The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-27

y UTE Mont, oct 26.-Au chance
ID OF an immediate settlement in the
war between the big copper in
terests. composed of the Amalgamated
Copper company on one side and T..
Augustus Heinze on the other. was dis
PEELED in a statement issued tonight by
President William ScaIlon. head OF the
Amalgamated Copper interests in Mon
tana.
Mr.. ScallOn's statement followed q
proposal made by Mr.. Heinze TO I1ass
meeting Of $1,000 miners of Butte, called
this afternoon by Mr. HeinZe. who
stated that ne would receive any prOpO-
sition from the miners union looking
10 a settlement of the present trouble
and would in return state his propo-
sitiou
Fearing trouble. Mayor Mullins had
several platOUus of police present, but
with the exception of the scene when
President Long Of the miners union
interrupted Mr.. HeinZe. demanding an
immediate answer to the proposition
the miners to purchase the Mac
Gl-1iss stock nothing disturbed the
pcaC or the meeting
President Long grew very excited
and with the members Of his commit
tee abruptly left the meeting after
EnnIIlLe
had the stand.
Miners Take Exceptions.
Mr. Heinze in his address declared
Mr. MacGinniss had left town at his
suggestion because Of fear OF bodily
violence. The miners at the meeting
this afternoon took objection to Mr..
Heinze's remarks concerning Mr.. Mac
Ginniss' departure from the city. and
IN a resolution censured the statement
Of Mr.. Heinze that Mr.. MacGinniss was
obliged to leave Butte because he was
in danger OF violence on the part Of the
workers.
The authorities are taking every pre-
caution TO prevent any disorder and a
small army Of special police VIII soOr
be on duty. The saloons and gambling
houses or the city viii be closed al
\ once as a result Of the turn Of affairs
The officials Of the city. though they
have everything under control now
fear the result when an army Of tdlt
men such as Is at present traVersing
the streets Of the city grows hungry
Mayor Mullins called the mass meet
ing tn order introducing Edward Long
president OF the Butte Miners union
who in a few words formally submitted
the proposition Of the union to pur-
chase the MACHINES stock in the Bos
ton e. Montana and the Parrot cOmpc-
MES and thus end the litigation ove1
the interests. Mr.. HeinZe. as the au
fhorized representative Of John Mac
Ginni~s then took the stand and atte'
an address OF over an hour, In Whlct
ne criticised the course or the Amalga
mated Copper company and the atti'
tude OF II. II. Rogers and his stand
ard oil associates. submitted "a counter
proposition TO that offered by the min
. ers. as follows:
Counter Pronosition.
John MacGinniss purchased the 10
Shares of stock in the Boston & Mon
tana company IN April or May, 1885
at the cost of $500 per share. The COS
Of the stock in the Parrot compan.
owned by MacGinniss and Lamm wa
about S35 per share John MacGinnis
was offered in 1893. and at several time
subsequent. 100000 for the leo share
OF stock I'm the Boston & Montana com
pany. I understand the Butte miners
union 70 be willing now to pay as higl
as $4,000 for the Boston & Montan;
stock and 500 per share for the Parro
stock
II am authorized by Mr. MacGinnis
and Mr. Iamm to state that they d
not wish TO make any money out Of To
sale Of this stock but, on the contrary
are willing TO make a sacrifice Of a sal
thereof viii result to the benefit Of tn
miners. laborers and business peODl
Of silver Bow county and the state o
Montana. and J am authorized by ther
10 make the following offer. to-wit.
Wants NipPer Lode Claim.
THAT John MacGinnis VIII sell Oh
100 shares of stock I'm the Boston
Montana company for $500 per share. @
$4,000 with interest thereon from tn
date OF purchase at the rate of pc
cent per annum. and MacGinniss an
Iamm win sell their shares Of stock ]
the Parrot company for $50 per shar'
with interest on the amount az the rat
of per cent per aunum from the dat
or The purchase OF said stock, provide
the judgments and orders now entare
in the case of Forester and MacGir
Miss against the Boston & Montan
company and the costs Of the variou
Actions with reference TO this stock an
paid. and the whole controversy wit
reference to this stock and their right
as stockholders shall be forever settled
and provided. further that the I'VE VI
divided thirty-siXths OF the Nipper &c
claim owned by the Anaconda Cope
Mining company or the Amalgamate
Copper company shall be sold and cor
vcyed 20 me for the price paid there
Tor by the Anaconda Copper Mimi
company al the time IL purchased n
same. and 8 per cent interest thereC
from the date when the same was pa