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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03

understood that the Commissioners had
given some thought to his successor in the
event he did not recover.
Mr.. Talcott is at present assistant sur
veyor. He entered the District service in
the surveyors office as d chairman Septem-
Der 1, 1897, and a month later was pro-
NOTED to be draughtsman and computer.
He was appointed assistant surveyor July
16 1899, at an annual salary of $1.S00 a
year. During Mr.. Lockers illness Mr.. Tai
colt has been in charge of the surveyor S
office and he is considered as a man of con-
siderable ability a civil engineer.
Mr.. Richards is now employed in the Dis
trict service as assistant engineer, at sal
airy of $500 a month. Mr.. Richards became
connected with the District government Oc-
tober /, 1891, when he was appointed as
sistant engineer at a salary of $50 a
month A year or two. later he received
a raise in salary, and during the time Mr..
LOCKER was absent in Porto Rico, during
the Spanish war, Mr.. Richards served as
surveyor. When Mr.. LOCKER returned, how
ever, the Commissioners gave him his old
place in the District service and Mr.. Rich
ards went back to his former place as as
sistant engineer, with an increase in sal
dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
HARTMAN DEFEATED.
Decision in Northern Securities Appeal
Case is Reversed.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 3.-The
United States court of appeals for the third
judicial district in an opinion filed here
today, reyerses a decision of the New Jer-
sew circuit court which restrained the
Northern Securities Company from dlstrlp-
uting certain stock of the Northern racine
Railroad Company. The decision is defea'
for the interests represented by E. H. Har-
riman. By a decree of the New Jersey
court the Northern Securities Company
was restrained from disposing or 3Io,25o
shares of the common stock OF the Nortn-
ern Pacific Railway Company, alleged to
have been received from E. H. Hartman
and Winslow S. Pierce, and of $4,000
shares of the common stock of the North
ern Pacific Railway Company received oy
the Northern Securities Company from the
Northern Pacific Company.
Today's decision, however, gives the
Northern Securities Company the right TO
dispose of the stock. Hartman and Pierce,
when the Northern Securities Company mad
been declared by the United States Supreme
Court to be an illegal combination. de-
manded the return of the original stock
they had contributed at the time OF the
organization of the combination.
The Northern Securities Company, 1t was
claimed, intended to make pro rata DIS
tribution of the stock of the contributing
company
NEW YORK, January Be II. Harri-
man. when he was shown the pulleun an
nouncing the decision of the court IN the
Northern Securities case, said: THE mat
ter now has been before four judges, and
so far it is an even decision. two having de-
clared for us and two against us. MI
Hartman declined to say anything lurtnei
regarding the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
SUIT FOR REcEIvERsH1P.
New York Financiers Ask for New
Orleans Railway Accounting.

NEW ORLEANS, January 3-The New
York Securities Company has sued for re-
ceivers for the Street Railways Company
of New Orleans, bringing SUIT simuita-
neousIv in New Jersey. New York and the
federal courts here. President E. G. Eos,
ter of the railways company and Peafl
Wight, local merchant, were appointed
receivers.
The state recently sued to annul the cor.
poration, which sought to consolidate al
local lines of street railways and capltai-
i've the concern at $50. OOO, 600, C. S. FAIR
child and other eastern capitalists BENG
interested. compromise was finally pro-
posed to reduce the capitalization TO wv
coo. 600. This was presented to the New
York bondholders, who proposed reor-
sanitation plan, assessing the preferred
and common stock.
This has not yet been acted upon, but
the securities company took the matter to
court to forestall outside action and pro-
tect itself. Unrest on bonds was due yes
terday, and no payment was made, SO as
to furnish basis for the receivership suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
News Briefs.

At Albany, N. Y. yesterday, Gov. Hig-
gins appointed Nathaniel Foote of Roch.
ester as Judge of the supreme court fol-
the seventh judicial district. In place OF
Judge William e. Werner. who has re-
signed to accept the Office OF associate
judge of the court of appeals.
In the Marcum 100000 damage suit al
Winchester, KY, yesterday, Judge Benton
delivered his instructions to the jury and
the attorneys began their closing speeches
jury about the middle of the week.
Application for receiver for the Davis
cotton mills at Fall River. Mass, was made
yesterday by counsel for the stockholders
before Judge Fox in the Bristol county
superior court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
MET IN NEW CAPITOL.
Auspicious Opening of the Pennsylva
mia Legislature Today.

