Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 30, 1886, Page 8

o] A SLICK SWINDLING SCHEME A Bogus ! ‘Oommero ’\]A;:!mv Man Catches an Omaha Lawyer, A VICTORY FOR THE HOME TEAM. infal Acci- d-The Nathan Buburban Thicves A ¥ dent—A Bootbiack Connril at Ho Branco<-Other 1 A New Confidence Trick A confidence game that beatsthe bo eheck racket andunpaid expre rus all hollow, has just been suceessfull worked in Omaha and Sioux City, The pwindle is an orgamzed one doing busi ness under the title of “The United States Commercial Agency Ihe scheme was first exposed in St, Louis last Monday where Major Leflingwell, a real estate agent, was induced to pay $100 to et t position of sole « spondent for the agency, and also as agent for the Chicago Loan and Trust company who were to furnish him unlimited cupital without gecurity to loan upon farm lands, the company satisfying themselves with a y swmall commission on the amounts lonn¢ ads of the firm were Tepn W. Gibson, of Chi engo und P, C |vlhm~. of New York Bome of the aciions of the agents ingwell's suspicions, csthatconyinced him that the orgunization was a myth and its ng‘ nts arrant frauds. He n publie the fact of his having been swindled and was joined by chorus of vietims in difs ferent parts the count who | also been taken in by the bogus “agency arouscd Majo and he made ingu with high sounding title Promin among the victims is an_ Owaha attor ney, L. le, Bsq., who was among il who has since been in an endeavor to ex- ',lm first vie persistently at wor pose the fraud, The recent publi of the work of the ageney in St. Lows has led him to make public the lars of the doings of the concern in Omuha. Early in May he was ealled upon by an oily-tongued seamp, who was stopping at the Aveade hotel. He e nis name as J o W. Davis, and repre gented himself as business ms 3 of the ““United States commer established in 1850, for the pro trade and collection of debts, with prin- New Y Philadelphi cisco, City, Deny don, with and Lon- e in \L\]ur block, Chicago.” Davis represented that his firm was going to publish a merchants’ directory of the United States Bradstree greed to insed page st t for Mr. Ha accepted the which would him §2 good for fiv The mmllml was made and 1 the amount agreed upon. Dav the result of his conlidenc: tri floated out of town, forgetting to ay his hotel bill at the reade. A few d after Mr. Hale received a letter which had been mailed on the train, the envelope bearing the stamp of “Chicago’s Commereial Agency,” stating Ins money and cnu’r\fl had b received and attention given to it. This was the last heard of tho “Agency” for several months and Mr. Hale wrote complaining of the delay in sending him his book and papers. He was surprised 1o receive a letter from Davis dated at the Windsor hotel in this city in which he stated that the delay had been oceasioned by the removal of es of the agency to New , promising to send the books and it once and requesting the agent patient in the meantime, This was .|lu)||( three weeks o About the same time M. Hale received a letter from a brother attorney at ux City who -complained that he had been induce? oy Davis to take the agency for the “Chicago Loan and Trust Co” for which empty lionor he had $25 Other complaints have bee T ey b points west which dicate that Davis had a v successfi western trip. In the meantime the loca- ion of the general oflices of the United ta Commercial ageney has not been ascertained by the anxious subscribers who have U their money n the scheme. Davis 8 known number of ||vn|r1(' Methodist ted 1, Otsego coum), “agency ”[m\nl Ed. Dayis, is & traveling agent for a Chicago liquor house. J. Davis has his headquarters in Kansas City, and an eflort will be made tu eaunse his” arrest on the charge of obtainlng oney under false pretenses, and also or becuting his hotel bills. A REAL GAME OF BALL. The Union Pacifics Defeat Hastings ina Hotly Contested Game. The gume of ball between the Union Pacifics and Hastings at Athle park yesterday aftcrnoon was a complete sur- prise all around, and espeeinlly so, no doubt, to the visitors, who reccived one of the worst drubbings