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Show SNYflER WINS IN BIG MING SUIT Supreme Court Puts Finishing Touches Upon an Important Law Suit. $150,000 INVOLVED AND NOW IS WON Litigation Arose Over an Interest Inter-est in the Annie Laurie Mine. Tho action of the Supreme court of Utah on Friday in denying the application applica-tion for a new trial in tho oaao of F. C. Rutan and Willard E. Snydor against L, C. Huck of Chtcngo put an end to an extensive ex-tensive and most Important mining suit which has. occupied tho attention of the local courts for the past two years. Tho history of this litigation is an Interesting one, and ends with the plaintiffs In full chnrge of tho Hold In every particular. F. C. Rutan, tho Chicago mining engineer, en-gineer, hnd a contract with J. 0. Huck, which was in effect that the former was to have an interest in all mining properties proper-ties which ho cxnmlned and socurod, either In whole or in part, for tho latter. Willard F, Snydor secured a half interest inter-est In this contract, and upon Mr. Rutan's Bccurlng Mr. Huck's Interest in tho Annie Laurie Mining property, tho plaintiff's demanded, according to their contract, their proportionate interest. inter-est. Upon Mr. Huck's refusal to fulfill tho same, suit was filed by Messrs. Rutan and Snydor for tho sum of $150,000, Tho case was tried In tho District court la this city, and tho plaintiffs won their caso. Upon an appoal to the Supreme court of the State tho decision of tho lower court was affirmed, but for somo tlmo tho case has been pending in tho higher court upon an application for a new trial. As stated, Friday afternoon tho Supremo court refused tho now trial, and the Judgment will stand as rendered. Tho victory of Messrs. Rutan and Snydor not 'only means a large finnnclal advantage, but it means further a complete com-plete vindication of their action in maintaining main-taining their rights. The suit Involves practically a one-twelfth one-twelfth Interest In tho Annie Laurio property, prop-erty, and tho plaintiffs aro now entltlod to rooelve their proportionate share of Annlo Laurie stock. There are only 25,000 Bharos of stock in tho company, and oactf share has a par value of 5100. San Francisco Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Tho official of-ficial closing Quotations for mining Btock9 today to-day were as follows: Alpha Con ....$ 08 Julia $ .07 Andes 14 Justice 04 Belcher 27 Kentuck Con .. .04 Best & Belcher. .90 Mexican 1.00 Bullion 22 Occld Con SO Caledonia ... 1.34 Ophir 3.70 Chal Con 14 Ovorman 12 Chcllar 13 Potosi 12 Confidence 66 Savage 1.00 Con Cal & Va.. 1.05 Scorpion 07 Con Tmporial . .01 Sog Belcher 03 Con NY 05 Sierra Nevada.. .25 Crown Point.... .11 Standard 1.25 Eureka Con .... S.50 Union Con 47 Exchequer . . . 55 Utah Con 05 Gould & Currlft .12 St Louis 05 Hale & Nor 1.10 Brunc Savage.. .01 NEW YORK MINING STOCKS. AdamR Con .20 Llttlo Chief .05 Alice 2.25 Ontario 2.76 Broeco 20 Ophir 3.50 Bruns Con 30 Phoenix .02 Com Tuilnol ... 16 Potosi 11 Con Cal & Va.. 1.05 Savago 1.00 Horn Sllvor .... 1.S0 Sierra Nevada.. .25 Iron Silver .... 5.00 Small Hopes .. .30 Lead Con 03 Standard 1.50 BOSTON MINING STOCKS. Advonturo .. ..$ 6-00 Qulncy .$92.00 Allouer 36.00 Shannon 9.37 Amalgamated .110.62 Tamarack .. ..98.00 Atlantic 14,00 Trinity 8.75 Bingham 32.75 United Copper. 64.50 Cal & Hecla. .725.00 U S Mining.... 56.00 Centennial ... 25 25 U S Oil 10.00 Daly West .... 16.75 Utah 60.25 Franklin 18.75 Victoria 6.00 Granby 12.00 Winona , 8.50 Islo Royolo .. 20.00 Wolvcrlno .. ..154.00 Mass Mining .. 8.60 North Butte .. 02,50 Michigan 13.75 Butte Coalition 43.12 Mohawk 62'.00 Novada 18.25 Mont O & 0.. 2.25 Cal Is Arirono.117.00 Old Dom 41.87 Tocumseh .. 12.75 Osceola 111.62 Greene Con .... 25.50 Parrot .... .... 25.75 Boston Stock Market. Jamos A. Pollock & Co. furnish the following follow-ing Bohton stock quotatlouo, received over their private wire: Saios. High. Low. Close. Bingham 350 $33.00 $33.00 $33.00 Boston Con .... 1055 28.87 28.50 28.87 Butte Coalition .18,175 34.25 31.75 34.25 Butte & London. 400 1 62 1.37 1,37 Copper Range .. 2100 78.75 77.50 77.76 Cumb & Ely .... 655 9.00 8.76 8.87 Calumet & A.... 703 117.60 116.76 117.50 Daly West 17.25 16.75 17.25 East Butte 175 9.87 9.50 9.S7 Granby 825 12.60 12,25 12.25 Greene Con 1510 25.25 25.00 25.25 Novada Con .... 120 18.87 18.87 18.87 Nevada-Utah ... 350 3.87 3.62' 3.75 North Butte ... 865 02.60 92.25 92.50 United Coppor.. 625 64. 87 64.87 61.87 U S common .. S60 56.50 55.62 56.25 proforred .... 450 46.00 48.00 46.00 Utah Con 827 60.50 60.00 60.60 Ore Shipments. Tho Ploneo'r samplor reloasod tho following fol-lowing number of cars of oro Friday: Stockton, 3; Bingham, 2; Alta, 2; Idaho, 2. Tho Taylor & Brunton company released re-leased tho following: Tlntlc, 11; California, Cali-fornia, 2; Bingham, 1; Idaho, 1. |