The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 6, 1899, Page 1

The Tall {.to be taken from ! the Library.++++ i SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CARRIER PIGEON CONVEYS NEWS FROM BELEAGUERED LADYSMITH Advices Sent on Friday State That White Still Holds Out - Ageinst the Besieging Boers. British Make a Gallant Attack Upon a Burgher Capturing It and Inflicting Heavy Camp, Eess Upon [ts PDefenders: LONDON, Nov. 6.—The War Office issued the following at 11:40 P. M yesterday: ULLER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR: CAPETOWN, Nov. 5.—The commandant at Durban sends the following, “Yesterday “General French went out with cavalry and field artillery and effectively shelled the received from Ladysmith by pigeon post, dated November 3: Boer laager without loss on our side. “Lieutenant Egerton of the Powerful is dead. General Joubert sent in Major C. Eight Boers were S. Kincaid of the Royal Irish Fusileers and nine wounded prisoners. sent out in exchange, no others being Fit to travel. “Colonel’Brecklehurst, with cavalry, field artilléry, the Imperial Light Horse and the Natal Mounted Volunteers, was engaged to-day with the enemy to the southwest of Ladysmith. The fighting lasted several hours. Our loss was very small. “The bombardment of Ladysmith continued yesterday and to-day, many Boer shells being pitched into the town. “Our troops are in good health and spirits and the wounded are doing well.” I think General French’s name is given by mistake for Brecklehurst’s. dispatch from Ladysmith, describing Thursday’s fighting, says: tillery duel at dawn, in which the Boers’ guns were silenced, was intended to oc- and to enable Sir George Stewart White to achieve his chief purpose, the capture mp behind Besters Hill. “For this purpose the Lancers, Hussars, Natal Carbineers and Natal Border Rifles started der General French at sunrise and got within striking distance before the enemy was aware of A field baffery also was sent, and it secured a good position, commanding the ’s camp, which was a large one laagered with army wagons and other vehicles. s well fortified and provided with good guns. At 9 o’clock the British e, the Boers replying with spirit, but bad aim. The British quickly sent a 42-pound ito the camyp, inflicting terrible loss and spreading panic among the enemy. Our cavalry Boers fleeing precipitately, leaving many dead and wounded as 1p and equipment in the hands of the British. Their success will upset the ‘ree State commanders and possibly will prevent them giving the British r presence. “Besters Hill wsz he position, the The Times publishes a dispatch from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, dated November 3, which “The Dutch residents here have received news of a sanguinary battle fought yesterday, probably between Ladysmith and Colenso. A large number of the Boers were Killed, many being relatives of Natal Dutch residing in this place. The English residents have no knowledge of any engagement.” espondent of the Times at Ladysmith, under date of November 2, confirms the v exchanges. He says: vestment of the town is now practically complete. Last night the enemy tapped the rear. He can, therefore, cut our communication whenever he pleases. It is sug- it the Boers believe that Ladysmith is in their power and that they are there- us get up all of our military stores before they attack us. issance by lancers and a field battery to-day found a Free State laager, which the B BRITISH EVACUATE STORMBURG )N, Nov. 5.—1 weavily, driving the Boers out.” enemy now appears to be await- formation before making a further to the south. The impression here it the removal of the Stormberg | ¢ result in a large number of | 1 Boers joining the army. The | section is utterly upset at the wal of Boer troops and the serious from Ma is to b clo JUNCTION = Mail pub- from Bur- Sunday, that Colonel Kekewich, The Cape Town correspondent of the | ing well. Mail says he understands that, in | 1 to Stormberg, Rosemead Junc- 0Tt are to be evacuated. own correspondent of the egraphing Wednesday says: retirement of celved regarding the British force: reported r British first - class protected | been confirmed. s r Terrible aming at full speed e ridge o Colony, for Dur-| BOERS DELAYED TOO disquietude of a message from lant Kronje's re- | 1galnst Mafeking. | vious the Ehentan. advance of coming LONDON, Nov. bebe b ebei e S an n o o o o 2 London Railroad, and will doubtless be one of the pol o G0 nts from which Sir Redvers R e e e S o o o The Colonial Office announces to-night | that no further information had been re- | the | from Colenso, and that the ing of the Basutos had not | LONG AT LADYSMITH P Y U | | | | } R O o SR o o o o R R R R R R e S BRITISH LOSS AT FAROUILAR FARN DURBAN, Natal, Nov. 2 (Delayed in transmission).