The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1899, Page 1

The I-NO. 176. VOLUME LXXXV SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 I'his Paper to be taken 10t from the Library.+++* 1899, PRICE FIVE CENTS ARMY OF BOERS PREPARING TO ATTACK PIETERMARITZBURG. ral Joubert Has Formed a Plan to Defeat the Relief Column Durban, While Still Attempting the Reduction of Ladysmith. L TOX) UNEASINESS AT LONDON|: LLONDON, Nov. he } The Daily Chronicle pub- Durban, dated Wednes- orted Howick Falls, near habitants are fleeing from zburg. The Boers have also r position forty miles from followin m I re nesday’s date : iay befors the arrival of 6000 Boers, teads in all directions Natal success of the Transvaal- 3. The main body of the Boears from Ulundi, southwest of. Est- I 1t near Fort Nottingham, south of the day. They are within forty zburg at the farthest, and it is to attack the town.” legraph publishes the following dated Tuesday: “Commu- is interrupted. The mail train far as Mooi River. Govern- received intelligence from the have gist e Impendhle that a small commando of Boers, believed 10 be a raiding party, is reported to ArTive n the istrict thirty miles west of offi cially informed that nc reference to the safety of to-morrow the strength of been increased to 1000 men to be 7000 strong | 1as the following from Pieter- | “Your cor-| inaged to escape from the Mooi River | tie b e bede e - he B Approach of t oers, e T = S S A S NPAPP Y i of destroying the bridge at Wes ter. Should this be dccomplished the Boers would be free to turn| their attention again to Estcourt | and later join the investing forces about Ladysmith. The Boer report that Gene Hildyard’s messenger asking | General White for assistance was captured causes some uneasine | but it is argued that if Ge Hildyard had not been strong enough to hold out he would some time ago have been ordered to retire to Pietermaritzburg. Therefore small credence is given the story Nothing is known regarding | miles of Howick Falls, near Pie-| the food supplies 17f the garrisons It is believed that eing to the \‘“l"’ Estcourt is well provided, but| ] N, Nov. 23,5 a 7000 Boers are witliin twenty-five in | ter itzburg, and that the in-|thus isolated. ent ng.ih nts are “vidently a considerable force Pietermaritz- officially of is miles but it an- unced from there that no anx- f the enemy is now within thirty | there is less confidence in the case of the Mooi River camp. There is no further news from the western frontier, except the | list of casualties, showing that one trooper was killed and nine were wounded at Kimberley on Decssetetotdsidsiotetotdodeooode eral G eading at to lead "1 1 bara. ad to the Orange a brigade of Eirdar Kitchener's army lety prevails, the garrison num-| W A November 16, and confirming { the accounts of the sortie pre- | viously reported from thousand men with six General Joubert’s plan, appar- Boer ly, is a daring attempt to de the British relieving column from Durban in detail, while still temptir the reduction A serious attack on Mooi I\'x\'vr'r:nu]\ is now | sources. It was announced from Paris t | reuil, a French officer, has : | cepted the post of chief of staff | to General Joubert in succession to Colonel Schniel, the German g 1 of smit hourly expected, with the object | taken prisoner at Elands L. agte - and that firing continued for about | half an hour at intervals of from three to five minutes. According to this account he Eritish troops prepared with the ut- most promptitude and advanced under | cover wherever possible. The British ar- | tiliery was in position behind the hotel | where General Barton and his staff were being accommodated. Major Thorne- croft’'s mounted infantry moved to cover on a ridge on the enemy’s left flank. The Devonshire Regiment and the Royal Welsh Fusileers occupled the trenches. There was but little fire, the correspond- | ent says, but the enemy possessed at least one howitzer with a range of five miles besides several six-pounders. BOERS STILL EXPECT TO CAPTURE LADYSMITH PRETORIA, Tuesday, Nov. 21.