Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-01-11
IN THE WEST.

CHlCAGO special. ~ SInall ulVlue0Q
on Worlds Fair stock will probably be
ordered paid about the middle of this
month. The finance committee of the
Board Of Directors held a quiet meet
ing in President Higinbotham's Office
to decide the time and amount. When
Marshall Field announced that he
would give Sl,010,000 in cash to the
Columbian Museum If stockholders in
the Worlds Fair would give S2,0O0.-
600 of their holdings, it was known
that he made that prOviso to get an
other endowment to the museum. 1t
was known that exposition stock would
yield dividend of at least 10 per cent.
There has now been subscribed to the
museum little more than 100, 900
shares of fair stock, or sl,000,OOo.
Nearly II, 600, 900 more must he donat-
ed before Mr.. Field can be called upon
for his splendid gift. To declare a
dividend seems triae peculiar, even
to some of the directors. What effect
it will have on further donations is un-
certain. 1t may tend to increase them
after the dividend has been paid, and
again it may have the opposite in
huence. OF course the museum will
get the dividends on stock already
transferred. The finance committe.
decided to put off the day for distribut-
ing the surplus until Auditor Harring.
toms report for December comes out.
They will then order a dividend of
perhaps per cent.
KANSAS CITY special: Judges Nesbitt
and Lyons of the ST. Clair County Court.
who are confined in Jail in this city for
contempt of an order of the Fedora
Court, are jubilant over the prospects
of their early release from the custody
of County Marshal Stewart. They ap
peared before Judge Philips and said
that their presence at home was re-
quired in order to prevent the county
from being completely disorganized.
Judge Philips had previously ruled
that the judges must remain in Jail
until they ordered tax levy to pay for
the bonds of the Tebo and Neosho
Railway. but after listening to their
plea he made an order permitting the
judges to return to their homes jan
uary l3 for an indefinite period
SAN FRANCISCO special: The Brit
ish schooner Arietes arrived here to
fit out for the seasons sealing cruise.
Capt. Strong says that at Victoria he
was told to keep clear of the scaling
grounds till May l, and If he received
no further instructions up to that time
he might 90 ahead and hunt seals
wherever he liked. He said similar
instructions were given all British
sealing vessels. This is taken by the
sealers to indicate that Great Britain
intends to make it difficult for the
United States to come to any satisfac-
tory arrangement with that country
for q close season.
CHICAGO special: The Hamilton
Club, one OF the prominent social ami
semi-political organizations of Chicago.
has, at the suggestion Of Congressman
Thomas B. Reed. decided to forego its
annual banquet in view OF the financial
stringency and the suffering among
the unemployed poor, and devote to
charity the amount that would other
wise have been raised for the festive
event. Mr.. Reed had been invited to
become the guest OF the club ut the
banquet, and his suggestion was met
with prompt approval by the club men,.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A suit
which was commenced November by
G. A. Spreckles, charging his father,
Adolph Spreckels, and his two BROTH
ers, with an attempt to defraud him
out of his interests in the Hawaiian
Commercial Company, has been di
missed. The dissensions in t..
Spreckels family have been settled an
. compromise effected whereby G. A.
Spreckels retains his interests In the
Hawaiian Commercial Company.
PORTLAND, Oregon, SPECIAL: Robert
Gaithorne and Thomas Berg, who re-
c0ntlv Dlead0d guilty Of emu0riinv