New-York tribune., 1903-03-11
DIR. FLOWER IN CONTROL,
Through Prories He Gusts Meloy a.
PresideRt of Lone Pine Com PAM.

An exciting meeting OF stockholders Of the Lon.
Pine Mining Company In Cooper Union yesterday
afternoon followed the refusal Of Justice O'Gornsn
in the Supreme Court to restrain Dr. R. c. Flower
and q. z. Mills from voting the proxies OF nearly
thousand shareholders in the company Tha
application for a mandamus made by some OF
the directors of the company. including Andrew D
Meioy, against whom DR.. Flower has made charges
of larceny. After hearing arguments Justice OGor-
gave this decision:
Grave charges are made against the oncerS .,
the plaintiff company, and II unfouRded they should
ton of the conSmct 6y the stockboIdsr. @ ga
facts presented there is sufficient reason
denied and injunction vacated. with 80 costs
More than hundred stockholders Of the Lon.
Pine Mining Company were present at the meeting
in Cooper Union. The friends OF DR.. Flower were
greatly In the majority and the meeting 10 suit
themselves. Andrew D. Meloy, president Of the
company; Charles A. DouglaS r. F. Mellor Sidney
F. Marshall and W. E Hall. directors were not
present. and charges were made that they did not
dare to appear
These officers. after grave charges had been ma9s
against them by two three speakers. including
DR.. Flower we're removed from ONCE by vote ON
q resolution, which also included many OF the
directors are Albert 5. Scott. OF Washington;
EidPidge Packham OF baitlm2re Lewis 1 A Corhin
city and Alden Sohmans. president of the First
National Bank Of South NorwaIk Conn.
SAID ID : O''sf 'pss'H 70 TIT ''0S>'os'S u lover
"If You scrapc the floor Of the bottouIesz nj,
with a fine tooth comb there VIII be one crsst1Irs
so small-there will be- two creatures so small thar
you Will not catch them between the teeth OF ths
comb-Andrew D. Neloy and Charles A. Douglas
He concluded with the declaration that al he
had done with the committee was in the interest
Of the stockholders. He had paid OF the mort
gage. amounting TO nearly $4,000 out Of his own
pocket, we'll other large sums besides turn
ing the stock already referred TO-
One OF the stockholders declared that he believed
they were getting at the truth.
when rogues fall out honest men get their due
he said.
There were smiles a this and the =Tsaker hast
ened to say that he did wish to make any i'm
plications by IL. He glanced at DR.. Flower.
Herbert A ButteriCk asked:
"Wfll DR.. Flower tell whether those frss
dividends OF the Arizona company were sarRsd?'
Or. Flower, who had returned to his in III.
rear Of the merely glanced at the questioner
and remained silent.
From the office Of NsIoy's counsel last evening
there was issued statement that the proceedings
Of the meeting yesterday we're wholly Illegal
that another meeting Of stockholders would &c held
March 3. 1t added:
While the directors the fullest examination
of the affairs of the corporation. they refuse to
recognize the personal claims OF DR.. Flower. They
prefer to make all explanation to the stockholders
at meeting legally called for that purpose, and
by advice OF counsel they refuse to recognize IN
any way the Illegal meeting called by Dr. Flower
for the purpose OF Ehits~ashing his record