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Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
Results on The Running Trncks.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 25.-Weather
cloudy, track fast. Oakland results:
First race, selling, five furlongs: Jael
Won Mainstay second, Almonor third.
Time: 1902
Second race, even-eighths of a mile, sell
Ing: AndriSsa won. Rachael G second,
Louis b. McWhirter third. Time: 1:27lh.
Third race, one and one-half miles, SELL
ing: Topmast won, Forte second, Weller
third, Time: 2:36h.
Fourth race seVen-siXteenths of a mile
2-year-Olds, purse: Dunfree won. Sofala
second, Lucdia third. Time: O:42h
Fifth race, one mile and one-siXteenth,
free handicap: DR.. Sheppard won, Dr.
Nembula second, Flamora third Time:
1.454.
Sixth race, six furlongs. free handicap:
NoVia won, Nentora second, Good Hope
third. Time: 1:l3Z.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-Results:
First race. six furlong: Himtine won,
Dtggs second, Triaditza third. Time 1:1412.
Second race, one mile, selling: DR.. Fam
ME won, Sorrel Rose second, Sadie Burnam
third. Time: 1:44.
Third race. selling, one and three -eighths
miles: Donna Rita won, Jim Conway sec
ond, Admetus third. Time: 225
Fourth race, handicap one mile and one
sixteenth: jolly Roger won, Koenig sec
ond, Ghlers finished third. but was disqual-
ihed; Laureate third. Time: / :49A
Fifth race, seven furong: Glenoine won
Lady of the West second, Tobe Paine third.
Time l:3O&.
Sixth race six furIongs Uncle Bill won,
Colonel Cassidy second, Manlius third.
Time: 1:l6
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
IMPORTANT SHOOTING MATCH
Notable Tournament in This City Attracts
Many 0ut-of Town Shooters,
MATCH BETWEEN KANSAS CITY AND OMAHA
Yesterdays Program or Live bird
Shooting VIII BE Followed by
Premier Event Today
and saturday.

One Of the mos. important sporting events
and, wjhal, the mast notable shooting
tournament iu the history Of Omaha began
yesterday. when preliminary shooJ was held
at the gun club grounds across the river
prior to the great match shoot between the
crack teams representing the gun clubs Of
Omaha and Kansas city. which will begin
today In the premier event twenty
men will participate, ten ON either side. and
the match will be for fifty live birds to the
man. 1t is the second In "A series OF shoots
contemplated by the gun clubs Of the two
cities. The first shoot was held In Eln9as
City November Il and %, when the Omaha
team won the victory with score OF 430
10 i37
A special sleeper brought a number of the
Kansas City shooters in Omaha yesterday
morning The members Of the team who ar
rived are j. A. Il. Elliott, Chris Gottlieb, f.
N Cockrill, w. S. Allen and j. w. Bramhall.
Dave Elliott, member Of the team, arrived
from St Louis later in the day. The Kan
Has City delegation was accompanied by G.
NJ Walden. the captain and coach of the
Kansas City team, who Is also president Of
The federated gun clubs in that city; James
Whitfield, an all-round good fellow, who -
sporting editor of the Kansas city star; f..
j. Smith, II. H. Glasner and others
Ed Hickman, G. G. Herman, II. X. Camp
bell and George Stockwell, members Of the
Kansas City team, will arrive this morn
Ing.
Beside the Kansas City men there are a
number of prominent shooters in the city
attracted here by the Importance of the
tournament now under way Among them
pre Rollo o. Heikes of Dayton. o.. the cham
pion target shooter of the United States; w.
Fred Quimby and Captain A. w. Money, well
known sporting men of New York Paul
Ltzke of Little Rock. Ark. J. c. Den Of
Arapahoe, G. b. Simpkins of Lincoln aad nu-
merouS others.
The program yesterday was a twenty-five
live bird handicap, with an entrance fee of
$l5 There were eighteen entries and the
match was highly enjoyable one The birds
were a splendid lot and the contestants en-
Joycd the sport hugely.
A large attendance is expected at the biz
match, which will begin this morning and
continue throughout Saturday The honor of
winning the contest is eagerly sought after
and the vCtors will receive no remuneration
fn the shape of prizes. The teams will be
practically the same as those which partici
pated in the first sLGot held in Kansas City
when the Omahans won by the following re-
marknhln Snnrn.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
IOWA OPERATORS GO HOME
Express No DisnppOintment AT Being
Denied Seats in joint Conference
Ht Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. 25.-The seventy
iye Iowa mine operators who came here with
the expectation of being seated in the
Joint conference left for their homes today
at noon. While some of them expressed dis
appointment, the operators who remain here
believe they are pleased with the action and
were really Indifferent as to whether they
entered the competitive field.
In the course Of a short time the operators
viii meet the miners Of that state at De3
Mo'nes, and IT is believed the denial OF ad-
mission to the competitive field will be of
great service to the operators when the
matter OF scale comes up for considera-
tion.
The miners are well organized in the
state 1000 OF the 10000 being members OF
the United Mine Workers. Tho dele
gates from the Iowa miners remain in The
city to await tho result OF the joint con-
ference.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
Arrested for Theft,

