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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-04-28
OTIS REPORT OF ADVANCE.
Scripps-Mckae Telegram.

WAsHINGTON, April 25-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received rom
Otis this morning: "Hale's Brigade
of MacArthur's division moved down
the right bank Of the Quinqua river
yesterday into the vicinity OF Calum-
pit. 1t is now joined by Wheaton's
Brigade on the left bank. Hale ell
countered fierce opposition driving
the enemy with heavy loss, taking its
entire trenchments in flank. Hale's
casualties were six killed aud twelve
wounded. In spite OF this opposition
Hale has invested Calumpit which Is
to be taken today. LawtOn with part
of his comm and reaches NaTZagary
this evening where he will be Joined
by the Center Column from Bocave.
The extreme heat, rain, high streams
and bad rOa0s made the march very
difficult. Americans have not met
with opposition since leaving Neoval-
isches. The enemy is retreating i'm
front south and near Manila. They
have four thousand making demon
STATIONS daily. They can easily be
taken care off, Enemy cannot COM
municate with the north ,-OTIs.n
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left his place Saturday night and did not re
turn until Monday morning, in time for
work.
Eva Skutches, wife of Charles Skutches
one of the defendants. testified that her hus-
band aud herself reached home that evening
about o'clock. They had been visiting the
family that lives in the old school house and
the family Of Anthony Luskes. When they
got home her mother Rosy Chenavage, and
Mise PojkiDis were there. Her husband
did not 90 out of the house after that, but
went to bed.
Q Wasn't he very drunS2
A. Yes; he could hardly come home.
Cross.examned When you came to meet
your husband at 3 o'clock, who were wi b
your husband?
A. Anthony and Mike Pojikims.
O. Were any of these defendants there?
A No, sir
O. After your husband went to bed did he
get up and leave the roomR
A. No he stayei there till morning.
Rosy Chenavage, mother-in-law of Charles
Skutches, swore that Skutches and her
daughter came in at o'clock Sunday even
ing and stayed at home after that till the
witness left for her home. He went to bed
Crosse examined How do you know it was
O'Clock.
A. l looked at the clock
Michael Pojikinis was recalled He said /:
| live next door to Skutehes. On Sunday me
and Anthony, my brother, our wives, aud
Skutches and his wife got home together,
about 8 o'clock. Skutches was too drunk,
and got him heme.
Cross. examined Q How long would it
take to walk from Skutches' house to the
Rutkofski house, the scene of the murder.
A. If you walk fast five minutes.
Anthony Pojikinis recalled, cOrroborated
the evidence of his brother and said that
Skutches went to bed at once.
The District Attorney objected to the
locating of skutehes at this time, an hour
aud half before the killing, but was over
ruled.
Mary Shappell said she went to Skutches
house that evening, after dark, and left there
at o'clock When she got there Skutehes
was in he'd; and when she left he was still
there. live near the Skutches' home and
saw him come home. l went to his house
about Z o'clock and stayed there till 9
o'clock. Skutches was in bed all the time.
Gross examined: Q. Do you know where
Skutches was when RutkOfski was killed2
A. He was at home.
Q Where was Mrs. skutohes when you
were there?
A. She was about the house.
O. Then she wasn't in bed, as she has testi-
fed
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ro-nlrh,,. Entertainment.

The Tamaqua Register says The Ariel
Ladies Sextette consisting of Gertrude
Smith, soprano, prima donna; jeanette Smith,
mezzo soprano; Emma Smith, second soprano,
and piano accomplish; Marguerite Smith,
mezzo soprano and impersonator; Olive Smith.
first alto; aud Grace Smith, contralts soloist,
gave one of their high class mu ical enter
tainments in the odd Fellows Hall last even.
ing to very appreciative audience. The
company is frst.elass and deserves large
audiences wherever it appears. Each mum
ber of the program was repeatedly encOred
It is hoped the company will give us another
entertainment in the near future" The
Smith sist rs will appear this evening at
Ferguson's theatre, the second Of the series
of Brockway Course Entertainments. The
next Attraction will be the John Thomas
Concert Company, December 2Srd.
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No, SIR

