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sf"l EORGB H. WILLIAMS. .Portland'
venerable mayor, is the only
A j surviving member of Prealden
" Ulysses 8. Grant' cabinet in
which ha ni attorney-general. George;
8. Boutwell, ex-secretary of tha treasury!
.who died laat Sunday at Oroton, Maas.,i
waa the laat of Mayor Williams' ool
leagues In tha array of brilliant tales
men selected by President Grant to as-
alat hint In tha, critical reconstruction
period following tha civil war.
' Although nearly IS yeara .'" of at a.
Mayor Williams la aUll a. man of treat
. strength of mind and robuat health., Be
devotes hla entire time to Una duties of
chief executive ot Portland, la an untiring-
worker, and acorns Professor Oaltr
and hla : theory. 7 ... .',
' Mayor Williams has had a remarkable
i career. He was born at New Lebanon.
N, T, March 23, 1K4. After graduating
from tha Onondaga academy be atuaiea
; law and was admitted to the bar In 1144
at the ace of Si years, Ha moved to
Iowa and after beinr there a short time
entered politics and In 1147 was elected
. Judge of tha first lowa dlatiicvin wnica
. MUfca he served lor nvs yeara. in
ha waa one of the electors which placed
Franklin Pierce In the president's chair.
He was appointed by the prealdent to
? the offtcoof chief Justice of Oregon ter
ritory In 18it .and was reappointed by
: Prealdent Buchanan bnt resigned. Being
- familiar with the country ha was ' se-.-
lected as a member of the Oregon con
stitutional convention in 1 161, and was
one of the moat prominent members of
that nouble body. He was elected to
the United Statea ' senile! to represent
hla state in 1 84, -and was' a promineat
- figure In congress during tha strenuous
'" years at the-close of the clyll war.-, .
While In Washington be became woll
acquainted with 'all tha prominent gov
. arnment offlciala. He was redpgnlaed as
' a man of much ability and clear-sighted-
ness, and was chosen In 1111 a. member
of the Joint high.-' commission ' that
framed tha treaty between ths United
Statea and Great Britain relative to tha
. ..Alabama claims, the northwest boundary
question and the dispute over the lght
to flah off the coast of Canada. -
Prealdent Orant tendered Mr. Williams
the position of attorney-general In his
.. cabinet In llTl, which' was accepted.'' He
remained In the cabinet until' 1171. Mn
1171 : ha waa nominated by President
Orant chief Justice of the supreme court
of tha United States, but his same waa
withdrawn. -. After leaving tha cabinet
r be practiced law for a number of years,
then returned to ' Portland, where he has
" slnc resided. TTbree years agtr hv was
chosen mayor of Portland. His termJ
,. expires juiy i nut.. .
It waa while ; attorney '..general .that
Mayor Wllllama" ability was known' by
, the American people. Hla term of offlce
r in the cabinet came at tha time of the
r reconstruction of the south, and ha took
' an important, part In the work of brtng
: ing order out of that chaos. .
To Mayor Williams la due the credit
. for breaking up tha aectet organisations
in the southern states, . organised for the
purpose of terrorising the negroes sad
; driving out the carpet-beggars. The
Xu-Klux-Klan waa the strongest of these
; organisations. It sprang up in Tennes
see In IKS. and undertook to keep ne
groes In -subjection.. White people who
were disposed to side with the negroes
in the outrages were attacked, and mur
. der was the business of the klan Con
gress in 1171 gave . President , Grant
power to 'stop these disorders, and he
delegated his attorney-general -to drive
the Ku-Klux-Klan out of existence. Ho
well did-Mr. Will lams succeed -that
within a abort time tha leaders of tha
organisation were placed in the Albany
prison and tha other members disbanded.
nerioua political squaoMea too: plaoe
in the southern statea during President
Grant's administration. Negro suit rage
proved a source of trouble. Tha major
ity of tha whits people hated to see a
ballot In tha hands of a negro, bat the
"latter, ;- supported by their north era
' friends, insisted In voting. . Violence
was frequent where threats against tha
' negroes failed and corruption and brib
ery were rampant. Attorney-General
Williams, although ha had ooatrol of
the federal troopa to assist him la pre
serving peace, made an end to many
of these, and all tha difficult! ea were
, satisfactorily adjusted without . blood
shed. V. : , -i. .- ,;
From tha New Tork World..
rjTJO people who frequent the public
1 -. haunts and thoroughfares of
, 1 -; New Tork society the figure of
. Jamas H. Hyde is well known.
