Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-14

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as soon as possible
NEW YORK. Dec. livery senss
tional were the proceedings in the In
surance investigation today, and Hai
riman's testimony is now eagerly look
ed forward to. Mr.. Ryan's manner tc
day indicated that he was very reluc
tant TO tell what he did. but havin,
made up his mind to tell, he did no
mince words. He showed clearly tn,
bulldozing methods OF Mr.. Hartman
the railroad magnate, who made hi,
threats in the presence of Elihl
Root. Before leaving the stand ht
said that he had made his statement
with reluctance He had wished tC
preserve harmony and would not have
involved Mr.. Hartman at all but thai
1t became a matter of necessity.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Thomas
Ryan. who purchased .Hyde's stock in
the Equitable Life, today told the in
surance investigating committee what
Hartman said to him after the pur.
chase had been effected. Ryan testi.
ned rather than take chances of the
committee sending him to Jail for con
tempt.
After apologizing, and saying that
his refusal meant no disrespect to the
committee he said:
Hartman said he mad devoted
much time to Equitable affairs and
that | should not have come into the
situation without consulting him. He
demanded an equal voice in the man
ASement with me and a half interest
II the stock. He objected to my plan
10 turn the stock over to three trns-
tees and said he thought could not
carry out my plans without his aid
While | desired his cooperation
and regretted encountering opposition.
/ could not give up my plan to trus-
tee the stock opposition or no opposi-
ton, and | executed my plan, naming
Cleveland, Westinghouse and Justice
O'Brien as trnstees.'
Replying to a question. Ryan said
that Hartman said he would oppose
Ryan by exerting political influence.
meaning Legislative actions. Ryan an.
swered tnat he proposed to go ahead
as originally planned, and that he
ended the matter with Hartman by
telling the latter over the telephone
there was no use talking about 1t
yurther. Ryan said Hartman plainly
resented his (Ryan's) advent into the
situation, and that their interviews
were quite strenuous.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The Mutual
Life Insurance company today passed
into the control OF the STANDARD Oh
company, by an agreement to elect
Charles A. Peabody, president of the
scSmpany at this afternoon's meeting
OF the board of trustees. This makes
the second of the Big Three" that
has passed into the hands of the
Observation-Disclosures combination since
the upheaval. 1t is thought that the
New York Life will soon swing into the
hands of the triumvirate. for it is very
clear that the McCalls will be ousted
in the near. future.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Tne sen.
tenee passed by the secretary of the
navy on Midshipman Merriwether,
charged with killing Midshipman
Branch, is that he be confined to the
limits of the academy for the period
OF one year and to be publicly repri.
manded by the secretary of the navy
The secretary modified the sentence
to permit Merriwether to go on the
annual cruise.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Congress.
man Pat Murphy of Missouri put in
the better part of the dag trying to
interest his friends in getting him LETT
OF the committee on territories.
Murphy is an ardent advocate OF
statehood for Indian Territory under
the name of Sequoyan.
Speaker Cannon gave the place to
Congressman Klepper of Missouri. who
favors the omnibus bill
CHICAGO, Dec. l2.-The beef pack.
ers. after four years of delay and in
vestigation of the alleged conspiracy
in restraint of trade, today appeared
with thirty lawyers in the federal
court.
Before the actual trial by a Jury
starts two questions must be decided.
First: Did Commissioner Garfield
promise immunity from prosecution if
given information for his beef trust
report. Second: Did the government
Illegally and by force seize evidence
missioner Garfield is among the
witnesses awaiting to be called. The
work of empanelling the jury has
started.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt is TO be married in the
, spring to Congressman Nicholas Long
worth OF Cincinnati The engagement
has been formally announced aftel
many denials. Longworth mas been Z
close attendant upon Miss Roosevelt
lor over year, accompanying her tC
the Philippines. lie is said to b,
worth nearly s20,0OO.000.
ELKHoRN, KY, Dec. 1.-THE loca
factory OF the tobaccon trust wa
partially destroyed last night by al
explosion OF dynamite. 1t is believed
that the explosive was touched OF b,
some one in sympathy with the Tobac
co Growers association.