The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-25
A VERY BAD INDIAN
ShoshOne Jim Under Arrest for
Selling Whisky.
CHARGES AGAINST AGENT FISHER
Pocatello's Citizens Incensed Over Them
Warden Mack, Of the Boise Penitentiary,
Resigns-Labor Troubles.

BOISE CITY, Idaho, Feb. 24-TSpecial
telegram to TIE HERALD. Sam Pritch-
ard, deputy United States marshal, arrived
IN this city to-das, having in custody ''Sho-
shone Jim," Fort Hail Indian, charged
with the crime of selling liquor to his
brother red men. 1t was by Jims treachery
that several white men were convicted of
this offense. 1t is said he is very ba6 In
dian and is often drunk. He will now have
an opportunity to take little of his own
medicine, as this is the first case in which
an Indian has been arrested for this Of
tense, though they often deal in fire-water
1t is attracting no small amount of interest.
The citizens Of Pocatello and Bingham
county are much incensed over the Indian
reports to the authorities at Washington
that Agent Fisher, at Fort Hall, is an
haoitual drunkard and given to cruelty.
They say Fisher is always sober; that he
does not drink any whisky, and is severe
only when necessary. They say that all
good Indians speak in high terL.s of Fisher
and the toughs hate MIN.
a. Mcpherson, contractor and builder,
is getting himself into trouble with the
laoorlng men here. Mcpherson has the
wants stone-cutters to work for 40 cents
! per hour when the established rate is 80
cents. The stone-cutters refused to work
below the price, and Mcpherson threatens
TO send away for other stone-masons The
local force are highly indignant, and letters
are being sent urging foreign workmen not
to come. Mcpherson is the man who has
| standing advertisement in several papers
Tor carpenters to come to Boise, when
many good carpenters here are idle because
OF scarcity of work.
| Alderman, the man who was shot while
trying TO force his way into house Mon
day night, is in a critical condition. Blood
poison is likely to set in, in which case it is
thought he will die.
Again is verified the adage that it is the
improbable that happens. Warden Mack
of the Boise penitentiary, who has been
under the fire OF the state press for his
past record in Spokane, Backfoot, Butte
and elsewhere, together with his alleged
lncompetcncy as warden, has concluded to
appease the wrath of his assallants by re-
signing his position. Whether or not a
1.-THE of the things alleged against him we're
true, the effect of this cons ant fusilade of
the state press has been TO make Mack 5
path rather thorny one and to place his
hackers among the prison management in a
rather unenviable light Mack, it will be
rememb ered, was assailed most vigorously
for allowing q prize fight, or what he was
pleased TO call friendly contest with
gloves, between two convicts. 1t was
pretty generally known that at least two
Of tae board of prison marag ement, Gov.
ernor Wiley and Attorney General Rob
erts, were anxious to let go of Mack a,
the earliest possible moment if they only
knew how to 90 so gracefully. Mack al
last, it seems, with rare intellectual
acumep, saw the situation and resolved
rNly fha hale 81
his resignation to take effect on the 18th O.
next month. The long drawn out sigh O.
relief on the part both of the prison boarC
and the Republican party, can be heard
rising and falling among the mountain;
and over the Ilsins of the entire state.
is altogether probable that Captain Jenne
of Washington county, will be appointed
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig
stlt n OF Warden Mack. Captain Jenn,
Is strongly backed by Ben Warrington
treasurer of the state Republican league
OF Welser, and otL er influential Washing
! ton county men, and ADDS to an irreproach
! able private character, good executive
! ability. MIR. r. @. Mcdonnell, brother o
! ex-senator Mcconnell, is also mentlone
as candidate for the wardenship, but it /
, 4 not likely his claims will be pressed wit
much rigor. Warden Mack, who stand
well with the business men of Boise will
it isunderstood, go int business here.
The much-tslked-of masquerade bal
given by the Boise fire department. was
+ most brilliant and successful affair. Cap
s tol hall was gaily decorated for the occa
r sion, aud when the orchestra struck up TO
. the grand march and the long line @
, merry dancers filed into position, the ele
CANT fancy costumes of both ladies an
4 gentlemen, the brilliant lights, the ga
!, decorations presented indeed delightfr
=, picture. Over hundred were in mask:
> while many cltizens were present as spec
6 tators. The committee of arran cement.
q Thomas Woodcock, James b. Meilne +
:, G. Addleman, Rich Smith and Williar
: Gregory, deserve praise for their credi
= able management of this pleasant affail
=, 1t netted the fire ladies nearly $780,
The meetings of the Carpenters unto
. at Grand Army hall are attracting muc
: attention in the capital city. At recer
4 meeting addresses were delivered by II.
e Hatke, T. j. Jones and others. Thoms
a Miller Smith, whose newspaper enterpris
=, failed here most signally two years ag
q and who gave out recently that he ia
- fallen heir to $780, 600, rendered himse
- very obnoxious to the members by tiraC
of abuse against the typographical uniol
: Thomas Miller is considered here as beiu
a trifle "off."
ID Boise had little blaze Monday afte
l. noon. The fire took place in a house c
3, Idaho street, between Eighth and Mint
le near the Western hotel. While the fire d
d partment was promptly on hand, tt
W flames had reached such stage that not
al ing could be done but prevent the fam
IS from spreading. The furniture, owned
~ several parties living in the building, W;
ol an entire loss. The damage will reat
re $1,000.
Or The young daughter of Mrs. Meastelle
Il, who fell into tub of boiling water abo
Or two weeks ago, died, and was buried We
ok terday. Heroic efforts were made to sa,
'r the little one, but without success.