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Sl.SOPer Year
BOSTON TIRE SWEPT
Destructive Conflagration On
v the Water Trent
NARROW EI C APE OF (H PP1NG
Fin Onaid by Spontaneous Oomko#
tl?n or ? Spark From ft Locomotive
Swoops the Harbor Front of Bast
Boston , Caning ft Property Low of
Ktftdy ft Million and ft Half Dol
lars.
Boston, Special. ? A fire, believed
to have been caused by spontaneous
sombustion or a locomotive spark andl
fanned by a brisk northwest wind I
?wept nearly a quarter of a mile of
the harbor front of East Boston late
Wednesday, causing a property loss
estimated at nearly $1,500,000. Much |
of the loss falls upon the Boston A
Albany railroad. One person was
reported missing and it is thought he
perished in the flames. He was Dan
iel Sullivan ,a watchman at the Cu
nard line pier. 1
The fire was the biggest and most
destructive that has broken out along
the harbor front for many years.
The flames spread with remarkable
rapidity and by the time the first
fire fighting apparatus arrived on the
scene they were beyond control and
leaping from pier to pier.
Within an hour of the time the
fire was discovered, four piers, three
warehouses, a grain elevator contain-'
ing 30,000 bushels of grain and many
loaded freight cars had been de
stroyed.
Several vessels and lighters nar
rowly escapct) destruction. The big
Leyland line steamer Devonian, which
arrived Tuesday from Iiverpool was
destroyed. The discipline on the
Devonian was so excellent .however,
that she was warped out into the
stream without even having a square
inch of paint blistered. Less fortu
nate were the British bark Belmont,
of Yarmouth, N. S., and the 'schoon
ers Paul Palmer, a five-masted craft,
and the O. H. Brown, a four-masted
schooner. The Belmont was moored
by steel cable to the pier where the
fire started. So quickly did the flames
envelop ihe wharf am'* warehouse
that it was impossible to slip the ca
bles from the mooring posts, and it
was necessary to resort to the te
dious process of cutting a half dozen
or more of the great wire ropes.
Revolutionists Are Defeated.
St. Petersburg, By Cable. ? Dis
patches received say fighting began
Wednesday night at Tabritz, Persia,
the city held by revolutionists and at
tacked by the Shah's troops. Two
hundred wore killed in the fight and
it is believed a massacre followed, al
though wires are cut and details
could not be learned. Th? defense of
the revolutionists was meagre am'# it
is believed the city fell about the
time the tclegrsph station there was
destroyed. Tne troops are irregulars
and semi-barbaric and it is believed
to be certain that the place will be
pillaged and the inhabitants elain if
they hove succeeded in entering.
To Exhibit In Memphis.
Memphis, Special. ? Dr.. J. L. And
rews, President of the City Board of
Health is ("hairmnn of a special com
mittee which has invited the National
Association for the Study and Pre
vention of Tuberculosis to send the
American Tuberculosis Exhibition to
this city. Four hun Ved dollars is to
be raised by Memphis in addition to
the expense covered h;- the Naional
Association. Dr. Andrews has sent
several insistent telegrams to the ex?
hibition headquarters asking for an
immediate arrangement of dates so
that (he campaign eon be pushed vig
orously,
John D, Oclobrates 69th Birthday.
Cleveland 0., Special. ? John D.
Rockefeller quietly celebrated his
69th birthday at Forest Hill, his su*
burban home Wednesday. Mr. Rook
efeller, to the friends who ealled to
congratulate him, declared that he
was enojying splendid health, and
that he never felt better in his life.
Regulating Bncket Shops.
Baton Rouge, La, Special. ? The
first step toward regulation of eot
ton futures trading in the present
Assembly whs taken lsst week when
the Senate passed the Boggs bucket
shop bill. The bill provides that
there shall be "no future contracts
except where intouded for actual
delivery or for hem) on actual pro
k ducts or security. Under this
provision the Orleans Cotton
Exchange is declared not to be af*
feeted, am'i a number of members of
the Exchange have worked for tks
passage of such a law.
