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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
Charles Kugadt Arrested
for the Killing of a
Woman.
Accused of Having Slain His
Half.SiSter and Burned
Her Body.
The Prisoner Claims She Lost Her
Life Under the Wheels of
Wagon.

NAPA, CAL, Feb. 21.-Charles Kugadt,
alias John Frey, was arrested last night
by Sheriff George Mckenzie at the in
stance of the Sheriff of Washington Coun-
~, Texas, charged with the murder of
his half-sister in that county on October
10, 1896. The crime was an unusually
atrocious one. Kugadt's half-sister was
about to return to Germany and had sew
eral dollars on her person when be started
with her to a railway station. She was
not seen alive after that, but later her
charred body was found in the ruins of
her trunk and valise, which had served as
q funeral pile when the murderer Gre
mated her body.
Kugadt was stopping at a boarding
house at the corner of Main and Pearl
streets. He had retired, and when there
came knock on his door he called
out, "Who is there?" The owner
of the place, John Smith, responded, and
the man, apprehending no danger, opened
the door. Sheriff Mckenzie immediately
seized him and pinioned his arms so that
resistance was useless if it had been at
tempted.
When shown a photograph taken in
Texas Kugadt acknowledged it at his own
He knew what he was arrested for but
said he would prove his innocence.
Kugadt resided in Napa nine years ago,
at which time he worked as a cobbler for
George Head, q shoe-dealer. His wife and
little child were with him and they occu-
pied rooms in Smiths Iodging-house.
Smith says that Kugadt conducted him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
LOS ANGELES LOTTERY SYiKDLE.
White Men Conducting Game of Chance
on the MOngohan

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Feb. N.-The
first instance, so far as known, where
white men have attempted 10 conduct q
Chinese lottery swindle was brought to
the attention of the police authorities last
night through the arrest of Charles Hen
sey, ticket vender for the layout.
The name OF the concern is THE Los
Angeles Company" and it is in nearly all
respects conducted as the Chinese lot
teries are. The tickets are printed in the
same style, the numbers being in English
inst cad of Chinese and running from No.
TO so inclusive. They are marked with
a brush, as in the Chinese style, and the
drawings and payments are made in the
same manner. Hensey, after his arrest,
gave the information that the lottery was
capitalized to the extent of $4,000 by four
white men, VINO, he claims, are well
known in Los Angeles business circles.
The lottery has been in existence only
four days, but the organization is very
complete, the people having their own
lawyer and board of directors.
Officer Sparks went into Hensey's shop
on Los Angeles street and there obtained
sufficient evidence to make out a clear
case against the man. Sparks bought
tickets and Hensey unfolded the whole
scheme of the lottery TO the policeman.
Behind Hensey's harness-shop there is
regular Chinese lottery Office, but this is
not in connection with the white "Chi-
nese" lottery. The ticket procured is
marked No. As. that being the number of
the agent who sold 1t, showing that the
company already has a goodly number OF
men selling the tickets. Hensey is held
in $500 bonds and $50 cash bail, which was
later furnished by men evidently in
terested in the lottery swindle.
The headquarters of the company are
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
Tailor Realizes 500, 900 on
the Sale of a Single
Suit.
Paid in Mining Stock Which
Afterward Increased in
Value.
Did Not Know of His Good Fortune
Until Informed by a Chance
Remark.

PORTLAND, ORE, Feb. 21.-M. M.
Koreff, a well-known commercial traveller
just back from trip into Idaho, vouches
for the truth of this story of phenomenally
good luck:
Morris Yenzel, q Moscow (Idaho) tailor, a
handful of mining stocks for suit of
clothes. Yenzel refused that sort of cur
rency in payment for his labor and goods,
on the ground that he had no luck in
stocks. He remarked that five years ago
miner gave him 5000 shares of stock,
then supposed to be worth cent share,
for suit of clothes. He never realized a
nickel on the stock.
The miner loosely said that had it been
LIE Roi stock it would have made him rich.
The tailor was startled and replied he was
quite certain that that was the name of
the stock. He could not remember what
he did with it, as he never expected it TO
amount to anything.
few days later Yenzel went to the sus-
pended Moscow National Bank for an in
surance policy and some other papers de-
posted there, among which he found the
missing 5000 shares of LIE Roi stock, now
quoted at IS per share, with accrued divi-
dends. The story goes that the LIE Roi
mine-owners have been negotiating with
an English syndicate for the sale of the
property. The syndicate declined TO ac-
cept the mine without the transfer OF
every share of stock so far issued. This
block of 5000 shares was long advertised
for, but now there will be no further OBJ
stacle 10 the sale of the property If the
owners come to YenzePs terms. He de-
mands $40 share, or 100000 for the
whole, and is certain to get it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

