The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 25, 1899, Page 1

- VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 17s. FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER o PRICE FIVE CENTS BOTH BRITISH AND BOER TROOPS FOUGHT DESPERATELY AT BELMONT Lack of Cavalry Prevented Gen- | eral Methuen From Follow- ing Up His Victory After| Carrying the Heights by Storm. Situation in Natal Unchanged While Buller Hastens Forward--Position of Mafeking Now Regarded With Anx. by the English Public. @otie e tie et atiet, Remains ety Tt e et et et et etietie e et e e e tie() B - * R « Ed * @ BLRLIN, Nov. 24.—A Brussels telegram to the Tageblatt says the Independence Belge as- serts it has trustworthy authority for stating that the Kaiser’s interview with Mr. Chamber- lain turned on the absolute necessity of ter- minating the Transvaal war. The Kaiser offered his mediation to achieve this object. Mr. Chamberlain informed the Kaiser of the conditions of peace which Great Britain would propose at the end of the war. e et i e et etietie et L TR RN Tietietietietiet et 0% BTSN AN AN e e e %0 I e TRt S s e TR SIS SAPY . . ¢ b . . @ e - . D! . * . - - . - v . * L4 . 3 . : . b . . 4 é - . ¢ s . . - - . . . . ; * . . ¢ é . - . - * . - o + MAJOR GENERAL GEOFFREY BARTON, Commanding « the British Forces at Mooi kiver Bridge. : . L R R Y OND it Be ed character ied or but Imont, hed In addition to first dispatch They work pon them. as gone to gone from Mool iltles In the frair killed and sunded. This & the first news loss, and, if correct, sug- of General White's un- action of October Pletermaritzburg cor Datly M as three The the nt of describing the same sor- The British surprised the , carried their position, captured all equipment and returned to Est- in safety. General Hildyard was very well satisfied with thelr work."” The Dafly Mail's corespondent at uwpoort Eays: “An open, unsigned | ter smuggled through from Colesburg says Commandant Grobbler has arrested | ten prominent Englishmen and threatens to shoot them 1 harm s done to V: Renzburg, ringleader of the Colesbu: rebels, who was captured by the Britls and 1s to be tried for treason. =po; helr court the defeated cers was evider nd, curiou N 1y guns. men- 3 remnant of RALPH DESCRIBES THE BELMONT BATTLE 1599, by James Gor ation of this dispatch o diggecon L Nov. ZThe Dafly Mairs | oy S i spondent, Jullan Ralph, with y i ,r”',f;r' Methuen's column. telegraphs as follows: equal ours. | “BELMONT MILITARY CAMP, Nov. oth. ' Ivitw. | Dhht aybreak yvesterday General 2+ | Methuen's superb force attacked a com- I rumored reats to aar | mando of 4000 Boers In a position which British troops would hold against almost Who are | ny force. The Boers.were shielded by | boulders and held the crests of four rocky | cems safe 10 | poig with dauntless courage. The men Jere ot eap- | of t1he King's Own, Yorkshire Light In- | rded of the | gonery First Northumberland Fusileers, thuen has | \ornamptonshires and a battalion each | ter of | ¢ ihe Scots Guards, Grenadiers and Cold- | ere 15 | i eams, threw themselves like so many | TTRPOn- | o iching billows against the hills, poured ntains |0 end finally flowed over them. | pleation | “ligpiendid assistance was given by the 1 cdlon- | ;4 val brigade and nsld artillery, although ; ‘hite occupled many of the best | General White's dispatch of Wednesday :‘;ll‘l::“rgetnm Pthelr guns could be | efMec disposes of all ry; nors of an- brought into play. | other sortle from Ladysmith and of the | & oo victory 8 complete. The enemy e oo ihe situation i | was put to flight and its fortified laager remains unchanged, the sortl | aestroyed, but only after three hiurs | to Willow Grange having | yncessant rifie fire, by which the rocky | field of combat was pelted as If by hall. position of Mafeking is beginning | “General Featherstonhaugh and Colonel regarded with anxiety, in view of | Crabbe were slightly wounded; Lieuten- ossibliity of Lord Methuen being ,ant and Adjutant Fryer of the Grenadiers e on an ol o SR o S o B o 2o o0 o ok 2% S AR o B 2 * | point of the ba: [ i o ¢ - Ladysmith. Naval Detachment From the Powerful With 4.7-Inch Gun Used So