.His tail, lanky form, his black,- pointed
beard, trimmed to the extreme of Henri
Quatra style, his exceptional garments,
aad withal hla - pronounced French
maaneriams, render him a eonspicuous
.person wherever ha goes. J
. In tha great rotunda of tho Equitable
building, at No. 120 Broadway, there
stands a - bronsa . statue of Henry B.
- Hyde, father of thla young man founder
of tha great institution now In dispute,
and in Ufa one of the truly great men
' of genius of the nation. Most people
who look upon this status are compelled
to read the name beneath to Identify
It, for Henry B. Hyde often used to say
. of himself. "I can go from my house
through the crowded streets to my of
fice and never be recognised by a single
one of tha thousands of people X pass."
In the public aye Jamas H. Hyde has
been eonspicuous for the past five years
for- three things: First, aa -the best
driver of-a four-in-hand coach in the
country ; second, aa the leading ex
ponent of French language and litera
ture in the United States, and. third and
most recent, as tha leader ot bachelor
, society in New Tork. '-- .;.-;.--,-.:'.
When Henry B. Hyde-died, after a
long Illness, la lttt, ths doctors and
lils intimate friends said he had beea
killed by bard work. His greatest ob
ject in life had been to work, always
work, day and night, sven . wbaa vast
- riches made it unnecessary. The opera,
the horse show, ths ball rooms never
had him for a patron,
The Hyde family Is in only its sec
ond generation of fame today, although
It hag had an honorable existence for
mors than 10 years In America. Ths
first Hydee came from England and
. settled in the vicinity 0f Boston, where
they continued to reside for genera-
.tlons.; Such quiet, reserved people were
. they that for the purposes of this
great, insurance conflict and struggle
over millions of money it is necessary
to go back only a little way in fam
ily history. -
Henry H. Hyde "was a Boston man,
the first of that name to eater the in
surance business, more than - half a
century ago. Ha became an agent for
the Mutual Ufa Insurance company, of
New Tork. and eventually roes to be
Ha New England manager, making a
comfortable living and soms surplus In
"later years. Hs moved sbout In vari
ous places, and It was while living In
Cstsktll. N. T.. that Henry B. Hyde
was bora In lilt Ths family was .by
1 1 1 1 " ' . ii i i i , m I., a 'i !' i i ..I i ' i i i i n
. JAMES H. HYDE WHOSE MILLIONS. SIT LIGHTLY ON HIS SHOUtDERS j!
Hay or VTlllUms la an interesting talk
er. He never falia to Interest hla hear
era when sneaking of the , incident
which happeid while he was a member
of the cabinet, but aeMom alludes, to
himself. Poeaking of his work while
attorney-general, -he said: '
TWhen I went into President Grant's
eamaet as attorney general, 'affairs m
tha southern states were in a very un
settled condition, i found the Ku-Klux
JClan. a secret "organisation, the chief
business of which - waa to persecute
union men and especially negroes who
had taken an active part In tha union
cause. A majority of the people of the
southern states were willing to accept
the results ot the, war and tried to make
the best of their : unhappy condition,
but a certain class of reckless, desper
ate people. , thrown to tha surface by
convulsions of war, were trying a
members Of tha Ku-Klux-Klan, to
avengs themselves for the failure of
tha southern confederacy, . - ;
1 made a vigorous prosecution ' of
these conspiracies against tha peso of
the country in tna federal courts and
succeeded in convicting a ' large - num
ber of them. . They were sent, to the
Albany, penitentiary, but - were . subse
quently pardoned, by. General Grant.
These .convictions . had tha effect to
break up and put to ah end the Ku-Klux-IClan.
Toward the close of the
administration I heard., nothing of any
outrages by those who belonged to that
organisation, ,.i i .:, ,,.,:.. . ..,:
"There were .many troubles . growing
out of tha political controversies la the
south and - much of tha old spirit of
rebellion waa in (nose controversies.