Oonrt Ousts Macon Looker Glob.
MeDonough, Ga., 8pecial. ? Judft
Ragan, of the Superior Court hqre
Wednesday, overruled and dismissed
the certiorari of the Macon " Elks'
Club esse brought before him from
t ho city recorder's court. The de
cision means that no locker elub can
be operated in Maeon. . The ease may
be appealed to tks Supreme Court. ,
SPAm'.
MMIESJI tOKIHlE
SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN PAKTT
AT TOBKVIUB YESTERDAY.
OMaf Interest i? Meeting fli? M
H kvi Owl sred im the Croat Fire
Between Major Rhett and Mr.
One* the Fomer Allegea that
he Had Baea Approached with a
Proposition that if ha Would Sup
port a Certain Candidate for
Sheriff of Charleston Grace Would
not Enter Senatorial Race.
Yorkville, Special. ? The Senatorial
candidates spoke to a representative
audience of ahout three hundred vot
ers in the Court House here. County
Chairman Wilson presided.
The only incident of special mo
ment was an attack on Mayor Rhett
by John P. Grace and it is generally
conceded that the onslaught was in
effective.
Messrs. Evans, Smith, Johnstone
and Grave devoted much of their
time to criticisms of Mr. Rhett and
his platform, and this was construed
by many of the auditors to mean that
they believed him to be the man in
their way.
The first speaker was Hon. O. B.
Martin who devoted himself to the
subjects heretofore discussed by him.
Mr. R. G. Rhett was next intro
duced. He outlined his platform as
to the needed changes in the financial
*ystem of the country and the need
of such legislation as would correct -the
evil of discrimination in freight rates
between different sections of the
country, and made clear the fact that
he was opposed to so ksppcrinj the
roads that they would not be able to
properly maintain their tracks, roll
ing stoek, pay their employes ade
quate wages and the stockholder*
reasonable dividends on their invest
ments. In conclusion he asserted
that he was a life long Democrat and
said that while this fact was ftill'v
recognised in his home town, a party
from there, who wrs posing as n
candidate for the some office a* him
self, would follow him and at temp'
to impugn his Democracy. He stated
that the only charge the party "would
make against him that was true waf
that he did not vote for President
in tho general election in 1896, but
did vote for Bryan in 1900 and foi
Parker in 1904. Mr. Rhett stated
that after he had announced as n
can') date for the Senate he was ap
proached by a pi<rty in Charleston
who evidently spoke with authority
and assured that if he would support
a certain candidate for sheriff that
Mr. Graco would not be a candidate
for the Senate, and that otherwise
he would, and that he refused to
enter into the conspiracy.
Mr. E. I). Smith followed Mr
Rhett. ^ He 'V voted most of his time
to reiterating his well-known plnn
Cbr throttling Wall street gambler*
and securing for the down-trodden,
starved, naked and ignorant cotton
raisers of the South their share of
the necessaries, comforts and luxu
ries of life, evidently oblivious of
the fact that tho people of York
county, where tho farmers are the
most prosperous class, were utterly
unable to appreciate the conditions so
eloquently set forth.
Mr. John Gary Evans followed and
devoted his time to an attack on the
financial system outlined by Mr.
Rhett anrt also to the neod of revising
the tariff.
Mr. J. P. Grace was next intro
duced. He spent his thirty minutes
in an attack on Mr. Rhett, seeking
to imnrcM the audience with the idee
that Rhett 's entire career was one
of treachery to the State, to Charles
ton and the Democratic party. He
sought to engage Mr. Rhett in a col
loquy, but that gentleman stated that
after Grace bad finished he would
have a few words to sav in replv.
When Grace closed lie reoelved little
applause.
