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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-23
SYNOPSIS.

Herbert Wright goes to
FHAff toroIice Of Nilus IN grsas rs 1,a,,r-
st 81 him him of his dlscoyelyn u w Wrieht
te hsoay Of his father y JONI, whom he
wealthy eotnegad in the Bayou Woods
Il been esuaNeThe chief questions Her
Ia the town, rswsrs cause former to
n. whose s me crime. The chief. with
|spsct MN f " Warde, goes TO scene
murdeT. =, IT -They find body and ex-
rHAPTEhN, ,rntdines but fail to discover
reliable clue. ,nss r,v.-
u,pTEK nI.-Warde examin ans MIS- ts,1s
tIous tog ,jin All old acquaintance or
tra .alnnad man. of them. Herbert is
mu Ii op suspicion Of being implicated
. the murder. -, rnl,,,n 4. a bril-
u M axyer but says he Is unaoie 10
ys the mystery ,,a,,as,
rvAp TER Vat coroner dnduIes s :
mr. circumstantial eVldence aSai the
O hsrt Wright is supmltteo anu INC
IOs charges him with the muroer.
,,.pTER VI.-Warde goes 10 Her
fhAi .;ster Miriam, who believes MIN
sns and tells her he VIII 90 al ~
aver TO clear her Drotner. Soi,
.yur saws he thinks slronB case
an nam made against Herbert.
Ell pTsR yII.-An attempt is made 70
h ~ uerbert in Jail. Warde deducts
sOh 10 has a shrewd person to contend
~ Who is trying to prove the charge
mnrder against the dead man son
which he is evidently succeeding.
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Warde was completely exhausted
by the tense strain upon his physical
and nervous system, and he lay in
the bottom of the boat in sort of
stupor. Gradually, as they APP
preached the wharf, and as he real
lied that he had, indeed, escaped with
his life, his faculties began to fully
assert themselves.
When they reached the wharf, and
he began to feel more like himself,
he gave Fenton an account of his
adventures. The latter was profuse
in his regrets that he had not gone
to Warde's help sooner; but he ex-
planned that as he had not heard
the whistle, he concluded that the
noise in the saloon was only some
extra Publication on the part of the
Bacchanals inside. He had heard the
cry for help, and ran down to the
rivers edge through the vacant lot.
The skiff was tied up, but with his
knife he had cut the rope, and sue
cessfully made the rescue.
1t was 10 o'clock when Irving
Warde re-entered the Gazette office.
He had been gone but an hour, and
yet in that time he seemed to have
lived an age.
At one O'clock the police raided Pc
ter's Rest, but the easy Mr.. McGee
with his mutilated nose and all his
guests had mysteriously disappeared
and the only persons caught were a
boy, who was acting as barkeeper,
and several individuals who had
struggled into the Rest when the
fracas was over, and the real dis
turbers of the peace had fed.
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OF CRIME
he would stop while Warde went in.
Before they separated Fenton handed
him a police whistle, and it was
agreed between them that if Warde
should blow it, the detective would
know that he was in danger and
would hasten to his assistance. Fen
ton was not at all satisfied with this
adventure of Warde's, but he did not
communicate any of his uneasiness.
He merely cautioned him to be on his
guard, as the crowd he was going
among was not very particular about
taking either property or life.
The atmosphere in the saloon was
so heavy and malodorous that the
lights burned dimly and reluctantly.
Behind the bar was a stolid ruffian
who looked as If he might have taken
all the degrees of crime. low brow,
heavy black mustache, small animal
eyes and a profusion of cheap jewel
ry admirably fitted Billy MCGEE to
be the hero of bloody melodrama
or a prominent character in Lon
don chap-book. A couple of dissipated
young men were throwing dice be-
fore Billy, who watched the result
with the interest of dispassionate
referee. A number of persons en-
bodying various degrees of disreputa-
bility were congregated about the
tables, some handling greasy decks OF
cards. some shooting craps" some
drinking whisky and other congenial
| liquors and some talking apart IN
whispers on subjects not to be re-
vealed even in that favorable atmos-
phere. There were also on hand
few faded parodies of womanldnd,
whose efforts to be gay and mirthfui
were of a piece with their CHASTITY
surroundings.
1t was not often that well-dressed'
| qood-looleing young man was seen IN
Peters Rest, and his advent ought TO
have occasioned some surprise, but II
did not. The Rest pursued its dark
and devious occupations as repose-
fully as though Warde had been q
regular feature of the establishment
Billy MCGEE did not even look up
from the important business that was
transacting before him.
Warde at once strobe up to the bal
end asked II there was present mar
by the name Of William Jackson.
"Fcur deuces," said Mr.. MCGEE. ~
will be hard 20 beat that. william
Oh. yes. Bill was here about half al
hour ago. Are you the gent he wa
expecfin'T
eyes"
DHe said II you come 10 tell you y
wait for him. Hen be back dreely
You'll have 10 throw again Doeh
Take a seat IN the parlor," eonpnps'
Mr. MoGee 10 Warde, waving pls hs'''
toward the door Of sn Ao)''H'"i
! room, A.. AZ.
AS Warde stood before ths pa
he was somewbst startled " nno V'p
ia coming bad not been vip''yp
some interest ~ a. Least one ~ ~
} ~ those present
ln one corner ~ the room tNp pNl
} sai AZ iable drlphipR lhfY ~
! siurdyJ0oling fellotf WY ~
sllahfly hnifel dIesfed tanp N''lf ~
! 1arlaiis. hui ihelF faoff Nfff HYN''
. fiagiluF NJ ule pr0m'nfN,, ~ Ia
4 dlsola,td ulUelp onf N NlW ff
ang5 mu.oulng upr pNNH fNt'f
ma lOllnln w llhe fl'Wii' W
= nM1 lsd neNp va NNfiN XII
llAlna Ny ~ a1fN"A'tf " TN M
|. namp M 0M TONI HNN w
plu No Nv 'NlN ..l'
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CHAPTER VIII.

