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The Washington times., 1905-11-30
Defense Changes Mind.


AR Munroe. however. surprised tie
court BY withdrawing his request, and
asking to proceed forthwith. He was
permitted 10 do 50.
Mr. Munroe delivered a strong speech
on behalf OF Meriwether In an hours
argument, he devoted the major portion
to setting up that Branch's death was
due to the three falls upon the head
which he received during the fight.
He rehearsed portions of the testimony
of Drs, Gatewood. Ames and Glaze
brook 10 show that fist blows could not
have caused the injuries. Discussing
this testi nony in its medical aspect
and legal effect Mr. Munroe 4ITged
upon the court his conviction that the
nlanslsughter charge had h+ea fully
and completely defeated.
As go the lighting proposition, coun-
sci declared that the system in vogue
at the Academy had been prov ed 70 be
within the knowledge Of the officers
stationed here and the Academy au-
Lieutenant Commander Robson. who
has been indefatigible in defense of
MeriWetheT. WAS barely able 10 attend
court This morning He IS suffering
from practical collapse and is under
medical trca tment
Mr- Robson Is professor Of mathe-
MATES in the Academy. and while this
is his first appearance before a court
martial IN the capacity OF counsel he
has shown remarkable aptitude as q
trial advocate. On the ether hand
Captain Mark has had wide experience
as a Judge advocate. having made "A
record Ia that capacity before the
Maine board OF inquiry.
Expect Forensic Treat.
The prosecution has been assisted
by United States District Attorney
Rose, one OF the leading members Of
the MARYLAND bar
Mr. Munroe. civil counsel for the de-
fense, is a weI-knoWn trial lawyer.
and is particularly strong before
jury. lie VIII be at home before q
court-marfiaI
In c0urts-martinl the defense opens
stiia closes the argument. contrary to
lle practice IN civil courts. There will
~ toDaply be some first-class ANALYSIS
OF evidence IN the summing up.
Aloshlpman MeriWether has borne
the strain or his trial well He re-
Ihcd 10 The stand for few minutes
TO-DAY Tor the correction Of minor fnac
Cufactes IN the stenOgrapher's report Of
his testimony yesfe efIstsJ
MIs. Minor MertWether. sr mother
or Mldshlp pman Minor Meriwether. is
IN the city. having come from Lar
cite. La. She visited her 40, - 81
quarters today. and they had iitfis
family reunion " i4l'ie
The Washington times., 1905-11-30
Beautiful xmaa Tree Ornaments Ere,

See next Sundays Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
FIRST AND SECOND CLASS ORE.
May Day Company Gets Fine Re
turns From Both

The May Day Mining company yes
terday sold to the smeIters I23 dry tons
Of second class ore for 81. 400 and thirty
eight tons of first class for S1.050. or q
total Of $3.50 for the 161 tons included
in both COnsignments. Another con-
signment of second class and a car Of
first class now loading Will be on the
market early in the week.
This is the best lot of second class
ore that has been shipped under the
present contract with the smelling COM
pany. netting all of s. more per ton
than the usual average As the settle
meut price indicates. the first class
melted close to 81 per ton.
4 new 100 horse power boiler Of the
best kind Obtainable was recently pur-
chased by the management to perfect
the equipment at the mine At the
present time two smaller boilers are do
ing duty and. owing To their age and
efficiency or lack of the latter. it has
not been possible to operate the hoist
and as many machine drills at the
same time as the manager would have
had in motion. Foundations and every
thing are ready for the reception of the
new boiler. a wagon is IN waiting at
the railroad siding and, just as soon as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Bingham Mining Notes.
bingham BulIetiu)

4 tram Is being built at the Highland
Boy TO connect the mine lumber yard
with the new spur that the Copper Belt
VIII put in, by the use Of which lum-
Der and tlmbers viii be delivered at the
mine without the use of teams
Furnace No. ! at the Yampa SmeIter
Is again In commission. having been
TemOdeled to conform to furnace No. >
Its capacity is materially increased and
the whole plant Is now in shape for
steady and profitable operation.
The Bingham-New Haven IS now
sinking a Wine on the StOddard vein.
about $500 feet from the mouth of the
tunnel Where the winze was started
the vein showed over four feet of fine
ore. and it Is stated that all Of the ore
now taken out is worth $50 or better.
I. @. MOrser, manager Of the Mystic
Shrine under the new ownership. is
rapidly getting things in shape for
some extensive operations Five men
are at work. new ore bin has been
built and a car Of ore shipped. which
gave returns of over $50 in silver lead
and copper
The New England company this week
forwarded to market one car of con-
CentrateS and two cars Of crude ore
Judging from the appearance of the
product the returns ought To he very
gratifying TO the management. The
new CruSher arrived this week and is
now being installed. and henceforth the
mill will handle an increased tonnage
The American Smelling & Refining
company has purchased ten sections Of
lard south of the lake. adjacent to the
site of the Utah Copper companys mill
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
{ Soc HS

