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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
CHECK ON PASSENGER MEN
New Regulations Make It More Difficult to
Deal with Brokers.
Caldwell DESlGNATES A PROSECUTOR
Local Association Notified of the Ap-
pointment and of the Rules
Governing the Methods
of Procedure.

Lines are being drawn closer and closer
among the local passenger and ticket
agents, and It will soon be difficult matter
to deal with brokers or cut rates without
detection. One OF the greatest obstacles the
local passenger association has encountered
in the development and prosecution of cases
against one of their members has been the
refusal OF the agent making the complaint
to push the case Many OF the ticket men
have kept debit and credit accounts with
each other and squared their cases outside
the association. This procedure has received
a serious blow in the appointment Of spe-
cial solicitor by the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION to conduct such cases. Chairman
Caldwell has just appointed J. II. Mcbride
to this position, in accordance with the reso-
luton adopted by the association in Septem-
Der. His headquarters will be in Chicago
and he will be available for the prosecution
Of offending ticket agents whenever called
upon.
Secretary Mum of the local association
has received a notice Of this appointment
and certain directions concerning the new
manner of conducting cases. Among other
things the notice says:
Please see that your members under
stand this matter, and that 1t is taken full
advantage Of by those needing the prose
cutor's services whenever necessary in or
der to develop cases in which there ap-
pears to be violation of the agreement
1t was expected when this legislation was
adopted that the local secretaries would
call for the services Of the prosecutor when
needed, and that they had reason to be-
lieve that the agreement was being vio-
lated, and members were unwilling to pre-.
fer charges. The local agreement provides
that charges must be preferred within GER
tain time limits, or, when Investigations
are made. within three days after the COM
pletion of the investigation when time is
necessary to complete purchase of ticket
or test OF train and this should, as n rule
afford ample time for the prosecutor tC
prefer charges. especially IL he is called
to the scene by the secretary promptly. In
cases where the prosecutor is called to 6
point and starts an investigation he car
leave the matter in such shape that when
the evidence is completed the secretary car
in his name prefer the charge for him, the
prosecutor returning to the point for the
purpose Of prosecuting the case at the
meeting of the local association"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
DIANA WINS THE ALTcAR CUP.
Great Bend COursing Meet Comes to
n Successful Close.


Successful Close.
GREAT BEND Kan. Oct. 23.-The Alt
car Coursing clubs meeting was brought
to a successful close this evening. The
imported greyhound Winning Style was
the favorite for the Altcar cup, but Diana,
the black wonder that last season carried
all before her in Dakota, Kansas and
California upset all calculations and won.
Last year she and her brother divided this
stake. In the Altcar Produce stakes. In
which the prize moneys amount to nearly
$1,000, the competition was very keen be-
tween the six puppies left IN after Wednes-
days running. unfortunately Coralie got
badly cut up In n barbed wire fence and
Magician was sore footed, SO their owners
agreed to divide first and second moneys.
The finish of the Produce stakes resulted
as follows:
Bonita owned by w. McGibben of Den
ver beat Santa Alesia, owned by j. H.
Rosseter of San Francisco.
Coralie, owned by Robert l.. Lee of Den
yer, beat Ben Hur, owned by l.. F. Bar
tells of Denver.
Magician, owned by C. Robinson of st.
Louis, beat b & B, owned by l.. f. Bar
tells of Denver.
Then Magician beat Bonita and Coralie
got a bye. She and Magician divided.
Finish of the Altcar cup for thirty-two
greyhounds OF all ages:
Mckinley. owned by A: Johnson of
Winfield Kan, beat Beatrice, owned by
Bartella & Barrows of Denver.
Diana. owned by c. A. Robinson of st.
Louis, beat Winning Style. another owned
by BartellS & Barrows.
Colonel Breckenridge, owned by D. c.
Luce of Great Bend, beat Royal Buck,
owned by w. C.. Payton Of Santa Cruz.
Mckinley beat Colonel Breckinridge.
Diana and Mckinley were put in the
slips, but 1t soon became apparent that
something was wrong with Mckinley, and
to Diana. and she was declared the winner
or the Altcar cup
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
GIVES CREEDoN THE DECISION.
Tim Hurst Sets Henry Baker BncIS mt
the End of Twenty Rnnmds.


