Show PURCHASE OF COAST SMELTERS smelter Is not the principal purchaser san francisco april C A 0 jop ing and judd estewan of new yorki who havo been guests at the st fran cla for some days are diligently engaged in closing up tha big emelder deal whereby the selby smelling smelting Sm elting works together with the sm eltera at and everett wash arc to pass into the hands of big eastern op orators A C jopling Is a prominent lawyer of now york and Is hero representing bernard M baruch who holds the option on the tarco big smelling smelting sm elting plants la a well known new york accountant and Is engaged in going over the books and affairs of the belby company the smelter deal Is about closed said attorney jopling and I 1 expect to be able to depart for homo within a fow days there are some matters in connection with tho deal which I 1 do not feel at liberty to discuss but it can be said for a certainty the deal will be concluded and the properties turned over to the new owners very shortly As to the identity of the new owners I 1 can only say that they are bernard M of new york who Is a very prominent and wealthy operator back cast and several associates tho statement that john hays biam mond la connected with the transaction in any way whatever la not true neither has the american smelling smelting Sm elting and refining company any interest in the deal I 1 do not say that no one interested te in that company will have any interest in the but the american smelling smelting Sm elting and refining company as a company is not concerned in transaction chofe properties may even be operated in competition with the properties of the duggen li elina the plan of organization proposed by the purchasers of ho three smelling smelting sm elting plants has not been perfected as yet but the properties will probably be controlled by means ot a holding company san francisco april G the headless legless trunk of a young man was found lata tonight on street near powell it waa and the flesh was quivering when picked up the body was wrapped in an old blanket tied up with fis hermans twine A man was seen to throw ohp bundle away by a passerby pasa erby who pursued him but failed to overtake him so far there Is no clue to the identity ot the murdered man or bis murderer |