HARRISBURG, Pa, January 3.-Tht
Pennsylvania legislature organized at noon
today In the new state capitol and will
continue in session until April 10. the date
the final adjournment having been fixed
by resolution originally dated at a Joint
caucus of the republican senators and rep
resentatives last night.
After the organization and the formal
nomination of candidates for United States
senator and the reading of the governor s
biennial message both bodies took a recess
until January II to allow the presiding Off
GERS to make up the list of standing COM
mlttees and enable the republican slate
committees to prepare the lists of officers
and employees of the senate and the house.
The house organized by the reelection of
Henry f. Walton of Philadelphia as speak
er.
William c. Sprul of Delaware was chosen
president pro tenn of the senate
The United States Senatorship.
For United States senator Philander c.
Knox of Pittsburg. the governors appointee
to succeed the late Sentaor Quay, was nom-
mated by the republicans and Senator K. P
Hall of Ridgway by the democrats.
The republicans have majority of 2O4 on
joint ballot. which insures Mr. Knox's cleo
ton for the long and short terms on jan
uary II, when both bodies will vote sepa-
rately for senator
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The United States Senatorship.
AKATY FLYER D1TcHED.
Five Persons More or Less Seriously
Iniured-One May Die.

SEDALIA, Mo-. January 3.-M:ssouri
Kansas and Texas passenger train No. 8,
known as the Katy Flyer" which left st.
Louis last night for Galveston and San
Antonio was partially wrecked today a
mile and half east of Rockport. Mo. The
engine baggage car, combination car and
two coaches were turned over into ditch.
No one was killed. Five persons were more
or less seriously injured. The injured were
cared for by physicians sent on relief
train from here.
bluff, the other cars jumping into the
engine The baggage car caught fire and
was consumed, together with much bag
was SO seriously hurt he will die. but the
injuries sustained by the others who were
hurt were slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
BIBLE SALES IN TURKEY.
Porte Declares Selling Must Be Confin
ed to Shops or Depots.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 3.-The
porte has at length replied to the notes of
the American legation and British embassy
regarding the sales of Bibles, and. notwith-
standing previous assurances, the porte re-
fuses to authorize street sales. The portc's
notes, which are in Identical terms, de-
clare there Is no doubt that agents Of the
Bible societies indulge in a propaganda In
explaining the utility and use of the scrip
den by the laws OF the empire, the action
of the colporteurs brings them under pro-
hibition.
Consequently the government can no
Bibles but must insist that the sales be
confined exclusively to shops or the dcpots
OF the societies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03

George Morton died at Pleasant Ridge,
near Hancock, Md, aged eightytwo years.
He was a prosperous farmer and lived
all his life at the place of his birth. Mrs.
Jacob A. Clevenger of Washington is a
daughter
Alton B. Parker, former democratic candi-
date for President, received an adverse de-
cision in the first case he argued before the
court of appeals In New York since his re-
tirement from the bench
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
MAJ. H.B LOCKER DEAD
Succumbs to Congestion Of
the Brain Today.
SURVEYOR FOR DISTRICT
SERVED WITH THE DISTRICT
VOLUNTEERS IN SPANISH WAR
Never Really Well Since That Time
Commissioners Adopt Commenda-
tory Resolutions.

Major Henry B. LOCKER. surveyor of the
District of Columbia, died at 800 O'Clock
this morning at his suburban home, 300
Newark street, Cleveland Park. He had
been seriously i'll for about three weeks.
and the immediate cause of death was
given as congestion of the brain. Mem
bers of Major Lockers family stated to-
day that he had never enjoyed robust
health since his service in the tropics as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-03
HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT ENDS.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
IN FIGHT TO STAY.
Typ0thetae of New York Not Afraid of
 the Strike.