the End of Twenty Rounds.
MASPETH, Oct. 23.-The boxing contests
which were held tonight at the Empire
Athletic club attracted 1900 persons to the
club house. Tim Hurst was the referee.
The curtain raiser was a ten-round go to
a draw at 12O pounds between Frank Pat
tsrson Of BroSkyn and zoe bnm Bernstein OF
twenty-round contest at catch-weishts be-
tween Dan Creedon of Australia and Henry
Baker of Chicago. Peter Maher and Bob
nent sports at the ringside. FitZsimmons
and Sharkey were matched today to box
ten rounds on December at San Fran
cisco for 6 purse OF $4,000, winner to take
all. FitZsimmons will leave for San Fran
cisco Thursday.
o clock accompanied by Harry Tuthlll,
Henry Black. Johnny Oliver and Dan Nc
Mahon. Creedon showed up few minutes
later with Sam Fitzpatrick, Paddy German
and Dennis Murphy as his seconds. Both
men were weighed in at l6o pounds, and
In round one after several passes. Baker
sent Creedon down with right swing on the
face, and Creedon was still lOwn when the
gong sounded. Rounds two and three were
hard fighting of the give-and-t take order,
without decided advantag to either fighter.
nes dom Sent ntV two lie let's son on boiy and right IN
the jaw. In the next six the lighting was
fast and even In round eleven CreSdon
both countered on the jaw. Baker ran his
free into a left swing. Creedon jabbed
his left on face and body. Then he sent
his right three times on the head and put
left on face which nearly put Baker out.
Baker was again badly treated In
the twelfth round. but responded
gailantly in the next and continued to give
as much as he received. Both men played
for the head and face and the blows rained
heavy on each. In the eighteenth round
Creedon sent his left flush on the mouth
and a right-hand smash on the jaw. Baker
sent his right on the jaw. Creedon put
right and left in face and body. Creedon
jabbed his left in face Ave times without
a return and Baker was very weak at the
end of the round.
Round 19-Baker got left jolt on chin.
Baker landed left on face. Creedon jabbed
left on face and they exchanged lefts on
body Creedon put his left on nose and
both sent lefts on face. Creedon swung
left on face and Baker put straight left
on nose.
shape. but Creedon landed left on nose
again. Baker sent straight left under
the chin. Creedon kept jabblng left on
face and body. Baker swung right for the
head, but only landed on the arm and
Creedon sent his left on the face, They
flddled until the end of the round. The
referee decided In favor OF Creedon.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
A. PUZZLE FOR a JURY.
Witnesses Who Knew barred Out I'm
Favor of ThOse Who ucnrd.

Favor OF Those who Heard.
Six lawyers, a Judge and jury wrestled
yesterday with very unusual case. re-
lates the Pittsburg Dispatch. The princi-
pals are both dead and, by one OF the queer
provisions OF the law on evidence, the per-
sons who knew anything about the transact
tion causing the litigation were barred from
testifyng. In consequence the jury was
left to conclusion from the testimony OF
persons who knew nothing about 1t.
Practically, 1t is case OF the dead against
the dead. The suit Is that OF Charles
Pfeifer. administrator OF Mrs. Anna X.
Kalbfell. against the Safe Deposit and Trust
company, administrator OF John Kalbfell \
In 1894 Kalbfell married Mrs. Pfelfer.
She was the third wife and he was her
second husband. Both were then Sc years
old. She died year after Kalbfell. She
had three sons by her FIRST husband and
Kalbfell had eight children by his former
wives. They had no children by the last
marriage.
Kalbfell left no will. and at his death lie
widow received her dover interest in his
real estate, which ceased at her death. He
left no personal property. and the title to
the real estate passed to his children. Mrs.
Kalbfells children, however. presented a.
claim against Kalbfell's estate. Mrs. KalbI
fell had inherited $4,000 from her first hus-
band, Jacob Pfeifer. This. 1t was asserted.
she had loaned to her second husband. He
had never repaid 1t, and 1t was claimed
u
which would go to her children. Payment
was refused and the sui. followed.
The children of both Kalbfell and his
wife knew all the details OF the transactions
between them, but at the trial yesterday
they were barred from being witnesses!
Mrs. Kalbfells children, who are interested
in the plaintiffs side OF the case, could
not testify because Kalbfel is dead and
Kalbfells children could not testify because
Mrs. Kalbfell Is dead
The rule is that where the principal on.
one side is dead those interested on the,
other side cannot testify, because the dead
person cannot admit or refute their asser-
tions, and it would make the testimony
one-sided. In this instance 1t had no side.
AS result OF this condition the plaintiffa
had to rely on the testimony OF outside
witnesses. They knew nothing OF the loan
and could only testify to remarks they had
heard made by Mr.. or Mrs. KalbfelI con-
cerning 1t. Then the problem was be-
queathed to the jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Railway Notes and Personals.