m. next evening at nine o'clock,
! rde was working in the Office when
IIee,o boy brought him a note. He
med Il casually and read the fol-
wing
Mr. WardeACome as soon as you
to Peters Rest, No. 1905 Com
roo street. A river man there can
YOU a great story for the Ga
ts His name is William Jackson.
"a Friend"
ring received a great many notes
this, and it occasioned him no
urise. Peters Rest had reputa-
Of not very reassuring charac-
still he was often called to such
ces, and he gave it no particular
bught. He finished the work upon
ich he was engaged, and at IL
lock started for the choice locality
which he had been called.
Is he was passing the station
pse, Fenton, the detective, joined
and asked whittier he was going.
To Peters Rest" said Warde.
That's nice place to go to-" said
htOn, laughing.
was called there to get piece
news" replied Warde.
will go with you," said Fenton;
may be something in my line"
All right; but remember that this
pine, and if there's anything in it
Gazette gets it exclusively"
Of course"
he locality which the two men
Feabout to visit was a considerable
lance from the station house, and
butted on the river. Commerce
Pet originally ran parallel with the
p but the current of the Mississ-
which is ever making some ex-
for change, had eaten away a
e part of the bank so that the
er end of the street ran almost
the water. The rear end of sew
houses on the west side were ac-
ly suspended over the stream,
II was only question of time
they would topple into the
ring waters; but it is rather a
slaoe observation that because
Jung md not happen yesterday
PIE are inclined to think that il
not happen tomorrow. And so,
persons on upper Commerce
continued to reside above the
knowing full well that there
~ oe an end to it some time, but
" expecting that somehow they
~ move out a day or two before
''ash came and the river claimed
!. Oh refuse not its own.
!! a' portion of the city Warde ant
On entered knew no such luxu
10 iamphghts, and depended en-
upon such Nominations as {
f'Vent moon would furnish. Or
parucular night the moon wa.
aung Internationally with Sc,
. eu clouds. To the right al
erSed the rounded stree
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~ng with the river bank. several
y sheds spread their huge di.
|sss IN solid blackness. The
ana we're mostly old and diIapida.
| va. psopled with the city's dregs.
N i mere that thieves, ROACH boat
] o. plantation hands, anc
nv herald of the transient
Inn shifting known as tbf
were fond o. eongregatipg
,moal .as apparent thai the ae.
n M 1''s We're ample for this
| ,aad EQUATION There were denl
w. ~. SHADES u iniqvtyj ram
Idly ea ' where Che tramp coulf
4 XIV. ea' iree recommendations 90
n..l Wsefy conner groceries,
! iaaa,' vegetables and piofbgeed
| ,.ns' f,if ho'd, ioRether VIA
| u.a ,hai 0no would iake ul
NJ N'h'h NheTe ihf othel
n.a.'.'' rang hpnfes shege glleI
.f i..,N handt affs paobe'
/ M. .''0p in slori Qnf roul'
hofi M hullAlna. ~
lN HNi ~ sshpol houll
h. M0n fanlInuad llle|
N'0Nm0 mo- nupfl
lNlN'i lfennf lalf "
Nl n0n1| 49, ~ An
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[To BE Continued
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
WILL BEGIN WAR
ON AUTOMOBILES

