Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-09
the rexIdenee Of the president, Ricardo


the residence of the president, Ricardo
Jiminiz, the Carriage club and the new
cathedral on the plaza. AT San Jose
The National theater is badly cracked
and the presidents palace is damaged
in parts Several small buildings were
wrecked.
| BIRMINGHAM Mi Ala, May 6.-Wear-
ing oxygen helmets. state mining in
spectors and government officials are
today making desperate attempts to
get down to the 2300 foot level in
mine No. of the Palos Coal & Coke
company. twenty-five miles from here,
where 200 miners were entombed by
an explosion yesterday afetrnoon. OF
the entombed men fifty are white and
150 are negroes 1t is thought all are
dead.
CHRISTIANIA, Norway, May G.
Another university degree was added
today to the long list that already
decorates Colonel Rooeevelt's name
| when the University of Norway gave
him The honorary degree OF doctor of
philosophy. The colonel visited the
university at noon and the degree was
conferred by a distinguished group OF
Norwegian educators. Aside from this
| Colonel Roosevelt spent his last day
\ In Christiania in what he called a
quiet reunion with his family. with
whom he said he wished to "get ac:
quainted.
All the colonel's request several fea
lures planned for today were aban
Goned.
Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt took a
long walk, during which they visited
the Norwegian sculptor. viglandl, who
is under commission TO make a statue
typical of a Norwegian resident ID
North Dakota. Knowing that Roose
welt was familiar with this type, the
sculptor called on him for suggestions
and Roosevelt urged Vigland to make
the statute typical OF the western
| ranchman of America
Rooseyelt's throat is still botherng
hiih anu uN itttlbtu ottDuu treat
ment from Chris,iania specialist.
Most W The afternoon was spent
before an open CRATE fire at the Pal
ace. Roosevelt and King Haakou chat.
ting like college classmates.
WASHINGTON. May GA meeting
of the cabinet is being held today
he president having hurriedIy return
ed TO Washington. The principal top
| ic under discussion is the railroad
bill
KANSAS CITY, May 6.-Dr. b. c.
Hyde this morning notified his attor
neys that under no circumstances
| would he permit them to keep him
from answering on the stand the
charge that he poisoned Colonel Thorn
as, Chrisman and Margaret Swope
Hyde's counsel heard many rumors
of daring and adenturous exploits
| when the physician was a student, and
! rather than allow the state to place
| a vicious construction on these esca
pades. they discussed the advisability
OF resting the case without defendants
testimony.
Hyde would not listen to the propo
sition, but exclaimed impatiently, No
sir; l will testify. The place for an
innocent man who is accused of such
| crimes is on the stand"
The evidence of the experts was
dealt such a blow by City Chemist
| Cross, that messenger was sent last
night to the depot where the scien-
lists had boarded a train for Chicago
They were summoned from their draw
ing room to Prosecutor Reid's office
There they held consultation late
last night and again this morning. DR..
Cross testified if Colonel Swope's liver
was properly analyzed II would have
been subjected to different processes.
He said in the liver of person who
habitually took quinine in life would
be found chinchonidine, a chemical
that contains 10 per cent strychnine
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