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The Florence tribune., 1898-04-09
BAD BREATHE

Nothing is so unpleasant. hothino s, e,,r,Dor .. sad bseath and in nearly every case it comes from ns stomach, and can be easily corrected if you wig slke OPINIONS LIVER REGULATOR Do not neglect SO
 s remedy Tor this repusive disorder. I, will also improve your appetite complexion and general health
The Florence tribune., 1898-04-09
PURELY vrGErAnr.r

T'he Cheapest. Pures, and Best Family Medi- cia, in the world! AN ErrfcTuAL SPECIFIC fer al diseases of the Liver, Stomach
 and Spleen. Regulate the Liver and prevent CHILLs aEn EryEe, MALARi- GUS FEvERs, BowKL COMPLAINTS, RESTLESS NESS, JAuSDIcR ARD NAUSEA.
The Florence tribune., 1898-04-09
THE
 FLORENCE TRIBUNE.

The only newspaper pub lished in Pinal County, the richest of all the Ari- zona counties In mines and agricultural lands. In general circulation among farmers and min CTS. The most desirable III advertising medium in Arizona. A newspaper that you need not be M ashamed to send away to your friends. Subscrip- tion $500 year, or $500 for two copies Gin ad- vance,. Address
The Florence tribune., 1898-04-09
THE CASA CYANIDE VALLEY CANAL

is forty-three miles in length and covers 60,000 acres of land, about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and its capacity in- ereased. A reservoir covering 1900 acres Ions, in the southeast corner of township 6, range g. gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 1t Is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of huge reservoir at the Buttes, petent engineers have examined and reported upon the scheme and pronounce it feasible.
The Florence tribune., 1898-04-09
UNroUcHEp BY FRosT.

Orange and lemon trees require slight pro- tection during the winter for year or two, until the wood is sufficiently hardened
 While it is a popular thing for one to say that he is mot here for his health, it is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary ail- ments no climate on earth is equal to South ern Arizona, and there are numbers of active, industrious citizens, with but one lung, who came here years ago, expecting to live but q few weeks. But for all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is something better than a health resort.
 That portion of the great Casa Grande valley lying along the line of the Southern Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa Grande aad Ar izola is at present, and with good reason considered one of the most desirable portions of this magnificent Southern Ari- zona. Great changes have been made in the appearance of this part of the valley during the last four years. It was about that long ago that the Florence canal was completed and the work of actual improvement begun. It is useless to deny that under our present water system there is nothing like suffi- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land
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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

that he sent to his soon seems almost incredible. It very seldom happens. possibly in any sphere of life, that a There are few instances of such moral at least, but Dr. R. H. Mcdonald stands convicted by his own handwrit- ing of such crime. He had helped 10 wreck the Pacific Bank. He had organized the Peoples Bank in order that he might rob the people of this city. When brought face to face with his terrible offenses his mask of sane tfy saved him long enough to permit him to escape from San Francisco.
 With false promises he fought for time and succeeded in saving his enor nous fortune from the possession Cf those to whom it rightfully belonged, Step by step he gathered his wealth into such a form that it could be taken out of the reach of the courts of this State. To do this he commanded his sons to falsify his books and then. with an almost sacrilegious hypocrisy he sought to retain the name of an hon. orable man. He counseled his son Dick that the Bank Commissioners might bounce down upon the bank at any time and $10,000 more must be stolen before they came.
 The books. so the old man instructed, must be tempered with and changed so that he could not be exposed as debtor, and could not be charged with fraud. His letter in all of the terrible core. spondence that found its way into the vaults of the Pacific Bank is the most
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

in it's immortality, and is tn The letter in full is as follows:
 NEW YORK, May b, 1S93
 My Dear Son Richard; From what l hear of the course the Bank Com missioners are taking and are liable to take toward our bank there is no telling what crisis may come and re- suit may follow.
 want. here to say have not money enough here to pay six months board bill, and if any trouble is likely to come to the bank you must send me or secure for me, secure for me at least $lO000 in cash. And I think you. had better send me at once draft for S5D00 I am owing Mrs. A. D' Spencer S2000. You must not fail to pay this off before troubles come. This $2OOD IS all the personal debt I have that know of, and in trouble I don't want one cent to stand against me personally and this 5000 must be paid. in this matter. There will be no money if the doors are closed
 l hope and pray that such a calamity may not be reached, but there is no telling. They come very suddenly and unexpectedly at some times. Be on the alert, and don't he in position to be cnafged with fraud in any way. It IS in that way that many will hunt m excuses to squeeze us if possible do so, Knowing this is the most ef feetlVe way to bring pressure to hear when they could do nothing in an or- dinary legal course
 want to feel that I can at least have one year of necessary expenses ano to see money in my hands in case This is enough to- say to you on this supJect at the present time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
DR. McDONALDS LAST RAID
 ON HIS CRUNBL|NG BANKS