—The fol- lowing dispatch has been recelved from the Boer headquarters near Ladysmith: “The field cornets of the Pretorfa com- mando reported that British gun carriages and some horsemen had been heard mov- ing last night in Ladysmith. Our out- posts observed the British endeavoring *>ede Third Division of Sir Reders e Free State. A part of his while some are already as far River and Bloemfon- in special commendation from his chief for the Ora smdon, the e e oo ] that Colonel Ville de Boise Ma- | | officer, who was wounded and| ¢ | From the same source it is re- + | ported that the Russian officers, 4| Lieutenant Colonel Gonetzki of + z P 5 2 2 4 |the Guards and General Zeletzi ¢ | of another crack Russian regi- ¢ | ment, have resigned and are go- » | ing to join the Boers. - . . | THE DEFENSES OF ? DURBAN CHARGED 2 < ) ov. 22, 10 a. m.—Owing to 3 | the proximity of the Boers to Pieter- 4 aritzburg, it has been necessary to alter 1 defens: of Durban. 1 tcourt is still silent. All accounts “ | point conclusively to a determined rush 4 |of the Boers toward Pletermaritzburg % | with a very large force. Seven thousand ¢ | men with guns are reported twenty-five & | miles from Howick. They are fald to be | + | under the personal command of General ibert. 11 v's engagement at Mooi River b § the British almost entirely on the @ | defensive. A correspondent of the Natal & | Advertiser ¥s a Boer shell fell within a pe| rds of the detachment of their in- g that the shell did little or no dam- | to sortie toward Lomlards Kopje . and Bulwama Hill, where our Maxims opened fire. The » was too great and there- fore our artillery began shelling, which drove the British back. About daybreak the British batteries fired upon our po- sitions. Two burghers were wounded. It is supposed that the object of the sorties was to relieve the Estcourt force, which had sent an urgent message to Lady- smith request aid. The burghers cap- tured the messenger, him to proceed It but finally allowed nderstood that the Natal police A a4 number of Transvaal In his iatest report Gen- Off the retreat of the Est- to Pietermaritzburg and m back on the Tugela River.” » reported that the Boer com- der with ces near Ladysmith has ‘“‘comprehensively surveyed the dif- rent points fr m which the fall of Lady- smith can be assured.” |CONSUL MACRUM _ { WANTS TO LEAVE WASHINGTON, No Consul Macrum at Pretoria has asked the State Department for leave of absence, with_permission to take advantage of it at once. He pleads domestic reasons for leaving his post and offers to place in the | consulate as the representative of the United States Vice Consul Attlebury, who is now on the g he department, 2.-~{nited States however, refused to accede to the request, and Mr. Macrum will stay where he is, without It is learned that so far Mr. Macrum has not been prohibited by the Boer Govern- fare of the subjects now in the Transvaal and Free State, or at least he has not ) notified the State Department. There has been some friction encountered in the rt of the British Government to secure permission for the United States Consul to disburse funds for the benefit of the British soldlers here as prisoners of war. PROVISIONS FROM AMERICA ARE GOOD LONDON, Nov officers of the British Admiralty been inter- viewed regarding the London Chronicle’s | bad ‘beef assertions, and they say they have not recelved a single complaint as to the quality of food furnished on the transports. The chlef of the victualing department sald: » first we heard of the th the press, and th | its accuracy we h matter was doubtful of » set on the subject. The only specific instance mentioned is that of the Nubi We bought large quantities of provisions in w York, but we have there re agents, who are not like | m or meat which refused by othe; derstood the t embalmed meats’ is applied to canned meats. We have not bought any of these. Our supplies are confined to salt meats and pork packed in casks, commonly known at sea as t hors the same as served in all the navies of the world for years We have not so far | heard a word against this form of food, | and, judging from the health of the men | in the United States navy during the war | with Spain, it must hgve agreed pretty well with them. our soldiers It 15 barely possible that who are not accustomed to salt food, are not altogether satisfied with this diet and are perhaps inclined un- offictally to declare it unfit for consump- tion. We have yet to learn t | visions purchased in the United States are | not all as represented, and though inves- tigating the allegations, we have no rea- | chasing in the United States whe | stances demand outside supplies. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND TALKS OF THE WAR NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—John Hays Ham- mond, the American engineer who became prominent during the Jameson raid in the Transvaal, arrived here on the White Star liner Teutonic with his family to- day. Mr. Hammond was met at the steamship pler by many people, some of whom came from as far as Chicago. In speaking of South Africa, Mr. Hammond sald: There can be no doubt that European sympathy in general is with the Boers. It is not so much for the reason that they love the Boers as that they dislike the English. It is likewise that the animosity toward England has been intensified by her friendship for us during the Spanish war. In America there are many who, under a misconception, also sympathize with the Boers in their struggle for the independence of their so-called little re- public. But iIs the cause of the Boers de- serving of sympathy from the American point of view? A few plain facts will en- able you to judge. The question iz often asked, and quite pertinently, why the Ult- landers went to the Transvaal if the laws clreum- o D R s > e e e * Bt 6000000000000 e0e +ds0sIt00000000000000040060+00060000Q .; View of the Principal Part of Pietermaritzburg, Which Is Now Alarmed by the Near THE RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER MODDER RIVER. This bridge was de: NANNNNLNNNNNNNNNNARNNNNNNNN NN NN NS SN s * i . . - = - POE] LONDON, lMov. 28 —The Daily Mail says ¢/ this morning: **We are able to confirm the re- @ + @ port that orders have been issued to mobilize a # sixth division at Aldershot for service in South L AE-] ¢ o » " & &, - Alrica or wherever it may be wanted.”” o £ 0 g !enunsununussnusny BRRBRY % %% p & s nent in Europe, so far as [ was | Colony, but General Gatacre I n & | able tc erve, is one of profound public | to b a position to push the Fre res 7 3 interest and complete officlal neutrall back within th own bo c- » | Naturally, in a conflict of this charact m of Navwpoort t the public takes side It is the sa s | the first step direc ? | here in the United States, for 1 have | forces of Boers ar 9 | noticed since my return that opinion is| and threaten a further Immediate ¢ | divided here. This public s from there, s | Germany 1 elsewhere simpl g ¢ |free play which Is g to 1dual TELEGRAPH LINE CUT. . | opinion. But this is quite different from 3 B . the attitude of the Government, which is | DURD Natal, N A ? | scrupulously ccrrect, neither showing | [FOm the . i ¥ | favor nor disfavor to either side. And so y ¢ | tar as T observed this s the attitude ® | throughout pe, for while there has ¢ | been much lo: onjecture in the ss & | concerning intervention, such a step doss pear to have re ved the slightest haif northward of The Natal been raide b, have FIGHTING AT sideration in re sible quarters.’ ENCOUNTER WITH BOERS AT ALEXANDERFONTEIN been ¢ derfontein, below Bes nsfield. Deta the Bri arding Qesveieie (OE I SRV IO re ed by the Boers soon after their luvestment of Kimberley, from which Its | PR 1 Nov. dispaich ym king tver day. Nov heav fighting ) a recon issanc i force | British briskly f n th - ternoon in the direction of 4 ¢ Boer forts. Boe 1 iptured MAFEKING. P b eI e b iet et edobote st tant some iwenty-four m desiruction will provy a serious hindrance to the advance of G ¢ umn to the relief of the dlamond fleld city. I e S S B e B e o e e e e ] Peb e sie e e cie@ wery and they were invited to go b ernment, and notab! e unsatisfactory. t Mr. Kr that when the: The answer is that ments of British mounted forces, with two | effects, The loss Maxims and two field guns, under Major | known Scott Turner and Captain Mayers, gether with the Beaconsfield Town Guard he Boer Gov- uger himself, ted the exist- « to- ing laws were very, favorable to the Ult- | which helped support the