eyes became bright and CLASSY and soon
she was dead. This was about 10 or II
o'clock. took my overcoat and placed it
over her. l soon met a negro named
Meredith and meant to tell MIN, but'dared
not. At CrickendaI l met some friends
and drank some coffee. said nothing
for fear the people would say had killed
her for her money. She had S401 on her
person.
81 then decided to bury the body, but
had no tools. l tried to bury her at Jack
son Creek, but the sand was too hard. 1
took little road leading up the creek,
sixty or seventy yards, but could find no
place there. 1 turned off from the creek,
but found no place. 1 burned trunk and
a box and while this was burning burned
the body.
81 then returned home, but remained
there but TWO or three days when l started
for San Francisco, arriving there October
25. then came up to Napa, where l have
been since employed"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
oranges to take back with them

CloyerdaIe oranges to take back with them
to their homes At present the supply
does not equal the demand, but the pros
poets are that on the last day of the fair.
which is tomorrow, there will be plenty
of all kinds of fruit for sale.
j. A. Filcher, secretary OF the State
Board of Trade, who was one of the
judges OF exhibits yesterday, is here on
more than mission of pleasure. He is
collecting samples of Cloverdale citrus
fruit and trees and soil to form part of the
Dig California exhibit at the Ham burg (Ger-
many) Horticultural Exposition, which
Will open next spring. Mr.. Filcher was
driven this morning to VINEYARDS and
orchards In the vicinity bv Editor G. b.
Baer OF the Cloverdale Reveille, who is
one of the most active of Cloverdale's
citizens in booming the fair, greeting
visitors, taking them properly in tow and
not leaving them until he has done the
whole thing properly.
Inc booths presided over by the ladies
are all handsomely decorated Mrs Ludwig
and Miss Emile Hagmayer have some
artistic samples of wood carving on useful
ana ornamental house furniture on ex-
hloltion. They are also in charge OF the
art gallery. The exhibitors of pictures in
the art gallery are: Miss Kate Armstrong,
Mrs. w. B. Sink, Mrs. Van Cooley, Miss
Matte Porterield, Mrs. Waite, Mrs. Lud-
wig, Nine: Preston, Mrs. w. Doty, Miss
a. Keller, Mrs. Whitaker, Miss Ola Fen
ner, Mrs. 4. Porterfeld Miss Lena Brush,
Miss Mason, Mrs. Sarah Hall, AL Kleiser
Charles Miller and DR.. ]. H. Kaffung.
The lcecream booth is in charge of Mrs.
l.. a. Dominic and Mrs. T. B. Wilson,
and the candy booth is looked after by
Miss Wilson and Miss Dobbins. Mrs. @.
Humb bert and Mrs. Whitney have some
hand-painted china on exhibition They
have charge of the orange booth. Mrs
Greenwell, 70 years old, has a crazy quilt
at the fair and it is greatly admired.
1t should have read Judge F. P. Conner
who presided at the fair last Thursday
night, instead of Comier as the types had
it.
Another big crowd is expected from
Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Healdsburg to-
morrow. the last day of the fair. One of
the features of this excursion VIII be 400
school children from Santa Rosa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
Passing of the Storm Makes
the CarniVaI'S Success
Certain.
Salute From the Philadelphia
Will Open the Festivities
This Morning.
British and American Seamen to
Mingle IN the Parade on
Shore.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Feb. 21.-The storm
which has been playing sad havoc with
the water carnival festivities for the past
two days has passed away, and, although
the atmosphere is cold tonight, the skies
are clear and all the indications are favor
able for fair weather tomorrow.
Reports from outlying districts are that
the storm was more severe than was at
first supposed. At Olivewood ranch, Ma
tionai City, fifty olive trees were uprooted
and blown down in the gale of Friday
night, some of them being thirty years of
age, the Oldest in this region. Two big
cypress trees in the courthouse yard were
blown down. Throughout the county
orchards have been more or less damaged
by high winds and washouts.
The condition of the weather now, how
ever, portends a grand success for the
carnival festivities, which open tomorrow
morning. To-day has been spent by the
1000 strangers in the city visiting the war
ships in the harbor and the various points
of interest in the city and bay region, be-
| sides attending two concerts given by
Sousa's band at the opera house.
All day the carnival committee has been
at work on the decorations on the war
ships and wharves and tonight it finds its
labors nearly completed. The barge OF
the Goddess, which was nearly ruined by
the storm, has been repaired and now
presents a gorgeous and brilliant appear
ance as it floats on the bay just off the
Sante Fe wharf
The vexing question as to whether or
not the British sailors from the Oomus
would march in the parade was finally
settled tonight by the receiving from Sir
Julian Pauncefote at Washington and
Admiral Palliser, r. N, at Comox, B. c.,
of messages conveying official permission
to Captain Dyke to march his men as an
armed force in the parade tomorrow
morning.
The day will open with a salute of
twenty-one guns from the Philadelphia
at sunrise in honor of Washington. At
noon the Comus will fire another salute
of twenty-one guns and in the evening
before the carnival procession starts
general salute will be fred by all the war
ships.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
cL0YERDALE FRUIT IN DEMAND.
Visitors to the Fair Temporarily Exhaust
the Orange Stock Offered for
CdIo

