TUE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY. MARCH 12. 1904. MeiVs and Boys' Sweaters 25 Cents Ladies Hand Purses and Netsukes In Japanese designs aud Chinese figures beautiful leathers with carved ivory tops and embossed Dutch DCte silver tops brotan, gray, red, mottled JL v leathers, positively worth up to fl. 25 frtJ Worsted mid j( .They sweaters, in plain and fancy col ors just the ripht weiplit for Hpring wear 25c rvfjuhir 7.V mid 1 values, at. each (Mm A MOST EXTRAORDINARY OFFER. MEN'S HIGH GRADE SPUING CLOTHING From one of N bought a lot of ml N& U it . trft Ml ?:4r yty I! j p Si corrmGNT ss !! ew York's foremost tailors to the trade we very fine spring suits we are not at lib erty to mention the tailor's name, but his goods are the very highest grade and the most excellent workmanship. Just2S0 strictly a 11 wool, satin lined and Princess serge lined hand tailored suits. Every coat has the self-retaining shape hair cloth front every one has the round broad extended shoulder all are models of latest and best styles for swell spring wear. This is spring clothing of an ex- w I Rniio' .i. vr-gTM eelS) mrA r.:t Saving you from one to two dollars a pair on these Mens Shoes SpeciaJ Offers m Spring Millinery Men' patent calfskin shoe, men' satin calf shoes, men box oalf and kangaroo calf shoes, men i vlcl snoes really worin 2.50 ffO at Men' Gordyear welt box calf patent oolUkln shoes, vlcl idd, kangaroo oalf shoe? nod box calf shtes really worth 3.00 i?o at Men's custom made Goodyear welt, en amels, patent vlcls, patent colts and pavnnt causnin saoes, oox can. reiour can anu v kid shoes really worth ana a gti si todies' Ready-to-wear Spring Hats 1.98 Made of fancy straw braid and very prettily trimmed with ribbons etc. all are stylish and smart street hats Saturday special at.." . . shoe. 98 Ladies' Trimmed Spring Hats at $3 50 A large assortment ol new hats, frosh from Eastern T Cgf! designers ai well as from our own work rooms tho j f II latest and most fashionable ideas for spring wear at " c: - : it' i't. w. j Mr- Exquisite Spring Hats $5.00 - A stunning variety of our most artistic sprint; hats, beautifully trimmed with sprlotr flowers, dainty laoes, chiffon, etc. Saturday at ' 5.00 ceptionally fine grade. Usually it would sell for at least twloa tna pries we ask tomorrow S3 long a s they last at. . . .... (Today we give a Shamrock with every suit.) 1 SBBSasW and Boys' Shoes American Beauty Roses iu red, white and piuk a 30c value at, per bunch Flowers and Foliage a splendid display, spe cial, per bunch, at 10c 39c Straw Braid in assorted colors worth 79c a bunch Saturday, per bunch Cabbage Roses iu pink, yel- low, white and cerise, a 50c value, at, each . . . . 14 VVtVlB !9c pink, yel- 19c Alert's Spring- Top Coats-Made in the latest styles and color, the swell 30-in. and 82-ln. y (JQ Priestley Cravenette Coats-Splendid for rain protec tion and very smart for dress and (10 I? 'lfl business wear, special Jlv-I.JU Boys and CKildreiv's Clothing TOwS? P o sEroxn FLOOR. Child's good vlcl klJ button and lace shoes, a dozen different styles, Cfi sizes 1 to 5. bo at OUW Child's vlcl kid, spring heel, button and lacs shoes, sizes & to 8, 7r In 14 different styles, go at ' Child's One hand sewed Surpass kid, button and lace shoes, foot- UQ- form lasts, size 1 to 6, go at...0-'' Child's orthopedic or natural foot-form shoes, spring heels, slse 6 to f It 8, button or lace, go at "O "Special" girls' find hoys' phoes, sizes 8Vi to 10H and 9 to 13Vi. posl- a -1Q lively guaranteed, go at "Special" misses' (11 to I) and boys' (Zty to b) custom made shoes, every pair made under our own S Rn personal supervision IS BASKMKT. Over a thousand pairs Infants' fancy colored soft solo shoes, rtgularOSwi 6oc kind, on uale at 5JW Little gents' shoes, vises to 13, a bargain at LADIES' KID GLOVES at 69c Pr. 75c Girls' shoes, size $H to 11, In box eilf and vlcl kid, regular $1.50 " QQr 0i'ado, at Ofc Misses' and youths' shoes, S special today ",J Boys' shoes good, strong, durable shoes every pair warranted, sizes 2 to BV4, at Misses' box calf and vlcl kid shoes. regular 11.75 grades, all sizes OQ H from Uhi to 2, at Q Great Sale of Thousands of pairs of extra fine kid ulov.es in tlio wry newest styles and shades for (street and dress wear all sizes and every pair absolutely perfect- in a regular way they would be sold at ?1 to 1.25 a pair a fortunate purchase enables ua to offer them at, a pair. 69c Ladies , Children's and Men s Hosiery Newest Spring Styles. As a very special early season bargain we bring forward tomorrow 150 fine all wool blue and red serge sailor suits for boys, ages 3 to 8, Usually sold at $4.50 and $5.00 special . . 