $2,500 and this amount Was fixed by
the court. Shortly afterward MfI!ermartn
appeared and gave bull In the amount fixed.
Hermann Denies Cliarse.
Mr. Hermann made the following state
ment to a reporter of tho Associated Press:
This Is un old story. For more than two
years these charges- have been paraded in
tho public press. During all tills time I
have been ready to meet them ami stand
ready to meet them in this case. They are
absolutely untrue nnd without foundation.
Tho witnesses before the grand jury were
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, Elliot
P. Hough, a clerk In the general land office,
and C. H. Miller, an employe of the land
office. William J. Burns, secret service
agent, who has been investigating the land
cases, has been In conference with tho
secretary during the past week and today
was in conference with District Attorney
Beuch.
to Rushvllle, making her homo with her
daughter, Mrs. Julia Draper. She was the
ranking senior member of the Daughters
of tho American Revolution, being the re
cipient of the medal of that patriotic order
at the hands of congress. She was a mem
ber of tho Dululh chapter, Minnesota,
where she was given a most beautiful
souvenir as a token of high regard. Mrs.
Hammond possessed all the virtues' of a
noble woman, being an affectionate mother
and wife and a most patriotic citizen. It
is said sho lind relatives In every war tho
United States has been engaged In. She was
a member of the Rushvilln chapter of the
Women's Relief corps, and the Women's
ICuual Suffrage club and was held In the
highest esteem by all who knew her.
MUCH ICE IS COMING DOWN
Wagon Itrlilae Over Mobrsra Carried
Oat and There Is Fear
of Worse.
NORFOLK, Neb.. March 3 -(Special Tele
gram.) Two spans of a big wagon brldgo
over the Niobrara above Niobrara went out
today. The Missouri began breaking up at
the. mouth of the Niobrara and cannot be
crossed. The Ice Is enormous and It Is
thought damage will result below.
BKIDGK9 OVKIl TUF, PLATTE GO OIT
Portions of Kvery One In Hall County
Are Gone.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 3. (Spe
cial.) The ice has finally broken in the
Platte river In this vicinity and as a result
every wagon bridge in the county Is out.
The first report of a break came from
Supervisor Oallagher last night, who lives
near the river at Doniphan. Two spans of
the south channel bridge (nine bridges sys
tem, the river at this point being in nine
channels) went out, leaving a gap of about
eighty feet. Later two spana of the Ham
ilton county bridge, nearly a mile long,
went down before the flow of Ice, and a
section of the bridge south of Wood river,
In the western part of the county, Is re
ported to bo out. Tho railroad bridges are
sold to be intact. It is stated that, having
been built by the railroad companies them
selves, they are better constructed and kept
In better repair. Wood river, which has
been very high for a small stream, has
gone down. It succeeded In washing away
the approaches to several wagon bridges.
OIBBON, Neb., March 8. (Special.) Two
spans of tho Platte bridge went out here
yesterday. They dropped out immediately
after M. W. Bradley, salesman for II. P.
I.au & Co. of Lincoln, had passed over
with a team. He barely escaped being
carried Into the river.
OSCEOLA WANTS MAIL TnAI
Patrons of Office Prepare Petitions to
Railroad nnd Postal Department.
OSCEOLA, Neb., March 3. (Special.) The
patrons of tho Osceola postoftice have put
on their war paint and are putting in their
bfBt lliks to get better mall facilities. Peti
tions are being sent to the general man
agers of the railroads, the postmaster g. n
eral at Washington and our congressmen
and senators, worded in this way:
We would respectfully represent that the
signers hereof are resident patrons of tne
postofflce of Osceola, Neb., and that owing
to the train service on -the only line m
railroad running into said vlll ige of Osce
ola, our mails are greatly delayed; t hat
the schedule time for the train reaching
our town from t lie east Is 9:19 p. m., which
makes it too lute for the mall to be dis
tributed that night and we are compelled
to wait until the next morning to receive
our mull: that the village of Osceola Is
only about 120 miles west of Omaha and
seventy miles northwest of Lincoln, and
we are unable to receive the dally papers
or mall from either of said cities until the
next day after they are printed and mailed
In said cities; that from Saturday night
there Is no mail train arriving at tills
place until Monday night at 9:19, thereby
depriving us from the privileges of tho mall
from Sunday morning until Tuesday morn
ing, excepting a sealed pouch of mall which
is sometimes brought on the freight Mon
day forenoon.'
We earnestly request that we be given
better mall facilities and at least such as
will enable us to obtain mall the day that
It Is received here.
This petition Is signed by every patron of
the postoftice that could be reached, and
petitions have also been sent to the other
offices on this line, so that It Is safe to
say that the powers that be will be deluged
by petitions.
HKAL DAlr.lU'KIt OF RKVOLITIO
Woman Holding Medal from Congress
Passes Away In Nebraska.
RUSHVILLK, Neb.. March 3 (Special.)
