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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-19
TOpsy Hose.
ANNEX. A

who tried the comforts of Soft Laundered Nege
Shirt back into the old stiff affairs
Geld weather
the Nggee Shirt that
maker the best Dollar Shirt that know We
an both OF these
The Manhattan people
anybody else.
for weather Serge Clothes likely the
supply you up Lined,
lined lined Serges
If You See 1t In Our AID, It's So.
McKennon, Anderson & Foster.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-19
Commencing to-day, MT nm
Friday, We say, MI iii
Your choice for. .WUuUU

This is quite a sacrifice on our
part, but we cannot afford to have
one or two suits of a kind. Better
lose soon than late. We say, I'M
hesitatingly, this is the best lot of
clothes ever offered for the price.
The colors are mostly light gray and
brown, and there is not a thread of
cotton in any suit of the lot. This is
a peach and cream offer for the first
g men who get here.
You pay for the alter
atiOnS if any.
The Old Reliable,
A. ]. Cow NICHOLS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-05-19
American WOOlenette.

like wool but made Only eleven
yards until and
them in light coors small cheeks
NEXT MONDAY &c A YARD.
lately or styles K. plain,
figured Wearing
TOpsy Hose.
to the
Black supply
came yesterday. All Sizes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
CAUGHT A GANG OF
BOGUS MONEY-MAKERS
SECRET SERVICE AGENT WILKIE
AT THE PALACE.
Ran to Earth the Lancaster Ring of
Counterfeiters After a
Year of Clever
Sleuthing.

J. F. Wilkie Of the Secret Service De-
partment arrived with his wife last even
ing from Washington, ID. G. They are at
the Palace. Mr.. Wikie comes West for
a much-needed rest after months of the
hardest sort Of labor in one of the most
difficult cases that has come within the
province of his department for some
years. 1t was due to his efforts that the
now famous Lancaster pa ring Of coun-
terfeiters was captured and the Govern
ment rid of one of the cleverest and
most dangerous gang of operators that
has ever caused trouble with its currency.
In connection with the case Mr.. Wilkie
said last evening: THE leaders of the
gang were William l. Jacobs and w L.
Kendig Of Lancaster where they had es-
tablished an elaborate plant for the man
ufacture of Government paper and en-
craving bogus notes of high denomina-
tons They f1ourished for over a year,
and their work was of such a high order
that the Governments experts could not
detect the bogus from the genuine bills,
and the Treasury Department was com
PEELED to call in all of the issue of 800
Monroe head silver certifcates-someth
like SIG, 900 900. The engraVers were Arthur
Taylor and Baldwin S. Brindley, who were
also apprehended.
stamps and In two years sold stamps for
over 450,000,000 cigars. We also got plates
for the $40 Sheridan head treasury note,
the SO Manning silver certificate and the
$50 and 500 Lincoln treasury notes, and
by its own confession we discovered that
the ring was just ready TO issue notes for
$500 and $1,000. In it's confession the gang
implicated United States District Attor-
ney Ingham and his assistant, and also
stated that the plan was to bride the
receiving teller of the sub-treasury. at
New York to receive on deposit $4,000 900
in bogus notes and issue therefor GER
tificates of deposit for a like amount"
The trial of the six conspirators begins
next week, and Mr.. Will<ie will leave for
Washington this afternoon in order to be
back in time to give his evidence and as
sist in the direction of the case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
a "HEALTH" BANQUET.
Mayor Phelan Entertains the
Members Of the Old and
New Boards