0,B"s- it Biiuui suns 2.50 Boys' Spring Suits at S3. 98-Russian snllors, blouses, Norfolk, new Col- T (TkO umblnns, with straight kneo pants J ? O or knickorbockers very special at. . . 9 "Buster Brown Suits" The leading spring styles for boys and children. This is the swellest and finest clothing for boys ever shown in Omaha, The very choicest styles at 5.00-6.50-7.5O Boys' Knoa Pants, Indestructible, roug-h-tnd-ready pants, with double seat aud P knee, regular 75o and ll value, at JjQ A FINK TOP FREE WITH (SUIT TODAY. GET A CARD IN THE AMERICAN BRART BOOKS FREE. EVERT BOYS' BOYS' LI- pr jsw- a Aaou-m .11, 49c ... 29c H lVff $2 50 Good Bargains in Ladies1 Shoes t those 98c iir oi 9 2 Today the last chance to get those ladies' $1.50 dongola lace shoes, 20 styles, on bargain square In basement, at. . . Ladles' Shoes at $1.98 8 different new cs, splendid wearing and porfeot ing shoe for woraon every warrautod on said M floor lligh grade hosiery for men, women and children, in all sizes many with full,,, fashioned foot colors black and tan good, durable and j g J ' sensible hosiery for early spring wear, that would regularly II iiC-iLfT5 C sell up to 35c a pair today ,at uvv Tine imported hosiery for women, children and men plain black and fancy colors many lace and drop stitch at 25c SALE OF HANDKERCHIEF SECONDS A great assortment of fine handkerchief seconds straight from a Swiss manufacturer, only an expert can detect the tiny flaws, hundreds of handsome styles, worth up to 35c each, at Two Specials at $2 50 Just 06 pair of $3.50 kid button shoes, with plain kid C( tips, and 108 pairs fancy kid in- jlJU laid top lace shoes with patent tips, go touny on aa lioor at The Last Lot of Sample Shoes Only 80 pairs sizes 3, 4 and . A "egular $5. values very, swall-ron sale to ' close out on 2d floor at. .. 51 12k LADIES' NECKWEAR Lace, Silk and Canvas Tabs and 1 CJp.OCJn Stocks, dainty patterns, many styles, ateach kJ &kJ Admncc Sale Men' Spring Hats Boys Shirt WalsU. roadrac, per cales, ate., wjiih u, at 50c and 75c Pillow Shams and Scarfs at 25c A manufacturer's sample line of fine pillow shams and scarfs in the new corded goods and fine spachtel work these have been greatly admired In our show window lor the past few days none Worth hiss than - 75c-rmost of them worth up to $1- -on bar gain square Saturday, at, each.:; 25c Boys' Shirt Waists, fflnghams and cherlots, special at I j.rl Hundreds of handsome samp'.M-ln silver and oxydlxcd Wrlt Bag irames Jeweled tops, leather handles and chains with purses, all the late colors, worth up to lit New spring headwear that reflects the minatest'detail of style hats that not only feel right, but look right and wear right Styles to suit every pur chaser JNever BO-many flwsJ ana becoming- enapes suuwu . by a hat store in Omaha. i A Brandeis Special Hat ai $2 The newest and best hat for spring carries the style of a $3 hat and the quality of a f 3 hat 50 styles to JJ choose from in stiff and soft shapes, at pt Other Fine Spring Hats Soft and Btiff shapes every one a new idea, at 98c, 1.50, 2.50, 3 00 John B. Stetson Hats -25 styles of this Z AC) famous make all new blocks and colors, at J Children's and Boys' Hats and Caps all C A f C A 1 fitt-S 10r A(n hliaren's ana Jjoys nais anu aps an 07C"4VC styles and colors brand new, prices. oysic: ' V. C BOTH DIETRICH INQUIRY BEGINS Vibraika Senator's Action Bi -g Iareati gated by Commit: of the 8enate. LEOPOLD HAHN IS THE FIRST WITNESS Former Poatmamer of llaallna; Ta tlflea aa to Alleged fonaultation with Jacob llikrr, Hla