Mr. Rhett arose at his seat and
stated In a few words that absolute
ly every charge Grace har"i made in
his attempt to wash Charleston dirty
linen before a York county audience
was false, except that he had no?
voted In the general election for
President in 1890. This wai follow
ed by long and general applause,, and
when it had lulled Graco attempted
to say something. The applause wai
renewed, and for several minutes he
stood and attempted to speak, an^i it
was not until the chairman appealed
to the audience that he was allowed
to say anything, and then his state
ment fell on apparently deaf ear*.
Col. George Johnstone was the
next speaker, and bv reason of hi?
well known ability a? a blender of
wit and sarcasm he had the audience
in a good humor. He devoted some
time to criticising Mr. Rhett anr'i then
took up "Smithy" and kept the
audience convulsed for a time with
his recital of the dire calamity that
awaited tho cotton raisers of the
8outh in case the people should bt
io foolisb as to elect the man whe j
had accomplished so much single
handed in so short a time, not onl>
for South Carolina, but for the
whole United 8t?tes in foreinar Eu
rope to pay for cotton what it wa?
worth,
Mr. W. W. Lumpkin was tho last
of tbo Senatorial candidates to snoal
and confined his remarks to subject*
on which he has dwelt at previous
meetings.
In the afternoon speeches wer?
made by Messrs. Finley, Butler and
Pollock, eendidatee for Congree*
froas fchia diateiat,
BRYAN AND KERN
ARE THE NOMINEES
The Men Who W? Lead the
Democratic Party
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MANIFEST
Nominated by Ignatius J. Draw and
Seconded by a Dora or Mora Oth
ers the Ncbraskan Secures the Nom
ination on the First Ballot Gov
ernor Glenn Among These Who
Make Seconding Speeches.
? THE VOTE BT STATES. ?
? The following gives the vote by ?
? States on the first' ballot for the *
? nomination for President in the *
? Democratic convention: ?
Connecticut, Bryan 9, John- *
? son 5; Delaware, Gray 6; Geor- ?
? gia Bryan 4, Johnson 2, Gray *
? 20; Maine, Bryan 10, Johnson 10, ?
? not votiug, 1; Maryland, Bryan ?
? 7, Johnson 9; Minnesota, John- *
? ton 22; New Hampshire, Bryan ?
? 7, Johnson 1 ; New Jersey, Gray *
? 24; "Pennsylvania, Bryan 491-2, *
? Johnson 3, Gray 9 1-2, not vot- ?
? ing 6; ltlio.'o Island, Bryan 5, ?
? Johnson 3; Vermont, Bryan 7, ?
? not voting 1. Other States vot- ?
? cd rolidly for Bryan as follows: ?
? Alabama, 22; Arkansas, 18; *
? California, 20; Colorado, 10; *
? Florida, 10; Idaho, 6; Illinois, ?
? 54; Indiana, 30; Iowa, 26;; Kan- ?
? sas, 20; Kentucky, 26; Louisiana, *
? 18; Massachusetts, 32; Michigan, ?
? 2S; Mississippi, 20; Missouri, 36; *
? Montana, 6; Nebraska, 16; Neva- ?
? da, 6; New York, 78; North Car- *
? olina, 24; North Dakota, 8; Ohio, ?
? 46; Oklahoma, 18; Oregon, 8; *
? South Carolina, 18; South Dako- ?
? tn, 8; Tennessee, 24; Texas, 46; *
? Utah, 6; Virginia, 24; Washing- *
? ton, 10; W. Virginia, 14; Wis- *
? ror.sin. 2G; Wyoming, 6; Alaska, ?
? 6; Arizona, 6; District of Col *
? lumbio. 6; Hawaii, 6; New Mex- *
? ?????????
Denver, Col., Special. ? At 3:30
o'clock Friday morning William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, was for the third
time chosen to head the Democratic
national ticket. The nomination was
made on the first ballot, only 114
votes being cast against the Nebras
kan. Immediately following the
nomination the convention adjourned
until 1 o'clock Friday, when it will
re-convene to nominate a Viee Presi
dent.
