THE OMAHA DAI LY BEE: SAT UK DAY. ATEIL 11, 11)00.
The Continental's Great Alteration Sale
Creating more excitement than ever, now goods, new prices, all of the heavy weight suits have boon pushed aside to make room for $50,000
Worth of New Spring Suits that have been put into our great sacrificing alteration sale. In all your suit buying you have never been able
to buy such high grade, reliable and seasonable clothing as this at such ridiculously low prices. Here is indeed a chance to own a new Easter suit
at nearly half its worth. Every garment made for us for this season's trade
'is
Men's
Suits
Saturday wo place on
Fait! as a starter 500 new
Blue Serge Suits that are
sold regularly at $18.00
worth every cent of the
price but to keep things
moving we have priced
them at $12.
500 new Serge Suits, as
sorted patterns worth 12
at $7.50.
There will be
Suits at $1.8,00 worth $25.00
Suits at $16.00 worth $22.00
Suits at $10.00 worth $18.00
Suits at $775 worth $12.00
Not a suit in the house but that is worth
niauy times our asking price. Come in early we
will be crowded to tho 'doors in the afternoon
and evening.
Hats
All of our new spring hats
Nobby JDorbys and Fedoras in
all tho popular shades of brown
and tail are put in this great
sacrifice sale the value of our
hats can best be determined by
comparing with others.
$1.00, $1.50, $2
and $2.75.
Shoes
$2.50iio more no less.
You will never know tho full
value of these shoes until you see
them we know what they are and
wo aro not afraid to guarantee them
If they don't wear as long and give
as good satisfaction as any $4, 5, or
(5 shoe you ever wore you get another pair.
Second floor.
$2.50
A new
top coat
Just the thing for this
changeable weather light
enough for warm days and
cool enough for cool days
The New York top coat, worth
18.00 price in this sale
$12.50
Men's Light Weight Overcoats.
Cheviot Cloth
$5.00 and $6.75
Oxford Cloth
$8, $10 - $12.75
Not regular prices by any means
but Alteration Prices that mean a
saving of dollars to you.
Vul"3
Boys'
Suits
For Saturday we give
the boys an Easter treat in
a pick from all our new
spring suits at prices never
before heard of.
Two-piece Cheviot Suits in 3 lots
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
An easy saving of from $1.00 to 1.50 on
every suit.
We have made room for this department on
Iho lirst iloor no stairs to climb and lower
prices than ever.
N. E. Corner 15th and
Douglas Sts.
CONTINENTAl CLOTHING CO.
N. E. Corner 15th and
Doug as Sts.
RULE APPLIES BOTH WAYS
Railroads Will Run Summer Excursions
from the West to the East
ROCK' ISLAND ROUTE TAKES INITIATIVE
Surprise' Ih Sprung nt n .Meet lnir of
(irnrrnl I'liHrniirr AkciiIh In
Uonvrr Wmtprii People
I'hUKU Arc ltpJolcliiK. .jiffi
Evidently Imbued with tho idea that It Is
i poor rule, that falls to work both ways, tho
llock Inland pa3cngor department baa taken
tho inltlatlvo In a movement for summer
sxcurwlona from tho west ns well as to the
west from the cost. This action was tnken
at n meeting of the transrnlssourl committee
of tho Wettcrn Passenger association, which
hat Just boon held in Denver.
John Sebastian, general passenger agent
of tho Rock Island route, paused through
Omnha Friday on his return to Chicago from
tho Denver meeting. Ho was accompanied
toy ij. M. Allen, assistant general passenger
ngent, and other railroad men.
Tho action of tho Itock Island means, of
course, that other trnnsmlnsourl roads will
follow suit. Heretofore for Hovcral years
low rate have been mado for Bummer trnvel
to Colorado and other western points, but
tho westerner who desired to Journey east
had to pay full faro. Mr, Sebastian took
tho position that the pcoplo of tho woat
re entitled to tho samo consideration that
Is necorded tho east, and ho announced
that it is tho Intention of his road to run
four excursions from went to east, begin
ning about Juno 20. Tho rate will be ono
fare for tho round trip, plus $a tho snmo'
concession that Is granted to westbound
travelers.
Mr. Sebastian's announcement came ns n
nurprlne. The meeting was called for the
imrposa of discussing excursion rates to tho
west and it was not expected that anything
nould bo said about eastbound concessions.