Mrs. Anna Hammond, who died this week
at Uushville, was born March 23, Ihnu, at
Rath, N. Y., and had she lived till the
23d lush, she ould have attained the re
markable ago of 106 years. This noble
woman was a most remarkable link be
tween the nineteenth and twentieth cen
turies, having died In full possession of
her faculties. In 1K29 she married Amariah
Hammond, by wiiom she had five children,
two boys and three girls. She was also
grandmother of eight children. After her
marriage she resided at Hammond's Port,
New York, named after her husband's
father. She affiliated with the Presbyterian
church at the age of lti, and was noted for
her purity of life and Christian conduct.
Hlio came west in 1K13, settling In Ann Ar
bor. Mich., and subsequently residing at
Independence, Minn. She ultimately moved
(eT of Nebraska.
PL ATT8MOUTI I, March 3 County Clerk
Tyson has Issued twenty-two licenses to
hunt this week.
BKATRICK. Mureli 3.-Fred Penner fell
yesterday while playing on the high school
campus and fractured ills aim.
WEST POINT. March 3. No damage has
been done to the dam In the Klkhorn river
here and it ia not likely any will bo, as the
danger is considered past.
HKATRICK, March 3 Norcross & Ma
lutnnali. lunilier Hiid coal dealers of this
city, yesterday disposed of their business
to the Hearle & Chapin Lumber rompuny
of Uncoln.
FAIRMONT, March 3. Fire partially de
stroyed the home and furniture yesterday
afternoon of Henry 'arson. The building
ud furniture Ioks will be about $f00 or $71M,
both fully insured.
FAIRMONT. March 3 At the regular
meeting of tho school board resolutions
were adopted endorsing bouse roll 170, or
the free lilgh school attendance bill now
before the legislature.
PLATTSMOl'H. March 3. Recently a
grafter persuaded n number of Cass county
people to Invest in an Incubator at the
small price of $7 and afterwards attempted
iu irani i ui wic on ill'.-.
TECUMSICH, March 3-W. J. Devenney
has resigned aa rural mail carrier from
tha Tecumseh office and his successor will
soon be named. Mr. Devenney has found
employment as a traveling salesman.
BEAT RICH. March 3.-Hlythe & Patton.
whose elevator was 'destroyed by fire at
Blue Springs a few days ago, expect to
soon erect a new 20.0u-bushel elevator not
far from the Burlington depot at that
point.
BEATRICE-. March 3 The Board of Su
pervisors at Its meeting yesterday decided
to repair the wagon brings at Uarneston,
which was recently damaged by an ice
gorge. The cost of repairing the structure)
will amount to about $2,000.
PLATTSMOL'TH. March S A farewell
reception was tendered Father Josrpli
Hirrtlk, who has been tho priest at the
Bohemian church In this city for three
ytais, at the home of Adolph Koubeck. Ha
departed toony tor Tabor, S. V.
TECI'MSKH. Mnrrh 3, A city convention
will be held next Mond ty evening, at which,
time it is presumed two candidates will be
named for each of the offices to be filled
this spring, and the matter of voting direct
on the license issue will be considered aa
usual.
PLATT8MOUTH. March 3 -The members
or the J. H. E. club, composed Kt a little
sewing circle of girls, spent n vury pleas
nut afternoon at the Nebraska Masonio
home and entertained the Inmates of tho
home with recitations, piano and vocal
solos ami duela. , .
Bl'ItW KLL, March 3 District court con
vened yesterday In special session, wltl
Judge llaiina presiding. The case of 1. tl.
Tiiiueinian against John lng et al Is now
on trial. This is a case that grew nut of a
cmile deal in 1 S! 1 . when cattle were so
high, and is being stubbornly fought on
both sides.
FREMONT, March 3. The warrrt days of
the past week have taken most of the
frost ojt of the ground. Tim roads are
g'-ttlng in shape and unless tho weather
turns cold plowing will commence next
week. The ground is in good condition.
There have been more than- the usual
changes among the renters this spring. .
HKATRICK, -March 3. The hook sinl
ladder company met last night and elected:
these officers: 8.: If. Avry, president; E.
A. thimble, vice president; W. . W. Lu
berger, secretary: C, . L. liurttner, treas
urer: James Coon, foreman; ' George
Haynes. first assistant foreman; Frank
Sheldon, second assistant foreman; Will
Oeorge, steward.
BEATRICE. March .1. William Stevens,
who has operated a 10-cent delivery wsgon
In .tho city for some time, was caught
stealing coal yesterday front a car be
longing to R. M. Hood, the eoal dealer.
Stevens had nearly half a ton In his
wagon when nabbed by Mr. Hood, who
promptly swore out a warrant for hut ar
rest. He was lodged In the city Jail, but
the mutter was finally compromised bv
Stevens paying Mr. Hood $10, as he aa
much ns admitted thnt It was not his
first visit! to Mr. Hood's coal yards.
There's a vast differenfca
between Ghirardelli's
Ground Chocolate and other
Cocoa preparations. Tho
enjoyment you get from
drinking it will convince you
of that.
More convenient gnd economical
than cake chocolate.
Invmluablo to oonmump
tlvoBi and mil who mulfmi
from thromt tllmortlorBa