they haye had this season, when they were very confid- ent that they would win the gume with hands down, After the game of Saturday the ll.unnm grew over confident and 1o hets that they could shut the homg team out without a scc One of ors from Laird’s town is known he would make a base hit each time ho v called to bat, About five hundred people were present, but after the game st nn ed they furnished enthusiasin |nmu'h for an audience of twice the asting’” to which the home team was subjected after their ame on Saturday scemed to have had he desived offce g the boys to an carnest effort to v 1 on their merits, When evlnmn yesterduy it was seen ere on deck for bus 1y team went to bat and scored three runs on hits by Bandle, McKelvey and Toner, lixunm;, then went to bat with a mental e of o half dozen runs, but they an old time game. He held uy, too, and for nine innings kept whiskers on the ball all the time. The Husting: ed Jike tigors and did some good work, too, but had to be satisfied with & disconr agingly small number of hits and a eonscquently low score. They start:d in with Brimblicom and Miles as battery but were alarmed atthe frequency with which the home butters found the sphere and ohanged in the third inning pla auer in the box and Robrer bebind the not avail them much head work did not huyt markable deliver sired ul\'nt of rattling the home Salisbu: .{.um Wis exception Rockwell played first with tonm. slly good. b5 Oid-time carnestness and uceuracy and made a pumber of remarkable Toner did good work at second was o host on third base and crity in heading off grounders s ta throwing to Rockwell much of the success of rame wis duo. Anderson hield down short in g st What little fieclding was required wis well done by Strock, Withnell and Jordan. The Hastings pl ayed the gawe their usuaily st manger and worked as they nover worked before, but were bested ‘at every point :\Ihr the t ame they o ¢ the babyish play Q\ny had “given the game to the U acities, whien, us a m mx of fact, their | n menibers aud their buckers had mor t stake than at any other game they The result ve played here this scazon, a .score of 10 to 5in favor of the home team, shows the metal of the Union Paci fics and is only an indication of what they could do if they would only take time for more practice. The following is the score in detail UNION PACIFICS POBITIONS AL B TLIE D0 AT Band [ R MeKel i base [ 1 3 1 1 Rockwell, 1st base 4 2 10 0 ] Salisbury, p 1 1 U Toner 1 ba 2 1 [ 2 1 Anderson, s, 8 » 1 2 3 Jorda LT 1 0 0 0 0 Withne o f 1 1 2 0 0 0 Str .t 4 1 } 0 0 0 Union Pacities..;8 0 8 0 0 1 Earned runs, Union Pacifie 1 hits, Bandie, Anderson, ‘Three Jandle, Anderson. Lett on bases, | Hastin Wild piteh, Salisbury 1 balls, 1.1.@-( 1, Bases on bal Lm..l»lunm 1, Bauer Bases stolen, Hit by pitcher, | Bandle, MeKelvey Tiliover, D blecon, 1iartis, Bauel itice hits, Miles, Salisbury, Dotuble play, Tone il Rockwell.Tinie of game, Umpire, 0y SUBURBAN STEALING, Outrageous Raids ‘ruit Gardens and Private Grounds. Ever since the ripening season for fruit has commenced nsystematie conrse of thieving has been going on in Saratoga, West Omaha, Walnut Hill and other suburbs of O Plums and pes have been stripped by the wholesale from trees and vines, and naturally people who have been for years endeavoring, at the expense of time and iabor, to grow a lit- 4le fruit for home pleasure do not look comply aids. In the vicinity of herd boys walk boldly help provinee or mul\~|~n[ the female portion of the household, but being very careful thuat the male members ar Last night ard of Peter asen, on West :nue, was raided and some ten rapes stolen, and the vandals n these Hill th vine, ntly Waliiut into bushels of then stripped the vines of several more bushels und threw the fruit on the a hundred picees of china and e which were used { rty of Mr. John Shecly stolen from v e tem)c y devosited in the ‘The thett ocenrred early Satur- Saturday night six fine addock on the \\\II i1y Flida? night were they we grove r the Creightou farm, 1A Seve other larcenic have oceurred in this los ) to say nothing of what has occurr other