They wars chiefly between- man who
had been affiliated with the union
cause , aad the colored people of tha
south and .those who had been Identi
fied with the rebellion. .
"In Louisiana an election was held
and as negroes voted with the union
men of that stats they mads a major
ity. The consequence wu that the bal
lot boxes were' destroyed before the
votes were counted and both parties
claimed, they, had , carried the . election
and proceeded to- organise aatagoclstlo
state governments., ' - ...-,--.-. ....:.;.
"General Grant referred tha settle
ment of this- question to me. ; I had
great difficulty la ascertaining which
kparty had carried the election but from
sol information I could obtain. It was
my - opinion max us ' ttepuDUcan or
union man-" as they were called.' had
carried the ' stats and I advised the
preetdant 40 recognise the state ' gov
ernments elected by . them. President
Grant acted on my Judgment in the
matter. .. .-, s' :"-,
"SubaeqoenUy a delegation from
touislana consisting of about 100 men
ef whom ex-Chief Jostles Campbell of
the supreme court of the United States
was the leader, -cams to Washington
to -present the cause 'of Those In the
rebellion to the president. They In
sisted that my decision was not correct
end that- tha anion men had not carried
the state. ; . ,
"General Grant sent for me' and I met
this delegation in his presence. " We
argued the- question befers him sad h
adhered to my aeclaion.
Ta Alabama- affairs wars also In a
stats 'Of disorder and -confusion. ' Two
factiona " had '. organised state legis
latures and each claimed Its right-to
be trscognlaed, - To settle this -controversy
beoama my duty as attorney gen
eral. .(. v.t ......
"Delegates from both, factions, came
ts Washington ' sad- argued ' their re
spective . claims before- me. I ' f ormu
latedr a compromise by which parts of
Both or tna aliased legislatures wars
consolidated Into ooe and thla compro
mise was accepted aad the body so or
ganised was known in Alabama as the
WOlisms lew-Mature.'
i still greater difficulty areas In
insas. Two persona claimed 'to' be
elected aoTernor and tha contest rro-
oeeded so far that largo bodies of men
on each side of tha controversy armed
themselves aad wars prpared to set
tle their disputes on too field of battle.
General Grant ordered - tha federal
troopa to Arkansas to. preserve pesos
and referred tha decision of the ques
tion to ma. . ..
1 cannot, go Into detail of this con
troversy, but suffice it to say that I
decided that the Democratic candidate
was entitled to tha office., The union
no means well off then. After some
plain schooling. Henry B. Hyde cams
to New Tork City, and obtained em
ployment as a clerk 4a a wholesale
house, where hs remained two years.
Then his - father helped . him secure a
clerkship in the Mutual Life company.
At 15 Mr. Hyde waa cashier of tho
company, and so brimful of new Idess
about tho ' insurance business that he
proposed them to the president. ' who
promptly - sat down upon the young
nun's presumptions. Tnst led : Hyde
to resign and, with soms backing, start
tha Equitable society, to carry -out his
own Ideas. , Tha-capital was. fixed it
tlsd.000. af which hs took ! per cent.
and hla will provides that tha stock he
owned at-his death must be voted aa ai
unit during the lifetime of his chil
dren. , i..-, ;
' It Is far mora Interesting and Inspir
ing to read the life history" of Henry
B. Hyde than of the dolnga of present
day rich men's sons. . Ths Equitable
society, that now has hundreds of mil
lions of assets, started In lSlf in on
or two little back-room offloes at 91
Broadway. Although Henry B. - Hyde
was tha largest stockholder he was only
If years old, too young for the gp resi
dency, so a dignified lawyer and man
of soma - note, W. C Alexander,' waa
made ths first president That was how
tha Alexander family now tha leaders
of ths revolt against ths Hydee, became
connected with the society.
Henry B. Hyde at first waa vice-president
and general manager. His fellow
offloers were -a bookkeeper, called the
actuary; a doctor, who .was the medical
examiner, and aa offlce boy Mr. Hyde
was ths whole fores of agents and man
agers la himself. Tha first day's busi
ness waa 100,000 in pollclea, which h
secured. For Just 40 years Mr. Hy-Je
was ths dominating factor In the great
corporation, and he worked from be
ginning to and Just ths same. His sal
ary at first was IS.000 par year. At the
and -it was 1100.000.
