The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1900, Page 1

Tall, e ———— to VOLUME LXXXVII-NO. 156 N FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS ROBERTS’' ENTIRE ARMY IN MOTION British General —Attempting Isolate the Boers at Wepener. D idtiss QP*ée-o06-04 @.«..;.’ Spreads a Net of Forty $ Thousand Men ina * 3 Ctescent, Almost]n— ~ closing the Patriots. * Col. Dalgety Repulses ¢ Another Attack and - Is Considered Now * Out of Danger. B E Major General Brabant. Special Dispatch to The Call. @oeoeiesesebes eie B e e e e e S AR RS e S s MASERI. Barutoland, April 24.—The Boers severely attacked Colomel Dnlgetsy’s northern position. facing Bokpoort Acton, under whowse fire they made a determined advance. The British returned s heavy fire. before which the Boers recoiled, after extending meross the fints and maintaining = continuous long-range fasillade for some hours. Artillery can be heard in the direction of Dewetsdorp, but 1 re ix no ~ign that the British column in that guarter has ad- vaneced fartber. be natives report from Bloemfontein. Wepener i precarions. LONDON, April —Winston Churchill cr Monday's date, as follows: ined operations on a great seale are now in progress and dle’s force is still confronting the Boer posiiton be- sdorp.” that another British force has been de- tn If %0, the position of the Boers around wires from Wakker- stroom. up ~ral " fore Jewe O 240040005000 8000044004 B e e g o I R e e i R R W L e S o o S o Sh S S L o o g CLARA BARTON SCORES THAT CHICAGD CORPS SHINC w I TON ports t ated o conf not hold them guilt- humane world wil is was the declaration of Miss Cl the reported action of indiv cor ath before a r out to South Red Cross and ecting the cha f s taken to Sou b intities of medicines r nber of stretchers necessary ut fifty-eight 1 New 3 for an ambulance corps party was swelled at Lis- smber S ) men who had preceded b Se that matters wi suspicion was aroused as to the British. The line can acter of the men. There was ite left, so th Indisposition on the part of the Red Crose people in this country to be- eve the first reports of the breach ot its ground at Karee Sid 4 right can move forward t n brand. Such a ® part of this expedition, but e A 41:31 »::a Boers away on that point has been removed by n at Brandfort.” eipt of Consul Hay's cablegram ndent of the Standard with g the news dispatches. It is not g gr S Red Cross of America has nt at Zastron, telegraphing the matter or that it can ble for the actions of a s was this one, entirely ty's own material; nor to ald what appeared to ving Rouxville, on the ad- rd, General Hart issued the amation habitants of Rouxville and all | be enterprise be declined, concerned u are allowed to remain in | though it is improbable that any more - r homes in peace and quiet- | expeditions of the kind will receive coun- p ; vior always | tenance s war and to your s as the officer whom S LS W S RECENT OPERATIONS oia . REPORTED BY ROBERTS however, be for oppres- end I hereby direct der his command to, LONDON, April 24, 11:15 p. m.—The War respect and kindness. | Office issued the following from Lord you commit. abet of | Roberts r toward the troops BLOEMFONTEIN, April 24.—Generals nt with the homor- | Brabant and Hart yesterday turned the regard to the be- | Lojiiion occupled by th <l sidered to be non- PO = i Y the enem: who tried 1 to prevent their moving, and got into v : fue time certainly - | yoyographic communication gt ¢ town such & penalty as |1 ety commandant of the besleged gar- - ur transgression. | L on o¢ Wepener, who reported all well. t Zastrom 1ast | Geperal Brabant three wounded, one ction of Wep- he commandant willing burghers | seven wounded by threats of | *“At1l p. m. yesterday Brabant and Hart ¥ | were eight miles south of Wepener. The )m Aliwal North | Eleventh Division, under General Pole- {rying. The roads are In & | Carew and General French's two brigades he country is full | of cavalry reached Tweede Celuk yester- The trans- | day afternoon without having met serious ted all diffculties | opposition.” | “Heliograph communication has been | established with General Rundle. A pa- | trol cf the Seventh Dragoons, under Lieu- | tenant Jenkins, which was reported miss- missing. Three were wounded on the pre- vious day. The Border Regiment had Genera cav ands the colo- the brigade un- General Hart forms the advanced po- Iry sition of the column. Boers are reported |ing yesterday, has rejoined General to be in great force on our immediate | French’s camp, with the exception of front. They are estimated to be s | Corporal Taylor and Private Cook, who strong, and 13,000 more are said to be in the Wepener district.” Tbe Mafeking correspondent of the! | are believed to be wounded and prisoners. Continued on Second Page. CO LLAPSE OF THE CALIFORNIA PACKING COMPANY DEVELOPS INTO A SENSATIONAL SCANDAL o Charles J. King, a . the Secretary Prominent Merchant and of Two Allied Corporations, ~Is Accused of Embezzling Funds. Police Seeking to Solve a Local Commercial Mystery—San Fran- cisco National Bank Wiil Bring the Affair to the Attention of the Grand Jury—A. B. Patrick Loses a Fortune in the Deal. 