Effectively at ® B e R S R i T R S SR S S [ R MR G S e o 5 o ol o e e S T S o S SO S DU AR S S S DN AP A AN SO S S [ ; Lieutenant Blundell dled this ned in action, rrespondent 1 wretched half of the war and will refuse further serv- whale force b we had more c Cape To Telegraph of Belmont Lord g his ps, said ngratul you on the achieved by you | The ground over which we to flkhi presents ex: nal difficuit E v 1 as an enemy one who Ix ster in the tactics mountai of With troops su com it and of th thinking « e who our vic BELMONT ENGAGEMENT A SERIES OF BATTLES few Boers that Boers advance Novem- British a was push- d shelled s which the occupied, capturing casualties were wounde The Boer Finchams Farm during | the afternoon and camped five mil 1ead. At d reak Thursday the Boe 1 from the hills, 100 yards dists . on Other troops :n pushed up and the engagement general. British artillery excellent and silenced the Th battalions of the me e Boer g Guard Northumberland egiment stormed the heights at the Crossing the fire zone amid a storm of lead, the Guards and Northumberlands v up the incline and reached the it, dolng great execution with their nd captur he laager, with s, equipment, pris cattle and The entire po 8 o'clock, the cavalry, cons Ninth Lancers and pursuing the Boers. mated, numbered unknown. LONDON, Nov. 24.—A special dispatch received here from Belmont says that General Methuen’s force numbered 7000 men and that the Boers had 50 men. The latter, it is added, held an exceeding- Iy strong position on a serles of hills, ex- tending a dozen miles. They were strong- sting of the mounted infantry, The Boers, it Is 3500 men. Their lo 1s | Iy entrenched and their cannon were post- ed strongly and were excellently serv The battle begun at 7 o'clock and raged for several hours. The Boers held their po- sition with great stubbornness and splen- aid courage. The Britieh riflemen forced the attack under a raking fire and carried position after position with superb dash, driving out the Boers with great slaugh- ter. The engagement was really a seri of battle constantly wounded, The War Office to-day issued the follow- Ing advic “CAPE TOWN, Nov. 24 (afternoon).— General Methuen further reports this morning that the wounded are doing well There are over fifty prisoners, including a German commandant and six field cor- Nineteen of these prisoners are We are unable to estimate the Boer losses. The prisoners say yester- day's attack was a surprise and that it is the only beating they have had. A large amount of correspondence has been secured. The reservisis are doing well. Colonel Pole-Car] replaces Featherston. baugh in command of the Ninth Bri. gade.” “BELMONT, Cape Colony, Nov. 24, 10 a. m.—The entire western division moved on the Orange River Tuesday and bivou- acked at Witteputs. Two companles of mounted infantry and a detachment of lancers were sent to hold Thomas Farm, Their pickets prevented the .Boers from advancing. The Boers fired cannon and the British artillery arrived on the scene and sllenced the Boers' fire. At 2 o'clock in the morning the Guards Brigade moved steadlly forward to a hill a few miles east of Belmont Station. The Scots and Gren- adiers advanced to within fifty yards of the base, when the Boers poured in a scathing fire, staggering the guards mo- mentarily. But quickly recovering, they , during which the Boers were carrying off thelr dead and ommando 1s | tion was carried by | N e e e e e S R S = I S S e el 1 VICTIMS OF BOERS’ BULLETS 1—Lieutenant abbe we Colonel Grenadler Guards, Eyre se- c ? ? 