- James Hasen Hyde waa born In New
Tork in 1S7. Hla father then was a
wealthy man. Whan stUl in his teens
he waa taken on a trip to Paris, where
he ' became . infatuated - with things
French. . Those early impressions still
cling to him, and have shaped aa im
portant par of his Ufa, - - - v
Going to Harvard university, : young
Mr. Hyde arranged his course of study
so that he could give time to the study
of French language and literature. Ho
preferred; ths history of French men
and French events to those of English
and American Ufa. Ha modeled ls
dress and his manners on the best ex
amples -of Parisian social leaders. 'He
cultivated tho acquaintance of noted
Vr.'.' -
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Mayor George H. WtQiami
men of that state bitterly resented my
decision but I believed tha Democrats in
tha right aad my opinion in that case
men of thai ' city. After - leaving the
university hs frequently visited ths gay
metropolis. ' '. '- 1 -: v -Let
It be said. ' however, that Mr.
Hyde's visits to Paris were not tinged
with the kind of diversions that so
many reckless ' young -Americana seek
In Paris. -The dissipations of that life
did not attract him. He sought out the
professors, the me qt letters, the!
artists, ths 'Singers. He invited many!
leading literary men of France to vla.ti
America, He had audiences with Presl-I
dent Loube and afterward received theft
decoration of the Legion of -Honor lril
recognition of his services In spreading!
rrencn literature in America.' Throne
his efforts there waa established ths Al
llanos Franca is, consisting of litei
cinno in many cities. - -
But with this commendable lltei
activity Mr.' Hyde sought to make hi
self as' French as possible in appearand)
aad manners. He grew a black be art
which .is trimmed to a fins point,- as
rakish a barbe as ever tha,t gallant old
king, Henry XV. could sport. His ha
la brushed up to a kind of pompadour,
but wrinkled i wlth little waves. . His
syes are deep-set under black eyebrows
ana with long , black' lashes. . Ths syes
themselves are, hasel la color and gen
nave a xar-away fixed expression,
Mr. Hyde 1 tall, about six feet, and
very thin, and ho dressed In a way ts
"" nis neignt. Most of hla
clothes axe made In Parts. He usually
wears a tall silk bat, with the pecu
liarity that its brim is fiat and straight,
Just of the type that ths stage roue af
feota in order to look like a deep-dyed
villain, Mr. Hyde's shirts, so report
saya, also are mads In Paris of fine
French . linen, and his collars are re
markable for tnatr ITtniru hlti Ma
nan a fondness for red neckties which
are uea in elaborate antra and these.
too, eome direct from Parts, Hla Clothes
are - made tighter than tha -prevailing
fashion of other wall dressed asaa in
NSW - Tork. SO that the thlnnaaa of hla
form la mads mora evident. Spats are
another ef Mr. Hyde's fads, and ha has
a variety, of colors in them . Bo, too,
are his waistcoats, which rival those ef
former Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
in nnillant hues.
When Mr. Hyde crosses the ocean It
Is usually In ships of tha French tine.
His companions on board are, perhaps,
a literary light-of France, a charming
actress of high repots, 1 or singers of
note. At hla home in New York os at
the country house at Bayshora. Loog
Island, he frequently entertains celebri
ties rrom his favorite forela-n country.
In ths world of sport Mr. Hyde stand
almost unchallenged as a whip. His
nearest competitor it AKred O. J aa-
s" w -it- , -a "s. - nan v va
' - V;
Who Was Attoraey-General Undef
was' reported ' In tha opinions of the
fourteesah volume of tna opinions of
tha attorney general. The decision was
derbilt. but these two young men of
Inherited millions have Joined hands In
many of their adventures with tha coach
and four. Hla aim has been - to do
coaching a little' better than it aver has
been done before In America, la this
he has been successful. His coach.
Liberty, has - made soms famous runa
With young Mr. Yandertrllt he made the
trip to Philadelphia- and return, a dls
tanoe of Sit mtlea, ' in IS hours and tl
minutes, with over so many changes of
horses.
