The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 2, 1899, Page 1

VAV U/, : r/("r}}\. L A This Paper not to be taken from the Library,++++ —gy T ——— VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 155. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WHATTHE WARFARE IN SOUTH AFRICA HAS COST GREAT BRITAIN UP TG DATE In T/\_‘““Y Days of Hostilit.ies : FOUGHT UNTIL THEIR With the Boers the English el AMMUNITION WAS GONE Have Lost More Troops Than Did - “Ameriea *During the According to General White's Report the W hole War With Spain. British Troops Baitled Gamely Until Captured by the Boers. ONDON, Nov. 1.—The British war Office to-day made public a dispatch ceived from General W describing the operations of Monday. It follow: “Ladysmith, Oct. 31 p. m.—I took out from Ladysmith a brigade of mounted troops, two brigade di the Royal Artillery, the Natal Field Battery and two brigades of infantry, to reconnoiter in force the ene- my’s position to the north, and, if the opportunity should offer, to capture the hill behind Farquhar's farm, which had on the previous day been held in strength by the enemy. In connection with this advance a column consisting of the Tenth Mountain Artillery, four half companies of the Gloucesters and six compani the Royal Irish Fusileers, the whole under Lieutenant Colonel Carlton and Major Adye, deputy assistant adjutant general, was d ched at 11 p. m. on the 2th to march by night up Belispruit, and seize Nicholsons Nek, or some position Nicholsons Nek, thus turning the enemy’s right flank. The main adv successfully carried out, the objective of the ack being found evact an artillery duel between our f r the enemy’s guns and Maxims is understood to have caused heavy loss to the y. The reconnaissance forced the enemy to fully disclose his position, an er a strong counter attack on our right, the infantry brigade and cavalry having been repulsed, the troops were withdrawn to camp, pickets being left on obs on. Late in the en- gagement the naval contingent under Captain Lambton of her Majesty's steam- ship Powerful, came into action and silenced, with their extremely accurate fire, 5 x ; z 4 the enemy’s guns in position. America (entire war)—Killed, 23 officers, 255 men; “The circumstances which attended the movement of Lieutenant Colonel Carl- wounded, 113 officers, 1456 men; captured, none. Total, ton’s column are not yet tully known, but from reports received the column ap- < 4 ars to have carrie > night m nmolested until witk les of 1847 STARS AND STRIPES IN SOUTH AFRICA. R R e oAt s Do b b Tars olled Stesi the nillntl s oy s LONDON, Nov. 2—In the twenty days of hostilities In South @frica the British army has lost more men in Killed and wounded and captured than the American army lost in the entire war with Spain. While the bulk of the British losses is due to the capture of General White’s left wing at Ladysmith, the total of dead and wounded has already reached high figures. Only four less British officers have been Killed than were ost by the Americon forces in the recent conflict with Spain. ‘"The number of British soldiers Killed is already more than half of that of the United States troops. Esti- mating at 1000 the number in the captured column at Lady- | smith and quoting official figures for other losses in the American and British armies, the comparison stands as fallows: e : £ : shots stampeded the military ammunition mules. The stampede spread to the British (thus far)—Killed, 19 officers, 137 men; wounded, On the bank of the Sabi River and the main road from Delagoa Bay to the Lydenburgh gold mines is a store Bettar il e got away with practically 61 officers, 492 men; captured, officers and men, 1207. kept-by an Ameriean samed -Jordan. On a pole in front ofidtie stors: the stars and stripes are raised each marning the whole of the gun equipment and the greater portion of the regimogtal small- salliades 2 at sunrise and lowered at sunset. At this point Portuguese and Transvaal territory meet; it is capable of being arm ammunition. The reserve was similarly lost. Total, 1916 strongly fortified, and may be the scene of a battle In the near future. Jordan was born in New York City, and his “The infantry battalions, however, fixed bayonets and, accompanied by the boyhood was passed on the Bow: He emigrated to South Africa nearly thirty vears ago and established himself in personnel of the artil A o Rl on EHel It OR TR Soad, Ewei rillesttrom ths ( seems to have been successful un-| this