Mayor Phelan last night at the Pa
ciic Union Club gave a banquet to the
outgoing and incoming members of the
Board of Health. The Mayor asserts
that the function was purely compli-
mentary, having no political signifi-
canoe.
The attendants at the feast were DR..
J. H. Barbat, DR.. J. w. Keeney, DR.. r.
w. Payne, DR.. w. B. Coffey, DR.. j. M.
Williamson, DR.. G.. j. Fitzgibbon, DR..
r. w Baum, DR.. Louis Bazet, DR.. A.
p O'Brien, DR.. w. P. Lawlor, DR..
Washington Dodge, DR.. Perrault, DR..
r. Beverly Cole and Hon. Frank G..
Newlands. The Mayor, as the presid-
ing genius of the banquet, directed the
affairs of the function. He compli-
mented the retiring members of the
Board of Health on the success of their
administration and expressed the be
lief that the incoming board would
make another good record.
DR.. Williamson reviewed the work of
the old board for the past four years.
He attributed the Introduction of
smallpox cases to the inefticiency Of the
Federal quarantine and advocated local
control of quarantine.
Frank G.. Newlands spoke Of the new
spirit of San Francisco as exemplifieG
in the display of civic patriotism. He
regarded San Francisco, next to New
York and Washington, the most inter
esting city in the United States.
DR.. Beverly Cole entertained the COM
pany with "reminiscences of the first
Board of Health. The doctor, as chair
man of the hospital committee of the
Board of Supervisors forty years ago,
was himself the first Board of Health.
He had three thousand cases of small
poX during his term of office and got
no thanks for his service.
DR.. Coffey spoke for the new board
and expressed the hope that it's admin
istration would prove beneficial to the
health and promote the prosperity of
the city
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
SUTRO'S LINE
WILL Be SOLD
To HUNTINGTON
Estate Cannot Stand
the Heavy Drain.

The Sutro Electric Railroad from Cen
trail avenue to the Cliff House is finally
to become part and parcel OF the Market
street railway system. Since it was first
put in operation by Adolph Sutro as a
competitor of his old-time enemy, the
octopus it has been run at a loss, and
II is now merely the losing ability of the
Sutro estate that prevents the Market
street people taking it into camp. Dur
ing the past few months the monthly dit
ference between receipts and expenditures
has increased so largely that 1T has be-
come a menace to the estate, and the
trustees have opened negotiations with
the opposition with view to getting rld
of it.
So serious did they find their position
that they have offered the entire system
for less than their net loss. Pursuing its
usual tactics the Market-street people are
waiting until bad business and increasing
losses force a still greater sacrlnce. me
details of the negotiations and the policy
of the Market-street Company are best
told in a characteristic statement made
yesterday by Henry Lynch, Super1ntenC-
emf of construction of Mr.. Huntington 5
system. Ct, -,
at us two or three times to take the road
off their hands and in time we will do it,
but what's the use of buying 1t now?
That road has been run at loss ever
since It was started H. and !, always VS. viii be
the whole system for SIS. 900 less than they
have lost on 1t, and they have lost about
$4,000. They will be, ready to sell for d
whole lot less than that before they are
through with it, and then will be our time
to get in.
"rhey know as we'll as we do that we
could run it at a profit, as we could
amalgamate it with our system and run
power out from our main power house.
We have got enough extra men with us
all the time to run the cars. AS they run
1t they need executive officers, working
force and a power house of their own,
and there isn't the traffic on the line to
make it pay or even meet expenses. We
could operate the whole line for what
their coal costs them. The Sutro estate
isn't in good enough condition to stand Il
drain like that for a great length of time
and / do not think it will be long before
the operators see it that way themselves.
1T is my idea to put the old steam
dummy line from California street ont
under electricity and run our cars out
that way and bring them back by the
Sutro route. OF course the Sutros have i
permanent transfer arrangement with the
Sutter-street Company, but there is moth
ing in the way of our assuming that con-
what we shall probably do"
Asked # he could say when the transfer
would be made, Mr. Lynch said he coul1
not, but from every indication it would
not be long-it was simply question OF
how long the estate could stand the pres
sure. When it finally succumbs MT.
Lynch will be on hand to listen to
further proposal of reduction in price ana
close the deal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Scottish Thistla club Games.

Extensive preparations are being made
for the annual gathering and games OF
the San Francisco Scottish Thistle CLUB
at Shell Mound Park July A. At a meet
ing of the club members the following
committees were appointed: Reception
committee-John Smith, chairman; Hugh
Fraser, W. Grant. r. II: Murray. j. Swan
Pollock. b. Pollock, s. Christie, A. Mich
olson. J. Niven. A. Strang, A Sharp, P
Keith, ]. R. Watson, n. Campbell, A
Cleland and r. S. Wilson. Peter Riddle
was appointed floor manager. with J.
Swan assistant. Floor committee-A
Young, D. Brown, William Murray, Will
liam Grant, D. Pollock, A. Young and
Alex Strang.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