Bacreaaor la Ofllee. Continued from First Pss. story of Fisher's connection with the Hastings poatofflce to Summers, he said Summen tesan the conversation by ask ing him about the Alma and Hastings postofflcss. He then replied by atstlng that he knew nothing of the Alma mat ter, but knew considerable about the Hast ings, and he then told the district at torney the story. Hahn teitlfled that the first nun he hnd talked to about the matter was Alex Camp bell of McCook. who worked out of him tho facts, although he had told Fisher that ho would rnmaJn Kllrnt. This statement made visible Impression on the Committee, who throughout the croas-esanilmtl.on by their 4Uatlons sought to bring out I He animus and blua on tho part of Hahn ognlnst trlch. Senator Hoir compelled thn witness to admit that he (Hahn) had broken faith With Fisher almost In the sum breath he had pledged hlmsilf to seer--v. Hahn ssld be had told Haitian Imm dlately after the Fisher conversation. Leuuc i.c m:glit die and that It was essential that some body should kow about the oftet' Uletrleh Blade to Fisher. It wss elicited from the wltnesi that Dietrich had agreed to put chase the rt office futures from the Grand Army of ths Republic hon It wes contemplated to re ' move the postofflc to the D.e.rlch buJld Ing. Testlmvay of Johft D. Fopo, John D. Pope of Friend was the rext witness. After being sworn Senator Hoar When Wife g People are hurt by They quit in time and use Postum said that Pope's evldenoe would be pursly hearsay and therefor not competent In a court of law and he asked Senator Dietrich whether he desired Pope's evidence to be taken. Ua 1 - . . . ... .. . . xny repnea tnat nia ci:eni cia not want to be put In the position of object ng to Mr. Pope's evidence, because Senator Dietrich had asked for the fullest inyejtl. Katlon, and he desired to leave the matter of admlaaion wholly to the committee. The committee then retired for consulta tion and after being out twenty minutes they returned. Ban.ilor Hoar announced the Judgment of lliu (.'oinmli tee ai.d sa.d that while Mr. Pope's evldenci would be, according to Summer eui.iniaiy, hearsay, It was decided to h.ir the wit nets, the committee lesetvli.g to' lUilf the right to wholly expunge It from record trhoulJ It be thought best upon the return of Beaa'.or Fi'ooner. Pop j then told .he story of his talk a 1th Hahn. He said he did not repaid himae.f as counsel in the matter and gave hla opinion, without receiving any pay therefor, about the note which Fisher was to ge Dietrich. He said to Hahn that such a note wou)d be void. Mr. l'npe raid he oould hardly believe that Dietrich had rxactel money from rishcr and thought, In view of the unfriendly relatione bttween Hahn and Dietrich, that Klit1ca was hack of ths rumor of the sate of the Hasting i tost ofrlce. Mr. Pope stated he was a candidal for congress In 1900, but was defeated; that Dietrich had referred a number cf post oflloe cea to him, when the question of money had never even been sugges:ed. He testified to the h:gh character of Jacob Fisher, whom he has known since 169 Mr. Ratty did rot desl.e to cross-examine and the committee took a recesi until t o'clock. Before adjourning for luncheon Senstor Hoar stated that It was the deHre of the committee to get through with the testi mony ss rapidly as possible In viiw of o'her ma'ters pending in the seriate requir ing the attention of the comm t w illemoraadaaa of llalia. The following Is the memorandum re torted to In toe lest mony if Leopold litihin Conversation held between L?cp 1J Hahn rnj jacob r.st.er in ternd to tne oust" niiitur which jir. Uieti.cit will ta-sj t bt yonit. or i r rale, .is oj might ca.l It, to the highest b.ui er. Here i u.st. .i.hs i.ciLoSjil to f'tshrr: rlist, to pay lot' the furrl ur; In th htw room, called th D etr.c-h but ding, wi.irh wtli cost about tl.O 0 to .l.fcO. fc'ecoml. to pay lor nil ooal dur.ng ths foiir years far heating such a room, a so pay for th- janitors work, which vl 1 nmouiu to uboui . Take this eff the osl- srv of the nnetuster and g ve It to rttr'rh tVttflrs Ms the g-vernmsnt will