This new movement will prove disastrous
to tho business of ticket scalping. Tho ub
pence of low rates from west to eaat has
heretofore given tho ticket brokers n harvest
In return coupons. Tho date. of the four
' Hock Inland excursions to tho east have
not been pcsltlvely determined, but will
probably bo Juno 20, July 1, July 15 und
August t. It Is expected that competing
lines will iiiako practically tho same schedulu
of datei. J. It. Duchanau of this city, gen
eral passenger agent of the Klkhorn, was
chairman of tho Deliver meeting.
ONK nOAl HA I SHU AHlUTItAHY,
ninnlin SI. I.oiiln AliolUlu-tl Ilrlilico
Arliltrnry Jnniinry 1, ISDN.
"In tho inauguration of tho move looking
toward tho abolishment of tho Omaha brldgo
arbitrary on Iowa business to and from
Omaha there seems to exist a misap
prehension on the part of tho newspapers and
others Interested In tho matter," ssld As
sistant General Freight Agent Oeorgo M.
ICntrlkln of tho Omaha & St. Louis road.
"Tho fact Is evidently forgotten that on
January 1, 189S. the Omaha & St. Louis
road, at tlint time under tho traffic Jurisdic
tion of the Port Arthur route, abolished tha
objectionable bridge aribtrary and Its action
Is still effective. Our road was tho first and
only railroad to raise this discriminating
tariff, and by so doing placed Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Dluffs on tho same basis
on all business in and out of thoso points."
his many Omaha friends Join In congratula
tion. Prior to his arrival in Omaha Mr.
Cutest was superintendent of the Minnesota
division.
Mr. Gates' successor as general agent in
this city will be Charles H. Mann, nt present
agent nt Sioux City. He Is well known in
Omnha and was formerly cashier of the local
ofllccs.
tVatinnli Cimiiiie It Mliul.
Tho Wabash route haH apparently given
up the fight for Transmlssourl business or
iginating east of the Mississippi river, nt
irast so far as points on tho H. & M. In Ne
braska aro concerned.
Tho decision of Judge Thayer ;n the case
brought by tho Omaha & St. Louis against
tho II. & M. to compel tho latter roail to ac
cept a car at Council Illuffs billed to Camp
bell, Neb., was In the naturo of n campro
mine. Tho II. & M. was compelled to take
tho car, but tho Wabash lino wa required
to pay full local freight rates from Council
Ulutts to Cnnipboll and was not permitted to
ohnrgo rent for the car whllo it was in tho
hands of tho Hurllngton. Tho shipment con
sisted of agricultural Implements and tho
.consignee has notified tho railroad company
that certain of tho goods In tho car will
arrive too lato for tho mnrket and that ho
will not nccept them. Tho Wnba3h has
thorcforo istnicd Instructions to Its Council
Bluffs agent to unpack tho goods and ship
in a Hurllngton car these of the goods which
tho conslgneo will receive.
w.vvr tiii: iii:cr,ivKus niniovr.n.
Ilnmlliolilern of KiiiiHiin t'lt North
ern Coiupiiny Petition Court.
KANSAS CITY. April 13. Wing &
Chndbourno of Chicago and Wollman, Solo
mon & Cooper of Kansas City, for the
trustees, representing within a fraction nl)
tho first mortgago bondholders of tho Kansas
City & Northern Connecting Itallroad com
pany, filed today in the United State3 cir
cuit court a petition for tho removal of
C. It. Chappcll and James Hopkins us re
ceivers, and tho appointment of an active
railroad man as receiver. Tho petition was
immediately recorded and sent to Judgo
Thayer at St. Louis, beroro whom It will
be argued tomorrow in chambers. The pres
ent receivers aeru appointed by Judge
Thayer on application of the .minority se
curity holders of the Kansas City & North
ern Connecting railroad nnd tholr Jurisdic
tion was aftcrwnrd extended over the
Omaha, Knnsas City & Eastern and tho
Omaha & St. Louis railroads. The order
of tho court allowing the present receivers
to Ishuo $123,000 in receivers' certificates
will bo combated.
Tho Knnsas City & Northern Is a. short
lino which connects tho Kansas City South
ern, formerly tho Kansas City, Pittsburg
& Gulf, with the two other northorn lines
of tho system. It is being oporntcd with
a multiplicity of otllcers and Is not paying
expenses. Tho petitioner!!, who represent
tho Ounrdlun Trust company of Cblcaco.
and tho Provident Life and Trust company of
riuinueipinn. ucslro to havo the line oper
ated under an independent management.
u.w.Tmniir. x oiuo i:.vpamimj.
