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Show LAWSON'S LATEST. Intimates That the Butte Napoleon Prevaricates. Boston, ' Oct. 28. In a communication communica-tion addressed to Edward Long, presl- i j dent of the Butte Miners' union, Thom- j j as W. Lawson today made, reply to : the statements of F. Augustus Heinze j with reference to an offer of Mr. Law- i j son to buy Mr. Heinze's copper prop- erty In Montana. Mr. Lawson cites four occasions upon which, he says, Mr. , j Heinze negotiated with him concern- 1 ing the purchase of Mr. Heinze's cop- : I per property at Butte, Mont. He j savs: ; "If Mr. Heine can prove to a board of arbitration that he could have sold his property for $14,000,000, or even $10,-1 $10,-1 000,000, I will raise my offer to $10,000,- ; I 000. $12,000,000 or $14,OG0,O00." I |