Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
FISH GAINS RESPITE
Hartman Signs Truce Until
December 18.
WILL APPEAL TO COURTS
To Settle Matter of 2s6, 1873 Enjoined
Illinois Central Shares.
POSITIONS BECOMING REVERSE
Battle Of Railway Magnates :Pauses,
While Advantage Apparently
Now Is With Fish.

| CHICAGO. October 21.-Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central stockholders meeting
| until December 49, The Hartman people
| agreed to the postpone ment. although they
had previously been anxious to push mat
tiers as rapidly as possible.
The decision to adjourn the meeting was
the result Of conference held at o clock
| this morning between William Nelson
Cromwell for Mr.. Hartman. and former
Judge E. H. Farrar for Mr.. Fish. The
overtures came from Mr.. Cromwell, who
sought out the Fish people and declared
that he wished TO come to some sort of an
agreement. He was Informed by Farrar
that the only agreement that could be
reached was to accept the terms Of Mr.
Fish. which would be the adjournment Of
the meeting until December IS and a de-
cision of court. II the Hartman people so
desired. to determine the right to vote the
90, 151 shares of stock against which q
temporary Injunction was issued by Judge
Ball a week ago
After an extended conference Mr.. Crom-
well assented. and the following agree
ment was signed by him and by Mr.
Farrar:
we recognize that the numerous and
complicated legal auestfons at Issue will
inevitably prolong the meeting for a con-
siderable period. and that no official de-
termination by the inspectors. or teIlers
as to the shares Of stock repre- scented in
person and by proxy at said meeting has
yet been reached one way or the other.
In the interest Of the company and its
stockholders at large we consider it best
to postpone the meeting to December 49,
at IL o'clock noon. and we agree. In be-
half Of the interests we respectively rep
resent. that they shall vote for such ad-
1ournment when the meeting convenes
on the 22d instant at IL o'clock am.
other business being transacted or any
determination Of the inspectors"
The proxy committee late last night had
worked down to the names of stockhold-
ers beginning with the letter ct" The
ously been considered leaving only five
letters still to be passed upon.
Looks Good for Fish.
Although none OF those directly inter-
ested would give specific figures, It was
understood that the total number of votes
represented was not far from 100000. OF
this amount Mr. Fish, according to ex-
cellent authority. controlled about $50, coo
and Mr.. Hartman 10000. There were
not sufficient votes in the remaining let
tiers upon which the committee still had
to pass to overcome this lead of Mr.. Fish,
and 1t was evident that Mr.. Hartman
was beaten, unless he could bring into
the contest some portion of the 2s6, 1871
shares against which Judge Ball issued
the injunction
Mr.. Fish this morning declined to dis
cuss the situation. but was apparently
highly pleased at the terms of the agree
rnent He sat upon table in his rooms
at the Auditorium Annex. swinging his feet
like a boy. and was evidently. In good
humor. He declined to make any state
ment for publication. merely saying that
he had secured everything he wanted.
Neither he nor his attorneys would make
any statement as to the original PROPOSE
though they declared they were very diff
ferent from those Of the agreement finally
signed by Mr.. Cromwell and Mr.. Farrar.
Cup to Hartman"
The latter. IN discussing the matter,
said:
1.-THE situation is now entirely up to Mr.
Hartman and his attorneys. Whether or
not they will fight the temporary injunc-
ton In the courts Is for them to decide.
have not the most remote idea regard
not take action and fight the thing out in
the courts before December Is. the in
junction will stand and no portion of the
2S6, 731 shares can be voted"
Hartman Refuses to Talk.
NEW YORK. October 21-E H. Harri-
man. with John w. Auchincloss and
Charles A. Peabody. two of his counsel
who have been representing his interests
In the counting of proxies in the Illinois
Central election in Chicago. have returned
to New York. Mr.. Hartman announced
through his secretary that he did not care
to talk to reporters on any subject. The
Union Pacifics offices at 12O Broadway
were open Sunday and a small staff of
clerks and some of the railroad officers
were there. but none of them cared to tell
whether or not Mr.. Hartman had been
there.
Alexander Mil.ar. secretary of the Union
Pacific. said that there was no special
significance in the fact that the office
had been open all day. Sunday after the