The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-31

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Wallace, and Messrs. Sullivan and
Reddv, who swore that Wilson did
not read the affidavit or any other
paper, although during the proceed
ings it was stated that his clerk put
Il paper into his hand. The clerk
sworc that Mr.. Wilson read the all
davit. 1t is, however, clear from
the testimony that Wilson having
lost his temper during his appear
ance before Judge Wallace failed to
read the affidavit rs he had intend
ed, and left with the impression that
he had done go. In other words,
Mr.. Wilson, who il an old man, was
"rattled, and did not rccoliect
what took plice on the occasion ie-
fcrred to. The incident, however,
made a strong impression, A. did
Judge Wallace's statement which he
said was the result of six months
careful study of the case.
The Court ordered the case TO be
Submitted on briefs, last Monday,
and the official reporter was directed
to prepare verbal transcript OF the
evidence and arguments. The pro-
ccedings in the Superior Court have
also been made part of the record.
1t is reasonable to suppose, there
fore, that several months will elapse
before a decision has been reached,
during which time the American
Refinery will remain closed. The
Supreme Court moves very slowly.
The Trust people continue shipping
raw TO New Orleans and refined SUI
gar from that city is now supplied
in small quantities to their custom
ers. The California refinery is run
ming without hitch of any kind, and
supplies sugar to the trade at old
rates as far East rs the Missouri
river without any disposition what
ever to take advantage of their posi-
ton to raise prices.
THE HAvEMEYER CLIQUE LAID OUT.
The attempt of the Chronicle and
the Trust to create public clamor
to the detriment of the Spreckels re-
iinery was miserable fiasco. The
IIavemcyers tried the benevolent
dodge with the workingmen to ere
ate public sympathy as friends Of
labor and so indirectly influence the
Supreme Court, which is an elective
body and therefore supposed to be
amenablc to popular agitation. A
meeting of former employees of the
American refinery, constituting the
membership of the mutual relief or
benefit society of that establishment.
was convened, at which q letter from
the Havemeyers was read promising
relief to such non-contributing men,
bcrs as were in actual distress, and
who should apply and make their
condition known. This was paraded
in the newspapers as n proof on the
part of the Havemeyers of generous
solicitude for their employees, al
though in fact not cent had been
contributed by them. The Evening
Post published in an interview a
terrible arraignment of Theodore
Havemeyer on the labor question
quoting the authority for each state
ment, and showing that he had, as
president of the Trust, arbitrarily
closed ten reiineries to stop produc-
ton, turning thousands Of men on
the streets at a moments notice al
the beginning of winter, and while
advancing the price of sugar and ex'
torting millions from the American
people, not cent was contributed
to their relief. After this publica
ton of fact nothing more was heard
of Mr.. Theodore Havemeyer and
his flatulent charity.
The attack which the representa-
tive of the Havemeyers made on the
California refinery regarding the aa
vance of &c. per pound after the
American refinery had closed, an(
which was worked up into "sugaI
famine" by the Chronicle and Sugar
Trust brokers was met q few days
ago by an interview in the Pos
showing that the Trust charge &C.
per pound more for sugar at New
Orleans, where they have the mon
opoly, than Messrs. Spreckels charge
at San Francisco where they ART
without opposition.
As this could not he denied, tn,
Chronicle attempted to justify 1t b.
stating that sugar imported at New
Orleans paid duty and that the Cali
fornia refinery had the advantage o.
free Hawaiian sugar. The Pos
wiped this apology for the Trust
extortion out Of sight on the evening
of the same day by another inter
view, which showed that Have
meyer and his associates had a
least 90, 900 tons of absolutely fire.
sugar last year at New Orleans
which was produced by the South
and that Notwithstanding this suppl.
of free sugar they charge a highc
price for refined sugar at the Ores
cent City and along the valley @
the Mississippi than at New for
and other Eastern points, althoug
only duty paying sugar was refine
there. The reason is that the Trus
is opposed in the Fast by Clau
Spreckels, who has saved the An