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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
poiitioIxo.


V sn6movn6 poslanch v6novano
bylo gasejani Gserni rokovhnt SOU
kromych pfcdlohach pensijnich
celkem 80 jich pfijato. y ostatnfho
jednanf zaslouzi pouze zminky pfi-
jeff zakona, jfmz vytcovana jest pra
vomocnost soudh spolkovych pff.
padech zalezitostf pstentnfch Sc
tykajicfch. Zasedanf odroceno po
4 hodine. We stfedu poiednavano
pfedloze, znacn6 ddlezitosti pro sta,
ty zapadnf majfcf ta2 po kratkem
rokovanf pfiiata. Otevfrany jsou il
totiz k zaujmuti 1873 rozloh, jez ma
zaklade yymefovanf vladniho dopo-
sud pro zfizenf zavodhovacich nadr-
EEK vyhrazeuy byly, pfi oemz vsak
yyhrazovano jest statdm pravo, kdyz
by ma mfstech tech cd jednotlivcf
neb spole6nosti nadrzky ztizeny
byly, ustanovitil sazbu, jakaz "a
poskytovanf vody k d6eldm zavodho.
vacfm pocitaua byti smf. V daliim
schvaleny zpravy konferencnfch W.
bord vzhledem K rozpoctdm zakono
darnemu, vykonemu a pravnfmu a
zbytek zssedanf straven iednanfm o
kontestu 2 10. distriktu kentuckeho.
Zasedanf odroGeno po 4. hodin6. We
ctyrtek pokracoyanc projednayanf
kontestu vyse uveden6ho konec-
n5m vysledkem bylo, ze 1877 prot 9l
hlasn zprava odporucenf vyboru
savrzena mfsto pfii Demo kontestu-
jicfmu republikanu. V dslsim jed
mani pfijato uekolik soukromych
pfedloh peEsijnfch.
v senatu v dtery hlavne rokovano
0 navrhu ma svolanf mezinarodnf
konference peneznf a tu vShradnf
pozornost k sob6 poutal sen. Chand-
Ter, jehoz rec pine 8 hodiny 81 vyza.
dala. V dalsim rokovano 0 rozpo6.
tn pro odbor indianskf, nacez, po
kratk6m zaseda arf vykonnem, kter6z
cd $3.50 do 4:l5 potrvalo, yenovan
sbytek zased5ni rokovanf o pfedloze
bankrotnf a sezent 5:l5 ukonoeno.
We stfedu pfisis odhiasovanf xpra-
va konferencniho vSboru vIhledem k
pfedloze ns obmezeni pfistehovale
ctva Q tai kone6n6 vzdor tuhemu
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
pouze rs cent? sesit,

vsem nasfm odberateldm. Do Czech
xaSlem sesit IA 81 cent?.
Jelikoz vyobrazenf jsou snfmky
fotografif, jsou dplne verne zhsta.
nou vzdy zajfmavou pamatkou ma
hroxnou tu udalost. Zaslete 25
cent? penezfch neb kolkach a
obdrzfte sesit obratem posty. t.h.d.
Pokrok Zapadu, Omaha, Neb.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

Jest .kateiht ka pofIiyu," pfayiI
Iedan naAich tssk geh ldkhfnlkh,
"lsk spstat iaay, nyni psnaIiet, ayf
ally prodsj diamond dyss DAmy,
kiere koaptIy sobt pakiitsk lmin6
nyeb bsfey na ,koaiku, shIsialg bar.
yeui tai snadn}m, ~ ayai pisbar.
yuIi vieebny sst slsrsf obIsky pA
sit pro .sbe celoa rodiaa. CsrnA
dismont dye biva test zvlAsst obIi.
benA tsslo ae s,AvA. ie rrodkm NJ.
koIik pskIidsd toto najednou Eakaz.
nikovi jsdnomuH
Diamond dyes pfixpAaobeny Isou
ksld6 tary6 ~ rylastnfm oblsdem <
bargenl lbtek bayln6sfcb . soa TAX
jednoduch6 q snsdp6 X zaohatenf, ze
/ dtit mhte : mimi dobfe obafyiti a
siee baryou, 1tera nevybledue, ne
rozma1e 80, aueb pranlm nezmizi
lhtks takto obaryeua md pfAy6 tax
pdkn} v,hled, jako by II byl barviI
xkuaeny barvif.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

