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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
Threatened BY Forest Fires.

MILWAUKEE, Sept. l5,-Dispatches
from a score of northern Wisconsin
cities tell of Marshfield, Junction City,
Dexterville, Prentice. Pencer, Medford,
Rhinelander, Steyenspoint and other
towns being surrounded by flames and
in the greatest danger of being wiped
out. Everything between Babcock,
Wood county, and Neceda. Juneau
county, on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul railroad, is burned. Dex-
terville is threatened with annihila-
ton. Hundreds of scattered dwellings
in the path of the flames are doubtless
burned No loss of life is reported.
All the settlers in the burned dis
trict cannot escape. Every square
mile of the vas. timbered district of
Wisconsin is dry as finder and the
flames are sweeping without check.
The losses cannot be estimated, but
are doubtless in the millions. The dis
trict already swept and that still
includes nearly a third of
the state.
SETTLEMENT WIPED OUT.
At Mertyll the Pine River settle
nent has been wiped out. A score of
were burned. The people
;aged themselves by descending into
wells or covering themselves with wet
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21
SPAIN.
VIOLENT STORMS.

MADRID. Sept. l5.-The province of
Toledo has been swept by violent
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
WORK OF IOWA kiDNAPERS
Two Gir,s at Sioux City Horribly Mis-.
treated by Five Men.
TAKEN TO CONVICTION AND. .DssAucHtD
Persons Attracted by Their Screams Come
to Their Rescue After They Have
Been Detained All SiCht-
All the Men Jailed.

SIorN Cry, Dec. 14.-TSpecial Telegram to
The BEE. Martin, Tom and John Fisher,
sam Humphrey and Tom Dolan are under
arrest here on the charge of KIDNAPPING and
criminal assault. Lulu Kelly and Mabel
Hart, two young women from Minneapolis.
are the complainants. They were in a
restaurant early Sunday evening and started
home in a hack. The five men stopped the
hack, overpowered the driver, and taking
the girls prisoners, drove them to CoVing-
ton, Neb., n town across the river made up
Of prostitutes and gamblers and crooks.
There they forced them into a room, where
they remained with them all night. Monday
the girls's cries for help were heard by men
at work in a feed mill, who rescued them
and sent Them back to this city,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Not as Bad us Announced.

Iowa CITY, Ia, Dec. l+NISpecial Tele-
gram to 1HE BEE Although the announce
meut published that e. II. Williams had
embezzled quite a sun of money was con
firmed yesterday by some of the parties in
tercstcd, William Boone, who was connected
with the Board of Trade. tells altogether II
different story, and one which puts Mr.. Will
liams in a different position before the pub.
lie. lie says that for some time wheat and
who had invested heavily were required to
put up margins. This they failed TO do and
Williams had closed up a number of deals.
There is only one instance in which he did
wrong in closing a deal, and that resulted
only in a loss of $685. MIR. Boone further
says that he has the records there to prove
everything he said. When asked why MIR.
Williams had left the city he said that
there was no more business 10 be done, and
therefore it did not pay him 10 stay here.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
His Crime Found ann Out.

DEs MONIES, Dec. l4-ISpecial Telegram
to The BEE. Deputy Sheriff j. b. Lewis Of
Howard county, Mo, called at the gov
ernor's Office yesterday and secured n re-
quisitio i for Reason Forbush, who is wanted
at that place for murder in the first degree.
tIorbush is now in jail at Ottumwa. The
crime for which he is wanted was committed
at Glasgow, Mo-. in 1899. He murdered
a negro named Granville Hays out of
jealousy, and after committing the deed
dragged the body of his victim a
distance of a quarter of u mile,
tied a rock to it and sunk
1T in the river. The high water of the next
season tioated the body out on the shore and
from this a cham of evidence was con
structed by which the murderer was run to
earth by Deputy Sheriff Lewis. Forbush
has been spending his time in various parts
of the country, largely in Iowa, under the
name of George Leason.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Ask your grocer for Domestic soap
Big Meeting Tonight.