1t became evident from the actions of a
man named Frank Wilson Thursday night
that he is either utterly reckless or desires
to take permanent quarters in the city
a thirty days sentence for larceny The
sentence was suspended with the under
standing that the man leave town i'm
mcdiateiy. Thursday night the same man
took "A coat from dummy figure in front
of "A secondhand store at 1923 Farnam
street and went away rapidly without men
tioning to pay for tho article. officer n.
Thomas gave chase and overlook the man
after an exciting rum. Tom Mckenzie, the
mans partner, who Is also under a thirty
davs' sentence was arrested on suspicion.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
MiGNATEs ~ SECRET SESSION.
Louisville and Cleveland Dropped
LrnMl Lnnnnn-IIllch MAnr nrinIcs-

from Lcnguc-Iitch over Orioles.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 25.-The meeting
of the National league base bali magnates,
which has been I'm session here for two or
three days past and Of which. up to today,
the newspaper reporters were unable to
secure any definite Information, came to an
end TINS afternoon and all but Messrs.
Brush and Hart left for their homes.
While the representatives of the various
clubs declined TO give out the least informa-
ton up TO the time Of their departure, 1t
can bc stated upon the best of authority
ihai as a result of the meeting Louisville
ana Cleveland viii be dropped from the
National League. II Is also reasonably sure
that Baltimore and Washington will not be
I'm that organization when the coming
scuson is opened. Indeed, so far as Wash
ingiuu Is concerned. the matter is already
practically settled. But there is hitch on
the Baltimore proposition upon which the
circuit committee and the representatives
OF the latter clubs failed to reach an agree
Sodon and iibbitt went cast togethcr.on the
Same train this afternoon and 1t Is init
mated that they may be able to reach u
satisfactory solution on the Baltimore mat
ter before they arrive home.
In case, however, that no settlement is
made in regard to Baltimore, then it is
probable that the National league will con
sist Of ton clubs
Cleveland will undoubtedly be in the
American association although no papers
have been signed to that effect as yet.
President Ban Johnson of the latter organ.
lZHuOn has made a proposition which will
IN all probability be accepted. The same
is true of Louisville. An offer has been
made for that club by the Ameriacan asso-
c!ation which is now under consideration.
with indications that the deal will soon be
closed.
President johnson of the American assoc
citation said he would put the best club i'm
Cleveland that money could buy He also
said that he was still negotiating for a Clup
IN chicago and under certain conditions
would have a club in that city. The Ma
ttondI league magnatcs took every preCau-
ton to keep their presence in town "A secret
Each of them registered at the Hollenden
under a fictitious name and in most cases
actually denied their own identity when
seen by newspaper men.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
INDOOR MEETING or ATHLETES.
LrrEc Number of Contestants Enter
for nri.cs In SeNcn ENcnis.

