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3 DROPPED FROM THE LIST. Mesere, Hamilton, Bwobe, and Murphy are No Longer Syndicate Dircotors. THE SALE TO JOHN BOSLER Effort: e to Have iv Speedily Con wur Full Details of an Ine teresting fhegal Sensation— Ma mated Other Local. The Sonth Omaha Syndicate, terday amost importantZand rather gensational development in the South Omaha synd wabble transpired in the United St it It was notl | less than th 1 it of the three recaleitrant dircetors of the syndicat Messrs. Thoma C. W. Hamilton, and Frank Murphy, who have all along ted (o the sale of t iand to John er, of Pennsvlvania, for §50,000 ntlemen, from present appear ¢ left high and dry, and unless en intervention oc unfors curs, the sale of the land to Bosler will soon be perfected I'he Brr has from time to time noticed the progress of this trouble. It may be remembered that some time ago the tronbles of the syndicate wore thoroughly aired in a paper or petition filed in the United States court by Messis. Hamilton, Swobc d Murphy for an injunction to prevent the other stockholders from disposing of the property to Bosler, .on the ground that the contract price was too low. This in Junction w wnd later on Her- man Kountze was appointed receiver of the syndicate, to take charge of the aflfairs of the concern, until its troubles could be settled, The petition of the plaintifs was met by an answer from the defendants, which, with several other bills and_cross-bills, formed . tangled and complicated muss of litigation. The plaintifls, Me Hamilton, Murphy and Swobe, wged directly that the other stockholders - were d , nomin; them m dis- y to J in a conspiry posing of the ] Bosler, but to force the plaintitls (Messrs. H 8.) out of the syndic These | were backed up by a lot of det it is not necessary Lo reproducy SOLVING THE DIFFICULTY. Affairs were in this shape when the otnhers directors of the concern, Messrs. Paxton, ller, Woolworth and Swaun, put their hoads fogether and p i for rand con ul ctat. Bosler, th charges The ot to rued, and all that was required was contr; was ready onscnt of the th s Hamilton, Murphy llm refused to cor here was but one The Gordian knot must w\l in twain the bucking trio must be ¢ without further ceremony from lhc board of di- rectors A fow evenings a meetingof the tou and a paper which was d stockholders, d Swobe. nt. Very thing to do. cordingl rs was held A roughly uly 81, was presented, vol- dand given into the hands worth to be filed in the Unite .l States court. NEITHER DEFENDANTS NOR DIRECTORS, Thi s 0 supplementary potition to on¢ y filed praying that Messis. Hamilton, Mmph\ and Swobe be stricken off the list of defendunts in the case of Jalin 11 Tiosler vs. Sywan, Paston nd the otl i, it will be re- against the of n.u mulu,.m m compel them to make the tr nsfer of the land in question. In support of their de- mand that Murphy,Hamilton and Swone be str oft the list of the defendants tioners go on to recite the difli- s which have alroady been outlined, onclude by stating th t ret- ing of the stockholders held ago, Mc Iurnl Swobe and Han ton, were, by ote of the holder of two-thirds of thl' bonds of the s; cate dropped off the list of dir Consequently, as they had 1o interest in the affuirs of the svndicate, they could no longer be considered defendants in the suit. Judge Dundy at once issued an orde granting their request, and Mos: Hamilton, Swobe and Murphy are 1o longer defendants. The tioned to be reinst dircetors or have, however, mo- as defendants the ground t the other director: no right to eje vl Ilu-m trnlu the board Juu i ll should be stated here that the peti tion of the plaintiffs relates that in the plice of Me: Hamilton, Murph and Swobe, there elected as directors, Milo W, Keith, of North Platte, Robert 1D, Fowler, the