Assistant General Passenger Agent Smith
OF the B. g. NJ. Is In Denver.
c. s. Crane. general passenger and ticket
agent OF the Wabash, was In town yester-
day afternoon.
Superintendent Washburne OF the Union
Paciic's dining service on its western divi-
sion came into the city yesterday morning,
to remain few days.
President S. H. ii. Clark, Superintendents
Buckingham. Nichols and Markell OF the
Union Pacific returned yesterday morning
from Genoa, Neb., where they enjoyed some
rare sport in bagging quail
The Rock Island and the b. G. M. have
made a rate OF one fare for the round trip
from all points within a radius OF atty
miles OF Pawnee for a sound money rally
that will be held there ON Tuesday evening,
October 27.
Railway men In Salt Lake City arc
anxious about Live Stock Agent Wells OF the
Union Pacific. He has disappeared and no
one there seems to know his wherea bouts.
He was formerly connected with the freight
department OF the Rio Grande Western.
The Elkhorn Will run a special train for
the accommodation OF Generals Palmer and
Buckner from Sioux City TO Council Bluffs
ON Monday next. 1t will leave Sioux City at
$3.50 o'clock y. m. and arrive at Council
Bluffs at s:45. Short stops VIII be made at
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Sloan and Modale to give the sound money
advocates opportunities to address the voters
OF those towns.
Fred francis OF the II. gWI Louis storek
OF the Ekhorn and John ScotE OF the Union
Paclhd have gone over to Chicago to attend
a meeting OF the rate clerks OF western
lines. The rate sheet for winter tourist
excursions will occupy most Of the time of
the meeting. slonli
There we're 457 railroad employees in the
Rock Island party that left Horton, Kan
Thursday for Canton o. There is considera-
bic talk Of a similar excursion for the EN-
ployes OF the Iowa divlsiot The suggestion
is looked upon with great, favor by the
Omaha contingent OF the road
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Scott's Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites brings back the ruddy
glow of life to pale cheeks,
the lips become red, the ears
lose their transparency, the
step is quick and elastic, work
is no longer a burden, exer-
else is not followed by ex-
haustion; and it does this be-
cause it furnishes the body
with a needed food and
changes diseased action to
healthy. With a better cir
culation and improved nu-
triton, the rest follow.
For sale at 50 cents and sI.oo BY all drrsgistA
SCOTT d BOVINE. Chemists. New Yosk. -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

There is Boston society woman who
cannot remember names. neither can her
daughter. One day they met d Mrs. Howe.
and afterward the daughter remarked: !:
Howe invented the sewing machine didn't
he? Well, just think of machines and
Wen be sure TO get her name" The two
ladies went to n tea n few days AFTER
ward, and Mrs. Howe was there. Up sailed
the mother, with her sweetest smile, and
exclaimed: MY dear Mrs. Singer. how de-
lighted l am to see you again!" Soon
afterward the daughter appeared. and, with
equal charm of manner, exclaimed: MY
dear Mrs. Wilcox, how are your"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
RESULTS ON THE RUNNING TRACKS
Talent Mt the Fair Grounds Does n
Good Days business.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.-Three favorites and
a heavily played second choice were sue
cessful at the fair grounds today. Out
siders won the other two events. Track
good. Results:
First race. selling. six and a half fur
longs: soundmore Is 10 u won, Little
Billee us to y second, Hibernia Queen g
to y third. Time, 1:24h.
Second race, selling, maidens, five and a
half furlongs: Contrition % to p won,
Tony Day d5 to u second. Baalgad 40 to
Third race, for maiden 2-year-olds, five
furongs: Myth Is to 50 won, Ivory 6 to
y second, Maddalo 90 to u third. Time
Fourth race, selling, one mile, Bert q
to y won. Emma Nc 90 to y second
R9SF1y II "a to teirS Tme iA5
longs Good Times a TO u won. Horse
shoe Tobacco 6 to 81 second Tago q to y
third. Time, ZIG.
Sixth race, selling, six and half fur
longs Overela (5 to p won, Tom Sayre
Q5 to u second, Dewdrop GO to u third.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 2s-one favorite and
four second choices won the card at La
tonia today. Results:
First race, six furlongs: Is to p
won, Willie w az to y second, Lucetta a
to y third. Time, 1:2Oh:
Second race; five and a half furlongs,
som 90 to u second, Lefty &c to y third
Time. 11os.
Third race, one mile. selling: Morte
Fonse &c to 81 won, Tancred @ to y second,
Major Tom a to u thirc. Time, 1A9lk.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth, SELL
ing: The Dragon Ieyen) won. Ramona q
to 50 eecond, st. Helene Is to u third.
Time, 1:5iA.
Fifth race. Ave and a half furlongs:
Henry &c to u won, Oversight g to y sec
ond. Lott Q5 to y third. Time, 1:O6.
DETROIT, Oct 23.-Results at Windsor:
First race. selling. five and one-half fur
longs; Ruth Y won, Pyrmais second, Roma
Schoenfeldt third. Time. 1:09A.
Second race, five and one-half furlongs:
Arlington won. Cogmoosy second, Harry S
third. Time, 10SR.
Third race, seven furlongs; Ardath won.
Morven second, LaSalle, third. Time, 2SA
Fourth race, selling, five and one-half fur
longs: Terrapin won. Crocus second, Rem
| nant III. third. Time. 1:0S&
Fifth race, six furlongs: Lord Zeeni won.
Yours Truly. second. Billy Fisher third
Time, 1:15.
Sixth race mile and quarter: Lightfoot
won. Cotton King second. Pete Kitchen
third. Time, 2:0SA:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