n Dslls@. Tsx. osnsm0yAno se
.tisda, H. CsbiIIo. asItho 70 hait
IA pti rAiiva msrickAm, vypayena
byls neposorosshd aiibustyfskA ".
prsys W prosptoL KabAoeh. CsIssm
prj yssto bylo - psIaba Ioda 500
mata . nAkIsd sssshvsl a. tnatnebo
pot,a sbfsaf . oal,oIh, k,erh fhs.
ntoh mist objsdnAoy DO piistssa
nsposoroysnh doprsyeny byIy.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
D0naci baYVeVl Usl adHbH0.
Pssnt bagyy, kisfs nlsdy
neyybIeiaou

~ 6asg aggiiy pyo,tsj Diamoad
Dget barn Csrax 0bareifi mo
ta0 bapiafas, siaSns hstttdsns
fafg. aafs w o. barca rgam0saio.
Ppstaresnin mail sfarS pidsff
y oifetg eshied iqko aoes
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

ma PR0DEJ: 60 =, ssr ssr 3. m, ases % crete mIs
cd m6sta Crete, cena so akr; 10 akri mil cd
Crete, cena s2s. Tez n6ktere farmy K prona-
jmut jednu farmn ma pr0dej 2 mile cd
Crete, 30 akrh. po $50. Roupsehtlyi nechr
se okamkite obrkt na Tx
W.. y. Chmelif, Crete, Neb.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

ia nf,epssny osnsmaji ssem. kdol
chtf mi rspla,i, ma pokrok Ihpsdu
nsb HospodAf ia me.,t pfitomen
nebyl, BY sloiiIi penfse baaku a ..
Emilia Foldy. ktery "a mne ks,dtho
kyitovat bude. v dctt
TOMAS DUDA,
jednatel Pok. Zap. a IIosp.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

mimo jieyeb odss,h odkArsI pies
1900. 600 s rhsim dbsIhm dobfot.
MN
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

D~aAS On farmatsko- obehodni elevator
AVu" oo Bruno. Butler Co.. sebr. -
Elevator dslk dobrt obohod. ma dobry psrni
stsoj (Engine) . jest ke koupi "a mirnou oeno.
vssohny dotasy zodpovi; John J. Proskoyec. v
Bruno. Neb. 2srt
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
aocmlk XVI. clslo 20
UpozOrncnf
Do Saline a Fillmore CO. Mob.

MA eestujici jsdos,el, .. v. X.
vond'ejs. savi,A iylo dry DO osfssa
Saline Fillmore, by phsobiI pro
nsss Iis,y.
vyd. Pokrosa ZApsdo.
IfospodAfe . Kuibovay Amefiekt.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
MOVE zp,.e.5SMs'
ktA l,sda