The first indoor amateur meet held in
Omaha under the auspices of the Athletic
League of North America VIII occur in the
gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian
association tomorrow night. Registered
amateurs are eligible from Omaha South
Omaha and Council Bluffs and large num-
Der of entries have been made. An at
tractiNC list of prizes has been prepared and
Is now on exhibition.
The events and the athletes entered for
each are as follows:
Shotput: w. A. McElroY, Henry Finney.
Rex Henry and =. c. Davidson. Young
Mems Christian association; T.. S. Fiala,
Bohemian turner's II. j. Cathroe, High
school.
Running high jump: w. A. McElroy. II.
II. Edison and Henry Finney Young Men $
j. Fiala, Bohemian turner's.
Standing broad jump: w. "A. MCElroy, p
G. Davidson, Henry Finney, Rex Henry and
FL. E. Edison, Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
Hitch and kick: w A. McElroy and
Henry Finney Young Mems Christian asso-
citation.
Standing broad jump: w A. McElroy.
Henry. Finney and Rex Henry, Young Mems
Christian association.
Pole vault: Earl Painter, Omaha High
school; Henry Finney, Young Mems Chris
tian ass Oc,ation; Peter Drazda and f. j.
Fiala, Bohemian turner's.
Quarter-mtle potatOe race: Chester Stiner
NJ. G. Rush, W. a. McElroy. William Par
ker p. G. Davidson and Henry Finney.
Young Mems Christian assoCiat tion Earl
Painter, Omaha High school.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
SCORES AGAINST NATIONAL
New Base nalI Association Lenses
baltimore Grounds and Proyi-
dcnce Gets FrnDchisc.

BALTIMORE Jan. 25,-Tae new Amerl-
can Base Bah association scored point
against the National league team here TO-
day, when its representatives, signed a
lease for the Union park base ball grounds
The lease Is 10 run for one year and g, 200
Is the consideration for the use of the
grounds and stands for that period.
Doubtless a legal ba tie Will result. The
meeting for organization of The new club
1t Is announced, Will he held tomorrow
night At informal conferences the ten
men VINO agree to capitalize the company
have agreed upon the amount each is 10
pay and this money amour ing to S2OIaO
Il is stated, will be paid In at that meeting
and officers of the club will he chosen.
John J. McGraw, the probable MANAGER
of the new club, received telegram from
Frank Richter of Philadelphia today am
nouncng that Providence, r. H. had ac-
cepted the eighth franchise and would com
plete the circuit of the new association
which viii be made up Of Providence, Bos-
ton; PhiladeIphia and Baltimore IN the east
and chicago ST Louis, Detroit and Mil
waukee I'm the wes.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
TO FIX WESTERN CIRCUIT DATES.
Meeting Called for Chicago. February
I. by Prcsilent Hnncock.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Jan. 25.-President c. T.
Hancock of the Great Western circuit has
called a meeting of the circuit to be held
at Chicago Thursday, February l. in the
Auditorium hotel. At this meeting dates
for race meetings will be selected and Off
GERS elected. The Great Western circuit is
to the west what the Grand circuit is to
the east. The two circuits arc working in
harmony with each other and are a great
benefit to horsemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26

r.. g. Hopper. with r. f. clay, Paris KY:
George j Long, Louisville, and Judge
George O.. Perkins of Covington present.
over fifty appeals OF owners, Jockeys and
others were made against decisions rem
dcrDd In different, parts of ihe jurisdiction
of the congress No decisions will be an
nOuurod untl Interested parties are first
notified. William Brannon, barred on ac-
count of the Polk Badgett race at Dltonia
years ago, IS reported to be seeking rein
statement
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26

WASHINGTON Jan. 25.-Mr. Tracewell,
the comptroller of the treasury, has rem
dered decision to the effect that common
carriers which do an interstate business
and give party rates to theatrical and
other organizations must give the same
rates to the general public under similar
conditions and also to the government in
the transportation of troops.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
EccIesinsticnI Stag Social.

