, 1881-01-13
A Chapter in Te1egraphs un-
paralleled in the Annals,
OF Stock-Jobbing. :,
Jay Gou1d's Friendly Contracts
and Negotiations with
Jay Gould,
Eager Participation Of Vanderbilt
in tho Enormous Snap
"Twis'ing Of tho Street." Triple Consoli.
dation, and Readiness to Squeeze
the People.
Firm Action Of the Chamber
of Commerce OF tile
Metropolis.
1t Declares It's Opposition to the
Despotism Of the Rail-
way Kings.
Plat Almost Certain to BE Elected Rail-
road and ConkIing Senator
: from New York.
Stanley HMntlcy in Answer to tile
Charges Concerning the Chinese
Forgery.
Opening tho New Year with the Largest
Exchanges Ever Kuown-The
Worlds Fair,
It Declares Its Opposition to the
Despotism Of the Rail-
way Kings.
Plat Almost Certain to BE Elected Rail-
road and ConkIing Senator
from New York.
Stanley Huntlcy In Answer to tile
Charges Concerning the Chinese
Forgery.
Opening tho New Year with the Largest
Exchanges Ever Kuown-Ths
Worlds Fair,
JAY GOULD,


JAY COULD.
H1s CnowSIN8 ACT rF Dupr1ClTY.
Special ptspatth to The Chicago Tribune.
New YOMK, Jan. l2.-It was stated in these
disyntchcs last night that a consolidation Of
TIL. ryhl telegraph companies, tho Western
Union, the American Union, and the Attain
tic Il Pacific, had been agreed upon between
thu chief owners, Vanderbilt and Gould, anil
tonight II Gull be positively announced
TINT the consolidation was effected
to-day, the papers thereto being duly slg1,cd.
II Is a somewhat difficult matter 10 get nj tho
methods by which tho consolidation WINS cf-
tcctet', nll tie parties thereto being extreme
Iy reticcnt, President Green, Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, answered
question ns to tho progress Of tire ncEota-
tons for consolidating tho three great telc-
graph companies by saying to-day: "TIle
terms Of consolidation
HAVE lsEES ARRANGED,
and tic preliminary papers signed. They
will br submitted to tic hoard Ut Directors
Of tho Company on Wednesday, for nh
proyal." llewas asked wl,nt tbs ternls were,
but these fie refused to give, ur to disclose
any further information OH tho subject. lie
insisted TINT tho condition of ntfairs was not
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-" .'.".."' "''n LIME ~ ei1c't SUMS lto,'
a'a''o1 H., a.oa 'no H., iIeaueht VI ,'o A'nc1'-
s,,,s W. I9nip1ns, ,,''. ~ no sonM hot %
,t hnst"a u " ausss's t1 IT'LL .s uaGs l.to"E'
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SV"'pAu3 mno "clc ~ usctafett t!'slt IEey
were blissfa)ty ignorant Of everything con-
'eete" "41'' VI oe''tAi9 o'l tno l'e" acai'
atl.. JAY GOULD
~us '1stea. lae "as nlscoVeleo NJ h's o1-
NV "",eh WIS HoWo'eI. c'osea aeninst
sl.',,,,a ug i1'ias'oh '.' ~ uu Mtl'l'sitlve
puo''e III seMl"'' "tu teporters
~ paiHs Al, ntnN'' Ao"e'es.
answered '''o question w means ~ 'nessef-
Re'; alu ae."tscM wosu ~ ls QneS.iohes tnat
Nv H't' lo 1''aosi'aat'ol u !hllaft. Wheh MI.
Gould KNOWS nothl1'g, 10 genernliy buries
!,''nseit ~ "ts o''co "alu ntes Ills replies
through n pofthole'
Ah. VASnEhhltT,
a.so' natt e'laeht'y repehted o' ms readiness
~ u1!h !us' n'sh1' loI ~ stat'oheu 4 f0otHlnll
~ ''s c''o1 ~ IecelFo the card3 OF tho
MeSs 4epiese"lntlscs' ie ula NOT &c"
e'o ~ oo seeh pessohal'y' Tor the
a:',sp te',son. no uouol' lhas tne plls''ess Vt
l'.',SLns ~ w. t'e aeal "Ns 1aR'ns goou tlea!
VI hls spa.e 'l'ne, anu interruption might dls-
et''eeEt hl1n' t!o nltee1ors OF the scveral
con,pan!es who "ese Vls'1e' ailu seen either
sIu s,!. .ls lucy u!a not know a,,yttl'ng or de-
ellnca 10 W Interviewed. Tho reMS0ns fur
..'' aee'a vi s'!o a"!t VI 1ho A'nl'tee1S Ut
a'o euhliHs"les i's''e peeoh1e arpafcht ln Tie
AaafNsH oIfoIsTuNlIiES FOR srocK-jOII-
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