CHICAGO, Aug. lS-Mayor Harrison
has announced that as soon as the stock
yards strike is ended he will instruct the
flying squadron Of police 10 capture
automobiles who exceed the speed limit
or ten miles an hour.
The mayor declares that few automO-
bile owners in the city observe the law
in this respect.
The Chicago Automobile Club has
dared to obstruct the municipal admin
istration in the matter of requiring
numbers on automobiles. as provided by
the recently revised ordinance. The 400
members of this organization secured an
injunction restraining the city from en-
forcing this part OF the law.
The city will appeal the order and
will fight the matter TO the supreme
court. where II Will arrive at the De
cember term. The mayor is annoyed
by this and will inaugurate a crusade
against the devil wagons"
Mayor Harrison himself still is d
bicycle partisan.
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going to Atlantic City for a few weeks,
had purchased his ticket. and had
made ali his arran gements to 90 away
Mr. and Mrs. Waldman were 70 leave
Washington tomorrow for an extended
visit TO the ST. Louis Exposition. They
had also made arrangements TO lease
the city.
The date of the funeral has not beer.
determined.
William H. Smith.
William II. Smith boarded with DIT.
and Mrs. James A. Hunter. at IA
Ninth Street northwest. He was en-
ployed as a mechanic at the navy yard.
and was a Mason Of some prominence
He was about thirty-two years OF
age, and lived in this city for about
four years. Nothing is known Of his
relatives. DR.. and Mrs. Hunter had
been out of the city fer the past two
or three days. and the maid who has
! charge OF the house could give no in
formation relative to the unfortunate
mans family.
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Tents for Reporters.

A special camp, located near the head
quarters Of General CorbiR, Will be pro-
vided for the represent atiyes Of the
press associations and some OF the larg-
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Continued from Second Page.)

noticed one man being pulled out OF the
water but did not see the other three
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PERSONAL SKETCHES
Of THE VICTIMS
Misses HiZerand Moore Were
Intimate Friends.