hlA Jisda
vyhonAns byla ulAstnim yIssem
ifAhy ChicaRb, Burlington a gain
ny mesi Chioigsm . Denver, Colo. !,
q sice byls ikl, Isk ssscbny dfAhy
ioioAysji, toa aslryehlsIst, ls.6i
dosad sdy doeilsno. Doro-ud bylo
nej'yehlslli IisIou eoimil ns drAhAeh
Ne. York Central y Lake Shore
meal Chicsgsm . New Yorsem ~
hoiinaeh ~ minutach msien}eh,
WAX tento ufnil ylak l0gg mil IL
hoiinAch ~ minulAoh. Wax tahto
oblednAn byl II ! Msyhamsm /,
Denver, kte,}i "a obohodem ns VI
chod odelsI nsdiIi DO New York;
rprAsu dostsl, 10 syn
Ieho onemoenhl 10 ma smuelntm
lhiku 80 nsIesh. Do Chicsga odIel
rychliksm dfahy PennsyIvansks .
rglAiibi ylak q, u 4 q dfAhy OBJ
jedoaI telegrs fuky tim yshraienlm
H. ee,ta mexi Cnioagem a Denver "a
neIvss se - hodinhob ursiens bSd
mud. DO Denver doraril v diefy We
1853 rano, o ntkolik hodin diise,
NED po6Ital, piece ysak jii piflis
pords, nes ably syns sy6ho ma liyu
jes,a spatiiti mohl, nebor tyi pied
dyima todinami xemfel.
Narodni FarmerskA Alliance
sahalila narodhi sjezd svhj v dtery
We Wasbingtonu IA d6astenstvi Gle.
nd vykonn6ho vYboru re vsech temaf
stath. Hlavni poxornost venovana
byla rokovani pfidinAch klesanf
plodin hoapodafskSch o vyplyvajf
Of q toho ,fsn1 vseobecne. Tel po-
jednAvano bylo krocfcb, jimi2 by
docileno bylo toho, ably olenove ALI.
auce mortgich, ma domovech iejich
spocfvajfcfcb, sprost6ni byli.
Poprasen.
V Union. Mo-, popraven v itery
po poledni st..louissky milionaf
Arthur Duestrow, kteryz manzelku
d6cko sve v opilosti zavrazdil KITE.
rSz pax pred opratkou zacbrAniti Sc
cbtel tim, ze sflenym sc stavel.
Pravnf zastupci jeho, majfce dosti
penez po ruce, hybali nebem i zemf,
aby klienta sveho pred opratkou ia
lee vse bylo marnym
spravedlnosti konecn6 pfec je1 "a
dost ucin9no. Duestrow dohral
komedii svou al do konce jeite ma
popravisti stay6l Sc byti silenym, Wy.
davaje Sc IA generala Brandenburga.
--Poprava vykonana na mem zdafile
serifem Puchtou. Jelikoz ohledn6
sdravosii ci sflenstvf Duestrowa nd
hledy znalcd yelice SO r1znily, roz
hodnuto vykonati pytvu, pfi kter6z
ovsem hlavne mozek hlavnf ilohu
hral. A tn skuteGn6 seznAno, ze
mock byl abnormalnfm, TAX ze j Ii
ze znalch, kteff doposud tvrdili. ze
,dsouzenec sflenjm pouze jen Sc
,tavel, doznati museli, ze sflenost
,kutecna vyloudena tn neuf.
Perou se dfadOvnu.
V kruzich Novodobych Dfevaft
Americk5ch We Fulton Rock Island
H., panovaly jiz po delsf dobu spo-
y o tahanice o TO, v kterem = obou
MIST hlavnf afado my fadu toho na-
ezati Sc mai dtery doalo mezi
,bema stranami ku rfejme srazce.
Ielikoz totiz odvolacfm soudem dano |
'ock.i .islandskym "a pravo, rorhodli
e tito nasilfm dfadoyny do sveho
nests pfestehovati. Wall 81 totiz '
IterS rama zvlaatni vlak a po6tem
g 100 osob pied svitanfm jests do
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
Prodau farmu.
pobIe zafIze.

ETOQdm 1drLuu. nj farma o
10 akrech prodA We m vyhodnych podminek
20 akrh yxdtlAno dobrA ionka aostatni pastyi
ma. kazdA cast ohra2ena zviasf plotem drA-
tfnfm. Dobrk stavba a dost vody ma pozem-
ku. DobrA ohrada pro krmeni dobytkn. Gena
o101u0: polovicc hUtove a druhA pOlovice ma
tsa ph dobrs JlstotS na AZ prOcent. Prodej
p0frvk len do I. bfezna 1881 K vhli refejne
dyRkbe domkcnosti. Farma ~ nalexA IL mile
kfpadns . mile severne cd Llnwood. But.
ler county. Nebrusce.
KAREL PhIByL, MATTEL,
e-r Linvood, Butler Co, Neo
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

Farma na prode sioh q ass0; ss ainse:o. aaals.sl,
q, v okresu Jackson. blile poEty Lakefleld
Phda Jest dobrA podminky prodeje velm
vJhodne. Dopiste ma. Jan Rnmak. fli6 Hal.
ket ave-, Braddock, Pa t2T.5k
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