well- known packer of Chicago, and $. Woller- ton, gentleman of the same city. WHAT Jul WOOLWORTH SAYS, ““I'nis action,” said Judge Woolworth toa reporter yosterday waus taken in per- fect accordance with the provisions of the ovigmal deed of st of the land, This suys that any director or dircctors muy be dropped from the board a vote of the holders of two- thirds of the bonds of the syndicat There are $1,400,000 worth of bonds, our meeting the ' holders of tl 100, onul uds decided to let tl out. So that our in a perfectly legal w This instru- ment which was filed in the Umted States court was drawn up ~bout Ju ,Iml was not perfected until o month later.’ ““This ought to leave the way clear for the sale of the property “I see no reason why it shos turned Judge Woolworth, #oon as sowe little other mia disposed of.” MR, SWOBE TALKS, Mr. Swobe, one of the or wus seen yesterday by n reporter in the United States court room. He had just returned from a western trip und knew almost notiiing of the trouble which had Just develope “What do I think about it?” raw~nlnn;: the question put to him. “Why it's a big consviracy, that's all, These fellows are trying to swindle us out of our money by for cing us out of the con- n't,” re- at is, so tevs can be sted dircet- he said, cern. Uhey ean't do it. Why, their plin is to the land for half what it is worth. We propose to bead them off.” *You have petitioned to be taken back defendants in this suity” Yes, and even if our motion is not ranted we propose to muke & fight on i ction suit commenced by Mil- That distriet court, Cbut you can say that if necessary tuke the case to the supreme in the e ent that aten in the lower cour t o you think about the action of wer four divectorsy” ‘@ is only one thing to say—it was v outrageous and illegal. “T'hey had no right to do it. Their meeting” was beld in sceret and without giying us any Botice “wrwr d Mr. Hamilfon aiso expressed himself s greatly surprised that the other di- reotors should have taken the step that hey did. He said that the matter would oontested to the last extremity, DISSOLVING THE INJUNCTION. In addition, the directors of the s have filed s motion in the ecourt at Waushington, we are | W nai tes court Lo have the injunction ie- | | | straining them from selling the land dis | solved; Judge Dundy has as yet taken | no action in this matter LATER afternoon, General Web. bad heard of + the remove the trustecs cate, went into J ourt, in the al wnd Wakely, and sceured | an injunction restraining Messrs, Bos | lor, Swan, Paxton, Iler, Woolworth and Keith and “all * other par ties 1 any syndicatc from ousti wnd Hamiiton and tak voy the property of th lor or any of his assoct M Paxton, Woolworth and r. This injunction has been grantel t the instance of Me Hamilton, Murphy, We B. F. Smith and Mi whom ov ,000 in | This w done to pr the trustecs, Messrs nd Murphy, and the Keith of North Platte and Allerton and Fowler of Caicago. WHOLESALE CONSPIRACY vged Against the Nebraska Land and Cattle Compa In the United States court yesterday an | interesting answer was filed in the case of Henry G, Wiley, Achser H. Poole, Walter Z. Tillson, Frank C. Grable, Wallace H Downing and Rollin A. Down ing against the Nebraska Land and Cattle company, Samuel Bowman and Dwight Me Lain, A fow days azo the pla »etition in this court held mortgs : Land and Cattle ¢ompany, tion of which they desived to scize a herd of ex gwned by the Lt held by Bowman 1also scized them on wehment was issued and the cattle were seized fer the plain- tifls, Now, | et Messrs. Bowman ana McLain in set up i defense that the nd Cattle company was sw York, for the express pose, not of conducting a Tegitimate but of defranding their ere ors tting the public generally. nominal issue of ¥500,000 worth of bonds was made, it is alleged, and