fJIE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SATURDAY, APRIL 2S, 1000.
0
Grand Alteration Sale
CONTINENTAL
gggTIWENTAjL.
OLOTHINC
COMPANY
CLOTHING
COMPANY
We have always had a big business are doing a big business every day, but we want to do more.
The contusion and dirt are all on the outside. Every thing is clean and ready for business on the inside. During
these alterations we want as many new customers as possible. Our old friends we know will come, for we feel we
have the good will of the Omaha people we are bound to make this Saturday the biggest day in our whole history
and after the alterations are completed we will have the largest and best appointed store in the west.
JO
Come Saturday April 28th.
Men's Suits
for Saturday
Indigo Blue Serge Suits
in 3-butlcm sack, serge lin
ed, made for us for the sea
eon's trade, that are worth $15
to $25 go at $5, $12 and
$10
Boys
Suits
Fancy. Cheviot Suits
Not an odd and end among
them, tho new brown and
light checkp,for summer wear,
worth $2 to $5 more than we
ask, $15, $12, $10 and
$8.00
The prices on 5000 men's
new spring suits sacrificed to
keep business rushing during
the alteration.
Everything is all
clean again in our
boys' department no
more confusion no
more dirt and a stock
that is up-to-date, for
less money than any house in Oma
ha. Saturday we promise to save
you from 10c to $2.50 on every suit.
Two-Piece Suits
Saturday
$2.50, $2.75
$2.95, $3.50
Hat
Dept
Now on second
floor had to do it
to make room for
tho workmen, but
tho prices we have put on our hats
will well pay you for walking twice
as far. $5,000 worth of new
spring hats opened up and put
on sale regardless of cost. We must
sell hats, and make second floor
prices
$1.00
$1.50, $2.50
Furnishing
Goods
The knife goes
deep here
Saturday
Our line is complete in all the
new spring goods and there is not
an item in the lot that we can't
save you money on.
Men's Underwear
35c, 50c,
75c, $1.00
Men's
$2.50
Shoes
Our great sale on
$2.50 (no more no less)
men's shoes has been one
of the leading features of
our Alteration Sale. If
we don't give $3,50 and
$4.00 worth for $2.50 you
get your money back.
Shoes are on the second
floor.
CONTINENTAL CLOTHING COMPANY,
Selling all their clothing at sacrifice prices during their great Alteration Sale at the corner of Fifteenth and
Douglas streets where the workmen are.
Saturday
Overcoat
Bargains
Men's Light Overcoats
All of our light overcoats,
that havo sold for from $5 up
to $25, will be discounted
25
We must have the mon
ey to pay for the store
improvements.
The
Improvements
Now being made will cost
$10,000, and when completed
we will have the best appoint
ed clothing store in tho west
PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK
Oongrotman Mrroer it Satisfied with the
Condition of Local Affairs.
REPUBLICANS SURE TO WIN THIS FALL
Prominent Democrat DeaortliiK the
l'opoiTnllc llnnl.H ami AfHIliitliiK
iritli the (i. (). I. Not n CumU
iI at (or Vive Prealilent.
Congressman David II. Mercer returned
yesterday Irom Washington to bo present
at tho congressional convention In this city
this afternoon which 'will placo him In
ronomlnatlon. He uppcaiH to bo In tho best
ot health, with tho exception of a slight
cold, and was manifestly In a good humor
over tho condition of affairs locally with
roferenco to tho, outlook .for hla ro-elcctlon.
Ills observation cf tho country be had
paused through coming homo woro extremely
satisfactory from nn agricultural standpoint,
ns bo had risen early to fenst bis eyes on
tho landscapo an It was whirled past him
In 'an endless panorama of emerald bril
liancy. "I expect to stay until after tho otnto con
vention," said Mr. Mercer, "unlets I ,nra
called back to Washington beforo that tlrao
by somo unforeseen and urgent emergency
For tho first time In soven years I nm away
from Washington wh.Uo congress la in sf-
elon. Mrs. Mercer remained In Washing
ton with tho baby.