ing from an upper window in Gays stable. He gave the alarm, and instantly the whole town turned out to try to stay the progress of the fire.
 The horses and few vehicles were re- moved before Mulvaney's stable caught fire Then the fire spread to Fairbanks store A few things were removed from the store, but the heat soon became so in- tense that nobody could enter any of the burning buildings. The town contains no provisions for fighting fire, and the citi- zens had to form bucket brigades and work in relays. Wet blankets and sacks were spread on the roofs of the buildings likely to catch fire. Several times adja- cent buildings were ignited but the flames were prevented from spreading by the bucket brigades.
 All the houses to the north were scorched and blackened, and on the west all the windows were cracked and shat tered by the heat; The buildings destroyed were wooden, which made the effort to check the flames difficult.
 Some believe the fire to have been the work of an incendiaryi others, think 8 while sleeping in the loft.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
DlODEMUS SOCRATES HAD GONE TO THE DEFINITION BOWWOWS

Captain Jim Mcdonald evidently dis turbed the dreams of his brother as five days later the old doctor was still discussing that nightmare, the Dona- hue road, coming to the very serious conclusion that Captain Jim was crazy Tn going into the venture. The lash was lifted for a moment to descend on the devoted back of D. s. Dorn, who, In the opinion of the old gentleman, had gone to the "demnition boWwows." !" While commiserating over that event the doctor suddenly recolleeted the in- terests of his horse and urged Dick not to neglect that animals exercise, other wise 1t would travel the road that Dorn was on.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
ADVERTISEMENTS


Pretty boxes and odors arc used to sell such soaps as no one would touch If he saw them un- disguised. Beware of a soap that depends on something outside of it.
 Pears, the finest soap in the world Is scented or not, as you wish; and the money IS in the merchant disc, not in the box.
 All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; ali sorts of people are using it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
TOMALES BUSINESS
 BLOCK DESTROYED
Fire Consumes Property to the Value of Twenty Thousand
 Dollars.

TOMALES, Nov. 9-What was once the principal business block of this town is now mass of charred and smoldering ruins. Fire broke out in the upper part of J. B. Gays livery stable at 930 O clock this morning. and before .Ie flames could be subdued $20, 900 worth of property was burned. The Grutli Hotel, Fairbanks' store, Gays stable. Silvera's barber-shop and Mulvaney's stable were entirely de- stroyed. The total insurance will aggre- gate S3oo0.
 John Watt, butcher, saw flames burst
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
THE AGED BANKER TAKES A FOR. TUNE AWAY FROM HIS
 DAUGHTER.

On May 3, 1898, Dr. R. H. McDonald showed how he could give his daughter Matte fortune and then take if hack again. The daughter was married to pr. John c. Spencer and in her mar rage greatly offended her father. who had, however, deeded to her certair, property that rendered her a monthly income of s400. This property very much to the regret of pr. MeDonald could not be taken back. The old man however, had placed certain stocks in Matt1e's name and at the same tina retained possession of them. If was in his power to do as he pleased w,tI, these and he had the stocks made ont in the name of F. s. Administer. The following letter shows Dr. McDonaJd,s own record of the transaction:
 NEW YORK, May 2s. 1saa
 My Dear Son Richard: To-da,9 io.s' arranged with MT. F. s. Ednipsfenrs have issued in his name the foliasy,n,g9 stocks now standing in the name nf your sister, Matte, which sfocLs hold tndorsed by Matte and hold in my possession: 2l0 shares Snnsnt ilt Telephone Company, 300 shares TaIet graph and Telephone CompanyYes eYe stock, which he Is to give me back agaln lndorsed when returned to him nere; Tie sends the stock to you or the bank to have this done 'PIeaoa glVe attention to this matter and hava IL done at as early time as con Venient. Affectionately your father
 R. H. McDONAID
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
NEW YORK Anril S 1So9

part as follows:
 NEW YORK, April s, 1893.
 My Dear Son Richard: I note what you say about brother James, his visits Brother Mark is doubtless having a great deal of financial trouble, which is very vexatfous, If nothing more, and he should have the sympathy and as- sistance as far as 1t could reasonably be done by his brothers and relations l have just received letter from Jas- per, one of his bilious kind He seems to be constantly oVerffowing with bile and in such jaundiced con dition that he cannot see anything in its true light as it appears to me. The Donohue Railroad has been kicking years past without seemingly being able to find one.
 You say that brother James is put ting money in it and is becoming very largely interested in 1t and that MT. Foster is to become It's superintend- ent. Now, if it is a fact that my brother has gone into this road. as in- dications make 1t appear he has,. it is likely that he will get his fingers very badly pinched before he. gets out of it. Neither he nor MT. Foster knows any thing more about the. running of a railroad than a COW knows the use of @ handspike, Now I think he is getting his coat tail into the ma chinery and there is just one of two conditions about it. First. that he must tear the coat tail of and get loose Of it or be drawn in and be ground to powder, and I am surprised that man of his advanced age and ordinary good sense should allow him. self to go into any such enterprise, for this is one of those great mills which grind large men into powder very often and little fish like him In such a stream as this will be likely fished up in a net. There are two kinds of fools in this world, one is 8 young fool and the other Is an old fool, and if he Is in this work I should think him one of the latter, and 1t is said of all the fools in the world an old fool Is the biggest fool. Truly and affectionately,
 R. Fl. McDONAT.D
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