location, where he has accumulated a handsome fortune. The picture is from a sketch made by J. Harrington Nek, with but little opposition. There they remained unmolested until dawn, the 1 | of this city. time being occupied in organizing the defense of the hill and constructing stone til the mules carrying extra infan- | try ammunition were stampeded by boulders rolled from the hills 7 3 The battery mules soon followed | Lambton, captain of the Power-| 27 5% : 3 | ful, who was fla Up to a la ith the whole gun equipment. | loawas and walls as cover from fire. At dawn a skirmishing attack on our posi- commenced by the enemy, but made no way until $:30 a. m., when rein- Ladysmith, and Lieutenant Colonel Carl- | forcements enabled them to rush to the attack with r~eat energy. Their fire be- have expected relief to reach came very searching and two companies of the Gloucesters, in an advanced posi- tead of attempting to occupy tion, were ordered to fall back. The enemy then pressed to short range, the losses 1. sence of proper scouting and for not reti tion he would have re- on our side becoming v Y numerou ieutenant to irm: when the ammunition was ]m\. lln traced steps to Ladysmith when he “At 3 p. m. our ammunition was Sk I AN i . q:iq favor of Lieutenant Colonel Carleton the | suffered the loss of his ammunition. tured and the survivors of the column fell into the enemy e W T'he gallantry of the troops| 1‘(f" ‘_\]CC’\‘C‘_ nt:\kxandn‘}. did xplanation is hazarded that he believed it | Apart from General White's statement | treated our wounded with great humanity, General Joubert at dispatching a o Fas £ 4 = | splendid service in Monday’s ac- imperative to the success of General | that the losses are very numerous there | letter to me offering a safe conduct to doctors and ambulances to remove the to show rhat | was superb. At once they fi I n : - .| White's operations that he should hold | is nothing to indicate the extent of them | Wwounded. A medical officer and parties to render first aid to the wounded were [tion at Ladysmith. Captain U\;)r"vf‘fllwn at Nicholsons |y | CXCeDt a vague report that the soldier dispatched to the scene of action from Ladysmith ght, and the ambulance at 3 s s : ambt P : -.| The Morning Post comments severely | who brought the news to Ladysmith said| 9awn tms mornin phing on Monday | boring hill. There they were oc- | ~2mPton had trf'\\clcd from Dur- | 157 vie Britieh contempt for the ensmy, | ths Britiah Teaa: and et o Tilie “The want of success of the column was due to the misfortune of the mules ey i SR . o il {ban to Ladysmith, where he ar-|as shown by the belict that the large Boer aps and that hundreds needed doc.| Stampeding and the consequent loss of the guns and small-arm ammunition re- General White said that | cupied till dawn constructing de-| . Fefl Fo . force at Acton Homes could be held in TRIE h oW e e ta Baraly boine "ot | alties and prisoners will be reported shortly. The | | rived in the nick of time with sev- | check by Carleton’s smal : 2l iBTRRTL FEbOIe Oyt points out that even if the British there | serve. The official list of cz ; I Of time column. It the oo It or atieoa i nt by rail fo Pretoria. The security of Lady- eral 4.7-inch quick-firing guns, 1.4 been supplied with ammunition, they | command “{of- - Hon's (Hedworth | Yere crificlem of Gengaiilitgiant Bics: column to get out of touch, for actically exhausted, the position was cap- s hands. The enemy le had a fresh|bayonets and seized the neigh- of Ladysmith was in!fenses. There was little molesta- latter are understood to have been T . : 1 . B ling sentence of tion of them till 9:30 o'clock, smith is in no way affected. eneral White's dispatch relative to the safety < bl 5 6-inch | could have held out only a few hours| ¢ c S ! gaelatyg 4 e = — Gene ¢ when the enemy received strong and pre '_h ably one « r)mm‘e aen longer, inasmuch as they were in the mos ('Ir(‘z )!'\},rm‘.-}:-.\“{,’: \ri:w“(;;dn:):.’rr..(n“&s power. Captain Stephen 1'Hommedieu | to-day was exceptionally brief, but after- s it is know reinforcements and pressed terri. | §UnS: Of v hich the Powerful car- complete sense detached, and Because Bo” | similar official assurances were given re- | Slocum, the United States milita ward the Defense Committee of the Cab- 3 ries twelve. He has about 500 jee ot iein s wdysmlith had 0¥ | cently at Dundee and Glencoe, and there | tache at Lisbon, has been selected. He | inet, consisting of the Duke of Devon- \ was bly. At 3 o'clock the brave band i O S :;rva ?