suburban places, and the residents e becoming ti There is some talk of hizing for the prote tection of their property. Paticence, it seeme, has ceased to be a Virtue. burg] Educate Your Sons, Endow them with a lega that can- not be squandered and send them to the O NOTRE DAME, an institution now in its forty-third year, and unsurpassed for its advantages toim- part to your sons ard wards a thorough and finished education, either in a thor- siness) conrse, which 1l cour: Speeial advantages are offered to stu- dents of the Law Departiient 1 MINIM DEPARTMENT, a separate institution (St. Edw vde hall) ze, who for boys under twelve years of SISTERS O¥ Tll 5 under whos nearly the enti sceiving instruc- tion_in all the elements branches of an English education together with a mmlununlxlknu»la-vlb('ul Latin, French, German, vocal musie, violin, piano and wing, preparator, junior or senior classes of the univer: Board, washing, mending, tuition and ontranee fee for Session of five months in Minim department, $1 ulny fifth session will open on September 7, 1836, oneluding where to place your d send for a catalogne, which will be sent free, m\mv\oulnll inforn tion of the University of Notre Ad- dress, Rev. T. . Warsh, President Universit Notre Dame, (nd Frank Taylor's Clothes. When Frank Taylor, the sneak thief, was before Judge Stenberg on Saturday, he plead guilty to having stolen two suiis of clothing but muintuined that a fine new suit which was in his possession be- longed to him. He said be had purchased the suit last spring to get married in but his affianced hal died just before the wedding day leaving him with a broken heart and a ne suit of clothes. The court seemed inclined to € Some slm-l\ in the yurn and allowed Lthe suit to the county terday, however, an olll Blufis came over and identified as having been stolen that city., Taylor cer and also to the stealing of anothe the Bluffs, An cffort will be niac Taylor neross the river on a requi answer to the charge of grand larc with him er from Council the suit from a hotel in wd the crime suitin Struck With & Lantern, Last night two Union Pacitio switeh- men, named Siuter and Castellur,Lecame engaged in o war of words over their work when the latter struck Sinter with a lantern. The blow produced two deep cuts on the side and under the right cye and the hicod tlowed (u\lv Ca made himself conspic is 1 and Sinter’s wounds were Jdre Durrow. Benton's Mair Grower All who are BA LD, ali who are becominj BALD, all who do not want to be bald, al are troubled with DANDRUFE, “or G of the sealp; should use Benton's wer, Iiaury PEr CeNT of thoso ve grown hair, or fails 1o Throush siekness using it 1 stop the I und foyers the hair somotimes talls off in short time, and although the person jua | haye remained bald for years, i€ you use De ton's Hair Grower uuuulmg m direet you are sure of @ growth of hair. Inlun- dreds of eases wo have pm.lm.t 8 good wrowth of Hair on those who have been bald 3 vears we have .ully substan- it g facts We grow Hair i 80 un,s out of 100, no matter how long bald, Unlik ous. it eontains no ctable or mineral SONS, Itis aapecitio for falling hair, dandruf, and iiching of tho scalp. Tiie Hair Groweris a hair food, and ity omposition is sactly like the oll Wi ipplies Dot AND ING When y Im\fih TR e folllea 18 appare tually closed, the s rength mes 1 ill 8¢ in such cases the do i b * in mqun,lml\ vum Ilw single, \.m ( Pl ingle duubi 2.0 Arinie et ngth have ut got it we will send it eceint of ON H. \1{{ ("ho\\'hl{ CO., C. cmlund‘ 0. Goodwan aud Kuliu & C otk ud Douglas, 18ty agd \)uuu.ul stre; nuh, 3m.rtlrulg propared B old by €, THE ON A Splendid Endorsement, STATE OF OO0, INSURANCE ] DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT, COLUNBUS O, [ Angust 2ud Harper, Pres’t Mutual Fand Life 1, Potter Bldg Row, New York, N. Y My Dear Sir: After a careful ! of my recent examination of ciation, I deem it but that, after th I found nothing ment of the Your 1 superb condaition; the affairs of the <0~ ciation carefully and honestly ad ministered; your care in the sclection of risks and in"the payment of NONE but just claims, if continued in the future will undoubtedly place your association 1pon such a firm foundation as to make it the model CO-ONMERATIVE LIFE ASsSOCT attox of the world. With kind regarvds wnd hest wishes Im your future succes, I remain pectfully Yours, ResMyoNn, Sup't “Mutnal Re E. B review Asso to say to you wtion, 1l manage n that I could eriti and your just most critical examin i the offiei yeinti cise oks accounts are in Hexny N.B.