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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

SHOT BLACK BILL
Right in the Head with Bullet of Lead and
the Jury Said "Killed Him Dead"

The shooting occurred about 9 D.
m. Friday in the Club saloon. The
deceased and Undcrhil had been con
nected in some kind of a saloon bust
ness out on or near the p. & |. N
line and, having some msunderstand-
ing, fight resulted in which Under
hill got the worst of it Maher, or
as more generally called, Black Bill,
being know as a hard man and q
willing and desperate fighter. After
this they both came to Weiser and
met in the saloon where the final and
fatal atrray occurred. The parties
at this time held a brief conversation
the purport of which is not known,
after this Underhill went into one Of
the side rooms in the house and,
when he came out, Maher arose from
the chair in which he had been sitting
near the door of the room and pos
sibly by this action gave Uuderhill
reason to believe that another attack
on his person was intended, at all
events, he did not wait for the overt;
that Is, unless this demonslra-
ton should reasonably he construed
as such, pulled his gun and fired.
The parties were only three or foul
feet apart and one of the proprietors
of the saloon not more than that dis
lance. The bullet struck Black Bill
fair in the right side of the head above
the ear penetrating the brain anC
producing death instantly. He was
raised from the floor and placed in ;
chair, manifesting no signs of life
And this is in brief the story of the
killing of VIM Maher, known mos
generally as Black Bill His recor'
so far as known here and from in
formation as to his career in othe
places is not in his favor While il
Weser he has been engaged in man.
combats and considered by all as a
all around bad man, "De mortuis nil
nisi bonum" was not written to ap
ply TO such as he and the only regre
is that circumstances or nature mad
such continued depravity possible
and, while he has passed from al
human Judgment, his life, like tha
of The best of men, Is subject fo
human criticism, and in order to re
ceive human sympathy, either a'iv
or dead, some respect is due societ
in the way of decent living lie wa
in Warren in Nov. 1898, having gon
there with load of fruit. He fina
" indulged in a protracted debauc
and got into fight with citizen
that place and for once at least O.
the worst of it His subsequent ba
conduct made him so obnoxious TIL
a committee of citizens gave him NJ
tice TO leave and this kind OF arg
ment generally is most effective WI
- men of his class and his departu
from the camp was remarkable l
its celeritv, and may not have be-
the first suggestion of the kind tn
' he had wisely acted upon L
body was taken to the undertake
and prepared for burial. The ne
O morning early with only the applla
- ces needed for transportation al
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
NEW BANK.
State Bank of Idaho Takes a Place
Among Weisers Business
Institutions.

No event of this eventful year
more forcibly indicates Weiser's
business growth and Importance than
the opening ofa new bank in our
town If, as has been said, money
is the blood that vitiizes business,
commerce and trade, then n bank is
the heart from whose vaults that nee
cssary current eff coin pulses to the
points where needed-helping the
farmer move his crops, assisting the
merchant in stocking his warehouse,
enabling the miner 10 develop his
niue.
The State Bank of Idaho, presi-
dent, Mr.. Edward Shainwald; cash
ier, Mr.. &. j. Selwyn; capital stock,
$25, 600 fully paid in To give a
list of the other stakeholder would be
but to mention the most progressive
business men of Weiser. Mr. Shain-
wald is almost Weiserite himself,
having been in business in Payette
for many years and is well and favor
ably known to all old timers in this
district Recently one Of the prom
inent capital city merchants. In
securing Mr., Selwyn us cashier, the
new institution has been particularly
fortunate. No other selection could
give tie public such confidence in its
management or better care for the IN
terests of its stockholders Since
1876, when he began his banking
training with one of the leading banks
of Montreal, Canada, he has beer
continuously in the business his Ida
no experience being with the Firs
! National of HALEY and, for the las
/ five years, with the Bank of Weiser
His trained financial acumen and sonn'
) business methods have been highl,
appreciated and recommended hl
every institution he has been connect
ed with But more than all the per
sonal respect and confidence the peo
pie of this district and his judgmen
in financial matters make for the use
fulness of this institution and tn
best interest of its stockholders.
The bank will be located in the OF
), fees recently vacated by the Bank
= Weiser but entirely remodclled an
" improved by the addition of prlvat
offices, a new fire proof vault and tn
d most modern burglar proof safe wit
: time lock attachment, etc The fm
p niture ami fixtures are all new an
e exceedingly handsome, being in {
: H. Andrews q Cos, Chicago, be-
IS style, which is sayinge verything.
IS Well located, handsome offices, I'll
1t hest of management and the comic
i ence of the public, surely the Sta
'eN Bank of Iiaho opens its doors au
II plciously.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
society Cards