"It Is the general expectation In Washing
ton that concrcss will adjourn between tho
1st and 16th of Juno and the general suppo
sition 1 that President McKlnley will be
renominated by acclamation and be elected
with less troublo and effort than before.
Many startling changes In party politics
nmocg men of promlnenco foreshadow au
easy victory for tho republicans In tho next
national campaign. Among them may be
mentioned tho caso of Joo Sibley, ex-congressman
from tho Erie (Pa.) district, who
in 1S96 stumped twenty-six states for Bryan.
Ho has como out openly for McKlnley, sound
money, protection and progress, and has
Just been nominated for congress by the re
publicans of that district. Ho says be was
honeet In advocacy of free coinage In 1896,
but mistaken, and can now plainly seo his
mistake.
"Another remarkable Instance Is that ot
Mr. Reynolds of Pennsylvania, who was as
sistant secretary of tho Interior during tho
leot administration of President Cleveland.
He Is now contesting with Hoprescntatlve
Throop of tho Altoona (Pa.) district for tho
upubllcan nomination In that district, and
when I loft Washington my Information was
that he is more than llkoly to bo nominated
as the republican congressional standard
bearer of that district.
"Interest In thtsn two cases Is Intensified
by the further fact that Hon. Frank Jonos of
New Hamrshire, who for many years has
been tho great democratic D033 of Now Eng
land, has Jun been elected a delegato to tho
republican national convention by tho re
publicans of New Hampshire. Instances of
this kind among public men aro qulto nu
merous and aro growing moro frequent dally,
while there is no material defection among
republicans, Thoro are some, who aro not
In accord with tho administration, like. Sen
ator Wellington, but they do not bo to tho
extent ot relinquishing their party adula
tions. Referring to tho recent mention of his
name for tho vlco presidential nomination,
Mr. Mercer Bald: "O, I'm not financially
In condition to consider the suggestion of
my namo. I've had a large number of
very warm personal letters from republicans
In all parts ot the country urging me to
consider It, but I havo not given tho matter
any thought. I think that Is a matter
which tho republicans should settle In
their national convention only after tho
most careful consideration, with a view of
preserving tho strength of President Mc
Klnley. However, I do think tho nomina
tion should como to tho west."
After a brief rest in 'tho morning nt tho
home of bis parents at 2S11 Hickory streets,
Mr. Mercer came down town and went at
once to tho office of T. W. Blackburn, chair
man ot his congressional committee.
airing his views In advance on the ques
tion Involved and the city attorney has
made a strong point in bringing out his
unequivocal assertions committing himself
for affirming tho constitutionality of tho
law that was knocked out by the former
bupreino court. nut Holcomb owe3 that
decision to our party and ho will have to
deliver It if ho cxpocts tho fuslonlsts to
stand by nlra. The police boara win do
turned over to tho fuslonlsts 'before the
election. Mark what I say."
MRS. ANDERSON'S HASTY EXIT
Fire OrlKlnntlnK In tlie Explosion of
n Keroaene Lump Left Her So
Time to Drea.
Mrs. C. Anderson, wlfo of a motorman,
20'.i South Twenty-eighth stroot, climbed out
of tho bedroom window in her nightgown at
6:15 yesterday morning becauso a rapidly
spreading flro In tho houso cut off tho
ordinary means of exit and left her no time
to dress,
Mr. Anderson goes to work before daylight
In tho morning. Yesterday," ns usual, ho
turned tho keroscno lamp very low beforo
leaving tho house. The wick burned down
into tho globe and after he had been gono
about a half hour his wife was awakenci
by a loud explosion, followed by tho rattle
ot falling glass and tho smell of burning coal
oil, and then It was1 that Mrs. Andorson
njado her exit by way of tho window.
Tho flro department arrived in time to
keep tho damago down to $125. The house,
which Is owned by Fred A. Tompkins, was
Injured to tho extent of $50, and tho furni
ture suffered about $75 worth,
MAKETHREATSAGA1NSTMAYUR
ninitppoliiteil Plnee Hunter" Snr They
Will Inatitute Proceeding I'mler
Corrupt Practice I-nvr.
