The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-10-11
From the "washirgtcn POST SEPT %, s9i
TIE PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY
AN Important Meeting Of the Stock

hollefs Held Yesterday.
An adjourned meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Press Claims Company
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Office OF the company ut Alexandria, Va.
The following resolutions were adopted |
Whereas VIM. Il Hurst, the pro-
prietor and publisher OF the San Fran.
cisco Examiner, in the latter part Of the
month Of April, 1894, brought snit
in equity in the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia against John Web.
berburn. general manager Of the Ex-
aminer Bureau OF Claims and also
managing attorney OF the Press Claims
Company and made charges TO the bill
piled in SAID suit against the integrity,
honesty, and business qualifications O
the said Wcbberburu, which were proved
to be wholly untrue and false to the
satisfaction OF the Equity Court aud II
decree to this effect having been rendered
on the lsth day of May, 1894, and
supplemental decree confirming the
same on the 81 day OF July, 1894; and
Whereas, the said bill contained UNI
true and misslending statements con-
corning the Press Claims Company made
by the said Hearst to injure the said
Webbcrburn aud to escape liability
undera contract then existing between
the Examiner Bureau OF Claims and the
Press Claims Company, entered into
with the full appreciation and approval
Of said Hurst, his attorney ct law and
attorney in fact, which statements
were. proved TO be false and foundations
less, and which have greatly injured and
damaged the business OF the said COM
pany; and
Whereas, the said VIM. X. Hurst did
cause TO be prominently published IN tile
San Francisco Examiner, on the first
page Of said paper, the said damaging
charges contained in Che said bill, the
issue Of the said newspaper being widely
disseminated in this country to the great
injury of the Press Glazing Company;
and
Whereas, the gaid VIM. Il. Hearst has
further published or caused to be pub
lished in his said newspaper, and has
widely circulated the damaging state
ment that one Frank L. Browne, Of the
,iiy Of Washington, q peraon wholly
unoonnectcd with the Press Claims
Company, is in charge Of the business of
the said company, which statement is
untrue and harmful and injurious to the
co,npany's interests and calculated to
shake the deserved confidence OF the
public in the said company; therefore,
II is resolved, That the president Of
the Press Claims Company be and here
by is directed to forthwith institute tie
proper proceedings ia &c courts against
the said VIM. r. Eearst to recover dam
ages for his untrue, misleading and
libclous publications concerning the
Press Clalmt Company; ana further,
that We. the stockholders Of tie said
company, indorse the action OF the court
and The truth OF its decree in finding
John Webberbufn, managing attorney
Of said company, free nom the charges
maliciously preferred against him.
Other business transacted was the ad
opt ion OF q resolution Increasing The
hoard OF directors from seven to nine.
The newly elected. directors were Philip
W. Ayeritt, proprietor OF the Gambler.
lana Tines aad .iasers.ownE News Edw.
NJ. Hopes, Wilmington News; and
Francis L Leuyp, publisher OF Good
Government Owing 10 the resignation
OF Robert i Davis, OF the Philadelphia
Call, on accou Mt OF in health, Mr.. r. f..
freeman, OF the Danyille Register was
elected president.
A contract WIS entered into between
the company Mr. John Webberburn
wherein he was retained as the general
manager ofthe company for perion Of
1--WE years, time showing the confidence
OF the company in the integrity and
ability Of WebberDuru. The Press
Claims Company is combination Of
| ,743 Of ,he prominent newspapers Of The
United stntes The object Of the com
pany is to prosecute claims against the
United States Governments, including
patent cases. large and lucrative
business has already been built up, al
though the company has been in oper-
alton but two ycars Its officers are as
iollows:R y freeman, Danylle wa
Register, president; Harrington Ftz-
gerald, Philadelphia lem, sccretaryjA.
l.. Hughes, treasurer John Webberburn
general manager; Garter Harrison, Jr..
Chicago Times, Edgar N. Hopes,
Wilmington News, Philip W. Averitt,
Cum berland Times, and Francs Il.
Leupp, Good Government, directors.