first Of the coming month They had
expected TO get things under Roadway
before this. but the stormy weather
has made IT impossible to get supplies
and equipment for the work in hand
Unless another storm interferes, il is
expected that stuff viii be on the
ground by tomorrow or Monday. and
that the mine workings viii be placed
iu preseuta BILE shape by the time the
inspection and examination by the puT-
chasing crowd takes place
George SummeTville. manager Of the
Gold Mining & Milling company, left
here yesterday with large force Of
men for that property. He went up a
few days ago. but was compelled to re
turn on account Of the accident which
happened to his son, John, while on
their way Up the canyon The young
man lost his footing and his leg slipped
into one OF the rear wheels of the
heavily-lOaded wagon. twisting the limb
IN d very painful manner
John J. Jones, who has been working
for some time past on the Wyoming
mine on Miller hill. came down last
evening suffering with an attack of
rheumatism MT. Jones reports COnsId-
cradle snow in the canyon and that the
Miller hill and vicinity Is covered to
a depth of six feet and very solid. He
also states that the Wyoming VIII not
be able to get any ore down for ship
ment for about another month, the re-
cent storms and the excessive amount
Of snow delaying ore shipments much
longer than was anticipated
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
MINING STOCK EXCHANGE
Weeks Trading over Fifty Per Cent
Less Than During Previous Week.

During the past week on the mining
exchange sales of Nl-y32 shares of stock.
with a selling value of S2441L6G were re
ported As compared with the week pre-
ViouS the falling off in business has
amounted to 103,5S6 shares of stock and
So. $3.50
Ajax has done a little business at 151tc
TO Toe, BUtlcr-LibCTal has been held
around Pic. and Carisa 15C- CONSOLE
dated Mercur brought Gle on Monday.
The directors met and declared S23,OVo
dividend and promised to continue II
quarterly. and the next day the stock
dropped to Sc It has since rallied and
closes at 5Jc bid, sac asked
from the 15c mark at any time during
the week. while New York has Jeen
crowded down from over 6lc 10 4Si2C. the
close witnessing rally to Jolzc-
Interest in other stocks has been light
and scattering and the prices made have
had little significance. A bright spot has
been noticed here and there but on the
whole the trend of the market has been
downward. Star Consolidated. for in
stance. has been in demand at 10c, but
very little of IL was Obtdlnable at that
price. The proposition to make the stock
aSSeSSable seems to be meeting with gem
eraI favor in the ranks of the SharehOld-
erS. and when the vote is taken on the 9th
Of next month. it is expected there viii
be little if any opposition Century has
Bell has commanded 81 and BulIion-Beck
and Horn Silver showed up well in the
bidding.
Following is the list of final quotations
and record of sales made at yesterday S
single session
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
GREAT STRIKE
IN H0NERlNE
Five Feet of Rich CoppeT-Silver-Lead
on 1,l00-Foot Level.
NOW OPENED FORTY FEET
SALT LAKER is ENTHUSED OVER
BULLFROG.

News Of the biggest strike that was
ever made i'm the old Honerine DO
Hanza at Stockton leaked out yester-
day afternoon and was verified by Su-
perintendent +. j. Raddatz upon his
arrival from camp last evening.
on the l,lO0-foot level, the deepest
point at which the mine has been
opened and 200 feet below the next
level above, a body of grey copper ore
averaging five feet thick in the twelve
foot ledge WsS struck at a point eighty
feet from the shaft and has since been
driven through for a distance of forty
1eet without reaching its limits. This
ore assays : per cent copper, 90 ounces
silver and about i per cent lead, just
as Il comes
Mr.. Rdddatz said there was no QUes-
tiOn that the strike was the most i'm
pUTtdnJ ever made in the mine and he
Is feeling as jubiIant over it as though
he was absolute owner of the mine.
He promises that the I1O0 level Will
present other surprises before the
ground has been fully explored In
fact, if they do not follow each other
with frequent regularity. he viii be
very much mistaken in his judgment
of what the mine is destined to do at
depth
The drain tunnel has now reached
g length of 7.S45 feet and. while only
sixty feet was made during the past
week, Mr. Raddatz says the mineral
IZrd character Of the country now be
ing entered makes him feel just as
good as though conditions were diff
fercnt and that better Roadway had
been made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