Acts gently on the
Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels
aEANsES the System
r. EFFECTUALLY
OVERCOMES L-feT Z$Sm
BUT Thl GENUINE - M4HT O OX
flUlvRNIATGPSYRVP(g.
-JKf
TRYING TO FORCE HOLCOMB
Fualon CJnim Say They Will Mnke lllm
Deliver Decision for Them In
Police ComniUaloit Cine.
Tho members of the police board appointed
by Govornor Poyntcr to test tho titles of tho
j present police commissioners of Omaha have
been showing ronowod activity through their
satellites during tho last few days and giv
ing It out that they expect to bo installed
in office before many wcoKs alapse. The po
licemen who have been expelled and dis
charged by tho present board aro telling
that they havo promlso' of reinstatement
from Governor Poynter's board and havo
teen parceling out tho various captaincies
and borgeantshlps. Speaking of the matter
to a friend Attorney Ransom said;
"We simply must have a decision in the
police commission caso and we will havo It
If tbi-rh la any way of bringing Judge Hol
comb to time. Just now wo aro using alt
our Influence to force htm to sit In tho
case. Llko a lot of other ncopln who ltko
to talk, he has made a fool of himself by
A number of ex-eily employes and other
disappointed office-seekers aro circulating
reports to tho effect that they Intend to
institute proceedings shortly against Mayor
Moores under the corrupt practices act, al
leging that he is disqualified from holding
his office for violating that law. It Is said
that they have been induced to glvo their
cases Into tho hands of ex-Judge Cunning
ham R. Scott, who Is to draw up the papers,
und that the otfenso ot the mayor consists
in alleged promises of appointments to va
rious parties made during the campaign,
gome of them havo been using this ns
thrrats to forco the mayor to recognlzo
them, but as he has refuse! to deliver
they nre now endeavoring to mako hlra
trnubl?.
.Spread I.lUe Wildfire.
When things are "the boot" they become
"the best soiling." Abraham Hare, a lead
ing druggist of Uellevllle, O., writes: "Eiec.
trie Bitters are the best selling bitters I have
handled in 10 years. You know why? Most
diseases begin In disorders of stomach, liver,
kidneys, bowels, blood and nerves. Electric
Bitters tones up tho stomach, regulates liver,
kldnos and bowels, purifies the blood,
strengthens tho norvea, nenco cures multi
tudes ot maladies. It builds up the entire
system. Puts new life and vigor Into any
weak, olckly, run-down man or woman.
Trice CO cents. Sold by Kubn & Co,, drug
gists. Mortality Stiltlatlca.
The following 'births nnd deaths were re
ported at tho otllco of tho Board of Health
during the twenty-four hours ended at
noon Friday:
Births-Fred Wachtler. 1020 Atlas, boy;
Jllchael Clrelso, 1U3 South Eighteenth, boy:
V fl. Nichols. 2ICH Ixcust. boy; II, D. Allee,
11V South Thirtieth avenue, boy; N. B.
Nelson. West Center street, girl; CharleH
Howarth. 1717 South Eighteenth, girl; A.
W. Cederholm, 3t!2 Cass, boy: Frank
Parker. 113i? North Seventeenth, girl.
Deathr Memajr-ano Taylor, S112 Burt, 17
years; James N. .Murray, 711 Pierce, 66
years; John O, Weitzel, St. Joseph's
hospital, 43 years.
ALL THE ROADS WILL JOIN
Weitirn Oar Barrios Association to B Hide
Moro Effective.
CONSIGNEES MUST UNLOAD PROMPTLY
Demurrage Charges Will De Laid on
Shipment Left In Cars Dating
Forty-Eight Honrs
After Arrival.
Representatives of tho operating depart
ments of all tho railroads having terminals
In Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs held an Important meeting
in tho office of General Manager
Bldwell of tho Elkhorn yesterday. Its
object was tho establishment of tho local
Western Car Scrvlco association on a moro
effectlvo baBls and Its extension to Incor
porate tho terminals of tho Council Bluffs
railroads. Heretofore tho local car service
association has been handicapped In lt3
operations owing to Its limited membership,
the only railroads belonging being the
Union Pacific, Burlington, Elkhorn and
Missouri Pacific. Nono of tho Council
Bluffs nor South Omaha terminals were In
cluded In tho membership.