The nomination followed a night
of speech-making under the strain of
which the delegates betrayed their
weariness. Ignatius J. Dunn, of
Omaha, Neb., placet1! Mr. Bryan in
nomination and there were more than
a dozen seconding speeches, tho
lengthiest of which was that of Gov
ernor Robert B. Glenn, of North Car
olina. The nominating speeches be
gan shortly after the convention con
vened at 7 o'clock and continued,
with only sufficient intermission to
hear the reading of the platform?
which was unanimously adopted, un.
til 3 o'clock. There was no discus
sion on the platform, and the rules
were suspended pending its submi*?
sion to begin the nominating speeches
in once to save time.
A Record Demonstration.
The spcech placing William J. Bry.
an in nomination awakened a whirl
wind of demonstration rivaling in in
tensity and duration the record
breaking*- tribute of Thursday.
The names of George Gray, of Del
aware, and Governor Johnson, of
Minnesota, were also placed in nomi
nation with demonstrations of ap
proval from their limited following.
The tide of sentiment was unmistak
ably snd overwhelmingly in favor of
the Nebraska candidate and fore
shadowed his nomination before the
session closed.
Tho spcech placing William J. Bry
an in nomination was made by Igna
tius J. Dunn, of Nebraska, a youthful
orator of fire and eloquence, whose
closing phrase stirred the vast as
semblage into wild demonstration.
"I nominate," he exclaimed, "as
the standard bearer of our party, the
man who in the thrilling days of '06
and 1000 boro the battle-scarred ban
ner of Democracy with fame as un
tarnished? as the crusaders of old
America's great comoner, Nebraska's
gifted son, William J. Bryan."
Immediately a pandemonium of
sound and motion was unloosened as
delegates and spectators rose en
masse and joined In the reverberating
chorus of tribute to the Nebraska can
didate. The standards of the States
were wrenched from their places and
borne through the hall to tho plat
foin-, while banners bearing the f*?r
twit of the commoner were wai<cd
aloft, and the multitude joined in
long continued tribute. At tiroes, the
intensity of the demonstration threat
ened a panic. One woman was born*
out fainting.
J. W. Kern for Viee President.
Denver, Col., Special.? The Demo
cratic national convention concluded
its labors Iste Friday afternoon by
the nomination of John Worth Kern,
of Indiana, for vjee president, com*
pitting the ticket on whiofc William
J. Bryan was made the nomine* fbr
president during tho 'early hours of
rri(>?y morning. Tho nomination of
Kern was made bv acclamation amid
the resounding cheers of delegates
and spectators. No ballot was nec
essary as the tide of senttoeat had
Mt irresistibly toward the Indiana
statesman. State after Statp regis
tering their rotes in his favor and all
other candidates withdrawing before
the universal demand tor bis nomi
nation.
Who Mr. 5era I*
Mr. Kern was nominated by ac
clamation. He is a IcacYng attorney
in bis State and a loyal Democrat
of the Bryan type. Twice he ran for
Governor of his State and was each
time defeated. It is not believed by
"tome of his fellow Indianians that
he will add strcngfll to the nntionsl
ticket. In appcarance he is not no
HON. JOHN W. KERN.
like Governor Hughes, of New York
If he is a man of more than ordi
nary ability his face does not show
it. But everybody is satisfied, for it
was made known here that Mr. Bry
an preferred Kern if he could not
have Gray. The contest was one
sided and uninteresting.
What Bryan Says.
Lincoln. Neb.. Special. ? When the
news of his nomination reached Mr.
Bryan he said:
"The presidency is the highest of
ficial position in tho world, and no
one occupying it ean afford to have
his views upon public questions bias
ed by personal ambition. Recogniz
ing his responsibility to God and his
obligation to bis countrymen, he
should enter unon the discharge of
his duties with singleness of pur
pose. Believing that one can best
do this when he Is not planning for
a sccond term, 1 announce now, a.*
I have on former occasions, that if
clcetcd I shall not be a candidate for
re-elcction."