Hazel Hizcr. the most beautiful mem
Der OF the doomed party. was eighteen
years OF age. She was a native Of
Georgetown. where she was widely
known as the belle OF her set. With a
CHEEKY. sunny nature, she made a host
Of friends.
She was educated IN the Georgetown
public schools. and was q member Of
Trinity Catholic Church. She and her
brother, Maurice Hlzer. lived with their
mother at her home 1850 o Street north
west.
She and Helen Moore were great
chums. and were seen together fire.
quent.1'.
a. J. Boose.
Al Boose was a travelling salesman
for Mnddekauf & Co. OF Baltimore.
While in Washington he boarded at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. z. Minnix. 5l9
Street northwest
Premonition Of Accident.
He had a prcmonition that he was
to meet with an accident He left his
boarding house about noon. but returned
in a few minutes. saying he did not
feel Ike going TO the boat races. Ja,or
he badc good-by 10 Mrs. Minnix. and
again started for the racea. In Few
minutes he returned. and after snort
talk with Mr. MinniX said he Thought
he would go anyway" and left the
house. after bidding gUoG-Dy &c both Mt
and Mrs. MinniX. To the latter ne gave
the address of his brother-in-law. II. u
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er papers of the country, and ample
facilities will be extended them, so that
the palpitating public may be kept post
ed from day TO day upon all toe devel-
opments in the mimic war.
To add 10 the popular interest In the
mimic war Brig. Gen. Fred D. Grant.
son of the great captain Of the civil
war. VIII command one Of the divisions
Of the maneuver army. The other viii
be under the direction OF Brig. Gen. J.
Franklin Bell, hero of the Philippines,
and one OF the ablest strategtsts In the
United States army. General Grants
blOuses, and designated the Blues. Will
camp at Manassas. General Bells army
viii wear the new Olive-drab khaki I IL
forms, and will be known as the Browns.
Going into camp at Thoroughfare Gap
IL will be General Bells duty to move
against General Grant, who viii supp is
edly be defending the approaches to the
Capital
Care will be taken TO have each Of the
two armies mixed as to Northern and
Southern troops so that the chances Of
sectional strife developing will be re-
duced 70 minimum.
Troops Ordered Out.
All OF the territory east Of the Mis-
sissipDi and Texas will be represented at
the maneuvers with troops The list OF
the organizations which Will participate
are:
Corps headquarters-Near Gainesville
Va.-One troop, Seventh Cavalry.
Division, near Manassas, Va-Camp
No. 1.-Two companies United States En-
gineers and band; three troops Seventh
Cavalry, headquarters and band; one
troop Connecticut Cavalry: one troop
New York Cavalry Squadron A.; Tween
ty-third and TWenty-seyenth Batteries
United States Field Artillery, twelve
guns, and one veterinarian; one bat
terry Massachusetts Field Artillery Qour
3-2-inch guns1; eight companies Fifth In
fautry, headquarters and band. eight
and band: First Maine Infantry, First
Connecticut Infantry, Second Connect
cut Infantry. Third Connecticut Infan-
try. one separate company, Connecticut
Massachusetts Infantry. First Tennes-
see Infantry, Florida Infantry, Pro
visional Regiment; Fourteenth New
York Infantry; Seventy-fOurth New
York Infantry, New Jersey Infantry,
Seventeen Virginia Infantry, South
Carolina Infantry, Georgia Infantry,
Alabama Infantry, Provisional; Texas
Infantry. and Battery A. First Virginia
Artillery. four 3-inch NJ. L. guns.
Division near ThOroughfare, Va,
Camp No. Zone company United States
Engineers, eight troops Fifteenth Cav
airy, headquarters and band; one troop
New York Cavalry from Troop c. one
I troop Maryland Cavalry, Third and
| Fourth Batteries United States Field
Artillery, y guns. and one yeterinar-
I ian. one battery Connecticut Field Ar
tiIlery, four 36-inch guns; one battery
| Connecticut machine guns, four O-inch
gravity field. three companies First In
/ fantry, four companies Eighth Infan-
/ try and band, one company Fifth Fnfan-
| try, ten companies Sixteenth Infan Try,
EeaquarteTs and band. Second Maine
| Infantry. Second Vermont Infantry and
band. Eighth Massachusetts Infantry,
| Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, Ma =
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chusetts staff, First North Carolina
Infantry. two battalions West Virginia
infantry. Third Tennessee Infantry.
Second New York Infantry. Twelfth
New York Infantry, Eighth New Jersey
Infantry. First Maryland Regiment,
two South Carolina Infantry, two
Georgia Infantry, four Texas Infantry,
and four companies Delaware Infantry.
Unassi gned-Maine-Two signal corps,
one officer and twenty men; two am
bulance corps, one officer and twenty
men; one medical corps. thirteen OFF,
GERS and thirteen horses; one hospital
corps. thirty men. one signal corps. five
officers and fOrty-eight men.
observation-disclosures signal corps. one
officer, twenty-six men and one horse.
Maryland signal corps. eleven
men.
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The fighting viii continue from Sep
TENDER TO September 10. The $4,000
men will be divided into two armies. des-
ignated as the Blue" and the Brown.
and these will oppose each other IN de-
Tending and attacking positions. and il
is said the intention IS TO follow so far
as possible the movements Of the armies
on the field when Beauregard drove the
Federals back into Washington
Several of the best tacticians in the
United States Army have been appoint
ed as umpires to follow the movements
of the CRIMES and to award the laurels
TO the commander winning the greater
number Of points"
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
JONADAB LAWN FETE
PROVES A SUCCESS

The Jonadab lawn fete was held last
night. The dancing pavilion was well
crowded. The music was rendered by
Prof. Rodbird's orchestra. A feature Of
the evening was the vaudeville. A. the
ice cream booth was Mr.. John W. Rich
ardson. Mr. O'Brien, and Miss McMul-
len. Monday night the Good TemplaTs
and other temperance societies will at
tend the fete IN a body.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
AGED MEN KILL FRIEND,
THINKING HIM A BURGLAR

CHICAGO. Aug. 13-John Conversely
an octogcnarlan, was bound and beaten
at Kewance by two men. and his injuries
resulted IN his death.
James Brennan. and Henry Gould.
both blind, and seventy years old, have
been held 10 the grand jury by the cor
oner, charged with inviting GOmersoli
to their shanty, and assaulting hhS.
The defendants tell a circumstantial
story Of mistaking their victim for a
burglar. and setting upon him When
found by a EeighbOr. GOmersoN was
pinned down under a chair. His hands
were tied, and he was helpless. Seated
on the chair was Gould, who. according
To the blind mems story. was guarding
the supposed burglar.
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Raised From Bottom.
ONLY CLUE TO DEAD MAN.

