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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-10
San francisco Mining Stocks.
MINING Notes.

Z. NJ West left for Tindo last night
to spend a few hours underground at
some Of the properties OF the camp
Two cars of ore from Alta, one from
Brigham and one from Tintic were re-
ported at the Pioneer sampler yester~
day.
Judge H p Henderson went to Haley
during the week to look over the Red
Elenhsnt properties, in which he Is iarg--
y interested.
Manager George H. Dern of the Con
soidated Mercur came in from camp
yesterday TO sign up the payroll checks
for November.
There was released from the Taylor
& Brunton sampler yesterday six cars
OF ore from Tintic, one from MaFysvale,
one from Idaho and one from Nevada.
James Quinn, the well known Ophir
mining man, and president Of the East
Il West company. operating in that camp.
leaves for the east today on business
70. his company. He expects 10 be alb
sent some little time.
W. D. Began is down from his Snake
Creek properties for a few DAYS. Ho
deep in the canyon and that he win not
attempt TO do any more work on his
property until next spring.
President ". S. Cleves Of the Sheba
Mining company, accompanied by John
Slockett, one Of the directors came IL
tend the annual meeting OF TIE ccrpo-
ration. which IS advertised for tomoT-
row.
Colonel John Weir. president OF the
Sevada-C tab company, who has been
confined 10 his room at the Enutsford
for more than a week with a threat
ened attack of pneumonia, was able %
dress for the first time yesterday lie
is still far from well and in order. 70
recuperate and take Up the WORK tnat
called him out here, he Leftso the night
train for Los Angeles. where he win re-
main until his severe cold has worn
of.
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CRESCENT BEGINS TO MOVE.
Strong Combination Takes Hold of
the Tiusr Mine.

Crescent. New. Dec. 1T is remark
able 70 note the avidity with which the
investing outside public PUSHES 10 the aid
Of the prospector whenever he can sh "
that he has discovered values. or the
evidence of values. in any given mining
district that would warrant the expend-
lure OF money in developing his pros
poets into paying mines, ow nS 70 the
Iaet that the eyes OF those interested N
the mining industry have for some time
been centered on southern Nevada. In
deed. some OF the new camps in this pOr-
ton Of the state have actually had money
thrust upon them TO aid in the develop
ment OF recent discoveries. and nowhere
- THIS condition so evident as IN the
Crescent district at the present time.
Six months ago there were but a half
dozen Old-time prOspectorS here, and to-
day there are at least six incorporated
companies doing business within a "a
dius of four miles of the town. Four of
thesc companies have started active ope-
FduOns within the past month. Some CT
them are offering their stocks rs an in
yestment to the outside public, while
others have no stock Tor snle.
/ ne latest enterprise is that launched
by the Big Tiger Mining company. Or
ganized for the purpose of operating the
Big Tiger mine. The property up to Il
short time ago belonged 10 the George
simmons estate, Among the new owners
are some OF the most influential mining
men in the west. including 5. T Patrick,
GOldfield; l. y. Campheu. 7. 3. owen.
r, L. Patrick Major Warrington and II.
X. Owens OF Seattle, with I. Z. Sword.
late of GOldfield. as mining engineer and
general superintendent. Their entry into
the district warrants .-.e assurance that
some practical mining will be done and
neither money nor effort spared TO put
the property. on paying basis.
In the Big Tiger they have what is con-
sidered one OF the best looking roper
ties in this district and il is their inten-
tons TO CrOss-Cut their fOrty-foOt lead at
the bottom of the 1O0-foOt shaft. as well
as give the surface a thorough testing.
After that they will equip the property
with a modern hosting plant and erect
q mill for the reduction of the ores, there
being sufficient water on the property
for that purpose. Some rich ore has
been found IN this claim, but il is really
considered a large ow-grade properly.
on which is found one Of the largest
Quartz bow0uts in the state, being over
600 feet " de and running almost the en-
tire length of he claim. Almost any Of
the rock found in III 3 area pans freely.
aud at ne bottom of the 1e1-fo0t Shaft
there is Il ledge about forty feet in width
that will assay SIS per ton.
There are many other promising pros
poets in the district now commanding the
attention of outside CAPITALISTS the de-
Velopment of which viii mean much to
the state OF Nevada and Crescent dis
triCt in particular.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicaeo. Dec. "A firm tone prevailed
in the wheat market throughout the day.
The feature OF trading was covering by
shorts but business was not large One
OF tbs main factors IN the situation was
the continued reports of small arrivals
OF wheat al Minneapolis and Duluth and
this consequent Trim tone or the north
western markets. Oncther factor was
compare tive firnness OF the wheat mar
ket at liverpool. where prices showed
only a slight decline. Notwithstanding the
slump of yesterday IA the local market
May opened is6A higher, at sSesdSSs
sold between SSisGSSSs and 69dS91s, ana
closed firm. sc higher at e,1s
Sentiment in the corn pit was inclined
to he bearish, but covering by shorts pre-
vented any material loss in values. The
market closed steady, May unchanged az
447s
Trading was aotiys in the oats market.
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The Bank Statement.