pp" Dlettlih $10 per ye ir rrit for tur "''iliir and heating the ald Dietrich lull ing. ve kind of senator hive the pple of fehfi'ka ectt r. Ail T" Hi"1e la wnin to acl,-e 'mslf es postmaster nd take t- oWee foe $10 tT ver anil pt rle-l'h TI per yesr cut of hln sal"v of li H frr th term of 'our year Th's Is wil V o nlsce at Ftaher'a bakerv In the ba I leal in' to the baker shop at the hour te.een a. as. and . a. to. This Is what Jacob Fisher told me, io lielp me, Ood. t-very word of this Is tho truth, the wholo truth, so help me. God. This twenty-th.rd day of April, 1U1. LEOPOLD HAHN. Fisher Tells Hla Story. The feature of the afternoon session wis the statemont of Jacob Fisher, post master at Hastings, whose name has been connected with that of Senator Dietrich "Well, .Jake, what do you think of your chunoea now for being postmaster at Hast ings?" I said, "They look pretty good, sure." The witness went on to his home In Hast ings. Some time after he saw Senator Dietrich, who was preparing to go Into the lllg Horn country, and they had a talk about the postoMlce. Dietrich remarked to in the disposition of the postofflce ut that j Fisher thut he hud heard considerable op place for a consideration. While much of position to his appointment, It having the testimony offered at the morning wes- itkni out by this time thut Fisher was slon was old matter, having been threshed slated for the place. The witness said: out by the newspaper press of Nebraska, told Charlie (meaning Dietrich) that aa that of Jacob Fisher was practically uew. I didn't run after the office he could do as Mr. Fisher was not called before the grand he pleased about m:iklng me postmaster or jury, wnicn inoicico oenaior jiciiii-ti, u t hough summoned to appear. His testimony today easily explains why ho was not called, because It denied In every Important particular the testimony of other witnesses as to their Vnowledge of the Hastings poatofflce fight. The wit nesses at the morning session had tes tified to Jacob Fisher's standing in Hast ings. They were a unit In stating that Fisher wss an uptight, truthful man and a splendid cltlsen. When he appeared on the stand, therefore, members of the com mittee were esger to know what Fisher's testimony would be. They were not long kept in doubt. The witness tegan his narration of the facts leading up to Ms ap pointment as postmaster by stating thut Senutor Dletrlrlt and himself had been friends ever since Dietrich went to Hast-! inga twenty years ago. Thut they hud 1 worked together politically all that time and that when Dietrich was elected gov-1 ernor he ( Fisher j was the happiest man In I Hastings. Later friends of his had sug-! gested to him the advisability of becoming i a candidate for state oil inspector and I knowing hla close relutlon with Governor ' Dietrich they thought he could easily be oermltted to rent or nrcunv the back room appointed. Although he did not care very made by the partition. This wna agreed much for the Job. he went to Lincoln nnd to. Fisher and Francis leased this room called on the governor some time after his j from Dietrich, eapectlng to get a res inuuguratlon. DietrL-h took Fisher Into his taurant In the place, but Dletrtoh said the private room and raid: j department would not stand for a res- Dietrich Propose I'ostoAlce. , , "Jake, your friends are urging you for oil inspector. Now, that is not the kind of a place you want. It will take you away from your family and really break up your home. I'll tell you what I will do. I will help you get the Hastings postoffice when liahn's term Is out. I believe that my recommen dation will have weight with whoever Is senator, and if you get that place It will j keep you and your family tcgtthtr " i This, the witness ssld. substantially was J his conversation had with Governor Diet-1 I rich. Later on, when the governor was I I elected senstor. he said he hurried to Lin- i coin to congratulate hla old friend and ! I townsman on his going hlghsr. ! The witness, In his quaint German, told I how he tried to get to see Dietrich. But I the state house was crowded with a mob of I j Dietrich