A. No, sir.
Mrs Skutches was recalled TO testify as to
her evidence that she had gone to bed with
her husband when he retired
District Attorney Your mother said that
you went to bed before you went out and you
testified that way also. Did you go 70 bed 2
A. Mo- was going to bed when Mary
Shappell came In and then stayed up.
Q. Did you tell Constable Joseph Peters
that il was your husbands, Charley's, own
fault that this happened, that he had no
business to go down town and get into a
dght2
A. said nothing
Lewis Bender, Of VIM. Penn, said he saw
Charles Skutchos going home that evening
about six o'clock and be appeared very drunk
The witness was asked who were at his
place the night of the murder He said a
crowd was there and he remembered Of the
defendants John and Anthony stenkawicz
the two Bubnis brothers. Andy Koras and
Mike Brozoskes. The men were pushing one
another and Brozoskes fell. | passed aud
said, Another Polander dead" They
laughed and said Yes"
Cross examined Was this when Kelly and
Connolly were talking with KorasY
A. 1t must have been after.
q Did you hear them talking to Koras2
A. No sir.
Q. Then how do you know it was after2
A. l couldn't say.
Constable Joseph Peters was recalled
Q. State whether, or not, there was q
fight st a wedding between the Bubnis broth
ers and Joseph Rutkofski, the murdered
man, and that ROLLS Bubnis said when you
arrested him that he would get even and kill
Joe Rutkofski.
The question was objected to and ruled out,
on the ground that the defendants, having
asked a separate trial from the Bubns broth.
eTs they now had no right to take advantage
ofany declaration made by them.
Then the defense asked permission to
withdraw the witness for the present and re-
quested Court to withhold its ruling at this
time.
Court, shortly before o'clock, adjourned
till this morning, at o'clock, to give the
defense a chance to confer with their wit
nesses.
To-DIYs PROCEEDINGS.
Constable Joseph Peters was put on the
stand at o'clock this morning. The Com
monwealth withdrew the objection to the
I question as to the trouble at wedding be
tween Rutkofski, the dead man, and the
Bubnis brothers five or six weeks before the
killing.
The witness answered that there was such
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fight and that the Bubnis brothers stoned
the Rutkofski house. Rutkofski prosecuted
the Bubnis brothers and they brought a suit
against him, but the Bubnis suit was dis
missed.
By Mr.. Knittle; What threats did ROLLS
Bubnis make when you arrested him?
A. ROLLS said he would kill Rutkofski,
Q We're any of these defendants present
when Bubuis made these threats2
A. The three Stenkawiczs and Andy Koras
were on stiney Stenkawiczs porch, near by.
He spoke in a loud and angry voice and any
one could have heard him.
Gross examined Q. How far away were
the four defendants named?
A. About or 10 yards away.
Anthony Maehulis, one Of the defendants,
took the stand and was sworn. He said be is
2s or 20 years old, married aud lived at VIM.
Penn. | was in Beuder's saloon on the even
ing of September cath, and when we went
outside l said ~ must go home" Joe
Suchinsky and John Stenkawicz wanted to
go their way, ana we said ''We'n meet again
next Sunday" Thomas Matt. Bubnis said
Let's go up here to Kunsavage's."
Q What does he keep, a speak easy2
A. Yes. We went TO Kunsavages and
they said they didn't bring anything over
yesterday. Andrew Koras then asked the
crowd TO his house to sample some
whiskey Then we went out and, as we were
passing the house of Frank Bolonis, or Wyl-
onig, the latter stuck his head out Of the win
dow and said, Here comes the Indian and
his monkey, George Nokas Peter Stenka-
wicz took Nokas' hat and went around col
lecting, saying, Give the pennies to the
monkey" Koras said, IF we are Indians,
come down and put up with the Indians"
WylOnas asked Whats it going to be2"
Koras replied, ITS going to be bologna, and
I'll fill up your breeches for you" Another
said, I'VE sell our meat at 10 cents pound. l."
1t was said in joking way. Some one said,
Anthony Machulis is arrying the Corona" 3"
which means, in English, the crown. or flag
This joke referred to Machuliss badness
and was thrown at him often. Some persons
standing by put peanuts in the hat for the
the monkey and the crowd then
went on up the street. There were
no blows struck only words passed.
Then as Peter, John and Anthony Stenka-
wicz, Andy Koras and his monkey, and Joe
Suchinsky and all of us Except Skutches
aud Romanaitis, inteEjected the District At
torney) were passing Rutkofski's house,
RutkC fski said How are you Matchulis
it's long time since l saw you" l said
"How are you Joe It's long time since
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

