The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-12-14
CONSIDERATIONS IN COUNCIL.
Manager Ben Dillingham; a Victim to
Their Installations.

Manager Ben Dillingham; a Victim to
Their Vaccinations.
There was peculiar kind of job put
up on Manager Ben Dillingham; yester-
day afternoon by combination which
was formed amongst employees of the
Pacific Hardware Co. and the Oahu Rail-
way Co. The chief conspirators were
superintendent Ashley of the Railway
Co. and Messrs. Love and Torbert of the
Pacific Hardware Co.. and they at P.
NJ. concocted and telephoned message
to the unsuspecting victim that one of
the trains had run over a bridge and his
presence was needed Immediately at the
depot. Manager Dillingham; who was
arranging his carpet-bag for departure
by steamer for the Coast tomorrow,
Ndropped that particular business, chart
iered wagon and drove full haste to the
depot at Iwilei. Arriving there he found
that all was still and quiet but he was
Immediately, rather unceremoniously,
hustled into the Office of the secretary
where crowd of hard-looking citizens,
including Hon. Mark p Robinson of the
Railway Co., Walter Hill of the Bull
letin, representative of the ADvER-
User, the chief employees of the Rail-
way Co., and deputation from the Pa
cific Hardware Co., seemed to be anxi-
ously waiting to receive him.
But little time for thought was given
to the non-plussed gentleman on en-
trance, for Mr.. w. F. Love in a des-
perate manner advanced and attacked
Mr.. Dillingham;, in these words:
i OFFICE OF PACIFIC HARDWARE Co.
Il Honolulu, Dec Is, 1889.
Mr.. B. F. DILLINGHAM; In apprecia-
htion of your kindness toward US we take
| pleasure in presenting you with this
golden chain. Wishing you a merry
IfChristmas and prosperous New Year
we subscribe ourselves as yours, in ap-
| probation:
James 6. Spencer, F. L. Winter, j. L.
Torbert, w. F. Love, M. H. Kennedy,
| II. A. Giles, T. J. Mclaughlin, G. K.
Ayau, J. M. Kelukuale, 7. Self and J.
Self
b Mr.. Love, aided by Mr.. Torbert, now
presented the perplexed Manager with a
solid gold chain, link pattern manufac-
tured expressly to order by Mr.. ID. +
Wichman.
Superintendent Ashley of the Railway
| Co. now followed up the attack by a
movement somewhat similar and read
as follows:
OFFICE OF OAHU LAND & RY. Co.
Honolulu, Dec. Is, 1889.
Mr. B. +. DILLINGHAM; AS 1t IS your
Intention to depart for the Coast, on the
TO ha
HOLIDAYS, we desire to hand you now this
little souvenir, as slight token OF the
sincere and high esteem in which yor
are held by all of the employees of the
| above named company, and as marx
of the appreciation OF your dealings with
all. We wish you safe voyage and 6
happy reunion with your family, anc
may He watch over you and bring yor
back safe again to pitch in and turn ou
more railroads. Signed by Geo. w
Ashley, III. d. Roberts, Allan Clark
John Coakley, E. Smith, NJ. Oleson ane
a number of others.
Having ended, the reader then pre-
scented to the genial gentleman who wa
the subject of the letter, an ivory box
which, on being opened, showed to view
an elegant gold locket (also the work o
MT. w GLC OUFOIoO 6NuO "
which was ornamented with the mono
gram "B. F. D." enameled in colors anC
set with diamonds. On the reverse sid
was engraved Presented to B. >. Dill
lingham by the employees of the Oah'
Railway and Land Co., December 18th
1889. Don't wear this when you loa'
ties" The injunction referred to los
OF a locket by Mr.. Dillingham; whel
engaged in forwarding that particula
business on a previous occasion.
Mr. Dillingham;, surprised and please
at the performances which had take
place, responded in an appropriat
manner, and thanked his co-workers, {
the railroad, for the manner in whic
they had performed the various dutie
assigned them, and expressed havin
such entire confidence in them that b
felt easy in leaving, for the time being
the working OF the line in their hands.
? The assembled conspirators then CAV
! three hearty cheers for the energeti
railroad king of Oahu and afterward
dispersed, all hands bearing pleasar
memories of the successful manner
+ which the conspiracy had reached tn
: looked for end.