Show COPPER fEN AT WAR THE A2 ALGArATEI > COMPANY HOLDS EXCITING MEETING i f Row Over Proposal to Increase Capital V t Capi-tal Stock to Buy Properties in But Both Proposals WereAdopted V v V New Yorlc June 6There was much excitement at the Amalgamated Copper Cop-per companys special meeting in Jer vote on the proposi sey City today to tion to jncrcase the capital stock from I 75000000 to 155000600 I The injunction proceedings Instituted I the Bos yesterday by the opponents of ton Montana Copper company to prevent pre-vent thcNdcal from going thiough today to-day lent unusual interest to the meetIng meet-Ing V VIccChanccllor Stevens had issued an order restraining the merger put permitting the meeting today Ip order that the s sentiments the stockholders might be obtained William II i Corbln counsel for the Amalgamated Copper company was elected chairman of the meeting Clarence Clar-ence H Vcnner of Boston in behalf I of the opposition moved to adjourn i until June 20th but bef9re Mr Corbin I would entertain the motion he directed that the controller Robert S Jordan of Jersey City and Le Grand Bouker find out how many shares were represented and by whom I was found that 591 nnC shares were represented out of a total shores more than the required twothirds S riavel McGee and Isaac S Taylor representing the opponents of the proposed pro-posed absorption directed the fight in Venner Mr person and were aided by 11 who next moved that the Inspectors oC election report specifically the number I of stockholders represented by proxy I and those represented in person also that a record bo made of those stockholders I i stock-holders represented by James Stlllman A n Flower Majcs Bacon and James Jordan This motion was voted down I 1 Mr Vcnner next wanted stock vote but Mr Corbln said there was no reason forthaL Mr Venner next moved that I allproxies held by Messrs Stillnmn Flower Bacon and Jordon be rejected as illegal This was also voted down I and Hegt A Carver counsel for tho Amalgamated company read a report by a special committee recommending theacCulslol of the Boston fontana fon-tana and ButteVt Boston Mining companies com-panies Mr Vcnner moved to reject all the proxies of the BaconStillman faction on the ground that the proxies had not been properly stamped This was voted down As the declslvcvote was being taken Mr V Vemfer made 1 speech declaring that the proceedings were fraudulent and the proposed deal scandalous lie added I the court docs not enjoIn en-Join this Iniquitous proceeding then I say we have no further use for the court The resolutions to Increase thestock as proposed and to purchase the Boston Bos-ton Montana and Butte 1 Boston companies was passed by n vote of 59fi5Sri shares to JO1 Another resolution resolu-tion was passed to the I crCect that the carrying out of the two other lesolu tlons be subject to the approval of the Chancery court The mur hate price mentioned In the resolution Is fy shares of Amalgamated stock for one share of Boston t Montana stock and 1 13 shares of Butte Boston stock By the terms of the resolutions adopted Chic price of the two properties purchased Is placed at 380000000 The committee adjourned to meet on June 10th next |