1 * ® . ® * L 4 * ] ) ! L 4 ! * bt * $ Y ® * 3 ¢ h ¢ ® 4 L 4 + e ) *Peisbese® the cover of a hill on which are two guns. When the British opened fire the runner | in the confusion The seme runner was at Ladysmith last w He relterates that heavy fight- | g oceurred The °rs, he | T claims, made = attempts to capture | b $ | the British camp. but were repulsed with | @ | heavy The native explained the fafl- | | ¢ ¢ | ure of th. ults by saying that every . | time the Boers the British S | set the whole country e, killing Qe+ 6-0000-00-20-66-o0 | cvery one within reach | CAPE TOWN, Nov. 24—Unconfirmed re- | returned the deadly hail of the Boers. | ports « ue to arrive here to the effect | The duel was c inued for half an hour. “When the ry commenced the Boers evacuated their front position and shed the hill with the lusty che rs. Ninth | | ward in extended or 'd the Boers | started a terrible cross-fire from the sur- | rounding hills. The Coldstreams, sup- | ported by the Scots, Grenadiers, North- {| umberlands and Northamptons, stormed | the ond position in the face of a con- stant and effective Boer fire, The Ninth Brig: then advanced he rtillery, In the meantime maintainir tice. “The PBritish infantry and when a tremendous them of the charge, the excellent prac- never wavered cheer notified Boers fled and movement. The Infantry again gallantly | faced the fire and the naval brig: into action for the first time a of 1800 yards. The infantry w ported by the artillery and | unable to withstand the volleys, retired and were again forced to abandon some minor positions. The Brit- | ish cavalry charged the Boers and pur- | #ued them for five miles. Possession was taken of the Boer laager and the Boer stores were destroyed. “The Boers holsted a white flag over thelr second position. whereupon Lieuten- ant Willoughby of the Coldstream Guards, stood up and was immediately shot down. The Boers twice repeated the same tactics.” The Queen has sent General Methuen her congratulations on the “brilliant ac- tion of my guards, the naval brigade and the other brave soldler: -— METHUEN'S MARCH TOWARD KIMBERLEY LONDON, Nov. 24.—General Methuen is sald now to be preparing to march right on to Kimberley, which means that in a day or two another combat, probably near Modder River, may be heard of. As the military expert of the Westmin- ster Gazette points out, this means that General Methuen will leave behind him a line of communication seventy-fiva miles long. The troops composing his dlvision will require provisions brought dally along the raflroads, as they cannot find any stores at Kimberley. The country through which they have been passing has been stripped by the enemy so that if many troops have to be stationed slong the line, his fighting strength will be ma- terially decreased. - REPORTS OF BRITISH - VICTORIES AT LADYSMITH MOOI RIVER, Natal, Nov. 24.—The Boers have only sent an occasional shell into the British camp this morning. The range of the British guns is not sufficient for them to be effective. An official na- tive runner corroborates the report that heavy firing has occurred northward. The runner, who s from Estcourt, says he was captured by the Boers, who in- fest the heights northward. He adds that they searched him, but failed to discover the dispatches. - The Boers are in strong force unde= Brigade then moved for-| | where sor succeeded In gaining a range of hills in | tesy the rear, In spite of the lancers’ flanking | | Secret | Mr. Churchill said: | kindness. | the locomotive was saved from becoming that General White recently caught the Boers In a trap lald at Ladysmith in- ducing detachments of the beleaguering force ) ve e into the open country, from the British | camp capture It Is dificult, however, to belleve that news of such importance would not have been officlally announced. and it 1= held that the affalr described will probably | turn out to be the sortle reported from the Boer headquarters November 2. | CHURCHILL TALKS OF BOERS’ DETERMINATION PRETORIA, Nov. 24.—Through the cour- of the Transvaal authorities, the cor- respondent of the Associated Press here, | in the company of P. G. Robler, Under v for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. de Secretary of the War Department, enabled to visit Winston Churehill day at the model school, where he s | Be- | te confined with the captured officers. yond a slight bullet wound in the right hand, he seemed well and looked hearty, | although naturally chafing under enforced idleness. In the course of the Interview | “The Boers have treated us with much This was the case from the outset. They pralsed our defense of the armored train and expressed surprise that a hopeless wreck, as they expected, under their artillery fire. We were then | marched through