distributed among the stockholders of the concern. None of those bonds were ever paid for, it is elaimed, and beyond their value waste paper were worth nothing. St mortgages against the company we given to the different stockholders to se- cure them, These mortg: leged, though fraudulently their answer legully worthl were by the seizure of property might falt into the hands of the company. Messrs, Bowman and Me- Lain allege that they were among the first to fall mto the trap, for in 1883 they sold to the company the herd of le over whi i tion arises. the debt a zaint the company. Now, claim, the stockhol of this fraudulent coneern them uHI of this secu cattle by w. mortg: bonds. ving to euchre to BOARD. THE PUBLIC 1t Transacts a Great Deal of Import- anct Public Business. A meeting of the board of public wor ks was held yesterday morning. ~ M. Shill was not in s ce Obecause of his vined w rman House and v Bruner were present, The contract for grading Harncy be- tween Fifteenth street and a pomt 500 feet west of Twentieth, comprising 12,000 yards, was awarded to Stuht .\ Hiumel at 193 cents per yard The grading of Twenty from Davenport to ( awarded to Katz;& C: yard. The contract tor building the south and west branches of the North Omahn sewer was awarded to Patrick Fox. These mprise 4,500 feet of from 3} to 5 foot was £6.40 per foot for 5 for 4-foot sewer; $4.40 and 73 cents for the 12- 3 n e The contract for eight inch sanitary sewer pipe in d\slu(!tmt) ~three was let to John F. Dailey, at sixty-one cents per t. cond street 500 yards, wis thin, 20 cents per he contract for the building of the basement ana sub-basement of the city hall, w lct to Reagan Bros., for §$46,640. This contraet was ordered by the council. The contract, however, has not yet been drawn up by’ the ity attorney. When it is done, it will have to be presented to the council. If it should be drawn this afternoon, it could be brought before the council at their special meeting to-night, and also signed by the chairman of the board of public works, who leaves for the east to-morrow. If work upon the building is deluyed until Mr. House's re- im'n, a week hence, so mach time will be ost. POLICE 1 Pol\'rs The Grist Ground Out in Judge Sten- berg's Mill. Michael Troy, the man who assaulted M. Hartigan, was D in police court yesterd morning. He plead not ;,lully pand was held for trinl next Tuesday in bonds of $300. Hartigan wanted to nfu against him « charge of essault with intent to kill, but upon udvice of his attorneys, filed u com- plaint of assanlt and battery. Mary Morrison and a young colored girl had been urrested with a fellow arraig named Is for disturbing the pence by Both were fined $10 and costs apicce. Dunicls was sent up in defanlt “Judge got no right to puni > gwine to pay dat ar fine I vou haven't the money, have suggested the judge dy 1 better go to your m at. You can't vled Mary in tones of n't gwine to fo to dat ol’ ot de money. You ' an oflicer right ulong w: ' me to my And she dragged Mike Whalen out by the lI.IlI\FIIYl\l od for her house. She suceecded 1n raising the money and sent it up by QOuicer Whalen, v Casey, a young Irish boy who has reqi ..nv and prominently e circles, had been arvested for rais- By roquest of his old e house and I'll get it.” ]ml ing a row at lm-m- fa Allwr who appes against bim, he Yy jul for fifteen day Several unimportant cases of drunk- enness and fighting were disposed of und the court was adjourned for the morning. NEW OUTFITS FOR EWSPAPERS, The Omaha Type Foundry aud Sup- ply House for Printers and Publishers. The Western Newspaper Union at Omahu is prepared at all times to outfit publishers on short notice with presses, type, rules, borders, inks, composition, sticks and rules, and in fact everything an the line of printers’ and publishers! supplies. Better terms and more Liberal priges gan by sscpred thap by sending to Chicago or jnw ere. ve money b bu\m" near home. Second hand goods in the printing liue bought and sold. We often have great bargains in this |mrncu~ Send ihs' AUXILIARY, our wonthly trade journal, that gives in , ThE OMAHA The suggestive, connection we the Price Baking Fowder get e-handed as it was, posure and conviction, CREAM mend to BAKING POWDER general family drug taint. Prof 1 M SCHE Prof, CHARIL 3 DW riculture, Wa muf.l m, D. C. 