Pan A. Procharks piiimni ooho
~ jednstelayf nsaich li.th = jes,
oprkvnan ma sas,apovsti krajapa
nschr dhy6rou pa ntho 80 obrAii,
kdyi ookoliv % mas k yyfiseni mali.
vyd. Pok. Zap. q lIosp.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

me-, bYly his1ovsy ifmtf ~ ne polo
sYs,tboskay. let fal,osssf postsvih
- pise Iso NJ odpof pomoai vyvo
IsuSeh hasith poditiIo 80 rock Island.
sks fshnsi. natei sfehs snihy
sptt odasaaoy Celia ,AIsiitost buds
nyhi ,nogu sosdsoh pfoIedaAos
slstHl he-pedy
p piiklsin s,uih Cnoliay, rave
s,i si ehse Die yssbo slki Wishing
ton V ,kkooodkr.tya ismnim pii.
Ists totii W stFsda sntm6ynou ~
profit 20 hIaahm tsk tssak plsJloha
Cline oss. kleroni dplnk soninDIs OBJ
ohodu lIbogi1smi ruce gayefoAfa
sIole6a bfii mA. Gavernfrsm
imsnoykha byIi ~ DIE pisdlohy u
svlAatai somise sA,ni, ia piipsdslo
By opAtst jmsoogkni komisi mistnioh
ktefti pax / ustsnovovkot hos,in.
skgoh slA,nioh oprsv6ovkuy by byly.
fiboyiny prodAyAoy bJly BY "a cenu
.tAtni komlsi natsuoyeooa 10 W
hfadut ien ka domaet spotfebt.
Meme oei piot by se neprodAsslo .
iainf by nnjsdnon vice nei gallo
nh neprodal. Jin}mi sloyy, podpo.
rowan byl by iim cblsst = miroYm
pijashm by tim pftIeiitost dAyhna
byla, ochlasly Sc .,Ati.
Hroxnt zIotlu
objrven byl w tlvrlek "a ranti rev.
rhoa Spicera, az milf Cd Winona,
N. ID 40 naleEsjicf. Nalezenyr tam
M rnknych mistech dGsnt xohaven6
mrtyoly Spicera jeho manzelky,
iejich dcery, pf. R,use, dyoi6at teae
a pi. Waidronoye, kterat nAvstGyou
tam meakala. KIM sesteronAsobnA
vrazda tato spachans, nebylo dosud
spsteno, die sphsobu a'e. i.kym
mrtsolami zacbAzeno, saa se to bs,i
dilem Indiana to zda SO opodstatho
vano byti tim, ze okoli onom den
pred tim n6kolik indiana videno
bylo. Nschazit Sc totiz Standing
Rock reservace nedaleko rudoai We
zvyku mfyaji tuto po tajmu oponstGti
po ckoli sc potulovati.
zaimu Knby.
V sn6mu pennsylvanskem pfijata
byla We ctvrtek resoluce, ktcrouz
zadani jsou zastupci Pennsylvania v
kongresu, ably vsemozne podporovali
kazdf navrh, celicf k ukoncenf valky
ma Kube ably, pamatujfce ma to, jak
zna6ne podpory mravnf hmo,ne
nasem boji "a neodvislost vice jak
pred stoletfm se nam dostavalo, k
tomu pracoyali, pokud mezinarodni
pravo zavazky nase toho poyolf,
ably lid lubansky dplne samostatno-
sti dosahnuI.
Pro porusovani
zakonn nedelnich tim, ze hostinskG
mfstnosti sv6 nedeli oteyfeny NELL,
zatceno We sttedu Cbicagu pAnii
radnich sice Powers, Coughlin,
Rogers, Brennan Haas. Zalobs
proti MIN vyzvednuta pravnfm ia
stupcem "Mezinarodnf ligy ma zscho-
vavanf klidu nedelniho", kterSz zaro.
ven pokousel Sc dostanf zatyka5e
ma mayora Swifta pro zanedbavanf
povinnosti iifadnfcb, an prf ma pro-
vadenf zakonh nedelnfch nAlezite
nedohlizf.
Dala pfednost klasteru.
v New Yorku zemfely kapitalists
+. Taylor odkazal poslednf vhlf svcu
netefi, 81. Jewellove, kteraz pred ne
davnem do klastera jeptisek svateho
srdee Maryyille, Mo-, vstoupila,
sOr aua = go. .,I.xntuEx. Ll-x =
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
NJ nkrh iobreho po.
zcmkn v jackson
Farma ma prodej

okresu. Minnesota, billie posiy Lakefleld
prodA Sc "a podminck velm yyhudngch, Do
piite Geo. Mancos. liis Halket ave, Brad
dock Pa. r73k
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