AT the council chamber this evening will
be held the meeting referred to in THE BEE
several days ago between the city council
and the citizens for the purpose of deciding
upon a policy with reference to the nickel
fare question. "A meeting of the council and
the motor company is TO be held in the near
future in the hope that the now existing
differences may be settled. The meeting
this evening is held for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the matter and drawing up u list of
demands, so that the council may know Just
what the citizens demand from the company
n the way of concessions aud know how 10
act in%telligently. A large attendance is
ooked for. as this is a matter in which every
one is deeply interested.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

EO2 mt 4-room house. Inluur. OF +. IL
L Levin, 2ls South LIST street.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

CARSON, Ia, Dec. a. Especial to The
BEE, Mrs. NJ. L. Warren. wife of one of
tue prominent business men, died last night
OF consumption.
Prof. A. j. Burton has resigned the posi-
tion of principal of the local schools, the
resignation to take effect January !, when he
enters upon his duties as county superin-
tendent of schools, to which office he was
elected last fall. The school board has Sc
lected Prof. NJ. L.. Dakin, cx-county superin-
tendent of Harrison county, to superintend
the schools for the remainder of the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
ChaInncrs,

One of the most enjoyable social events
that has taken place for a long time was the
opening of Chambers hall Wednesday even
ing. This is the hall used by Prof.
for his dancing academy for several seasons
past, but ii has been so entirely altered that
it's best friends did not know it in its new
dress. With walls and ceiling papered and
frescoed, elegant curtains at the windows,
the carpet and furniture of the reception
room just from the shop and with neat toilet
rooms for both ladies and gentlemen, there
was a decided air of newness and convenience
about the place. A large number of the
society people of Council Bluffs and Omaha
were present, and u program OF thirteen
dances and three extras WAS danced TO The
music furnished by an orchestra of ten
pieces. In one corner Of the dancing room
was n table where punch and cake were
served, The company was 4 brilliant one
and the occasion was one long TO be remem-
bered.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Shattered Plate Glass.

Charles Bierworth and j. ". Collier, com
monty known as "Bullhead, - became in
volved in a fight yesterday afternoon in
front of the Hotel Inman, Collier has had
considerable trouble of late, having been
fined for beating his wife. A second case
growing out Of the same wife-beating opera
tion was dismissed yesterday in Justice
Vlen's court on the understanding that his
wife would pay the costs and he would stop
beating her. Al the time Collier was ar
rested about IA week ago there was intense
feeling against him IN the neighborhooi in
which he lived and talk of lynching was
freely INDUCED in on account of the shameful
way in which he had abused his wife. Bier
worth seems to have been one of the
~neighbors aud interested himself TO the ex-
tent of helping Mrs. Collier when she was
turned out of home by her husband. There
was consequently no love lost between them,
and when they met in front of the hotel yes
terday there was trouble. Bierworth,
according TO the statement of eye witnesses,
was the aggressor, trying TO strike Collier
with a loaded cane, Collier went at him
and in a few moments had the best OF him.
In the course of the fracas Bierworth was
forced against the plate glass window in the
front of the hotel with such force as 10
break it. Mike Kildare separated them.
damage OF a very serious nature was done 10
either of the contestants. The window was
broken into several million pieces. Collier
and Bierworth had each other arrested on
the charge OF disturbing the peace,
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Iowa Veterinary Meet.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Dec. l4.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The sixth annual ses-
sion of the Iowa State Veterinary association
began yesterday. Those present are: G. a.
Ashworth, Ashaway: W. H. Austin, New
ton; T.. A. Brown, Charlton J. +. Brown,
Oskaloosa; 5. II. Bowman, Dubuque; George
j. Howell, A. b. Morse, Dcs MONIES; w. B.
Niles, Nj. Stalker, Ames; T.. j.. Savers, AL
coma: G.. +. Starkev, Boone; J. o. Linncoke,
Stuart; A. Ii. McKeller, Des Moines L. II.
Kingery, Crcston: r. G. Rich, Fayette; +.
G.. Wheeler, Pella, aud W. b. Lincoln,
Orange City.
The newly elected officers are as follows:
President, w. B. Miles, Amcs; secretary
auu treasurer, j. E. Brown, OsKaloosa first
vice president, E. +. Savers, Algona.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
o,,ssouri Valley Veterans.

Missouri VALLEY, Ia, Dec. 14-[Special to
THE BEE. AT the regular meeting Tuesday
night Belden post No. SO, Grand Army Of
the Republic, elected officers as follows:
Commander, a. II. Livingston; senior vice
commander, c. H. Foster: Junior vice com
mander, S. II. Gray: quurternaster, w. II.
Campbell; surgeon, A. +. Siegfried: chap.
lain, A. G. Harder: officer of the Jay, G. l..
French; officer of the guard. f. l.. Davis;
adjutant, Harvey Miller; trustees, j. d,
Brown, r. l.. Davis and George Jaco; dele
gate to division encampment, w. fl. Camp
bell; alternate, A. G. Harder.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
G al ara. rGMaeF 5 S1sas s''arFi
stockholders Meeting.