New York, Dec. 9.--The weekly bank
statement of the clearing house banks
for this week shows deficit OF Sl,246r52o
The statement is as follows;
Loans. S1,0ie. 800 800: decrease, S7.56f. 500.
Deposits, 1897, Z55, 200; decrease, 149S6.-
Circulation. S5S, 2GS, 700; decrease 1871, 500
Legal tenders. $7S2sG,l00; decrease, ST.
Specie. sI7S 52G. 800: decrease. s6.S17.1oO
Reserve S2I6Sl2. 400; decrease, Si.546. leo.
Reserve required, $24s 05S,925; decrease,
S.. 784.2
required - per cent Of deposits. Last
week there was a surplus OF S3160.3lJ,
making a decrease for this week of 3d.
SI1 800.
Elk. Y. s deposits there is sur
plus OF ss95.550. a decrease OF $3,6l2,0l5, as
compared with last week.
The Financier says: Last week S Of
fetal statement OF the New York asso-
cisted banks was again unfavorable. the
institutions for the second time this year
showing a deficiency in reserve. Such
deficit was, however. smaller by 81, 782.S15
than il was on Nov. IL. on which occasion
il was S242S, 500, IN the interval OF four
weeks the surplus recovered to S9,157, 100
Nov 15 but the reduction therein of
nearly six and two-thirds millions in the
week Of Nov. Largely because Of an
increase In loans and consequently in de-
posits, which latter affected reserve re-
a point as seemingly 10 foreshadow the
deficiency in reserve which is above
noted. It would seem that the unmis-
taxable indications OF a deficiency last
week that were disclosed by current di-
rect movements of money out of the
banks and through Sub-treasury opera
tons should have resulted in more eX-
tenslve contraction tn loans than was eff
| fected. thus reducing deposits and pre-
venting the extinguishment of the sur
plus, There appears. however. to have
been only the mere loan contraction of
1881 so last week. possibly due to ex-
cessive requirements for accommodation
for stock speculation.
The cash loss was s1,5ie,100, which sum
was much greater than the highest of
the estimates that were based upon the
traceable movements of money during
| the week. The heavy loss seemed TO in
/ dicate that if money was attracted 70
this center from interior cities to the eX-
tent that was expected for the purpose
Of taking advantage of the high rates
for loans at call, IL arrived too late to be
fully reflected in the statement.
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STILL SACKING ORE.
George Wilson Reports Nevada-supe-
rior a5 Looking Fine.

George Wilson returned yesterday
morning from a trip into Humboldt
county, Nevada. where he has been on
mining business. tho nature Of which
h is not yet al liberty to reveal, other
than Ia say that il had TO do with
deal OF more than ord nary moment
that would probably require some time
20 round out.
Mr.. Wilson was one Of the original
organizers Of the NeVada-Superi0r
company and he still serves rs d.
rector in the company with which he is
most prominently identified. Durine
his trip he found time 20 visit the prop
erJy and at Humboldt station he met
Manager Ford w. Cornell going in
camp. Nh. Wilson states thar every
days development on the 1o0-f0ot level
Of The property makes 4 more certain
that the mine is destined 10 turn out
big. Superintendent John II. Harring-
ton is sackinS fine ore every day, and
within the coming week be will have
started the shaft down asain. Man
ager Ford declared tbat there would
Sc no let-Cp ia sinking Until the 3ac-
foot lrvei w"S reached, when drifts
would be hurried ont I'm both directions
along the vein on the 200 and 800 towels
al the same time,
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MINES and MINING STOCKS.

improve. and ali indications point that
way Mohawk is being bought by
Nixon, Wingfield and their crowd.
Some very rich surface ore is being
sacked.
Kendall will have a 50-eent look
later on. as il is equally as good as
Sandstone. if not better. and it is also
intended that a mill shall be erected
on this property, which Will greatly en-
nance its value. Jumbo Extension and
Diamondfield are considered extremely
good and bullish, insiders having
bought great quantities of stock
Diamondfeld may go back 10 so cents,
but will surely improve. Silver Pick s
location and ore indica tons make il
look like a good stock to buy and put
away
Both the GO!dheld and TonOpah mar
kets now have every indication Of
strength. and while they may go a little
lower, it certainly looks as If after the
new year all of the stocks viii sell
higher. Bullfrog is very inactive aud
no new developments have been Re
ported from the districts, and I lock
for no higher prices for next month
or so.
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LUCKY STAR STRIKE.
Ore Worth Two Dollars a Pound On
covered in Logan Canyon Mine.