A stag social VIII be glvcn by Rev. v. T,
tian church. on the evening of February ,.
The male members of the parish will enjoy
a supper supplied by the pastor and a
number of toasts will be responded to.
Among the number are the following: 1.-THE
Church and the Law" Judge w W. Sla-
baugh; THE Church and EducatIon,s Prof
j. r. Woolery; "The Church and the
Press" viii Msupin; The Church and
the Physician" DR.. W, o. Henry; The
Church and the Workingman,' Arthur
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26

SPRINGFIELD, NIll., Jan 25.-In the
United States circuit court today the Central
Trust company of New York filed a bill to
foreclose mortgage on the st. Louis, Peoria
Northern railroad and the Madison Coal
company's property. The mortgages and in
terest aggregate $l.SOS, 900. The complain
ant represents the first mortgage bondhold-
erS ~
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
snIf tn RccnNcr nn1iea

BOSTON, Jan. pa suit has been entered
m by tine AmCs-Pearson Tobacco company
or l4oWtll, Mass, against the United
States with a view of recovering duties paid
upon tobacco .mnor'nd from Puerto Rico
and Il raises the very interesting question.
whether Puerto Rico Is 20 be considered a
pa.t Of the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
steamer Miami !. Total Lass

SAN FRANClSCO, Jan. 2j.-A telegram to
the Met llnts, exchange from Seattle says
the c4mer Miami which went ashore in
oyster haToor will be at total loss. Water
ing in two, The Miami is owned by the
Pacific Coast company. II was built al sun
derland, England, In 1891. Its tonnage is
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
THROUGH TRAIN TO COAST
Burlington and Northern Pacific officials
Reach an Important Agreement
RESULT OF CONFERENCE HELD AT ST. PAUL
New Train VIII he Operated by These
Two Roads from 81. Louis to Port
land, Vim Kansas city, Lin
coin and Billings.

| George Il. Harris, second vice president
of the Burlington system; Howard Elliott,
general manager OF the Burlington lines in
Missouri; S. Il. Crance, general superin-
tendent of the Burlington lines in Missouri;
L. w. Wakeley, general passenger agent OF
the Burlington lines in Missouri; G. W..
Holdrege, general manager of the b. & NJ
and j. Francis, general passenger agent Of
the b. & Nj, were in St. Paul Wednesday
in conference with officials of the Northern
Pacific railroad.
As the result of this conference the an
nouncement is made that beginning May |
joint train will be operated by the Bur
lington and the Northern Pacific between 81.
Louis and Portland, via Kansas City, st.
Joseph Lincoln and Billings. From the lat
ter point the train will run over the North
ern Pacific tracks to Portland. The arrange
ment agreed upon between the officials of
these two interested lines contemplatee a
revolution in passenger service from the
southeast to the Pacific coast, and is con-
sidered one Of the most important railroad
enterprises attempted in some time.
solid through train will be run, leaving
St Louis daily, and the trip to Portland
Will consume about seventy-two hours. The
equipment for this train will be entirely
new and the delay in inauguratng the new
service is necessitated in order that the cars
can be built by the Pullman company. The
train will consist of a baggage car, COM
bined mail and express car, thoroughly
modern chair car, tourist sleeper one
OF Pullman's finest sleepers, and a diner.
For the benefit of Omaha passengers who
may desire to take passage on this train to
the north Pacific coast a special sleeper will
be run from this city, making connection
with the through train at Lincoln
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
Confirmed Mt 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-The Burlington and
the Northern Pacific Railroad companies
have just completed arrangements for the
inauguration, on May /, of through pas
senger train service between st. Louis, Kan
sas City, st. Joseph and Puget Sound and
Portland, via the Billings route. The train
will comprise all necessary classes of equip
ment and will be very complete in every
respect.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
TIP REALTY MARKET.
filed for record Thursday,
January %, 1900:

Andrew, Mary and Charles Roikjer to
LiningCr & Metcalf company, part
nel4 nw4 3........................S l5l
c. j. Barber and wife TO NJ. T.. Shears,
NJ BarbePi ri P''sain same ""u '..,. 'a,""''' y, 500
Western Investment company TO NJ.
v Sinner, lot "a, l'airmOunt Place.
e. r. Hume, trustee, to a. j, PrOsSer,
lot 4. block 10, clifton liill ll..:.:..;....
G. / Hume to same, lot 26, block !,
Missouri Avenue park .,.,:........:.
Anton Hospe and wife TO y. o. An
derson, lots II and u, Malender
Curtice Bros. company 10 +. w. PEN
ney, lots and 10, block 4, Kilby
sampe smgf viii and wife To- D. H. 0st- ''O
ier elz nwi4 IS-l6-il....,.............,. $50
Emma Stribling to william Strihlng,
lot l6, block A, Bedford; lot Il, block
g. HOrbaChs I'd add; lots II and H.
block ., PatriCks add .........,.... 800
Hattie Collins and husband to Robert
Casey, lot -, block ]. Melias LIST add 20
Cult Claim Deeds.
William Fleming and wife 10 Curti"e
Bros, company, lots and lo block
city Of Omaha to Metz Bros Brew
NU- company. cla lot .. block l22
and So feet lot I. block a. Omaha,
Union Pacific Railway company 10
city OF Omaha. part OF Eighth street
at NY cor lot .. block ~, " Omaha.
II. >, Thomas ct "a to Laura Geig-
erich lots u A., 10, ~ and n,
Mayne's add 30 Orchard Hill.......
Deeds.
United states TO Robert Mason, els
NV la-lb-ll .'..','''','...-...,..... .....
Total amount Of transfers........32i,9 ,95C
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
ON IL A


Total .............i37I Total ..............439
In the personnel of the teams there will
he two changes from the former membership.
The Kansas City team is greatly strength
ened by the addition of j. A. r. Elliott, the
champion of the world in live bird shooting,
who takes the place of Curtce. Porter S
place on the visiting team is taken by Bram-
hall. Crabill and Brucker of Omaha, who
took part in the former contest, are sue
ceeded by George W. Looms and w. d. Har-
din both of whom are expert shots, and are
expected to sustain their regulations as
clever, cool headed shooters.
If there is time Saturday afternoon, and If
not, then on Monday, Frank S. Parmeee and
j. A. r. Elliott will meet in a 10O-b bird match
FOR 800 a side. Much interest is manifested
In this event because of the well known abil-
fly of these men. They have met in this
city three times before in contests identical
with the one they expect to participate in
during this tournament and each time Par
melee was successful their past scores hav-
Ing been: Parmelee, 9S; Elliott. 81; Parme-
lee, "a; Elliott, 81. In the third both tied
with 81 birds and on the shoOt-off with %
birds to the man Parmelee was victorious
with a score of "a to 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26
Tnrf Congress ApnenIs Committcc.

CONVICTION, Ky, Jan 95-The commit.
tee OF appeals of the American Turf con-
gress met today at the Office Of Secretary
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26

]. S. Jenkins of Neigh won the big event
in Thursdays shoot by scoring twenty four
out OF twenty-five in the llve-b bird handi-
cap. Parmalee, Allen and j. A. r. Elliott
tied for second money; Plumber Kmball
and Bramhall tied for third, and Cockrll
and Townsend tied for fourth. The sec
ond, third and fourth moneys were evenly
divided between the contestants who were
tied. Following the liyc-brd handicap
the shooters engaged in an interesting miss
and-out match, in which several of the mem
bers of the Omaha and Kansas City teams,
who will begin their big match today, shot
for practice. The scores in the handicap
Thursday were as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-26

William Fleming and wife TO Curtioe
Bros. company, lots 9 and 10, block

Total amount Of transfers....."..1.i,o5o $50
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-09
ENTERTAINMENT AT oAKDALE.