OFFICE OF Observation-Disclosures HARD
WARE Coz OMAHA, Ncb., Dec. g, lS93.-Notice
Is hereby given to the stockholders of the Lee
Clarke ANDERSEN Hard ware company that
he annual meeting of the stockholders of
Offices of the said company 1919,
1921 and 1923 Harvey street in the city
of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska, on Tues
day, January 8, A. d., 1894. at 3 o'clock y. m,
for the purpose of electing II board OF directors
for the company to serve during the ensuing
year and to transact such other business as
may be presented at such meeting.
IL. j. LEE, President.
DSd3Otis
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
VIII give You soc 4 Read This.

This notice, ifcut ontoand brought to
w. w. Chapman, is good for 80 cents
cash in payment on the purchase of any
pastel or etching al, bis holiday head
quarters, No. Is Main street, which he
has secured for this special sale. Five
hundred framed subjects, just purchased
by Mr.. Chapman at a forced sale in the
east, are offered by him at less than
manufacturers cost, All new, artistic
ally framed. perfect gems.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Will Go TO the Milwaukee.

DEs MONIES, Dec. 1+.-[Spccial Telegram TO
The BEE. 1t is said on unusually reliable
authority here, that after January | the
Des Moines, Northern * Western road will
pass into the control of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, which, in
this event, will secure the Mil
waukee independent entrance into
Des Moines and allow it to compete on even
terms for freight and passenger business
with other lines. There has heretofore Deer
a tro fic agreement between the roads from
this city TO Madrid, a distance of forty
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
They Wnnt Protection.

Dies MONIES, Dec. l4.-[Special Telegram
to The BEE, AT the state convention OF
Iowa veterinary scientists the legislative
committee was instructed TO push a bill for
passage in the Legislature asking that an
Iowa state veterinary board be created.
This board is to have five members, one Of
which is to be a member of the faculty of
the Iowa State Agricultural college at Ames.
This board is to have the power TO prevent
quack horse doctors from advertising their
business and imposing on the people.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Domestic SOAP is the best
SPECIAL TANES.
Plan Whereby the city VIII BE Enabled to
Secure Mere Prompt Collections.

Plan Whereby the city VIII BE enabled to
Secure Mere Prompt Collections.
In the suggestion made by Mayor Law
renee and City Auditor Gould TO the council
Tuesday evening with reference to the col
lection of special taxes there is embodied "A
plan which, if followed out, will give the
city, il is claimed, the use OF money any
where from fifteen to forty-tive days earlier
than ulder the present system and will also
prevent q deficit in the city funds which is
constantly growing larger. AT present all
special taxes are collected by the county
treasurer and the result is that the money
is left lying III the vaults at the court house,
it is claimed, sometimes as long rs three
months before IL is turned. over to the city.
If the law provided that such taxes should
be collected by the city treasurer there
would be no such delay and there would
also be the advantage gained from putting
the collection in the hands of an officer who
was closely and personally interested IN see
ing that the taxes were paid in as promptly
as possible.
The deficiency above referred to re
suits from the rather strange way in which
the interest on special taxes is collected.
The property owners arc required to pay for
| paving, grading and the like in pay nenus
of one-ffth. due every two years, At the
time each payment is made The interest on
that payment for the time IL has been run
| ming is collected. Consequently no interest
| has been collected at all on The hast fifth
until eight years have passed, when it is all
paid in u lump. In the meantime the cts Ia
been paying interest on the full amount TO the
holders of bonds that were issued to cover
those expenditures and the deficit goes on
growing until the eight years have elapsed,
when IL is all evened up. This gives rise TO
considerable annoyance, which could easily
be done away with by simply requiring
property owners TO pay interest on the
| pnLlrp unnall nmOlQt annually. AS the In "
now allows. The city officials who are back
ing this plan claim that a great deal of the
present dificulty would be evaded by making
it a part of the duties of the city treasurer
to collect this Tux. The change would re-
quire a special act OF the Legislature, and "A
move is now on foot to introduce a bill in the
next session of the Legislature containing tho
desired provisions.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Domestic soap is the pest

George S. Davis, prescription druggist.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dee. l4-.Special Telc.
gram to TnE BEE. The arguments in the
contempt cases against Mayor Daniels and
eleven aldermen were concluded before
Judge Giffcn yesterday. The Judge an
nounced hat he would reserve his decision
until after tho arguments on the Injunction
upon its merits. the time for these having
been fixed for Friday OF this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Red Men Elect Officers.