—The official roll call shows that 843 members of the Gloucestershire regiment and of the Royal Irish Fusileers are ‘missing as the result of the engagement on Farquhar’s farm. Thirty-two men of the Gloucestershire regiment, ten members of the Royal Irish Fusil- eers and two members of the Tenth mountain battery were found killed. Between 70 and 100 escaped and re- turned to Ladysmith, whither 150 wounded have been brought. D R R N R R R R London {s that the Boers are now wait- ing for more guns from Pretoria before attacking Ladysmith. The fact that Sir Redvers Buller appears to have ordered . retirement from Stormberg, and per- haps from other places, relleves to some extent the public mind, which otherwise would have been further alarmed. Cons fidence 1is felt in any measures that Gen- eral Buller may deem desirable. The knowledge that the pigeon post is work- ing has also come as & relief to the great anxiety previously felt. The third-class cruiser Pelorus has been ordered from Gibraltar to Durban and the third-class cruiser Fearless from Port Sald to the fame point. Dispatches from Cape Town and other centers in Cape Colony indicate that the Cape Dutch are becoming very restless in consequence of the Boer successes. The Morning Post's Ladysmith corre- spondent, telegraphing November 1, says: “We cannot understand the tles. It s incomprelensibie should have refrained from using their big guns this morning.” Commenting upon this dispatch, the Morning Post says: “It is easy to guess the reason why the Boers have been | nonplussed by the arrival of the naval guns at Ladysmith. They are now re- gretting a lost opportunity, as they might have cut the railway and thus pre- vented the appearance of those guns on the scene.” The Times in a careful editorial to-day on the relations of the United States to the war in South Africa says: *When | the Continent rings with denunciations of The grand stand is only about a mila and if Kronje’s account believed, the Boers must be very Sir Redvers Buller has wired the War Office from Cape Town, under date of in com- | mand at Kimberley, reports under date of | October 31 that all the wounded were do- | | | 6.—The general bellef in ALIWAL NORTH AND ITS BRIDGE OVER ORANGE RIVER. This important point, which 18 threaiened by a force of Free State Boers fr om the country about Smithfield, is at the Orange River terminus of the East Buller's army will enter the Orange Free State. i ered the harbor, and that the squadron - GO O O I DOt DI04 540000004040 +04-090+04090+0+6+0+0-+0+@ | then salled In Lho direction of Gibraltar, England it is very cheering and refresh- ing for the English people to note the sympathy and intelligent comprehension manifested in the United States. We should prize American sympathy in any , but it becomes doubly grateful when manifestly based on a deliberate and well informed judgment of the essential merits of the quarrel, as well as upon a recipro- cation of the kindly feelings with which Englishmen regard American enterprises. “The American people are not blinded by the accident that the Transvaal calls itself a republic. They know that every essential attribute of a republic is wa ing; and they know also that stands for equal 1 individual f and the energetic progress which to- gether make up the republican ideal ot the Americ: As England plumped for the United States, so the United States now plump for England without regard to the fine-drawn technicalities of the at- torney."” It appears that the stroyed the railwa daar, eighteen n Boers have de~ as far down as Knap- outh of Bethulie, FIGHTING PRECEDING COLENSO'S CAPTURE COLENSO, Natal, Nov. 2—The Boers have opened fire on Ladysmith from the south e with guns posted between Colenso and General White's camp. e S SHDN M'M'M*@WWQ—Q—MM+®*O—®‘>M'f-®+@. * e De B B e S O S o e e B e e e e e England | sedom | GENERAL JOUBERT, B e T O O O e e + D R ORI SO é\»—@—o—@-o—@—o»al © THREE GENERALS