New York, Dec. 27.-At a meeting of the Typothetae of this city tonight, a final vote was taken on the question of resisting the demands of the printers for an eight-hour day, beginning Jan uary 1. and it was stated after the meeting that the vote in favor of re- sistance was practically unanimous. Resistance of the printers demands had been decided upon some time ago, but it was the final test tonight to see if there had been any change of opin- ion among the employing printers. Frank N. Doubleday of Doubleday, Page & Co.,, acting as spokesman for the Typothetae, said tonight:
 We are going to fight. We are in the fight to stay. Moreover, We are ready to guarantee ample and thorough protection to all who choose to remain with us, as we'll as to those who shall apply for work, and be put to running the typesetting machines
 I've have been for three months pre- pairing for this struggle, and we do not feel at the present time that we have any cause to worry. We have been training men for the past three months in linotype schools. They are now well equipped to take the place of the men who may quit us on the first of Janu- ary. We are not afraid of the strike. "
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
ACTOR FATALLY WOUNDED.
WrOngcd Husbnnd Uses Revolver Al
 DanviIIe, HI.

Danville H., Dec. 27.-CharIes H Smith, of New York. member of the Two Johns" theatrical company, was shot and fatally wounded this after noon by F. c. Cooper, of New York a member of the Morris Island Com pany.
 The shooting occurred in Smiths room in the Saratoga hotel and re- suited from q quarrel between the two men over Mrs. Cooper. Cooper was ac- companied to the hotel by Harry B. Walters, of Minneapolis, and James Young, of Chicago. He entered Smiths room, locked the door and fired five shots Three bullets took effect in Smiths head and back.
 The three men then attempted to escape from the hotel. but were pre- vented by Richard Roberts, the clerk. who covered them with a revolver and held them until the police were called
 Cooper arrived unexpectedly from Pittsburg and found his wife in the company of Smith. An exciting scene followed, in which Smith assaulted Cooper with his fists. Cooper went out and 1t Is asserted that he told Walters and Young to help him out of some trouble. Judge Philips held the men under $5,000 bonds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
ROAD TO MONTGOM
PROPOSED LINE TO THIS CITY
 FROM HOPEWELL, ALA.
w. R. Sweeney and Associates It Is Reported In Anniston. Contem- pltstc the Construction of the
 Railroad.

Anniston. Dec. 27-(Special)z-If w. R. Sweeney and associates who own extensive saw mills in Hopewell, Ala, eontempiateS 1 iSpi pians & t5eS Sossn will build q new line of railroad from Hopeweli 10 Montgomery in order to accommodate their wide trade interests. the line probably coming by Anniston.
 The chief aim in extending the line to Montgomery Is to connect with the Alabama river affordIng sneaPst aPs most of the product of the Vanderbilt Lumber and Southwestern Railway Company Is finished lumber and 1t is figured that the minimum cost or td foreign markets can be obtained py owning a railroad from Hopewell to Montgomery.
 Hopewell to EdwardsvilIe in Cieburn county, thence south to Clay eounty and thence to Montgomery;. The sur niston, and it will probably be run int? through rich land section and the the interests of the lumber mills. but as a common carrier investment. 1t would mean a new development of the country y, to bs trayersed: railroad means a big outlay of capital. but 1t is said MT. Sweeney and associates have made the financing, arrange
 
 ion any delay if the present investiga- ton of the project proves to be feas- able. They are mostly northern men. the owners of the Tallapoosa enter prise, and they have invested many hundreds of thousand of dollars in them.
 The operators did not file . certifi- cate with the Secretary of State, though one is looked for after survey which win probably be made soon. On fil- ing the certificate the incorparators will make known the details of the
 The opening of a road from Hope well to Edwardsville in the adjoining county may mean a great deal to An niston. It would then be but few miles further to extend the track to this city and give the local merchants a much quicker and more direct ser vice to Montgomery and the gulf ports.
 If the proposition as outlined above is carried through there is little doubt but that an effort will be made later to interest the promoters on the obvious advantage or an extension of their plans in such way as to include this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
BETTEn QUARANTINE LAWS.
Bill to be Introduced Soon After Con
 grcs3 He-assembles.


