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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTAJJLISILED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY CORNING , MAY 7 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Today another of those sensational sales which have made us famous. TELEGRAM Received at 212 South Received 13th through St , Omaha West , Union , Neb- Tel , Go , ' ' Boston Store , Omaha Mil , Neb. wnukee , WiB. , April 80 , 1898. A SALE OF MEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS We accept your offer of forty cents on the dollar , spot cash , for our entire stock of Men's and Boys' Suits Which for bargains stands-without equal rival and in which the in and Pants , and -will ship same Chicago , Milwaukee & supreme - or , one bargains are absolutely impossible St. Paul road today. BENEDICT CO. any other house. Here's the document to prove it here are the facts to prove it at our store is the clothing to prove it. TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS TEN THOUSAND MEN'S AND BOYS SUITS Made BENEDICT Milwaukee by CO. , , Wis. We are pleased to announce that through this moat fortunate purchase of Men's and Boys' AND SOLD BY THEM TO US AT Clothing , wo are enabled not only to give you the greatest and grandest bargains ever offered FORTY QENTS ON THE DOLLAR , in the United States but conscientiously guar antee that they are made up in the latest styles AND ON SALE TO YOU TOMORROW AT POSITIVELY . and the workmanship is of the highest standard. J. BRANDEIS & SONS , HALF THEIR WHOLESALE COST TO MANUFACTURE Proprietors Boston Store , Omaha , Neb. All the Boys' 16th and Douglas All the Boys - KNEE PANTS Omaha. ODD GOATS | ! l In Ih'rt ' niirrthnoA firt nl - * PROPRIETORS. in mis purcm go 01 MEN'SS ' $12.50 and SI5.00 MEN'S .BUSINESS . SUITS S6.98 These are the identical suits that Would- sell for $12.50 and $15.00 if ' bought in the regular way. Thsy come hi single and double breasted sacks , ft | Buys a Man's Spring straight and round cut , all thoroughly -well trimmed , well made and perfect 4f { WOOL SUIT fitting , The fabrics are smooth finished jcassimere , fancy worsteds and solid c&black clay worsteds and fancy mixed cheviots There are 50 ffTT1 U J In black or blue cheviot and . different styles in this lot. neat small plaid that sold at f ) wholesale for $5.00. Your Choice of , any Suit in this Lot fBuys a Man's Fine All Wool Suit 18 different styles to select from that sold at wholesale for § 10 Buys the finest and highest grade Cassimerc QIIITQ and Worsted wU I I 9 Including Prince Alberts , Cutaway Frocks and Sucks that sold at wholesale at $17.50. Buys the finest I Silk and Satin Lined J IMPORTED This Is the grandest bargain of anything Worsted Suits ever offered In Ready to Wear Clothing No liner goods ever turned out. Call and convince yourself ; ' All the boysv$2 All the boy ' $2.50 ! A.lltlieboyB'$3.50 Your choice o ] Men's SPRING OVERCOATS and $4 nobby the finest and Vestee and Knee highest grade AHthcmcn'sSS All men's S7.5O All the men's All the Satin Knee Pant Suits . VESTEE SUITS PANTSUITS KNEE light and dark gray and tun $10 Clay Wors Lined , $15 cov- colored teds , black and crt cloth Pant Suits , : SUITS SPRING SPRING gray SPRING ages 4 to 14 , . 4 to 15 years , and suits with combination 2 paii- of this purchase OVERCOATS OVERCOATS .OVERCOATS OVERCOATS pants , go at $7.50 98c $1.25 SI.98 atS2.50 Worth $5. MILES OF NEW SIDEWALKS Improvements that Outrun the Efforts to Keep Track of Them. CITIZENS GOING AHEAD WITHOUT ORDERS Property Owner * Iteall e the Need and Proceed Independently to Put Their Walk * Into Condi tion for VUltor * . While most ot the taxpayers ot Omaha take all due notice ot the more Important municipal Improvements , like new pave ments and viaducts , their attention is not so generally directed to the smaller items which are less noticeable , but which com bine to effect a wonderful transformation In the appearance ot the city. Just at present there are more permanent sidewalks In course ot construction than there boa over been at any one time since Omaha was a couple ot log cabins in tbo midst of a savage expanse of bluff and forest. Dur ing the hard times this class of Improvement was practically dropped on account of the reluctance of public officials to load