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Connecticut western news., 1907-10-17
ENJO|NS HARTMAN.
Fish Gets Writ Preventing Voting
 of Illinois Central Stock.
NEW MOVE IN RAILROAD FIGHT
Unlawful Conspiracy to Get Control of Nations Commerce Is Alleged. Voting of 2s6,731 Shares In Mag mates Interest Restrained.


 mates Interest Restrained.
 Chicago, Oct. 15.-Stuyvesant Fish, through his attorneys, H. w. Leman and Frank H. Culver of Chicago and Edgar H. Farrar of New Orleans, has secured a temporary injunction which will if made permanent restrain the voting at the Illinois Central meeting here tomorrow of 2S6,731 shares of stock of the Illinois Central Railroad company which would otherwise be voted in the interests of E. H. Harri- man. .a .... ...
 The writ is directed against the Union Pacific Railroad company, the Railroads Securities Company of New Jersey and the Mutual Life Insurance company of New York, which com bined hold the above shares of stock.
 It is set forth in the petition that the object and purpose of the Union Pa cific is to perfect and. perpetuate its control of the directory of the Illinois Central, in which by law all the corpo- rate powers of the Illinois Central are vested. so to have the Illinois Gen. tral operated to its irreparable injury and damage as a mere feeder to the Union Pacific through its connections at Council Bluffs, Ia., and at New Or leans by means of the Southern Pacific company, which, the petition declares. the Union Pacific controls absolutely.
 An Unlawful Scheme.
 It is claimed that under the laws and public policy of Illinois neither the Union Pacific nor the Railroads Secu- rites company nor the Mutual Life h. surance company can own and vote stock in the Illinois Central.
 The amount of stock of the Illinois Central to which the application for the injunction is directed is made up of 1S6,231 shares bought by the Union Pacific from E. H. Hartman, H. H. Rogers, James Stillman and Kuhn, Loeb & Go. in July, 1906; 95,000 shares belonging to the Railroads Securities company, all of which stock, the peti- tion declares, Is owned by the Uuion Pacific, and $500 shares, owned by the Mutual Life Insurance company, the whole aggregating 2S6,731 shares out of total of 950,40 outstanding shares in the Illinois Central, or a little over 30 per cent of the stock.
 The petition charges an unlawful scheme of the Union Pacific Railroad company to control the commerce of the United States by buying large blocks of stock in the principal trans portation companies. It also sets forth the facts stated in a recent report of the interstate commerce commission in regard to the transactions of the Union Pacific Railroad company and E. H. Hartman. ...
 Fish Order Modified.
 Subsequently Judge Ball, upon mo- ton of Harriman's attorney, modified the injunction. The alteration permits the annual meeting to be held today, but restraints the Hartman forces from using the 286, 731 shares of stock which are in controversy and which MT. Fish says the defendants have no right to own or to vote. By the order of the court if the voting of the enjoined stock shall make any difference in the result of the election such election is to be as though it were never held.
Connecticut western news., 1907-10-17
Rev. James w. Macomber Dead

Newburg. N. T., Oct. 16.-Rev. James W. Macomber, member of the New York conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church since 1S49, died at his home in Matteawan, aged eighty-five years.
Connecticut western news., 1907-10-17

o, Secretary Taft arriv.
 = ed in Manila and was
 enthusiastically wei VT iN comed. There was a water parade, headed by Governor General Smith, General Wood and Ad miral Hemphill, and on landing the secretary was escorted by troops, Americans and Filipinos, to the palace, where he was formally welcomed by the mayor and the governor general Much comment has been caused by Mir. Taft's direction that no liquor shall be served at the palace gather. ings in his honor.
Connecticut western news., 1907-10-17

