The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1899, Page 1

This Paper not to be taken from the Libr ry.*eee VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 177 SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 189 PRICE FIVE CENTS. POLICY (OF THE PRESIDENT Chief Executive Declared to Be an Enemy of Labor. v. 24.—Stirring and important news comes this morning from the ntier. Along with the announcement that a strong position of the rried at the point of the bayonet comes the suggestive news g Natal for the capital of the Free State, a pretty clear indi- hey foresee a certain plan of campaign. f states that at daybreak yesterday at Belmont, some fifty-six miles south of Kim- I, where Lieutenant Colonel Keith-Falconer and were well supported by the derable, while those of the 1 the position at the point of the r Guards suffered most severely, one of wounded. Of the rteen are missing. wounded and missir ident that the a vs Lord Mett e. F: 1d eight others ¢ wounded BRITISH TROOPS DRIVE' BOERS FROM -THEIR POSITIONS AT BELMONT IS [:[]NI]EMNH]'MeIhuen Gains a Victory After a Brilliant Bayonet Charge, but at a Loss of Over Two Hundred in Killed, Wounded and Missing—Revolt of the Dutch in Cape Colony and the Situation in Natal Cause Worry. FILIPINOS - NEET DEFEAT ~ NEAR JARD Hughes' Command Steadily Advancing to the North. FLIGHT OF AGCINALDO Reported to Have Arrived at Bay- ambang Hatless With Clothes Spattersd With Mud. had made a sortie. Later dispatches announce that General White sortied from Ladysmith and inflicted a demoralizing defeat upon the Boers. It would be premature to give full credence to either report. What is quite certain is that Ladysmith, Estcourt and the Mooi River station are all isolated and the Boers seem able after detaching enough troops to hold three British forces aggregating 17,000 men, to push on toward Pietermaritzburg with some 7000 men. A disquieting feature of the whole campaign is the fact that all the advanc-| ing generals report meeting the Boers in force. In view of the brilliant success of General Joubert in partially paralyzing the relieving columns the question is being asked, What would have happened had he at the outset of the war, instead of sit- ting down before Ladysmith, pushed on to Pietermaritzburg? General Gatacre's report that the Dutch are rising increases public anxiety, as it tends to confirm rumors that have long been current. A special dispatch from Durban announces that more big naval guns were landed Wednesday and sent to the front. Prince Christian Victor left the Mooi River camp before it was invested, bearing dispatches to I ietermaritzburg. Late last evening it was asserted at Aldershot that the Sixth division, now in process of mobilization, will actu lly be required for active service. Some of the yoemanry agents have been warned for mobilization owing to the scarcity of cav- . I st reported t alry in Africa. It is also reported that another brigade of horse artillery will be n the direct eading to the mobilized. ; CAPE TOWN, Nov. |@ereceseeetrorscocooteocococosecsesce ':g!:!.‘fi!a.':';';vz';rn;v:r.r.n_':':!i'.!m%" BENURRREY S E - ; 1 & e e o & i s . 28. — General Buller|. i - @ LONDON, Nov. 24.—The Daily Chronicle has started for Natal. 3¢ says: “We learn that the Cabinet has de- He is expected to re- | . turn here shortly. B el DEFEAT OF BOERS AT LADYSMITH IS ALSO REPORTED bese e Qeioiessisioiae exist iz se places & and Wardner).and-e ALLWAY STATION. L IR e TR e T S REBELLION OF | THE DUTCH IN | CAPE COLONY she e i town reports ve defeated *iebe e ie to the hotel and rallway mage was done. Our art pehind the hotel and our infantry and ted troops advan of Boers were « ft flank. Our artiile SPANISH PRISONERS IN HANDS INSURGENTS s | threw | among them and after four or | | | ing on our some she. five shots operations ceased. PIETERMARITZBURG, N that the Boe: inaware of the pres artillery at Moof River, and. recelving no reply to their opening shell fire, they were advancing with the utmost confidence when two well-directed | shots from the British battery distilusion- the | €d them and caused them to beat a hasty retreat. The latest news which has reached here | 4. -1t yes- He is I adheres firmly t dom for all loyal © v , the oining a Boer com: whic rom General Gatacre he will be| from Mool River is to the effect that the | The only anxlety at present is due to ig- “Grenadier Guards, Second Battalion: Wounded—Lientenant Leslle, Lieuten. | of The 1 tried for treason. e Boers resumed attack on our camp at 5 | norance of the strength of the British ant Vaughan, Lieutenant Gurdon-Rebow and Lieutenant Russell. v s’ F;},‘,,m warriors ol - | o'clock this morning, having brought | force at Mooi Camp. That this force con- “Reported wounded—Lieutenants Lyon and Cameron. | kicking them to the stre 3 at HTTACK OF THE thelr guns further to the south and|.ists of three battalions or portions of “Grenadler Guards, rank and file: Killed, 2%; wounded, 3; missing, 12, | to see which company w corral t - | thrown up earthworks. “Coldstream Guards, First Battalion: Wounded—Lieutenant Grant. | most Filipinos. The women and chiid p now or ‘ BOERS ON MOOI ittle damage, however. Our artillery | jes and some guns may be inferred from “Coldstream Guards, Second Battalion: moved out and opened fire, but failing to bring the enemy within range they re- turned to camp. A reliable scout has Informed General Barton that he heard sounds of firing in the direction of Willow Grange, north of Mool River. This points to the fact that RIVER CAMP LONDON, Nov. 24.