'S & 1 3 Al llI‘U III ( I‘mf EDGAR EVERHART, Paof. B Prof. 8. \\ \hl hemist Analytical CI , Analytics SLER, lute vu 101, Prof. J H. LONG, Prof. 1l|v|m~' lege of Pharmac 0, Prof. G. A. MARINER, Au. 3 lists of zoods and prices and_ trom time to tie proclaiimg unequalled barguins in new and second hand material. WESTERN NEWLPAPER UNION, 12th Street, Omal bet. Howard and Jackson, a, Nevraska, The Land League Leaguer on a Short Visit to Omaha. Yesteeday morning, the renownedMich- ael Davitt, the great Irishleader, came quictly into town. He was met at the depot by Thomas Brennan, formerly sec: retary of the Irish Land league, and es corted to the Millard hotel, where both gentlemen breakfasted. They then took a walk and drive around the city, and Mr. Davitt was met by a few of the more prominent Irishmen of the city. During his stay, which will be only of short dura- tion, he will be a guest ot Mr. Brennan, whom he will also necompany to Spirit Lake for several days’ restand recrea- tion. vitt is disposed to be as possible in public while remains in town. For this son his coming unknown save to afew. Heis not disposed to trespass upon his friends who, he knows, have de- sired todo him the honor of a public re- oeption. Ile is on his way to the Pacilic const where he will rest’ pre ory to opening his lecture tour which he will continue, passing here in the fall and n--wlnn-r |h(- east I On that occasion city. ajong in his 1th his mild and fliant eye, and ot character to at- unobt manner, intelligent feature empty sleeve, 18 tract attention, IE is nearly six years since he wus in Omahabefore. At that time, his name, too, was _world wide, but, if _ possible, it is now, or rather his ideas now are more universally popul; At that time he was confined to _his room in the Creigh- ton house here, by sickness, from which, however, he afterwards roc vered, to re- turn to his native land, subse m-mly to suffer imprisonment and to still more thoroughly educate his people in the objects of the league. Mr. Davitt is luomng quite well, and thou HI feeling a hittle fatiguea yet, is in excellent spirits. an’s Absence. J. E. House, chairman of the board of public works, leaves this evening for the enst with his daughters, Millic and Jennie. The former he will 1 to rest at Chicago with friends, the The Chai he willaccompany to Boston and in the conservatory of music at 1l place. He will be absent about ten da POWDER Absolutely Pur~ This powdoer never varies. A marvel of pur- ty, strength and wholcsomoness. More econ- omical thun the ordinary kinds and cannt be test, ghort welgh Eold only in ¢ 488 Wall st., N Hov A, DAKING POWDER CO, ork. . Apollinaris “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS. “Z%he dangerous qualities of contam- inated drinking water are not obviated by the addition of wines or spivits.” Medical Officer of Privy Council, England. “The purity of APOLLINARIS offers the best security against the dan- gers which are common to most of the erdinary drinking waters." London Medical Record. | ANNUAL SALE, 10 MILLIONS, Of all Grocers, Druggists & Min, Wat. Dealers, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. wish to say that we DAILY information contained in authorities of the Nation on food adulteration is not thev will not much longer brook the