Two years ago Mr.- Hyde established
a regular run of the coach Liberty from
the Holland house to the front gste of
George Gould estate at Lakewood, 71
miles, which be. mads In- nine and one
half hours. This coach ' waa run for
public patronage, and Mr. Hyds took
delight. In -the number of passengers
who paid their way. Naturally. . the
Income did not begin to meet the ex
oenaes. but Mr. Hyde had great sport
driving. In order to make the trip more
attractive Mr. Hyde had a luua inn at
New Brunswick fixed up in old English
style as a luncheon stopping place.
For these trips Mr. Hyde was con-
otcuoualy dressed at a long light col
ored driving coat with a double row
of lame pearl buttons down ths front
His hat was a tail gray russy airair
with the usual flat brim. His collar was
very high and his tie a gorgeous sffalr
Of white, fashioned into a large puffed
scarf. Underneath his driving coat he
wore regulation black frock suit His
trousers were turned up and over bis
patent leather shoes were fawn colored
spats. 1 i t ' - -r
At thO last horse show Mr. Hyde en
tertained Miss Alios Roosevelt sad tbe
two were the center of attraction. That
evening hs was in regulation evening
garb and appeared attentive v nis gueet
Soclety gossips never hsvs coupled Mr.
Hyde's nams with that of.any.marrlage
able young woman and he has remained
a consistent bachelor.- His attentions
have beea given indiscriminately to the
unmarried .women. . He has seemed to
prefer the company of the young, ma
trons of society. Hi sister. Mrs. Ripley,
aad Mr., George Gould have beea seen
most often In his company. Aa aa en
tertaining and very eligible young man
he has been Included In the Invitation
lists of ths most exclusive society la
the city. In return be has given many
little dinner at SheriTsand Delmonl-
""Th fancy dress ball given by Mr.
Hyde st Sherry's on the " J
SarV II was the Climax 5"
career, and at thesame time tra"
his fondness for rrencn r;' w"
this ball too' which precipitated : the
Sui- lb. treats in-uranco company
j,. v . '..
President IT. S. Grant
laooepted and acquiasoad la by the peo-
I pie of Arkansas. ' .- y,
l Prestdent Grant ' had . eonfldenoe la
founded - by hla father by -provoking
criticisms of lack of seriousness oa tbe
part of the owner of tbe controlling In
terest. ! . " w.j...
At this ball Mr. Hyde appeared in
the following eostume: Coat of bottle
green color, sut In customary evening
dress fashion, with the rovers of dove
colored silk: black silk knee breeches;
black silk stockings; low black slippers
white shirt; standing collar and white
tie.-"---., . . -, - ,
After the death of his father Mr.
Hyde set up an establishment. for him
self at No. East Fortieth street next
door to a house wherein his mother still
resides. No. 11 East Fortieth. The two
houses are so arranged that they can be
thrown into one.
There are but two ' children In the
Hyde family. The elder la a daughter,
now Mrs. Sidney D. Ripley, whose bus.
band is treasurer of the Equitable so
doty. James H. Hyde was born June
a. 117. and was graduated from Har
vard to lilt Ths following year his
rather died and he became the head of
one of tbe greatest financial insula
tions in America. i
It was naturally tbe wish of Henry
B. Hyde that his son should succeed him
s president but soma time before his
death, realising that be must pass away
colore his son should reach the years
of necessary . business knowledge aad
discretion, another arrangement was
made. .This wss that James W. Alex
ander . should become president sad
young Hyds - first vies president until.
In ths course ot events, he might be
fitted and have opportunity-to -sesame
the presidency. '-- i . ..- .
The Hyde will, after leaving a few
legacies, created a trust fund of all tbe
property.-- including the II per cent of
Equitable stock, for tho benefit of Mrs,
Hyds and tha. two children. It was pro
vided, that, oa the death of Mrs.- Hyde
the property should be divided equally
between Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Ripley.
Mention wss made In ths will of an
agreement by which certain shares had
been transferred to young Mr. Hyde,
so -that he possesses property outside
tna trust fund.- '
Thus at tha . age of St he entered
Into a position of remarkable financial
power. At thla same age the elder
Hyde had beea made cashier ot the
Mutual company by reason ef merit
and at the ago of SI hs had started the
great company now In the throes ot In
ternal conflict' -v
Although well known In social life
and In the world ot gentlemen's sport
young Mr. Hyde hss not made for him
self a great name In the financial world.