 sT ConSressman John sharp williams. who Is looked upon as the logical ieaa" CT of the movement 9sdep, s1 Seeure ia in in the South's battle against the tntroductiopn and spread of yellow fever infection. m letter to New Orleans friend as- Congressman can be got together Tor Q full discussion of the matter, a. Dill will be introduced in Congress hay south to the effect that Mir. williamg had been induced to leave the framing of the naarine hesnitsi servIcs This MT. Williams nenies in toto. It will be remembered that a majority of the gress are or. record, through personal | letters now in the hands of MT. Will Hams to vote for any reasonable meas and and wd,Sn which I tbe % South nav s desire put | through. President Roosevelt has al- | so promised every assistance in his power in this important matter It IS | sary. if maximum results are to be | obtained should there be another out break of the fever next summer. No State p' of ~ any pc of H1fs it's e constitutional rights or powers for the efforts or Congress will be confined to providing keeping out of the disease at the ports and the prevention of the spread of the infection from one State to another In dition. it is hoped that provision may be made which will enable the marine hospital service to render local assis- cal authorities. similar to the spiendia assistance rendered New Orleans last summer.
 MT. Williams has made an exhaustive study of the subject and Is convinced no sound arr ent can be brought against the C posed program. that the only opp ion to 1t will come the importance of the mosquito dogma and the urgent necessity for many radical changes in the methods of cent discoveries and experiences-sur- geon White actually invited all yellow fever victims outside of New Orleans M Mh9 bo%s Sas to ro1 oome set ewp orleans and treated in the New Orleans. hospitals Snder the msw ana m no ro any. of them. pr. White says this again proves the correctness or tho mosquito dogma of transmisston, Tor it ties have knowledge of case of fe- yer and see that 1t is properly screen ed no one else can contract the dis- immune nurses lived in the New Or- leans fever hospitals for two months and not one of them had the fever by a mosquito during that time. be- ing in screened hospitals. The educa- tional work done by the marine hos. and it is hoped that this import a work which will eventually prove v bulwark of the South's defense again st the present Congress. for though edu- cation alone can every city. town, hamlet and State in the South be brought to a proper realization of the importance of proper health laws and the proper enforcement of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
DANGER IN PETROLEUM.
Some of if Will Flash nt Ordinar.
 Summer Temnerafnrc.

Washington, Dec. 27.--In submit ting his annual report as Supervising Inspector General of the steamboat in spection service. George Uhler express es considerable anxiety regarding tho present practice of carrying crude pe- troleum in passenger steamers in quantities which jeopardize the safety of the ship and passengers. Much ot this oil. he says, is so highly inham- mable that it will flash at the ordinary summer temperature of the atmos- phere.
 MT. Uhier suggests that prohibition be placed on the use of oil which will flash in less than 40 degrees.
 Attention Is called to the lack of provision in law for punishing persons interfering with inspectors in the dis charge of ther duty.
 Reference is made to the interference last summer with Inspector John A. Cotter at New Orleans in his attempt to restrict to the legal number the persons who should go aboard a river boat in which President Roosevelt was being entertained by the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
HARMON ISSUES ORDER.
Officers Named for Railroads for Which
 He Is Receiver.

Cincinnati Dec. 2T.-Receiver Jud- son Harmon of the Cincinnati, Hamil- ton and Dayton Railroad Company and the Pere Marquette Railroad Compa- ny, gave out an order today in which he notifies the officers of the Erie Com pany that their connection with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Com rany and the Pere Marquette Company Is discontinued
 He also anr A'nced the following ap- pointments effective January 1. 1906:
 For the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Company: C. l. Thomas, gem eraI traffic manager in charge of freight and passenger traffic: J. l.. Cramer. co'a ptroller. in charge of the accounting and treasury de- partments.
 For the Pere Marauette Company: A. Patriarche. general traffic manager in charge of freight and passenger traffic; J. L. Kramer. comptroller, in charge of accounting and treasury de- partments.
 All other officers and agents of both companies will continue as heretofore.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
purcha.e of seabonrd steck.