Tomorrow morning The Call will be- slh US expose of the remarkable in- slae history of the Los Angeles Electric reaa deal that was the primary cause ~! ol the ruin of the Pacific Bank and .n9 feopie's Home Savings Bank. The puplic Will learn then for the first time With what craft Moses H. Sherman and D. .. born used the two great institu- project.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
RAILROAD MEN SCREENING. Trying to Form New Western Pas
 senger Association.

DENVER, Nov. 9.--The matter of form ing new Western Passenger Association, with headquarters at Omaha or Denver, will be brought up again this month at 9 postponed meeting to be held in this city. The meeting was to have taken place at Omaha on October 25. The passenger Grande railways have been invited to delegate representatives to attend the meeting. An effort will be made to tn- to locate headQuarters at Denver.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
FLOOD AND THE DONoHoE.KELLY
BANK,

On April 22, 1893, the old gentleman was still in gossiping mood and wrote as follows:
 My Dear Son Richard: I have two or three of your unanswered letters that l will now try to reply to as briefly as l can. First, the Flood de- falcation in Donohoe-Kelly Bank. They are all Catholics and Donohoe has very high standing in the church and think you will find the matter has all been fixed up with but little talking about it and that D. K & Go. will get back all their money that has not been lost in some way and that cannot be recovered. Truly and af- fectionately, R. H. MCDONALD.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
THE ILLUMINATING CRIME OF DR.
 R. H. MCDONALD

The last letter written by pr. R. H. Mcdonald to his son Richard was penned i've weeks before the bank closed The old man knew then that the crash was coming and the letter
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
Treasury Statement,

WASHINGTON, Nov. s.- To-day's statement of the condition of the treas ury shows: Available cash balance, $SO0.- 79l 106; gold reserve, $242, ,1S0 300.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
CAPTAIN JIM" AND THE DONAHUE
 RAILROAD.

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 On March 14. 1893, R. Fl. Mcdonald ST. in a letter to his son Richard paid his compliments to his brother. Captain Jim Mcdonald. and what the old man chose to c--.l the blackmaiiing Bank Commissioners. Incidentally Dr. Me Donald uttered a few caustic comments on the Donahue railroad. Excerpts from the letter are as follows:
 NEW YORK. March 14 1893.
 My Dear Son R. H. Mcdonald Jr.: You say your uncle J. loaned Foster S25 5000, which you paid him from the bank to go into the Donohue. railroad in some form or another. If he is not careful he will be mixed up in that affair in some way greatly to his loss. That Donohue road has been bobbing around for sale to first one party and then another, and I am inclined to the opinion that it is good thing to let alone.
 Otherwise railroad men would have had 1t in their possession long ago. It might be a good thing for you to say to Uncle James he had better let the whole thing alone or he will be very apt to lose money and be greatly an noyed if he touches 1t. Truly James is in forlorn and hopeless condition, and 1 have little hope of it's ever be- ing better but continuously worse with him wherever he is in the world. I did what could from his earliest boy hood up to this time to train him in the right direction that he may never become as he is, but with the odds of dissipated father and such training on the subject of temperance he has reached the point he has.
 And now each and. all of those who should have helped me in this dfrec- ton have withdrawn all assistance in this hour of need, and l alone am left to help him now and then In his great est necessity. The blackmailing Bank Commissioners will have their day, and hope have done their worst. The insults of the captain depend from day to day on the amount of alcoholic li- quors he has In his body, and what cannot be helped must be borne. When he fully understands that he Is a full partner in that institution it may and probably will modify his con- duct no little, as he will find out that he is personally responsible to the smallest as well as the largest stock holder in case of any trouble. Truly and 'affectionately,
 R H iMcDONAI.n
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
Dizziness Falling Sensations Nervous Debility Misery
 Despair CURES Sorrow WEEK BlurS
 Drains

