The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-01-29

saw his corpse. DR.. John Is. Crosby
Of New York SAYS that Friend Is
dead. and furthermore in his last
illness used TO drink 4 gallon Of
brandy s day. The whole thing Is
being investigated by detectives and
prosecutions are certain.
1t ! not 10 be expected that the
California reiGers escaped without
being called upon by the agents Of
the company. The details are not
unknown here. Some time ago 3
man named +. W Keller visited
San Francisco and called upon
the officers Of the Two sugar
ratnaries. To them he unfOldei
his great scheme, first exhibiting
his sugar and depositinS some q Il
with the State Board ot Trade.
There Is NO question ths: he hsd
beautiful samples with him. He
tried. IN particular, 70 set Spreckels
INTO the rroject, arguing that the
comuanv would smash the Sugar
Trust II no time. According 10
kaaia-. there wasn't anything N
the way Of sugar refining that
the process could not. accomplish.
He offered 10 turn black Manila or
iaEEarv sugar into cube, powdered
or Erl2ulatei sugar with loss Of
about one per cent. Ot Saccharlne
matter. without dissolviRS the raw
sugar. ana 81 5 saving Of $ ton
over the present methods But the
was that. though he wanted Spreck-
els IL invest. he would not let him
see the entire process. There was
z dark room" stage II the manu-
tac.ure. and Spreckels absolutely
refused = put II any money IN
less he could get within the secret
q that stage q the process The
versatile healar would not permit
this a1d the negotiations came 70
an end. Keller i still II san Fran
c.sc5 but cannot be made 70 say
anything about the company. He
admits. however. that lie i slightly
Interested even If he holds no
stock
The officers VIII no, make any
other statements for the present.
On the 9th inst tLe Supreme
Court a the State = New York
rendered g. decision against the
Sugar Trust. The particular suit
described VS. that q the State
against the North River Sugar Re
115-E Company. and the point 81
Issue was whether the corporation
passed ou- q existence . such when
II passed over is stock 20 tLe Sugar
RsE-e-:es Company. Judge Barrel:
rendered -le CcCrt's opinion. which
VS. IN exhaustive one On corpora
ton -aW. -he rights q trusts and
-c-cro-ieS- The ruling was that
the company forfeit is charter and
he dissolved The counsel Tor the
company took exceptions and the
battle Is not over yet
s sugar syndicate known Is the
- International Sugar Syndicate.
Lzs registered q London, The con
cz-- proposes 70 take part II ra-u-
-a--E legislation concerning the
sugar trade: - assist IN the read
l-s--e-- Of state subsidies. draw
backs and tCunEes: TO prevent the
Use q le.6-E--CIS substances II the
manufacture q sugar and 70 DO 6
VARIETY Of other things Of more OF
less Importance.
On the 5.l inst 3 delegation 81
Louisiana sugar producers headed
by Mr. Dyuo13 appeared before the
Senate Finance Committee and pro
tested agll-sc the contemplated re-
l-1-C- II the tariff On the ground
tina. II would rum their business 3 .
well = that q the sorghum sugar /
u-ci-ca-s 4 Kansas and the bee. .
sugar producers Of this State. ". .
L Parkinson C. EC-c Scott. Kansas. .
made 3 similar plea. The committee /
stcszward made 9 change II The .
sugar schedule making the reluc- .
-o2 t-t reco1p-cg the American 4
producers By providing that they f.
shall receive c bounty equal % the F..
ont q the duty collected .
ms law : q stand until half =
much sugar : produced n America 4
e. ! imported The Senate Con I.
-..-5z : said 70 b fully agreed on
this u-C-ls.tEC- and The Republican
VII bear i ont
On the l.L inst Claus Su-acza-s
-15e q statement before the Senate
Committee 4 Finance. concerning
us experiments II tie manufacture
L ts=- sugar il Cz-lt1-1-s- He CD
passed any reelection II the duly and .
he payment @. 9 bounty
In the Senate On the I4-b inst
Senator Allison On the PAR q the
Finance Committee reported two
sections which he proposed 70 Cte-
: a-z-5Uel.S- They relate 10 g
s----y o. sugar and provide that
-tzL April. ISsl there d paid 70
he u-o51cer q sugar testing 1ot
ess than eighty degrees 5y the % .
1--S---= tC1- JeS-s q sorghum
z SlEE cane ErC8D within the
{ -l-zI Safes 8 bounty q one cent
u--1i. under such rules and reCu-
z---s = the Cc--iss:u1er q In
z--s- ReTe--e nth the approval q
he Secretary q the Treasury shall
-zS1--t5. tie beauty = b paid Al
.-z---v tE,- the duties collected OF
sugar