Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18
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for alleged personal injuries IL Was
declared by the plaintiff that he was
injured October &C. 1893, At the corner
of Ninth street ana Massachusetts, ave.
northwest, in a collision with we gon
owned by the brewing company.
The Federal courts will retain iurIs-
diction OF the issues raised in the so
called brewery trust case, which was
filed in the United States Circuit Court
at Chicago last summer and on which
a hearing was had some weeks ago.
Judge KOhlsaat so decided in sustaining
the demurt ers Of the United Breweries
Company to the pleas filed in three
cases by the Star Brewing Company
and Patrick II Rice, defendants BY
this order of court the defendar is are
required to file answers in the several
cases and bring the entire matter to
issue for a final hearing.
The Jurisdiction of the United States
Court is retained because of the diverse
citizenship Of the parties to the suit,
and though the defendants contended
that the United Breweries Company
was organized under the laws Of New
Jersey for the sole purpose OF evading
the laws in Illinois the court holds that
this is immaterial as long as there was
an actual change OF domicile.
The United Breweries Companies
was organized in 1898 with capital
stock Of about 81, 900 600 and a bond
issue OF s., 500 900 The new corpora
tion purchased thirteen breweries in
Cook County, among them the Star
Brewing Co, owned by Patrick Rice and
others Rice was appointed manager
for two wears, and the effort OF the
organization to oust him from Office at
the end Of that time resulted in the fight
in court.
Samuel Bolton. OF Troy, N. Y, the
well known millionaire brewer, met a
horrible death last week by being boiled
to death in a vat OF beer. The vat is
about fifteen or twenty ieet high The
top is a few feet above the second floor
so that man could easily look into it,
Mr.. Bolton saw something that needed |
fixing and tod James Wager, work.
man, to go after the carpenter. When
Wager returned he cou'd not find the
brewer. Mr.. Bottoms hat and watch
were lying on the floor, Thinking that |
strange, Wager gave the alarm Then |
the horrible thought came that he might !
be in the vat. The traps were opened |
and the beer allowed to run off. There /
were 700 barrels Oi 1t. The unfortunate
ak fha hnf rNE
vat. He was literally cooked and
terrible sight. The fact that his watch |
and hat were found on the floor gave |
rise to the theory Of suicide, but no |
reason can be found why he should take |
his lie.
Mr. Bolton was about 48 years oil age |
and a power in the city. He took
deep interest ia politics and was a
member OF various cluos and Masonic
bod
Saloon keepers or any persons
dealing in sny manner with the manu-
facture or sale OF intoxicating liquors
are to be expelled from the Knights of /
Columbus through the enforcement Of a
rule that has long been allowed to
rems in a dead letter.
Daniel Colwell, national secretary oil
the Knights. said in an interview that
three years ago the order voted to
exclude liquor dealers, but as subordin.
ate lodges recently have paid little heed
to the law the matter is to be taken up
by the national board of directors
which will meet at New Haven ia Tuly.
IF it is found that liquo or dealers are still
members Of the order, all such will be
expelled and the offending councils
An insurance clause is one OF the feat
ures OF the order, and the officers Of the
grand body, like others in lie insurance
organizations, are of the opinion that
liquor dealers are not what is considered
a good risk.
Proceedings have been begun in Il e
Court OF Chancery Of New Jersey by
Aaron Appleton, a stockholder in the
American Mailing Company, to compel
the directors of the concern to refund to
the company al the money paid out by
their order in excess OF the surplus or
net profits at the time OF the payment of
certain dividends Mr. Appleton, who
says that be holds two hundred shares
of the common stock Of the company,
acts for other stockholders as well as
for himself He alleges that the direc-
tors have declared unearned dividends
for stock jObbing purposes. His attorney
is William Klein, OF No. 22o Broadway.
The complaint says that in violation
Oi the laws of New Jersey the board of
directors declared four quarterly divi-
dends aggregating 7 per cent on the
preferred stock for the year ending
January I. 1870, and also declared un-
lawful and unearned dividends oil per
cent on the common stock. The petition
says that by reason of the payment OF
these dividends and by general mis-
the capital ofthe company
on August 81, 1900, was found TO be
impaired to the extent OF SI,Sos, ,6Ss.
Mr.. Appleton warns the directors that
they will be held liable for the amount
OF the dividends.
There is a big demand for doctors
out Riyerhead way, says the New York
Journal The voters who at the last
town election voted for a "drv" town
are looking on with astonishment upon
the manner in which the tavern propri.
etors have fooled them. The temperance
element won at the last town meeting,
when It was voted that no Intoxicating
drinks be dispensed in saloons or hotels
for the next two years.