The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-14
WEEK IN THE WORLD
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

| "keeognixing that | am indebted lot my
nomination 10 the rank aud HE OF our
party aud that my election must come, y
!, comes al all, iron the unpurchased.
and unpurchasahlr suilIagcs Of the Amefi'
can people, promise, II entrusted with
the responsibilities of this high Office 90
consccraic whatever ability ! have 10 the
one purpose OF making this, IN Tact, gov
eminent IN which the people rule a. gov
| eminent which will do justice 10 all, and
offer 10 everyone the highest possible
stimulus 10 great and persistent effort, by
assuring 10 each the enjoyment OF his
just sham Of the proceeds OF his toll, no
matter IN what part OF the vineyard he
labor or 10 what occupation, profession
or calling be- deyotcs himself, /" Thus
spoke W. j, Bryan Tuesday afternoon N
accepting the nomination as the candi-
date Of the democratic party for the pres
idcney OF the United States, Among
cheers and waving Of flags. Mr.. Bryan
was escorted from the Lincoln hotel,
through the streets OF Lincoln 10 the cap.
itol grounds. where the formal notiiica-
tiop took place. In the carriage with HIM
wal John W. Kern OF Indiana, the candi-
date for the vice presidency, Long before
the time set for the exercises 10 begin, the
capitol grounds had become packed. As
the democratic candidate emerged from
the capitol building onto the platform ia |
company with Governor Sheldon, Mayor |
+. W. Brown aud others OF the committee |
OF arrangements. a great cheer went up |
from the multitude.
With a view to bringing about better |
social, sanitary and economic conditions
on American farms, President Roosevelt /
has requested four experts on country HE /
TO make an investigation into the whole
matter and TO report TO him with recon-
mendations for improvements The report
and recommendations, with any additional
recommendations which the president him.
self NAV desire to make viii be incor.
porated in a message which the president
will send TO congress, probably early next
year. The men President Roosevelt has
asked 10 act a. an investigating committee
are Prof. l.. III. Bailey Of the New York
college OF agriculture; Henry Wallace OF
Walace's Farmer Dies Moines, Ia; Presi-
dent Kenyon l.. Butteriield OF the Massa-
chusetts agricultural college; Clifford PIN
chot Of the United States forest reserve
and Walter II. Page, editor of the
Worlds Work, New York. In letter TO
Prof. Bailey, asking him 10 accept the
OF the commission, the presi'
dent outlines his desires in the direction
OF improvements on the farms.
GlAAttH NHlNt FiillNf NNlhBiirih< NhN !
tleship division of the United States At
lantic fleet. under command OF Rear Adj
lniral Charles ). Sperry, arrived at Auck-
land, n H.. at $40 o'clock Sunday morn.
ing, and anchored in two columns in the
abreast the city, after a voyage
Of 30 DAYS from San Francisco, including
I stopover of six days at Honolulu. They :
will remain at Auckland until tomorrow. :
When the warships entered the harbor !,
he usual salutes were exchanged between
hem and the shore batteries and the Aus.
ralian flagship Powerful aIS the cruisers
Encounter and Pioneer. &on after an I
horing, Admiral Sperry, accompanied by 4
MS staff, went ashore and paid his re.
poets to Lord Plmkett, the governor of
Iew Zealand and afterward visited Will il
lam A. Prickitt, the American CONSUL V
General. The governor and Mr.. Prickitt a
alter returned the admiral's visit aboard /
he flagship Connecticut. \
'
Harry Thaw, defendant in the notorious
White murder case and now in the
duchess county, n. y, jail pending a
earring as to his sanity, has filed vol
ntary petition in bankruptcy, with as. y
cts OF about Sl2s,O00 and liabilities ex- =
eeding S4500O0. In his petition asking Y
Or a receiver Thaw asserts that the ac' X
ion is taken to prevent his property be. II
lg dissipated in litigation and claims, :,
lany of which are unjust. q