(iiilt'H llPCdlvt'N Promotion,
J. H. Gates, for live years general agent
of the American Kxpresn company In this
city, has been appointed superintendent of
tho Wisconsin division, with headquarters at
Milwaukee, and will assume his new duties
May 1. The position comes as a pronounced
promotion for Mr. Gates and one In which
Anheuser-Busch Bottled Beers
are without a peer
Budweiser, "Theorism..-
Black & Tan, "The Americtn Porter"
Anheuscr-Standard
The Faust
Michelob
Pale-Lager
Export Pale
Exquisite, "Amtrlcin Plliener"
The materials used for these brews are the
very best obtainable. "Not How Cheap ;
but How Good" is the motto of the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
St. Louis, U. S. A.
- g the famous food-drink that physicians recom-
jffswf7'X-fcIM3 mend to nursing mothers, the convalescent,
il&4lty$tl4J4l& tne aged, the feeble, Is made by this association.
Orders addressed to Geo. Krug, mauager Omaha branch, will bo promptly executed,
$7
To IIi-kIii OperiitliiK lliiltlmore A Olilii
SoiilhwoKli.nl In .lilt)-,
IIALTI.MOIIH, April 13.-U was stated
In railroad circles hero today that tho Haiti
more & Ohio Itallroad company would on
July 1 begin tho operation, of tho Haltlmoro
& Ohio Southwestern. The agreement, It
wns learned, was reached at a recent con
ference between President Cowun of tho
Haltlmoro Ohio nnd President Hacon and
other officials of the Haltlmoro & Ohio
Southwestern.
Tho Haltlmoro & Ohio Southwestern main
lino oxtends front Hulpro, 0., to St. Louis,
Mo., n dlstanco of about 921 miles, with
branches to Louisville, Ky.. nnd Springfield,
III.
The acquisition of this system will n
creaso tho mileage of the naltlmoro & Ohio
to nearly 3,000 miles and when tho Pitts
burg & Western Is acquired tho Haltlaions
Oblo will havo a total mileage of about
:i,330. extending from Philadelphia to St.
Louis, and reaching Haltlmoro, Washington,
Pittsburg. Wheeling, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, LouUvlllo nnd Cleveland,'
I'luuiKi In Freluhl Itnli-K.
SAN FHANCISCO. Cal., April 13. The
through freight rates between this coast ami
all points tout!) of tho Ohio und oast of tho
Mississippi river nro to bo cancelled on
April 20. All the Interested roads, Including
the Southern Pacific, havo Issued notices
to that effect. As a result of this action
tho transcontinental rates cast of tho Mis
slfslppl river will bo added to tho rates ha
tween here and tho river, and tho through
rate will be advanced in the exact amount
of tho added local, which ranges from 30
rents per 100 pounds to $1 and more In soma
Instance.
St. Paul, where h Is now connected with
the traffic department of the Great North
ern. John W. Doane of Chicago, one of tho
former receivers of the Union Pacific sys
tem, nrrlved In the city In u special enr
Thursday, necompanled by hts family and
n party of friends. Thoy left for Chicago
via the Illinois Central yesterday.
I SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
It Is expected now that tho office of city
tteasurer will be turned over to Frank
Koutsky on Tuesday. The city council will
meet on Monday night nnd will without
1 doubt npprovo tho bond given by Treasurer
I Koutsky. Immediately following this Mr.
Hroadwell will turn over the cash to tho
new city treasurer. Accountant Beck has
Just about completed the cheoklng up of
tho books, nnd this work will he finished
and a balance struck Monday night. It Is
estimated that Hroadwell will turn over
about $40,000 to his successor. This money
Is on deposit in the three national bankf
of tho city.
It Is understood that Treasurer Koutsky
will follow in the footsteps of his prede
cessor as far as depositing the funds is con
cerned, and will maintain a balance at nil
three of the banks here. Ah In the past
tho open account will be carried at tho
Packers' National bank.
A few warrants on tho interest and water
funds were paid yesterfJay by tho treasurer
In order to turn over as clean u set of
boojB na possible, For the last four months
Mr. Hroadwell has been engaged In collect
ing personal taxes and a large sum ban been
covered Into the treasury by reason of these
efforts. Persons who never before paid por
sonal taxes havo called at the office und
settled, nnd thus tho books aro now as near
up to dnto as It Is possible to havo them.