JOUBERT ¢ A family of famous fighters are the Jouberts. Their name stands out pre-eminent in the history of the Boers’ struggle for independ- 7 ence. B e . ] Colenso at this hour is threatened by the enemy. His patrols, in advance of Boer forces, 2000 strong, but without fle.d guns, are marching in an easterly direc- tion to the north of Colenso. Shots have been exchanged between the British and Boer patrols, the latter belng driven in- ward upon the main body. The British patrols lost one man killed and the Boer patrols lost two. Firing is now in progress on Ladysmith, which the Boers are shelling from their positions on Groblerskloof Hill, this side of Ladysmith. Two trains have just arrived here from Ladysmith. When near Pieters Station they were fired upon by the Boers, but were in no serious danger. Train guards repdrt that Nordenfeldt quick-firers were used, In addition to Mausers. The Boers continue to shell Colenso and Fort Wylle, but thus far the firing is futile. They have placed heavy guns in position, but their shots are all falling short. 'REPORTED RISING OF | BASUTCS AGAINST BOERS LONDON, Nov. 5.—According to a spe- cfal dispatch from Cape Town it is re- | ported there that the Basutos have risen | against the Orange Free State Boer | The Government has recelved no infor- mation on this point. A special dispatch from Ladysmith, filed Thursday afternoon, says: ‘“While the naval brigade was pounding away at the Boer batteries this morning a party of British cavalry and volunteers were sent out. Creeping around the hills, they sur- prised and captured one of the enemy’s | camps.” A special dispatch from Ladysmith de- | sribing the engagement at Besters Hill | says the Boers were completely routed | and suffered heavy 1 Their entlre camp was captured. The correspondent duel | British shell struck and completely wre is in progress. Boer 40-pounder od it s ave just been secured | The transports for the Woolwich howitzer brigade, | which will be hurried to the Cape. The | brigade has, 10,00 rounds of 5-inch lyd- | dite s According to the stimates, a single shell, falling Into a | compact body, will kill 300 men. It was | demonstrated In the battle of Omdu: man, which destroyed the army of Kh: lifa Abdullah, that large numbers Dervishes were killed by while hundreds of vultures and eagles fell on the battlefield from the same cause. S FINE MARKSMANSHIP OF BOER SHARPSHOOTERS LONDON, Nov. 5—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Kuruman, British Bech- and, dated November 2, says: hree hundred Bechuanaland Boers have joined Commandant De Lacy's force which has gone to Kimberley, leavi only 200 men at Vryburg.” G. W. Stevens, describing for the Mail the affair at Nicholsons Nek, says: “The Boers shot magnificently The moment a Britisher raised his head to see where the enemy were, he Instantly fell back with a bullet in it. On the other hand, after the engagement, the Boers acted with the greatest kindness to the wounded and unwounded. They spent the afternoon singing doleful hymns—and they had reason to be doleful, for (hey had lost many men.” R Tenth Hussars Sail. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 5.—Scenes ofi re- markable enthusiasm attended the em- barkation here to-day of the Tenth Hus- sars on the transport Columbian. An er- roneous report that the Prince of Wales, who is honorary colonel of this regiment, was coming to bid the troops farewell, drew out enormous crowds. Some life guards and some horse guards also em- barked. Many mnotables were present. Slocum, Bighth United States Cavalry, United States military attache in Vienna, went on board the Columbia, which will sail tonight. e On the Lookout for Privateers. MADRID, Nov. 5.—A dispatch from the Canaries says that a British warship is exercising close surveillance of ship- ping there, being persumably on the look- | out for privateers. The * captain of a merchant vessel reports from Vigo, Spain, that a British squadron of six large ves- sels was seen off Vigo harbor on the night of November 3; that one vessel reconnoit- Al of | suffocation, ving | Five military attaches, including Captain | Free State Boers Cross Into Cape Colony and Capture a Camp. Outnumbered by the Invaders, Colonial Police Are Compelled to Surrender. ONDON, Nov. 6.— This dispatch from its special correspondent is published by the Daily Telegraph: CAPE TOWN, Nov. 1.