Missouri VALLEY, Ia, Dec. ~l4.-lSpecial
Telegram TO The BEE, l-Cossayuna tribe
No. 80, Improved Order of Red Men, elected
officers last evening as follows: Prophet,
II, j. Miller sachein, A. b, Walker; senior
sycamore j. w. Anderson; junior sycamore,
f.. j. Arthur; chief OF records, L. III. Gilkey
keeper of wampum, II. Taggert trustee, e.
S. Hoar; district deputy, II. Robinson.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Ten Thnusnnd Lnss.

Dies MoISEs, Dec. l4-ISpecial Telegram
to The BEE. Fire at Waukee, Ia, fifteen
miles northwest of this city, this morning
caused a loss of Sl0. 90 in the principal busi-
ness part OF the town; partly insured.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Dec. l4.-Business houses
at Bancroft were destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Loss $50, 900. partially insured.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
ORGANIZED CHARITY.
Plans Being Laid to Help the Poor IN "a Sys-
tenatic Manner.

Plans Being Laid to Help the Poor IN IA Sys-
tematic Manner.
A movement is on foot to organize an asso-
citation of charitable people of Council Bluffs
for the purpose of supplying the worthy poor
of the city with such help as they may need.
A meeting of the pastors of the city will he
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon In DR..
Phelps study at the First Presbyterian
church, and a call will be issued by them for
a mass meeting of citizens, to be held in the
early part Of next week. 1t has been
thought advisable that the call Tor the mass
meeting be made in this way, although it is
not to be understood that the churches are
TO monopolize the work. There are scores
of families in the city that are in need of the
common ueccssar,es of life. Some of them
are worthy and others are not. The plan is
TO separate one class from the other and be-
stow aid only where it is deserved. The work
will be carried on Systematically, and every
charitably disposed resident Of the city
should feel an interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

Ia. Is under arrest hcro for obtaining moncv
under false rreteuses. The complainant is
Mrs. Fannie Farsctt of this city, also col.
orcd. who charges tbatthc preacher promised
to marry her, after first helping her to get a
divorce. and that ON the strength OF saId
promises She loaned him a sum of money,
after which lie refused to fulfil his agree
mput.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

Rev. I. j. Mackay Will lecture on
western Life and Humor'' in the Guild
rooms of Grace Episcopal church, Fri
fit of the Busy Bees Guild. Tickets.
25c. Reserved seats. SOC. On sale at
Brackets corner book store.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Big REDUCTION In Clenhs.

Fotheringham, Whitelaw & Co. of
the Boston store were this morning in
receipt of the following telegram from
their New York agent, that will in
terest all:
New YORK, Dec. II, 1893. -~FOthering-
ham, Whitelaw & Co., Council Bluffs,
Ia: | have just bought for you 200
sample cloaks at 80 per cent off from
one of the best manufacturers. y nice,
clean lot. Express today.
a. G. SMITH.
This shipment will reach this city Sc
as to be put on sale Saturday morning
at 5 o'clock, December Ii.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

Gold plated onyx banquet lamps with
electric burners and shades IOO at
Maurer'S.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Attributed to the Panic.

DUBUQUE, Dec, l~4-[Special Telegram to
The BEE. -Ex-Governor Larrabec tonight
SAID the prohibltory law should be retained,
but nobody could tell what the legislature
would do. If Governor Boles had done his
duty every saloon in Iowa would be closed
today. The statement that the anti pro-
hibition republicans won the victory in Iowa
was absured. The panic did it. The repub-
licans this fall could have elected a wooden
Cigar sign governor ON any platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
PERSONAL P~.4RIGRAPas.

Judge j. L. F. MCGEE, who has been con-
fined to his home by serious illness for a
week past, was able to be out yesterday for
the first time.
Alderman j. j. Hathaway was about the
streets yesterday for the first time since he
was taken dow by his recent severe sick
spell several weeks ago.
I. L. Cassidy of this city is mentioned as
a possible successor of Assistant United
States Attorney Howell of Keokuk for the
southern district of Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Heavy Inter.sts Inyoiyed.

DUBUQUE, Dec, l4-ISpecial Telegram TO
The BEE. -Ex-Governor LARA bee today
sold his coal mine in the Black Hills TO
A. l. Sweet of Chicago. II is stated that q
company will be formed in Chicago Monday
to build u railroad through il and from st.
Paul TO Puget sound.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
Stockholders. Mect,nr.