‘ ;\:r‘m o ok 4 #%" | is intense anxiety for news of the re-|Was in London to-day buyink an outfit. | ;Illrr. ALY H,;l'mn; n\; )Mar-uu{.\! kn( % C o 8 | men with him. 8,10 sTeag) o % Awe! 'k, which i and sails Saturday. Colonel Samuel i, wne and Sir Michael Hicks- « mber found their ammunition at an| c_[, e ; “The column was sacrificed.” savs the ',‘.(.‘.\‘,;L;fi,},‘;‘h';'s Yhich1s ot mentioned 13 |\ er. this UnttedsShates: military Suts | , met at the Foreign Office and held Hiea | s & . res-1 2 i >ost, “becans nto | the dispa - E oS ere v he commander- es represented. It consisted [end, and the position was capitu- | he Cabinet ‘0"]‘11C;] vheM fig :ff:{;“:"za’;;‘d ,b':.‘ £ ;v{‘f’fl“@a‘; Se',‘f SEaa B'l'h. calamity lg-ac served to alarm the | tache here, remains in London. | ',“r“cr‘.'?": ,‘:”'{f%‘fl‘.\{,‘::‘::?i",’ s 1 . xeed” terday was not called in conse-| neithe hatrol v hundred | £ritish and theit friends. The papers AR Ao M et T - s ooy i & i T e 3! neither scout nor patrol. Twelve hun i pap th Mountz Bateery, | lated. Each man generally carries | il of ) stained at | men were thrown away for lack of cav- | comment on the splendid reserve of SOME STRAGGLERS ESCAPE. - e 100 men; four and | 100 rounds, so it may be sure chat | 11€1C¢ Of Lhe reverse Sustained at| 4iry which would not have been missed | patriotism existing in the far-away col-| ‘L,ONDON, Nov. L—A speclal dispatch | DUEL AT LADYSMITH f the Glouces- |t acking force paid.dearly.f | Ladysmith, as summonses were | from another part of the field.” ;'"‘“ and - the deep-seated feeling of | from Pietermaritzburg, dated Tuesday s antes ot the Glouces- | the attacking torce paid dearly tor |, 2 The Standard, which comments in simi. | friendship and sympathy of the great|morning, says: Stragg from the 1}10u~‘ issued two days before the receipt | 1ar terms upon *the fact fhat General Kindred nation across the Atiantic. f e 1 < White made no effort to extricate the col- = - of the dispatch from General| i “som the impossible situation into| ~FOR A HOSPITAL SHIP. White. | which he had thrust it, 2 draws a sad pic- Gestarshire negiment arc atfiving at Tagye| . L ONDON, Noy. LCit was announced | smith. A number of mules, with a portion | 1 dispatch from Lady- of the mountain battery, are also coming | smith that the Boers again closed around LONDON, Nov. 1—The American La- |1 | that place on Monday night, sending shells into the British camp. The wo guns landed from the British cruiser Powerful opened fire on the Boers at of the|its success. It is due to the Boers | iments | to remember that they treated the | ture of the men ‘“hoping for relief and ly suffered severely, so|wounded with humanity, and| — S ot Jener: e | then realizing with bitterness of heart | dies’ Hospital Ship Committee met at PRAYS ‘FOR MEDIATION. I « > .1;‘ \\m‘li\l be {.ulua»] ]r)ub\(;\ft. pmlfnptl_\ Inf—iTHE CAPTURED that some one had lHun;V, ”m,lm,.j» Walsingham Houss to-day, Laly Ren| o oo e 0L short of their usual complement. | fered Genera safe co had been forgotten by their general and | 4o "o atain RE ERLIN, Nov. 1L—The Tageblatt sa ) £ the complement ‘.crcl seneral White safe conduct COLUMN W@s his staff, and that nothing was left buc | 401Ph Churchill presiding. Among those | count Rothmer, president of the German | gown Tucsday, The Boers brought wp ly numbered | for doctors and ambulances. surrender and imprisonment at Pretoria | Present were the Countess of E: Mes- | Peace Societies, has telegraphed to Queen | (471 VIR 0 ST HEIEE GD S dames Reynolds, Van Duse, Field, Ar-|vi iz ' e acce) di- T : “ ?» | until the end of the war. . . Ar-| Victoria, praying her to accept the medi- | A 2 5 n-| There are two naval brigades sflchFlCED The Daily Chroniele says: “It Is evident | thur Paget, Frewen and others. The |ation of the T added that the Boers' ioss SIX compan to-day in a sp rs. These re —_——— n proba n probs: e over 1000 men. On ur Pag sited States in the war with | :\‘\“’:“i‘,n‘,i Ingac heavy. The garrison of 1 fric mebody blundered, but more detalls | Subseriptio to-d include: D. O. |the Transvaal. ave been heavy. T arr Africa. One, Juired before the blame can be ap- | Mills, £200; Mrs. Henry White, £20; the ST | Canysmitheis denorined as belng o igdod o Examiner. £%: the Du.| BRIEF CABINET MEETING. |spirits and confident, and the troops are o — Iborough, £100, and Coun- = J d to be full of fight. The artillery duel BRITONS YET WORRIED. | tess Clarke de Sellors amd Mre. Huwni.