Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-27
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
Homecoming Of W. ]. Bryan the Principal
Event on the Program.
MARKS THE OPENING or HIS CAMPAIGN
Expected TO Make n Number OF
Speeches in New York, Conneoti-
cut ana new Jersey and Hold
Important Conference.

WASHINGTON, Aug. &.--The homecom-
ing Of William J. Bryan. after tour
around the world. promises to inaugurate
the real opening of the commoners" third
campaign for the presidency. MIR. Bryan
Is passenger on board the North German
Lloyd steaner Princess Irene, which Is
expected to reach New York next Wednes-
day or Thursday.
The great popular reception to the Ne
braskan win be held at Madison Square
Garden Thursday evening, under the aus
ptces of the Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust league. Mayor Tom L. Johnson of
Cleveland will preside at the reception and
representative democrats from all sections
Of the United. States will be present. Mr.
Bryan is expected to make two hours
speech and to address one or more open
air meetings In Madison Square. composed
Of those who are unable to gain admission
to the garden. The Madison Square re-
ception win be but the beginning of q
long series of similar AFFAIRS on a smaller
scale, which will end with big public
meeting Of welcome when Mr.. Bryan
reaches his home in Lincoln, Neb.
On Friday, the day after the Madison
Square Garden reception, Mr.. Bryan will
leave for New Haven, In company with a
large delegation of his Connecticut sup
porters. In New Haven he will be the
guest of the New Haven Democratic club
and will deliver an address in the open
air on the Central green. An interesting
feature of his visit to the Connecticut
city win be formal conference of leading
democrats from all the New England
states, including candidates for governor,
mayors of some OF the New England cities,
democratic committeeman and the New
England members of the democratic ma
tional committee. This conference, II is
announced, is for the purpose Of agreeing
upon common basis for the campaigns
Of this year and of two years hence. From
New Haven Mr.. Bryan will go to Bridge
port, where he will deliver an address in
the evening and on the following day he
will address a meeting at Jersey City. On
Saturday night he will be the guest OF
active newspaper men who cover political
assignments for their papers.
American Bar Association.
The national convention of the American
Bar association will be held at st. Paul
beginning Wednesday. II will be opened
with the address of the president. George
r. Peck, The annual address will be de-
livered Thursday. .--s, ,-..,
The international League of Press clubs
will meet for its annual convention on
Wednesday at Denver.
An urgent meeting of the Canadian cabi-
net az Ottawa has been called for this
week. Questions pending between Canada
and the United States are believed to have
occasioned the call for the meeting,
The annual rife sshoettng contests at Sea-
girt, N. j.. will take place from August
q to September sssThis years tournament
IS expected TO be the most elaborate Of
its kind in the history Of the United States
The best marksmen OF the country are en-
tered in the various classes.
Emperor williams grandson, the first
son OF Crown Prince Frederick william of
Hollenzollern, who was born at the marble
palace at Potsdam July 4 last, win be bap-
| tised August %. King Edward and the en-
perors of Austria and Russia will be the
| godfathers. and in commemoration of the
| event an imperial decree has been pub
| lished, pardoning all persons convicted of
Iese majestic toward the German emperor
or any, member Of the royal fan. y. To
mark the fact that the child was born on
the Fourth OF July the American colony
at Berlin has resolved to present him with
a silver cup emblssoned with the Ameri-
can nag and eagle. An elaborate ceremony
has been arranged for the christening.