the ground is hard enough TO move the
heavy bulk, il viii be delivered at the
mine The new boiler will be in
stalled without losing more than a few
hours time, as all that viii be neces-
sary viii be to connect up with the
service pipes that are now attached to
the old boilers
After the new boiler is in use the old
ones viii be placed in perfect repair
and connected up as an auxiliary plant.
so that change can be made at any
time without losing a minute Some
very important work has been mapped
out for execution as soon as il Will be
possible to supply power for the extra
drills that viii be required in carrying
1t out Results OF some of this work
are eOunted rs entirely prospective.
while some of il viii be done Tor the
purpose of connecting UP with splendid
ore bodies already known To exist. but
never opened in May Day ground
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

which viii be the location Of the new
$1,000. 900 copper smelter- The land Dur
chased includes all of the farms in that
locality, so the company will not be an
nOyed with damage suits
At the Bingham Central the Whitley
tunnel, now in 200 feet, is opening up
some interesting ground. This tunnel is
being driven for the Red Elephant
vein, which is still 900 feet ahead. but
some fine punches of siIver-lead ore
have already been encountered. all Of
the time apparently being impregnated
with mineral The face of the tunnel
IS changing with every shot The jeff
Davis tunnel is now in $50 feet and
stringers of ore are cut every few feet
1t is believed that the vein is not more
than fifty to SPventy-fiVe feet ahead
The Bingham Central owns an i'm
mense tract in the heart Of the mineral
lied zone, and as the company is COM
posed of some of the heaviest opera
tors, with abundant means at their
command the ground viii be most
thoroughly explored.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Mining Notes.

Manager &. l. Loose of the Grand Cen
trai came in from Provo yesterday
The Taylor q BTUutou sampler ycSter-
day reported the receipt Of six ears Of
ore from Tintic. five from Nevada and
one from Bingham
Two cars Of ore from Bingham one
from ilutiC, one from Alta and one from
Nevada were reported at the Pioneer
sampler yesterday morning
+. r. Caffey went down to Cotton last
night 10 see how the new works at the
wax mines are behaving The plant went
INTO commission only a short time ago
President ) L. Butler and SupeUiutcu-
dent g D ROoklIdge of the American
Ozokcrltc company. have returned from
the comDany's mines at Soldier Summit
Mr. ROodlidge states that work will be
resumed tomorrow morning.
+. A Miner one Of the best known
mining engineers on the coast, came in
from the west Thursday night and Fri
day left for southern Nevada accom-
panied by d guide from this city. who is
TO conduct him 10 property which he has
been commissioned to examine. More is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
San Francisco Mining Stocks.
UTAH COPPER co.
interesting Tests Being Conducted
by Superintendent Janney.

superintendent Januey Of the Utah
Copper mill is making some Interesting
tests To determine the exact amount Of
tonnage that 1t Is most profitable to
handle Last month the plant was
crowded ON some days to $50 tons per
day and the average for the month was
about geo tons This week exactly 500
toms are being pat through each day.
says the Bingham Bulletin.
Tt is stated at salt Lake that The
Utah Copper ore Is being handled at an
approximate profit of $50 per ton. but
IL Is expected that the 6.000-ton plant
viii permit "A profit Of ab0ut S2.25 per
ton, and the two mills win then ca-u
Si5.G00 Ter day for the stockholders.
which would mean annual dividends Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

likely TO be heard Of Mr. Miners trip
in the not distant future, but those VINO
know what Is on decline TO talk at the
present time.
Manager g. Va. Whitley. Of the Amerl-
can Smelling & Refining company Is re
covering ra 9idly from the effects OF tht
operation which he underwent Wednes-
day for appendicitis. He has had a
telephone connection with his ofttces put
I'm at.the hospital and * now keeping IN
close touch with the business AFFAIRS
Friday he shaved himself and Assistant
Manager BidWeU j. looking TO see MN
march in upon them about the ilrSt
chance ne gets TO clUde the nurses
George II. Robinson. the well known
mining engineer and manager OF the
TIutIC Mining < Development company :
properties i'm this state. * reported To 10
Tdllyiug gradually from the operation I'M
der which he went at the Holy Cross hos
uital a couple of days ago The opera
ton was a severe one. and Mr. Robinson
had been It sufferer for long time His
large circle of friends ana acquaintance
here and i'm Montana are all making in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

