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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
CAREER OF
 4 VERY BOLD
 SWINDLER Operated Coolly Un- der the Guise of
 a Mason. Fleeced Mem bers of the Order in Many
 Lands. Even the Prince of Wales Was Victim and Loaned Him
 Money.
WORKED UNDER ALIASES.
But at Last the Daring Rascal Has Been Convicted and Confesses
 Many Crimes.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, Jan. 22.-One of the most daring acts ever perpetrated upon the Masonic order has come to light through the confession of the perpe- trator, George Fleming. His career has been summarily ended through a con- viction and sentence to the State peni- tentiary at Walla Walla for two and a half years for obtaining money under false pretenses from Attorney Richard son of Port Angeles.
 Fleming Is a pseudo Mason, vet so skillfully has he applied himself that he has been complimented by past grand masters on his knowledge of Masonry. By his own admissions. he has lived for eight years on money borrowed under false pretenses from Masons, the amounts varying from ten to several hundred dollars, or. as he told the ex- Sheriff of King County, A. T. Van de Venter, according to the circumstances and the times. The total amount of money thus obtained will probably reach S20.000. but he has borrowed so much he does not pretend to recite all the instances.
 He has travelled all over the world anu never spent ceut TOT ra1lroad or Nsteamer transportation. He has had so many aliases that he cannot name them all He was known in Mississippi as Professor Wiley, in Kentucky as Alexander Craig, n Pennsylvania as William Ball. in Cincinnati and Chi cago as Charles Wilson, In St. Louis as William Mays, in Washington as Mar tin Mallorey. in Oregon as Charles Brown and Charles Floyd. In foreign
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first time he appeared in evidence. Finally a telegram came from Daven- port, Wash, on Sept. 26, 1897, to the effect that a man answering the de- scription of Mallory had been arrested for a misdemeanor. It was then de- cided to swear out a warrant in Clal- lam County in connection with a case where Mallory had obtained s4 from At torney Richardson and others in Port Angeles. Sheriff Walter J. Dyke depu- tized Van de Venter, who immediately went to Davenport. Sure enough he saw his old friend" Mallory. At first Mallory denied everything, but finally made full confession.
 In his confession Fleming recites his experiences among various lodges in Minnesota, Kansas. Kentucky, Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania. New York, Nevada. Ohio. Illinois. Missouri and other States in America, as well as in foreign lands. In the latter part of his confession he recites the fact that in March. 1896. he was in South Carolina, and adds:
 'Then I went all through Tennessee
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23

of workmanship of the entire plant
 Tn the annual midwinter number of one of. the local papers, published on January l, 1898. appears such an authorized statement with illustra- tions, one being the ever-present Belle View reservoir; the other purports to be map of the Crystal Springs Water Company's system. The false and the true in the latter are not even cunning ly interwov 'n; this map is an abridged copy, on a reduced scale, of the larger map made by the writer in March, 1897. for the city of Los Angeles, Illustrating the projected new water works system. Said map and estimate were appended to the City Engineers report, filed with the Council on April 19.
 'The sketch purporting to illustrate the water company system illustrates, in fact, the projected water mains. conduits. reservoirs and power sta tions; the dimensions of pipes and the quantity obtainable at the source of supply refer to the projected, enlarged and renovated system, and does not. as it is made to appear, represent the present system. There are no 4O-inch cast iron mains on Upper Main street at present, as is made to believe by this illustration, nor a 24-inch main on Macy street nor an 1S-inch main on East First street, nor a 16-fnch main on Downey avenue, etc, but a system of 6-inch iron pipes or 6-inch cement
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 NEWSBOYS FOR OPULAR RIGHTS.

ANGELES. a week now of sell compelled while the public calling the Express office they his adopted the following emo
  defender Los  that will hands of the reading public J.. D. EMERINE, Friday
  pupils
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BEAUDRY RESERVOIR PUMP. STATION

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Continued on Page Forty.
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a b is or system here O w p m c a O al l done for b is O a
 
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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-26
LOCAL NEWS

The Clerks association will
bold meeting tonight in Lo-
bach's hall.
The funeral of little John DAILY,
who died from injuries received
by being thrown from burro,
was held at two o'clock yesterday
from the family residence on
East Second street.
AT the next meeting of the Bust
ness Mems association, a plan will
be considered to establish hack
line between this city and the
coal camps. Such an arrange
ment would undoubtedly be a
paying proposition for the city.
The members of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, of the
M. E. church, cordially invite all
ladies of the church and congre-
cation to a free tea in the church
basement, Wednesday, Sept. 2Sth
from 3 to 5 O'Clock.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-26

We are opening lots of new
goods. Come and see the beauti-
flu dress goods. We have the rep
utation of keeping the "most up
to date" stock in town G. A. FL
dredge d Co.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-26
Advertised Letter List

