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VOL. X.-NO. 270.
SllMANDOAH, PA., FIUDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1895.
ONE CENT.
PLACE VOUR ADVERTISEMENT IN THE "EVENING HERALD" AND REACH THE BUYERS
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South Main St.,
An Opportunity
Is now offered
Fall and
Winter
TO make their purchases
U not only from the largest
" and best selected stock
of both foreign and domestic
fabrics ever exhibited in this
county, but also at prices fully
20 per cent, less than their
present actual value. Hard to
find such another display of
fineDress Goods as we have
hare. We call special atten
tion to the following :
FANCY HOUCM3, 13 In. wide, 70C, worth $1.00
" CHEVIOTS, M in. wide, $1.00 " 1.3.)
TOEPON, black only 1.65 " 2.23
rilAVENETTE CLOTH, black and navy, GO in.
wide, very flno quality mid (ruarantecd .water
proof, only $1.25, worth $1.75.
BLACK HENRIETTA, 15 In. wide, double warp
and would bo extra valuo lor J1.O0, only 600.
FRIDAY and
150 Children's Overcoats at $1.00 and $1.2 5, worth $2.50 and $3.00.
350 Children's Suits still left of 800 in three weeks, which we will
close out at tremendous big bargains.
THE ORIGINAL BARGAIN STORE,
23 South Main Street,
E. F". SUPOWITZ, Prop. . Shenandoah, Pa.
The OLD RELIABLE Dry Goods and Carpet Store,
113 North Main Street.
Latest Styles and Materials in
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
COATS and CAPES
All New Novelties In Dress Goods.
Elegant line of Blankets and Comforts, at
prices unheard of before.
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Our Fancy Java, or
In regard to Tea, we occupy a front rank, all our Teas being very
carefully selected by competent judges, and a. trial order will
convince you that we can
re offer nothing but good
hyt and flavor, and they are
THE NEW ENGLAND
PIANO
Embraces all the desirable qualities
in an instrument, at the lowest price
consistent with the best grade.
Sold on easy terms by
J. P.
WILLIAMS & SON,
Shenandoah.
all buyers of
DRY GOODS.
Black and Colored HENRIETTA, n full as
sortment of shade, 45 inches wide, flno
weave mill finish and oxtra heavy weight
so Cents
Can't ho matched under 7i5c.
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
COATS !
All nro to ho seen here in tho newest stylos
and host materials, guaranteed host mado
and best fitting garments in the market.
Wo liavothom In ladies' from
$3.50 to $1S.OO
Misses' and Children's, $2.23 to $0.
Do not forget to sco our BLANKETS,
LACE CUKTAINS and SHAWLS on tho
second floor. Our prices on them mean a
saving of 15 to iio per cent, to you.
Wo liandlo liuttcrick's Paper Patterns. Stylo
sheets given away free of charge.
No. 27
mil N. Main St.
SATURDAY
ONLY.
DRY GOODS !
Man, supplied with reasoning and dis
cerning powers, may improve his con
dition by the exercise of these faculties.
This can be applied with very good
effect in the purchase of Coffees and
Teas. A good cup of Coffee depends
not only on the making but the brand
of Coffee, the grade, the roasting and
preparation are very important factors.
We feel confident that we can meet all
those requirements. A delicious .cup
of Coffee is a certainty if you use
our Fancy Blended Coffee.
please the most fastidious, customers.
grades that are noted for quality,
sold at popular prices
At KEIITER'S.
Evidence Regarding Other Murders Ex
cluded by Judge Arnold
MISS YOKE ON THE WITNESS STAND
One of the Alleged Multi-Murderer's
"Wives" Olvea Evidence for the Prose
cution In tbe Groat Murder Trial.
Cross Examined by the Prisoner.
PtiiLAniarwA, Nov. 1. Tho first wit
ness In tho Holmes trial yostordny was
Sidney Ii. Samuels, a young lawyer of
Fort Worth, Tex., who Invariably spoko
of IIolmo3 as "tho Individual." Ho was
shown tho noto Identified by Mrs, Pltczel
on Wednesday as tho ono Holmos prc
touded to jiay at tho St. Louis bank, and
for which ho took $5,000 from her. Tho
bjdyof tho noto was in Mr. Samuels'
handwriting, and was mado wheu 0110 H.
