The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
DUTIES LOYALTY TO BRYAN.
WOULD NOT PERMIT A FAKIR
TO USE HIS NAME.
Tore Down a Banner, on Which Bry-
ans Name Was Used as an Ad-
vertisement-An Exciting Scene.

Anaconda Standard: There was q
lively scene enacted at the corner o,
Broadway and Main street about s
O'Clock last evening. 1t emily lasted a
few minutes, but in that brief space the
people of Butte were given an index
by which to gauge the extent of the
ovation that viii be rendered the Hon.
William j. Bryan when he arrives in
the CITY today
A fakir who is practicing palmistry
at the Butte hotel, conceived the idea
Of doing some advertising on the
! strength of Mr.. Bryan's popularity.
He had a banner painted bearing the
inscription: DR.. Perrin. the world S
greatest palmist, predicts that Hon.
| w. j. Bryan viii be the next Dresi-
dent of the United States. and will
serve the people two terms"
Attached to the streamer was the
fakir's address.
Two men, employed for the purpose.
began 10 string the advertisement
across Main street from two of the
! electric light company'S poles. at the
corner of Broadway, just before dark,
the time when the streets are most
crowded
As is always the case when any de-
parture is being undertaken in so
| prominent a place, a crowd began to
gather when the first man appeared
on the pole at the southeast corner.
and as many people were decorating,
the very natural inference was at
once drawn that the streamer about
| to be strung had some connection with
the preparation for Mr.. Bryan's re-
! ceptien, which, OF course, helped to
swell the crowd until fully 500 people
had congregated by the time the
streamer had been stretched to the OPP
poSite pole, and it became possible to
read the Inscription.
Almost as though the spark Of in
dignation had been flashed stimuli
taneously to every man in the crowd by
| electric wire, a murmuT of disapDroval
began to rise when the truth was
realized, and in an instant it became
an rDroar.
It's a sahme." IT'S a disgrace"
Its an insult"
Are the people of Butte going to
invite Mr.. Bryan here and then allow
him TO be insulted BY a fakir who
takes advantage of his popularity TO
advertise himself?"
These were a few of the angry ex-
CARNATIONS that came from every
throat in the big crowd and filed the
air with pandemonium. Suddenly one
man more hot headed than the rest.
and less fearful of the consequences.
made rush for one of the guy ropes
attached to one lower corner Of the
streamer.
Make way" he shouted. 'this in
suit shall not be offered the friend of
the laboring men of this country while
1 am here
The crowd gave way, and in twink
ling his hand was on the rope and the
offending banner was ripped from end
to end, while a great cheer went up
from the crowd.
Police Officer Tague, standing near
saw the act, and supposing the fakir
had secured permission to string the,
banner. did lot take a second thought,
but arrested the offender, as he sup
posed, at once, and led him off to the
city jail, while the crowd followed, pro-
testing angriiy at the arrest.
Let him alone, he did his duty"
they shouted, but Officer league was
also bent on doing his duty and did not
stop till he reached headquarters.
There the man gave his name as
George Napier and his occupation as
brick mason. The charge of malicious
mischief had not been written in the
book by Jailer Levy before half q hun
dred excited men were crowding their
way toward the jail office shouting Il
want to go his ball.
dollar cash bond in ten minutes, but it
wasn't needed, as only S25 was required
and as all could not be on ii the money
of A. L. Green, a barber, who. made
the first tender, was accepted and Ma
pier was released in much less time
than to tell of his arrest.
Mayor Harrington appeared on the
scene as Napier was released, and not
ing the confusion, inquired into its
cause. When he learned the facts he
at once gave orders to have the ban /
ner taken down, what was left of ii, !
and Captain O'Leary, clerk of the |
police court, and another volunteer,
climbed the poles and lowered the un-
slightly object. Then when the police |
were satisfied that no permit had been !
issued to string the banner and as a |
the fakir was the wrong
doer and not the man who pulled down /
his catch penny device, the charge |
against Napier was withdrawn, he was
allowed TO go and his bondsman was
his money.
Thus ended one of the most exciting |
incidents that has occurred on the
streets of Butte for many a day. Ma /
pier was very modest when seen rela-
tive TO the affair. He is a small man,
about 40 years old, with quiet, but de-
IeTTnined manners.
L thought it an insult to Mr. Bry-
an" he said, and a disgrace to the
to allow this fakir to take
advantage of Mr. Bryan's popularity
n that way / usually have my own
and am given to acting on
hem. 1t was determined that if no
1ne else would pull that rag down, I
would, whatever the consequences
night be. That's the way 1 felt and
you saw how / acted"
Mayor Harrington said when seen
hat the falzir had not been issued a
permit to string the banner across
he street. and had never applied for
me.
II am sorry the incident occurred"
aid he, and had / known any such
hing was going to be undertaken I
mould have prevented it. As soon as 1
vas informed of the facts, 1 ordered
he thing taken down"
When asked if any action would be
AIKEN against the fakir for stringing
he banner without a permit, the
mayor replied that he thought it would
'e best to let the matter drop.
At Saltair Sunday.
Frank Foster, the popular tenor. will