% Weiser lodge No. %, A. +. &
! A. NJ. meets the first and Bird
Ia tuesdays of each month at the
~ Masonic hall. All regular Ma
ssU " .ons IN good standing are cor
'lSAsIN daily invited to attend.
V A. b. ANDERSON. w. Nj
AZ p GoopnEART, Secretary.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

sweltering summer days the outline
of Cuddy mountain stands out in
bold relief against the black belt OF
timber, crowned with tiie gistening
banks of snow, and las the crow flies,
less than 30 miles away; but, when
the picture is illuminated by the
rays of the setting sun, so distinct
are all the features that the distance
is anihilated, and on the south slope
Of this mountain, the above mining
claim is located, and close around IL
and reaching down to Snake river is
the Heath mining district, a locality
that from present indications will
soon be known rs one among the
great mineral centers of Idaho So
one by one the possibilities are de-
veIoping, opening new fields and re-
warding the persistent efforts OF
years. All local repors confirm the
above statement taken from the
Statesman.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
THEIR COPPER NINE SOLD
Statement that They and Their Partner
Have Been offered and Have Agreed
to Take $4,000 Cash for the
Property.

Fred Heald, the well known Short
Line conductor, arrived in the city
last night from the Seven Devils. He
was accompanied by Ed Pertill, of
Montpelier. who, with Mr.. Heald
and William Lane, another well
known Short Line ticket perforator,
owns the Heald copper mine.
1t the rumors concerning this prop
ertv are true Messrs Herld and Lane
can retire from the service Of the
railroad company with quite snug
sum in the bank 1t is stated on the
very best of authority that SO, 600
in cash has been offered for the
Heald mine and The owners have
agreed to sell it for that sum.
One of the best known copper ex-
perts in the country has visited the
mine and has made a favorable re
port on it. The mine is said to be q
honanza, and If it were not for the
fact that the owners have Other
promising property there that they
desire to extensively develop, II
might he well said that they wer'
giving the Heald away when the,
take $75, 900 for It,
Mr. HeaId was seen yesterda.
evening by Statesman reporter, bu
he declined TO talk about the deal
He said the mine was looking yer
well. The Seven Devils country, h
said, was on the verge of big min
ing boom
Asked as to the development i
the Heald he said the mine had bee
opened to depth OF over 100 fee
and lie showed some very rich ol
taken from that depth The lede
there is fully fifteen feet wide. Nj
t Heald did not know what the OF
he brought down would assay, but !
believed it was fully rs rich as o.
taken out near by that assayed
e per cent copper aud s45 per to
+ gold.--Statesman
Looking away due northward the
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
Another Man Found in Snake River

Another Man Found in Snake River.
Saturday the 18th Earl Tracy,
who has charge of the boat ut Olds
Ferry l6 miles below Weiser, dis
covered the body ofa man floating
in the river Taking a skiff he Sc
cured the body and brought it to the
Idaho shore, anchored it to the bank
and came to Weiser and notified the
authorities Justice Womack en-
panelled jury, who left for the
scene at l o'clock Sunday morning.
The body was taken from the river,
but, owing to its condition, no ideuti-
fication was possible. All that can
be gained was that he was man Of
from 40 to 45 years old, hair light
and thin, light mustache, ordinary
clothes of laborer aud had on socks
but no shoes, all his pockets were
turned wrong side out and all that
was found on his body was fish
hook and line. Reports that cannot
be authenticated are in circulation
that some man fell into the river
some days ago while fishing; il this
he so some clue as to his dertity
may be found in the future, but it
seems now as though it will probably
remain one of the many unsolved
mysteries that the solemn river car
ries through to whirllng eddies and
rocky rapids, down to the sea and
there lost forever to human knowl
edpe
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
On the p & |. N. Ry. is of the Best
Possible Order.
MATERIAL IS COMING FASTER
And the Laying of Track will now be Pushed
With Little Probability of
Further Delay.