| LONDON, Nov. L—The Cabinet meeting | was still in progress Tuesday night. E £50 The fu oW & S o e c fund now amounts (0 be-| g 4Lyttt b b bit +44b 4ttt 4P EEIIEEIIIIEIIII44444 0 b gloom caused | tween £7000 and £8000, while one American | t out to clear | operating in South k 1 ~ S LONDON, N 2.—The break-down of | are T 5 t flank, the|under Commander Ethelstan, is|the Delagoa Bay cable route, combined | Portioned. oint being an emi- [below: Orange River, guarding| Yiththeimonopalization of the ayallable telegraph lines by the Government and e some four miles north of | the northern frontier of Cape |British staff officers, is responsible for the 2 has arrived LONDON, N ™ ; 3 | fact that nothing furth yesny : e The night march|Colony, and the other, under |trom South Africa. The Government has | by the British disaster at Ladysmith drug firm in London offers an entire med- | 5 2 | recefved dispatches rectifying the casual- | fa a measure relieved by to-day's story | ical outfit. The Maine, which the owners | 3 J b : of the Atlantic Transport Li y i @444+ 4444444444444 04444444 44444444 4444444@ |ty lists. These will be published to-day. | giving an account of the herofc stand e Atlantic Transport Line gave to |4 M + + 4+ | Up to midnight nothing had been re- | the Government for a hospital ship, is |4 LB N FREN:\H SUGQETY TU A"] TRANSVAAI_ 3 | ceivea concerning Monday's casualties, | Made by the decimated battalions untll | yow at Titebury, on the Thames, where | 4- ———— + 5.8 % | The War Office officials are working under | their last cartridges were gone. The | Fletcher, Son & Fearnall are docking the | 4 5 s * p v ' + | great strain. Captain Perriott, staff cap- | British nerve was momentarily shaken |ship gratis. Lady Churchill is busy cor- | 4 Killed 5, Wounded 15, Missing 38. 3 D¢ RN S O S L he + |tain to the military secretary, has just | by General White's use of the word “ca- | responding with Miss Clara Barton and |4 LONDON, Nov. L—The War Office issued the following additional list of + D @ peen founded to render assistance to the ¥ | died, his end being hastened by anxiety | pitulate” in his first telegram, but now | others of the American Red Cross So- |4 fifty-eight casualties sustained by General Yule's force from the time of the + + 7 Carautt and Drument: proprietor of Tibre Parne, 4 | @ndioverworl | that it is known that the Gloucesters and | ciety. She proposed to devote any surplus [+ battle of Glencoe until it joined the force of Sir George White: + D idd e e L DOY D eI : An unconfirmed statement is published | Fusileers fought against overwhelming|above the cost of equipping the Maine z Kings Rifles—Killed, 4; wounded, 1 . : + s o ral that Sir Redvers Buller has left Cape | odds and upheld the best traditions of the | to sending out a thoroughly equipped iand Leicestershire Regiment—Wounded, 1; missing, 9. The c cers or th < | odds and up! r ; ] 56 ‘:.0 r\,‘,'””m",'f.’::d' 'r—,-;,,."'v m':f 'd;ar:‘:"f‘h." : Town for Ladysmith. | British army the tension has been re- | ambulance corps. : Artillery—Killed, 1; wounded, 1; missing, 2. : p ¢ o it Is doubttal whether Dy + | A belated dispatch from Ladysmith, de- | ljeved, since there is no longer any| Mr. Choate, the United States Embas- |3 ~ Mounted Infantry_Missing, P € rAnsvaal Covamnment th meatone Y | seribing Monda couple | ground to dread that the loss of life was | sador, and Mrs. Choate have expressed |4 The last mentioned were attached to the squadron of the Eighteenth 3 ¢ conAlons. e STe Shoveil St $ | of squadro AITOW €S- | jocompanied by dishonor. | &reat personal interest in the mavement, |4 Hussars that was entrapped by the Boers. They were undoubtedly captured 3 + “tion of the Nation ++| cape from @ ay. They |~ mpe details to-day show the catastro- | the diplomatic position of Mr. Choate pre- : with the Huss : Ve i | found themselv ddenly fronted,-with- z 1 S venting official participation in it. An- 4+ | ; a brighter . The full bat- F + 3 |in casy range, by an overwhelming force | e 4 anf therefors | other of the day's subscribers to the fund | @+++HHHEETEEE I+t EEE4 444444444 \aassssasassasand J C++++4444 444+t ++ 44T 4444444444444+ 444+ 4444449 | Of Boers, who seemed to spring from the | the list of prisone: materially redu | was J. R. Keene of New York, who con- | bowels of the earth. The hussars were | e U8t PTES POICE (O CH L are to have | tributed £500. . splendidly handled, and were extricated | B NGl he MDA | been not so much the consequence of de-| FOUR OFFICERS CANNOT GO. The Queen is credited with expressing | fects in the plan of action as to a mis- gt sincere pity for Sir George Stewart White, } fortune whereby the column was deprived | TLONDON, Nov. 1.