Omaha & Elkhorn Valley Railway Company:
Notice is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of tho Omaha 4 Elk
horn Valley Railway company, for the election
of seven directors and the transaction of such
other business as may lawfully come before
the meeting, will be held at the office of John
NJ. Thurston, Union Pacific building, Omaha,
Neb., upon Wednesday,, the Bird day of jan
uary, 1894, at 10 o'clock a. III.
The stock transfer books will be closed ten
days before the date of the meeting,
Boston, Dec. IA, 1893. ALEX MILLAR.
Secretary.
ID lad Dot.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

she last saw him. turned IN safe and sound
at q late hour Wednesday nignt. lie spent
the evening at the free public library and
later went TO the meeting OF the democratic
club. He was considerably surprised when
ne learned Of the apprehension his wife was
caused by his absence.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
To &c Co

Wv u"
Owing to the unfavorable weather of
Tuesday. and to give every one a chance
at the many bargains at our h%alf-price
counters, we have decided to continue
our sale to the end of the week at the
same prices, which are Just half the
original price.
The following articles are To be found
at our half-price counter for h re-
mainder of the week:
Vienna glassware. rose jars.
Gus kind of vases. fancy cOlored baskets,
handsome card receivers, etc, etc.
GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN CROCKERN.
Cracker jars, after dinner %cotfees.
bread plates, fruit plates, fancy plates,
salts, pitchers, bread and milk sets and
many other useful articles in the crock
cry line at soc on the Sl.0O
EXTRA LIST.
lamps of all kinds from $3.50 to
$l2. 10; umbrella stands, fire screens.
tables, busters and s%tatuary. All at half
price.
DOLLS.
400 dolls of all kinds and sizes. includ-
ing kid body, from 6 inches to - inches,
with bisque heads, slightly soiled:
prices vary from DC to 500 each: your
choice of the lot at
HALF PRICE.
FOTuERINGHAN, WHITEIAW Co,
| Council Bluffs, La.
REMEMBER SANTA CLAUS
Has an engagement at the Boston
Store Friday afternoon from ; to ..
Those wishing to see the old gentleman
can do SO then. Boston STORE.
Great sale of skates, sleds. pocket
knives, ve~locipedes, boys wagons.
These are our Christmas specialties,
and you can buy a pair of club skates for
soc, on Il good sled from see to 75c. Big
line of 2jc knives. Coles, II Main
street.
NJ. Wollman will help you select a
beautiful Christmas present and at the
same time help you to save money.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

The Morse Dry Goods company's Santa
Claus wagon, which is attracting such
widespread and enthusiastic attention in
Omaha for its novelty and originality,
will exhibit in Council Bluffs Friday all
day on the principal streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
~Iustuntly Ki'Ied.

MALVERN, la, Dec. l4-fSpecial to Tue
BEE. Frank Ashby Of Red Oak was in
stantly killed last night by falling twenty
feet while attempting to alignt from the
caboose on No. Il, through freight, west.
hpprt
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

Opposed to the scheme.

DrBrQru, Dec. lI.-iSpccial Telegram to
TuE BEE The graz Ike Of the Ancient
Order OF United rkmen of Iowa
yesterday filed suit to ,.Ijoir the loyal grand
lodge of the same name from organizing or
doing life insurance business uude this or
similar name.
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

day by Rev. Frank w. Barcafer OF the Cav
airy Baptist church OF Kansas City, at his
home. The groom wasi in business here for
a number OF years and is we'll known. Since
his recent departure frpm his old home he
has been running a netsl agency in Kansas
City. The news OF his marriage will be of
interest to his many friends here, all of
whom will eXtend GENERALIZATION
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15
strouse All Right.

NJ. w. Strouse, the North Eighth street
man whose wife reported that he had disap-
peared, together with several hundred dol-
lars tbs, he had on his person at the time
Omaha daily bee., 1893-12-15

Vicar General McCabe.
URINE IN HIGH PLACES It

URINE IN HIGH PLACES 1t S
~ not strange that some people do
wrong through Ignorance, Others from
n failure to investigate as to the rigntor
wrong Of n matter But it is strange,
that individuals aud firms, who are fully
aware OF the rights of others, will per-
sist in perpetrating frauds upon them.
High-toned, wealthy manufacturing
firms will offer and sell to retail mer-
chants, articles which they know to be
heterogeneous On the rights OF proprie-
tors, and limitations Of well known goods.
We want to sound n note OF warning to
the retailers to beware Of such imita-
tions aud simulations OF ''CARTER's LIT
TIE LIVER Pills" When they are Of
fered 10 you, refuse them; you do not
want to do wrong, and you don't want to
lay yourself liable to a lawsuit. Ben
Franklin said Honesty is the best poll
cyl: it is just as true that Honesty is
thebest principle"