Show CREATED SOME CONSTERNATION John Becks Agency Move Was a Guarded Secret Had a thunderbolt fell into their mrdst it could not have created more consternation among the BullionBeck people than did the announcement 01 the retention by John Beck of J R Hickman of Nephi as his genera agent made exclusively in The Herald I yesterday morning Mr Becks associates I as-sociates were loath to believe that he i would sign a contract of the nature of that now in the hands of Mr Hickman I without first consulting his regular attorney at-torney or some one of Ills fellow 113 felow members > I mem-bers of the directory of the Bullion Beck He did sign the instrument I however and Mr Hickman holds to the te position that he is now Mr Becks general gen-eral agent and to be entrusted with the management of that gentlemans general atfairs S There was a lively meeting in the private office of Simon Bamberger yesterday yes-terday morning those in attendance being Messrs Bamberger Beck Critch low Clawson and Beattie What took place behind those closed doors is not 1 known but it Js rumored that Mr Beck was labored with very industriously industri-ously in the hope that he would change his mind and repudiate the contract entered into on the 15th of the month with Hickman I Beck did not do S however and yesterday afternoon he and Mr Hickman were in close consultation con-sultation for some time Just whal will be the result of the bursting of the storm 1 not known but it is an ticipated that the times will be warm When seen yesterday afternoon both Mr Critchlow and Mr Bamberger stated that the contract only provides for the exercise of authority on the part of Mr Hickman in the care of some of Mr Becks southern farm ing interests and each of the gentlemen gentle-men declared that the instrument was of no special Importance The sugges tion was made that a salary of 4000 was very neat if the agency of Mr Hickman only extends so far a the care of certain lands One of the gen te tlemen made the statement that Beck ge signed under duress and was not aware of the position Into which he aware o posiion whch was plac ing himself This same gentleman genteman also intimated that there is a big deal ion i-on and John Beck will ad Hek i be the victim vItm All of these statements the other side deny and Mr Hlcicman stated yester day afternoon that his afeon agency was general and he would do the very best he knew how In the interests of bet Mr Beck There Is nothing in the contract elative to the farming lands said the gentlemen but on 4he other hand It specifies that J R Hickman shall have control and direction of the general business affairs of John Beck as gener agent acting under Mr Beck There ant go ing to be a strong Influence used nvith Mr Beck to Induce him to drop the association of Mr Hickman but the latter declares that he possesses the confidence of Mr Beck and is nor afraid of the outcome Some complica cmp11c tions In the law suits may also result as esult Mr Critchlow Is reported to have reprted have stated that he will have nothing more to do with Mr wit Becks affairs unless afaIrB unles there is a change |