'S e R e e & ~y that is p aps without paral- lel In the history of the com- mercial world of F cisco. Men whose names hitk d the shadow of su: hunted by detectives of th ment. A warrant charg- ing one of the most prominent business men of this city with felony embezzle- ment has been demanded and issued. Charges of fraud, conspiracy, theft and business duplicity are belng exchanged on all sides. crime another is under the suspicion o1 one of the prominent banks of the city and preparat are being made to ex- ploit the whole sensational scandal before the Grand Jury Accusations are being made that two of the leading business corporations of this city have been used as dummles with which to enrich a little coterfe of com- gamblers to the extent of many sands of doilars. A respected and | aged merchant of the city accuses his son-in-law of having conspired to cheat him out of a fortune, and bankers, mer- chants and detectives are watching with eagerness to see what the outcome of the disgraceful muddle will be. Meanwhile the double life of one of the most promi- nent of local merchants is being exposed and the racetrack gambling. poolroom ventures and stock speculations of an- | other are being revealed. The crash came yesterday when Judge Cabaniss issued a warrant for the arrest of Charles J. King, charging him with felony embezzlement. King is a man known from one end of the city to the other. He is high in the councils of fra- ternal organizations. He Is prominent in affairs of charity and of religion. He has been honored by nominations for public office, and until vesterday there was no | public shadow upon his reputation. Then | he was accused as an embezzler and charged with being many thousands of dollars short in his acounts as secretary of the Pacific Vinegar and Pickle Works. The police have been searching for him for several days, but up to a late hour | last night he could not be found. And, | strange as it may seeni, the arrest of a | man prominent as is King in the local | business world is only an“incident in the | scandal which the collapse of the Califor- nia Packing Company has provoked. The financial difficulties of the Califor- nla Packing Company were described ex- While one man is accused of | in The Call. world, ot Ay corpor kind in § : concern was supposed to be solvent prosperous, but the creditors so ed that its affairs had been grossly mismanaged and that the only remedy was to fgrce the corporation into involun- tary insolvency. Inquiries were made on all sldes and then the collapse and expose followed. | It was developed that the largest cred- itor of the Californta Packing Company is the Pacific Vinegar and Pickle Works, which s a sort of patron of the former concern. The Pacific Vinegar and Plckle Works practically dominated the Call- fornia Packing Company, supplled it with materfal and encouraged it in trade. Through an unusual {f not singular busi. ness transaction Charles J. King, who Is accused of embezzlement, w de s retary of both corporations. Elle J. Cote, for whom the police are rching, 1s sident of the California Packing Com- and Sidney M. Smith, who has de- parted hurriedly for the East, is presi- | dent of the Pacific Vinegar and Pickle | Works. It is around these men that the ' torm of the scandal has burst. | When the creditors began their investi- | Bation of the accounts of the Califorma | Packing Company they discovered a re- markable condition of affairs. The books ! of the concern told very little that was definite and when any single fact was | fixed it was flatly contradicted by several others, It was like unraveling the in- | | | tricacies of a Chinese puzzle to determine | just what amount of money the California { Packing Company owed to its largest | creditor and patron, the Pacific Vinegar | and Pickle Works. Sidney M. Smith, the | president of the Pacific Vinegar and | Pickle Works, told his directors that the amount did not exceed $30,00. Then he lmld others that the sum was $34,000, | Charles J. King said to one class of cred- itors that the amount of indebtedness