Parma o leo akrech

Fdrmd nd prUu6J. prodS e N pod
minek velmi vyhodnycb Farma naleza Sc v
jackson okrcsu Minnesota, blize posty
LAkefield, kdez hoine Ceehf jest jiz osazeno a
kratIna Jest drodnA. Dopiste na Cyril Tomko.
iIi6 HalEet ave, Braddock, PA t2T-tk
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24
Dala pfednost klasteru.

V New Yorku zemfely kapitalists
+. Taylor odkazal poslednf vhlf svcu
netefi, 81. Jewellove, kteraz pred ne
davnem do kIastera jeptisek svateho
srdce Maryville, Mo-, vstoupila,
$780, 900 tou podminkou, kdyz
klastera vystoupf naboaenstvf kato-
lickeho se VIDA. MladA novioks
nabidku tuto odmitla problasila,
10 nabozenstvi sveho AMI "a bohat-
stvf celeho sveta Sc nevada. Taylor
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

v Iron River, Mich, znicen byl
6tyrtek pozArem pfibytek Thomase
Brosfiowskiho q dva decks jeho pfi
tom zabynuls. Oheh vypuknul v
case, kdy matka na koupi odesla q
decka domku xavfene zanechala.
= Utah pouzfti chce prAva sveho
k postavenf soch dvou neipfednej-
Sfch obcand We zvlastnf sfni kapitolu
q jednou 3 mich ma b5t socha Brig
ham Younga, prveho presidenta
oiTkvs mUrmonsks.
San FrancisskA policie vybrsls v
pondelf Ease jednou ofnske henry q
pres 500 karbanikh sat6euo.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

u ITyndsII. y ~, sdtiujs nam jed.
mattel dsaopish nsiieh. p " !. ptAk.
nh.lsdovnf. "Mustm ram .dtIit o
dyoInA.obnt sfaidt, k,srA se udAla
30 nil sew. sAp. od TyodslI M fsrms
w. Sfpa mi. sics xsyrsidaoi on ]
jeho msnislka pondsIks ma d,srs.
v d'ert soassd nAhodou nvitaysf
% fumu p. Sfpa, kiepaI ma dvdte =
kdyt 80 mu ,AinY neoryal, tax ~ pc.
diysl do okna ku #vemu rdtseni
spa,fil pi. sipovoa leis, mr,yoa .
ksmeo. Timed svolsI sou.edy a ve-
Hi do syttnioe. Hoed q dyefi leteI
Sip mrtev pros,felenou hlssou = v
drub6 svstnici Isho manieIks. stfele.
ns jsouc do prsou q mela podfixnu,y
Kirk. SIP byl al "a rokh star a a. 2
mtsfce zenat. Kdo Jest vrabem, 10
It'd Sc dnes nevi, AMI sez pfi6ina dinu.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1897-02-24

klslaieh Esp tli Nei u spo,ofoyA.
No, byly hIsJovsy iimtI ~ ne polo
syatbosAay. let fd,osssf pos,syih
80 pise Isa NJ odpof . pomoai vyvo
Iaafeh hasith poditilo % rock Island.
sks ,shnsti. hatel wehiy snihy
sptt odusasoy CslA ,Alsiitost buds
nyai tnosu .osdseh proIeiakas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-13
BELLIGERENCY RECOGNIZED
Spanish Exchange Prisoners With Cubans al
Victoria de las Tunas.
Efforts to be Made to Have President
Mckinley Take Action ON the
Absorbing Subject.