a pouring rain to Colen- 80, proceeding the next morning to the Boer camp near Ladysmith and then go- ing by rafl to Modderspruit, finally arriy- ing here on November 18. On the journey great numbers of burghers crowded to see ug, but there was only one who made in- sulting remarks, the others courteously offering us clgarettes or showing such | marks of attention.” Mr. Churchill satd the confinement In the model school was | | | close and severe, but under all the con- | ditlons he had no grounds for complaint. When asked regarding his general impres- | stons, he sald he had had many discus- | sions with the Boers as to the rights of | the war and had been much fmpressed by | the number who could speak English. He | had found that most of them regretteq the conflict, asserting that it had arisen as the result of misrepresentations. So far as he could learn, however, the spirit of the burghers in the field, despite their privations, was most determined, and there was no chance of an early peace. “I fear,” sald Mr. Churchill, “that the | struggle will be bloody and protracted.” BOER CASUALTIES ABOUT ONE THOUSAND | CAPE TOWN, Nov. 24—Late arrivals from Pretoria estimate the Boer casual- ties at 1000 men, half of whom were killed. They also say the racecourse there i{g being prepared for a laager In the event of a slege, and the guns of the fort are trained on it In case the prisoners attempt | to escape. A Maxim is placed at the gate o! the racecourse. [} From President Kruger down, every one I8 in favor of fighting. They believe the; —_— will succeed in annexing all the beleag- | Continued on Third Page. 1 NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The World's cable from Hongkong says: Aguin- 4 aldo has found means of escaping from the Philipy It is red he has © already done so. tingly alded ape the man ¢ ‘whom 60,000 troops [<] Captain Lawrence, was engaged Aguinaldo, through 6 President Lascon of ) a launch here v's _brother and ¥ Pedro Regaldo, a well-known Iloflo man, came to Hong b3 2 bore letters from General Otis to Wildman, the [United > They bought a launch, named it the L n, cleared It at the [nit o g Consulate as bound for Toro, proceeded to Lingayen Gulf and tur b launch over to Aguinaldo’s men. Afterward they gave it out that (<) surgents captured the launch It has since been learned that Lawrence Is a co fn the fustirgent atmy & and that he has been retained to command the launch, which is held in + readiness to carry Aguinaldo to safet o 9 Several insurgent generals have already been seen in Hongkonz., They 3 Q must have escaped, disguised, through the American lnes, for they came + from Manila on regular trading steamers. 6 o | on the tratt of | President of Con | tive FILIPINOS NO LONGER HAVE A GOVERNMENT Aguinaldo’s Cabinet Is Scattered and the President of the Native Congress Surrenders, B+O4T4THO+ Q4D 4T+ THD 404040 4040404040 4040+ 04040 00‘8 404 04040 40404+ 0404+ 040404+ 04O+ 04 040 404 040 4+ 04040+ 040 ANILA, Nov. 24.—Bautista, Presi-]a close. With Aguin dent of the Filipino Congress, pre- | companied, perh sented ‘himself to General MacAr- | ful followers thur to-da and formally re- hounced all further connection with with the insurrection. He was one the adm of the Influential Filipinos who hesitated ommence the peace- at the beginning ¢ e war as to which fication of th n It is to be slde to cast his lot. He was offered a ed that military operations will Judgeship of Supreme Court, but de- to continue until the Insurgent He now ounces that he des destroyed that the dis- pt the pesition. and says the F 1l last for some | pino Congress znd Cabinet are scattered rule will b escary; never to re ». Some of the m ated by the | bers, he a arned to their | Present strife a etvil ad- | homes iers are fleeing for ‘safety. | Ministration will ¢ \ 1 and the Many men have resigned, A President will show by his action that his and h pino soldlers wili ises are to out lay down their arms everywhere as soon 4 of Agulnaldo the north as they learn the truth, ern provinces of Luzon General Otls Senor Buencamino, a former member of | S'4tes that he fled westward from Bay- | d Cabinet of