The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-12-17
CONSPlRATORS IN COUNCIL.
Manager Ben Dillingham; n Victim to
Their Vaccinations.

I Manager Ben Dillingham; 4 Victim to
Their Vaccinations.
There was peculiar kind of a job put
up on Manager Ben Dillingham; Fri
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.Loye and Torbert of the
Pacific Hardware Co.. and they at 3 p.
N. concocted and telephoned a 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.
dropped that particular business, chart
cred 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, a representative of the ADyER-
User, the chief employees of the Rail-
way Co., and deputation from the Pa
cifc 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:
OFFICE OF PACIFIC HARDWARE Co.
Honolulu, Dec Is, 1889.
Nh. B. F. DMLNGHAN:-In apprecia-
ton of your kindness toward US we take
pleasure in presenting you with this
golden chain. Wishing you a merry
Christmas and prosperous New Year
we subscribe ourselves as yours, in ap-
probation:
James g. Spencer, F. L. Winter, ]. L.
Torbert, W. F. Love, NJ. H. Kennedy,
I'll. A. Giles, I. j. Mclaughlin, C. K.
Ayau, ]. III. Kelukuale, T. Self and ].
Self.
Mr.. Love, aided by Mr.. Torbert, now
presented the perplexed Manager with
solid gold chain, link pattern manufac-
tured expressly to order by Mr.. II. F.
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. Ii, 1889.
Nh. B. F. DILLINGHAM; As it is rour
intention to depart for the Coast, on the
holidays, We desire to hand you now this
little souvenir. as slight token of the
sincere and high esteem in which yoC
are held by all of the employees of the
above named company, and as a mark
of the appreciation OF your dealings with
all. We wish you a safe voyage and a
happy reunion with your family, and
may He watch over you and bring You
back safe again to pitch in and turn out
more railroads. Signed by Geo. W.
Ashley, IL. D. Roberts, Allan Clark,
John Coakley, f. Smith, N. Oleson and
q number Of others.
Having ended, the reader then pre-
scented to the genial gentleman who was
the subject Of the letter, an ivory box,
which, on beng opened, showed to view
an elegant gold loeket (also the work of
Dir. Wichmann), the diverse side of
which was ornamented with the mono
gram "B. F. D." enameled in colors and
set with diamonds. On the reverse side
was engraved Presented to B. E. Dill |
bingham by the employees of the Oahu
Railway and Land Co., December 18th.
1889. Don't wear this when you load !
ties" The injunction referred to a loss |
OF a iocket by Mr.. Dillingham; when
engaged in forwarding that particular |
business on previous occasion
Mr. Dillingham;, surprised and pleased |
al the performances which had taken
place, responded in an appropriate |
manner, and thanked his co-Eorkers, Of |
the railroad, for the manner in which |
they had performed the various duties |
assigned them, and expressed having
such entire confidence in them that he |
felt easy IN leaving, for the time being, |
the working OF the line in their hands.
The assembled conspirators then gave
three hearty cheers fer the energetic :
railrCs5 EiHg q Oahu and afterwards I
dispersed, al hands bearing pleasant !
memories Of The successful manner Ia !
Rhich the Conspiracy had reached the