Logan Dec 9.-P. \. Nielsen. PRINCIPAL
owner Of the Lucky star mine. in which
new strike was made last week, came
down from the claim Yesterday, after
having worked for several days in ex-
p'orins the new ore body. He brouvht
down some OF the finest ere ever seen
here. large pieces of ~ showing values
in copper, gold and silver Of over s. a
pound. lie says his men have uncovered
a galena vein fourteen feet wide. and in
this is a rich streak of the copper and
silver ore that is about two feet wide
Big masses of the ore are blue with
bromdes which, with the gray copper
and galena, forms wonderfully rich-iooK-
ing and beautiful ore. A force OF men
are at work taking out the ore.
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open Board.
Utah Stocks IN Boston.

James A. Pollock Co. bankers and
brokers. Yesterday received 0Ver their
private wire from Paire. Weber & Co
ono OF their Boston correspondents, the
record Of safes of Utah stocks un the
Boston market, with range anu closing
1uOtqJiOls-
BostoH. Dee. 9-Ths market looked
over5ought at the close North Butte
was very erratic. selling down 2i2 points
on sales of only $50 shares. Range came
out freely between s. and Sc. Boston
Consolidated was freely sold from New
York. Altogether it looks as II We might
have a little reaction TIE first Of this
week. after which We would buy stocks
GSain il tho EoDey situation gets easier.
On0tatiCIs.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

due largely To the fact that the smell
tiers. which have been running rather
light for the past several weeks on &C
count OF the coke shortage. have start
ed out 10 catch up some on the big ore
reserves that have naturally accumu-
lated in the smelter bins.
The figures given cut close TO the
best records OF the year. only two
weeks having shown greater amounts.
During the first week IN January the
settlements amounted 10 $685., 400. and
for the frst week Ia February. in which
two days OF January appeared. the rec
ord Was S6l5,S00, the largest for the
year.
Yesterdays contribution 10 the
weeks total was $50. eco, divided as fol-
lows: Silver lead. gold and copper
ores. $50 300; base bullion. $i7,T00; gold
bars, 5000.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Omaha, Dec. 9.-Cattle-Receipts 100.
market unchanged; native steers, S.751
Coz. cows and heifers. 2.75GI4.40: western
steers, 3.00G440; stockers and feeders ia
qteo
Hogs-RAceipts, s, 900: PIC lower: heavy,
4.S2ia34S7lR; mixed. 4S2IsI14S5; light, A75u
ass; pigs. 4f0d4 65: bulk, 4.S21204S5
Sheep-Receipts, 100: steady: yearlings.
G.00d6.c5; wethery. 5.f00560; ewes. 1850
$40. lambs. 1.00G7.75.
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Yesterdays Record at the Local Of
flee of the Weather Bureau,

Maximum temperature. IS degrees; min-
imum temperature, p degrees; mean teIa-
peTature. % degrees. WI Ch is degrees
below the normal accumulateA 6efic-er-
cy OF temperature since the first OF the
month. s. degrees: accumulated excess
OF temperature since Jan. l. si9 degrees.
TutaI precipitation from g D. m. to p,
m none: accumulated DEF cheney Of pre-
cipitation since the first Of the mon b,
q inrh: accumrlate3 drfic cnov of pre-
cipitu ton since Jan. l. 1-52 inches.
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Coffee and SUGAR.

New York, Dec. s.-Coffee-Spot Rio
easy; No. Z invoice, 5 1T; mild quiet.
Cordova, 9st912&l
Sugar-RaW strong; fair refining, i-l6r
3is: centrifugal. &c test, 35s: molasses
sugar q 3-16a21 Z. Refined Iirm; No o.
40; No. Z, 40: No. s 40l: No. 8. So
No. 10 $50; No. Il, 3.S5, no -, S-SO' No. u.
3.75; No. u. S.55; confectioners' A, 4g
mould a. 80: cut loaf. So crushed, 90;
powdered, $50; graduated. 4.I1; cubes.
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Another New DINING company.