Last nisht the uith tramp concerned j.
the murderuus assault upon Chlel ui P"ic,
David Reinbold at ismaq.m OF luesda
uight was arrested at place q mile lr' IN that
toNn. He gave he Datle nf john Green auo
now in tn" Pot s,lle ii liughtt,uagher
. hV shat the officer aud gave MS place ui
+, sideuce as "A" where when arrested, Ia
zen Identified AS a desperate Of Bea"ing
lie shows the fleets Of vigorous us OF
Eeinbold's baton. Soth his eyes are padls
lscUlOred aud closed, his nose broken anu
his S, alp badly lacerattd Reiubold Is at tn,
Pottsville hospital. This afternoon he was
repor ted AS resting as easy as could be ex
nectad
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

Daniel Riegel of West Cherry street, has
received letter from his son, Corporal Irwin
Riegel, of 60. NJ, 2sth Inf, IT, S. " The
letter is dated Honolulu, II. L., Nov 8. and
the writer states that on that day his regi-
ment boarded the transport Newport" en-
route for Manila. Just before boarding the
transport Corporal Riegel walked along one
of Honolulu's streets and was agreeably sur.
prised to meet John Bessel, the Rough
Rider, also of this town. He only had time
to shake hands and briefly converse with
Beissel. who had just arrived on the trans
port City of Pekin," also enroute to Manila
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CAMP ANNIVERSARY.
Twenty New Members Initiated and an
Entertainment Follows.

Washington Camp No. 1873. p. o. S. Of A.,
held an anniversary meeting in Mellets hall
last night and initiated twenty new members,
the ceremony being conducted by the degree
team Of Camp 2s4. Of Gilbert0n.
The limitations were followed by q literary
and musical entertainment aud smoker dur
ing which the following program was pre-
sentcd Address, d. G. Richards; recitation,
Lewis Lehe; singing, James Patterson; phono.
graphic selections, Fred. Grumm; recitation,
Frank B. Williams; address, Mr. Kautner, OF
Gilberton.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

The Lithuanian Workingmen's Club has
donated $40 of its proceeds realized at last
Tuesdays ball TO be sent to Paris. The do
nation was made at William Caucieus'
house, on East Centre street The amount
will be added to fund now being created in
France for the promotion of the Lithuanian
language in that country.
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A delicious morsel in the musical farce "A
Wise Woman" is the introduction Of a
quantity mclodious Southern Grooming"
song and lullaby, done by Miss Marie
Lamour The music of this number is said
to be extremely catchy aud easy to remember,
and so popular does it Immediately become
that it is whistled and hummed by all tie
small boys, and by many Of the big ones
wherever the play is produced.
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Moved to PhIIndeIph,n.

William Fishburn and family have moved
to Philadelphia. Their departure is regret
ted. Mr. Fishburn had been resident of
town for twenty-nine years and was among
the mcst favorably known of our citizens. OF
late years he was employed at the Turkey
Run collieTy
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

The store of Anthony Bolinski, the Maha-
noy Plane grocer, was entered by burglars
Monday morning, and they took government
bonds amounting to $1,000, and sundry ar
ticles from the store This is the third time
within a month that business places have
been entered aJ Mahanoy Plane.
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ClosIng Out Millinery sale.

All kinds of trimmings trimmed hats for
ladies and children at cost price. Also a
new wall case aud twenty-fouT fancy hat
stands Will so at bargain. An excellent
and good bargain. Hoffman's S
Millinery, l1O North Main street, Shenan-
dOah Pa II2O 2yk
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

Joseph Berstein, an employe at the P. &
r. freight station, had one of his hands con
fused and bruised yesterday by having it
caught ia ear door he was closing
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23

viii appear nightly at Shortalps saloon.
basement of the Titmsn building. They are
up-to-date entertainers in song and dance
specialties, musical artists and champion
cake walkers This is return engage
ment. ll-22-4t
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Would be au attractive suit of clothes or
trousers. Elegant sample selection Catchy.
prices Faultless fit and labor. Try me.
II. W. Landman, ia North White street.
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williams is Pardoned.

