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. 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