51. Pratt, who was "this individual," en
deavored to negotlnto 11 loan. Tho noto
was nover endorsed or tho loan mado,
however, and "tho Individual" subse
quently claimed to havo lost it.
Inspector Gary, of tho Insuranco com
pany, to-,tllled that ho had seen nt tho pris
oner's house at Wllllamottc, Ills., n wo
man who represented herself to bo
Mrs. II. II. Holmos. Sho was not tho
woman known in thlscaso as Miss Yoke.
Mr. Gary's tostimony was Introduced to
prove that Miss Yoko was not tho pris
oner's legal wife, and was thoreforo com
petent to testify against htm. Tho defense
entered a formal objection to all tho ovi
denco of Mr. Gary concerning Miss Yoko,
but was overruled. Exception was also
taken to the cvldcnco of Miss Yoko.
Miss Yoke, tho alleged wlfo, was ushered
In. Sho was at onco called to tho stand,
nnd gavo her testimony In n whisper,
which was repeated by tho crier. For tho
ilrst tlmo Holmes broke down. Ho gazed
steadily at her for ft few seconds, whilohls
hands twitched nervously and his lips
opened and closed,but sho carefully avoided
meeting his eyos. Then ho suddenly bent
forward over tho Uttlo desk in ills dock,
and tho tears began to trlcklo down his
cheeks. Ho drow his handkerchief out,
nnd for n moment or two sobbed. Quickly
recovering himself, ho dried his eyes and
bowed his head, busily engaging himself
with his notes, but still occasionally giv
ing way to a sob.
Georgeanna Yoko, for so sho gavo her
name, Is a tall, slender woman, about 25
years old. She testified that sho know tho
prisoner in St, Louis by tho names of II.
H. Holmes and H. M. Howard. When ho
was In jail in St.Louls sho engaged Thomas
B. Harvey to defend him. Sho also "be
camo acquainted with Lawyer Howe thero.
Sho camo to Philadelphia In August, 18W,
and'lived at 1005 North Elovonth street
with tho prisoner, whoso real namo sho
then believed to bo Howard. Tho prisoner
declared ho was engaged in tho copying
business, looking nftor' leases, etc. From
Philadelphia tho couple went to Indian
apolis, where ho left her, saying ho was
going to St. Louis. On his return ho took
her to her mother's homo in Franklin,
Ind., and then mado several visits to Phil
adelphia and St. Louis alono.
Tho witness continued: "After we camo
back from Philadelphia to Indianapolis ho
wont twico to St. Louis, and on ono of
thoso occasions ho said ho was going to
meet a man from Fort Wprth who was to
buy the block in that city. When ho re
turned from this trip ho said ho had sold
the block' for $35,000, $10,000 in cash and
tho balanco payablo semi-annually. After
his return from Philadelphia he told mo
he had met Howo on tho train. Ho had
tho llttlo girl with him, nnd was going to
identify tho body of his client's husband.
Ho told mo of tho visit to tho pottor's field
in Philadelphia, and of tho finding of tho
identification marks after tho doctor had
failed to locato them.
"Of tho money ho received for tho Fort
Worth' property, ho said ho had sont
$5,000 to his broker, Mr. Blackman, in
Chicago. Ho gavo mo $3,000, perhaps more,
perhaps less. Ho gavo mo sovornl presents,
a lilblo, a locket, diamond earrings and a
llttlo heart set with poarls."
Tho witness said sho had known Pctozel,
but by tho name of B, T. Lyman, of Fort
Worth. Sho thou told of her travels with
"Howard" to Detroit, Toronto and Pros
cott (Canada), Ogdonsburgh, N. Y., Bur
lington, Vt., and Boston, whero tho pris
oner was arrested.
At tho conclusion of tho direct exami
nation Attornoy Hotan stntcd to Judgo
Arnold that, with tho court's permission,
tho prisoner would Hko to conduct tho
cross examination of tills witness himself,
and Judge Arnold nodded his assont.
Holmes then stood up In tho dock and
conducted tho cross examination. Thero
was a noticeablo tremor in his voico nnd
his eyes filled with tears, but he restrained
them.