CLOVERDALE, CAL, Feb. d - The
citrus lair pavilion remained open to-day
and a large number of visitors went to see
the fruit exhibits. There was no pro-
gramme, musical or otherwise. The visi-
tors in town spent the day listening to
excellent sermons at the churches and in
walking and driving. The day was bright
and beautiful.
The Sunday trains from San Francisco
and way towns and from Ukiah brought
in number OF excursionists. Visitors
have generally wanted to buy samples of
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
CHARLES KUGADT, Arrested Napa the Murder of His
Sister IN Texas.

self as q gentleman and gave him no
cause for complaint. Later he went back
to Texas.
About three months ago Kugadt, unac-
companied by his wife or child, returned
to Napa and began working for D. Keig, a
shoedealer. He was faithful, industrious,
courteous and gentlemanly and won the
respect of his employer. Keig could hardly
believe that Kugadt conld be guilty of the
crime charged against him. When he be-
gan working for Keig he went by the name
of John Frey, telling Mr.. Keig that only
German could pronounce his true name.
When placed in jail Kugadt appeared al
most PROSTATE. This morning his appe-
tite was gone and he desired no food.
This afternoon the prisoner was visited
by CALL representative, to whom he told
his story. His face showed that he had
been weeping, and as he referred to his
wife or to his dead sister he burst into
tears.
81 lived with my wife and child in the
county of Washington, Texas" he began.
ION the morning of October 49, 1896, about
5 o'clock, l started with my half-s sister,
Miss Johanna Kngadt, to Branham, nine
teen miles distant, where she was going
to board train. She was intending to
go to Germany. There were two roads
leading to Branham, and at the request of
my sister we took the longer road, which
was much smoother. We passed Whit
man about 6 o'clock in the morning. 1
met several friends there. When we
reached New Years Creek we stopped for
lunch which we had brought with us.
unhitched and fed the horses.
"After eating hitched the horses, pre-
paratory to continuing the journey. My
sister went to the left side OF the wagon to
get in and I stood by the horses, which
were strong and fiery. AS she was on the
wheel of the wagon the horses started and
she was thrown to the ground between the
front and the rear wheel. She was lying
on her right side. Before I could stop the
horses the rear wheel, which was very
heavy, passed over her neck and head. I
stopped the horses and went to her assist
ance. AS 1 attempted to raise her she
said, i can't travel These were the last
words she uttered, although some time
passed before she died. placed her ten
derly in the wagon and bolstered her up
with blanket and pillow. BY her eyes
her power of speech was gone-she signi-
fed that she was all right.
II turned the horses and started for
home. After driving about mile she
made slight noise, and as 1 looked blood
oozed from her nose and mouth down onto
the pillow. 1stopped under tree. Her
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
Death Of Georne z. Bsst.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 21.-Georpe f.
Best, prominent resident of Santa Clara
died at an early hour yesterday morning
from stroke of paralysis. He had been
an invalid for the past two years. The
deceased was native of West Brook, Me-,
and aged 81 years. He came to California
IN 1862, and three years later located in
santa Clara. Mr.. Best was engaged in the
butcher business for a great many wears
but retired three years ago. He was a
prominent Odd Fellow and a member of
the Chosen Friends. A widow and three
grown children survive him. He was
buried from the family residence on Jack
son street this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
Pldcent1a OIL Weyys