S12 per share. It is predicted that the
stock VIII go TO 800 per share within
two years
General Manager lacking went to
Colorado this week to confer with the
Ofi1cials of the company and II Is ex-
pected that upon his return some an
nouncement viii be made concerning
the commencement Of work upon the
new mill and railroad The decision
OF the American Smelling < Refining
company TO build a big copper smelter
near the Utah Copper mill at the point
of the mountain makes it more certain
that either the San Pedro or the Rio
Grande Western viii build the line con-
Meeting Bingham with that point.
The construction of the Utah Copper
mill viii be in the hands of George
Bradley, who assisted in the cOnstruc-
ton Of the Anaconda, Copper Queen
and United Verde mills
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
PRODUCTION AND SETTLEMENTS
Copper Plants Running FuII-Open
Market Affected by Bad Roads.

As a result of the stormy weather
which has been prevailing i'm the min
ing districts for the greater portion of
the past two or three weeks ore re
celpts at the valley smeIters have not
been up to standard for this season of
the year The copper plants. operating
largely If not exclusively on ores from
mines for which they were built have
not suffered at all and the usual ton
mage of bullion has found its way to
the eastern TefinerieS.
In the open market the ore and bull
lion settlements in this city as re-
ported by Mccormick & Co. for the past
week. amounted to SAB 500. yesterdays
proportion of the total being So. 500. as
follows: Silver. lead gold and copper
ore. S43,2O0; base bullion. S39. 500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
DISASTER TOMORROW.
Lawson Promises DeIuge of Stock
Selling Orders From Europe.

Thomas Lawson issued another warn
ing in New York and Boston yesterday
that stocks would go to smash tomor-
row His note. as wired to James A
Pollock & Co. by Logan & Bryan from
New York. was as follows.
IF YOU are in stocks for fun, believe
rumorS. / am stock jObbing. If You
are business men of sense. read the
writing on the wall Europe, paTtiCUI-
arly London, Berlin and Paris will
deluge Wall street with selling orders
Monday. If not. my full page ad. over
there Tuesday viii surely bring the
avalanche. The system may take what
the street traders sell, but they cannot
bag all Europe will offer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
AMERICAN FORK MINES.
Silver Flat Company's Properties
Bonded-Bad Weather Retards.

American Fork. May 2O-The Silver
Flat Mining & Milling company of this
place has given "a bond and lease on its
Copper King property i'm Deer creek. a
branch of the American Fork canyon.
The prospective purchasers are repre-
scented by Calvin Kelly Of Mammoth
and George Summcrville. who are now
getting the ground iH shape for the iu-
speCtiOn which is 10 be made about the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Utah Stocks in Boston.

James a Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers' yesterday received over their
private wire from Pine. weber & Co,
one the Boston correspondents the fol-
lowing copper market comment and rec
ord OF sales Of Utah stocks on the BOS-
ton market, with range and closing quota
tons.
Boston. May 10--The market held re
markedly we'll there being no changes of
price worthy of note. On any further de
Clnes Monday morning we think the mar
ket ought to be good for a turn Quota
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
CHEAP RATES EAST.

Nav p %. June 3. >. 10. II. Long
limits via COLORADO MIDLAND rail-
way The line that has the scenery.
Through the Rockies in daylight in a
Pullman Observation sleeping car
Write or call at ticket office, "a W End
South street for inforb4atiOn and book
let's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Londoner Not interested.

In its report Of the sale Of the Bingham
Bulletin To J. J. MOlleT Of New York. The
Herald said: 1T is understood that Dr.
} l. LoudOner Of the same place is also
Interested The latter states that he
IS not interested in the purchase of the
paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
VI etai Markets.

Silver. 5S5sC per ounce
Copper. tCasting). I4IsC per pound
Lead i'm ore, $50, New York. $40 per
100 pounds
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Nevada Stocks.
Yesterdays Sales.