the property owners up with additional special taxes. Last year City Engineer Rosewatcr began a crusade against the rotten wooden walks , which resulted fn the construction of a vast amount of permanent walks. This sprlnc the construction Is far in excess of that of last year , and no one can compute at this time the exact amount of now ma terial that Is being put down. The bulk of the new walks are of brick and artificial stone and In many cases the work is being done by the property owners without calling on the Board of Public Works to lay the walk and then charge the cost against the property. This saves the city a good deal ot bookkeeping and red tape , but the prop erty owner loses the benefit of the close competition between the contractors which obtains In letting the contract for the walks laid by the city. The majority of the new walks are going down In the northern part of the city , where the presence of the exposition is a powerful Incentive to the property owners to make their property as attractive as possible. The walks on the streets leading to the exposi tion grounds are being thoroughly over hauled and It is expected that by tbo time the gates are opened there will not be a wooden walk left In thU district. This will be a vast advantage to pedestrians and is expected to put a stop to a Urge proportion of the damage claims that are constantly coming In on account of imperfect walks. LAY STONE WALK OR NO WALK. City' * IiiHtraetlon to the Donrd of Ed ucation at the High School Ground * The Board of Public Works and the Board Board ot Education have locked horns with the advantage In favor of the former body. A few weeks ago the Board of Education de cided to replace the wooden walk on the south side of the High school grounds with a permanent walk and bids were secured and opened. By a small majority the board decided to let a contract for brick at 9 cents a foot in preference to artificial stone at 14 cents. Several members vigorously pro tested against putting a brick walk on that street Inasmuch as all the other walks In the vicinity were of stone and the stone would be decidedly cheaper In the end at the prices offered. But the brick men seemed to have the pull and the contract was awarded for that material. Then the first snag was encountered. No walks can be taken up without a permit from the Board of Public Works , and when the brick contractor applied for a permit the document was refused. The property owners in that locality who bad all put down stone walks protested against allowing the Board of Education to lay anything else , and thp city council stpod jmt on the same proposition. The .council passed a resolu tion requesting the Board of Education to use stone and an Inspector was sent out with Instructions to cause the arrest ot the contractor If ho started to put down the brick walk without a permit. Consequently the old wooden walk remains , and at Its next meeting the educational educators will have to decide whether they will put down a stone walk or none at all. Property Owner * Dlatlfled. There Is some complaint on the part of property owners that the settlement effected by the city council in regard to the Mason street grade Is decidedly unfair to the cltyv They assert that when the city undertakes to grade the lots down forty feet to the proposed grade It Is giving a \cry liberal value received for the seven teen foot strip which the property owners are to give to the city. Members ot the. council explain that an arangemcnt has been made by which the city will be saved a large proportion of the expense. Under the contract it will cost 15 cents a yard to move the dirt but the contractor has made an arrangement with the Union Pacific railroad company by which he will receive 10 cents a yard tor the dirt. It It asserted that the city will get the benefit ot this arrangement and that it will be asked to pay only 5 cents a yard for the grading. This would bring the entire coat ot grading the lot * and re placing the buildings down to something like 11,000. The seventeen-foot strip which is to bo deeded to the city in exchange for this grading was originally a part of the street but was lost on account of the delinquency of the authorities , who allowed the adjoin ing property owners to occupy it until it became theirs by right of