ly rcpudiated Small and declared that the strike will go on.
 Wholesale manufacturers of ice cream in New York assert that forty quart cans hereafter will cost S2 or $3 more than in the past. Increased cost of milk and rigid requirements under the pure food laws are responsible for the coming rise in prices.
 .r. Brooding over his ina
 ~ bility to get farm help
 NNo and the consequent CASUALTIES. sale of his homestead. Newbold I. Bowne of Bustleton, Pa, shot and killed himself.
 As the result of grade crossing au- tomobile accident on the Philadelphia and Reading railway at Pottstown four persons were killed and one fatally in- jured. The automobile which was run down on the crossing by Pottsville express, contained party of five per sons from Kimberton, Chester county, Pa. The dead are Jacob Reese, fifty five years old; Mrs. Jacob Reese, for weight years; Mrs. Anthony W. Elm cry, Jr., forty-two years, and Belva Emery, one year, child of Mrs. Emery. A. w. Emery, Jr, owner of the auto mobile, received internal Injuries.
 Half an hour after party of merry makers had left Solomon Franks house in Gloversville, N. r., where they had celebrated the approaching nuptials of the second daughter, Dora, fire swept through the house. and six members of the family, including the afiianced bride, were killed. Only the mother and two infant sons escaped. The dead are Solomon Frank, aged forty years; his daughters, Sarah, twenty-one years; Dora, nineteen; Rose, seventeen; Minnie, twelve, and Mary. ten. All were suffocated by smoke.
 The new steel steamer Cyprus, own ed by the Lackawanna Transportation company, foundered in Lake Superior off Deer Park, which Is about thirty miles from Grand Rapids, Mich. All of the crew of twenty-two, except C.. c. Pitz, the second mate, were lost.
 Second Lieutenant James N. Sutton IT, United, States marine corps, com mitted suicide at Annapolis, Md, by shooting himself in the head with q revolver. He was native of Port land, Ore
 Robert NJ. Fountain of North Plain field, N. l., who had been sick a long time shot himself in the head at his home
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
TRAINS KILL FIVE
IN LONDON SUBWAY
Dense Fog Prevented the
Driver From Seeing An
other Train.

LONDON. Oct. 2s.-Five persons were
killed and seven were injured today in a
crash on the Metropolitan Underground
Railway.
The fog prevented the driver Of the
moving train from seeing more than a
few feet before him. and interfere1 seri-
ously with the rescuers' work. Both
trains were crowded with suburbanites
in their way TO work.
Nearly every passenger IN both trains
was hurled to the floor, and. In addition
TO those seriously hurt, scores were
badly cut and bruised,
The two trains were bound IN the
same direction, and the first one had but
just stopped when It was struck from
behind. The driver OF the second train
was evidently closer to the first than he
had supposed. and also appears TO have
miscalculated the distance TO the sta
ton. as he was running at full speed.
instead OF having slowed down, as ne
would have done had he known he was
approaching the platform.
IN the darkness he failed 70 realize
the danger until within eight or ten feet
Of the first train, and, though ne ap-
piled the brakes II was tnen TOO idte
even to check the speed OF the train.
Guards in the cars who escaped trlec
to stop the passengers IN their panic, IN
vv0fch many were hurt. Those able 10
do so cIanabered furiouEly over the
debris, and made their way 20 the
street.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
TROUBLE FROM COFFEE
People Beginning 20 Learn About the
Drug.

Coffee treated me 50 badly that I
want 10 tell people about II, and If you
can use ny letter, / viii be glad
u am - years old and nave drank
coffee ell my life I have felt bad fer
years and did not know what allied me
Sometimes / would have to press my
hand against my heart. / would be in
such pain and I got 50 I could hardly
do my work Ny head would feel heavy
and dizzy, and many a time l got so
blind I just had TO drop down or else
/ would have fallen.
Il felt bad all over. NV feet would
swell and hurt ME. a friend of tnina
asked me 10 try Postum and stop drink
ing coffee. I tried the Postum. but
Il was some days before I got hold of
the right way 10 make It, MY heart
disease and dTopsy disappeared and ]
got entirely well.
There IS much in making II. I. has
to be boiled longer than ordinary col-
fee, but when l got il made good il
%es fine. and now l wouldn't have cof-
fee IN my house at all. I am sure that
Postum saved my life. and l am now
perfectly well. I send you the names
OF about twenty people that have been
helped by leaving of coffee and using
Postum Food Coffee"
It's worth while to read "The Road
to Wellyille'' in pkgs.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
TREES ON STREETS
MUST Be TRIMMED
P Parking Superintendent
Wants Fines Paid for In
juring Trees Given Him.