Aguinaldo. has ng rallway station. His flight in 1t to General Otis a prisoner 'NS direction is an lence, the offictals | on board the transvert Brutus. He had 've. that he dared triet . b sought refuge in a village near San Fabian lern tribes 1 to remain ‘v\m. Aguinaldo’s mother and son. intrymen. It is un- | natives disclosed his identity to Majer al MacArthur will de- | Cronin, who captured him. on of Luzon General You is still in the mountains sed to be In guinaldo. e SR ——— r flrn'.v matter v:r-"u: FILIPINOS PRACTICALLY o e e Revtent S vine Commission to to-night 'Sh J move his eral's uniform and don the habiliments ¢ a peasant Filipino how many American soldiers would be able to recognize him? WITHOUT GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—General Otis R s While it might be desirable to capturs summarizes the situation in Luzon In & | Aguinaldo, yet the destruction of his dispatch to the War Department to-day. | army and of the bands formed as the re- in which he says that the Insurgent gov- | sult of its disintegration will end the ernment can no longer claim to exist. Its Insurrection. Aguinalde without an army troopa,and officials are -gesttered: and !5 helpless. The milita will naturally +Agntoatda <ls. s - BAYE (o continue their operations until the follows Irisurgents have been entirely destroyed. The government of the fsland is a matter under discussion by the commission, and a report will be submitted probably in January. It remains with the Prestdent 0 determine whether this commission to assist In the es- “MANILA, Nov. 24—The claim to gov- ernment by the insurgents can be made nger under any fiction. Its treas- cretary of the Interfor and the gress are in our han d remaining Cabinet offi- Its President a rs are in hiding. eviden in ai 1 administration entral Luzon provinces. Its generals and | Tt Was very gratifying to me to note troops in small bands seat -1 neral awton, when he passed through these provinces, acting as ban- beit, was able to live off the | dtret, ing the role of That shows that the tribes in i 3. Indications Luzon are friendly disposed are that Aguinaido did n cape through | toward American troops. I cannot say that they aldo, but unde the lines of Lawte westward from Ba or Wheaton but flec re openly hostile to Aguin- ambong y s his Instruction his troops tion. The telegraphic communication entered various provinces, seized the gov- Dagupan was established probably to ments and establishe tary depots, n Fablan to-day. By relaying nine | and the feeling caused as a consequence »s of track with the material at hand | may have deterred him from attempting rallway communication to that point was | 10 seck refuge iong them." re-established. Labor of troops must at- olonel Denby, also of the Philippine tend its maintenance.” Commission, considers the capture of Aguinaldo as | establishment zon Island. “General Otis’ latest dispatch is gratifying.” he sald to-night that the end s ve ab: of lutely essential to the “uller details of the sharp engagement Fuller detafl D engagemen peace throughout Lu- between Carpenter’'s command and the insurgents at Iloilo reached the War De- partment to-day in the following dispatch from General Otis, dated Manfla: very “and shows “In Panay on the 2lst inst., when Dick- Dedr, but Aguinaio must be taken if there s to be a p man drove the enemy from the vicinity | Tet b taken If there fs to .. of Jaro, Carpenter. with two battalions | "% . el e E - rith t comes to analyzing the Influence Aguin- of the Elghteenth Infantry and Bridg- | (9me e Tagale 1t & A mans, baitery had & severe soamgewment| ol oug Lo 'SRk But thave o ne 00 . north of Iloilo. His casualties five killed and twenty wounded. The latter are now in the Ilollo hospital. Oth- nying that he has had a strong following, and until he is captured there is always bound to be more or less trouble among ers slightly wounded are with the com- o e iyt s driven north | IS adherents, however few they may be with reported very heavy loss articu- lars have been recetved. carpenter | DENBY TO BE RULER passed on to the insurgents Sants Barbara, which he captured on the 224 inst without loss. Nothing