Thero was no change In tho demeanor of
tho witness undor her "husband's" ques
tioning. Sho kept her oyos cast upon tho
floor and tho crier repeated what sho had to
say. It was apparently Holmos' purpose
to havo tho tlmo fixed thoy woro together
in Chicago in such a way that an alibi
would bo established in connection with
tho Pitezol girls' taking off.
Aftor some unimportant testimony by
Detective Crawford, Detectivo Goycr wns
called. District Attornoy Graham handed
him a bundle of letters, and Goyor stated
that thoy wero letters found in a box, be
longing to Holmes, which ho bad delivered
over to tho district attornoy.
Mr. Rotan objected. Ho argued that it
was Irrelevant to produce plctur is takon or
lowers wrltton subsoquont to Pitczol'i
death.
Mr. Graham retorted that It would sub
sequently bo shown that theso letters cor
roborated tho caso of tho prosecution that
Holmes had killed Pitezol; that Holmes
had deceived tho mother, and that tho lot
tors declared that ho had kept hor in ig
norance of tho children's whorenbouts.
Judgo Arnold rosorved his decision on
this point for tho present.
Detectivo Goyor tostlflcd as to tho vari
ous interviews ho had with Holmos, in
cluding tho last ono, in which tho prtsonor
told him lie had glvou Howard Pitozol to
a man named Hatch in JndluuapolU, An
objection Was mado to introducing ovl
denco m to other alleged murders charged
against Holmes. Thejury was taken from
tho court room during tho argument.
Aftor tho Jury had withdrawn tho argu
ment on admission of tho evidence began.
District Attornoy Graham contended that
tho murder of tho children was so inti
mately connected with the killing of their
father that It was part of tho samo trans
action, nnd that it wns Holmes' purposo
to oxtormluato tho cntlro family.
In opposition to this Mr. Hotan urged
that under no circumstances could tho evi
dences of a separate crimo bo introduced
in the trial for another with which it had
no connootion.
Judgo Arnold decided that tho killing
of tho chlldron had no connection with tho
trial of Holmes for tho murder of tho
father, and that no such cvldonce could bo
Introduced. Tills wns a decided setback
for tho commonwealth.
Detectivo Geyer was then cross oxam
incd, but his tostimony was not shaken.
Superintendent of Police Linden testi
fied to certain statements being made to
him by tho prisoner, on or about an. 'I.
In theso statements Holmes told Liml -.1
that Vltozel committed suicide, and ho
(IIolmo-0, finding tho body, nrrnncted it sa
ns to gh'o rlso to tho Idea that his death
was duo to nn explosion.
District Attornoy Graham then stated
tlint tho commonwealth would probably
exainlno but two or thrco moro witnesses.
Court tlibn adjourned until today.
1
Holmos Wns Mnrrlml to Mist Yoke.
Dbxvhk, Nov. 1. Iter. K. J. Wilcox,
pastor of tho Fifth Avcnuo Methodist
Episcopal church in this city, says that ho
married Holmos, on trial nt Philadelphia,
and Miss Georginna D. Yoko ou Jan. 17,
ISM. Their llcenso was regular In every,
respect. In it tho man's namo was given
as II. M. Howard, of Fort Worth, Vox.,
nnd tho womun's rosldonco as Franklin,
Ind. They woro strangers to Mr. Wilcox,
and came to his residonco in a carrlago.
Ho married them In tho presoncoot mem
bers of his household.
They Mny Flcht Next Week.
Hot Spnixas, Nov. 1. Tho big fight is
put over until next week, nnd tho chanco
for Corbett nnd Fitzslmmons meeting in
tho ring before Tuesdny, nt tho very earl
iest is small. Tho chances nro that any
body arriving hero early noxt Wednesday
morning will seo tho fight If it comes off.
Thero will, however, bo a fight on Monday
afternoon nt 3 o'clock, when Maher and
O'Donnell will meet with fl vo ounco gloves
in Whlttiugton Park, two miles from tho
center of the town. This match has been
definitely settled, nnd unless tho stnto In
terferes in a very forcible ninuner it will
bo fought out nccordlng to program.