guns, forced the 2 o5 landers. It was only after their capital | Boers, numbering 250, in a kloof on the Pm-,'rnm.v\, :rM and labors had rescued the Transvaal | Alexanderfontein farm. The Boers blazed turns of the from imminent bankruptcy that the Ub- | away, firing enormous quantities of am- » the outbreak ¢ Boer was wor the B d is un- BOER CASUALTIES. Nov the war show th foot inquiries | ponsible | at the pro- | =on to suppose we will discontinue pur- | to all other countries, after which under a term of probation NEW YORK, Nov. 22—A committee, of fourteen years, during which time | with John V. L. Pruyn of Albany a e is liable to milltary service in|chairman, was organized in this city to of v ; at the end of fourteen yecars | assist Red Cross work in the South Afri- he m: obtain the franchise provided he | can republics, especially within the Boer obtains in writing the consent of a ma- | lines. The committee is in no way allled | jority of ihe Boers in the ward in which | with the American Red Cross Soclety. he resides and provided, moreover, that | The organization was brought about on | the Boer President and Executive Coun- | the suggestfon of an Englishman who | cil do not objec | made known the poor facilities of the | | ““The Uitlanders >-tenths of all | E for caring for their sick and wound- | the taxes and hav » voice | ed and dead. If sufficient funds are sent in the expenditure of the and must | Lo the committee the families of the Boer dead and wounded will be assisted. It is the intention of the committee to send all the money to the Netherlands Red Cross, | which | asststance it can get. | BIG GUNS AND FORTS MUST Go. |INTERVENTION NOT | | Dean Division of Gloucestershire, speak- | SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED IR | ing at Chelsea this evening sald: WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The German| “When the British forces enter Bloem- Embassador, Dr. von Holleben, in the | fontein some declaration regarding the course of an informal talk to-day said: | future will have to be made. If the peace “Concerning the war in South Africa, | to be offered is one in which the colony can concur the Free State Government [ aa et ot do ol o ol i ol o ot o o | submit to the most flagr priation of the bulk of the | revenues, which is extracted from by a most Ingenious system of cl | ation.” LONDON, Nov. 2.—8ir Charles Dilke, member of Parllament for the Forest of will abandon the violent element in the > | Transvaal forces. The settlement, In or- der to pacify South Africa as Canada has been pacified, must be a settlement in | which the constitutional position of Cape Colony and Natal must play the leading part. The blg guns and forts must be got rid of.”" —_—— BOERS OCCUPY BELLEMONT. | ! LONDON, v. 22.—According to a Care Town dispatch General Methuen's division | left Orange River and reached Witteputs, 4 | half way to Beliemont, yesterday, and ad- | vices from Orange River to-day show that z‘ the Boers occupy Bellemont In force and that the nelghboring hills are crowned ¢ | with Boer cannon. ? | A party of Lancers which has returnad # | to Orange River came unexpectedly upon 4 | two Boer laagers. Three shrapnel sheils | burst close to the Lancers, who, however, | were unharmed. Rt R S %* FOR BULLER'S ARMY. ©| LONDON, Nov. 10.—The British trans- 4 | port Kildonan Castle, sald to be tha & | largest transport in the world, which ieft | Southampton November 4 with 3000 men, 1 | their kits, weapons, machine guns, am- | munition, balloons, pontoons, wagons, ete., z arrived at Cape Town this morning. | About 35000 of General Buller's ¢ | corps have now arrived. | The transport Nubia, with the first bat- talion of the Scots Guards, has salled from Cape Town for Durban. The transport Carinthia arrived at Cape Town yester- day. veibebeibed | DR. KINDAL FRANKS. This is the surgeon who attended General Symons. At first the gal- lant general's condition was so precarious that all thought of his recovery was given up, but so cleverly did Dr. Franks extract the bullet from his groin that his T | life was spared for some days— 9 long enough for him to give tne ¥ | order for the retreat from Glencoe. @ | Dr. Franks received his medical i army D e s 0-‘5_-‘0 EER A o o o o ] ——— GATACRE HAS HOPE. LONDON, Nov. 22.