Show RUMORS WERE WilD I Talent Again Tries to Sell Silver King NEGOTIATING FOR ONTARIO Report on Annio Laurie Favorable to Consummation oC tho 5000000 Deal Coloradoans Take 15000 Option on tho HavinoB of Ala Oro nncl Bullion Settlements for tho Wc k1 M Mil Approaching Completion Active Week on inS CompleUonAcivo aniug Exchange I rnning The almopphere along brokers row dense with rumors of big deals vas blh < I during the nCtornoon one of the mono I losulsts urging that those by whom the destiny of the Silver King Is I controlled had turned clown a bid oC SO l share or 12000000 for the bonanza whoso 4 f thmeholders are now drawing down jlrOOOOO per annum from a syndicate represented by none other than John Iljivo Hammond The same authority 118 that while this bid had been rejected I re-jected the same Interests had named a tlrure at which they wore willing to pnri with Ihclr holdings lion David L Keith president of the company before whom the report wa spread said there whol was positively no foundation for l However It is known that 15000000 I vas tendered the company for its holdings hold-ings lust spring and that It was contemptuously con-temptuously rejected Another rumor exploited with apparent ap-parent sincerity was that the Haggin Hearst crowd by which the Ontario and Daly of the same great camp are controlled had been Induced to name I the price at which It was willing to retire re-tire < and that local talent had Joined with prominent New YOkels in an effort wih fort to buy those Interests on a basis L of 12 n share In the absence of Mtin the Hoggin and nger Rood In whom nn Hearst crowd might have reposed Its confidence In the event of such a dicker the rumor was referred to Prof Palmer who has long served the company com-pany as Its engineer That gentleman however had not been advised of any such negotiation although he rucallcd I nn effort which was made by R G I Wilson and other prominent Salt Wlson Lakers in that direction Indeed repented re-pented efforts have been made to Induce the crowd in question to retire the promoters pro-moters moving on the assurance that r Lake every dollar would be subscribed In Salt |