All of the railroads having terminals In
tho three cities, 'with tho exception of
tho Milwaukee and Missouri Pacific, wero
represented. Among tho out-of-town rail
road men who participated In the meeting
wero J. D. Besler of Chicago, general super
intendent of tho Illinois division of tho "Q"
system; John H. Duggan of Creston, super
intendent of the Iowa division of the "Q,"
G. M. Hon of St. Joseph, superintendent of
the Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs;
A. J. Hltt ot Chicago, genoral superintendent
of the Rock Island; W. M. Hobbs of Dav
enport, division superintendent of the Rock
Island; S, Sanborn of Chicago, assistant
general manager of the Northwestern; W.
J. Stoneburner and W. H. McIIattle ot
Stanbcrry, Mo., respectively superintendent
of transportation and car accountant of the
Omaha & St. Louis and A. W. Trenholm of
St. Paul, general representative of the
Chicago, St. Paul, .Minneapolis and Omaha.
It was tho unanimous opinion of tho rail
road officials that tho local car service as
sociation should bo placed on a more secure
footing and each ot tho railroads Indicated
a willingness to co-operate In bringing
about such a result. In consequence It Is
stated that tho local association will be en
larged to tako In all of tho railroads having
terminals In Omaha, South Omaha and
Council Bluffs,
The province ot the association Is tho col
lection of demurrage charges, by which
means freight car equipment Is saved from
standing idlo awaiting the removal of con
tents by thu consignee. The object of tho
Western Car Service association is to collect
from consignees tbo sum of $1 per day for
all freight shipments continued In a car,
dr.tlng from forty-eight hours after tho tlrao
ot Its arrival. This docs not Include Sun
days, legal holidays or rainy days. Tho
association has supremo powor. Any con
signee is compelled to pay tho demurrago
chargett taxed against any car beforo tho
contents are removed and the longor tba
delay tho larger the amount of charges.
Local rrcight agents state that by reason
of the limited powor of tho car sorvico as
sociation In Omaha freight cars aro fre
quently "tied up" for months at a time by
reason of on indisposition on tbo part of
tho consignee to remove tho contents from
the cars. For this reason the equipment of
the various roads Is seriously Impaired and
tho freight departments are hampered. By
putting the car servlco association on an
effeotlvo basis no delays beyond a reason
able length ot tlmo are probable, as the
consignees will remove their freight rather
than stand the demurrage charge ot 1 per
day.
Juno 1 la the dato named by tho officials
for tho establishment of tbo new associa
tion. This Is provisional upon tho Missouri
Pacific and the Milwaukee, the two roads
which were not represented, endorsing tho
action taken by tho other railroads, but
there Is not tho slightest doubt hut that
such will be done. An executive committee,
consisting of Ave officials, was appointed and
to it formal endorsement ot tho plan ngrcod
upon at yesterday's meeting will bo given
by tho various railroads. Next month an
other meeting will bo held for the purposo
of perfecting tho organization and It Is ex
pected that by June 1 tho new condition of
affairs will bo effective.
ODORS UNLIKETHOSE OF ARABY
ScnvcnKcr Fill the Atnmaphere
Around .Mr. Tliouin' llouae with
Mo I oilo mux Scent.
WASHOUTS ON MISSOLHI PACIFIC.
I'Hnaenger Train Lull! I'p lit Anliurii
null Ilinwathu, Kiinnn.
Tho Missouri Pacific is the only railroad
reaching Omaha that has suffered from tho
copious rains of tho last few days. A steady
downpour Thursday afternoon in tho vicin
ity of Auburn played havoc with the track
In two places, washing out 500 feet at onu
point nnd CnO feet nt another near Stolla.
Tho St. Louis train, which left Omaha
Thursday night at t):50, was able to pro
ceed no farther than Auburn, whwo it laid
pending ropalr of the track. Tho north
bound train from St. Louis due in Omaha at
6:50 a. m. yesterday was held ut Hiawatha,
Kan., until the damago could bo repaired.