was $45,000 and,another set that. it was nothing. The experts finally agreed that the California Packing Company owed the IPacmc Vinegar and Pickle Works $24,000, and men who have reason to be familiar ! with the affairs of the packing company insist that the sum should not exceed $12,000. It was very evident that some strange jugglery with the books had taken place, and that all was not as homest as it D e S S S S S R S S <] D T e S S S Y S . + ® - s . - . G *-o-o be. led to f hould >un: ring di riher ingui repancies It w: overed that Was sup- ed to have been 1 packing company to the pickle compa reached the latter corporat Ve found that in two collection days Elfe J. Cote found need to s=pend sum of $82,000 and that he freely on horse races, prize stocks. The investigators went further in their tun. enormous fights and search and found that the stock of the| California Packing Company, which was represented to be worth 325,000, was ir | | with the executive, and he urged that in | reality worth not more than $6000 or $7000. A suspiclon that the grossest fraud had been practiced began to crystallize into a certainty. The Investigators were gradually approaching one of the most remarkable phases of the scandal. It was found that A. B. Patrick, the | father-in-law of Elie J. Cote, had indorsed notes aggregating many thousands of dollars. It is practicaliy impossible at the present time to tell just what amount Patrick is pledged for in the financial crash. Tt is claimed that Cote, whenever he needed money or wanted it, went to his father-in-law with %-day notes for various amounts and secured the neces- sary indorsement. On many occasions. it it alleged, Patrick signed these indorse- ments when he was il In bed and did not know what he was doing. I'or thous- and after thousand of dollars he pledged himself, his son-in-law Cote represent- ing that the money was needed to mect obligations in business, most frequently, according to representation, to satisfy claims of the Pacific Vinegar and Pickie ‘Works. 3 Cote and his associates claim that the aged and now dangerously ill merchant stands pledged for more than $81,000. Pat- rick and his sons, who speak for him, in- sist that the old man has not pledged himself for half that amount, and that more than that he has been robbed of every dollar for which he stands sponsor. At present and until a more thorough in- quiry has been made by the authorities it is impossible to tell for what sum Patrick has pledged himself, as he does not know himself. The disposition of his ninety-day notes, however, forms a curious and sig- nificant feature of the case. Cote as president of the California Pack- ing Company would deliver the notes to Sidney M. Smith, the president of the Pa- Continued on Third Pare. | ?m@*o+o+ e e e @ [ 0@0@&040‘.«" PeP eie B eD e e PEP IS DIPEOIEDIPEVIeDed e *~o-es-0 ming. Callon brough, J son, Penrose, of Perkins, Spooner, Stewart, Sullivan, Tallaferro, Piatt —az. Against Quay—Allen, Ba ler. Clay, Cockrell, Culbersox of Arkansas, Lindsay. MeBride, Mart'n, on, with Gallinzer., Depew Thurston, Kenney with Caffery, with Mallory, Hoar with Pettas, Unpaired and tana and Pettigrew. O+ 4144104104044 24.—H April was aa thy filled until th A with mul- |1 ¥ s were wh b tive The at th 3 deep attention to the bril argument of Spooner In favor of the seating of the former -Pe Senator, and the | | aramatie and flerv eloquence of Daniel of Virginia, who appealed to his col- gues to do what he, on his cath’'as a ator, deemed right and to vote to d justice to him who was knocking enate doors. As the big cl pro tem. inds h in the ¢ arrived, 3 pending moti of the re: Penrose Open When the argu was resumed « tinued day afternoon. MecCumber of North Dakot ully tit in opposition to the seating of Qua pre; a brief while ago he was regarc dvocate of Quay’s clatm. but he ounced In a speech that after careful consideration he had chs opini an- This condition, he not based upon emotion, but uf In an extended argume of | Kentucky presented legal and constitu- tional reasons why, in his opinion. Qua ought not to be seated. He held that the appointment of Senators by the ecutive was provided for by the framers of the constitution merely to provide for the filling of vacancles that may be re- garded as unexpected. They never con- templated, he maintained, that the legis- lative power. to elect should be divided the present case the Governor did not | have eonstitutional authority to appoint Quay. Spooner of Wisconsin said his long and | laborfous speech two years ago in support | of Corbett’s right to a seat had seemed | to have