According to tho forthcoming report of
tho expert tho records of the office aro In
good shape.
Evory ono about tho city hall seems to
bo doing what they can to mukn Ufo picas
nut for Treasurer Kqutsky and Deputy Otis
tafson. They are now undergoing a course
of training ut the hands of Deputy A. M.
flallagher, nnd nro learning the Ins und outs
of tho office quite rapidly. After next
Tuesday Treasurer Koutsky will bo In solo
charge, as Mr. Onllagher will accept a po
sition In the office of tho clerk of the dis
trict court nftcr that dato.
tends from In front of tho Exchange build
ing to tho north gates Is being extended to
L street.
General Manager Kenyon has placed an
order with the Nebraska brick company for
a largo quantity of paving brick und the
concern is now at work on the order. The
Rxchango dining hall has been painted and
decorated and now presents a pleasing appearance.
Mayor Kelly Kept Tinny.
Mayor Kelly Is being Importuned evevy
day by ofllccscekors and (he city ofllces
are crowded every forenoon oy persons who
call to seo tho chief executive. Yesterday
the mayor announced that tu moro appoint
ments would be mado until rter tho meet
ing of the city council next Monday night.
Mayor Kelly la making n thorough Investi
gation Into tho qualifications of applicants
beforo arriving ut a decision. It Is expected
that a chief of police wil soon bo named
and when this department fs thoroughly
organized attention will tic turned to tho
strrot and tho garbagn departments. It
Is the) intention of th administration to
practlca tho strictest economy in overy de
partment la order that taxation may bo
reduced as much as possible.
police headquarters and it detachment of
ofllcers drovo tho bunch to the city limits
nnd gave warning that to return meant a
Jail sentence. Theso undesirable transients
aro also committing n few burglaries.
Thursday night rear door nt tho homo of
Hps Cory was broken into nnd $1.06 wns
taken from tho Jeans of Mr. Cory. Tho
same ovonlng the grocery store of Foster
&. Drew a't Twonty-fourth and I streets was
entered by thieves, but nothing of value
was taken.
ItiHiirclloii lliirrnii lllrcln Oilier,
At tho recent meeting of tho Joint Car
Inspection association J. II. McConncll or
tho Union Pacific was chosen president nnd
V. L. forwln, Hiiperlntendi'tit of the Union
Stock Yards Hullrond company, secretary.
Ccncral Foreman W. II. Crcssoy was pro
mated to chief Joint inspector. Members of
tho association expressed sxtlsfnetlon at tho
manner In which tho affairs nf tho associa
tion are conducted at this point nod Chlof
Inspector Cressoy was highly complimented.
Itiillnny .Note mill IVrnniiulK.
Traveling Andltui Frnser of the Omaha
line is In the city from St Paul
John A Sargent formerly general
frelRlit ng nt of tho Port Arthur route Is
visiting friends In the city, He camo from
I'li'tiin -.slillilt nt School.
A picture exhibit will bo given this aft
ernoon at tho Iowell and Albright schools,
Tho display will consist principally of en
assortment of Prang's pictures nnd an ad
mission fee of Fi cents will bo charged. As
tho proceeds from these exhibitions go to
ward purchasing hooka and pictures for tho
rcbools considerable Interest Is being taken
in them. J4ach school building Is nuw sup
plied with a library of from fifty to 200
books, and additions to the stock of books
aro being mado as rapidly as possible. Somo
of tho walls of Ihn school buildings are
not In tho best condition and Superintendent
Wolfe th'nkr that a few pictures will tend
to brighten tho surroundings.
Quito an extensive n,rt exhibit will be
given nt the High school building shortly,
the proceeds to be used for books and pic
tures. Due notice or this exhibit will b
given when arrnngemonts are completed.
I inpritveiiirnl ill thr Slock Vnril,
The work of making Improvements nt
I tho Union stock yards has commenced, A
' large forco is now employed In laying vltrl
1 fled brick pavement In the hog division.
, A portion of this work wns done last sum-
mer und It Is the Intention of tho manage
ment to contlnuo tho paving until all the
pens und alleys aro In first-class shape,
Experience has shown that vltrltled brick
Is much better than planking, and so In
tlmo all tho alleya and pens will be paved.
Tho lino macadam boulevard which now
Calllrmrn' Convention.
