Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-17
FATALLY CORED BY BUCK DEER
Carpenter 81. Glars Wrestle for Life with
Angry Animal.
HALF A DOZEN MEN TO THE REsCU
Low Valuations which Fiftieth lows
Captains Put on state Property
Are Disapproved OF BY
Governor.

DIES MONIES. Ia, Nov. 16.--(special Tel
egram.)-Fred e. st. Clair. a carpenter.
was frightfully and probably fatally gored
by a big buck deer at Greenwood park thiA
afternoon. st. Clair had gone to the park
to build some winter pens for the animals
and Just climbed over the enclosure Of the
deer park when a big buck attacked him.
He managed to grasp the brute's antlers
and the wrestle for life began. st. Clair
yelling for help all the time. A half dozen
men came and finally had to beat the deer
to death with clubs before they could get
st. Clair out Of it's way. st. Clair was gored
in twenty places severely and has little
chance Of life.
William Huntington. a Chicago capitalist.
who owns the Des Moines Stove works. ar.
rived in the city today and began prepare
tions for the opening Of a great steel and
iron rolling mill. to be known as the Des
Moines Steel company. The property owned
by Huntington is underlaid with heavy veins
Of coal that can be mined very cheaply.
Remit Mulct Tax.
The action of the board OF supervisors
this morning virtually puts an end to the
cigarette mulct tax in Des Moines. Upon
the application Of fourteen dealers made
this morning the board RENTED the tax
against them. The action OF the board was
based on the contention that the tax waa
void because the only sales had been Of
cigarettes In the original packages, bought
from the American Tobacco company ana
gotten from outside the state. Some weeks
ago the matter was brought to a test before
Judge Bishop. in the case OF c.. c. Tam
against Polk county, This was a sui,
brought to enjoin the assessment on tn.
same ground taken before the board OF
supervisors and 1t resulted In the issuance
OF a temporary Injunction. In view Of the
action OF the board Of supervisors today fur
Their suit will be unnecessary. All thos.
who sell cigarettes bought from outside the
state and without breaking the packages IN
which they are originally received, ma,
sell free from any mulct tax.
Alfred Anderson, who escaped from Ana
mosa penitentiary April IL. 1894. is sup.
posed to be under arrest at Cairo, ILL.,, ant
this morning Governor Shaw granted the
authorities a requisition for the return OF
the escaped convict. Anderson was con.
victed at Fort Madison OF the crime of muir
der In the first degree and was given a life
sentence on the second day OF December
1893. He Is a German. who speaks several
languages and especially good English, wa.
a baker by trade when he lived at For,
Madison and was about "a years old at the
time he escaped. He was subject to fit,
and consequently kept in the insane ware
from which he escaped.
DisapprOve Of Low valuations.
Governor Shaw and Adjutant Genera
Dyers held a conference this morning anf
decided that the low valuation which com
pany captains Of the Fiftieth Iowa insis
upon placing upon the state propert,
which went into the government service las
spring shall not be approved. Twice tn,
Board Of Survey has tried to come TO ar
understanding with the captains as to tn,
valuation Of this property, but each tim,
the sum has been fixed at but a little ovel
s400. The regiment took into service some.
and the adjutant general contends tina
there has not been enough depreciation II
the property to allow such a discriminate
in valuation. The second report of III,
Board Of Survey has not been submitted II
the a~djutant general for his approval, bu
If the low prices are insisted upon he will
refuse to approve the appraisement. an,
with the governors approval he will max,
a claim to the government for what h,
considers a fair estimate. He has not fxet
the figure, but 1t will be In the thousands
perhaps $1,000 or 81, Goethe same as tn
other regiments will be called upon Il
make an accounting for. Under the valua
tons made by the company captains a cam
paign hat, which originally cost 9t cents
is put in at S cents; q blouse which cos
sc.32 and a pair Of trousers which cost til,
same are put in for Is cents each,