Following is list of letters re-
naming uncalled for at the post
Office at Florence, during week
ending Sept. 81, 1898:
Brodic, Mr. Loddie Henshaw, Mr. Mt
Brott, Mrs Frank King, Geo
Bates, Mrs Kate Nichols, S p
Carpenter, Mrs z Manson, Mr. Frits
Dowic, Miss Mary Owens, Jess Esq
Gross, Mr. David Poulton, Mrs Clara
Holcomb, Mr. Alexander Tully, Mr. Jack
Parties calling for same will say
advertised" A. GUILINGER, P. NJ.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-09-26
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

CANON CITY, CoLo., Sept. %, 1898.
Notice Is hereby given that in pursuance of
the action of the Democratic County conven-
tion OF Fremont county, on September 3, 1883,
an adjourned meeting of said convention is
hereby called TO meet at the court house in
Canon City on October /, 1898, at 10 O'Clock
y. M, for the purpose OF nominating candi-
dates for the offices Of County Judge, County
Commissioner tSrd District and Representa-
tive for Fremont County to the 18th General
Assembly and for the transaction of such other
business may properly come before the said
when il re-convcnes. All accred-
itod delegates to said convention are urgently
requested to be present.
JOHN S. PALMER,
:. ii. PAXTON, Chairman.
Secretary. lTo2
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Classified

HOUSE CLEANING Old papers 2Oc
per 100-this office.
FOR RENT Pleasant two-room house,
West end. Apply to III. NJ Fox
CARPETS-sh should have good supply
of paper under them, The Tribune
has old papers at 20c per 100.
AGENTS WANTED-For the sale of
new French medical discovery 'Poly-
nice Oil, for the cure of rheumatism,
etc. Write to j. W. Gilmor, Gen. Agt.
for Colorado, 26lS Douglas Place, Den
yer, Colo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-16
90 in 1897

comes SO soon to this tragic end.
If men would only take the most COM
mon sense precautions against the en-
croachments of i'll health, there would be
fewer houses of mourning, and fewer
women left alone almost helpless before
the battle of life is half over. A mans
liver and stomach are twin machines that
work together, either to make OF unmake
If they work wrong, they deplete and
poison his blood. Impure and impover-
ished blood mean sickness and death. If
they work right, they purify and enrich
the blood. A man whose blood is rich and
pure, and whose liver is active cannot we'll
be unhealthy. Headaches, bi~liousness, in
digestion and costiveness, which men gen.
orally disregard, are Natures warnings
that the twin mechanism, stomach and
liver, is working against, instead Of for
him. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov.
cry is the best medicine to use under these
reefs all disorders of the digestion, invigor-
rich, red, healthy blood. As an invigo1at-
ing, restorative tonic, it is far superior to
all the malt extracts. It il the great blood.
maker md flesh builder. It does not build
sickly, Aabby fat a. cod liver oil does, but
the firm, muscular tissues of health.
"For the Last nine year, writes william
Miller, Esq. Of 6Sr Mulberry Street, Reading,
Pa. ~ have been very poor In health. I sui.
fered with Q running sore leg. ! tried many
kinds Of different medicines, and doctors with
out relief. Then ! used three bottles Of Golden
Medical Discovery and can say that ! am en-
tirely cured. can now do - good a days work
rs the next man."
U~nfailable-Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
for constipation and b~iliousness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-16
Northwestern Flour Output.

MINNEAPoIIs. Dec. 16.-The North
western Miller reports the flour outpu
last week at Minneapolis as 1885, 81 bar
rels. against 341,2l0 the previous week
and 3Uo.310 in 1891. At Superior ant
Duluth the output was 81, 745 barrels
against ~. 400 the week before. an,
$500 in 1891. Minneapolis mills ar
grinding heavily to get out all -four pos
sible before an advance in rates, whicl
NAV occur soon after Jan |. Flou
last week was less active. Minneapoli
sales approximated 295, 900 barrels
against $50. 600 the week before and 800,
an -, 100
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-16
PASSED IN TWENTY MINUTES
Phenomenal Time Made on the Pension
Appropriation BILL.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The house
bill extending the marine inspection
laws to sailing vessels of 200 tons and
over. and providing for the licensing Of
second and third mates.
Mr.. Barney. rep. Wis., in charge of
the pension appropriation bill, then
called up this measure and made a gem
eral explanatory statement OF its pro-
visions.
Mr.. Allen Dem. Miss.) Of the appro-
priations committee. in reply to Mr..
Barney. called attention to the fact that
when he first came tocongress, IA years
ago. the pension appropriation bill in
variably precipitated a bloody shirt dis
I cussion. He congratulated the country
that congress had progressed since then.
| and that there would be no acrimonious
discussion on this bill. The country at
last had the gratifying information that
the pension roll had reached the maxi
mum.
And l congratulate the country for
J this" said Mr.. Allen in conclusion,
that while one Of the most gallant and
desperate soldiers Of the Confedergcy
himself helped to report this bill. the
president of the United States is dowI
IN Dixie doing honor TO the Confederate
dead. We all have cause to rejoice.
Laughter and applause.
There was no further debate upon tn
bill. 1t was read through without
word of criticism and passed, the whole
time occupied in its consideration bein!
less than 30 minutes. This is the short
est time on record for a general pension
bill. The bill carries $l45, 233 $50.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-12-16

