The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-16
December Is, 1905


Life Assurance Society which he, Ryan, had acquired
bv purchase from James H. Hyde. President John
=. Dryden of the Prudential Life Insurance Company
of America who has also been on the stand this
week. testified that $4,000 had been paid to the
Republican campaign fund, "but that never to the
extent of one dollar had his company contributed to
any corruption fund.-"
Chas " Mcqueen of Lexington, who is an OK
tcnsyc contractor and has had contract for grading
on the Jacksonville 4 Southwestern extension of the
Atlantic Coast Line from Newberry west states that
he has finished his work. with the exception of about
five miles, having reached point about ten miles
west of the Suwannee river The iron has been laid
to the Suwannee river, and trains running
to that point A large force of workmen en-,
gagged on Che other side in Lafayette and Taylor
Counties, and the completion of the extension to
Perry is being pushed as rapidly as possible Work
is also progressing nicely on the railroad bridge
spanning the Suwannee, which it is expected will be
finished in few weeks
Further developments in the life insurance inves-
tigation are most notable. For instance: George
W. Perkins, vce-president of the New York Life
Insurance Company, has resigned and has been
ceeded by Alexander E. Orr, president of the New
York City Rapid Transit Commission. Former Pres
ident Richard A. McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insur
Company has been succeeded by Charles A. Pea
body, at saving of 100000 per annum to this
pany, the new presidents salary being $4,000 per
year, against $4,000 of that of the former presi
dent. E. II. Hartman wants a chance to 60 again
on the stand, evidently with view to rebuilt the re-
cent testimony of Thomas f. Ryan.
Conditions in Russia show no Improvement Over
its vast area with its many cities and towns, there
continue outbreaks at new points, and murder and
follow fast and furious. In certain sections
land owners have organized volunteer battalions As
the Government is unable to afford protection, this
measure was made necessary. 1t is reported that at
Livonia where there outbreak recently, the
people have set up provisional Government. Also
that the insurrectionsts have won over the troops
while at Riga, the port it is reported is now held by
the nsurrectionists
In the recount of ballots contest in the Mayoralty
campaign in New York City, the decision of the
Court of Appeals is against William Randolph
Hearst. The latter is, however, undaunted in his
efforts for justice and right, and has . announced
through his counsel that at the January meeting of
the Legislature an appeal will be made thereto to
pass bill which shall provide specifically for
count of all ballots cast in the recent election
The contract for two of the university buildings
has been awarded to w. 7. HadIow by the State
Board OF Control which body in session this week
at Gainesville. The contracts are to erect and
plete college building and dormitory by September
l. 1905, the college buildno In he reodv nv Auoust
l. 1906.
While preparations along the east coast for the
care of the winter visitors who will flock from the
North are almost completed yet there is evident
those intense finishing touches which are being
made West Palm Beach is especially active, and
numerous changes in the hotels there have been made
AT Palm Beach The Breakers will open with supper,
saturday, December 20. AS usual many patrons
are now in Jacksonville, st. Augustine Daytona and
OrmOnd awaiting th;s opac;no