shout ers and he could not get to ' Dietrich until ater In the day, when he met him at the Lindell hotel. The senator elect took him upetalra. snd sfter they were shut la ths room, Dietrich saldi not. Dietrich got up and said, 'Jake, your name will be sent In just aa soon as I get to Washington." " Then witness told about the fixtures; how he was to pay $500 to the Orsnd Army post for the fixtures, the postofflce being In Grand Army hnll st that time, nut as an effort was being made to move the post office to the west side of Hastings avenue, and ss he was an east slder, Dlotrlrh snd others, himself Included, conceived the Idea of keeping the postofflce on the enst sde by renting the Dietrich building, then In course of construction to the rostnfflre de partment. He denied that Dietrich hnd ever told him thst he wanted his rent raised from $l.?f)n to $1,600. What Money Was For. Then the witness explained about the al legations of other witnesses that he said he hud to pay lim per year and Ed Fran cis, his deputy, $100 for the postofrlre. Mr. Fisher su!d that when he took charge of the poatofTlco an liupectnr came along and said the room coupled by tho office was too lurge and should be reduced. Dietrich wes Informed and he had erected a parti tlon with the understanding that he be IN FANTS j0 INVALI DSN Tired babies become rested babies when fed on Mellin's Food. Mellin's Food nourishes. V i'i w.H be g'isa that yo seat foe a sample if Mellin's rood wr.cn you s how gcr)y lb takes it. MELLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. j taurant. Then Fisher tried to lease th room to the Western Union, but failed. I They were paying rent right r.long snd no I tenant when Dietrich returned. Seeing how matters stood. Dietrich paid back the I money ho hnd received from Fisher and Francis snd assumed the obligation of rent ing the room himself. This, then, was the story of how Fisher and Frauds were to pay for thelr appointment as postmaster and deputy. Asked by Senator Piatt whether Fisher hnd ever talked to Hahn along the lines of the memorandum offered In cvidenne this morning, witness said emphatically that he had not. He said that lluhn nnd hlmsolf had been political enemies since lisJO nnd It would not seem reasonable that he would consult with his enemy. He denied ever stating thnt ho was to pay $2,500 for the postofflce snd said that he never heard that Adam Breede was a candidate for the office, let alone his being Informed that he had offered $2,SO0 for the place. All through, Fisher flatly and unequivo cally denied the allegations made by wit nesses who had testified before the grand Jury nnd he made a splendid Impression by la desire to tell everything in connection with his appointment as postmaster. Admit Pereouavl Hostility. The first witness called after convening thla afternoon, was J. 8. Williams, of H.is tings, editor of the Hnstlngs News, an in dependent republican newspaper, which has been fighting Dietrich ever since the guber natorial campaign of 1KI0. The witness said that Hahn told him that Breede had offered $ a year for the postofflce. He at once went to Fisher and told him that Hahn was circulating stories about the office. Usher asked the witness what he thought about the rumor of Breede's offer. "I told Fisher," said Wil liams, "that knowing Dietrich as I did, I did not believe he would appoint Fisher on a friendship basis." The witness then said Fisher told him (Wllllome) that he did not believe Broede could pay that amount of money. Fisher told the witness that he did not believe he could get anything from Dietrich without paying for It. The witness said he asked Fisher about how he aettled the Breede affair and Fisher replied: "I had to raise Breede's bid." Then the witness told of another conver sation with Fisher, In which Fisher told Williams that he was not getting $2,500, his salary. Fisher said that he could not pay the campaign assessment, which wus $30(1, and that Benator Dietrich had stopped off In Lincoln and madt the assessment good. Fisher told Wlllluias, according to his tes timony, that Dietrich had aald that he