New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23

uENNEssY SEVERE ON THE ACTION OF TIE
FIVE Seeding OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or FORMER STOCKHOLDERS.
Peoria. ILL.,, May 22.-N conference at '"c
whskey Trust headquarters today between represent
tatvcs of the five dstillercs which have wl'h"r'N
from the DstillIng and Cattle Feeding Company III"
the officials and lawyers OF the latter corporatio'' 1t
decided submit an agreed case covering NV
points In dispute 10 local Judge I'r seo""''"'
The case will come up before either JUG" >h'" vi
Judge Worthington The date nus not peel aec'"eu
upon.
President Grecnhut said tbs evening: The houses
will he run as usual The matter will be tried In the
local courts and may go higher. W" think We VIII
win. We propose 10 close the houses June l. Inc
opposition say Il they viii run tlrm, bu' "" VIII
see abou, that The litigation Will make no difference
TO the Government
Eerrcscniauyes Of the seeding ds,Illeiics. when
questioned this morning. laid that they tooh posse
sion of their property rs any owner might Go wh'
the rent was not paid but iha; they have no Intention
Of abandoning TIE Trust. III FACT, thrY aunh''c'
tina, they were "bluiing" Yesterday. ani that every
thing would be arranged Satisfactorily.
Chicago May - (spcciaD.-P. J. IIennesS"y. sec
re,ary OF the Whisky Trust. speaking Of Tie VII"
drawal OF the rcoria distl,Ii-e said this evening;
1T Is nothing more than Il stock jobbing scheme.
II these people think they clog the wheels Of the
Whiskcv Trusts machinery by pulling out it Is MehH
probable that they will find themselves MISTAKEN i'''
while they own Tho land. the building and plant are
owned outright by the combine. which VIII continue
20 operate the distillciies just the same Inc ""H
reason can assign for this attack l. that someoous
Is interested in pounding down the price OF soA pre-
sumably 50 they can buy II in and make pretty sum
by it
Concerning the charge that the Trust would NOT DC
able 10 nav the rebates owed the dealers VINO Oh
TINED their supplies from IT, Secretary li"nnrsN' Sdl
NO one has any right to make that allegation. W.
have never yet forfeited any Of Our reba" c'rh'''S'
and there /, 10 prospect OF ournot being ape u pay
them
Several former Stockholders In "a" Irs' 'Nir'SN'"
the opinion that the whole affair Is II schem" To !"HEi
the stock and squeeze certain pcopl'.
Jacob Wooner, who Is at the head - one oil inc
Withdrawing firms was In town today hh pioi' '''H
10 be ignorant Of any attempt 10 manipulate the stch
# the concern. Il DOM MEOW VIM "'''"" ''
director, of the trust mpany will take with reicrchf"
70 the withdrawal OF the cs;illcis. nor Go ! care"
soid no. We are out Of II now. and OR analrs eau
NOT lie IN, arf,red with by the courts. nor can re-
ceyer control our property II one Is appointed 10,
The company. believe that the consolidation OF IN"
disilery interests Is once and fr all kcn up How
n will AFFECT The stock don't know or care We
wond not have pulled out had not the law procceahgS
been bprun hui we were then forced Into dhng -
10 nrotect ourselves The whole matter hiss come
about I'm the most unprecedented way, not even NJ
Inc recent directors meeting here was there word
said about Il. There have been no further develop
ments far as ] Know