Ties and other material for the p.
& N. are being received more reg
ularly, and further delays on this ac1
count are not anticipated. l8 carsl
of ties and dozen cars of steel haveI
been received since our last report
The work of grading is progressing
rapidly The work train now runs
to Mann creek and rides as smooth
as any old and settled track The
contractors are doing good work and
are closely supervised by the com
panv. No make shifts are attempted
or allowed, all Of which are indica-
tons of the good faith and perma-
nence of the enterprise.
The Well and Tank.
In noting the progress of the work |
the account would not be complete
without mention of the arrangement
being being made for water supply |
at this station. The tank has cap
acity of so, 600 gallons and will be
elevated on piers fifty feet above grade
70 sustain this great weight, the
Iouhoa,loh IS ou''C Vi ~ oon
crete tiers 6x6 at the base and
taperng to 3x3 at the top, finished
with cut stone caps. The water sup
ply is taken from large well that is
inexhaustible, rs it has, during its
construction, been tested by steam
pump and q siphon; this is l6 feet
III "''''ie'er , 'o' ','o"- 20 1n ~, ,0. S M "ii
"n" '''el leuuoeo i'I ~ ~ ~ .,; ,1e wv @o. .,o
"''''e" WIZ 'ooN -, va '",9 , 0a eN, w ,ho ,,'o
p""'ps WIZ y. ioo",o" , ..,s M
long way toward supplying the town
with all water needle for domestic
} use and possibly for fire purposes
The first class and permanent char
ter OF thus structure Is ohly IN keep
ing with all 'hat mas peeh oo''e a'ois :
the line.
Railroad Notes.
General Manager Shelby who was
@ absent 'ie past week was !" D"''
:. Lake anu f"rI''hu aluenu''s !" '"e
/ interests OF the roao. he reVurhco
@ Monday
Vice President Bates made n trir
into the MINER country last week anC
s ON returning went to Boise.
H. .e
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w 'i u'''o 'i'''os
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4 ""'o" 70 o'inS
~ 'o''" oon'P'"S WV" o''
i, The bridge gang is in the canyoi
,Ia land find plenty to do as there ar
"a hmany draws that will need boxes o
20 culverts
N1oh, Co,oh,o, with his ooorego
i, ~; af tro;nod Io,s "a, oet down
- ,,;ia M ~ ;ro,, avoy Ton hoprs and nev
:, ,,,ro ha;, j., f.ct all danartment
90 Iaao,a ond ,hororoh oroaniz,tior
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

Mr.. f. w. Guey, father of the
man who has so long been missing
and who there is every reason to sup
pose was murdered and thrown into
the river, called on the SIGNAL Sat
urdav, seeking information in regard
to the body that was taken from the
river near the mouth of Wild Horse
creek and stated, us means OF ident-
ification, that his son, Chas. Guey,
had an anchor tatooed on his arm
between the wrist and elbow. The
body WIS left in charge Of Mr. Fitz-
simmons, rIncher who lives near
where the body was recovered; and
while the body has been long in the
water. no doubt this evidence of its
identity would still be dscernable.
A very dark feature Of the case as
reported is that the clothing was
found to be heavily weighted with
rocks, and further that they were OF
n character peculiar to this immedi-
ate locality. There are also other
very suspicious circumstances know
and altogether chain may be form
ed that will lead to the final exposure
of terrible crime, for such it was
beyond question.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

Sodas, ice cream and cakes, fruits
etc, at Sears & VanSice.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

Trunks, vallses and telescopes =
Geruick >.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22
Is the Steam Locomotive Doomedg

Men who know say that in the next ten
years steam locomotives will disappear
and electric motors will supplant them.
They also say that the new motive power
will rush along at a minimum speed OF
100 miles an hour This will prove bles-
sing TO those who wish to go quickly from
one point to another. hut no more so than
Hostetter's Stomach Bltters has proved a
blessing TO those who wish TO go quickly
from sickness to health. The Bitters act
at once upon stubborn cases Of dyspepsia,
indigestion. biliousness and liver com
plant. They improve the appetite, quie'
the nerves. and induce sound, refreshing
sleep The trial OF a bottle will AFFORD
convincing proof. Sold at all drug stores
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-22

The Inland Hotel, VIM. Black
proprietor, comfortable rooms, best
wines. liquors and cigars, first class
board.
The times., 1899-06-21
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Their Right to Make Arrests Defined
by Attorney DuyaII.

