The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-23
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the Eiffel tower. where dined with the
Prince OF Wales and Sir Dudley Ward.
On the strength OF Masonry / borrowed
$l50 from the prince. There was really
no opportunity TO do good work in Paris.
because all the lodges there are illegal
and not recognized by other grand lodges
of the world. From there went to Bor-
deaux. France: from Bordeaux TO Bilboa.
Spain: from Bilboa to Barcelona. from
Barcelona TO Madrid, where met Hannis
Taylor, United States minister to Spain.
He got me free transportation 10 the
Rock OF Gibraltar by the way of Cadiz,
hrst-ciass with letter Of Introduction
to DIR. Thomas. an American on the Rock.
and, he being a member OF the order. I
was given a first-ciass passage TO Buenos
Ayres. capitol OF Argentina, on the
steamer Bayrn from Marseilles. France.
stopping at MADEIRA in the Canary isl-
ands for supplies From there 1t went to
Daka North Africa: from there to Bra
ell, passing by Rio de Janero 10 Santos.
On returning to Rio de Janeiro the
steamer remained two days in quarantine.
There found English lodges and German
lodges working under the charters OF both
nations.
A Grand Field for Operating.
I borrowed about 500 In silver money.
changing 1t for about $50 in gold. Then
l went 10 Buenos Ayres where / found
about 5000 Americans and about 1900
Englshmen In city OF over 10000 In
habitants. had a good field for oper-
ating, borrowing about $500. Taking the
train to the foot of the Andes. hiring n
mule. and In company with the escort OF
the mail. in eight hours / rode to the con-
nection with the Chilean road upon the
Ga 40 / n
Valparaiso. where. through Mr.. Dubbs,
OF Atlanta Ca, was introduced as John
II. Kimberly TO a Spanish lodge, work
ing under an English charter. where,
through a shake purse among themselves.
they raised for me $zT0 in gold and a
ticket, worth tz5. first-class. to Panama
on the steamer commanded BY Capt.
Roberts. On the route we stayed two
days at Caiiao. There / borrowed so
and In Cologne I borrowed 80. Then
took the British mall steamer and had
fast run 10 Jamaica. British West Indies.
There / got on a wine spree. went broke
wiihou; cent. and crossed 10 Port An
tonic on the other side OF the line. got a
sui. OF clothes. $50 in money and passage
o. freight schooner 10 South Carolina.
arriving about the last OF March, isss.
Then / went all through Tennessee and
through the CaroAnas. i went to CALI
fcrnia about June and then came back
into Oregon and Washington. staying
only a few days In Washington. Then 1
went into Oregon and went from Eugene
CRY 10 a numbering mill. There ! go. a
horse. saddle and bride and $40 from a
man. Then I wen. from there TO Prime
willie. There / got $50 and a better horse.
and from Their. vent over on the John
Day river and from there 10 Wsnanucca-
I made flying trip to San Francisco on
the train and then took the stage route,
stopping a, a few small towns Then l
went by stage TO Crescent City and then
across 10 Grants pass. Then back
went by the Southern Pacific TO San
Francisco, arriving there three days be-
fore election. ! stopped at fbe New In
ternasionai hotel and, in conversation
with a bartender who wore four or five
badges while we were both half drunk.
he told me he could get a receipt for
Masonic dues in any lodge III the cDun-
try. All a man had 20 know. he said.
Was the degrees
Coneerninx Forged Masonic Receipts
s.This man was night bartender In a
saloon within two blocks OF the hotel. but
I 30 not remember the exact location. I
asked him what 1, would cost me for these
receipts and he replied. Eight dollars for
a dozen or two He introduced ne TO a
man named Levy. who was ~ or - years