ANAHE1M, CAL, Feb. 21.-Three new
oil wells are being sunk in the neighbor-
hood of Placentia to supply fuel for the
sugar-beet factory at Los Alamitos. The
wells in operation at Puente are being
taxed to their utmost in furnishing fuel
for the Chino factory, which consumes
1000 barrels day during the working
season. Q
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
NEW TODAY

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Prof Munyon says that his Female RENE
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pressed menses and regulate menstrual Pc
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If there is leucorrhoea or whites do not
fail TO use Munyon's Leucorrhoea Tablets.
Price, 90 cents. These remedies provide a
home treatment that cures speedily and
completely all forms of female complaints
Prof Munyon puts up separate cure
for each disease. At all druggists, mostly
% cents a vial.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1905
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa, answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
JetCsls Taken 6y Burglars.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 21.-The resi-
dence of Mrs. M. B. Braly at S75 East
William street was entered by burglars
during the absence OF the family last even
ing. Every room in the house was ran
sacked, but the work was evidently hur-
riedly done, as great many things were
overlooked. A gold watch, silver watch.
gold ring and several other pieces of
ieTelry were taken. The thieves gained
an entrance to the house by prying open
a rear window
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
PRICE Fight Near Fresno.

FRESNO, CAL, Feb 21.-Smith of Los
Angeles and Daily of San Francisco, who
have been training here for some weeks,
fought to finish at the racetrack, two
miles from town, this afternoon. About
1oO persons assent bled, and the general
opinion was that it was poor contest
smith outclassed his opponent and had
him going in the fourth round. In the
next DAILY was knocked out. The winner
received $lO0.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

temporarily located above the Olympic
saloon on First street. according 10 Hen
sey's statement. He says it is the COM
Office later.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22

FEW little doses OF DR.. d. jayne Expecto-
rant, promptly administered, will often avert a
dangerous attack of Lang or Throat disease, and
frequently save life
For the Liver, use Jayne's Painless Saoative Pill.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-22
oHESs-PLAYBR srE1xrrz DEAD
SWccUnl6s to tbs Mental Strain After HIS
Defeat bu LnsEer

Defeat by. Lasker.
LONDON, ENG. Feb. 21.-The Daily Mail
has dispatch from Paris stating that
Steinitz, the chess player, has died at DR..
Morosoffs institute. in Moscow, to which
he was recently taken after losing his
mental balance.
William Steinitz was born at Prague,
Bohemia, May II, 1885, He was a noted
chess player and chess analyst. He re-
sided In London some years, when
he came to New York. He was never
beaten IN match until he succum bed to
Lasker In 1894, losing then The position OF
chess champion of the world, which. he
had been regarded as holding from the
time he defeated ANDERSEN by eight
games to six in 1866.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

The Granada (Miss.,) Sentinel
offers these words of advice to the
youth of the country:
"a young man can always hnd
employment in farming when
everything else fails him. Farm
ing, we admit, is no childs play,
but it can be carried on both on
basis of pleasure and profit. We
see and hear of a number OF
Young men abandoning their
method of living and seeking en-
ployment in cities and towns.
Boys, this is great mistake. The
towns are in most cases crowded
with idle young men, who have
left the pure air and manly work
of the farm to seek place behind
counter or desk, or something else
that will barely keep body and
soul together. Economy and IN
dustry are the chief factors IN
any pursuit, and nowhere are
|they more essential than on the
farm. So stick to the farm, boys
work with energy, save your mo-
ney, stay away from drink ane
cards, keep regular hours, and IL
the end you will be independent
lif not rich"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
Tricks For The Tongue.