trifling with adulterators Company, for their effort, to bring the bread-tainters of and the decision of the National Food Analysts was that DIR. use, being free from ammonia, Persons doubting the truthfulness of this can write \|\ M\lu al Chemist, HT, Analytical ( h: mist, R COLLIER, Chicf Chemist for the United States De partment of A Chemistry, Ontario School Pharm at the U, S, Mi Prof. Chemist W.HILG ARD, Prof. Chemistry, ) \\l\ Professor Chicago Medical College 1. Al Cliemist, sold Incompetition with the multitude of low | talim or phospunte powders. | BEE: SATURDAY. Exposure and Conviction. the report mede by {le hygienic only valuable, but The people of this country are getting to a point where In this believe that the public will not for- and the world to ex- heroic their huaman diet, PRICE'S could rezom- was purity in the only one they lime, and all toa ny of the chemists named Prof R. OGDEN Bellevue Medical College, New York. Prof H.C.WHITE, University Georgin, Athens, ( Prof IR, C.KEDZIE, Late President State Hu rd of Health, Lansing, Mich Lows, Mo Whceling W, Va, Prof. JAS.F I&\m OC [\ l\“mr Boston, Mass. H I‘\l(]l 1D , Chemist to the lh-|- t of Health. Brooklyn, N. Y. LHOW , Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, D Al(i\l\l \llll\ll (I Chemist, Chi ago, 11 1 R.S.G.PATON, Late Chemist Health lh»|vunu.»m Chi , 1L Prof JNOM.( IWAY, Mass. In\lnu(n- of Technology, Boston f.ROA.WI IlA[ S,A M, University of Hu!lqln, N Xy Prof. A. 11, SABIN, Stat¢ Chenis l Hlllllll"lnn \NAD Prof |U]l\' HL \\I‘ R, Jr., A M., M_ D, Prof. Chemistry and Toxicology, \lmlu ine and Surgery, Cimcinnati, O l‘m‘-‘ \l N & WILBER, Profs.Chemis NewBrunswick,N.J. Penn,, Philadelph University of ¢ Youngstown, Ohio. . St. Louis, Mo Chemistry, Chicago University, and Chicago Col- Chicago, T11. SCHOOL COMMENCES MONDAY. Professors, Teachers and Scholars, All Ready for the Resume of School Duties. OF INTEREST {0 PARBNTS The return of shorvter days and cooler weather, marks the close of the long sununer vacation, and on Monday newt, thousands of * merry lads and lassies,” will take their places behind long vacant desks classes will be reorganized, and the preparation of lessons and solving of knotty problems, will begin in earnest. The problem with the pa- rents at this particular time is— “Where shall we get our Boys’ Clothing tivis falt?and the\Bee vixes to suggest that an immense shoiving of meat, wear vesisting clothing for bays of all ages, can Iu'}uuud at the great wardrobe of L. 0LJONES & CO. —THE—— AVIERICAN ~ CLOTHIERS, 1309 Farnam Street. These enterprising people are scll- ing boys’ suits from $1.50 to $15, and give gratis with each swit a chest of tools, drum, express wagon, gun, wheelbarrow or other wseful toy. - It will certainly pay parent’s of boys to visit L. O, Jones & Co. DREXEL & MAUL, Buocessors to J. G. Jacobs UNDERTAKERS, AND EMBALMERS. the 0ld ptand, 1407 Farnam st. Ordors b raph solicited and promptly attended to. clephone No.. T3th 1, Cor. Capitol Averue, FOI THE TREATMENT OF AL Chronic & Surgical Diseases. MY, Proprietor. AN Y ProRr iRl ! jes, apparatus and remodies for the succossful treatment of every form of dis- ense requiring either medical or surgical (reatment, and Tav1co all (o come and i vestizats for themeelve o correspoud with e, Lot experience e Jetl unbles uw I0 treat many case t seeing 4 AR 0. D(fflrnl[lhl lm] vatures of the o liee, Tumors, Cateers, ‘Bronehitin, Tnhalation; Electricity, Paral: Epilepsy, Kidney, Eye Kar, Skin, Blood and all ur','ltur rations. Batieries, In Beaces, Trusses, and and Susgical Applisuces, man, ufactured and for The only roll il:--dlull-muu making Privale, Special 3} Nerwus Diseases ALL COQTM-I(M H Am lw-“l)l) DISEASES, from whatever eanse prod castally treated. Wo can remove Syphilitic poissa Trow tie system without mereur loun of vital | power. CONFIDENTIAL. 