T. Lanham, superintendent Of parking
today submitted his ahual report TO the
CommIssioners, in wAieh It Is shown
that in The last year 2.574 young trees
were planted on the streets, avenues,
and roads OF the District, a decrease
of 65S from the number set out the pre-
yious year.
Attention is called to the necessity Of
trimming all the larger trees each year
IF they are 10 be maintained for the
beautihcation OF Washlngton's thorough
fares" says the report, ''it is manifest
that their condition should be OF the
best, and this cannot be while dead,
deeayed, and broken limbs are allowed
TO run riot"
Recommendation Is made that the
Commiss oners ask Of Congress the en-
actment OF legislation providing that
fines paid by persons for injuring trees
be placed 20 the credit OF the parking
commission. The total or nnes collected
on this account last year was $43s and
It is probable that the fines during the
current year Will amount to at least
$1,000, sum sufficient to pay the salary
of the inspector.
The total Of the expenditures Of the
office for the last year was 3.O64.44
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Women and Men
In Free-for-AH
Fight at Banks

NEW YORK. oct. Z6.-1'his being Sat
UTday and a short business day, dc
positors in lines at many Of the Brook
lyn banks became SO unTuiy in their
Efforts to get near the head of the lines
shat the police We're called on.
The worst disturbance was reported
by the South Brooklyn Savings Bank,
where the police tried in vain to keep
more than 1000 disposjtors, mostly wo-
men IN line. When it was realized that
the bank would not be able to pay on
ali Of them before the closing hour
at noon, the line broke up and stam-
peded Cor the doors. There was gen
eraI fight IN which men and women tore
each others clothes, fought, scratched,
and attacked each other.
The police reserves from the Butler
street station were called. and after
much work they Strengthened out The
line. and restored order. These deposit
tors p ere so excited, that they still Te-
main.,. in line although the bank had
announced that It would in no case pay
despOritor more than SIS, and that Il
would take advantage Of the claUse in
their charter. which permitted il to
ttmand thirty days notice Of with
GraWaL
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
PRESIDENT GREETS
MASONIC COUNCIL
New Inspector Generals In
stalled at This Mornings
Session.