May Day. 1.JO0G15c; 2.OG1d147gC; 56oQ
49sc. 5ypdl47sc. seller 60
Pctro- I0ooN5c.
Star Con. O00010C-
Open Board.
Butler-LiberaL 1D00d12Iac.
CariSa. Je1T15C.
May Day. 500U15C. seller 80.
New York. Sa1UJ1Izc-
Shares sold. 800
Selling value, Sl,51g s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
SECTION TWO

quiries about him and all are hoping for
his speedy recovery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

Hardie's T7intah Reservation Town
ship map and guide. 10 cents coin at
book stores or 9I4 So. ID West St.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Boston Mining Stocks.
New York Mining Stocks.

Adams Con 70. 70. -30IittIe Chief . - %
Alice 90 80 80 80 Ontario 80 - ----4- 90
Breeze -. .-f. DDhiT ....t.t0
Bruins Con- 70. 81 Phoenix 80 o.. ...- .O2
Com Tunnel. 90 .0S Potosi . 80 80 . .O6
&. G. d y. .. ..1.IgI Savage 90 o.. zee. .55
Horn Silver 90 --1-S0I Sierra New 90 o.. Al
Iron Silver o.. --3-25' Small Hopes 80 o.. p
Lead. Con- 90 90 .O4. Standard 90 . Il 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
Tonopsh-GoIdfieId Stocks.

James A Pollock & Co furnish the fol-
lowing as the closing quotations on the
san Francisco exchange yesterday, over
their private wire
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
DIAMOND COAL.

Sold only by Citizens Coal company
Removed to 153 5. Main Phone 4s.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21
SHELTERS SCHEME
How the Public Will Furnish Money
For Trust Earnings

The taking over by the American
Smelling & Refining company Of the
properties Of the GugEenheim EXDIOTa-
tiOn interest through the newly created
Shelters Securities company Is an inter
cStiug bit of financing. says the Boston
News Bureau. Its details viii be appar-
Ont from 4 summary of the capital Of
the SmelterS combine and Of the new Sc
CUTitleS company
American Smelling & Refining:
Old underlying bonds .------------S sol, 900
per cent cumulative preferred -, 49,.
American Shelters Securities:
per cent cumulative
Dr. e c TT c stock.
per cent cumulative
pr eff eTTe stock
series = ---------- Syrrgt.yV
Total -------- 1890. s47O0o. coo
Common stock 800. .... 5000 900
In the new common stock the voting
power Of the Shelters Securities com
pany viii be vested for the first two
years and as long thereafter as dividends
on the preferred. series 3. are continued.
The series 3 issue is guaranteed at par
in case Of liquidation, and its dividends
are guaranteed by the American Smelling
& Refining company
The series B stock IS the only one that
IS offered to the public an interesting
fact when il IS realized that the SGj,OJ0 -
coo secured from its sale furnishes to the
Securities company the funds with which
the Guggenheim properties are to be
acquired The common stock. of which
the Smelling & Refining owns 81 per cent
IS not offered, and Il is understood will
not be offered. Neilntr will the series A .
representing first control, and. second,
initial dividend returns u the insiders. be
placed on the market.
The net earnings Of the American
Smelling & Refining for the current wear
after all deductions are estimated at
about $4,000, from which must be de-
Quoted a total of $500 GO for dividend on
the common and preferred stock. leaving
q balance Of $3.50 900 to meet the euaran-
teed per cent dividend on the series 8
preferred stock. The Shelters Securities
Is expected TO have an earning CAPACITY
0end liability Of the American Smelling
On this basis the SHELTERS Securities
Sl7,H0,g0 preferred series \ and the 81 -
which the Smelling & Refining so kindly
guarantees and then have something like
$3.50, 90 left over for dividend purposes on
its common stock or for surplus account
In other words, the public is asked to
put up 50 0g0tJ or S3000G010 to purchase
properties expected to earn nearly % ner
cent on that investment. and TO take A
needleSsly guaranteed : per cent on their
money. while the gUaTantOrS divide M
the other = per cent as they see fit he
tween themselves and the controlling
company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-21

No. MADE Of hard wood in golden
finish. outside dimensions 90
inches wide by 20 inches deep by
44iz inches high; weight 152
pounds, and has estimated ice ca
pacity Of So pounds: provision
chamber is 1%X141zx18 inches: ice
chamber measures 1914 x102z x95z
inches, has two adjustable sliding
shelves and is zinc C1Q
lined Price $1,000 .-- VIZ =