possession. Mortality 8tatttlc * . The following births and deaths were re ported at the health office during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births Charles H. Halterman , 2322 North Thirtieth street , boy ; Edward M. Walters , 1118 North Thirtieth , boy. Deaths Hapblseph Van Dusen , 83 , 2226 South Eleventh , paralysis , Forest Lawn ; Patrick O. Hawes , 69 , St. Joseph's hospital , Forest Lawn. FARMERS RUINTHE SIDE PATH Ve the Bicycle Track to Florence and Cat It * Surface Full of Deep Itnt * . Chairman Klerstead of the Board of County Commissioners went out over the Florence bicycle path yesterday and when he returned be was about as mad as any man In town. Out there he discovered that during the recent wet spell , the farmers In coming to town and in going home had been using the path for a wagon road , and that they had cut It Into deep ruts , render ing it useless until repaired. Speaking of the action of the farmers driv ing along the Florence bicycle path , Chair man Klerstead said : "The county went to considerable expense to build this path. We had it constructed eight feet wide and then we put out numerous signs , cautioning people against driving over .Its surface.- The farmers have not only disregarded the orders of the board , but they have pulled out the signs -and have destroyed the boards. We | propose to place a constable along that por- tlon of the path that Is outside the city limits and arrest every man caught using It as a wagon road. We shall try and have the police co-operate with us , and if they do , they will arrest those who drive upon that portion of the path that is within the city limits. There is no moro reason why this path should be used for a wagon road than there Is for using the sidewalk * for the same purpose. Ordinarily the road * out toward Florence are In good condition , but , of course , during rainy weather they are muddy and sticky. This , however , U no reason why the bicycle path should be destroyed. Two BlHT Shoe Factorle * Destroyed. CINCINNATI , May . Mauss Bros , and Wolff Bros. ' shoe factories at Seventh and Sycamore streets , each seven itorlei , have been dettroyod by fire. Losi , $200,000. CEISTHARDT WANTED A PASS Basis of One of the. Complaints Before Interstate Commerce Commission. & BURLINGTON REFUSED TO HAUL HIM FREE v t j Lincoln Attorney Who , Thought He Shontd DC Treated the Same a * Three Other * Ife Ilode to Chicago With. The cases of alleged TWlatlon of the Inter state commerce act , which were scheduled to be brought before ( ho attention of the present grand Jury , have not resulted very satisfactorily to the Interstate Commerce commission. They werp two In i umber. One of them has been Investigated and the grand Jury failed to retVn-n any Indictment. The other was continued. Both the cases weitj. aligned against the Burlington rood , no pacific case being charged against the tinton ? Pacific , as was first asserted. One oJj feese was for dis crimination In carrying passengers and the other for discrimination ? , ln grain traffic. The latter was the one. In which Ihe charge was brought by J. A/O'djonujr. it Is staled that O'Conner Is diihwUnod to push the prosecution and It was bfecaiiae of that that It was continued. The faMcnscr case wan the one investigated.r \ The charges were vufle liy Stephen L. Getsthardt , an attorney , o ? Lincoln. AccordIng - Ing to the tale that be , related he was trav eling to Chicago on jtie Burlington line from Lincoln on April JV."nd 22 > 1897 , with three other Lincoln attorneys C. O. Whe- ' don , Charles B. Magoon'apcl F. M. Hall. All were in the same car , aii < l on the same mission. Of the three last attorneys one traveled on a permanentpass , and the others on trip passes. Qelstbardt was the only one of the quartet that had ! to put up hard cash and this fact looked very much like dis crimination to him. " Gelsthardt first called the attention of the matter to the railroad abd demanded that It return his fare back to aim. His request wai referred to General Solicitor Handerson , who Informed Gelsthardt that the three other at torneys had worked fof the road and re ceived the pay in the paste * which they had. He Intimated that It Gelstbardt WAI ever retained he would be granted the same privilege. This was not at all satisfactory to Gelsthardt