11 and consilt us or send: ll- dress—plainly written—ene will send you, in plain wri PRI)VATE OII;(C . 4 AL WEAKNESS, SPERNAROINIGE or, Svriue, Goxohnus, GLEer, Van and post-ofiice stamp, and we g URiNgnT Ooaxs, o sen an opfnlor Peraons umable to visit us by comespondeace M be treated at (heir dicines and lustru- oy sl or express SECURELY PACK: EDFROM ORERKYATLON. no marke io tudlcate N iV Aoa rorsona) Tutotviow pro. ef Fifty rooms (ul the accom- modation of p te. Bourd umhnm a Teusonabl Gdress all L Omaha iodlcnl and §urglcil ||slllnta, ___ Cor. 13th 5t. and Casit “DR. F. P, IIIHPIIY, LATE OF ST. LOUIS, Office No. 525 3ma4~a,. Council Bluffs. Houss, | Hoom No. 6. if conve 9t Y fosm SEPTE \Hl]* R 4 , 1886, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4. or. Douglas and 14th St THE NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPANY, Will open its doors to the public with the most complete stock of CLOTHING and FURNISKING Wewill adhere stri motto, er shown in Omaeha, GOODS ctly to the “PRICES DOWN! QUALITY (P! And will capose to the people of this city, the goods. Be sure to attend our OPENING ind reccive one of our handsome one whocal souvenirs gi true value of iven to cvery| OPEN AND READY To prove to the public Ehat We did not exag- gerate when we said we had the Largest and Cheapest Stock in Oma ONE PRICE FOR ALL SOL. SIEGEL, MANAGER, New York and Omaha Clothing Co 1308 Farnam Street. NOW OPEN. DRUNKENNESSI THE C. E. MAYNE REAL ESTATE and TRUST CO. Or the Liquor Habit, Positively Cared y Administering Haines' Golden Specifin. It can be glven 1o a cup of coffee or the knowledge of the person taking it, _barmiess, and will offect & permaieut ‘cure, whether the A wicol sids of cases, Jaas followed. ' It never fails ) {bostibility for the lighor appetite Lo It has been & FOR SALE BY FOLLOWING DRUGGISTS ¢ KUHN & CO0., Cor. 15 d Douglas. und uming Sts,, Omaba, Neb.! 18tk & A.D, FOSTER & BRO., Council Bluffs, mphlet containin oxn‘fil'lflfu'.'nfi‘.'.f. o the beak women aa Sh'artaof the countev: BSTABUSHED [V7/ A87Z0. *Illl AIHG [ d Prices on o) !II( ation. R e e e S helien ik est Carriage alivhe Do INCINNATY A CHIC AGO DALY {ordiz B0 per sgnuETmon ‘moni o equént] & 'I%y i paeh bo mrd-yl mr ki l‘.‘l..."’“fix“"" 8 =‘Au. 115 6hls ¢ pationt 18 8 moderato drinker of gnated with the Speclic, it becomes an utter USEDIN ALI. SWORLD | Qalid coo.om 5, Telabie. ¢ patieas, TaatlE Dr. 8. W. COR. Proporty of every description for sale 1 Athy I hitinely | every county in Nepraska. s abrolutely wud speedy | A COMPLETE SE1 en b thous Of Tities of Donglas county kept. Maps information desired, furnished free of ¢ Iat. E Towa, Lundreds men Lrem LIVE STOCK COMMI UNION STOCK YA REFERENCES: Merchants' and Farmer. Bank, Kearney, Neb. i Columbus State Bauk. | Bhatte. Neb.: Omuha National Hauk. Omalia. o, HOLMAN'S - 2 pPADS Pt | ' risae waik) are easily worn, sufe and reliable. They have besn Tested in thousands of cases aud we cau positively assert that1u all cuses where (ho liver, splecn, kid. Meys and bowels ure involved, Dit. EOLMAN 5 PADS are b once tho besi, quickest wnd cheapest and ey have wade permanent cures b thousands of cases where modicine bas been used withows sny v Cbicego. | good resuits whatever. 15th AND FARNAM, OMANA. m all parts of the city. Lands for sale in I' OF ABSTRACTS of the eity ¢ or county, or any other harge upon app.ication M. BURKE & SONS, SSION MERCHANTS, @8O, BURKE, Manager, RDS, OMAHA, NEB. 3" Bunk, David City o 0lunbus, Neb.; Vob. Kearney Nal nald’s Ban Mcb Noith will I.py customers’ draft with bill of lading attached for two-thirds value of stock —_— s Liverand sStoms fverand Stomach Pad uil Bowels, |mproves HOLYMAN PAD CO,, 120 Wiiliam St, N, ¥, P

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