year being greater than ever before. 1t is
said that. more high class performers will
be seen than at any previous race meeting
west OF Chicago. The new track Is the
most handsomely appointed and best
equipped on the coast. over twenty book
makers will cut In In the ring. Racing will
be continued at the new track until next
Thursday, when the Pacific Jockey club
will inaugurate its season at Ingleside. San
EranrlscO
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
BURLINGTON DENIES THE RUMOR
Not Seeking to Purchase the Cheyenne
a. Northern.

d NOrthern.
Chicago paper has started a story to
the effect that the Burlington will soon
purchase the Cheyenne & Northern and
that the Elkhorn will extend its Casper
branch to Ogden, Messrs. Hall and Aims
worth of the latter road now being engaged
in surveying for the extension. Both parts
of the story are emphatically denied at the
local headquarters of the two roads. Neither
one of the men named has been connected
with the Elkhorn for seven years, and Mr..
Hall has retired with fortune of 81, ,000,-
900, so 1t is hardly probable that he is out
carrying the chain for any railroad. The
Cheyenne & Northern Is considered a worth
less strip of railroad. and one Of the best
posted railroad officials in Omaha yesterday
morning said that his road wouldn't accept
the Cheyenne & Northern as a gift.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
clark Leaves for New York.

President S. H. Fl. Clark of the Union
Pacific receivers left for New York City
last evening to attend an important
meeting OF the receivers of the system.
General Solicitor Kelly and Master-in-
Chancery Cornish will remain there until
he arrives. The meeting will open ON
Monday and will continue for several days.
The segregation of the Oregon Short Line
and the Montana Union affairs will engross
the attention of the receivers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Atlantic stiu victorious.

ATLANTIC, Ia Oct. 23.-(Speclal Tele-
gram.)-The Atlantic High school foot bail
team defeated the eleven of Anita today.
Score, 90 to o. This is the third ,ictory for
the High school this season. and not one
OF their opponents have even scored.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
StiII in Harness.

The oldest member OF the French Socete
des Gems de Lettres is a woman, Nine
d'Eberg. She was born in May 1799 and
still writes vigorous letters to various news
papers from her home in Angers. Fifty
years ago she published a number Of novels,
which became quite popular.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Memphis Coliseum Races.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 23.-Tonight's bi-
cycle races at the Coliseum track were
we'll attended Tom Cooper again covered
himself with glory by clipping four-fifths OF
second off the paced half mile record.
Cooper went against time after the last
event. Eli Wlnsett of Portland, Ore. paced
the Detroit man for two laps. Cooper made
dying start and passed the wire In
0:5S 2-5. The previous record 0:59 1-5. was
held by Parsons. the Australian champion.
Results
Professional handicap. one mile: Tom
Cooper won, Jay Eaton second, Con Baker
third Time. 2:3i 3-5.
WaibaPpep ie pepi Atonta SVs Won: ROSS CHI Nasbo
Vile, second; Halstead Smith, Atlanta,
third. Time. 2;l6 l-5
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Fast Trains the Safe Ones.