and he consequently com plained to the Interstate Commerce Com mission. The latter requested District At torney Sawyer to brine the. matter before the federal grand jury. The Investigation took up the grand jurjr'f peered. The road made the same defense as was contained In its answer to Gclsthardt's request that the railroad faro ho paid out bo returned. After deliberating on the matter the grand Jury thought the road might be telling the truth and therefore refused to ic- turn an Indictment. Special Counsel Marchland of Washington , who came to the city to look after the rases , has no more business with the grand Jury , but proposes to remain in the city for a few days. DECORATING THECOURT HOUSE Commlmiloner * Undecided a * to "Which of Several IMann Shall lie Carried Into Effect. Early In the spring the county commis sioners gave some consideration to the sub ject of repainting and redecorating the in terior of the court house , but now they hove abandoned the idea of expending any money for this purpose this season. They contend that the entire interior of the court house has been cleaned and renovated during the last year and a half and that the occasion does not justify the expense at this time. They also say that the Interior of the build ing Is In better shape than any of the other public buildings in the city and that it will present a pleasing effect when visited by sightseers who come to Omaha this summer. The question of decorating the-exterior of the court house Is a matter that Is dis turbing the minds ot the commissioners at this time. They have decided to expend quite a sum of money In doing this work , but they txro all at sea over the plan ot the decorations. They will have a great array of flogs and numerous electrical effects , but just what they will be no one dares venture an opinion. Several men arc working on plans , but none of them have been matured. Furnlihed Liquor to the Indian * . After a great deal ot skirmishing around the man who sold liquor to the Indians has been brouKbt to bar. It appears that Jacob Bauer , who runs a saloon at Four teenth and Webster streets. Is the guilty party and all the racket and fun of the Indians Wednesday night was his fault. The Indians did all they could to protect him. but a few of them identified him. He was given a hearing before Commissioner Anderson and bound over In the sum of $500 to appear before the grand Jury , now In session. He gave bond. Bfnrrlnice Licence * . The following marriage licenses were is sued yesterday by the county judge : Name and Address. Age. John H. Robb. Omaha 23 Annie Llndmler , Omaha 19 Louis I. Doty. Council Bluffs , la 21 Estella Kerr , Council Bluffs , la 22 Thomas A. Vincent. Oretna , Neb 21 Ida M. Browning , Gretna , Neb 21 like Mahan , Chicago , III 31 Katie O'Connor , Council Blufff , la 21 BOYS' AND YOUNG MEN'S LONG PANTS SUITS S Til For Boys' Long Pants 3-pieco 2 IU FINE WOOL SUITS In grays , blues , blacks , cheviots and cassimeres that sold at wholesale at $4.50 / $ Boys' and Young Men's 3 ALL WOOL SUITS In solid colors and fancy cassimeres and , . . cheviots ages 12 to 19 years sold at wholesale at $0.00. For Fine Nobby $498 4 ALL WOOL SUITS For boys from 15 to 20 years old- that sold at wholesale $7.50. ? ' the finest and highest grade IMPORTED WORSTED and YOUNG MEN'S SUITS No nobbier suits ever shown many of them silk and satin lined. MEN'S PANTS. All the A1I the new All the $3.50 Your choice ot ' $3.00 men's line the finest black Men's and fancy wor 81.00 All wool PANTS All wool PANTS sted Working goat gent MEN'S ' PANTS PANTS. 5Oc SI.49 $1.75 S2.50 Worth $5 WANT PAY FOR THEIR MEAT SchleunliiK & Younir , Who Furnlmhed Provisions to Subcontractor * , Sac the FltEarerald Kutntc. Yesterday was a comparatively quiet day In the federal court , there being only one case taken up , the First National Bank of Rapid City , S. D. , against Mary Fitzgerald. The cose Is the result of Schleunlng & Young , who had the contract to furnish the Fitzgerald company provisions. The Fltz- geralds were building a line of railroad from Ouster City to Deadwood. , Two firms of subcontractors under Fitzgerald Brothers , namely , Chamberlain & Skinner , and Wade & Jones , also secured provisions from Schleunlng & Young , and as Chamberlain & Skinner did not pay up In full the