The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-26
EDUCATION AND
CHARITY FAVORED
Millionaire Belt Gave Literally 10
Them-s6,ooc,ooo fer African Rail-
road and Telegraph Line.

London. July Blowing to prcma-
turc statements regarding the VIII al
the late Alfred BriT, the South African
nuaucIrr. the executors 90 Mr.. Belts
estate last evening CAV out the exact
terms Of the public requests, without,
however. disclosing the amount OF the
fortune left. which. Il ~ believed. Will
take "A considerable time TO estimate"
owing To the nuCtualon Ia the price
Of shares owned b. -. EI!t. A. afuru-
said. 10 document proves very inter-
ost!ng. lacking llttlr of the remark
able qualities which gossip attributed
10 the brducSts. TIL" sums enumerated
make the vast total OF Sg.GI5,O Oo. not
including the vuluc OF the estate be-
ducuthvd to his native city uT Ham
burg or TN" art treasures bestowed on
the national gallery and the museums
in Hamburg.
II ~ believed that the aggregate Will
not b. far short az Sl2.s 800. OOO.
IL was announced that the viii 20
the late Alfred BeIt. the South African
millionaire, leaves the property known
as BCrSlcr JAEGER. near Hamburg. To the
city OF Hamburg, TO be- held for the
people. Tho picture. by Sir Joshua
Reynolds. OF Lady Cockburn and Her
children" "a left to the British ma
tiOnal gallery, and Reynolds picture,
Mistress Boone and Her Daughter"
and other art treasures are LETT To Bcr-
lin and Hamburg. and To the collcg"
Of technology connected with the Lon-
don university The suiu OF s250.OOO and
1000 $3.50 shares TN the DE Beers
are bcqucath"d.
The sum Of 81. 900. 600 ~ left To the
University OF Johannesburg to build
and equip buildings on h land pre-
viously given by him; 100000 Is be-
qucathed for educational or charitable
in Rhodesia and other tcrritor-
les within the field Of the British South
Africa Sl25. GOO To- the research
fund Of the London university. Sl25.O0o
10 the Rhodes university. GrahaHis-
town, Cape Colony. $4,000 to the
Rhodes memorial fund at Cape Town:
Sc. 900 To- the MO Jack club OF Lon
don: 500. 900 to the dcCensed's firm In
South Africa for educational or charit-
able In the Transvaal: $4,000
for the same purposes to Kimberley:
So, 900 to Dr. jameson. now premier 81
Cape Colony. and Sir Lewis Mitchell.
chairman OF the DE Beers company and
n trustee u the Rhodes fund for the
same purpose In Cape Colony; $1,000 COO
r. left TO the Kings hospital u.ondun)
funds and 100000 To Guys hospital
u.nndonD and S30O.OO ~ To- be diStrib-
utcd equally In London and Hamburg
Ivy Mr.. Belts executors Tor educational
or charitable purposes.
The ]t"ytgtor, continuing says that
lN|NHfrH N|HA NNaHAA Wv AHHN"HhH.HNN 'H"ff N"Hh "|
advanced In Afrign by tn" contradiction
OF railways. tcicgruphE and wireless l"l'-
graphs. rud knowing how difficult u
Us To ruigr money FOR these purposes
he leaves 100000 IA stocks AMI .Nsrrs
to his partners to constitute q tJr,G, the
income OT which ~ 10 be devoted 10
the construction. cguip.sCa; or further
aucc of any such methods " comwuni-
cation or transportation iE Ehodrsl1.
Portuguese. South Africa. or the Ger
man "ossegEions ana any parts 80 NJ
rirt nv may hc traNerrrd in establish
Ing the cape To cairo railway, tclC-
Ernph or telephone lines. The trustees
ARE given absplui. discretion. md 81
twO-ihIrdE decide that the fund ~ no
longer required for furthcr.ug the work
OF communicate or transportation.
they can apply the prucc,dH To- cduca-
tiounl. charitable az other purposes Ia
RhodcslI.
MIR. Bcit left large sums go relatives.
numerous lcgiCiss 70 friends and gifts
to clerks and servants. m" residue Of
his estate. real ana personal. "a he
queathcd to his brother. Otto Belt. abb
solVtcly.
The will Is dated April 4. 1905.