—The correspondent of {the Cape Times telegraphs that a .arge com- imando of Free State Boers attacked Norvals |Pont bridge at 5 o’clock this morning. They |then surrounded the camp of the Cape Police, |who, being greatly outnumbered by the enemy, |were obliged to yield to a demand for their sur- render. The telegraph station at the bridge is in the |hands of the enemy. | EW YORK, Nov. 5.—A Journal | Dutch and the glish has been increas- | cablegram from Cape Town dated | ing during the last day or two. The news November 5, says: After long hesi- | of the disaster to Colonel Carleton’s tation the Free State Burghers have commenced the Invasion of Cape Colony with a strong force. As was expected, they have chosen as the scene of their operations the Coles- burg district, which is the center of the Afrikander disaffection, and where a rising has been expected at any time. The enemy had been concentrating their | forces at Bethulie and at Springfontein. They crossed the frontier on Wednesday | at Norvels Pont, on the railway bridge | over the Orange river, and advanced along the raflway and highway. T, column has had anything but a good ef- | fect on the Dutch. In districts only thirty miles from Cape Town they make no at- tempt to conceal their feelings of satisfac- tion. PASADENA MAN INVENTS AN IMPLEMENT OF WAR , Nov. 5—Mace Evans, a locomotive fireman of this city, has been corresponding with the War Department | occupied Colesburg without resistance. |and Pension Department concerning an The only force at Colesburg was a small | Invention which, he says, if placed in the squad of police under a sergeant. They 8, would enable them to their enemies, ’ corresponded with persons intereste the Transvaal's success, |in the hope that they would buy his in- surrendered and are now prisoners of war. the British. | Colesburg has 2,000 inhabitants, all Dutch. | The tension Cape Town between the | DEWEY'S BRIDEELECT BUYS HER TROUSSEAU e ) | | Boam SO SO o i e o B I S O R SCI S SN e O B S L S S M R TR SO SORS S S S S ps © + L4 { % Z e MRS. MILDRED HAZEN. 6 Do 0060640050060 0596960 +000e0060000000+0 EW YORK, No Irs. Mildred Hazen, Admiral Dewey's bride-elect, with her mothe shops and at mo early with a hington McLean, spent all d esterday in preparing her bridal trousseau. They started out am for the shopping district. All day in ceaseless tide of feminine consultations over fabrics and fashion there was only one pause; that was when in its p: ge down Fifth avenue their carriage halted for a few moments under the Dewey arch. Questions were asked of the driver. and expressions of admiration were exchanged between Mrs. Hazen and her mother. The minor details of her trousseau were considered early in the day, and about 4 o'clock in the afternoon the carriage, containing Mrs. Hazen, her mother and her sister. Mrs. Ludlow, drew up in front of an establishment on East Forty-sixth street. Here an order for the majority of her gowns had been placed some days ago and yesterday afternoon the task of fitting and remodel- ing was begun. | Mrs. Hazen expressed herself as well pleased with her choice and asked that there might be no delay in completing her order. Thirty-eight pieces compose the trousseau—nine strect dresses, eleven dinner gowns, seven house dresses, five opera cloaks, five coats and a tea gown. Some of these, including the bridal dress, were chosen from the modiste’s imported stock, but the majority will be of American rhake. constructed according to the preferences and suggestions of Mrs. Hazen. Many of the dresses will be brocades and satins, which are ap- parently Mrs. Hazen's favorites. Owing to the fact that Mrs. Hazen has but recently laid aside mourning no colors other than black, gray and white will be used in her trousseau. Mod- esty and good taste have characterized her choice of garment pense has not been spared, but there has been no attempt on Mrs. Hazen's part to choose an elaborate wardrobe, but it is estimated that the dresses will cost $7600. Mrs. Hazen will probably choose as her bridal gown a dull gray Parisian gown, embroidered in silver and trimmed with point lace. It is the opinion of dressmakers that Mrs. Hazen's charms are shown to best advantage in this gown. It is expected that on Monday night or Tuesday morning Mrs. Hazen will return to Washington. Admiral Dewey has arrived at New York to meet hig | flancee.