Show PIERCE BUYS INTERESTS OF STANDARD Oil FOlKS Purchase Ends Litigation Over Control of Waters-Pierce Waters Oil Company New ew YOI Yolk Toik k Nov 0 2 Announcement was waR made this afternoon that tho time Standard Oil Interests have sold Mold to Henry Cia Clay Pierce all nih their holdings in the Waters Pierce Oil company Compan thus ending the tho litigation that has hUB been In the courts for tor some sonic time Negotiations for the lie sale have ha been un under er way for 01 Or several sc days past rind pending their culmination the tue hearings before n a commissioner here through h which the Waters Pierce Interests sought to oust OUt the Standard Oil from control were adjourned from day to day B By the terms of oC the sale loCale Mr Ir Pierce acquires all the sto stock l In the Waters Waters- Pierce Oil company held 11 by John D. D Rockefeller William Rockefeller Henry M. M Flagler Flagier John ID D. Archbold Charles M. M r. r Pratt the Pratt estate also the holdings s of Col Co Oliver II 11 Payne Pane and tho the holdIngs hold- hold lags Ings of the Harkness family and that of or a large laige number of oth others rs The stock with Pierces Pierce's pr IIi noid- noid I I Ings gives I es him nb absolute control o of th the |