The Supreme Council of Scottish Rite
Masons met in consistorial session this
morning, ana shortly thereafter went
into executive session to install the new
inspector generals elected late yester-
day.
At 1880 o'clock the council took a re-
cess to pay the biennial call upon the
President, the council taking carriages
from the House of the Temple to the
White House.
The President expressed great pleas
ure at meeting so distinguished body
OF AfasOns, and incidentally related his
experiences while taking the Blue Lodge
degree. After the reception accorded
the supreme council BY President
Roosevelt. the members of the body re-
turned to the temple for luncheon, re-
suming executive session Work at Z'0V
O'Clock.
II is expected the sessions OF the
council viii terminate today, and to-
morrow the Masons Will make a Pill
grimage 20 the grave OF Albert Flke' a
custom which has been religiously oD-
served since the death Of that dlsIlh-
guished Scottish Rite Mason.
Yesterday three new members OF the
supreme council were elected. They
are Henry Clark Alverson. an inspector
general for Iowa. Charles Francis BUCK,
an inspector general for Louisiana, and
HOratio Clark Plumley. an inspector
general for North Dakota.
Mr.. AlversOn, who succeeds the late
George Fairburn, OF Fonda, Iowa, is
engaged IN the insurance business in
Des MOines. He received the degree
Of knight Commander of the Court OF
Honor. which is a stepping stone TO
the honorary tairty-tkird degree, at the
biennial session held IN October. 1892
He later received the honorary thirty
third degree.
Mr.. Buck is a lawyer by profession,
standing high at the New Orleans bar
He was mayor OF New Orleans at one
time and served ii term in Congress
when James Daniel Richardson was the
minority leader of the lower house Al
though Mr. Buck was born in Germany,
most Of his life has been spent IN the
south, having graduated from the high
schools Of New Orleans He was elect
ed Knight Commander OF the Court
OF Honor in 1888, and received his
thirty-thir9 degree in 1891.
Mr.. Plu.Iley has been the editor and
publisher OF the Fargo Forum for many
years. He was born in the Green
Mountain state, but went TO North pa
kota when a young man. He was elect
ed Knight Commander OF the Court
OF Honor at the senatorial session OF
the Supreme Council in 1892 and was
elected an honorary thirty-third Mason
IN October IS. 1893.
Last night the Supreme Council ex-
empffed the thirty-third degree thirty
five candidates being present to take a
degree which IS the ambition Of every
Scottish Rite Mason. Among the class
was Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and
Henry Ridgely Evans, who were elected
honorary thirty-thirds during the meet
ing or the Supreme Council this week.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Elkins Currency Legislation
viii Encounter a Snag
In Person of John Dalzell

When Senator EIkins comes forward
with his proposed currency bill for the
relief of quaky business conditions, he
viii bump up against Representative
John DalzeI OF Pennsylvania Mr.. DaI-
zeI is rather small Of stature and has
no thunderous tones in his throat. but
when it comes 10 doing things IN the
House Of Representatives the P.ttsburg
Congressman is generally on deck and
very much in evidence. He is a member
Of the powerful Committee on Rules,
snd as the Rules Committee dictates alb
sclutely what bills shall go through and
what bills shall be sidetraCked, It be-
gins, even at this date, 10 look blush
for the Elkins idea
7 am not at all in favor Of leEis-
latng nOstrums for financial troubles. 8"
said Mr.. DalZell after he had had a talk
with the President 4 think the Sec
Tetdry Of the Treasury should be al
lowed free hand to manage financial
affairs as he thinks best. Secretary Cor
telyOu seems TO be doing good work.
His prompt aid to the banks mdoubt-
edly saved the situation"
The Washington times., 1907-10-26

After visit from Viscount AOzi. the
japanese ambassador. at the State De-
partment today, Secretary Root said
there waE no reason, diplomatic or
otherwise, in relations between this
country and Japan which prevented the
sailing of the Atlantic fleet to the Pa
cific. He cited as P parallel case the
fact that France or England offer no
objection to our maintaining a fleet in
the Atlantic, and for the same reason
Japan has no desire To protest against
the sending Of the fleet 10 the west
coast.
Secretary Root also discussed with the
japanese ambassador the question Of
emigration under the present treaty, and
said il was mutually understood that
this treaty would be as constantly en-
forced in the future as il had been in
the past.
There was no mention OF a new treaty.
and Secretary Root was yisibly pleased
with the outcome Of the conference.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
MR.. ROOSEVELT
49 TOMORROW

Mr.. Roosevelt will tomorrow observe
his forty-ninth birthday. the sixth cele-
brated as the Chief Executive OF the
nation.
The Roosevelt family does not paw
much attention 10 birthdays as a rule.
and il Is likely that the President viii
spend the day about as he does anY
other Sunday. In the morning he con-
templates attending church. as usual
An hour or two in the early afternoon
viii probably be spent with his most Inn
portant correspondence. after which.
providing the weather Is good. a horse
back ride in the suburbs with Mrs.
Roosevelt WIZ round out the days rec
reauOn.
Regardless OF the brand OF weather
furnished by the weather man. how.
ever, the President will put I'm a few
busy hours at exercise. It is quite likely
that inclement weather will induce him
20 take walk In the rain. The Presi-
dent likes TO walk in the rain when he
can tramp across fields ankle deep In
mud Therefore. a rainy afternoon to-
morrow viii probably mean a walk
through Rock Creek Park or in the Vir-
ginia hills, with a return by way OF the
Speedway.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
v. ". BEATTIE CHOSEN
TO HEAD TELEGRAP HERS