his beat on Sixth street, near Natoma,
when he heard the two shots in quick
succession and hurried TO the scene.
BY this time the narrow street was
blocked with people and the blood had
spread all over the sidewalk and formed
a large pool in the gutter. Mrs. Frey
was still alive but unconscious, the
bullet having entered just above and
behind the right ear. She lay on the
sidewalk with her head toward the
house. and F'rey's body lay in a similar
position almost parallel and so close
that the officer was compelled to move
the woman before he could get the
revolver, which was tightly grasped in
the right hand of the murderer.
Mrs Frey was hurried off to the
Receiving Hospital but died before
reaching there and her body was taken
to the Morgue. F'rey's body presented
a CHASTITY and horrible sight as it lay
on the pavement awaiting the arrival
of the Morgue wagon. Part of the
skull had been blown off and the
brains were scattered over the side
walk. while the blood completely COW
cred everything for space of six feet.
When searched at the Morgue note
written on a scrap of paper, together
with two envelopes, on which were
some incoherent scribblings. were
found in the pockets of the murderer.
The first reads:
LAS I expect to be forgiven for
everything l forgive everybody else
everything. 1 leave the world with
but one regret that is little Mia Good
by Nita and may you be l was going
to say happy but God wills it as | can
not be deceitful in my dying brain.
GUS.
"I believe Matt has made her peace
with God"
On one of the envelopes was this:
ANY reporter who differs from John
Bishop juniors report of the right as
wrong of this does me an injustice as
| am going to meet my creator l nat
urally forgive everybody even Mrs.
Wright [ will the child to Nita, Matties
sister and ] advise her to leave her at
my sister Carrie. GUS.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

FEMALE PICKPOCKET
CATCHES A TARTAR
MRS. GULDAGER'S SPRINTING
BEATS A THIEF.
A San Rafael Woman Receivers Her
Purse After an Exciting Chase
Along the Water Front.

Mrs. George Guldager of San Rafael
is natural-born Splinter If she hadn't
been, well-flled purse belonging to her
would now be in unworthy hands With
a fifty-foot handicap Mrs. Glldager raced
along the water front after a female pick
pocket last evening, and not only Sc
cured possession of the property stolen
from her, but did it without the necessity
of telling her troubles TO a policeman
Just as Mrs Guldager, who is the wife
of popular employee of the North Pacific
Coast Railroad Company was leaving a
boat docking at the Sausalito ferry slim
a faShionably attired woman stole a pIrse
from the side pocket of Mrs. Guldager's
Jacket and mingled with the crowd The
victim of the theft was holding the hands
OF two little children, but released them
and started to run after the thief. Both
children began to wall and the mother
turned back. gentleman inquired the
cause OF the disturbance. and on being
told volunteered to take care of the little
ones.
Leaving the children in his care, Mrs.
Guldager ran after the woman She
caught sight of her on East street and =
race began for the Market-street turn
table. The pickpocket was fifty feet in the
lead, but was overhauled just as she
street Mrs. Guldager caught the woman
by the arm and demanded the return Of
her purse; The pickpocket pretended not
woman. don't you start this car again
until this thief gives me my purse.
AT the conductors request both women
stepped off the car. Mrs. Guldager still
clingiing to the pickpocket's arm. A
small crowd by this time had gathered
a further. threat to call policeman so
frightened the thief that she gave Mrs.
Gpldager her purse and skunk away with
the Jeers of the witnesses to the scene
ringing in her ears
Mrs. Guldager returned for her chill
dren and boarded the next car. The purse
stolen by the pickpocket contained about
SlOO and several valuable Thinkers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

UGUSTUS FREY, CRATER"
q gambler, bunko man and all
IA round reprobate, murdered his
ID wife, from whom he had been
@ " separated for more than a
year. and then blew the top of
his head off in front of the woman's
residence at 446 Natoma street few
minutes after : o'clock last night.
The tragedy which relieved the com
munity Of worthless wretch and re-
suited in the death of a working
little woman made an orphan of
sweet little 6-year-old girl, who for
tunately is too young to realize the
awful fate Of her mother or the fiend-
ishness of her father The murder was
particularly brutal and cold-blooded,
and. from letters written by the muir
derer, deliberately planned.
Frey rushed into the humble quar-
tiers occupied jointly by Mrs. Frey and
Mrs. Gertrude Forney in the rear Of
No. 446. flushed with liquor and -four
ishing a big Colts 45-caliber revolver.
Keep your seats and nobody will
get hurt. he shouted, and then, OBJ
serving that there was no one present
but the two women, he leaped forward
and grabbed his wife by the throat,
yelling. "Tll fix you, you -"
With a shrek Of terror, Mrs. Forney
rushed out Of the house. screaming for
help. As she sped through the narrow
passageway leading to Natoma street
Frey followed, dragging his wife by
the throat. Mrs Forney sped toward
Sixth street. but she had not gone far
when she heard a shot, and, looking
back saw Mrs. Frey falling to the
sidewalk The murderer was looking
around. and fearing that he was seek
ing to locate her Mrs. Forney lodged
into a doorway, and almost at the
same instant Frey fired the second
shot. which tore the top of his head
completely off and, passing through
the panel of the front door of No.
AS. across the street, the residence Of
Mr.. Friedman. traversed the hallway
and kitchen and finally lodged in the
woodwork of the entry in the rear OF
the house.
Officer T. P. Riordan was walking
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
WILL NOT REPUDIATE
THEIR PLATFORM vows
DEMOCRATIC oFFICIALsFoRT THE
NEW CHARTER.
All Claim Election for but One Year,
and Will Not Obstruct the New
Instrument.