had to pay llfi.000 to be elected senator. Fisher, according to the witness, aald, "Charley (speaking to Dietrich) I would not have done it. I would not have paid this sum ' of money to be senator." To this Dietrich replied: "Never nlnd. Jake, that Is nothing. I hav th appointment of all th poatoffioe la th South PkUU dis trict, and there are ways of making money on the hide In the senate." Witness said thla conversation took place In Hastings. There was no one present except Fisher and the witness. Witness said that his first choice for the pont maetershlp In Hastings was Leopold Hahn. but knowing Huhn could not be appointed he was for Flatter against the Held. Wil liams said It was notorious that candidate for postmaster had to put up for cam pulgn expenses of senators. Summers Helps Ont. On crosa-examlnatlon the witness said that Fisher's reputation was good; that Dietrich had struck ut him because of an editorial which he (Williams) had writ ten about tha removal of tho B. & M. Station at Hastings. Williams had Diet rich arrtsted and Dietrich paid a fine, the fine being remitted later by Jacob Fisher, then mnyor. Further crosa-examlnatlim elicited the fact that Williams hud been arrested for writing an obscene editorial in his paper; thut he was taken to Omaha, but that later the case against him ui dismissed by Dlbtrlct Attorney Summers. The fact was brought out that the wltni-cs had written a letter to Summers contain ing a resume of his conversations with Hahn. He said thut he never published the statement of what Fisher was to pay for the postofflce. because It was jonfl denllal. In reply to Senator Piatt the witness said he was Dietrich's political enemy, but not unfriendly personally. Senator Hoar said that Halm and Wil liams would be detained, ss It was under stood that Senator Dietrich would en deavor to impeach the testimony of these two witnesses. N. A. Hamun. deputy poniaster when Hahn was postmaster, hut who was not re-appolnted when Fisher took the office, but acted for about six weeks aa Fisher's deputy, said about three days befor Fisher took possession, Fisher called th witness to his bakery and while there wit ness eaid Fisher stated he hud to put up $;J0 and Francis $100. (Francis Is the pres. ent deputy postmaster). Dietrich wanted the rent of the postofflce increased from $1,SO0 to $.'.100. Regarding the memoran dum, Hahn read the paper to him und the wIlntHH remarked that he did not believe Dietrich could do such a thing. Witness aald he had a conversation with Senator Dietrich after the senator came back from the Philippines and that Dietrich had said to him that the only truth in the rumors iilHiiit the Hastings office wss Mr. Fisher had agreed In purchase the fixtures from the Grand Army of the Republic William Ktal of Hastings, was the next witness, but his testimony had little bear l:iK on tho case. I:eil ulmstcad, who has been fighting Dietrich for years, was then called to the stand to testify as to a conversation which he had with Fisher and In tho presence of Francis, regarding tho payment of $?u on the part of Usher and ?l"'l on the part of Francis. Tills statement Fisher later in thu day characterised us "considerably mixed." The witness Mlmltted thut poli tically Dietrich and himself were not on very ttnrin terms and Senator Plntt re marked tnat It seemed to ni in, nfier hour. Ing the t stlmoiiy, thai there was un unti Dlctrlch parly, a I l-titch parly and a re publican party in Nehrni-k i, .vlilch broke tho monoton of the proceeding consid erably. Jacob Fli.hci wus th.'ii railed, making, as stilted uImpvc, an xcelletii riiprcsslon and adding considerably lo the history of the now rt-h bi;it' d 1 nb'.lne-H etiRe. At D.l.r tin- toinioltlee i.djouriied until to morrow at 11 o'clock, when Mr. Fisher will be recalled. Ay "AycrY' is not like any other Sarsaparilla. Doctors know this. They have our formula. That's why you always hear them recom mend " Ayer's" over every other kind. It is the oldest, strongest, best blood medicine you can buy. Ask your doctor. Leave it with him. 1 ao e kettle. All nut.. t. O. A.r C... Lewall, atsas.