has been recelved from the column under the im- | medlate command of Hughes, which is moving rapidly and operating north and west of Santa Barbara. Apparently the Visayans are friendly, not taking an part. The enemy Tagalos.” General Otls also sends the following list of casualties sustained since his last report: stronghold, IN THE PHILIPPINES WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 a meeting of all the mem - ippine Commission soon to discuss the fu- ture government of the Philip present the Commissioners entertain dif- fernt views, though it is believed Colonel Denby's proposition of governme through the medium of a commission will finally prevail. Admiral Dewey is under- | stood to favor a commission, while i ac- consists of 2000 Killed in the advance on Pavia, Novem- | dent Schurman advoc a civil Gov- ber 2l—Howard Lowe, sergeant Company | ernor. Professor Worcester's position s G, Sixth Artillery; Willlam §. Addy, | not known. Company F, Eighteenth Infantry. | Whatever decision is reached, it can be In action near Barrio, Tenabang, No- vember 11: Killed—Thomas E. Gardner, Company L, Seventeenth Infantry. ‘Wounded—Charles E. Hapner, Seven- teenth, right thigh, moderate; 10th, John E. Miller, Company A, Seventeenth, right chest and abdomen, severe, In action at Minduriao, Panay: Wound- ed—James M. Casey, Company B. Elgh- teenth Infantry, left thigh, slight In actlon near Jaro, Panay: Wounded— stated authoritatively that the President has Colonel Denby slated for future ser- vice as principal representative of the | United States in the Philippines. If there is a commission he will be its president; | If a civil Goverror, he will be appointed that office. The commission does nct | pect to conelude its labors before the mid- | dle of January. The coming session of the | full commission will last only a few days or until the general scope of a plan of Richard Corbett, Company C, Twenty- | future government has been d d upon sixth Infantry, neck, severe; 18th, James One of the members, probably Colonel E. Roegy, Company A, head, severe, Denby, will be directed to write this fs In action at Anabo, Luzon: Wounded— | ture of the report, while the other mem.- Paul P. Phenuer, Company F, Eleventh | bers are engaged upon different subjects Cavalry, left thigh, moderate; Edward | assigned to each. Admiral Dewey will Johnson, head, moderate; Willlam W H. Inman, corporal, right leg, moderate, A jter dispatch from General Otis gives the results of the fighting at Iloilo as fol- lov s: ‘Hughes, at Tloflo, reports the enemy | driven back Into the mountains. The in- surgent capital, Cobatuan, was captured. The only serious action was that of Car- penter at Pavia. Total casualties, five killed or since died of wounds; twenty- give hisattention mainly to the adv of holding the Philippines from a pu naval standpoint, pointing out what sho be done toward making Manila a naval base. CERTIFICATES ‘OF MERIT AWARDED TO VOLUNTEERS seven wounded. He captured ten prison-| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Certific: ers, eighteen cannon, six rifles and quan. | Merit for service during the American war have b War Department to the Private Henry Tyler, Company Sec- ond Infantry; Quartermaster Sergeant James H. Cook, Company B. Third Infan- try; Private Albert C. Patty, Company H, Thirteenth Infantry; Quartermaster Bergeant Ozrow Gather, Troop E, Tenth awarded by the llowing men: tities of ammunition. ualties are not stated.” it e o S END OF THE REVOLT IS NOT FAR DISTANT The enemy’s cas- “av 3 eter James C. McCarthy, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2%4—Having ac- | Ganmnny Be Brivate Touts A. Biats: complished the disintegration of Aguin- | Gombany G: Pricats ¢ W. Garrnsey aldo's army the energles of Generals Law- | Company H; Private John M. Claxton ton and MacArthur are now being di- | Company B Third Volunteer Infantry MeKinle rected toward crushing small bands | Erivate Charles e ;""’p E; formen, b T sl Hewrstos “fhe| BRI B § Slaien S 6 {dent and his Cabinet satified | First Volunteer Cavalry: Sergeant Fred to-night that the Insurrection is nearing | L. Smith, Company H, Thirteenth Infan-