—The Boer requis tioning of mer and supplies procecds Q+0+0+o+9+0+0+9+@ | briskly on the northern border of Cape education in Dublin. Lately he was connected with the Kilmurry Institution, Hospital Hill, Jo- hannesburg. is in the field and needs all the | eral laws were superseded by the present | munition wildly from the rifie pits, re men have been kil and adverse laws. | maining themselves concealed. Artillery | unded, of whom a numb have re- n the meanwhile millions of fo | fire was also exchanged. The Boers’ Max- | and returned to the front capital had b Invested In the purchase | ym jammed at twenty-five rounds. | paper reports from Cape Colony | of Boer farms, at that time of little or | sych continuous firing gave the gencral | S3¥ & general rising of the Dutch farm- unknown ‘value. The-status of the Ult-|impression that a big engagement was on | €7 18 imminent in Natal and that the landers to-day Is this: They own one-|and the townfolk streamed excitedly to | Colonial Boers in those districts which half of he land and nine-tenths of the | greet the returning troops have been proclaimed republican territory property of the country. They greatly | The only British casualties were the | have already Joined the Boer forces. outnumber the Boers, but nevertheiess | wounding of C ain Bodley and the kill- are. debarred from obtaining the fran- | = of two horses. The Boers continue | MARCHING FROM THE WEST. chise. The franchise law as it 20W | desultory bombardment, e T s e stands requires the plicant for the - | State Boers, with g tranchise in advance to renounce alle- TO AID RED CROSS WORK. t \ 3 “Irnm the west, by way ¢ ham. S | Nauwport Reoccupied. 4 CAPE TOWN, Nov. 2 ‘On Sunday a thousand men, sent by train from De Aar, reoccupled Nauwport. Soon after this an attempt was made by the disloyal Dutch | to destroy a bridge two mile: | but it was frustrated and the damag | repaired. Another naval contingent from the bat- tleship Monarch and the cruiser Doris has left Simontown for the front - Says Joubert Is Dead. CAPE TOWN, Nov The Port Eliza- beth Herald publishes an Interview with an Englishman who has just arrived from the Transvaal, in the course of which he asserts positively that General Joubert, the commander of the Transvaal forces has been killed. | g b To Relief of Kimberley. | LONDON, Nov. 2.—The Daily | publishes a dispatch from N | dated Wednesday, which says a large force under General Methuen has crossed | the Orange River and is advancing to the relief of Kimberley Mail wpoort, - Aid From Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 22.—The British residents of Portland at a meeting to- | night raised $600 for the fund for the wid- | ows and orphans of the British soldlers | who are killed in South Afri | —_— |KAISER AND KAISERIN WILL GO TO BLENHEIM WINDSOR, gland, Nov. 22.—A semi- state dinner was given at the Castle this evening, at which thirty-seven guests, in- cluding a few minor members of the diplo- matic corps, were present | _Emperor Willlam and the Empress will g0 to Sandringham on Saturday as guests of the Prince of Wales, where will remain a day longer than he had or- lllnall“:lnnnfll. not leaving for Germany until esday. Although the Kaiser has declined vitation of the Lord Mayor of L. | Sir John Moore, to attend a banquet pro- ‘\ Koled in his honor at tne Mansion House, the in- e and the Kalserin will go to Blenheim on Friday, where they will take lun with the Duke and Duchess of Marl ough. A special train will carry them | from Windsor at noon and they will re- | turn here at 4 o'clock. McCOY éOLIAPl!S. NEW YORK. Nov. 22.—A report comes from White Plains to-night that “Kid” McCoy, who has been training at Wil Muldoon's farm for the match with Ma on December 11, has collapsed ph and probably will never be abie the ring axnin It is said that his nervous system Is almost a complete wreck Torpedo*Boat Viper a Success. LONDON, Nov. 22—The preliminary trial of the turbine torpedo-bo: ; ]\ g\;r took place to-day and was successful. She Soveloped & speed of thirty-two knots. The officlal trial will follow in & few days