POTTSTOWN. Pa. Aug. 13.-An un-
identified man was struck and killed by
the east-bOund Philadelphia and Read
ing express. near Douglassvilie, last
evening. The only clue 10 his identity
is a pair Of spectacles in a peculiarly
shaped tin case. which We're found on
the locOmOtiVe.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14

noticed one man being pulled out or the
water. but did not see the other three
get out"
All Couldn't Be Saved.
An old negro said he saw the whole
thing from beginning TO end. Accord
ing 70 his account. the launch was APP
parently put into the vicinity Of the
waterfall without anybody on h=I
thinking that there was any danger.
Then. the women and several men
crowded to the side of the boat away
from the fall. This caused the overturn-
ing of the craft.
He did not think there was any pos
sibility of all the Deople being saved
He did think some might have been
rescued If the men on shore had been
more prompt in diving into the water.
WOmen's Shoes Under Seats.
"A peculiar circumstance about the
affair" said a young man. was that
when the capsized launch was towed In
and righted on the bank. two pairs OF
wOmen's shoes We're found caught under
one of the seats of the boat. One pail
was black. the other Fan.
when the accident occurrerd, the
wOmen's feet must have been caugh;
between the seat and the bottom OF the
boat. In their frantic efforts to escape
death, their shoes, which were low-quar-
tiers, must have come of, releasing their
feet"
Piteous Cries From Bank.
The comments heard on the bank
while the bodies were recovered from
the water were chiefly ordinations OF
horror and pity. AS the cOrpses OF men
ana women were found. hauled TO the
surface. and towed ashore, where they
were lifted to a stretcher, men wept and
women hid their faces.
What a PITY"
Why couldn't some one have saved
them?'
Police Charge the Crowds.
often the cries of the policemen were
heard driving back from the neighbor'
hood of the ambulances the young boys
and negroes that crowded around
prompted by morbid curiosity. Once tbs
police made a mild charge on the ones
crowdlng too close, and after this Their,
was less trouble with the too curious.
Wild Rumors Set Afloat
From the time the accident occurred
to the recovery Of the tenth body. the
widest rumors were afioat as to how
many people had been drowned. Tn,
number was put anywhere from six (
thirteen. AT one time IT was said tina
six women had been drowned. Coronel
| GIazebrook. however soon put an end L
uncertain rumOrs after the recovery o.
the tenth body. He said he knew tina
I haH IN tho Iurnfh
| ten of whom had been drowned.
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
DOINGS OF LAUNCH
PRIOR TO ACCIDENT
Owner Had Been Rushing About The
Regatta COu1se-Boat Caught
in Mill Race.

The Recreation. the little craft that so
calamity carried its human cargo for 4
while through the waters. and finally
went down. when the waters attacked
her. sarted on her fateful journey az
midday yesterday She measures tNen-
ty-five feet in length. and has 4 benin OF
feet inches Her owners are Louis
Conradis. plumber; Dr. Charles Wag-
Ter. and Dr.. Charles Stewart
With her four ana a half horsepower.
she could carry eighteen people. says
Mr. Conradis. She has been used Tor
several Ye--s.
J. Allan WCulfe steered her from
Reagan's wharf TO her pace Of mlsGor-
tune. while the machinery was managed
| by Dr. Wagner. Both men, IL is claim
Cd. knew their business well. Leaving
Keagan's wharf IN Southwest Washing
ton at this hour, she cruiscd along the
bank for an hour under the management
OF Or. Wagner and Mr. Woulfe.
The Tragedy.
She then put in at the foot OF Thirty
second Street, where the remaining eight
men OF the party went aboard. Sne Iul-
| lowed the first race u the finish, thread
ing her way swiftly and without mis-
hap through the swarm OF boats on the
| ri .-er.
| On the return tho men saw the four
women on the little brick pier AZ the
foot Of Thirty-third Street. Signals were
exchanged, ara the launch was headed
for the pier, near which the angry
waters or the Mill race curled in dam
geEous cdd-es and waves. The four wO-
rnen got aboar1. AID thc boat was then
put in motion, the idea being 10 extri-
cate her from the landing and the sweep
OF the Mill race.
\ cry. lurch. Il rushing Of the waters.
and Ine boat was overturned. and her
passengers out in the river. Helpless,
! and with her Keel flashing Tor mOmLr-
lin the sunlight, amid the PLAYING Of the
bands, and the cheering Of victorious
carsmen, she settled 10 the bottom Ct
the Potomac.
Raised From Bottom.
Three hours later. the graphing hooks
OF the rescuing party took hold OF her,
slowly pulled her ashore, where she
was pulled and lifted TO dry land. There
she was left. her sides muddy and bs1-
tered, and there the darkness found her.
/ as the night fell and silence reigned over
the scene where, a few short hours be-
/ fore, ten lives had been lost. the tragedy
bringing gloom 10 all OF Washington
The Washington times., 1904-08-14
MUSKET WAS LOADED.

While handling an ancient musket
yesterday Charles +. Hunt. Of 12S .
Street, shot himself. He was taken TO
the Emergency Hospital.