New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-06
UHISKEY TRUST LITIGATION ENDED.

,1-DGr sH0WAITER ENTERS AN ORDER WHICH
RrcoNc1Lrs THE CoNTENDGNG FACTIONS.
Cbicago oct 5-Judge Showalter. in the United
States Court to-day entered an order which er-
rectually reconciles the contending factions OF 'he
Whiskey Trust and puts an ehd 10 all "'sa'.o,'
in connection Herewith. This Is the order "hich
has been pending for some time ana Wh,ch was
s,,aI for nv both parties to the controversy. The
order ,s a ratification OF an agreement made be-
tween Creenhut and Morris. on the one mana, ana
rho REORGANIZATION Committee OF the NhisKey
Trust on the other. This agreement IS ura"h up
in the shape OF a contract According 10 H. He
ceiver NcNulta dsmlsses all suits except one
against Greenhut and Morris. and agrees to pay
20 ,ben, $40 600 in cash and $4,000 in bonds or the
American Spirits Manufacturing Company. the sue
cessor Of the old company. In CONSIDERATION OF
this Greenhut and Morris are to abandon the
$50 600 Of claims on the cattefeedng contract win
tho Distuling and Cattle Feeding Company and
ara 70 deliver $4,000 OF the bonds OF the old com
many at IL cents on the dollar, less 10000 This
go Geo is supposed 10 represent a portion OF the
interest on the bonds. Greenhut ana Morris aiso
agree 10 dismiss all suits against the company DOM
in Chicago and New-York. They are to give ana
n-ocure new leases to the American spirits Manu-
featuring Company for the distllery properues :"
Peoria. and never 10 institute or cause to be IN
s,,,uted any suits OF any Kind against the com
many or the Reorganization Committee.
r-rder the agreement Greenhut is TO come in under
the reorganlzation plan vita his LIS shares OF
stock He and Morris bind themselves to pace tne
Il ooo shares which are now held in the names OF
Anuess and Pyncheon the two New-lorN c'erKs
who Instituted the suit in that state under the re-
organization plan. thus bringing into harmony al
the conflicting interests. The suit which by the con-
tract d.ed to-day Is be excepted from dismissal
is the one Instituted by the receiver against Stee
hut Norris Woolner and others ID recover >@'VvV;
,his being the difference between the price chaESei
on the books as having been paid for the star anu
Crescent Nebraska and Centra distLeries, ana L
much lower sum which it Is alleged was actualy
ever that a secret agreement has been made by an
concerned according to which this suit Is 50 10 pe
dropped The interested persons did not leeI Ilhe
asking the court to dismiss charge wnch had peen
made with 50 much circumstance ana attention 10
detail ia, .
With the contract which the court ratlei was
submitted a report of the receiver Inc report de-
ARES tha, there has been no material cnange IN
the assets the available assets, OUTSIDE ot real
estate having a value OF N.otO.O Out or tnis
81 ON 600 there are only to be paid the Gains agaln-t
me receiver which amount to about sSoOW The
receiver a so asks that Greenhut pay into court
sum equa TO the dstrhutive snare or the l"p
shares OF stock not turned In. II Is also provided
that the bonds shall be a len wholly on the r"a.
estate These stipulations the court In Its order
confirms The stock OF the new company Is al
ready ,Doken for and the demand for II is said 10
have excee ipd the number OF shares TO be Issued.
No provision IL made for any agreement with the
American Distributing Company, but IL IL under
stood that arrangements have been made satisfac-
O all concerned