Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-13
MANY OTHER CONVENTIONS SCHEDULED
Trial Heats to Select Competitors 70
International Yacht Race.
coLoRED MEN MEET AT HARPEEs FsRR,


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1l-Tho' 4. OF
veterans of the civil war viii ~
NJ .a,,. T Monday to attend l. Scl "
a sAse ssampment of the Grant Tn
che s.5ublic. Tho encampment wi.
nier-, Trough the entire week. and CO
-..ses an elaborate program Of social func-
tions in addition TO the many business af-
fairs which will receive attention. The ma
tional convention of the Women's Press as
sociation also will be held In Minneapolis,
beginning Monday. and the Union Vet
erans union national enoampment will be-
gin at St. Paul the same iay. This en-
campment VIII continue until Wednesday.
Political meetings during the week in
clude the Texas republican convention al
Ell Paso on Tuesday, the Nebraska Popu-
list state convention at LINCOLN on Wednes-
day and a meeting of the New York re-
publican state committee in New York
city on Wednesday.
Among other important conventions
scheduled for the week are the following
Monday-Convention National Brother
hood OF Stationary Firemen
Colorado sprinEs-International conven-
tion Typosraphical union Of America
Buffalo--Nationai Harness Manufactur-
ers' and Dealers Protective association.
Des Moipes-National convention Society
OF the Army of the Philippines.
New York-Convention International Ster-
eotypers and Electrotypers' union.
Boston National convention American
Philatelic association.
st. Louis-National convention American
Apple Growers congress-.
Poughkeepsie. N. Y.-Improved rder
Red Men. Great council
Ridgeway, Ps.LNational convention
scandinavian Brotherhood Of America
Roanoke. va.-National convention Fire
mems association
:. Put<a-Bay-Nationai convention Metro
poistan phiiatelic association.
Wednesday,
New Haven--International convention
Municipal E1ectriciens association.
Montrcek- ek--Nstional Fraternal congress-.
Nav UNCONSTITUTIONAL convention Univer-
cal Srsstsmen's council engineers.
rnsernationaI Yacht Race.
TnAs wesk also will Witness an interesting
ssrses Of raoes on Marbfehead. Mass, be-
tween yachtsmen desirous Of having the
honor Of representing the United States
aeainst the 0erman yachts. which will
contest for the Roosevcit cup The Ger
man-Amerscsn races win open September
.. Three OF the ninstsen boats entered fos
the D: eliuninasy competition will be selected
10 'Sre part IN the International races,
rt-D ats are greatly diverse as regards
r,,s the smallest being only thirty-one
feet. .,ix inohes over all and the largest
forty fsst over all. The boats entered
represent the work Of nine yacht designers
The trial races win open Monday and prob
ably win continue through the week.
The Niagara movement, an organization
composed Of members OF the negro race IN
the United STATED, will Commemorate al
HRrpers Ferry, w. Va, August 1919. the
one hundredth anniversary OF the birth OF
John Brown and the jubilee of the battle
OF Ossawattamie. The Niagara movement
which was organised at Niagara Falls
n. T., in July 1905. is composed of negroes
In eighteen states. among them being;
John r Cook of the District Of Columbiai
w. M. Trotter. editor of the Boston
Guardian; william A. Sinclair. author
Rev Charles 8. Morris of New York; Dr.
o. NJ. Waller Of Brooklyn; c. a. Morgan
of Cambridge. Mass. the first Harvard
class DAY orator Of his raceI Dr. Henry L
Bailey, supervising principal of the colored
schools in the District OF Coiumbias J. Mar
Barber OF Atlanta, Co.. editor of The Voice
of the Negroes. and w. II. Hart. attorney
at law. OF Washington. d. c.
The exercises win be held at 6torer COL
iege and will include a number OF addresses
relating TO the purposes Of the orsaniza.
( ton ana the future OF the negro In Amer
! fca- During the meeting trips win be made
! 20 Chariestown. whore John Brown wa,
tried. and to the place where Brown made
| his defense. and where his sons were killed
King Edward is to visit Emperor William
/. this week, the ofaciar announcement having
been made that the meeting will occur al
Fffedriohalxron castle, near Hamburg. Au.
sust H. Much importance is attached tC
the mesting between the two monarohs-
The British Motor Boat club is arranging
q sweepstakes for auxiliaTtes and cruisers
from Southampton to Dover on August Is
when the boats win be taken to Dover
after racing in Southampton waters to b.
In readiness for the start OF the Dover.
ostend races. August %.