Vet he la director of 41 great corpora
tions, all engaged ia the work of roiling
his attorney general to such an 'extent
that during much of the time he waa In
the cabinet the federal army was under
his control -C The prealdent Instructed
the secretary of wsr ' 'to send troops
wherever Attorney-General " Williams
thought It necessary In order to pre
serve the public peace. ..v'j;;' ";.'
1 frequently called "upon the seerei
tary of war," 1 continued Mayor .Wil
liams, Tor troops to be sent, to certain
localities but no conflicts ensued, no
blood wss shed and ,lt was quite, re
markable that no matter how great the
disturbance ' or hpw large the mob,
quietness was , at ones .'established
whenever a squad of federal soldiers
appeared on the scene with an officer
at its head.'. , . " i n.
"This was due. in my opinion, to the
fact that these people knew that Gen
eral Grant was prealdent of the United
States. They had had auffloienf ex
perience with him to know it would not
do to trifle with his authority. ' ;
- Mayor Williams has a high opinion
of General -Grant as a man of integrity
aad as an executive officer, and he pays
a glowing tribute to his memory. .. - -'
"General Grant was a man who im
plicitly trusted those in whom he had
faith." said the mayor. "While he was
the final arbiter of all matters of .eon.
sequence that arose during hla admin Is
tratlon, he permitted his cabinet officers
to manage' tha detaila of their respective
departments wfthout his interference.
There waa nothing dictatorial in the of.
floial conduct of General Grant. and he
was - always willing to taka tha advlcs
of the members, of , his. cabinet, bnt
finally followed tha convictions of Ids
own Judgment witaost fear or. favor,
"Cabinet meetings were freouentlr
held at which the heads-of the depart
ments brought forward those matters
oa which they desired tha opinion of tha
prestdent, and they were dispensed In a
private conversational : manner. - After
the discussion General Orant weald an
nounce the decision he would raarfe.
"He waa a man who did-not talk very
much about the affairs of tha adxohxts
tratlon and was quits content as a sev
eral rule to atata his dee talon or gtva bis
instructions in few words.
"He was represented as . being very
taciturn and some people claimed ha was
stolid because ha did not talk much .to
those who called on-him about matters
In' which they were interested. But
when Oeneral Grant waa free from 'any
rostraipl and could , ts Ik to- those whom
he was not afraid to trust, he was an
excellent talker. . .
, "Frequently at cabinet meetings after
business was transacted he would talk
about the war In a very fluent 'and' In
teresting manner. His conversation
characterised ' by great ' modesty. - He
would converse aa hose. at a tima-about
the campaigns and battles sad laddsqts
of tha war and one would hardly know
from what he said that he had anything
to do with them. He would relate what
Sherman. Sheridan, 'Hancock or soma
other - able general had ' dona,' without
stating that their movements were
largely controlled by hla master mind.
"General Grant never did anything for
display. There waa nothing spectacular
about him. Ho never tried to-show off
In the presence of anybody Ha waa al
ways the same plain, quiet, unassuming
kind of man, -aad aa one would imagine
from his appearance of conversation that
ha waa a great man or a great general.
He was absolutely an honest man and I
never heard a word dropped by him that
"was aot entirely oonststeat-witb perfect
integrity and perfect . patriotism.
. "He was a pare man In cbtrrersatten.
I never heard him utter a profane or
obscene word la my Ufa . X have been
present oa one or two occasions when
somebody . would . undertake ta tell - a
crude story for his entertainment and be
would greet It with a sickly, smile of
disgust" - .-v
- General Grant bad oas habit . which
ha could not control. , He was an invet
erate 'smoker. Mayor .Williams bad op
portunity on many ooeasioaa of observ
ing this habit aad warned htm against rt
"While I wss in tha department of
Justice," said he, T would frequently
get word of some trouble brew lag fat tbe
south whlch made it necessary to con
sult with Oeneral Grant before ha arose
in tha morning. Wbaa I called at hla
np fortunes, of carrying en oommeree
and handling tha invested wealth ot
hundreds of .thousands of people. The
mere namss of these corporations are
interesting. -
First there is the Equitable Life As
surance society and its closely allied
dependencies .
