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
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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
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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
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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.
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BURLINGTON REFUSED TO HAUL HIM FREE
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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-
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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 $4.50
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$ Boys' and Young Men's
3 ALL WOOL SUITS
In solid colors and fancy cassimeres and
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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
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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