Many q household 10 ssddened by
death because Of the failure to keep on
hand Q safe and absolutely certain cure
( o. Group such - On Minute Cough
Cuss. See that Your Ittls one1 are pro-
tscssd against smssgsnd4
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by HALLS Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co.. Toledo, o.
GO Sold by Druggists, 75c. 6-1O
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Use Clarke & Falks Rosofoam for the
teeth. If
Fresh shoalwater Bay Oysters at An
drew Keller's.
Fancy Jersey Creamery butter at The
DAlles Commission Co.
Use Clarke & Falk's Floral Lotine for
sunburn and wind cha6ng. If
Fresh burned lime can be had at the
Hugh Glenn warehouse for $1.30 barrel.
Order your fruits, vegetables and fish
from Stadelman Commission Co. Phone
S45.
Leave your orders for dressed chickens
with the Stadleman Commission Co.
Phone 345.
Have your bicycle repairing done by
Chas. Burchtorf, corner of Third and
Federal. Phone 40.
Furnished rooms to rent, also suites
of rooms suitable for housekeeping. APP
ply to 10 and 20, Chapman block. If
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
nInIions Given Awayl

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. The proprietors of DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Caughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million trial bottles of this great
medicine; and haYe the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thous-
ands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hoarseness and diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on Blakeley & Hough-
ton, druggists, and get trial bottle free.
Regular size SOC. and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded. 3
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

Mr.. Fulton's recent speech in the
senate, in opposition to Selling, of
Multnomah, who had opposed an ap-
preparation for an examination of
the Columbia river to ascertain the
best means of opening the same,
characterize him as friend of an
open river, regardless of reports that
all Astorlans were opposing appro-
priatlons, looking to improve ments
of the river and the removal of the
obstructions at Cello.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
Are You Interested?

The o. R. & N. Co.'s New Book
On the Resources of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho is being distributed. Our
readers are requested to forward the
addresses of their Eastern friends and
acquaintances, and copy of the work
will be sent them free. This is a mat
ter all should be interested in, and we
would ask that everyone take an in
terest and forward such addresses to W.
H. HURLBURT, General Passenger Agent,
o. R. & N. Co., Portland.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
UBsOR1PT1oN PRICE.
SIMON SENATOR.

Last night at the state capital the
Republican members met IN caucus,
after being advised that Mr.. Corbett
had withdrawn, and selected Hon.
Joseph Simon as the nominee for SEN
ator, and today his nomination was
ratified.
While THE CHRONICLE would have
preferred man less identified with
one faction, yet it believes that his
selection is much preferable to any
other man of that faction. He is a
young man and tireless worker. He
can unite the Republican rarty of
Oregon, This paper believes that he
will.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Gen
- eral Land Office, Washington, D. c., May q,
1898. Notice is hereby given of the following
Executive Order, restoring certain lands in the
Cascade Range Forest Reserve to settlement and
entry: EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington,
D. c., April %, 1898. In accordance &C. with the
36), upon the recommendation OF the Secretary
of the Interior, the west half of Township one
South, of Range ten East, Millame cite Meridian,
Oregon, within the limits of the Cascade Range
Forest Reserve, is hereby ordered restored to the
public domain after sixty days notice hereof, by
publication as required by law it appearing that
said tract is better adapted to agricultural than
forest purposes. WILLIAM MchlNLE T.
United states Land Office, The Dalles, Oregon,
ou and after October II, 1898,
Binger Hermann, Commissioner.
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German or Latin.