. Equitable Trust company. -
Mercantile Trust company. -Mercantile
Safe Deposit company,
' Lawyers Title sV Trust company.
Lawyers' Mortgage company. .
Next cornea the banking group . in
which the . Equitable la interested, ' aa
follows:
National Bank of Commerce,
American Surety company.
;, Fifth Avenue Trust eompaay.
Greenwich Savings bank.
Commercial Trust company of Phila
delphia.
Crocker-Wootworth National bank of
San Francisco. -Fidelity
Trust company of Newark. v
First National hank of Chicago. ;
: First National bank of Dnnver. .
Franklin National bank of Philadel
phia. ...i .', ... . t
MeUon National bank of Pittsburg. .
Missouri Safe Deposit company of St
LOUlS... .i-. . . 4. ,'":,'.-.,
Security Safe Deposit - company of
Boston. ... - : ',
Union Exchsnge bank of New Tork.
Vnion National bank of Newark.
Union Savings bank of Pittsburg. " -
In the railroad world Mr. Hyde Is
director pf soms great lines, among
them thO Southern Paolno and the Un
ion . Paclflo and their dependent, lines:
The Oregon Railroad Jk Navigation
company.). .'.
The Oregon Short Line company. .,
" The Texas 4fc Pacific....
Ths Missouri Pacific eompaay.
The-Wabash
The Western ef Maryland,
The Long Island.
iThe Delaware At Hudson.
The Manhattan Elevated.
The New Tork City Railway company.
" The Metropolitan Securities company,
which controls ths surface lines ef Now
Torn, three constituent companies of
the Brooklyn. Rapid Traaalt system, and
thS Underground Eleetrio Railway com
pany of London.
In industrials, Mr. Hyde Is a director
Of the Colorado Fuel A Iron company.
' Continental Insurance company.
International Mercantile Marina, er
Shipping trust ., ' ,
Mercantile Electric company.
i Westlngbouss Klectrln company.
The Western Union Telegraph, . com
pany. '- ''-. .'-. . ,
la most ef these companies Mr. Hyde
room and statedy the T subJeor about
which I wished to talk, he would not say
a word, but would Up a bell sear bis
bed. Vhich would summon a messenger
boy. When tbe boy would come the
general would say.. "Bring me soma ci
gars.' When he received them ha would
light one, take a few puffs and waa
then ready , to 'proceed with the busi-
"General Grant frequently gave me a
Cigar.: They were .hnnortad frnm -nH .
and vers very strong. Jt was aa much. .
aa I could do to amokeat X believe he
would amoks' 1 or 1J of those strong
cigars a day. , u,.-.. i , -,. , .
,"I suggested to htm on more than one
occasion- that - his-excessive smoking
would injurs him. He was a man of Iron
constitution, and did not seem to have
any fears ; from that sourest In my
opinion his death was due to tha exces
sive use of tobacco.".. ,..''''"! v' 5
Of the' other - members of the cab
inet while Mayor Williams was at the
head of , the department of Justice ha
speaxs very nigmy. He was well ac
quainted with ail. of them and especially .
George S., Boutwell. . secretary of -the
treasury., with . whom he was on quite
intimate terms, both before and after
aa wen as . while a member of the cab
Inst. He was -a' man of much promi
nence during President Johnson's aad
Presktent Grant's . admiruatratlons and
waa one of Urn managers of tha nouss
of representatives. In tha Impeachment
of Andrew Johnson. . Of aim Mayor Wil
liam said: , - ' .V", f
-I had frequent Interviews with BftxW.
well while' he was a member ofthe bouse
and -In the saoate as to pobHo mat
tera. He was st that ' time an ardent
Republican and X generally aouuuirod. hi
hm views. ,Hs was a- lrtOe radical to
hla hostility to tha souta, growing out
of his hatred to slavery. We ware both,
enlisted in tha support of tha poBdesi
and principles of the UMoa party. '
."Mr. Boutwell was a litarary man and
wrote some books. He was rather dys
peptlo and not as agreeable aa soma
.men wltzi whom I waa acquainted. Ha
did . not have a sunny oUspoattmn and
was incBaed to be rather morass and
somewhat vindictive. He was a man.
however, of -fine abilities and waa per
fectly -fear tees - and , unuompi uuifartns; In
support -of Ms views and vtswa. - He
mads, a gaed secretary or the treasury,
although there was nothing ramarkabla
about his administration.
