Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-09

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among those ut the station were Count
Keonitz who has been appointed i'm
perial aide OF Secretary Taft during
his stay in st. Petersburg The party
took up their quarters in the Hotel
Delurop. Taft this afternoon made
n series OF official calls.
| Chicago. Dec. 3.-Chicago will not
send delegation to Washington to-
morrow to bid for the National Re
publican convention. The deputation OF
twenty-five, headed by the Hapliton
club committee. selected to Obtain the
convention, was disbanded yesterday
| after n conference.
Baltimore. Md. Dec. 3.-The tenth
annual meeting OF the Maryland State
horticultural society opened today in
the Fifth Regiment armory with an
invocation by the Right Rev. William
Paret, bishop of Maryland. and an ad-
dress OF welcome by Mayor Barry Ma.
hool. The annual address of the presi-
dent, Orlando Harrison of Berlin Md
and the reports of the standing com
mittees occupied the balance of the
| time of the opening session. Many
| prominent horticultural authorities of
| Maryland and other states win deliver
| addresses tomorrow, and in the even
| ing Governor Edwin Warneld will
speak. The annual banquet tomorrow
| night will conclude the session. Later
in the week the Maryland State
| Grange and the Maryland Corn Breed.
ers' association will hold their annual
sessions.
| Des Moines. la. Dec. 3.-Seven hun.
| dred implement dealers of the state
| are gathered here today lor their an
nual convention All OF the large i'm.
piement manufacturing concerns OF the
country have made displays, as Des
Moines is the third largest distributing
center Of implements in the world.
/ being behind Chicago and Kansas City
only in this line.
Golden. Colo. Dec. 3.-Wlthout lcay
ing their chairs within less than three
minutes after the case lad gone to
their hands the coroner's jury last
night decided that the shooting of
Fritz Kuehnle by his sou Albert,
yesterday morning to save his moth
er's life and mis- own was necessary
and he was held blameless.
New Orleans. La, Dec. 3.--An al
legged attempt to assassinate President
Cabrera OF Guatemala two weeks ago
by throwing a bomb at his carriage is
reported by the passengers of the
steamer Anselm, which arrived from
Central American ports yesterday
der the presidents carriage. killing
the coachman and badly wrecldng the
vehicle, but not seriously lniuring Ca
brera. He received few scratches and
bruises.
New York, Dec. 3.-Jafnes Hnzen
Hyde. who was compelled to sell con
troll of the Equitable Life Assurance
society to Thomas F. Ryan in lnne
1907, following disclosures OF the man.
agement of his company. has offered
one million dollars to make restitu-
tion to the company OF various sums,
provided all suits against him up toI
the present time are withdrawn. Mr..
Hyde's offer has not been accepted.
The offers were made on behalf OF
iu ntf Co
uel Untermyer. Mr.. Hyde left this
country two years ago before legisla-
tive insurance investigation conducted
by Charles +. Hughes. Before leaving
he sold his magnificent country place
at Bay Shore, l.. l., his horses and
carriages. his private car and nearly
everything he could convert into cash.
He went to Paris where he has since
lived in style. For the shares which
represented the stock control of the
Equitable Life and carried with II
not only the domination of that i'm.
mense company. but Of the Mercantile
Trust company. Equitable Trust com
pany and several other important f.
nancial institutions, Mr.. Ryan paid
Hyde two and half million dollars
Fees Of his lawyers and other expenses
were half million. If his offer OF
one million is accepted he Will have
but one million dollars left of his
own money received from Mr. Ryan
for parting with the most valuable
corporate properties in the country.
This. of course, does not represent all
of Mr.. Hyde's wealth, as he is believed
TO have several millions invested in
other properties.
Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 3.--For presi.
dent. Governor c. N. Haskell of okla
bona.
This Is the dream of many Demo
cratic leaders os the nations newest
state. although Oklahoma's chief exec
utlve has had nothing to say on the
| subject.
Signs are not lacking. however, that
Haskell may be the dark horse" oil
| the radical wing of the Democracy in
| La In.