Then Mr. Bryan added:
"This nomination is as pure a nomi
nation ficm the people as was evei
made. If elected, my obligation will
bo to the people. I appreciate the
honor the more bcea>ise it came not
from one person or a few persons,
but from the rank and lilo of the
Democratic partv acting freely and
without compulsion."
Gray Congratulates Bryan.
Wilmington, Del., Special. ? Upon
being informed of the nomination of
Mr. Bryan Judge George Gray im
mediately sent the following tele
gram :
"Hon. William J. Bryan,
"Lincoln, Neb.
"Accept my hearty congratula
tions.
"GEORQE GRAY."
BURGLARY JIND MURDER
Two White Men Enter Borne of Mr.
John M- Morris in search of Money
. .and Wfcen He Awakea Shoots Him
With Hi? Own Gun.
Monroe, N. C., 8pecial. ? Two un
known white men, one clad in the
garb of a woman, entered the home
of Mr. John M. Morris, a well-known
farmer-merchant of the county liv
ing two miles east of Wedding ton
Academy, at 3 o'clock Saturday
morning to burgularize it; Mr. Mor
ris was awakened by the intruders
and shot dead in his bed by them,
his own gun being used, and the bur
glars made good their escape after
.securing a small amount of money
from the home and store of the mur
dered man.
The explosion of the gun awakened
Mrs. Morris, who was sleeping with a
child in another bed. and she found
the bed on which her husband lay on
fire. This she threw on the floor and
extinguished and saved the bouse
from being burned. By the light of
the flames the recognized the two
assassin* as white men, one of them
wearing a dro !s, supposedly as a dis
guise.
Railroads Lose Tax Suits.
Montgomery, Ala.. Special. ? Judge
A. D. Sayre, of the^city court up
held the contention of the State in
the foreign corporations franchise
tax suits, the result of which is to
sustain the law and bring to the
treasury annually something like
$100,000. The flght Against It was
made by the Louisville A Nashville
and other railroads.
To Celebrate Battle.
i Sulphur, Okla., Special. ? Confeder
ate veterans from all over the South
west will gather here on August 10th
to eolcbrato tho anniversary of the
battle of Oak Hill, or Wilson Creek,
in Miasouri, the first elash and th?
first groat victory for the Confeder
ate forccs west of the Mississippi
At this meeting tho Oklnhoma and
Indian Territory divisions of th?
United Coufederate Veterans will b<
merged into a single State division
SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
I Without holding ?ny official posi
tion to lift him to public view. It la
nevertheless a curious fact that the
personality of Wlllfam Jennings
Bryan has prominently. Impressed It
self on the country. To be great is
easy for the man who succeeds. But
here Is . the man who failed, and has
grown great and more great. Only
a ruler or a general has received
more public attention than he. Princes
and potentates have entertained him.
Tet he Is only an American private
citizen.
William Jennings Bryan Is a na
tive of Illinois, having been born In
that State on March 19, 1860. He
received his early education In tha
public schools and Whipple Academy.
Was graduated In 1881 at the Illinois
College, Jacksonville, and was the
valedictorian of his class; received
the degree of A. M. from the same in
ana has had distinguished considera
tion shown him in Japan. China, Rus
sia. Continental Europe and England.
At the request of King Edward he
had an audience with that famous
British ruler. The Lord Chancellor
of England praised him before the
Inter-parllanientary Conference; that
distinguished assemblage cliecred his"
specch and adopted his International
peace resolution.
