The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-14
COFFEE MEN FIGHT
ARBUCKLES GARRY TIE SUGAR
TRUST WAR INTO COURT.

Want . Receiver for the woolson Spice
Company and Ask That Those Responsi
BILE for the Cut in Coffee Prices be Forced
to Make Good the Loss-Union Pacific
Foreclosure-Produce shippers Plot Ven
geance In Chicago-Lake Carriers Bold
Session Paper Manufacturers Will
Try Again.
Toledo, O., Jan. 13.-The ArbucAles to-
day applied for an, injunction against
the Woolson Spice company's plant.
They also ask that the company be en-
Joined from registering the sale OF 1873
shares of stock and that the company be
further restrained from selling coffee at
the present price. The Arbuckles are
asking that the present directors be re-
strained from acting as directors until
the matter is determined by the courts.
The motion for a. receiver viii be argued
Friday.
In their petition, the minority (Arouck-
Ie) stockholders make the remarkable
statement that finding the coffee nCsi-
ness TO be making little or TO profit they
ceciSed to enter INTO the business Of re-
fning sugar and tia: for such purposes
.hey constructed a plant in Brooklyn.
The Sugar Trust .hereupon entered into
an ARRANGEMENT to purchase the Wool
son Srnce company with the inter;,on CT
DESTROYING tne bushes; of the firm or
Ar..uckie Bros and also TO erect
monopoly of TIE sugar business Inc
court is asked to require the trust ana
the Woolson directors to pay into the
Wcolson Spice company's treasury any
loss that may have accrued by the re-
cent cat in coffee.
New York. Jan. 13.-President Have
mver of the American Sugar Refining
cc:noany was questioned by represent
at:re OF the Associated Press To-Day IN
regard to the reported acton o. the
Arnu,.xle interests for receiver -, the
Woolson Spice company. He said Ii was
his belize f5at a receiver Wou.1 rot De
apooirted. '-he sell;ny Of the stock on
the exchange in the last hour was On
the report Of the application.
PACIFIC ROADS FORECLOSURE.
Chicago. Jan. 13-Tne Posts Wash
ington special says: 1t is understood
frat the president is waiting dehnlte
and epecifTc overtures from the Union
Pacific reorganization committee be
fore issuing the proclamation to initiate
foreclosure proceedings against the
roads. The committee gave informal
notice some time ago that 1t was 2 =
pare1 to guarantee that a price would be
Maid for the Union Pacific system equal
TO several million dollars more than the
principal of the subsidy bonds. No SUN
q assurances were received from hunting
ton. however, as TO the Central Pacific,
but it is now said that ne is anxious to
come in on about the same terms as the
Union Pacific. Whether he does or not
IS said to be a matter of Indifference, as
the Vanderbilts and others associated
with the Union Pacific bondholders will
at the proper time be prepared TO step
Into his shoes and bid for the Central
Pacific.
SUGAR TRUST DIRECTORS.
New York, Jan. 13.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
American Sugar Refining company,
Messrs. II. o. Havemyer, F. NJ Math:-
son and NJ r. Dick were reelected di-
rectors without opposition. No report
was given out and no other important
business was transacted. The vote cast
was sol, SCI shares. over two-thirds of
the shareholders.
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON.
New York, Jan. 13.-At a special meet
Ing held today the directors of the Ten
nessee Coal and Iron company elected
Colonel George H. MCGEE to succeed the
late John II. Innan, and o. H. Paine TO
succeed J. Edward Simmons.
TO BE NO ASSESSMENT.
New York, Jan. 13.-Members OF the
Baltimore and Ohio reorganization
committee say that the current rumors
of a possible assessment of $40 a share |
on the stock is not worth g moments |
consideration. From present indications |
10 =
So or Sl5 a share. 1t is certain that the |
collateral securing the floating debt will |
be availed Of. if practicable, to rehabil- |
itate the company.
CARLOAD SHIPPERS KICK.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Butter. eggs and |
poultry men from eleven states, behind |
closed doors, representatives. of the Ma |
tlonal Association of Carload Shippers,
met at the Palmer house today. Presi- |
dent a. W. Johnson called the meeting |
20 order. 1t was the prelude to a determ- |
med fight which Will be made on carload |
rating with the Central Freight associa-
ton. The latter concluded two days |
session today and if favorable action |
were rot taken by the freight men. the |
association threatened 10 obtain venGe- /
ance, the special plant being the freight |
association grants carload rating 10 west |
err shippers of the dairy products but |
does not extend the same courtesy to |
.Sastern.
WILL NOT REDUCE RATES.
Springfield. Ill, Jan. 13.-The state
board OF railroad and warehouse COM
missioners met and heard the petition
of the Illinois State Grange Patrons of
Husbandry, and Southern Illinois shin
pers. for reduction of railroad passen- |
ger rates in Illinois from to cents per
mile. The board decided against the pc
ttioners. Commissioners w. s. Can |
trail Of Benton and Thomas Gahan OF |
Chicago then rendered their designations
10 Governor Tanner
LAKE CARRIERS RESOLVE.
Detroit Mich. Jan. 1S-The lake car
riers today adopted a resolution thank
Ing the postoffice department for the
floating marine POst0ffice service. which
has delivered and receiver mails for YES
seis passing through the Detroit river
the past two seasons. The resolution
recommends the establishment az a sim
liar service al the 500. Later a motion
10 reconsider these resolutions was lost
The motion TO reconsider was on the
ground that those endorsing any parti-
cular institution had always been avoid
ed by one which prided itself upon mind
ing its own business. Captain Wilson
was made chairman Of committee 10
revise the rules for navigation Of the !
500 river. The committee is to report
al the present meeting. r. G Wheeler.
the Bay City shipbuilder, asserted that
the present inspection laws are old-fash-
Toned. and upon his motion a committee
was appointed which Will revise the rules
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