The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21
AN UNPLEASANT RUMOR.
L. the General Grant Fund of
@25O.OOO Safe
Stories Adoat as to It's Shrinkage-
It's Managers Unwilling to
Give Information as
to How It IL In
vested.

Whatever effects the welfare Of ten
Grant Interests all the people, and q RI,
NOR that the fund Of $50, WW recent,
contributed in his behalf has l,ecn mi
fortunately invested has excited not :
little concern in we'll informed circles il
this city within the last few days. l.,
the World at DtsUmbcr ~ it wa. sllg
gested that there j. quite common ull.
! dcrstan'ling that the originator If the
fund appropriated the interest, up to the
time Of the investment "f the principal
IN railway securities, to the payment al
his cxl,eila> during Il trip to Europe.
The runlor that there has l.rn II serious
sl'rinkagc in the principal Is founded
upon the fact that the price Of the scc,,-
rites IN which il is believed +" H. invest
loss.
In order t" ascertain what ,iis,n~ition
had 'Ns II made Of tie ii II |, Il r..prvs,n
tiNeO: tue .v>rV and i..',,ry ~ S.n,S!,, the
"li:cc Of Mr. Gould, who contributed
One-tcnth Of the :;.a'.EH,.
:'Mr. Gould is absent from ti,.. city,"
said Mr.. Washington T.. lnnnnr. Mr.
t;Wuhl' = partner. hut il is sa:t. to say
that he knows nc,hii,. ni the n,attcr
about whicl, YOU inquire"
~ Know he does not" cxriai,it.i Il
prominent gent imam who had heard
the Inquiry is t" Gen. Grunt'~ fortune
'':"r | myself hear! Mr.. Gou!d say he
In:ui never been told what w:.< done
with The money!"
Mr.. ii!I>sC'l sage. M!uH.,. cf1!rr j.: CIV
the *''n, floor as Mr.. :.o,:!.l's, II, 40. ~,
Br':"!N:v. was also nl,'U. iilr truiril.ui-
nrs. H'w:.S fnu'd il, his office, ri !. desk
over w'i";, :: mammoth, bull buii:.!n
head Is i,N"l I" t." sail. a,r,'ltinw or
rejecting the written Proposals ~: Gus
'"i'icr> VIII" wished ''privi!rac.. He
Was asked II nc knew u; the r.,;:.,r.
'ti!>'t;nE IT,: Cen. Grant fund: ami
Wi'n"'ii raising: his eyes from, his desk
!" replied: . Yes. | nave heard >r,;c
'!@'H stories ahOi; the matter. hut ! lave
no ,h':'n> "i KNOWN" anything about !
heir '!ai!'t;s!:us>s. .!n net know i..w
nc :-"'."h: WIS invested. an. therefore
am unable I" tell you whether !: has
;hrHnk. as reported. through " .!,"p in
Ia" rri'" at The securities. in which j,
N": invested. Ask i".v. Morgan h..
H'"ht t" !" able I" tell yn,;.''
I pom this advice, ~ visit WI, q: Once.
':''r At 10. r.! ;.>"!'an:r place. where
'N-''"'. Morgan was fn,'n'i h,,>* with
many papers spread OFT upon his ,;t>k.
] |
!c ''ch. t'i"i.i !ulnl al: -: ,;nkI Wis in
',.,t.d''
""I'si'i,r ,;at an i,nn,n!,nl titles
i"n,' >"i,: the Venerable, r.a,.. While.
H.; G"" ill:s,i =" th"! L;~ cheeks. .n-
''r"i Ivy his !uNNrian; w!,.cEea,.; ana
AIR, looked :.in">l Purple rel. "i:'~
'i!r Of your business. q
" " h:.,cv.r r;:nl~ T." welfare ~ zen. |
rant >r>cry'Wiy'~ :'u- i,r'>s, j. il ,,u,:'
a. ne t"'"i'':::'irr reply. designed TO- :
'a';:tc ;:i' wrai' Of - M'."s"icnt old I
'ht;:isI:;n who scented to have. been
'u''n'' Ill II >'Ir' >l"". :;,niinr las il l
raj d. EE'i;' 'l:r investment o.; The fund
! securities heidi '% himself. and u II.
'"rk mad. !y Mr. G.r,r::.. Jones, the ,
'i>f >iM''sl'oh'"r q: the Times, coli =
r:,'> the runner. rs viii lc seen fur
Ter on.
" You '!idni contribute ANYTHING to
!" fund, did y"n:' rp,iri Size cx- =
Nv. rnOr. :,
NO. sir !.
~ our paper ''i''"'t. did it, ii
'''Il'rn what have yea to dn with il: =
II any ones business what be,.un,.r, of :,
rr*eh! which Jew y''ntlch',n make ::
Gen. t:rant:' -
have seen t'.-'!::y who say thew ..,- ~
!h'ltcd I" the fund but never E,i. y y:
Lat was done with their money. Trey f.
sc heard the rullOr tina; t!,. fund has ~
r'nk badly, and Very naturally they ~ ~
''ii.' like I" knew what foundation il W.
-" - GO
..>. Il,
y on cam sly rom me tia, the S!!a,- il,
, Is a. safe to-day :.@ ever ii VAS" sail or
rH-('"'e:n"r. with tn. air of u man n,
!" na> come /" 4 RESOLUTION to put Ills 4:
!. ~! III M, pocket and max" up !: zig {"
lirit. ~ il community said tin; ~. r,
aran't''i thr l'riccoi the securities for -,
cv!ain time. 49,,
'Hu: Will E"u not tell mo in villa, s.. ~,
rites !;r ,22:i','h" Was pl:,,,,l:"' To-
No. SIR won't: it's none Of y,,,r ia,
-inrs': and ! h"in you will ,.rim .l!n; e.,
Nv So. -.
Ir. William II. Vanderbilt had moi or