Mr. Bryan lives in a substantial
red-brick house four miles out of Lin
coln, at a little settlement called Nor
mal. The trolley will take you there,
tall sunflowers brushing the car win
dow as it passes through. In the
I little country church just at the edge
! of his own cornfield^ Ir* worships on
Sunday. Sometimes he preaches
there. His wife and daughter teach
in the Sunday-school. It is a Meth
odist church, but it 1<j nearer than the
WILLIAM JENNINGS BUY AN.
Btltutlon In 1884. and from the linlon |
College of Law at Chicago, In 1883.
In October, 1884, Mr. Bryan was |
married to Miss Mary E. Balrd, of <
Perry, III. He practiced law at Jack
sonville, 111., from 1883 to 18S7. sine?
which time he has practiced his pro
fession at Lincoln, Neb., where he
has made his home.
He was a memberof Congress from i
the Lincoln (Neb.) district from 1891 i
to 1895. In 1893 Mr. Bryan received
the Democratic vote for tho United
States Senatorshlp, and In 1894 he
was nominated in the Nebraska Stato
Democratic Convention for U. 8. Sen
ator, but was defeated by the Hon,
John M. Thurston,
During 1894 to 1896 Mr. Bryan
was editor of the Omaha World-Her
alJ.
In 1896 he wan a delegate to tho
National Democratic Convention at
Chicago; he wrote the "silver plank"
In the platform, and after making a
notable and stirring speech he was
nominated for the Presidency. Dur
ing the campaign he traveled over
18,000 miles, and made speeches at
almost every stopping place; he re
ceived 17G electoral votes against
271 for the late William McKlnley.
In 1897-8 he lectured on blmetal
lsm, and In May, 1898, he raised and
organized tho Third Regiment Ne
braska Volunteers, Infantry, for ser
vice In the Spanish-American War,
and became colonel of the regiment.
In 1900 he was again nominated
for President on the Democratic tick
et, and also received the endorsement
of the Populist and Silver Republi
can conventions. Mr. Bryan made
another active canvass, but was again
defeated, this time receiving in tho
electoral college 165 votes as against
293 for Mr. McKlnley.
Soon after his last Presidential de
feat Mr. Bryan established The Com
moner, a weekly political journal, in
which he has kept the public posted
as to his views on political subjects.
From this journal, lectures and
books, "The First Battle," and "Un
der Other Flags," and from hts nu
merous special articles written for
other magaslnes and newspapcro, Mr.
Bryan has amassed a comfortable
competency.
Wltkin the past two years Mr.
Bryan has made a tour of tho world,
BIRTHPLACE OF W. .1. BRYAN, AT
SALEM, ILL. I
(On this nit? a library will be built to I
mark the ?pct in the futv.rt ) I
Presbyterian Church where he and '
Mrs. Bryan hold their membership.
She whs brought up a Methoilist any
how, and when they moved to Nor
mal she said, "Will, I've gone to your
church ever sinca we were married.
Now let's go to mine." So later tha
children, Qrace and William, Joined
there. *- William J. Jr., Is eighteen
years old, and a freshman In Nebras
ka State University.
MRS. WILLIAM .IKNNINOS JJRYAN.
" Falrvlew" tlio IJryana call their
place that covers two hundred acres,
l and around thcro la worth from
*200 to $f)00 an acre. So It ran bo
llgured that Mr, Bryan Is comfortably
well-to-do. Thoso that have loss
might call him a rich man. What ho
hup, ho has made from his lectures
and his books and from The Com- '
moner, published In a plain country |
newspaper olllce In Lincoln.
Before the Bryans had a* much ns i
they have now. thpy lived In n little J
frame home on a muddy street In
Lincoln, on bis country lawyer's In- I
come of $1800 a year. You Just nat- I
urally npcnk of thrm as "the Bryans." |
for through all of thr man's earner, '
thfj woman has kept stop at his side. i
"We always do everything together, j
my wife and I," he Bays with a pride |
that has never waned. Long ago,
Just afl?r their marriage. k'i<? studied
law and was admitted to the bar. She
did It not to practice law, but to be
able "to help Will." She baa read her
way through all the political economy
that he teaches.