—The offices of the serve for this dep't are in _the Omuha Nat'l Bank Ble !r . and B, H. Robison, gen'l agt, is writing an immense busi ness in this city and state. For Sale at Cost. My new home in Council Blufts, Cias, T, OFFICER, - athan Franco. is Julius Meyer is in receipt of a letter from Nathan Franco, the distinguished young violinist, to the effect that he the 15th of concluded a will arrive in Omaha about next month, He has iV|~l most successful season vhere he conducted the orehest r. Franco was formerly a member of the ) \Ivml;llu ur pdered invaluable agement of the fes- shon Quintette club of Boston. and Hll'IIn June festival r 1 In-hl att building. He will be associated with the Musical Union orchestr: NEBRASKA STATE FAIR THE Will be Held at Lincoln, September 10th to 17th, 1886, D AND BEST PRE- 3D GROUNDS; horse and cattle shecp and swine pens: speed b]nm“ ek MOST ( JOMMODIOUS AND OMFORTABLY CUSHION - \\ll’lll]l(] ATRE; FIF JWING TANKS and troughs of H R WATER distributed in all ts of []Il’ grounds; new and securc lings for exhibite; RAILROAD CTRACK RUNS lN'l'U' HE GROU Arrangements made to tr ALL I\HII.II\ SHOWN AT THE OMAHA FAIR, OR EXPOSITION, or Iowa, or Illinois State lhwnH\-' l() HIBIT AT THE STATE FAIR, in time for the opening day, "ROM OMATTA TRAN REE TO AND FROM II\ provided they do not change ship, and return the same route me CED RAILROAD PASSENGER ail toattend THIS THE GREAT XPOSITION OF THE WEST. or particulars add at Lincoln. Rosr. nsport (nl,N The Patrol Team. The new team which was purchased about n month ago by the city tor use on | the § is still in cure of the ol wagon veterin surgeon. Both horses are budly erippled “up and will hardly be fic ( r patrol duty iin, The Towa horse {er who disposed of the team is £100 mv d the In the meantime Furay's bronchos are doing double duty and “do not seem to be much the worse for the wear, St. Jacobs Oil and Red Star Cough Cure tower all competito - He Broke a Window. A row occurred in Jurall's restaurant on Capitol avenue lu vening. A fel- 1ow named Thompson had a meal at the restaurant and then refused to pay for it. He was took hi nge by smashing in the windows. ™ Thompson wa Opclt’s Hotel, Li m'ulu. Neb., opene March 15th, first class in every respect, - * Shootin’ A squad of police w Ella Mitchel's div and picked up Chales Green, T and ot isted. fired ont by the proprictor, o raps.’ de a descent upon vesterday afternoon colored fellows, Jumison, 1 Lewis, Willinm Bates and Hary Holmc who were engaged in shooting oraps. They were tuken to the jail, where they deposited §10 each for their appearance for tral to-day. J. L. Wilkie, manutacturer of paper boxes, 108 5. 1th street, Omaha, e -— Pianos, organs and small musical mer. chandise at the lowest prices. Rose Bro.’s, 1521 Dodge st Notice of Registration. 10 the legal voters of First District, 4th ward, inthe ¢ty of Omnha, o4 nre Liciehy notficd that tho undersign- will it as re Isteny (lllx the First riho purposo of adding ng tho rogistration already made, und tor such purposo the undorsigned will sitind keep his hook of rezistration open cach day there aticr (kecopt Sunduys) at the place aforosnid fromeleyen o'clock w.an. until seven ). ugust 80th, at th suid book util Mondiy Nnhce of Re::\smtlnn. 0 the logul volers of Flist District, 5th ward, n the city of Omaha. You ure hereby notified that the und Istrar for the First Dis 15t 1500, K . ¢ purpose of regiftering ull voters within said prec and for the purpose of adding to, and Deraoes ing the registration alvesdy made, und for such purpose the undersigned will sit and keep his book of registration open cach duy thereaf(or (except oloven of until Mo the hour of t TR Wi e clased! arc notifiod to attend and se wro properly registered. 