The Jumbo-Waverly Mining company.
with seven claims in Spring Greek dis
trict, Juab county. filed articles Of in
corporation in the office OF the secretary
of state yesterday. The company is
capitalized for $4,000. divided into shares
of a par value Of 10 cents each. T. r.
Ellerbeck is president; w. L. Ellerbeck,
vice president and q. z. EIlerbeck sec
rotary and treasurer.
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Metal Markets.

New York. Dec. 9.-Whfe business was
without fresh feature in the absence of
cables, the metal markets were gener-
ally firm. Spot tin is quoted at 35.4J9
81 70.
Copper Is more or less nominal. with
lake and electr0lytic quoted at l'.Sllzg
1925 and casting at 1T.7501S.60.
Lead ruled firm, with quotations rang
ing from 5.55G610. and spelter is quoted
at s. 4oal6.JQ
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Money. Silver. Etc.

New York. Dec. s.-MoSey on call NOM
inal. no loans.
Time loans firm; sixty and ninety days,
Der cent commission; six months, 8 per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 5i1Gs per cent.
Sterling exchange strong, with actual
business in bakers bills at 4so6Od .SSeo
for demand and at 1880 for sixty days;
posted rates. AS3d4S3is and 4S6d4.S6i2
commercial bills, AS24AS2A.
Bar silver 64IS.
Mexican dollars, 1915.
Government bonds steady; railroads
irregular
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THE COPPER HANDBOOK

practical book OF nearly a thousand
pages. useful to all and necessary to
most men engaged in any branch OF the
copper industry.
It's facts viii pass muster with the
trained scientist and its language ia
easily understood By the everyday man
1t is q dozen books in one, covering tho
History, Uses, Technology, Geography.
Geology. Chemistry, MineralOgX, Metal
lurgy, Finances and Statistics OF Cop
per.
It gives the plain facts IN plain Eng
fish, without fear or favor.
ii lists and describes 3.Si9 copper mines
and companies, in all parts Of the world,
twelve pages, according 10 importance or
the property
The Copper Handbook is conceded to be
the
Worlds Standard Reference Book on
Copper.
The miner needs the book for the facts
il gives him about mines, mining and
the metal
The investor needs the book for the
facts it gives him about Mining Invest
ments and Copper Statistics. Hundreds
Of SWindling Companies are exposed IN
plain English.
Price is s. in buckram, with gilt ton;
$50 in full library morocco. VIII be
sent fully prepaid. on approval, TO any
address ordered, and may be returned
within a week of receipt If not found
fully satisfactory.
HORACE J. STEVENS,
Il POSTOFFICE BLOCK. HOUGHTON,
MICH, l. S A
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ORE AND BULLION
settlements in Open Market for the
Week Cut cioso 20 Record.

Not since last February has single
weeks settlements Sd. the opca ore ana
bullion market reached the amount
that they did during the week just
closed. The total IS reported by Nc
GOrnick & Co.. amounted 10 S593i0 as
agains, an approximate average for or
binary weeks sof $4,000 The bulge is
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Chicago. Dec. -Cattie-Receipts. 400
steady: beeVes. 3206660: COWS, L256I4O
heifers, 2.2504SC, calves, 5.50gt7.75: good 4
prime steers. 5.2516.S0; poor to medium
S. 20G6.15; stockers and feeders, 3.31d5.30.
Hogs-Receipts. 5000: Monday $1,000
steady: mixed and butchers, 470G5.05
good heavy, AS5a502I4; rough heavy. 40
d4S0: light, 4.10ai95; pigs, 425q4.90; bulk
4S515.00.
sheep-Receipts. 1850; strong: sheep
8.4la56o: yearlings. 550G6.10; lambs. 5.5Oa
T75
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Kansas City. Dec. 9.-CattIe-Steady:
native steers. 400d600; native cows and
heifeTs @00d4.e0; stockers and feeders.
. sn84.50; calves, .. 5DsI8. 50; western steers,
950Gl5.U0: western cows, 2.25m350.
Hogs-Receipts. GOO; weak TO sc low
er; bulk, 490Q5.02Ia: heavy. 50065.0712:
packers, 4.s0q505: pigs and lights. 1909
495.
sheep-None: market nominally steady.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

155.s9--Peter Hansen, Heller City
Nsrgarst Hansen, Hebe. gltg.
l5Ag-Frank Hofsinger. Asbtnr. Ia.
Margetta Race, Denver, Colo,
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CHEAP RATES TO CHICAGO
Via D. & z. G. 2. r

December 14th-15th Chicago and re-
turn $3.50, final limit January 5th. 1905.
International live Stock Convention.
Rate open 10 all.
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Treasury Statement,

Washington, Dec. 9.-Today's statement
Of the balances in the general fund
shows: Available cash balance. 951,5f+.--
so; gold coin and bullion, $sT027,921; gold
certificates, SO 80.
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NOTHING BETTER

Than book 10 give for Christmas. 10
per cent TO 30 per. cent of az Salt La6e
News Co. 4 West Second South.
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Metal Markets.