Richmond. Va, Dec. 27--John Skel. ton Williams. former President of the Seaboard Air Line Railway. gave out an interview tonight in which he con firms the purchase of 66,Ooo shares ot Seaboard Air Line stock from the Ruh- stahl committee. He says the sale was bona fide one; that the stock will be turned over absolutely, and that the money for the purchase was provided and in hand before the deal was an- nounced. He refused to reveal the identity of his alleged associates in the transaction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
SUIT OF MONTGOMERY.
Secretary Shaw and the United Statei
 Treasurer Arc Delft ndnnts.


 Washington, Dec 27.-Secretary Shaw and the United States are defen- dants in suit iYetituted in the Fed eral court to recover from the gov ernment the value of twenty-five steamboats alleged to have been taken from James E. Montgomery during the civil war by men representing them selves to be military officers of the United States.
 MT. Montgomery who is now dead. was a prominent steamboat owner. and lived at St. Louis. The suit is brought by the trustee of the Montgomery es- tate, who seeks to recover se50,000 for the heirs.
 The petition states that Montgomery opposed secession but was compelled to cast his lot with the conf racy, as his property interests were chiefly In Mississippi. He became a Commodore in the Confederate navy. but was tho first Confederate officer to take the oath of allegiance to the United States after the war.
 He took the oath in the presence Of General U. S. Grant. his neighbor who was the first federal officer to congrat- ulate Commodore Montgomery on his return to the support of the Union.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
Greek Letter Fraternity omcers.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 27.-EpsiIon Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity concluded it's annual con vention here today by the election of these officers: J. Clay Murphy. Macon, Ga, President; Frank A. Gamble, Jas per. Ala. Vice-President; Hugh Kirk patrick, Atlanta, Ga, Second Vice-Pres- ident; E. Wilber, Atlanta, Secretary Treasurer; General W. W. Brandon, Alabama; E. E. Pomeroy, Atlanta, and Thomas E. Watson. Thompson, Ga, were elected honorary vice-presidents. The Devotie Memorial Committee con- sists of J. Clay Murphy, W. E. Kelly. Birmingham, and T. W. Frohman, At lanta. The next meeting will be at Asheville. N. c. The meeting of the national body will be held in Atlanta in December of next year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
Yonng Decatur to Be Tried.

Annapolis, Md. Doc. 27.--Midshipmar Stephen Decatur. Jr., of Portsmouth N. H.. a member of the first class oi Midshipmen, is charged with compile. ity in hazing at the naval academy and he is to be tried by court martial The ground for the charge against De- catur was disclosed by the investiga- tions of the board detailed by Superin tendent Sands to probe the hazing question at ths institution. He Is de- seconded from the famous Commodore Decatur. He stands Number s In a class of 100 members and ranks as a star member.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
OF RELIGIOUS CHARACTER.
POpe's Preference as to Celebration 0i
 His Jubilee.

Rome, Dec. 27.-Preparations are ai- ready going on to celebrate in 1898 the jubilee of the Pope's ordination as priest. Being asked if he desired the festivities to be similar to those witnessed on the occasion of the priesthood jubilee of the late Pope Leo, when an international exhibition was held on the Vatican. the Pope answered, Certainly not. wish the celebration to maintain a strictly re- ligious character"
 Committees will be organized all over the world with the object of pre- senting the Pope with large offerings during the jubilee mass. which he will celebrate in St. Peter's in the presence of pilgrims from all countries.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
BOURKE COCHRAN SICK.
Noted Orator May Go To Arizona To Realia

New York, Dec. 27--It became known last night says The Herald to-day, that W. Bourke Cochran had been III four teen days at the waldorf-Astoria, and that his condition iS such that his phy- sicians have advised him to go to Ari- zona In the hope of regaining his health
 Ten days ago Mir. Cochran took a suite at the Waldorf and called a phy- sician. It was said then that he had severe cold. but would be out in a day or two He did not recover as rap idly as had been expected and was threatened with pneumonia. His con. dition was such that his engagements have to be cancelled.
 From several of his intimate friends, 1t was learned that his condition Is now of such character that 1t is thought imprudent for him to remain longer in this climate.