An opinion was submitted to the District
Commissioners by their new Attorney,
Andrew B. Duyall. yesterday, in which it
is held that special policemen stationed for
duty at street railway crossings in all
parts of the city have full police au-
thority and may make arrests.
This ruling is contrary to one rendered
several months ago by Attorney Duvall's
predecessor, Sydney T Thomas, who
maintained that street crossing policemen
were simply watchmen, that they were not
clothed with police authority and could
not make arrests. The Commissioners re-
garded the matter as an exceedingly i'm
portant one, and taking a different view
from that OF Attorney Thomas, they failed
TO approve the opinion which was rendered
by him.
AS soon as the new Attorney, Mr. Du-
vail, assumed the duties OF his Office at
the beginning of the present month, the
question was placed in his hands with the
request that he render an opinion. with
the result stated The Commissioners took
about the same view of the matter as Mr..
Duvall and when his ruling was received
yesterday they lost no time in attaching
their signatures to the document, and in
the future street crossing policemen will
be instructed that they possess the power
10 make arrests and assume other police
authority
The times., 1899-06-21
FITZGERALD FOUND GUILTY.
Sentenced to Three Years in the
Penitentiary.

Frank Fitzgerald, who on the night OF
his arrest attempted to commit suicide in
his cell at the Sixth police station, was
person and sentenced by Justice Clabaugh
to three years Imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary at Moundsyille, W. Va.
Henry Walker, colored, who was called
to testify on behalf of the Government,
was in such state of intoxication when
he appeared upon the witness stand that
Justice Clabaugh ordered him confined in
the District jail until 10 o'clock this morn
ing for contempt OF court.
Fitzgerald, it will be remembered, was
arrested on the night of May 19 last on
the charge of drunkenness and was taken
to the Sixth precinct station. The circum-
stances surrounding the arrest of Fitz-
gerald and his being charged with larceny
are rather peculiar. Some time before his
arrest Charles H. Thompson, of Fauquier
county Virginia, reported to Policeman
Walsh, of the Sixth precinct, who was on
duty near the corner of B and Four-and-
a-half Streets northwest, that he had been
robbed of his handbook containing about
Sc. call was sent to the police station
for the patrol wagon which came prompt
ly. BY the time the patrol arrived quite
a crowd had gathered and hardly had the
wheels of the wagon ceased to turn before
Fitzgerald jumped into it and was taken
TO the station on the charge OF being
drunk
When he arrived at the Sixth precinct
station he was put into cell and lett
without any fears on the part of the Off
GERS that anything out of the ordinary
would happen. Very soon after, however,
one OF the officers had occasion to pass the
cell in which Fitzgerald was confined, and
to his surprise found him hanging from
! the bar of the door. Life was not extinct
and the would be suicide was hurried to
the Emergency Hospital, where he was
| treated.
In the mean time Mr.. Thompson. learn
| ing that some one answering the descrip-
| ton of the man who had robbed him was
| locked up at the Sixth precinct, went to the
| station. where, to his surprise, he found
the man he had been looking for in Fitz-
| gerald.
The accused was represented by Attor-
ney F. Edward Mitchell, who, in his state
ment to the jury, said he would attempt
to prove that at the time the robbery was
committed Fitzgerald's mind was in such
a condition as to make him wholly ire
| sponsible for the act. The Government
was represented by Assistant District At
torney Joseph Shlllington.
The jury, after being out q very short
while, found the prisoner guilty and rec
commended him to the mercy of the court
The records of the Police Court which
were produced in evidence against Fitz-
| gerald showed him to have a very bad
record, he having been during the last few
years guilty of many offences for which
he served time.
The times., 1899-06-21
Cannot Grant the Request.

The Commissioners yesterday informed
Justice McKenna, OF the Supreme Court,
regarding a request for permission to
connect his residence at 2l27 California
Avenue with the burglar system of the
Mutual District Messenger Company, that
they are without power to grant the de-
sired authority, as the law does not per-
NIT the stringing Of wires for the pur-
pose in question. Similar requests have
been made from time to time, but the
Commissioners have in each case declined
them. In view of the situation in which
tho law unavoidably places them, the
Commissioners inform the Justice that
they feel assured that their enforced de-
clination will not be construed as lack
of personal desire to serve him in the mat
ter.
The times., 1899-06-21