Smith atid Ryan will probably bo given a
chanco on Tuesday.
At linden's Cure
Delicious oyster pot pie for freo lunch to
night. A great treat. Call for it.
Hot lunch served every morning.
Port Norris prime oysters.
Beef steak, lamb, veal and pork chops.
Pig's feet, tripe and lamb's tonguo.
Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haskius, of East
Coal street, last night celebrated tho seven
teenth anniversary of their marriage and
entertained a largo number of friends. A
sumptuous repast was served and several
hours wero spent in indulgence in games.
Among tho guests wero ltov. VanFosscn and
wife, Mrs. Tempest and sou, Elmer, Mrs.
Georgo Smith, Mrs. George Seager and son,
Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Fowler, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Ii, Davis, Mrs. T. Tempest,
Mist.es Minnio Johnson andCorinno Tempebt,
and Messrs, Nelson Davis and II. F. Parrott.
Kcmlrlck House lrreo I.unch.
Clam chowder to-night.
Hot lunch to-morrow morning.
Miners Wages.
Tho P. & It. C. & I. Co. officials at Potts
Tillo havo received word .that tho rate of
miners' wages for tho last half of October
and Ilrst half of November has been fixed at
11 per cent, below the basis, That company,
however, will pay at tho rato of 10 per cent,
below. It is claimed that the various raises In
coal prices were too recent to raise wages
above tho minimum paid by the company
during tho past few months.
Wutsoli House Free- Lunch.
Nico clam soup to-night.
Hot lunch to-morrow morning,
A Holy Day.
To-day being All Saints' Day in tho calen
dar of Roman Catholic church and tho at
tendance at tho churches of that denomina
tion being general, all the 1. & 11. collieries
in this district were idle. Services wero held
in the churches at 8 and 10 a. m.
Do not fail to get Holdorinan's prices in
jewelry before, buying elsewhere. 10-23-2w
A Painful Iiijury.
Iiarnoy Kcogh, the First ward butcher,
met with a painful accident this morning in
C. G. New's slaughter house. Kcogh put his
hand undor a chopper to removo tho meat,
and tho blade of the machine came down on
his hand, almost severing that member. Dr.
W. N. Stein rendered surgical uid.
Attend tho
Schoppo orchostra daueo at Robblns' opera
houso on Monday night, Nov, 4th. '
At the Hospital.
David, son of John Watson, of South
Whitt street, has been sent to tho 'Minors'
hospital for treatment of a rupture sustained '
In jumping from tho new one-story build,
ing on Plum alley, near Centre street.
Kclieilly House.
Oysters ou toast to-night.
Finest lobsters in town.
Chicken soup. Llttlo neck clams.
Rappahannock oysters.
Ham. Sardines. Swiss cheese.
Fish cakes. Oysters in ovory style.
v Tho fjchnppo Orchestra
will hold a special dance ut Rubbins' opera
house, Mondajy night, Nov. 4th.
8
A Break at Coal and Main Streets
Causes Excitement.
PASSENGERS RAZZLE DAZZLED !
A Uorse Shocked and Its Driver rtn.il a
Narrow Escape-Fate of a Man Who
Tried to Pull a Hog From tho
Wire.
For over two hours a deadly trolley wire
hung as a menaco to tho lives of people who
traveled past tho corner of Main and Coal
streets yostorday afternoon nnd llttlo short
of a miracle saved tho life of ono man, whilo
others escaped with very little more margin.
Th occurrence should servo as a warning to
all concerned in tho operation of electric
plants, or wires through the town, to havo
safeguards nt hand for tho earliest possible
use whenever a break occurs in a lino. That
no lives were lost yesterday was certainly
not due to tho precautions taken. To tlio
contrary, tho peoplo condemn two employes
of the Traction Company for not exorcising
better vigilance.
During the btorm yesterday afternoon a
dead wire of the Shenandoah Electric Illu
minating Company bceumo loosened from
its fastenings nnd fell upon tho trolley wire
of the Schuylkill Traction Company at the
corner of Main and Coal streets. Tho con
tact escaped notieo until threo o'clock in tho
afternoon, when the dead wire caused a
break in tho trolley and tho latter broke,
trailing on tho ground west as far as Neis
wenter's stables. Ou Main street, for about
150 feet, the wiro sagged to within flvo feet
of tho ground.