little effect, and had not even con- | vinced Senators Quay or Penrose. He be- | lleved the question pending ought to be | determined upon the constitutional view of 1t taken by each Senator. Personality had no decent place iu the discussion. He | did not underv | dent should shac! e no one. Hale asked Spooner if he thought it well | | that this sreat question should be continu- | ally before the Semate. Hale contended | Legislatures that there should be an end of such contentions. “ shall be glad, said Spooner, “if this constitutional amendment that will put an end to the possibility of such cases.” In conclusion Spooner contended for liberal statesmanship and not a narrow view of the case. Neither personal tie nor popular criticism would influence his vote, which should be cast for Quay. Stewart explained that he had voted against the seating of Corbett two years ago because he did not think “Mr. Corbett came here with clean hands. I have not the slightest doubt that the Governor in any case like the one pending has perfect right to appoint the Senator.” Turner of Washington said his convie- tions compelled him to vote against Mr. Quay. although he had voted in favor of seating Corbett. He differentiated be- tween the two cases. Question a Judicial One. “This is a judicial question,” sald Dan- el of Virgimia, “and ought to be decided upon judicial principles. According to my legal convictions Mr. Quay is entitled to Hale, Harris, Heltfeld Money, Platt of Connecticut, Proc Teller, Tillman, Turley, Turner, Vest, We Paired (the first-named belnz with Hanna. Foster with Kean, not voting—Aldrich. d as | ue precedent, but prece- | that it was better for Governors and for | discussion shall lead to legislation or a| SENATE DENIES QUAY HIS SEAT Pennsylvanian Defeated by a Ma- jority of But a Single Vote. 1 —— Vest of Missouri Casts His Ballot With the Opponents of His Long-Time Friend. ——— An Immense Throng Crowds the Galleries During the Closing Hours of the Debate. Chandler, Clark of Wyo- Foraker, Frye, Gear, Hans- Laurin, Mason. Worgan. Vel- New Yeork, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Warren, Wetmore, Wolcott Bard, Bate, Burrows, But- Hawley, Jones ery. MeMillan, Ross, Simon, Berry, MeCumber, MeE r. Quaries, Hagton— favorable to Quay)—Pritchard dme with Fairbanks Elkins with Chilton, Kyle with Rawlins. Beveridze. Clark of Mon- AR REE R ER R A AR R R AR S 4 LI 4440004444444 H 4244040000 00044000 s body, and so believing T will QUAY IN CONTROL. Pennsylvania Republican Convention Meets To-Day. 3 >a Apri! 24.—Tt 1s con- WANAMAKER PLEASED. Says Quay Will Not Be Elected by the Next Legisiature. YORK. April 24—Joh | United S | out of a s | “The fac | of the Sen: tion, but T take i sonal humiliation of a man who has been | so prominent in public life.” | Asked it he intended to be a candidate for Senator, Mr. Wanamaker replied: | “I'll have to change my mina first.” Wanamaker said that Quay could not ba elected by the next Legislature by fair | means. PLOT TO DESTROY PROPERTY IN CANADA | Semi-Officially Stated That Attack on | Welland Canal Was Made by ! Organized Fanatics. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., April 24— From a semi-official and reliable source the following statement was obtained to- rizht in relation to the attempt to destroy | th nd canal is no question that the tituted There men under arrest of a large gang which was sent out to in- three one party flict damage in various parts of the Do- minion. It is yet a question whether they | came from Philadelphia. Chicago, New York or Buffalo, in each of which cities there are many fanatics who hate Eng- |1and; or they may have been sent from | some part of Canada, because there are | fanatics here as well as across the bor- der. [ think the attacks were to have | been made in various quarters and the | failure of the first party discouraged or postponed other attempts. The plan to low up the canal shows the conspirators intended to strike hard. Had they suc- | ceeded the Johnstéwn flood would have | been discounted NOT TO WED KITCHENER. Denial of the Reported Engagement of Mrs. Brown-Potter. LONDON, April 24.—Investigation of the rumor circulated here and cabled to the United States that Mrs. James Brown- Potter, having been divorced -from her husband by mutual consent, was shortly to be married to Lord Kitchéner of Khar toum, shows the story to be entirely with- out foundatio N it General Rivera Resigns. HAVAN. April 24 —General Ruis Ri- vera has resigned the post of Secretarv of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce in the Governor General's Cabinet.