Oeneral 'Manager Kenyon of tho Stock
Yards company has rctiiined from Ilnpld
City, S. D., where be attended the meeting
of South Dakota cattlemen. Ho saya that
tho meeting was well uttended und that
cattle camo out of tho winter In first-class
shape. Losses on the rangn oro very light
and as thero Is plenty of moisture this
Bprlng stockmen are confident of having a
prosperous season. Stockmen In the I)a
kotas feel exceedingly friendly toward tho
South Omaha market nnd Mr. Kenyon nt
sorta that shipments from Viat section will
bo larger than ever this year.
Clly I'll 1 1 of Trillium.
Just now tho city Is overrun with tramps
and a crusade against this class wl.l be
commenced nt once. Only a fow das a ago
threo dozen tramps were rounded up at
MnRlo Clly inli.
Over 570,000 hogs Imve been received at
tills market since January 1.
Georgn S. Drown lias about recovered
from bis recent ccvero IIIiich.
The Lotus chili will give a ilnncing party
ut Mnsonlc hull noxt Tuesday evening.
An addition Is to Im built to the Live
Stock cxclmngo building ut Bloux City.
Mr. mid Mrs. Jnko Ilroomfleld, Twenty,
sixth nnd O streets, report llio birth of n
daughter.
A smull blaze In thn beef department nt
Ciidaby's culled out the tiro department
yesterday. Little damage was done
('buries C'oburn, formerly nn employe of
tho stock yards company, Is now tiring a
locomotive on tho Mexican Central rullroud.
Tho Montana stock growers will meet In
niinuiil convention nt Allies City, Mont.,
next week. A delegation from tho oxctiango
will tittend.
A party of New York Cant ml engineers,
with their wives und families, will be enter
tuined here today by tho Commercial club.
Luncheon to Ihn entire purty will bo served
ut Swift's plant.
A delegation representing the South
Oninlm Live Stuck excbuiigc. compoHcd of
I). H Piirkhurst. W. II Cheek and J. A.
Hake, bus gone to WuHlilngtnri to present
the views of the exchange in regurd to tho
oleomurgarliio bill now ponding.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A barn located on the river Dottoms In
tho southeast outskirts of the city was de
stroyed by tire yesterday afternoon nbout
2:30. A big volume of smoke rolled up over
that part of town during the Urn.
At n meeting of the Patriotic league to
night J. II. VuiiDusen will speak on statu
Issues nnd J. t). Detweller will express bis
views on "The Open Door." The musical
numbers will bo by Adolph Kdgren and
wlfo and Mr. Jacobspn.
Civil service oxnminatlnn will be held at
tho grund Jury room In thu fcdcrul tnilldlng
April 17 for thu purpose of securing
cligltiles for positions In the sclentltlc und
technical departments. There aro tlfty-slx.
applicants for examinations.
Tho dog-catcher with his crew will start
out on his ii n n (i :i I spring hunt for un
licensed canines next .Monday. Persons
owning dogs that they wIhIi to save from
mi untimely fntn me udviscd to Invest Jl
with tho city clerk for a dog tug.
Nine women of the town, who had been
twice arrested during tho week, appeared
In police court Friday, hut only ono re
ceived a hearing. The rctuulnlng eight
cases were continued until next Friday.
After a hearing. In which several police
men testified against her, "Dude" Wilson
was discharged.
Paul Murray, colored, nnd Kd Hnywnrd
were arrested Friday afternoon for nn as
sault committed upon (lelihnrd Hognn, bur
tender In n saloon near Tenth and Jackson
streets. According to tho hurteudcr ills two
nssulluutH attempted to "run tho saloon to
suit themselves' and when he protested
they struck hint, knocking him through tho
Plato gluss front out Into thu street. Mur
ray, who is also charged with stealing bar
fixtures, Is badly cut ubout tho faco by
fulling glass.
"Seder" services Inst night ut the Jletro
polltun hall wero participated In by forty
young members of tho congregation of
Temido Israel. This ceremony, thn feast of
tho Passover, Is tho annual celebration of
the redemption of the Jews from Kgypt and
tho food served Is symbolic of tho suffer
ings of tho Hebrews in bondage and their
rejoicing because of deliverance. .Songs)
woro sung und prayers were ottered which
dnto back to Palestine. The services woro
conducted by ltulibl Simon, who, following
the ritual, glvn a history of thn Jewish poo
plo und tho Institution of the feast. Tim
festivities continued until u Into hour.
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