Charles Williams, who was convicted in
this county on the charge of burglary, and
has since been in Jail, was yesterday recon-
mended for pardon by the State Board of
PaTdOns.
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The Women's Relief Corps No SO, Auxiliary
to the G. A. r., held festival in Robbins
opera house last night that was well at
tended Old fashioned bean soup predomin-
ated at the tables, but there was also a service
of ice cream, sandwiches, cake and coffee.
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Attention. lsuyers of Fallnnd winter Goods.

am now Offering special values in Fal
and Winter dry goods Supply fine line o
underwear for ladies. misses and children
also, men and boys in all colors and qualities
rarpets, .Hg'. ingram aud russcls; oil ciot =
linOlt ums. curtains curtain poles an! dr-l
cry. l.adit S shawls, cpstS. cIp,s iasciuato.
nd clouds Ais r. b,us. emLr ~ s..
If towels; tinueis in every si d qniit
eathcr h,al,r. cur-cts, wrapIr r.; ! IS, .
III shade. Il wd ply ynu t,pur h,ee D.
thing you nerd at uuI place
r J MONAGHAN
1920 ct 80 South Main street.
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Boz your CIothing at Harry LeyitIs.
Abandoned UOlIieries to be Worked.

Division superintendent zerbey, of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. made an
inspection of the abandoned cOllieries at
Jeanesville yesterday with the result that
operations there will shortly be resumed.
Two hundred men will be given work.
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You Are Welcome.


Look TOR them in our new depart
ment that is now open i'm the base
ment where you will find fine line
OF Glassware and Chinaware that
need no polish to make them shine
Do not remain in the dark any
longer We can give YOU light in
your parlor at a small cost. The
latest novelties in Ganymede
Special Helena Lamps, brown or
green tints at only S4.98, worth
double
The Century Lamp in calla and
swallow gold trimmings, at only
1888.
The Kennebec Lamp. finely dec
GRATED with birds and DARBY and
Ioane, " at 81 9S,
Dolly Warden Pink, at So. S7.
We have also a fine line Of pictures
in platinotype pastels, and hand
painted in fancy gilt frames, from
S7G each to 81. .S9.
Do you want to do some cutting ?
We can help you out, with a fine
lot of nickle-plated scissors 31z
inches to 9 inches, at zee to
dee pair.
We clip the wings of extrava-
giant prices with them.
In Hosiery we have a full line.
Hosiery that you will be proud to
hang on the line. 1t will make
your neighbors jealous.
We are adding daily to our
flannel department and just re-
ceived a nice assortment of Swiss
and English outings that are suit
able for gowns and skirts at ze
yard-up.
EVERYBODY'S DOLLAR is
THE SAME SIZE AT THIS
STORE. CALL AND SEE US.
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John Whalen, of Jacksons, aud Miss Name
Whitaker, of Kelayres, near McAdoo. were
welded yesterday in the chapel at Beaver
Brook, by Father RthiIy.
Martin Mcclure, of Mshanoy City, and
Miss Winifred Mccarthy, of Catasauqua,
were married at the latter place yesterday
with nuptial high mass.
Frank Phillips and Miss Kate Maloney, of
Palo Alto, were welded in st. Patrick 5
church, Pottsyille. at 4:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon. by the rector. Rev. I. j. MeGoyeIn
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Mechanics Wanted.

Waited Immediately. six good machinists
and four moulders. Apply 10 Goyne Brothers,
Asbisnd, Pa 112l-tf
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ACCUSED
TESTIFY.
Deny That the VIM. Penn Murder Was
Planned.
STORIES OF THEIR MOVEMENTS.
Admit the Declarations Charged TO Them.
But Say They Were Made Jokingly.
Two Of the Accused Men, skut-
chls and Romanaitis to
be Discharged.