Shortly aftor a car approached tho placo
and before any warning was given the
vehicle came in contact with a short return
current. The conductor nud motornian
jumped from tho car aftor stopping it and
there was a great scramble by the passen
gers. Fortunately all escaped injury. A
man named Malcy, residing at Mahanoy
City, was among the passengers. He Mid
after the occurrence, "I passed all through
the War, but tho electrical display about that
car beat anything I ever saw." Others
described the scene as gorgeous, but awc-.in-piring
and they don't want to witness
another exhibition under tho same condi
tions. It seems that the car was run under
the sagging part of tho trolley before the
motorman discovered tho break.
John Mauley was tho man who had a
thrilling escape. He was driving a bakery
wagon. As ho approached the corner 011 Main
street ho observed people throwing theirarms
about in a frantic manner and heard their
cries, but all was like so much Greek to him.
Once ho thought the Salvation Army was
having a special demonstration. The people
making tho gestures and doing the shouting
were on the sidewalks and their noise was
considerably modified by the noise of the
whistling wind und tho pattering of the rain
on tbe roof of Mauley's wagon. Whilo lie
was intent in watching what, to his mind at
the time, were tho crazy actions of the people
Manley was suddenly brought to his senses
by tho rearing of his horse and tho
shooting of a long, brilliant and most
beautiful stream of fire through tho air in
tho direction of tho wagon. On tho impulso
of tho moment Mauley gavo the horso a
strong jerkwith ono rein and tho animal fell
upon its sido m tho street. Tho driver
jumped out to ascertain the causo of tho
trouble. His horso had barely touched the
sagging trolley wire and tho sudden jork of
tho rein had saved tho life of the animal, and
no doubt that of tho driver. It was fully 15
minutes beforo tho animal recovered.
The Hash created by the contact of the
horse and wiro was about 12 feet long and it
continued spitting and sputtering for about
15 seconds. It was of a beautiful light blue
color tinged with yellow. Several citizens
upbraided a conductor and motorinan of a
disabled car at tho sceno for standing under
shelter from the rain on the sidewalks in
stead of remaining on tho street to wurn
peoplo away from tho deadly wiro.
An iucjuisitivo hog that laughed at both
niln and electric shocks tried to root up the
broken trolley and went down likon shot.
An impetuous man ran from tho sidewalk
and seized tho hog by a leg to pull it oil" tho
wire, and lie, too, went down into the mud.
Fortunately ho fell clear of tho wiro and soon
recovered from tho shock ho received. As
be arose and walked away ho muttered,
"Lay thore, I'll not pick you up," and it re
mained thero until tho repairsinen cut off the
current. Hy that tlmo tho porker was beyond
the realms of trolloys and bloomors.
It was near five o'clock when the Traction
Company's repairmen could begin work. It
was necessary to keep tho current ou to get
the repair car to tho sceno and thero wis
somo delay after that beforo orders wero ro
coived at tho powor house in Glrardvlllo to
cut tho current off. Tho repairs were com
pleted at half past flvo and tho line Mas put
In operation again.
Tor Saturday Only.
Three special lines : Just received a full
lino of tho latest styles of hats, a line of
underwear nnd a big assortment of gloves,
for which wo n note no Tirietw. hut enll and
reap a harvest In bargains. At Max Ijvit's,
10 isi uontro street.
To Sjiurr for u 815 l'urse.
Lavello, of Girardvillc. and Henry Smar.
of Ashland, wjll spar at Girardvillc, for a
$15 purse on Monday night.
Always Inviting.
When at tho club,' "tho boys" convert,
Tho bottles soon appfcir,
Thoro's nothing can good humor nurse
Liko Ilrewcr's Columbia beer.
iTHE BUSY STORE
116 and 118 North Main Street.
SHENANDOAH, PA., NOV., '03.
To the Readers of the 1Ii:iiam :
Thero was a time when you would not bo
bothorcd reading "ads." Hut tiiuos havu
changed, and you have learned that many an
advertisement contains umonoy-v.vingstory.