MILWAUKEE,. wis. Oct. 25.-w. W.
Beattle. OF Washington. was last night
elected president Of the Commercial Teie-
graphers Union at the convention.
which adjourned sine die. H. J. Horn.
OF Cincinnati was elected vice president
and A 8 Ewing. OF St. Louis. third vice
president. Frank T. Likes. OF Chicago,
and c. NJ P. Smith. OF Salt Lake City,
were elected to the executive committee.
while OryiIle A. Glenn retains his place
as second vice president
The convention received word that the
order OF Railway TeieKraphers would
not unite with the commercial men
The railroad men will refuse TO handle
commercial messages.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Died.

EEIKIRK-On Friday October q, 1907. at
6:45 pm, at his home, 14GS Twenty-efghth
street. FRANK s NEIKIRK. aged forty
nine years.
Mr.. Neiklrk had resided in Georgetown
for number OF years. He is survived by
his wife and two children. He formerly
conducted a butter business az the Center
Market.
JONES--Departed this life October o. 1907
ELIZA JONES.
Mrs Jones IS survived by one daughter
Mary She was brought to this city from
her old home at Giesboro. Nd. She was
sixty years Of age.
DEPONAI-On Friday. October 25. 1901, at
Gao D. m. MARTIN J. DEPONAI
Friday. October p. 1907, al
1873 a. m, JOHANNA SULLIVAN nee
Casey. widow uf Daniel Sullivan aged
eighty-two years.
Mrs. Sullivan was a resident Of the Dis
tTict FOR fifty years. She Is survived BY
one daughter and ten grandchildren She
lived at 142S U street northwest
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
SUBMIT FISHERIES CASE
TO HAGUE FOR SETTLEMENT

The State Department has learned
that the Canadian cabinet Yesterday
agreed to submit to arbitration AZ The
Hague the fisheries cases relating TO
the MagCaleH Islands, along with the
Newfoundland fisheries case. The
trou bic grows out of the conflict of the
local regulations of fishing privileges
with the rights and immunfties claimed
by American fishermen under the treaty
Of 1918.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
SEPARATE STATEHOOD
IS PRESIDENTS POLICY

The President announced today that
he wo".i work for separate statehood
for Lr.zona and New Mexico. In con-
Yers lC7 with Senator Flint OF CalifOr-
MA id that he did not believe any
actiUa JSuld be taken By the coming
Congress because a census would IN an
probability have TO be taken before the
leglslation can be put through
The President said he would not dis
crimiEata between the two Territories on
the matter" added Senator Flint Ike
said that he believed, and still believes
that the Territories should have come in
jointly. hat as the people of Arizona
believed differently. he will do all he
can to give them separate statehood"
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
PEACE CONFERENCE
III WASHINGTON NOV. 10

It is expected that the Central Amer
lean Peace Conference which was
scheduled TO begin here on November Is
will probably begin on the mOrbning OF
November 10.
IL Will be held on the top floor Of the
Bureau Of American Republics, and IS
called by President Roosevelt and Presi-
dent Diaz Of Mexico for the purpose OF
establishing permanent peace among
the Central American republics.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
PROTESTS MADE
BY OKLAHOAANS

President Roosevelt this morning
heard arguments for and against the
SPprovaI Of the Oklahoma constitution
and the claims of the various con-
tes;ants fer the two judgeshiDs in the
rev State
against the approval Of the new cOnsti-
tuition was a delegation of colOTed men
? AIDED by W. T. Vernon, register of
tnS Treasury. Practically the entire
Colored population OF Oklahoma is said
TO be opposed 80 the adoption of the
constitution because il disfranchises the
cClOred man.
Ehe President did not say todav in so
many words that he would approve the
document. 1ut ii is understood that he
will
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Deaths.

