The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-18

the general 1uilV. HIS uCtlOu Will
increase the local distress.
Another difficulty has arisen in re-
gard to the unskillcd labor seeking
Two dollars per day |
is the standard wages and the men
decline TO accept less.
THE SUGAR FIGHT.
There has been quite lively |
newspaper campaign on the Sugar
Trusts endeavor to bulldose the
Supreme Court through the agency
of the Chronicle and retail grocers
who deal with rilman & Bendel,
Levi 4 Co., and the other Sugar
Trust brokers. Small retailers, to
the number of ninety, signed a
memorial praying the Supreme
Court in so many words to reverse
Judge Wallace's decision and per-
nit the Trust jobbers to get hold of
sugar from the American Relinery
to supply their customers, at the
same time creating the impression
that there was no sagar to be had
from any other source. This line of
attack was promptly met by inter-
views with the principal jobbers,
candy manufacturers, and retail
grocers. who command the leading
business of the city, and who show
ed that there was an abundant sup.
ply available at the California Re-
fnery and at fair and reasonable
prices. Mr.. A. b, Spreckels also
answered his assailants in a way
they will not soon forget.
The writ of mandate issued by
the Supreme Court to Judge Wal
lace and Receiver Reddy, mentioned
last mail, as well as the contempt
proceedings against the same gentle.
men, came up for consideration on
the Sd March. The contempt case
took precedence. Judge Wallace
appeared to answer on his own be-
half, and ex-Judge Sullivan appear
| ed for Receiver Reddy. Sam Will
son had Havemeyer & Elders side
IN charge, the contempt proceedings
being instituted by them. Argn-
ment was continued on the 4th and
9TH on the writ of prohibition, and
an adjournment was then had till
the 7th, owing to the death of Mer-
vyn Donobue, son-in-law of Judge
Wallace, as this sad event prevented
his attendance in Court. The argu-
ment was resumed on the 9TH, and
adjourned to the 10TH, when Judge
Wallace would be in attendance.
The chances are that proceedings
for contempt will be taken against
the signers of the address to the
Supreme Court, and that those who
prepared and caused it to be pub
lished will be similarly dealt with.
1t is q gross act of contempt, in
tended to influence the Court in
determining the appeal pending be-
fore it from Judge Wallace's ruling.
MI. Mott, manager of the American
Refinery, has come out in print pro-
testing against the wrong that is
being done to Havemeyer & Elder,
alleging that there is no American
Refinery Company, that II. & E. are
sole owners of the refinery, and that
they operate it for their personal
use and profit. If this statement be
true there is pretty considerable
swindle lying around somewhere.
The American Refinery Company
sold out to the Sugar Trust fol
$1,250,000 in payment of which
Trust certificates to that amount
were issued. Now comes the man.
ager of the Refinery and states that
IIavemcyer & Elder, the principal
members of the Sugar Trust, bought
the property for private account
from the Trust of course, the con.
sideration being 100000. This is
one of four trust retineries similarly
claimed by the founders and man
ayers of the Trust as their propert,
by purchase. In other words a.
Trust managers they sold the mos
valuable of the Trust reiineries t.
themselves. This would account TO
the enormous shrinkage of Trus
property, shown in the proposed re
organization scheme, and demon
strates that the methods within til,
Trust itself did not differ material,
from the methods by which it's man
.. ayers tieeced the outside public b,
manipulating its certificates on Wal
! street. Original certificate holder
not in the ring were plundered a
unscrupulously as outsiders. Their
was rascally impartiality in thei
tactics throughout. If Havemeye
,, & Elder have nothing TO do with tn
! Amencan Refinery Company why d
they defend the action against it!
J. Mr.. Mott did not strengthen hi
: case by attacking Mr.. Spreckel
,, and attempting to belittle his re
! tinery, nor did he make himself soil
with the working men by describin
the illusions to the Trust shuttin
down fifteen Eastern refneres an
turning thousands of men adrift q
"vaporings." This is fact whic
workingmen will not and should nc
overlook. 1t is clear, however, tha
he is becoming desperate, for in a
interview he threatened to take pos
session of the refinery by force. l
his letter he is more pacific, relyin
upon the Court to do justice, a