—The Dally Tele- graph publishes the fnllnwlng dispatches: PIETERMARITZBURG, Nov. 23.—The Boer ttack on General Barton's npanies and a grea camp at Mool River to-day Wwas| with a force from Estcourt. Prince | more absurdly under the mark than the . ing machinery is L‘e‘ln: ta into the aig. | practically ineffective. At 1:30 In the| Christian Victor has left Mool River | British are prepared to admit, it s ob- trict. Some of the nuggets found this |afternoon the enemy opened fire. Al-| camp from Pletermaritzburg with dis- | viously impossible for Joul to be able season wero worth 300 jthough some shells fell in proximity | patches from General Barton. oo White'at m‘b‘flnu - PROMINENT BUILDINGS IN PIETERMARITZBURG. P o000 QH.._Q-Q-.-HHflHMMfl. savon, 1) GENERAL CLERY'’S = POSITION IS Now MOST INSECURE Nov. 23.—General Clery’s po- 2 In Natal is described as intolera- | to clear the enemy from | 3 unications and make complete| from the naval brigade concentration In preparation for the for- ward movement on Lady hampered sadly by the lack of cavalry. | | His only mounted troops, so far as can be judged from the list of transports re- ported as having arrived at Durban, are a few companies of mounted infantry, to which he will be able to add a few hun- irregular Colonial the telegrams, but from the same source it Is learned that they and acting on the defensive, which reads like an admission of weakness. - | Their shells did | three battalions. some colonial auxiliar- | | On the other hand, the Westminster Gazette's military expert points out that unless the original estimates of armed General Hildyard is engaging the -nemy]sue:;:h of the Boer republics are even cided that the basis of settlement in South Africa will be c united South @frica, modeled upon the Canadian plan. The details have not yet been settied, but it is practically certain that no terms of peace will be ac- @ e * - cepted by the British Government short of - T . . + » the British occupation of Pretoria and !'# Bloemfontein.” P MELE LTI T T ST E L L N %% - | Esteourt and Clery at Pletermaritzburg,| QU NSTOWN, Cape C Barbara & | DOt to mention the unknown quantity of | — For strategical reaso Hughes has + | troops at the camp on Mool River. ' sure the British popula A Spanish ecorporal | ! Gatacre has decided on a partial for- Ipinos has arrived h B +eies0b0anesesess®|ward movement after the reinforcoments 3 & larrive to-night. Several further arrests T R ade at Naauwpoort, and in hood of influential Dutch disloyalt; Ing to deputatic says he saw Agulna prominent leader at Bayambang daring the nigh vember 12 less, his clothes t spattered w and his hors Aappears. reste from Herschell ncursion s are b, ells a straight story - BOERS TAKE STEYNSBURG. * LONDON, Nov. 23.— REBELS FRilGPFI'ENED BY THE NEGRO TROGOPS s PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS @errrsisisivsisieieie ¢ | The Admiralty announces that t | Dragoons 1. ape Town to-d 4 |ban to reinforce General 4 | whose advance Is delayed by o |alry. ireds of me METHUEN'S REPORT OF THE BATTLE AT BELMONT s eveDec e D >-oo when General him, ral Wheaton, (Claims the British Troops Drove the Boers - From Three Ridges, but at Very Heavy | "zs e, woen o Cost—~General Fetherstonhaugh —Se- =sson furt capture of the strok - & verely Wounded. i ov. 23.—The jeneral Forster-V i November 23: “Attacked the enemy at daybreak this morning. He was In a strong position. Three r were carrled in succession, the last attack being prepared by shra Infantry behaved splendidly, and recelved support nd artillery. The enemy fought with courage and skl Had I attacked later I should d - *“Our victory was complete, number of Boers, but the greater part of the e nd wounded were re- moved by their comrades. Have captured a large number of horses and cattle and astroyed a large quantity of ammunition. | who wers espturea wit “Brigadier General Fetherstonhaugh was severely wounded In the shoulder, | platoon ran down th aad Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe of the Grenadier Guards Is reported wounded. .~ | trench and the other d “Our other casualties are the following: quick seareh of the b “Grenadier Guards, Third battalion: Killed—Lieutenant Fryer. St Vit acent wounded—Lieutenant Blundell. ry of War has recelved the following dispatch, Iker, from General Methuen, dated Belmont, regular approach was a whose Am burying a good ith, which is Dan; Mounted Rifles. gerously Wounded—Lieutenant Theodore Wi- loughby and Lieutenant Burton, the latter severely. oldstrearf Guards, rank and file: Killed, §; wounded, 23; missing, 5. “Scots Guards, First Battalion: Wounded—Major Theon North Dalrymple- Hamiiton, severely; Lieutenants Bulkeley and Alexander. “Scots Guards, rank and flle:FKule%‘Q: wounded, 34. “Northumberland Fusileers, First ttalion: Killed—Captain Eagar a > tenant Brine. Wounded—Major Dashwood and Lieutenant F""n:fhn‘:':ul‘;l:lg' i Captain Saple and Lieutenant Fishbourne, severely. 3 Northumberland Fusileers, rank and file: Killed, 12; wounded, 32. *“Northamptonshire Regiment, Seconnd Battalion: Wounded—Captain Free- land and Lieutenant Barton, severely. “South Yorkshire Regiment, Second Battalion, rank and file: ‘Wounded, 3.” bellieving the stories t he negro | soldiers were cannibals, shrieked fright- fully. After all the rifles had been se- cured the Filipinos were surprised by be- | ing told to go to their homes and attend to work.” CAPTURED BY WHITE. DUREBAN, Nov. 23.—The Natal Times this evening say During the night at- acks on Sunday General White captured everal Boer positions and guns and much material. are intrenched