The general manager of a prominent west
ern road recently said: ''If my opinion were
asked as to what trains on a railroad were
the safest to ride on should say the fastest
first. for the reason that they are more
carefully protected. as a rule, than are other
trains. Going back five years, which is
about the length of time that the fast serv-
ice has been in operation. and you will find
II difficult to discover the wrecking or any
accident to the fastest trains"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
nnsIness Yyith UncIc snm.

Local lines are hustling Tor this end OF
some business that the government will soon
award. There is to be a further movement
OF troops. the famous Seventh regiment of
cavalry going from Fort Riley Kan, TO
Fort Newport and Sackett's Harbor r. /.
There will be return movement OF troops
westward. The Union Pacific Thursday
landed the Twenty-seventh regiment OF in
fantry at Salt Lake City from Arizona.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

This afternoon the recently organized
foot bali team OF the Thurston Rifles will
have its first try at the game in earnest.
having a match with the University club
team. The game will come of at University
park, being scheduled for o'clock. Tho
teams will face each other In this array:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

paced by tandem: Lewis Dooris NASH
Pckens. birmingham, third. Time, 2li as.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIEs.

Nine Indian Territory criminals escaped
from the United States jail at Fort Smith,
Ark, by digging hole In wall with a
bed slat and climbing through venti-
lator.
Hon. Columbus Delano, Grants secretary
OF the Interior, died suddenly at Lake
Howe. near Mount Vernon, o., aged 76.
His wife Is at the point of death from an
accident received on Sunday.
American Street Railway association in
stalled its new officers, voted to meet at
on the Selection and Management of EN-
ployes" by w. f. Kelley of Columbus, o.,
and adjourned sine die.
Attorneys for Mrs. Herman Oelrichs and
Miss Virginia Fair. and also for Mr.. Charles
Fair, have announced that they will file
no contest against the pencil will of Sena-
tor Fair but Will support the trust insti-
tuted on behalf OF minor heirs.
julius Otto, an Oconomowoc, Wis. saloon
keeper. was found dead in his room at his
saloon having apparently been murdered.
din blood wa was found on the floor, The only
had been attached, also lying on the floor.
Big steel steamer Aragon, bound from
Escanaba, Mich, to South Chicago, with
iron ore. ran aground son the reef of
not move her. Her aoapgo has been re-
Cleveland. -
L.. A. Coquard. stock and bond dealer of
as the result of Thursdays fall in wheat
and on Friday morning made an assign
ment Within n couple hof hours he re-
gretted his action. ass friends had come to
his assistance. W
Chan Gun, the Chinaman who left San
francisco as a cook ION a steamer In 1883
and after visiting his wife and family in
China, Immediately returned has lost his
appeal to the District of Columbia suprers
court against an order of deportation under
the Chinese exclusion act.
Superintendent Gum OF Toronto, Ont,
denies the story that originated In st.
Louis or syndicate about to secure the
way. William McKenze, president OF the
Toronto company, Is on his way to London
In connection with a franchise for an cleo
tric road In that civ
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

OAKLAND Cal. Oct. 23-The winter rae
ing in California will open at the new track
here tomorrow. A large number of horses
are at the track, the eastern influx this
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Political Items.

Tom Reed spoke at Springfield. Mo-, last
hIgnt 70 large crowd OF enthusiastic
sound money voters
Fourteen thousand Mckinley badges were
given out at Peoria yesterday TO be worn
during Bryan's visit.
General John A. Palmer has rejoned
General Buckner and was present with him
Paul last night.
that he will make speeches for Bryan
and sewall He has Just returned from a
summer vacation on Long Island. and de-
tIon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-08
Prohibition Speech.

Father Duren, who appeared at the
opera house in this city Tuesday even
ing, under the auspices of the temper
ance people, was great surprise to his
audience who had gathered to hear
political speech upon ''The Money
Question" While he tried to make it
political it was nothing less than pro-
hibition address and as such was good.
Members of either political party who
went there for consolation did not get
it unless they were abstainers of the
cup. The speaker was good man and
was successful in getting together a
large audience of men interested in
politics and while he had them before
him gave them a radical prohibition
talk. AS natural consequence the
politician, saloon-keeper, and those
who believe in moderate use of in
toxicants left the hall. Considerable
pleasure has been wrought from the
combination represented in Father
Duren's address.