Silver, 6IIzc per ounce.
Copper (casting), lie per pound.
Lead. in ore. $50; New York, SOS per
100 pounds.
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Pacific Coast Grain.

San Francisco, Dec. 9.-NNheat-Steady;
Nay, ]. 4254: December L35.
BaTley--Firmer; MAY, 1.2p2; December.
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Tonopah-eoIdfield Stocks.

James A. Pollock & Co furnish the
following as the closing quotations on
the san Francisco exchange yesterday
over their private wire.
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Chicago, Dec 9.-Ou the produce OK
change today the butter market was
steady; creameries, 1T1Glz; dairies. 1tn
%.
Eggs-Firm at mark; cases included,
20I24; firsts, q; prime firsts, Is; extras.
80.
Cheese-E Easier: 1fs112
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Modern PLUMBING
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.

| at moderate prices. George G. Doyle
& Co.. 211 State street. Phone l6a,
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NEVADA STOCKS
Yesterdays Sales.

Ajax, 50061gac.
DAILY, 200Q$l,5o
Lower Mammoth. 9U0 IS &c.
Silver Shield. J10m20
Uncle Sam, i.2DEI9Jc.
New York. J00QIS6sC; I, t1o4iSi4c.
Tetro, l.00OT slsc.
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SAILS OF HAND PAINTED CHINA.

BY Mrs. Harry Simpler at Meredith's
trunk store, loo Main street.
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Established 1szL Iss Offices
The Oldest and Largest
z. G.DUN s CO

GEORGE RUST. General Manager
Utah, Idaho, wyoming and Nevada.
Offices in Progress svlldlng, Salt
Take City.
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}. osERNDoRFER,
stock eroker

Tel. Bell 1872. 1911 s Main St
If the Crown Label is on the loaf.
you have the bread that is made III u
clean bakery. Ask your grocer for
Royal Bread.
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Butter and Euus.

New York. Dec. Observation-Disclosures
Eggs-NVeal: western selected finest -
430; western average best, IS
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in \. ". 1850 10 lol4 10 loi.
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Worlds Standard Reference Book OF
Conner.
Copper.

II POSTOFFICE BLOCK. HOUGHTON
MICH, L. s. a.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-03-25
GOVERNOR ADAMS OUSTED'
Colorado Legislature Seats Pea
body In His Place.
CHANGE is RESULT OF A DEAL
But Peabody Is to Resign and Nc
Donald rs to Succeed Him
as Governor.

A dispatch from Denver, Col, says
that James H. Peabody Thursday won
his contest for the Office of governor
of Colorado, but his victory was
achieved only after he had given his
pledge to resign and surrender the
chair to Lieutenant. Governor Jesse
+. Mcdonald, republican. Governor
Peabody took over the office Of COVER
nor from Adams yesterday evening.
The vote in joint convention ef the
general assembly by which Governor
Alya Adams. democrat, was ousted
and Governor James ii. Peabody, re.
publican, installed was 81 to 4. Ten
republicans voted with the democratic
members for Adams.
Although the republican majority on
joint ballot is 30. the membership of
the legislature being 66 republicans
and 81 democrats. it had been found
impossible to gain for Peabody enough
republican votes to reinstata him as
governor. twenty-five republican
members of the general assembly,
according to report, refused to be
bound by any action in caucus on the
contest and entered into compact not
to vote for Peabody. Finally the
leaders of the opposing republican
ACTIONS arranged compromise by
which Peabody would be indicated
by being declared elected and Melon.
aid would be made governor.
At the conference at which the bar
gain was made pledges were given to
the independent repn biclans by active
supporters of Peato1y that he would
retire after being seated and permit
the lieutenant.goye rnor to take the
office of governor.
Governor Peabody's undated resig-
nation. it is said, was placed in the
hands of W. S. Boyuton
Governor Adams. who had spent
the dav packing his effects, surrepd.
cred his office to Governor Peabody
shortly after 5 O'Clock. Scores of
letters. telegramssands telepnone mes
sages had reached the executive cham.
Der during the day ,turging Governor
Adams to hold his seat by force, but
he decided to ignore this advice.
He said he felt outraged at the
action of the general assembly and ex-
pressed surprise that Mr.. Peabody
should hecome party to what he
termed a conspiracy to secure the
office of governor for .a.man who had
no claim whatever to the place.