Pottsville, Nov. % The first witness for
the defense in the VIM. Penn murder case
was Moses Rothstein, who said he acted as
interpreter for the District Attorney at the
Coroners inquest, and that he interpreted
correctly, to the best Of his ability.
Martin Moore steuographer at the in
quest, WIS sworn He testified that all wit
nesscs were sworn aud be took the steuog-
aphers not S, and did the trauscribing on
the typewriter. lie was asked il Mrs
Amelia Schwoenter did not swear before the
Coroner that 'Rutkofski told a man named
Iugariuskl to go away and pushed him &"
Mr.. Moore read from the notes and they
Tailed with what counsel for the defense had
said. Other evidence given by Mrs. Sch.
wOenter before the Coroners inquest was
read aud It did not correspond exactly with
uer evidence at the present trial.
AN ALIBI.
Anthony Kalatski swore that he lives in
Shenandoah, near the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
station. and that Adam Romanaitis. one of
the defendants, came to his house between 8
and 4 o'clock on the afternoon Of Sunday,
September path. the day of the Rutkofski
murder, and stayed there all that day aud
night, and did not leave till next morning
at $50 o'clock. The witness said he was
home all the time and that Romanaitis did
not leave the house during that time.
Mrs Maggie Kalatski, wife Of the preced.
ing witness, cJIroborated her husbands evi
dence.
Mike Poiikinis, Of Wm. P,nn, boarding
1oss of Adam Romanaits, swore the latter
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-23
FREE LUNCHES TONIGHT.

Buy Royal Patent Flour. 1t is the best in
| the market.
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25e
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8 copies sheet music for 25 cents this week
lnly; big selection. Brumm's. lift
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At Ferguson's theatre tonight the Smith
Sisters will give one of the finest concerts
ever heard in Shenandoah.
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Rice soup VIII be served, Tree, 70 AT patrons
tonight.
WEEKS
A nice dish of pea soup tonight.
PooLKR's.
Liver and onions, free. tonight.
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William COnvilie, single man 26 years
old residing at Brownsville, was killed by a
coal train in the Lehgh Valley Railroad
yard at Packerton late last night. He was
employed as brakeman and is supposed to
have been run down while walking on the
tracks. The remains arrived at Browns
vile this afternoon. He was brother Of
Michael Conville, the Brownsville merchant.
Ten thousand demons gnawing away at
ones vitals couldn't be much worse than the
tortures of itching piles Yet there's cure.
Doan's Ointment never fails.
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Liver Complaints cured by BEEcHAMs
Pills.
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Dressed spring chicken and turkeys. Choice
cuts Of beef, lamb, pork and mutton. Eggs
and butter. Cherry and Chestnut streets
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Round for Manila.

IT You Want BalghIns
In Overcoats and Suits, 60 to Harry Levt's
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toOnsInued on Fourth Passl
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The Smith Sisters Concert Company give
the second entertainment of the Brock kway
Course at Ferguson's theatre this evening.
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112O Ct
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-22

band. stationed in the balcony oil the pai'
room played throughout the evening.
Mrs. Clarence Mackey wore princess
gown of ivory satin. The bocice was Or
med with diamonds and sapphires anu
bunch of na,,ve orchids was arranged on
her left shoulder Across her dark mar
was stretched large crescent oil diamoHus'
Mrs. l. Townsend Burden was dressed IN
white satin, which had an embroidery Oh
pink roses on the bodice and down the lelt
side of the skirt. She wore diamond orna-
mtlts and a diamond tiara.
Miss Evelyn Burden was la paie tui-
ouoise satin and wore white aigrestes III
her hair.
Mrs. Prescott Lawrence looked charming
In pink satin A fichu of eNquiIlte race
trimmed her bodice which had lot oil PINK
roses on the left shoulder she wore .
small wreath of pink roses IN her nan anu
d Princess of Wales collar OIL piach 'eiNe'
covered with diamond ornaments. .
Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt appeared III
paIest Nile green hrocade. In the lace on
her bodice bunch Of yiolets was ARRANGED
among ME Jewels. she wore large pink
rose in her hair. Mrs. Buchanan WIN
throp's gown was of white satin. me
bodice glistened with silver spangies ana
vas trimmed with lace, which made
charming background for some OF mel
Jewels. Mics Emily Vanderbilt Sloane
gown was OF light blue silk ana nau knots
of pink satin on the corsage
Mrs. Whitney Warren wore SKY oiue sa,
In made in princess style, with blue tuiie
shoulder knots She wore an eXquisite
long pearl necklace, which was drapec
I,ron her bodice. In her hair were white
aigrettes.