Hut oven yet tho pages of the dally papern
are so crowded with self-praises, as un
warranted ns offensive, and often so soiled
with direct misstatements that one sometimes
lo-.es faith in all advertising. It is in view of
tliis fact that wo address this letter to tho
readers of the Hkrat.I).
Our advertising policy Is simple and
straight forward. We try to interest sensi
ble people in our dally talks about Dry Goods
and Notions, to tell them in a plain, quiet
way in sound argument why they should
trade with us, and to hold out to them strong
inducements to become our patrons. We
st rive to never misrepresent, never cr
aggerale. It would nover piy us to have you
expect more than wo can givo you. If we
say a thing is all wool there is not another
thread but wool in it ; If we say a thing is
reduced from $1.00 wo mean that we used b
get $1.00 for it. We give you whatever we
promise.
Are our "ads" worthy of attention ? Try
us once, anyway, and seo whether or not we
live up to our agreement. Here's an oiler as
an earnest of our good faith. Fine French
Serge -all wool 13 inches wide
overoiir counter now at 31) cents. 3 0C
Remember wo ask no atrongo unless
wo in convineo you that it is to vour
advantage to tnido here but wo do ask you
to watcli our advertisements in this paper.
Hoping that our policy will be appreciated
wo lemalu,
Yours sincerely,
MAX SCHMIDT.
Hint a Xurrmv Jeiipc.
lillfus Lookwood. of Lost Creek, and ivlu
is employed as a ditch cleaner at Packer No.
colliery, had a narrow cseano from a sudden
and horrible death, lie was pursuing his
usual avocation when ho was seized with a
weak spell and fell head foremost across tho
road.and in falling his lamp was extinguished.
A trip of loaded mine cars came out from thn
interior of tho mines, and the driver did not
see him until it was tou late to stop the trip
and tho four mules galloped over his pros
trated form and tho first car passed over his
body. He was frightfully bruised about the
legs and body. Ho was taken to the Miners'
Hospital. Mr. Lookwood is a veteran of the
late war.
85 cent Sailors, with leather sweat bands,
at -Mrs. Hyde's, for 111) cents. 11-1-tf
Arm Cut Oil'.
John Evermore, of West Cherry street,
lost his right arm whilo at work at Packer
No. 1 collier)- yesterday. He was engaged
in running cars into tho mine and a car on
which he was sitting was derailed by a mis
placed switch. Evermore wis thrown off tlm
car in such a manner that tho wheels passed
over the arm and cut it off Just above tho
elbow.
Oyster pot pic, free, at Ilrcen's to-night.
Miss NIchollH lluried.
The funeral of Miss .Mary Nicholls, who
died suddenly at her home in Ellengowan
on Monday, took placo yesterday afternoon.
Many residents of town were in attendance.
Tlie remains were interred at Mahanoy City.
The Holmes Murder Trial
Is attracting the attention of the reading
public, but the fino work done at Fay's Steam
Laundry catches everybody.
Obituary.
William, son of David Kreiger, of North
Enierick street, died yesterday from diph
theria. The child was 2 years and 10 mouths
old.
Go and get one of Max Lovit's hats at his
special hat Kilo on Saturday. 2t
Sixth Anniversary.
A cordial invitation is extended tbe public
to attend the sixth anniversary of Maj.
Jennings Council No. 307, Jr. O. U. A. M., to
bo held in IJobblus' ball on Tuesday evening,
November 5th. Tho entertainment will con
sist of vocal and instrumental music, ricita-
tions nnd addresf.es by tho state officers.
W. H. DlITTREY,
11-1-It Secretary Committee.
Free, oyster pot pie at Hreen's to-night,
l'ay Day.
The 1. & R. C. & I. Conmanv will rmv its
employes In this district to-morrow.
Have tho leaks in your gas and water mains
repaired by P. W. Hell, the plumber.
It is Time
To Think
Of buckwheat cakes and mush.
You will find at our place some
Benton Buckwheat flour, the best
in the land. Also Hecker's and
Superlative self-raising. 10, 15
and 18c. Win. Lea's celebrated
corn meal will give satisfaction
every time. Cheaper than ever j
25 pound lots.
Graf's,
122 North JarJhi St., Shenandoah.