The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-18

PEoarA, ILL.,, April l7.-Whisky trust
people from all parts Of the country
crowded the hotels hero to-day in at
tendance upon the annual stockholders'
meeting OF tho Distilling and Cattle
Feeding Company. Messrs. Harts.
horne, Waterbury. Lockwood and
Bache. OF New York; Ditton, Of Cincin.
natl, tho reorganization committee, ac-
companied by their attorneys, Judge
Caldwell and Nathan Blur, OF New
York, aud Levy Mayer, Of Chicago,
arrived last night and took up their
headquarters at the National hotel,
next door to the headquarters Of the
great trust which they control. Gen.
McNulta. the receiver, accompanied by
Expert Harrison, whose revelations re.
garding the books Of the concern have
been the sensation OF the year in finan-
cial circles, were on tho ground to
meet the stockholders. and spent the
morning in close communion with the
reorganization committee. The meet
ing was set for noon aud promised to de-
velop into a happy family gathering.
for the reorganization committees Sl2,-
900 shares OF stock, out OF a total OF $780,
900, assured it control OF the action OF
the day. There was one element Of un-
certainty, however, which caused some
uneasiness to the Hartshorne people,
and that element was ex-President
Joseph Greenhut, whose friends had
hinted darkly Of double-decked sensa-
tions which the ex-president was likely
to spring.
There were only twenty-five or thirty
people present, but they held proxies
for almost the entire stock OF the COM
pany. When the little company reached
the directors room, where the meeting
was to De held, they found ex.President
Greenbut seated in the presiding off,
GERS chair, with his son Ben at his
right hand. There was an awkward
silence for few moments, and then Mr..
Greenhut rose, nervously played with
Misunderstanding document that lay
before him, and after an iustant's hesi-
ta,iou huskily called the meeting to
order and suggested that 1t would be
proper to name a chairman. Chairman
Hartshorne, OF New York. was selected,
and 4. S. Luther, of Chicago, was made
secretary. There was an expectant
hustle as the stockholders prepared to
settle down to the serious business OF
arranging for the control OF the millions
involved, but Levy Mayer, Of Chicago.
moved for recess. and before the ball
had fairly opened the meeting was ad-
journed until o'clock.
When tho meeting reconvened at
o'clock roll call showed 34S,O75 shares
rebrcsented. The designations OF Direc-
tors John Besgs, J. Walter Freiberg,
W. n. Hobert and L. II. Green were
formally accepted and Mr.. Greenhut
was asked to read his annual report 1t
was hot one. He declared his accusers
to be falsifers and slanderers and ex:
pressed the heartfelt wish that the
slanderers might be brought to justice.
He dotted any one, he said, to find one
dishonest or dishonorable action in his I
eight years service rs president OF the
company. The rcceiyership proceed
ings, he declared, were absolutely neces-
sary to save the the company.
During the proceedings notices Of ac-
ton for libe! was served by ]. b. Green.
hu, upon the members OF the ro-
organization committee aud thoir at
tornoys. The suits wore for $4,000
damages each. General McNulta. the
receiver, was named rs ono OF the de-
iendan.s in the libel suit. ~