Tricks FOR Inc Tongue
Try to read the following SEN
tences aloud and quickly, repeat
ing the shorter ones half a dozen
i'm succession;
Six thick thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshly fried flying fish.
The sea ceaseth but it sufiiceth
us. ...
Give Grimes Jim's great gift
gig whip.
Two toads, totally tried, tried to
trod to Tedbury.
Strick, strong Stephen Stringer
shared six sickly silky snakes.
She stood at the door OF Mrs
Smiths fish-sauce shop, welcom'
ing him in.
Swan swan over the sea; swim
swan swim. swan swan back again
we'll swum, swan.
A haddock, haddock, a black
spoted haddock, black spot OF
the blacks back of the black-spot
ted haddock.
Susan shineth shoes and socks
socks and shoes shineth Susal
She ceaseth shining shoes an
socks. for shoes and socks shoe
Susan.-ChicagO News.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

GREAT SALES prove the great
~ merit of Hoou's Sarsaparllla.
HOODS Sarsaparilla sells because II
accomplishes GREAT CURES.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03
Every newspaper man has a

Every newspaper man has at
some time in his business expert
ence met the man who now takes
more papers than he can read. He
paid twenty-five cents for an alma
nae, wiped his nose on an awning,
tried to blow out an electric light,
put nickel in the post office ex-
pecting the post master to appear,
wanted TO lick the cashier OF the
bank because it closed at 4 o'clock
and watched the sign of cne OF
the iewelry stores waiting for it to
strike.--Lake Charles Commercial.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

Americans are the most inventive peo-
ple on earth. To them have been issued
nearly 100000 patents, or more than one
third of all the patients issued in the
world. No discovery of modern years
has been of greater benefit to mankind
than Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrlwpa Remedy. or has done more to
relieve pain and suffering. J. W. Vaugn.
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Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera aud Dlarr-
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wears, and find it to be the best medi
cine ever used for cramps in The sto
mach and bowels. For sale by L. D
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-04-03

Get our prices on job works.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26

Mayor Edward Phelps, of Laurel,
was nominated for third term by
citizens primary.
Charles w. Cullen, counsel for Jas.
NJ. Gordy, who is accused of having
murdered his wife near Milton, Del,
says an examination of the prisoner by
insanity experts will not be permitted.
Tuesday.
The Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church adjourn
ed to meet ueXt year at Lewes, Del.
The Baltimore Society for the Sup
preston of Vice has sent protest to
Governor Lowndes against the Cecil
race tracks.
The suggestion has been made of a
joint encampmento of the naval reserves
of the States of Maryland, Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey.
The will of Joseph G. Collinson
makes requests 10 the Poor Association
and the Nursery and Child's Hospital
in Baltimore.
A Florence Crittendon Rescue Mis-
sion Home has been established at
Cumberland, Md.
The barn of Edward Gathers was de-
stroyed by fire in Cecil County and six
horses and eight cows burned to death.
Mrs. Caroline G. Reigle died sudden
ly of heart disease in Belair.
Mr. John Bailey, Scarboro', Hartford
County, died of pneumonia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Personally Conducted Tours.
Matchless in Every Feature.
CALIFORNIA.

Three tours to California and the
Pacific Coast will leave New York and
Philadelphia January 81 February "a,
and March 81, 1897. Five weeks in
California on the first tour, and four
weeks on the second. Passengers on
the third tour will return on regular
trains within nine months. Stops
will be made at New Orleans for Mar
di-Gras festivities on the second tour.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville tours, allowing two
weeks in Florida, will leave New
York and Philadelphia January rs,
February and %, and March 8, 1897.
Rate covering expenses in both direc-
tons, $4,000 from New York, and
$4S.00 from Philadelphia.
For detailed information, apply at
ticket agencies or address George w.
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Phila-
delphia.
nov. 20 to mar. 27'97.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
Visible supply of Cereals.

New York, March 23.-The statement
of the visible supply of grain, in store
and afloat, as compiled by the New
York Produce exchange, is as follows:
Wheat, 40, 43c, 900 bushels; decrease, l.
$4,000. Corn. 26.O77, 900 bushels; de-
crease, 71S,O0O. Oats, 10, 797, 900 BUSH
els; increase, 1000. Rye, 3,64S,O
bushels; increase, $4,000. Barley, 81
O6S, 600 bushels; decrease, 67.0OO.