A committee recently appointed by the
Democratic County Committee for the
purpose of ascertaining from the Demo-
cratic office holders of the city and county
of San Francisco their attitude toward the
new charter addressed communications to
each of the eleven successful candidates
elected by the Democrats at the last cleo
ton. The following is the substance of
the inquiry. which is signed by E. P. E.
Troy, chairman of the committee:
am instructed by the committee ap-
pointed at the meeting of the Demo-
cratic County Committee held June Z
1899. to write you and inquire if you
intend to abide by the Democratic
platform under which your name was
offered to the people; if you are now
contesting or intend contesting the
validity of the new charter as affecting
the term of your office or otherwise
or If you are aiding or intend to aid
in any manner any contest which may
be made against the new charter.
Mayor Phelan, City and County Attor-
ney Lane. Supervisors Deasy, Lackmann
and Byington School Directors Eells and
Brandenstein Judges Mogan and Conlan
strain-that they had been elected on a
platform which declared for a new char
ter: that they were in favor of it and
would countenance no contest brought to
at the time of their election they under
stood their terms of office to be one year
and would be willing to step from their
official seats at the end of the year 1899
The only Democratic office holder who did
not give clear and concise answer was
Coroner Hill, His reply is not considered
satisfactory by the committee, and they
will apply to him again.
The object of the committee In soliciting
this information Is a desire to hold all
Democratic office holders to the pledges
they took when elected and to discipline
them as far as lies in the power of the
party, should they make any attempt to
repudiate their promises at the sacrifice
of the new charter. The communications
will be handed to the County Committee
at q meeting this evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Members Refuse to Appoint Leon
Dennery as Secretary.
Burns Demands More Than the New Officers in Justice
to Their Regulations Can Grant DR.. Lawlor
Chosen Health Officer.

secretary was also declared va
cant and Peter Devany was elected
to fill the vacancy. The position of
clerk to the Health officer followed the
same routine, and r. M. Jones, a
brother in-law of DR.. Keeney, received
the prize. Before the board could ad-
journ it was enjoined from removing
the officers and subordinates who have
brought suit to retain their positions.
The board will meet again next Mon
day, when it is expected that DR.. S. s..
Kahn will be appointed superintendent
and DIR. T. D. Maher resident physician
of the City and County Hospital, and
DR.. Heinz police surgeon. Other ap-
pointments will not be discussed until
after the 23d inst, when the injunction
suit of the present employees will be
heard.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

The third note was somewhat more
ambitious than the others and was as
follows:
when the philosophy Of human
family has been learned and woman
refuse to inspire a feeling in a mascu-
line heart man will think this woman's
object in life is to play a man for
fool and she will never leave him TIL
she finds bigger fool"
The Mrs. Wright referred to is Mrs.
Thomas Wright, who has charge of
little Nita, the six-year-old child of
the couple. Frey paid a visit to 128l2
Ninth street, where Mrs. Wright re-
sides, Sunday afternoon, and, forcing
his way into the house, grabbed the
child and started for the door Mrs.
Wright fought to retain possession of
her charge, and Frey struck her
viciously on the head and chest. Mrs.
Jennie Murphy, the landlady went to
Mrs. Wright's assistance, and Frey
threatened to kill them both and dash
the child's brains out. Mrs. Eva Du-
renberg, a ledger, then took hand
and at the same time a crowd attract
ed by the uproar began hammering
for admittance, and Frey fed.
When Mrs Frey heard of her hus-
Dand attempt TO gam possession Oh
their child she declared he would kill
them both next, and while in this
frame of mind went to the City Hall
TO get a warrant for his arrest. She
was unsuccessful. however, and the
refusal of the authorities to interfere
in what they termed family quarrel
resulted in last nights tragedy.
Since their separation, which was
due to Frey's general unreliah ility as
a provider and the fact that he spent
a goodly portion of his time in jail
Mrs. Frey had supported herself and
child by working in the cannery. Frey
often visited her, but only to rail at
her and threaten. He was never known
to contribute a cent TO the support of
his child. His parents live at 1416
Harrison street. Mrs. Frey's only
relative in .the city is a sister, Mrs.
Anita Chattfield, of los Sixth street.
Mrs. Frey was about "a years old and
Frey several years older.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

