The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-23
NEWS FORECAST
FOR THE WEEK
POLITICS WILL CLAIM THE LIONS
SHARE Or NEWSPAPERS At
N TENTiON.
BRYAN IN The CENTER
Several Events Abroad viii Aiss
Claim Space-Women's Council
to Meet in Switzeriand-U. 8.
to be Represented.

/ Washington, ID. c., Aug 22.--Pcl
ties will claim the lions share of at
ltertion OF American newspaper read
er5 the coming week, though accounts
of the political doings will not be abia
to monoolize all OF the space on first
pages Several events abroad will
claim attention the entertainment OF
the American battlesh!T feet in ATS.
tralil will be of interest, and there al
so will be number OF conventions.
sporting events and other happenings
worthy of attention.
William ]. Bryan will occupy the
cettef OF the poli'f al stage Several
of tho most important speeches that
he hts scheduled for the campaign
'vi'l be delivered during the week
Leaving Chicago Monday. Mr. BRYAN
notification of his running mate. Mr..
VIII go to indianapolis to attend the
Kern, which Is to take place Tuesday.
Hts next speech will be delivered at
Topeka on Thursday and will deal
/ with the question of the guaranty of
bank deposits After day or two At
| his home In Farview the Democratic
candidate will again take to the rad.
being slated for several sp~ aking on.
| gagements in Mitchell Sioux Falls
and other points In the Northv es'.
| Judge Taft has scheduled no public
is probable that he will deliver one or
engagements for the week. though IL
more impromptu addresses to drle-
cations Of visitors who may call upon
him Republican interest will be con
4 fined more or less to the Developments
in the New York State eampaiRn, the
fight between the Hughes and anti
Hughes forces and the efforts 10 draw
President Roosevelt into the contest.
In South Carolina Tuesday Demo
cratic primary will be held for the
nomination Of candidates for United
States senator state officers, men.
bers of Congress and minor officials.
The contests for senator and govern.
or have been extremely spirited and
the result is awaited with much in
tercst throughou' a large section of
| tho south
Other political events Of the week
ithat will attract more or less at n
| tion will be the public speaking of th-
presidential candidates on the Proh.
bition and Independence party tickets.
| the Republican state convention fl
North Carolina to name a state ticket.
aud a Republican state convention in
California for the nomination Of candi-
dates for state electors
The Atlantic hattleship fleet, after
| ten days of lavish entertainment In
Sydney, will depart the end Of the
| week for Melbourne, where another
elaborate round OF festivities awaits
the officers aud men wearing the
American naval uniform.
Eight armored cruisers comprising
| the Pacific feet accompanied by
| number OF torpedo boats. destroyers
and supply ships. will sail from San
Francisco Monday for cruise to
| Honolulu, and thence TO Samoa. 2300
miles distant and then return to the
United States.
One of the notable interests abroad
of interest to American readers will
be the celebration next Friday Of th-
| eightieth birthday Of Count Leo To-
stOi. the famous Russian novelist auI
| reformer.
America viii have large delega-
tion at the meeting of the information
Al ,F
gin it, sessions in Geneva. Swi'zer-
land Saturday. Another inferna'ie nal
conference In which the United States
will have representation will be the
congress Of the International Assccia-
tiun Of Industrial Properly This CON
gress. which will meet IN Stockholm.
will be one of the most important
meetings ever held in connection with
the patent and trade mark interests OF
the United States.
Important conventions at home will
be the annual meetings of the Ameri
can Bar Association in Seattle. the
Sens Of Veterans at Niagara Falls the
American Public Health Association
az Winnipeg. Manitoba, the National
Association of Insurance Commission
ers in Detroit and the National VOL
Growers Association In salt Lake
City.
Foremost in the list Of events of in
teFest 10 followers Of athletics ani
sports will be the great demonstration
in New York in honor of the return
home OF the American athletes whp
In London. President Roosevelt is
took part in the recent olympic games
chairman nf the reception COMMITTEES
of 500 prominent citizens. The event
of the day will be parade and tbs
presentation Of special medals and
awards to the returning athletes.
Other sporting events of Importance