—The British Govern- and the officials are in no wise inclined to | 0f its ammunition. Still, it seems incom- | ment bas been obliged to refuse permis | judge him harshly. So far as the public is | prehensible why the plight of the luck- | sion for the United States to send four concerned, however, while gratification fs | less column was not known at head- | officers to watch the Transvaal war, ow- felt at the manner in which the isolated | quarters, as the scene of the surrender | ing to the precedent which only permits battalions surrendered, there is still se- | was only about three miles northwest or[one representative from each recogmzea ISH STATESMEN SPEAK Lord Hamilton Declares England Is Not in Quest of Profit, but Is Fighting for the Common Benefit of Mankind. ONDON, Nov. 1.—Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of gave expression to virtually the same convictions. State for India, speaking at Ealing this evening regard- The Earl of Lonsdale, honorary colonel of the Third Bat- ing the situation in South Africa, said: “Our ultimate tallon, border regiment, at a banquet this evening at White victory is certain, and when the terms which we as vic- Haven, declared his confidence in General White, the British tors will propose to the vanquished are Known foreign commander In Natal, and predicted a grand review in Pre- nations will see that the main cause which has forced us to torla next March. Referring to Emperor Willlam's celebrated em) k upon this conflict is not a desire of pecuniary profit nor telegram to President Kruger at the time of the failure of the of territorial aggrandizement, but a determination to emanci- Jameson raid, Lord Lonsdale said: “If his Majesty’s dispatch pate a vast territory for the common benefit of mankind from had been rightly understood it would have had a totally dif- an ignoble and degrading tyranny ferent effect. It was sent with a view of alleviating two sores. The Earl of Selborne, Under Secretary of the Colonies, It was not antagonistic to Great Britain. 1 have the pleasure speaking at Dumfries, sai “It is not the fault of the states- to know the views of the German Emperor and they are in men of the Transvaal that we have not become embroiled with accordance with the views of England.” some Buropean power. If hostilities had not come when they EDINBURGH, Nov. 1—Lord Rosebery, toasting the “Army did they would have comé at some moment of national danger and Navy” at a banquet given this evening by the Lord Pro- and difficulty.” vost of Edinburgh to the officers of the Gordon Highlanders Baron Tweedmouth, former Parliamentary Secretary to the and the Scots Greys, referred to the reverse in Natal and said: Treasury, speaking at Edinburgh, said: “The public mind has “It is much to be regretted, but in a considerable campaign we not been so moved since the news of the dreadful events of the must look out for such incidents. It is not in the nature of Indian mutiny. We unfortunately are warring with a natlon of Britons to take much notice of them. We have had a good the same stock and religion as ourselves. At this crisis all many of the same kind and have generally got out right in hearts go out to the brave Boers and to the small British army the end. But whatever happens we must see this thing fch against fearful odds has performed magnificent through, even if it should cost still more battalions and still o NE X % if';algu"l";:‘:‘o‘!vr:'fllc:galt 1; not‘the dgme o call our opponents more millions. Some day there will be an inquisition as to the CAPTAIN H. LAMBTON, MAJOR GENERAL SIR ARCHIBALD HUNTER, e to utter crles of vengeance, but to back up her Ma- preparations made for this war, but the time for that is not . jesty's Ministers, who have a fearful, yes, an awful responsi- now. Our duty now Is to support those who have the direction Ot the British cruiser Powerful, commanding the naval brigade at Ladw. The hero of Abu-Hamed and now General White's chief of staff, who com- bility upon their shoulders.” of affairs” 3 l cmith, whose heavy guns did such timely a d effective work for General manded the British right in the battle at Ladysmith on October 30. l 'I‘Zhe arl of Carrington, Liberal, speaking at Buckingham. ‘White's army. 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