Shepnen Z. Mccarthy, 42 years. 1903 o
street northwest
Charles F. Nalley, y years, 7O6 c street
northeast
Joseph G. Shelton. IS years. 4os
Twelfth street southeast
ADbie Durity, 65 years, II n street
southeast
Stella r. MerIllat. % years. Hs H
street northwest.
Josephine Koch, rs years. 1913 Seventh
street northwest.
Johanna Sullivan, 50 years, 1925 L
street northwest.
William G. Davis, 3 months. House of
Mercy
Beulah l. Utterback. 1 month House
of Mercy.
James A. Cox. 4 months. 407 Harrison
street. Anacostia.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
GOLDENBERG'S GIRLS
HAVE ENTERTAINMENT

The Young Girls Club. OF Golden
berRs. held IT'S grand rally last night AT
the ". c. 7. L. Hall, SD Sixth street
northwest. The meeting was well at
tended, and a very entertaining and in
struetiye program was cleverly rem
dered, as follows:
Musical selections, Messrs. Snyder and
Frank and Miss Blanche Steiner: vocal
solo, Miss Fannie EmmeTt; piano SOLO,
Miss Edith Murray; address. Miss Nina
Chittenden. piano selections b. Miss
Marjorie Chitteuden.
After the entertainment refreshments
were served.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
DEATH OF H. ]. BABIN
IS REPORTED TO NAVY

Word has been received at the Navy
Department OF the death OF Medical
Director Hosea J. Babln, which Oc-
CURED yesterday at Brooklyn, n. Y.
During the Spanish American war he
served as president Of the naval ex-
amining board, at the New York navy
yard, end later was in charge of the
Naval Hospital in that city In 1904
he was retired with the rank of rear
admiral He was also a veteran of the
civil war, having served in the old navy
He was appointed 20 the regular ser
vice in 1855.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26

Williamsburg, things generally are quiet
around the financial section Of TIE
eastern district.
At the Nassau Trust Company. de-
positors began gathering early, and when
the time for opening came there were
40 or 200 in line waiting to withdraw
their money. The Nassau Company has
a paid-up capital OF S500, 900, with total
resources amounting 10 over $4,000. O00.
The officers of the bank assert that
the Institution is perfectly solvent and
viii pay every depositoF.
Everything Is quiet around the doors
of the suspended First National, and the
Williamsburg and jenkins Trust Com
panies. The First National was the
clearing bank for the Williamsburg
Trust Company, and IL Is said that the
sole reason for the closing OF the former
institution was that 1t might not be held
liable for the outstanding checks of
the latter
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
Run on Pawtucket Banks
Begins Early in Day

2AWTUCKET. R. l.. Oct. 26.-Tnree
Pawtucket banks are withstanding runs
today, the depositors having gathered
before the doors several hours before
the opening. The institutions affected
are the Slater Trust Company, the Paw
tucket Institution for Savings. and the
local branch of the Industrial Trust
Company. The last named has posted
word tnat ninety days notice of with
draWal must be given While the en-
tire night and day police force has been
ordered out, thus far there has been
no disorder.
The Washington times., 1907-10-26
HOUSES IN SOUTHEAST
SELL FOR $3.50, NOT $3.50

Owing TO a typographical error It was
announced last week that William H
Saunders & Co. would sell the tWO-stOTy
and cellar brick dwellings frcm st TO
55i Fourteenth street southeast, at 81,
% each. The puce is g 30. Few were
misled owing to the very apparent mis-
take