"Kx-Qover uur Hamilton Fish of Vow
Tork, secretary of . state, was oas of
those men who did not have the credit
among the people which be deserved.
He was a man who la Jits office at
traotad popular attention - because be
was plain and unoajteotatfoua. ' but he
had good Judgment aad waa exceedingly
careful in ooodactlng tha affairs of his
high office, ...
"He was av man on whoss Judgment
General Grant greatly relied, aad his ad
vice to the president was vary valuable.
The happy settlement of the Alabama
claims . and other troubles wltn Great
Britain waa largely due to the wise and
prudent action. of Secretary Fish.
I desire to say of General Belknap,
secretary of war, against whom, articles
of Impeachment were filed, that he-was
a good soldier during, tha civil war and
was naturally an honest man. General
Belknap's crime of which he wss Im
peached was not for anything he had
mma Kn. .11,1. Kkl.k W W J
done. .. 4
Tlh wife, who was an imperious
Kentucky woman, made an arrangement
with a man who aspired to ha an army
store keeper to secure htm. an appolnt
ment' in eonalderaUon; for which shs
was to receive half, the profits of tha
business.' General ' Belknap had noth
ing to do with this further than that ha
knew of It and allowed her to do that
which hs knew shs had no right. It is
my opinion that he acquiesced in her
conduct mora to pleass her than for tha
purpose of committing a crime. I do
not believe, personally, -that ha had any
disposition to be dishonest, and X think
he was' ruined by the Imprudent eon
duct of his wife.
"George M- Robeson, secretary of tha
y. was a good hearted. Jolly fellow.
represents the inteiosts of the XSqut-r
table society, or his father" personal
v During the winter Mr. Hyde remains,
mostly la New Tork. occupying hla,
borne In Fortieth street Ha usually
goes down town during the morning and
remains until mid -afternoon. Very few
ef hla evenings are without social' en
gagements. ' . . , . - i
During the summer Mr. Hyde oeea-.
pies ths family home st Bsysbsre. Long
Island, which was built, by his father.
Originally the estate was a large tract
of low, almost swampy ground along
the shore of Great South Bay. and ex
tending -back : three miles or more
among the sandy farms. Now. tha
grounds are beautifully laid out and
Mr. Hyde has been building miles of
driving roade winding through ths ae
tata... His staMes are marvels of luxury.
Jules Huret a brilliant Paria writer for
the Figaro, vhrited 'the place, as Mr.
Hyde's guest last year. .. This is what he
wroie concerning 11: ,, j -
"Mr. Hyde's-country villa Is fn a'
country ot melancholy grandeur. It Is
a Vtrt T)f old-faahlonsd wooden chateau
built In Colonial style. Here he keeps
Biwir nuufwvr vi aim uoi awe. nm
Is reputed to have the most splendid
stables In -America, There la a special
room ' devoted to the harness. . spotless
snd shining aa table silver. In a ease
are curbs, bits, bells, stirrups and whips.
There ' are carved wooden cases, con
taining a veritable .museum ot old stir
rups postillion whips and hunting
horns, snd a great hall for carriages,'
of which I counted SI different kinds.
"Ths stablea ars ruled over by Fran-
cols Gull lot a tras Parisian, who serve!
W. K. Vsnderbllt for ten years. A
lady Visitor to tbe stable ad.nlr K
of the horses extra'"'" . t X t
lot turned to her a
earnestly: Ton win i t k
Mr. Hyds ths horse ple. . j . I t j
quite sure hs will give it to s i.'
. "My Hyde hss his ofllce in t t
a roam f ull of telephones snd e' -
bells, furaished with fine carpel
mahogany furniture, sporting tr
aad banting horns. Next to th'
la a kitchen, which, permit t ,
hla . guests to corns when II: e
seises . them . and have a er '
stables mors freely and gayiy
the chateau. I remember a ver
supper that we bad there
thermometer euUlde 15 s1 -
where ladleis dosned old po
or bull-fighter bonnets and t
Ing horns whlls everrboX
oakawatt."
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