Superintendent C. M. Rathburn was on tho
northbound train enrouto to Omaha, and un
dor his direction tho work of providing tem
porary track to enable tbo trains to proceed
wan conducted. Tho afternoon St. Louis
train left tho Webster street dnpot at 2.30
p. m. yesterday, local officials being assured
by telegraph that the track would bo re
paired so as not to retard Its progress.
Thl a la Ladles' Micht,
Tjidles Invited to tho Patriotic league to
night. Rev. Trefz and W, I. Allen will ad
dress the meeting.
In recognition of his zeal in the prose
cution of men charged with unlawfully
hauling garbage, two facetious teamsters
within tho last twelvo hours have been en
gaged in dumping refuso of peculiarly offen
sive odor in front of City Prosecutor
Thomas' houso, Thirty-third and Poppleton
avenue.
Juat acrcfiti tho street from Mr. Thomas
lives W. J. Connoll, city attorney, who has
nlso Identified himself with the garbage
movomcnt, so tho waggish scavengers kill
two birds with ono stone, and members
of both households aro now wearing wet
sponges over their noses nnd Booking to
neutralize tho stench by sprinkling tho
premises with Florida water and chloride
of lime.
Yesterday, upon complaint of Mr. Thomas,
nn officer was sent out to tho neighborhood.
He succeeded In catching two men Tvho, lu
ghoulish glee, were ongaged In dumping
wagons laden with sour swill.
about a stampedo Into tho republican ranks.
I think that tho chief agency to this end
was tho conversion of J. J. Mcintosh, presi
dent of tho American bank of Sidney. He
was formerly a very active gold democrat,
but a fow months ago he came over to the
republican party and brought a large fol
lowing with him. Among those who wero
Influenced by tho action of Mr. Mcintosh
aro somo of tho most Influential citizens of
the western part of tho state.
"Four years ago Cheycnno county gave
tho Bryan electors a majority of fifty votes,
but Cheyenne county la now strongly re
publican, as nro all tho other soven counties
mentioned."
Announcement.
Sunday afternoon tho Grau Opera company
will open at Boyd's for an encacnmunt hni
' will tcrmlnato Monday night. The opera
to bo given is "Wang," with Robert Lett,
a comedian with a good eastern reputation.
Ho is said to possess on excellent baritone
voice and a pair of nimblo dancing feet,
Carrie Ward sings tho prima donna soprano
rolo nnd Minnie Bmraett tho prima donna
mezzo rolo.
POPOCRATS LOSING GROUND
Western NebriiHkii Sure to He lie
deemed Till I'll II, Say
W. P. .Ml lea.
W. P. Miles, nn attorney of Sidney, who
served ns presiding officer of tho congres
sional convention nt Kearney Tuesday, is
In Omaha, accompanied by his wife.
Mr. Miles Is pcsltlve that the greater
part of wfstcrn Nebraska will be redeemed
from popullstlc rulo during the coming cam
paign. "Two yearn ago," said he, "soven counties
Lincoln, Keith, Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball,
Banner nnd Scotts Bluff constituting tho
extrcmo west end of the Sixth congressional
district, wero a hotbod of populism, but
since then various Influences have brought
City Hull U Safe.
Under Instructions from the mayor Build
ing Inspector Carter and Superintendent
Bugh of tho city hall have made a
enroful Inspection of tho roof nnd
gables ot tho city building. Tho Inquiry
hnd been called forth by tho falling of a.
largo plcco of snndstone at the feet of City
Attorney Oonnoll as ho stood at the en
trance. After a careful examination tho
officials pronounced the building perfectly
safe. The latest thcorv as to the causo
of the Incident Is that the sandstone chin
had been originally broken from some part
of the ornamentation by a careless mnson,
In the attemot to restore It to Its former
place with cement tho workman left It as
a menace to those who passed beneath.
J. I. Carson, Prothonotary, Washington,
Pa., says: "I have found Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure an excellent remedy In case of stomach
trouble and hnve derived great benolU from
Us use." It digests what you eat and can
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