Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-28
CHICAGO BOYS THROW EGGS
Students Disturb the Democratic Parade
and Elude the Police.
CANDIDATE BRYAN IS NOT STRUCK
silver Nominee Speaks ut battery ID
and Says lie ~ Not Making
Fight AGAINST the
Jewish Race.

| CltlCAGD, OCT, 2t.-NhilC the democratic
parade In honor Of MIR. Bryan in Chicago
was passing the corner OF Michigan avenue
and Monroe street this afternoon several
eggs were thrown at 1t by young students
in the Metropolitan Business college. None
of the eggs came near MIR. Bryan nor his
wife and neither of them knew of the in
cident until after the parade was over. All
sorts of stories were current about the afrair
one OF them being that Mrs. Bryan was
struck with egg, another that the car
riage was hit. Neither OF these stories
was true. however. The eggs thrown at
tho parade came from a boy standing on
the sidewalk in front of the Powers build
ms In which the Metropolitan college Is
situated. The eggs were to all appearances
thrown at the parade and at no particula:
individual, as they were not hurled with
auy violence. A policeman who witnessed
the act made rush for the youngster, who
darted across the street and into building.
A second officer Joined the first and as the
two ran for the doorway several more eggs
were thrown from the window OF the busl-
ness college. which occupies the NTH ioor
OF the building. The Cook County Marching
club, which was escorting MIR. Bryan, re-
ceived the bombardment and several coats
and black tiles were spattered with vel
low. Ono or two eggs struck the sidewalk
Later in the afternoon delegation from
the Cook county democracy descended upon
the college with every symptom OF hostility
and demanded that the students who had |
done the throwing be tgTned over to 1t.
They had possession of u college for a
timo and finally left without learning who
had dono the throwing. rle police had no
better success as Mr.. Powers, the owner
of the building, who Is also the president |
OF the college said that he did not know |
WIN had thrown the although he adj !
mitted that they came from students In |
his institution. He was much distressed b. |
tho occurrence and declared II he knew
who had done the work he would have no |
hcstancy in turning them over to the pc |
lice Later In the day a reporter for /
morning republican paper, while looking up |
tho facts in the case, was severely beaten |
by party of men who had taken part in |
the affair.
Il would be very glad to hear that the po-
lice have arrested those who insultcd Mr.. |
Bryan this afternoon said Chairman Mark |
Hanna Of the republican national committee |
tonight Whatever may have been their |
motives the act was a most disgraceful one |
aud deserves the condemnation OF every |
rightminded person hope the authorities |
will Investigate the case fully and properly |
punish the guilty ones. The republican |
management has no sympathy with people |
who engage IN business OF this kind
MIR. Powers late tonight offered a reward !
Of $500 for the apprehension OF the persons |
who threw the eggs CHIEF or Police Babe |
noch has put dozen detectives on the case |
and says he will exhaust every effort to find |
the eggthrowcrs.
CRUSH AT THE DEPOT,
Mr.. BRYAN arrived i'm Chicago at 300 p.
III. over the Alton road and was met at the
depot by a large and enthusiastic crowd OF
his admirers. The crush To see him was |
50 great in the narrow space OF the FIRST
floor of the Alton depot that the police had |
a difficult task to prevent people from being |
injured. The Cook County Democratic
Marching club and several silver clubs. with
a large number of bands, were waiting for
him on Canal street and as soon as he APP
peared the march was taken up for Battery
ID on Michigan avenue. short parade
through the down town streets preceded the
arrival at the battery Entering the city
from Brighton Park, where Mr.. Bryan APP
peared on the platform and distributed
flowers, there were crowds at every street
crossing until the Union depot was reached.
While the crowd was dispensing after the
Bryan demonstration at the depot the side
walk in front OF l2l Canal street gave way,
and nearly 100 persons were prectpitated
into the basement distance of twelve feet
Many received slight injuries. Those most
seriously hurt we're Patrick Houston,
Michael Finan. Albert Powers and William
Nolan, all midde-aged men. None Of them
was fatally injured, but all will be confined
to their beds for some time to come. Mr.
Bryan's address at Battery was as fol-
lows:
81 believe that in this campaign a great
question is to be determined for the pres
ent at lsast. / believe that the settlement
of that great question affects every man,
woman and child in all this land, and when
| the people stirred as they have sell
dom been stirred before, believe that they
appreciate the responsibilities Of citizenship
and that they intend that their ballots shall
be cast for that financial policy which they
believe to be best for themselves, their |
neighbors and their country. (ApplauseD
II appreciate, too, the kindly feeling that
has prompted this gift from the Hebrew
democrats. (Applause) CThe gift referred
to was silver star. in the center OF which
Mr.. Bryan's picture. The star was pre-
Scented to Mr. Bryan by John Winberg on /
behalf OF the Hebrew democrats OF Chicago)
Our opponents have sometimes tried to make
II appear that when we den-unce the fnan-
cial policy advocated by the Rothschilds we
are attacking a race We are not, my
friends, we are as much opposed to the fn-n-
cial policy Of j. PieTpont Morgan as are
to the financial policy of the Bothschilds
(Applause) We are not attacking a race.
We are attacking greed and avarice, which
knows no race or religion (applause) and
do net know of any class of our people who
by reason Of their history can better sym
pathiZC with the struggling masses in this |
campaign than can the Hebrew race. ZAP |
plause.)
HARASSED LIKE ISRAELITES.
my friends. the bible teaches us that |
when the children of Israel were in bondage |
and asked for a little tightening of their |
burdens, the pharaoh of their time said |
They are idle; make them work harder, !
and then they will not complain ZAP |
plause) Pharaoh has been the same in all !
days. No matter to what race he belongs, |
no matter in what age he lives. Pharaoh !
lives upon the labor of others. and Pharaoh |
always wants to stamp out complaints by |
making the load heavier (Applause) !
Whenever we have a great contest and |
whenever right Is arrayed against might, |
the example of David and Goliath is always |
cited to give inspiration to those who fight |
for the truth David conquered not because |
he was strong. He conquered not because
of his might He conquered because he was |
on the side of truth, and | find in this con-
test our Hebrew friends will liken me to
David let me say to them that as David |
triumphed because he was on the right side |
so my only hope OF victory is in the |
righteousness OF my cause. Great applause,) |
Your papers have called me a demagogue.
If there is one thing am not. II Is a dema-
gogue demagogue is defined as a man
who advocates a thing which he does not
believe in, or-(crles OF That's Mckinley" |
and wild cheering)."
Some of the audience shouted for Mr.. |
Bryan to get up higher, as they could not
see him. Finally he mounted chair on
tho platform, which was the signal for an
other outburst. "Aint he a peaCh?" ono
enthusiastic. leather-lunged admlrer de-