Addie Bruce, Fannie Hamilton BurTell. Lucy
Anne Clarke, Mary Elizabeth Clark sitka Teresa
Downes Florence Agnes Fletcher. Mabel Mildred
Ceary.. Rachel Elizabeth Guy, Mildred Eualia
Jones. Jennie Aston Kelley. Maggie Bruce Key,
Clara Belle Lee Emily Estelle Lewis. Mary Mag
dalene Mallory, Bessie Edwina Miller, Geneyieve
Estella Norris Florence Nina Murray, Julia Laura
Payne, Neilena Anna Payne, Augusta Weens
Savoy Helen Estelle Shaw, Efiie Parke simmons,
Bertha Alberta Washington, Ernestine Wheeler.
Cora Mabel Williams. Richard Lemuel Batl-
more: William Adalbert Brown, Clemtnt Dennis
Carroll Thomas Montgomery Nance Clayton, Rob
ert Samuel Culley, Clarence Charles Hamilton
Davis Walter Robert Hurt, Raymond Andrew
jackson, Herndon Belese Jones, William Hope
PAYNE, Walter Franklin Phillips, Harvey Winfield
Shirley George Henry Costin Williams.
Business Course-Tasse Ardella Holland,
Blanche Louise Jordan. Mary Ella Marshall, Irene
Willamette Smallwood, Annie Viola Toliver.
William Henderson Adams, Joseph Henry Carroll,
William Otis Diggs, Samuel Hazard Harrison.
Richard Augustine Hawkins Henry Oliver Jack
son. Christopher Pitts.
The times., 1899-06-21
Refused to Allow the Claim.

The District has refused TO allow
claim for damages. amounting TO $50. made
by John D. Gallagher, through Rosa F.
Downing. as the result of collision be-
tween one OF the formers ice wagons
and chemical engine No. ! OF the Fire De-
partment, near the corner of Eleventh
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue The ag
grieyed party claims that the engine was
moving AZ an excessive rate OF speed and
might have avoided the collision by more
careful driving, as he says there was
plenty of room for the engine. On the
other hand Assistant Foreman John a.
Sweeney, who was in charge Of the engine
at the time of the collision. informed
the Commissioners that the accident was
unavoidable and upon this report the
Commissioners have decided not to pay the
claimant any damages.
The times., 1899-06-21
ASK A CHANGE OF VENUE.
Taylor and Brown File Their Am-
davits nt Rockville.

Rockville, June 20.-The long looked for
affidavits in the cases of the State VS..
Armstead Taylor and John Brown were
filed at the clerks office this morning by
Messrs. Pearre and Fechtig, of Baltimore,
asking for a removal of the cases
The afiidavits set forth the grounds for
a removal of the cases as follows: Tho
prisoners suggest to the court that they
believe they cannot have a fair and i'm
partial trial in this court and prays the
court TO order and direct the removal of
the record of the proceedings to some other
court having Jurisdiction in such cases.
The times., 1899-06-21

Bids will be advertised for in few days
by Attorney General Griggs for tearing
down the old Department of Justice Build
ing, on Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite the
Treasury Building The effects of the de-
partment are rapidly being transferred to
the temporary quarters in the old Cor
coran Art Gallery Building. and the work
of tearing down the old structure will be
proceeded with as rapidly as possible.
The times., 1899-06-21

The second annual excursion OF the Young
Mems Institute, of Washington Council No. so,
for the benefit OF the sick fund, given yes
terday. good crowd of pleasure seekers went
down on the several trips, and the band-of music
which accompanied the boat added 10 the en-
ioyment OF the crowd The dancing pavilion was
patronized by the lovers of the terpsichorean art
and in fact every kind OF amusement was enjoyed.
Taken altogether, the excursion was 4 complete
success
The times., 1899-06-21

John R. Mclean. President of the Wash
ington Gaslight Company, has been noti-
fed by the District Commissioners that
the deposit made by the gas company for
the services of an inspector Of gas fittings
will be exhausted AT the expiration of
the present month, and has been requested
TO deposit $1,000 for the salary Of that Of
ficer during the coming fiscal year.
The times., 1899-06-21
ApnIicnnts for Omcc.

appointment Clerk Langley of the Cen
sus Bureau had much of his time taken
up yesterday morning by applicants who
have passed the examination wanting 10
know when they can expect their appoint
ments. OF course the appointment clerk
doesn't know. but he endeavors to assure
the applicants that it won't be long, proba-
The times., 1899-06-21

bly, within the next twelve months, or.
perhaps, sooner This is about all the
satisfaction the poor applicants receive.
Since the announcement that no one will
be examined except those whose appoint
ments have been requested by Senator
or Member, the appointment to be charged
TO their quota, there has been slight
falling off in the number OF callers at the
Census Bureau.
The times., 1899-06-21
The Petition of Waiter J. Costello.

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was filed
yesterday by Walter J. Costello, who gives his
occupation restsurateur and liquor dealer
He states his liabilities TO be So 407. d. and his
assets at s35.
The times., 1899-06-21
Isn't Havenner's .Domesticv Bread
Zine.

You never tasted bread to equal it be-
fore, did you? Visit their palace bakery on
C Street and you'll know why Your gro
Ger sells IT,