The capture of the important strategic
position of the fortified town Victoria de
las Tunas, in the province of Santiago de
Cuba, by the Cuban revolutionary forces;
last week may have very material effect
upon the future policy of the United States
government regarding the Cuban war The
news sent out from Havana last Friday
after close scrutiny by the Spanish censors
OF the press and telegraph contained an Of
hciai copy Of the announcement of the fall
Of the town. made by Gen. Luque to Cap
tain General Weyler. It was in part as
follows: 81. -.e-- n
Or September the garrison of Victoria
de las Tunas surrendered to the rebels.
who have since returned, in exchange for
an equal number, the military command
ant, three officers and seventy-fiye SOL
diers"
The Importance of this announceme1,t
was al once apparent to those familiar
with the principles CT military law 1t
meant 10 them a positive recognition on the
Part OF the official representatives of Spain
or the belligerency of the Cuban reyolu-
tionists by the fact that prisoners had
been exchanged between the combatants.
Ihe discussion over the matter during
the PAST two or three days has been
'noughtful and has been participated in by
some OF the most distinguished military
men In this country. Influential friends OF
Cupa vii! call the matter to the attention
o! PRESIDENT Mckinley Immediately upon
onls return, and urge him to accentuate the
oHiclai course OF Spain in thus recognizing
me belngerency of the insurgents by ad-
States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-13

am, Great Falls, Temperature 20; condi-
ton, SO; receiving reservoir, tempera ture
81; condition at north connection, 36; con-
ditfon at south connection 36; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effluent gate house, 80.
Water Clear.
The condition of the rivers a. Harper 8
Ferry was reported as being clear this
morning
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, :3S am. and 800 D. m
high tide, 9:23 a. IN. and y:3S pm.
TOmorroW-Low tide, AIT am. and 4O5
p.m.; high tide, 959 am. and 1916 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, $40 am; sun sets, GIL
pm.
Bicycle lamps must be lighted one hour
after sunset, at I'll pm.
Moon rises, 7:O1 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:41 am.
Moon rises, 7:2S pm.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 7:19 PM: extin-
is begun one hour before the time named.
Arc lamps lighted at I:04 pm; extin-
guished at IO4 a. m.
Temperature for Twcnty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau during
the past twenty-four hours, beginning at
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
September 124 pm, II; 8 pm, Go; IL,
midnight. 60.
September 13-4 am, 60; am, 20; Il
m, So, and 2 pm, IS.
Maximum, 50, at 2 pm, September 10;
minimum, CD, at am, September Is.
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TAkOMA PARK.

The Young Peoples Union, a social organization
composed principally OF ladies' and gentlemen con-
nectet with the chdr,h Of DIR. Alexander Kent #
Washington and some invited guests, were en-
tertained Friday evening by Miss Floreuce Davis
ut her home I'm North Takoma- Several musical
selections rendered. follows: Banjorine
solo, by Miss Henrietta Morrison; flute solo, Mr.
Uppcr;nar, accompanied by Miss Metcalfe on The
piano. and a piano solo. by Miss Florence Davis,
the hostess. Among tbcse present were DR.. kcn:.
Miss Fay Kent. Mr.. Archie Kent. Mrs. Hays. Miss
Hays, Mr.. Upperman, Mr.. George Hessclmann.
Miss Catharine Edwards, Miss Buelah Reeves.
Mr.. Lewis St lbler, Mr.. Alley Lay. Mr.. Richard
Lay, Mr.. n. Hugle. chancellor q the Swiss lega-
ton; Miss Blanche Lay. Miss Flora Reeves. Miss
Violet Reeves Miss Gertrude Metcalfe, Mr.. Elliott
Webb, Mr.. George Davis, Miss Elizabeth Crowell,
Miss Hockox, Miss Henrietta Morrison. Miss
Young, Mr.. and MIS-. Eugene Davis and Messrs
Sidney and Charles Davis.
month Of September with relatives Milton, Ia.
Mr.. Ned Lay expects to start carly this week
for tour thrsurh North CAROLINA. South Carolina.
City.
Miss BlAnche Lay has returned from Cape May
The game Of haze ball which was 10 have been
played lest Friday between the Tnkoma seconds
and the zcphyrs has been postponed until neat
The regular meeting of Takoma Lodge, r. A. A.
NJ. will be held tomorrow evening.
the regular monthly meeting of the town coun.ii
Was postponed untl today. The sidewalk question
NIL prSas , ss brought Er and Is s.sse
Last Tuesday. evening Tskcma Lodge. No. IL.
l. o. G. r, took pleasant straw ride 10 Hyatts-
sas the sas, .sses S M sns.
Skinner. Nettte whitmer. Cora whitmer. Ehel
.ss liant s..s'f s.s as e ss " HUB 8 N.
Isyron cooa, ysmss Mscarister, Ernest brrr5ir
Charles whitner end q. E1best WanA
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WANTED A PLACE TO DIE
Strange Story of Man Whose Death Took
Place Today.
Committed a Burglary That He Might
Have Shelter and Food I'm
His Last Days.