8. W LD, altdit Kegistrax 15t District5th Ward, (hitt tiieir numes Notice of Re mr;mo Vl‘n'rllfl I\-um‘nnullul 2nd Ward, in tho of Of that the up Ist Distriet of b und J day, August posb of rog slerinz all qualified v d preeiuct, und for the purpose of adding to, and correcting tho registration alrendy mauue. and Tor suol ‘purpose. the undersignd whi sit ana kcep his book of rezistration open each day therouftor excopt Sundays) at the the place aforesaid from c o'olock a. m. until s nday, August H0th, 2 o'clock m., when said book of 1 will bo closed. " Al qualified voters ed to nttend und’ see (hiat their nauice !MRDING SGHOOL, FOR GIRLS, At Crotor-on-the Hudson,New York. T'h o e o A ovoss AGvAULAES for thorough nstruction. T S.Un- o tuclpais, Miss 5. P. Bunks and Miss C. "“herer to ton. Geo. W, Frost, TAHA ])AILY ]’P : M()\‘l)/\\' AUGUST 1850, GRAND OPENING New York and Omaha Clothing Company 1308 Farnam st., Omaha, Neb. 30, When we say we are going to open with the largest and v oon finest line of Clothing and Furnishing Goods Ever shown in Omaha, we mean what we say. To prove it to yourselves, come to the opening and see. Also get one of our beautiful souvenirs. STRICTLY ONE PRICE. Remember, Our Motto is “Honesty and Good Value for Your Money.” th the, i foat, ahort wolght alm or ghacpnte. po Sold omy in cans. | ROY A1, aK1G POWDER Ci 468 Wall'st., Now Vork. ‘0GT$ ‘STHOW 04 10 wOTssas 10d ‘SO0 JO 95 91SNT [BIUSWNI}SUT ‘YOUSAT I0 UYSISU UT uonmy, ‘Surysem ‘pivog Surpnpour SCOUBADPY 1 9ICBLABS ‘sm.xe,l, We Open about September 1st : gHUN ‘VHVINO ‘HOVId J4Vd :maaH paxoeg a1 JO A‘ma‘p’eov -.mpe‘dns ApeT oq3 03 10 I0UTOQO ‘SBf ‘A0YW 3 o3 03 A1ddw mopsmIOIT Joyjiny 103 ‘UONNJIISUI 973 03 umouxun suosied wroly pasmbel e1v seousiajew. Nebraska Natmnal Bank OMAHA, NEBRASKA. Paid up Capital. $250,000 Surplus . ..80,000 H. W. Yate AL E. Tou President. Hughes, Cashicr. DiRECTORS: W. V. Morse, Joha 5. Collins, H W Yates, . Reed. Wi A, B, lun/ l||| BANKING 'OFFICE: THE IRON BANK, Cor 12th and Farnam A General Banking Busimess Transacted E_MAGIC STARCH MADE BY MAGIC STARCH CO PHILADELPHIA, PA, FINEST and BEST IN THE WORLD., NEEDs NO COOKING Producing a rich. heautiful GLOSS zuld STIFFNESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. THE NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPANY, Ceor. Douglas and 14th Sts., Will open its doors to the public with the most complete stock of CLOTHING and FURNISKING GOODS Ever shown in Omaha. Wewill adhere strictly to the motto, “PRICES DOWN! QUALITY (P!” And will expose tothe people of this city, the true value of goods. Be sure to attend our OPENING And receive one of our handsoine souvenirs given to every one whocalls. ts 13 No Starch thmnhw ed can be com- d with the MAGIC. i One package will do the work of two pounds of ordinary starch. Kol under SLOAX, sunrantee of the manufuct JOHNSON & CO,, W Agents, Omaha, Neb, ! i Holesate 1 DR. 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The stock embraces the highest class and medium grades, including STEINWAY, W_s' FISCHER, LYON & HEALY BURDETT, STANDARD, QBE%;N;E LYON & HEALY Prices, quality and durability considered, towest living rates for cash or time payments, while t{\a long ' estahlished reputation of the house, coupled with their most THE C. E. MAYNE REAL ESTATE and TRUST CO. S. W. COR. 15th AND FARNAM, OMANIA, Property of every deseription for sale 1 all parts of the city. Lands for sa every county in Nepraska, A QOMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACTS Of Tities of Douglas county kept. Maps of the eity state or connty, or any information desired, furnished free of churge upon appiication, other are placed at the liberal interpratation of the guarantee on their goods, aifords the purchaser an absoiute safeguard against loss by po.ulble defects In materials or workmanship. LYON & HEALY, 1306 & 1307 FARNAM STREEY .S. RAYMOND RELIABLE JEWELER, Watches, Diamonds, Fine Jewelry, Silverware | ‘The largest stock, Prices the lowest. Fine ropairing & specialty. All work warranted. Coruer Douglas sud 15th street, Omaba,