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Show A MONTANA SCANDAL. Serious Accusations Against a Proposition Prop-osition in Northern Country. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24. Tho Hccla Consolidated Mining company, which in the twenty-two years of its existence has, It Is said, paid $2,220,000 in dividends, was today mado tho defendant in a suit or a receiver brought by Newton Todd, a broker of this city. Todd declares that tho company la Insolvent. Ho charges a scheme on tho part of tho directors of tho company to securo n preferred debt against the corporation and thus wlpo Xut minority stockholders. Henry Knip-penberg, Knip-penberg, president of tho company, and John McCutcheon deny theso charges. It is set out that Todd owns 100 shares In ! the corporation, which is engaged in the business of copper mining at Giondalo or Melrose, Mont. In tho last throe years, no says, no dividends havo been paid. In 1902 the business was operated at a loss of $30,315, and in 1903 at a loss of $i479 |