VoU MUST KNOW THE ABOVE ARH
 ony sympIGns or 6ao dis9reeE that 9Hly are no doubt aware of the awful calamity awaiting the victim of a misspent life-a life filled with abuses. Abuse any part portion of your SssSy and you pay the penalty. If you eat too mitch you get dyspepsia; if you drink Young man, beware of the folIies and pitfalls of life. Beware of the secret sins of life; beware of the abuses of life. You ought to look forward to a happy, vigorous manly life and this you can do. if you get enough ambi- tion to put yourself in the hands of the Hud- van Cure. Hudyan has cured many men, Hud- van cures Nervous Debility Neurasthenia, Melancholia, Failing Manhood and those dis eases and disabilities of men commonly called prematurity- Hudyan cures when all fails. Hudyan cures chronic constipation. Hudyan cures Blues, Hudyan cures SperHnatorFhoea.- Hudyan will cure you.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
DIR. McDONALD'S WARNING COUN-
 SEL TO HIS SON.

The next letter that Dr. R. H. Me- Donald wrote to his dear son Richard was a potpourri of gossip, scandal, business and nonsense. The range of the old gentlemans comment began with his horse and ended with Dyer and Gage. He was as much concerned to know whether his horse had been we'll exercised as to learn whether or not the Pacific Bank would lose half a million dollars. The letter in part is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

we are al tending and must finally go. My desire is to go out of this world so we'll arranged as to it's business affairs that not a ripple will be made on that account. That such may be the case l have planned and executed my will to that end and as nearly as my Judg- ment, with what 1 consider wise coun- sels, would allow me to do.
 A great calamity l would feel 1t to be If l should have a business failure and my life go out under a cloud. My whole life has been planning, but oh, what shipwrHck and darkness at the end. My beautiful home deserted, its large and well furnished room with its pictures and souvenirs answering back its echoes only to empty sound. My church pew, once well filled with an honored family. is now deserted, and where. oh, where have they gone! Oh. Heavenly Father, why is this bitter cup left for me to drink in these last days of mine? What have l done to deserve it? do not know myself. It must be for some good and wise pur- pose that shall be made known to me at some time. Until then 1 shall await, trusting Thee in faith that all will be we'll in the end with those who love the Lord. In this trust I cannot despair. Affectionately your father,
 R. H. MCDONALD.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

The laleidoscopie criticism of tn doctor took another twist and l. " Hellman and Daniel Meyer follow tn horse on the screen of the doctor brain. But still another character wa to follow; Matthew Gage, the River side iFrigationist whom the critiea doctor characterized as a continenta curly headed liar. Excerpts from thi letter that must possess some local in terest are as follows:
 NEW YORK, April 1s, 1893.
 My Dear Son Richard: Yours of the Ath inst. came duly to hand giving me more detailed particulars of Broth CT James than by telegram. I am not surprised to hear that such is the case. Such conditions all work out so in the end, and 1 have long expected that such would be the case without any definite time in my mind as to when 1t would occur. I note what you say of the social drinking with MT. sherman and others in Los An geles. Sooner or later the tragic end will come I have been thinking a good deal of Brother James invest ment in the Donohue railroad, for he knows nothing about railroadfng, nor does MT. Foster know much more than ne. It seems to me as though he must nave been crazy to have gone into anything of the kind, and I predict that It will turn out the unfortunate business transaction of his life, and "licle 1OOl II SSc1IS 10 ne must have been to have gone into it.
 l learn that MT. Dorn and his wife , have been divorced, and that she Is mvng Tn Paris. France. and he here. This will be likely to prove unfortu- nate for him and cause himself to be thrown away and go to nothing, and he seemed to be on that road before I left California, and 1t Is matter that we will have to take cogniZance of for our own protection and best inter estS, Tor 1t Is a matter we will have 10 give attention to In all probability l hope you will not allow my horse to be neglected and you see that he has good exercise, and if he Is not ex- ercised he will go to nothing. I un- derstand that MT. Farnums health is not very good, and If he keeps up his excessive smoking as be has been do- ing he will be apt to break down be- fore any great length of time.
 l note what you say about Hellman and his proffered generosity. You fight shy of all such things, and also Daniel Meyer. Neither of these men will ever do anything for you but what they don't get some kind of a grip by which they will get back double the amount E they put in. IAeep clear of all such characters. You know them and their habits and life; therefore have as lit- tie to do with them as possible
 Gage came here while I was off on my trip in North Carolina He is noth- ing more than a continental, curly headed liar, and that is about all there is of him, Truly and affectionately, your father, R. l.. MCDONALD.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10
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 ClSM OF HIS BROTHERS.

On April s. 1898, Dr. Mcdonald took another fling at his brother, Captain Jim, and also paid his compliments to his brother Jasper. The letter is in part as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-10

Don't forget to give snecial attention to these injunctions in due time Truly ana afectionately your father.
 R. H McDONAT,D