There Is neither pomp nor cere- ?
monlal at Falrvlew. By 7 o'clock j
every morning life Is astir there. !
Half-past 7 Is the breakfast hour. Tho I
English breakfast custom prevails.
That is, the family does not breakfast
together as a rule. Mrs. Bryan usual
ly Is the first to enter the dining
room, which Is handsomely furnished
in heavy black muhogany manufac
tured especially for her. Neither she
nor Mr. Bryau drinks coffee or tea.
Nor do the children. Unless, there
fore. there are guests in the house the
cook never prepares either of thess
Mr. Itrynn an<! His Ctr.nclrhiMron, Ruthi
ami llryaii l^eavitt.
beverages except for herself. Each
member of the household orders ap
propriate dlshe.s demanded by the
morning appetite. Guouts do the
same.
Mr. Bryan seldom takes a walk
around the estate before breakfast.
A cold bath Is indulged in as Boon as
he rises. Then he hastily prepares
his toilet and descends to the baae
ment dining room for a hearty break
fast of eggs, usually scrambled, beef
steak or broiled chicken, hot corn
cakes and milk fresh from his own
dairy. After this he plunges Into the
work of the day. II? receives his
mail by rural free delivery. He goes
over the llrst batch before Mrs. Bryan
has put her household affairs In shapo
to Join him in his workroom. Then
he begins dictating to her. Mr. Bryan
Is a rapid talker, but bis wife, al
though knowing none of the estab
lished stenographic* systems, is able
to keep pace with Ills dictation. She
uses a method of abbreviations of her
own contrivance. Me also dictates to
her most of his editorials for The
Commoner. Mrs. Bryan understands
thr? political situation in detail almost
as well us her husband. For years
the has been traveling with him,
meeting the men who confer with him
and taking part in the discussions.'
She now has a most capable private
secretary and handles a heavier cor
respondence than Mr. Bryan. She re
ceives herself a great many letters
and all get answers. She also an
swers a great many letters of her
husband's, lie indicates the answers
and she dictates thev replies. ?
His editorials in The Commoner
and much of his other literary work
is dictated to her, and she writes on
the typewriter instead of taking notes.
She is a capable and exnerlenced
writer, and those who are familiar
with this class of work can under
stand the advantage of having an
amanuensis who is always ready with
a word, a phrase or an idea. In this
respect the two are In perfect sympa
thy and together perform nn Incred
ible amount of work without apparent
fatigue. They Intersperse this with
attention to visitors and ether mat
ters.
Two Interesting personap.es of the
Bryan household are the grandchil
dren, Ruth and Bryan Leavltt, aged
four and three. They are the chil
dren of Homer and Ituth Bryan
Leavltt.
Mr. Bryan has no office In the shop
In Lincoln where The Commoner Is
published, but occasionally he drops
In to see how the paper is getting
nlong. This is a typical country news
paper office. It smells of benzine and
printer's ink. Old plk-s of exchanges
are In the corner, and the man who
gets a chair with a whole bottom In It
Is fortunate. Cartoons and prints
decorate the walls, and 8-raps of re
print are pasted here and there. The
flies feed on the flour paste and the
Inkwells clog tip with ants. The
smoking pipes of the printers are
older than the town and stronger than
the uplift movement in the ofllce of a
reform magazine.
It Is Interesting to r.otp that this
Is the headquarters of the whole
Bryan movement. There are no
smart head clcrUs and liveried mes
senger boys.
It is said that The Commoner pays
its editor about $200 a month and
others "got a good living.'' It la a
fairly prosperous property, but no
strain is mado to pile up big profits.
That Is Immediately plain to any
experienced newspaper man who
watches the way of doing things. Mr,
Bryan In apparently content to have
It disseminate I1I3 doctrines, to pay
lis own way and support its workers,
and clvo ta^ returns.
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY,
Of Delaware.
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