The bookbinder and every trade
Whose goods OF leather are made,
We kindly invite you all to come,
See 'Pegamoid," Chronicle building, No. 81.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
GUERRERo-sTREET MYSTERY.

The original story told by Mrs. Perry
when she went hunting physician that
her husband slapped her in the face and
then attempted to make an angel of him.
self is now denied by all the family and
the one of accidental shooting substituted
in its stead. But no explanation is given
of how the accidental shot was fired
Perry was removed to st. Luke's Hospital
yesterday afternoon, where the house
physicians made an examination of the
wound and located the bullet lodged un-
der the skin in the back directly oppo-
site where it entered the left breast I'M
der the heart The shock to Perry's sys-
tenn together with the loss Of blood has
left him very low.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Railroad Comnanv Sued

Suit was filed yesterday by Catherine
Casey against the Market Street Railway
Company to recover 5000 damages for.
personal Injuries received December 7.
alighting from a HAYES street car as
Hayes street, near Van Ness avenue on
the date mentioned, it was suddenly
started; throwing her to the ground and
seriously injuring her Hence the slIit
Adolph Youngberg, who alleges that he
was injured in the same manner on No
vember 20. 1898. at Mission and Third
streets. also filed suit against the com
pany to recover So. 900 damages
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
Little Egypt's Fight.

writ of habeas corpus was sued out
on behalf of Little Egypt before Judge
Carroll Cook yesterday morning, return
able before the same court Thursday at
D. m Pending the disposition of the
case Little Egypt was released on $500
bonds Little Egypt was convicted in the
Police Court of giving an indecent exhi-
bition and was heavily fined. The judg-
ment was affirmed in the Superior Court,
be used in an effort to release the dancer
from the obligation of the judgment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
SUPERVISORS HOLD
A SPECIAL SESSION
Open Fire Department Supply Bids
and Confirm the Appointment
of Fred Lees

The Supervisors met in special session
yesterday afternoon and opened the bids
for the Fire Department supplies for the
next fiscal year. In accordance with the
usual cus So t.e olus merS Ielerred 70
Martin was appointed appraiser of the
proposed park panhandle extension to fill
the place made vacant by the resignation
of G. II. Umbsen. The appointment of
Fred w. Lees as License Collector was
confirmed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

Ladies handsome tailor gowns to order
at popular prices Loewenthals, 914 Mrkt'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14

is war in the newly elect
ed Board of Health. the mem
bers of which officially assumed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-08-15
COOKING AND MORALS.
lack of Slim ulatlnS and Nutrttf0us
Food Often Leads a Man Into
per

WLao . w,r Ioas NJ 80 - .+;-,
1ot;na a-aurtsbn1an+ mb;a5 h;a a
Graves ho rosarts tn rr,nr 10 rnnIIU
tho wont WIZ 80. 49, t~ft.S
~ Tho fana j.. ~ na+ u;ro +nodf7 4Gnt
nnfail;nr1,. GOOD food u;+I = aIa.
nants t51+ 9s~ti,nnIatn md roIr;eh +ha
hodv end b,,ir has its ,,or.I &C v,anaa
its nbvsicaI banaftso There are o,sss
on rerord nro,inr Tho horaf+s &c ,,hI<o
school cooking whore the doraytic
skv has hoan nerfoc+1v cIa,rad %
clouds simnlv hecausa GOOD food wa
offered. where bafore if had haer had-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-08-15
Motto 10 Dog Owners.

Licenses for dogs are now ready at
the SheriH's otice. Parties owaing
logs viii cali at the office and procure
tags. The la will be enforced aud all
dogs found without tags will be killed.
VIM. KINNEY.
Sheriff.