New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-21
TALKS OF HARTMAN
DUETS HEALTH RUMORS.
4Ieuander MiIIar Says Findncler is
Not So I'LL as Reported.

p III Ear-,rnan is far from being in such poor
health as recent reports would inoicate' a0Ooioie
10 Alexander Millar. secretary or the Union 1-No
and Southern Pacific railroads. who returned ION
I-alropa YESTERDAY on the Mauritania MI. Mnlaf
went abroad with Mr.. Hartman ana Was Win MN
until about ten days ago.
When ] left MIR. Hartman. said MI Nll1af,
he was rapidly returning 10 normal state OF
neal,h when he went abroad he suffering
from rheumatism, which had been aggravated py
ptonlane poisoning at public dinner mere Dut inc
treatment ne received in Europe was pehehclaL
and I'd 10 the time of my departure he was in
better health than for a long time Whle nave
not seen him, of COURSE since the recently pub
lshed reports concerning the state OF his health
am sure that his condition has been greatly ex-
aggerated."
Asked why MI Hartman Was coming home
earlier than he had first intended Mr.. Millar said
IL was merely in order that he might have the
comforts and conVeniences Of home, which II was
almost impossible TO procure in European hotels
Mr. Hartman" he added, NOW needs rest; only
rest His cure has been complete. his physicians
say and IL is the after cure that is necessary TO
put him back in his office chair. This he can only
get IN his own country and at his own home
do think he will take any very prominent part
in business for few weeks after his arrival here.
That TO say he viii complete the fun time of his
intended vacation from business before he enters
into II agan in full force. but he will be home in
q few days. and Will be able TO speak for himself.
You Will find him TO be in much better condition
physically than the majority OF persons here seem
TO think he is"
One Of Mr. Millar's interrogators reverted 10 the
ptomaine poisoning and asked if Mr.. Hartman had
been made i'll by fish served at the dinner. This
gave Mr. Millar opportunity 10 make pun
well, OF the Fish did prove troublesome
particularly Stuyvesant,' he said.
Mr.. AIillar optimistic the business out
look in this country, and said that the railroads
We're in for long period of activity. Asked
garding the reported purchase of New York Central
stocks and other securities by the Union Pacific in
terests. he said that a question on which he
was not authorized 10 speak. and that matter
OF fact he did not know anything about IT, but
doubtless Mr.. Hartman, when he arrived would
give any information wanted that point.
The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific directors
are scheduled 10 meet next Tuesday, but although
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. which is bringing Mr. Har-
riman home, should arrive in time for him TO at
tend IL is understood that he viii not be present
According 10 present arrang ementS he will go di-
rect from the steamer 10 his country home at
Arden The directors. It is believed, viii declare
the regular quarterly dividends. 1t is not expected
that other matters OF importance will be acted upon
al this meeting.
There was another severe slunn in the stock
market yesterday which sent the prices of the ac-
tive issues well under the bottom figures OF the
preceding day. AS was the case on Thursday the
physical condition Of Mr.. Hartman was the subject
or much of the market gossip. and the early weak
ness wes attributed TO the reports of the unsatis-
factory state of his health cabled from the other
sloe- Later, when IL stated on good authority
that these reports had been exaggerated the mar
het ralneo. and at the close the leading issues
showed only fractional net losses from Thursdays
close