The young People OF Oakdals held q
very enjoyable entertainments Wednesday
evening In the Oakdals hall for the bens-
fit Of the school library Of the Oakda lie
school.
The entertainment !. was well attended
and the programmes rendered . most en-
joyable one. Miss Dolly Whitcher rem
dered very pleasing solo, and the Oak
dale mandolin club also rendered several
enjoyable numbers.
A series Of the Gibson pictures were
also impersonatsd BY the young people
In an admirable manner, and later In the
evening q number Of the young ladies
gave fine exhibition Of the scarf drill.
Durins the evening refreshments were
on sale and as result OF the event quite
. neat sum of nancy was realized. TIE
affair was ably managed by the Misses
Dolly Whitoher and Carrie Kimball.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-09

Jotn Y. Perry, the Insane Peaks islam
DIR, who recently attempted suicide, was
brought TO the city BY onieer skillings
yesterday morning. and lodged In the
Greeley hospital. 10 Is undsrntood that
the aidsimanio board will consider his
cass this afternoon.
The draw tender 81 vauRhan's brldRs
has returned to Commissions Of Public
Works Fsrnald the following statement
Of traffic over that structure ON Tuesday
lssts Vehicles. s57; pedestrinns. % and
persons riding. b72.
There arc now $50 prisoners In Port
land Jail and about 100 employed In the
jail workshop. This Is rather below TIE
yerags In past ysArs. and officials say
10 is largely due to the falling OF In the
numhar Of tramps.
The pool tournament at the Portland
club has aroused great interest among
members and developed some very skill
full work ancng the 20 contestants. About
. week nose of play remains.
During the last week the city has been
very free from contagious disease, only
one case being reported to the board OF
health.
The Rspubliean oIty committee Will
meet for organization tomorrow night at
Is O'clock.
1t 10 not surprising that many business
men absolutely refuse Co 20 into the city
government. Daring the present munici-
pal year the beard Of mayor and alder
men has held no less than 90 meetings,
while the common council has held 20
meetings.
L e-e was quite ALVEY runaway yes
teedsy afternoon IN the vicinity OF the
foot Of PreoIe stree. TIE horse ran along
Keaneeeo stregS finally freeing himfeif
from the sleigh. TIE horfe was STOPPED
at Forest axenre without having done
any particular damage.
The members OF Kokomo Loft OF Hay
makers,a are requested TO be present In the
hay loft this evening ss business OF Inn
portsnce will come before the compsn-
ions. There - work ahead.
Heginning this evening, Longfsllow
lodge. N. 4. o. p, will meet on the sec
ond and fourth Fridays In Mystic hall. !.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-09
MR.. SMITH A CANDIDATE.

Mr.. Richard G.Smith. formerly captain
of the Woodfords hook and ladder truck.
and who during the administration OF
Chief Engineer Peck Of Dsering, served
as an assistant engineer, 10 a candidate
for a position on the board Of engineers.
Mr.. Smith is by trade br,ck mason
aud has the endorsement of a large mum
Der of friends both in the organization
with which he il connected, and aIfo with
business associates.
Mr.. Smith has good record as fire.
man and also displayed lgood tact and
Judgment as a member OF the board OF
engineers OF Dsering.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-09
BRIEF JOTTINGS.

The regular meeting Of the State Street
Auxiliary will be held in the ohurcn par
lor this afternoon at 8 O'Clock.
The Unitarian womsn's Alliance will
meet this afternoon at three O'Clock.
There will be . meeting OF the Supsrin-
tending School Committee at their
rooms, City Building, Tuesday evening
next. at 4. 80 O'Clock.