Fltz- geralds were sued for the balance. The amount Involved Is about J7.000. Only two witnesses were examined , and they were Ernest Scbleunlng of the firm of Schleunlng & Young and John P. Clarey , who had charge of construction for the Fltzgeralds. Judge Munger continued the case till today at 10 a. m. It Is expected that the Jury will decide It today. ' MeN crmtth' Partner Convicted. William Ryan -was tried and convicted yesterday of the crime of grand larceny. In this , that he stole property of the value of $50 from the house of ElUe Kelly. The man Is a partner of Ralph Mcsscrsmlth. who was convicted of the same crime at the laat term of the district court and was sentenced to a term of six years In the penitentiary. The trial of the case of the State against Charles DcGraff was commenced In the criminal court last night and a Jury secured , after which the further hearing went over until next Monday morning. DeGraff Is charged with having stolen two banjoes of the aggregate value of | 100 from Harry Ross. Memorial Service * . Owing to the memorial services that will be held by the Judges of the district court and the members of the Douglas County Bar association this morning. Judge Fawcett will not call the adjudicated motion docket until afternoon. The memorial services to bo held by the Judges and the lawyers will be presided over by one ot the Judges and will be In the big court room In the court house. They will be held at 10 o'clock and will be for the purpose of paying respects to the mem ory of the late B. C. Lane , Ben 8. Adams and Patrick O. Hawes. Count ? Amend * a Petition. In the case of the County of Douglas against the Midland State bank , a concern that failed and which at the time contained a county deposit of over $20,000 , the plaintiff hit filed in amended petition wherein It makes the estate of Maria A. Johnson ) party defendant. Judges Go Alironil. Judge Powell has gone to Washington ! county , where he will close .up some legal matters that are on the court dockets ot that county. He will return next Monday. Judge Dickinson has adjourned his sec tion of the district court and has gene to his home at Tekamah , where ho will re * main until next Monday. | Trlnl of the Knutiiers , It Is net. certain when Joseph and Loula Kastner will bo tried , though It will proba bly bo within the next three weeks. The county attorney Is anxious for the trial at the earliest possible date , as be wants to put the hearing on and get rid ot It before the witnesses arc scattered. , Jnrr Find * Gee Guilty. ' In the case of the State against Frank D. Gee , the Jury has returned a verdict , finding the defendant guilty of the crime of lar ceny as bailee. The value of the property , Is fixed at $32.GO. Gee had a lot of books for which he was the agent. He sold then and converted the money to hts own use. DENTIST LOSESHIS DIAMOND _ Dr. Anntln Matthew * Itolihed liy n JVe Kro lit the Corrlilor of the ; Drown IllocU. ' Dr. Austin Matthews , a dentist , who has Just opened an office In the Brown block , at the corner of Sixteenth and Douglas streets , was robbed of a fine diamond stud. Dr. Matthews was accosted by a negro In the lower corridor of the Brown block , Jtwt as ho was leaving the building. The f.egro said "Hello , boss , " and as ho spoke struck at Dr. Matthews with one hand and grabbed ; the stud from his shirt bosom with the other. The negro rushed Into the street and dis appeared In the alley south of the entrance to the building. The entrance to the buildIng - Ing was dark and Dr. Matthews Is unable t give a description of the man. Meeting of the Women. There will bo a meeting ot the Nebraska Sanitary Aid commission at the rooms of the Commercial club on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The call for the meeting has been Issued by Mrs. George A. Hoagland , president , who expresses the hope that there ) will be a largo attendance of the women o ( Omaha to Join in this worthy movement. , Natatorlam Open Ann In. Last evening the Omaha Natatorlum wag opened for the season. There was a good attendance and the swimmers were well entertained by a string orchestra concealed behind palms. The natatortum Is now undefl the management of Lo Sueur Bedford , who has completely changed tH Interior of th place , It it up to date in everything now. 4