The death at the District Jail this MORN
ing of Charles johnson, young colored
man, ended a sad career and removed from
earth one against whom there was a
charge of burglary. The man made no de-
NAL OF the serious charge against him, and
II was evident, from his conduct and
actions, that he committed the offense in
order that he might end his life where he
would nave few, at least, of the COM
1crts OF life during his last days on earth.
About the middle of last month he went
enc night to the building of the National
Mortar Company, in South Washington,
ana erected an entrance by forcing open a
WINDOW. once inside he cleaned out the
once OF few articles of wearing apparel
ana then from the stable he took a few
collars worth of feed. The proceeds of
Inc robbery he sold for small amount
and then, before he could get the benefit of
what little he got in this way, he went to
treednians Hospital and was admitted
thefe without any trouble. When the case
was Investigated by Detective Muller who
was then an officer in the fourth nrecinct
ne soon fixed the crime upon Johnson. but
oeiayed the arrest for the reason thar the
latter was in the hospital.
About the 10th of the month he vas ,o,S
by DR.. Williams that johnson Vas al,,e ~
ieave the hospital, and then he placed him
uhoer arrest and had him transferred
Ircm the hospital to the Jail, the accused
having ia Deen committed to the latter place
~ one u the Judges OF the Police Court.
Sick When Committed.
When the prisoner reached Jail the 2ls,
OF last month he was a very sick man In
the opinion of the Jail officials and the
prisoners, and he soon went under the
care OF the prison physician. So sick did
ne soon become that 1t was necessary 10
keep him under treatment all the time
ara another prisoner, designated to ac;
as nurse, was kept in his cell with him.
Inc prisoner selected for this work was
coiored man named John Jones. who is
serving a sentence for robbing graves
he proved a valuable nurse. and soon re-
ported the patient TO be so sick that IL
was necessary to call in the doctor several
times day, which he proceeded to do
yesterday sudden change toYok place
IN his condition, and his death occurred
about o'clock this morning.
His Admissions.
soon after reaching the Jail johnson was
questioned by his fellow prisoners. and he
SAID ne had committed the burglary be-
cause he had no home, and he wanted 4
comfortable place to die. He was about
thirty-two years old, and came mere sew
Charles county, Md. The police sag he has
been arrested number of times. Since
his arrest the Jail officials have endeayorei
to ascertain the location of his friends,
but have never been successful. Johns IN
told item that he had no relatives or
friends.
His body was turned over to Undertaken
Harvey and prepared for burial Unle IS
friends claim the remains they will prob
aply nnd a resting place in potter's field.
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

Ludwig Miller, seventy years old. who
lives at No. $40 I'd street southwest, was
round sick on the street near Florida ave-
que and 9TH street about 10 O'Clock yes
terday morning. He was taken to Freed
mems Hospital ami soon afterward was
able to go home.
An alarm was turned iii yesterday morn
ing about ) o'clock because of fire in the
house of Martin Quigley, in rear of No.
2s2 c street northeast. How the fire orig
mated is not known. The damage amount
ed to about SO only.
The explosion OF a coal oil lamp in the
house of Thomas wilkins. corner OF 4th
and Pomeroy streets, in the county, abou,
10 o'clock Saturday night. resulted in the
calling out OF several companies of the
. fire department. No damage resulted from
the exple sion.
A young man named Charles Lusby was
taken sick near Pennsylvania avenue and
11th street southeast yesterday. He was
taken to Providence Hospital by the police.
James Young today went down to ja.l for
three months for having a razor concealed
on his person. Officer Bryan made the ar
rest.