The undersigned desires to instruct a
few private classes in German or Latin
during the next eight months, and takes
this opportunity to solicit pupils. All
desiring instructions in either of these
languages will please inquire for further
particulars at the Lutheran parsonage,
22O West Fourth Street, this city.
Respectfully,
s24Im. L. GREY.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

Corbett will be laid ON the shelf,
in any event, if Simon can muster
forty. six votes. This has been the
plan all along. Simon instead of Cor
bett any time, but it would be better
if all factions were turned down for a
compromise candidate.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

Where there is a big smoke there
must be big fire. This should remind
you that you can get big smoke ont of
one of our cigars which are to be had at
our store.
No better cigars, but the prices are
not SO high. We cannot afford to sell
poor cigars, so as We must have low
priced ones. We cut the prices on bet
ter grades.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
WATER WORKS EXTENSION.
omce of Water Commissioners,

Office of Water COMMISSIONERS,
The DALLEs, OREGON, Sept. 20, 1898.
Sealed proposals. addressed to Simeon-Bolton,
clerk of the board, and endorsed on the outside
Proposals for Water Works Extension, Will be
received at this office until p. NJ, october 10,
1898, for furnishing and laying 2400 feet Pinch
cast iron water pipe, 1000 feet 1o.inch cast iron
water pipe, $40 feet S-inch cast iron water pipe,
feet finch cast iron water pipe, about
1900 lbs. Specials" 16 double nozzle fire
hydrants, IS gate-valVes with cover boxes, tax
ing up and Ie-laying 24O0 feet of S-inch pipe.
Bids may be made for materials and labor
separately Plans and specifications on file in
this office. certified check for $500 must ac-
company each bid. The board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08
DEAFNESS Cannot be cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inf1amed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

E. G. Blanks, of Lewisville, Texas,
writes that one box of DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth $4,000 to him.
1t cured his piles of ten years stan ling.
He advises others to try it. 1t aleo
cures eczema, skin diseases and obsti-
nate sores. Snipes-Sinersly Drug Co.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-10-08

IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR, United
~ States Land Office, The Dalles, oregon, Au-
gust 10, 1898. Notice is hereby given that the
order OF the President of January 81, 1898, per;
manently reserving the following described
tracts or parcels of land for the use of boat
railway between The Dalles and Cello, on the
south side of the Columbia river, has been re-
yoked Said tracts described as follows: One
tract situated in the NW94 of Sec. 81, T. 2 N, r.
Ia E. containing about four and one-half acres
mo other descTiPtionl The other tract in hfle the
onehalf of an acre. particularly described as fol
lows: Beginning at the northwest corner OF
said section d. and running thence in south
erly direction along the west boundary line of
said section 81, one hundred and seventy t1lO
feet to point on said boundary line; thence in
a straight line to point on the north boundary
line of said section 81, distant two hundred ana
sixty (26O) feet in easterly direction from the
point of beginning; and thence in westerly
direction along the north boundary line OF said
section 21 to the point of beginning Said tracts
are therefore restored to the public domain, and
are subject to disposal the same as other public
lands By order of the Hon. Commissioner.
Dated at The Dalles, Oregon, August 10, 1898.
JAY P. LUCAS, Register.
aug24-i OTIS PATTERSON, Receiver
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s24.lun.
RenI Estate Sale.

The Laughlin estate offers for sale all
their land property in and near The
Dalles, consisting of city lots, blocks
and acreage. Terms reasonable.
Apply to the undersigned at the Office
of the Wasco Warehouse Co.
If 3. F. LAUGHLIN.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-05

2-quart. worth 81 cents, our special
price. 10 cents each.
s~1uart, worth - cents. Our special
price - cents each.
4-Quars, worth ~ cents our Special
price Y cents each.
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pouring from their sides showed
that they were on fire. But they
turned their heads toward the
shore. less than mile away, and
ran them on the beach and rocks,
where their destruction was soon
completed. The officers and men
on board then escaped to the shore
as we'll as they could, with the as
sistance Of boats sent from the
American men-of-war, and then
threw themselves upon the mercy
Of their captors, who not only ex-
tended 10 them the gracious hand
of American chivalry. but sent
them a guard to protect them
from murdcrous bands of Cuban
soldiers hiding in the bush on the
hillside eager 10 rush down and at
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-05

ara now Of supreme interest 10 the entire
American people.
A capital illustration OF this viii 10
found IN the papers ot last Saturday
morning when even the well organized
Associated Press. which is supposed % be
omni present. was not adequate to give
anything beyond the vagues, a-G most
useager Details OF the great battle fought
at Santiago on the preceding dag. 4 res
erea>e 70 the arst page ot the Post-Tnteiu
yeneer ot tAat morning viii show that the
Associated Press report furnished a few
t-!es war 6uliatins and an abbreviated o.
acial rtport from Gen. Shafter. For tae
real story os tire battle the reader ha3 20
turn - the special dispatch TO the Post
Intelligence
Again on Sunday morning the Associ-
atea Press report contained two skeleton
bulletins % Saturdays engagement Tae
sreclal correspondent az the PostIuteiii-
gcucer gave the story.
Or Sunday there were two occurrences
g Neas interest 70 Seattle people IA coz1-