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

LR Uty e 4 This Paper not 2 & R, STaTE ‘ to be taken from s:w:-,_ ‘ th yraryy e — <> | i VOLUME LXXXVII-NO. 2. FRANCISC STEAMER WEEOTT LOST ON HUMBOLDT BAR Life-Saving Crew Succeeds in Rescuing| All but Two of Those Aboard the Vessel. >o-0000 0+ 00000+ +>oeg SATURDAY, DECEMBER BATOMBONG TAKEY BY 4 LIEVTENANT Insurgent Garrison Sprren- ders and Prisoners Are | Liberated. STRATEGY OF MONROE| With Fifty Men He “Eluffs” the| Filipino Genera! Into Laying Down His A ms. e 2 | PRICE FIVE CENTS NEXT BIG BATTLE TO BE AT TUGELA RIVER British Forces Advancing to the Relief of Ladysmith Will Soon Encounter _ Joubert’s Army of Boers. B T =N @ Pereiriei oo~ + Spectal Dispatch to The Call. MANILA, Dec. 2.—General Conon | surrendered 800 officers and men, 'S | with rifles, several American and sev- ¢ | enty Spanish prisoners and the gar- & | rison at Bayombong, province cf ¢ | Nueva Vizcaya, to Lieutenant Mon- *PrereeeDeie e aB DD STEAMER WEEOTT, WRECKED WHILE CROSSING HUMBOLDT BAR. o000 Xe San ably will O1 the 11 but two saving perished were: Gust Wiison, Ship Carpenter. Mrs. Carmichacl a Passenger. was oned to this ' = 0'c fre 1 ranch- 08 the entrance to 1 r that the Weeott was in I'he Weeott was in- San Francisco and all Ving outsic day, ss the r a chance to cr several VS. Ranger > scene and minutes later isco tug Res- ger found that the ready rescued the with the ex- and cre Carmichael. e of the life-saving cre s heroic A heavy sea prevented r boarding the dis-| tressed steame A line was final- | LCNE OUTLAW BOARDS [ AND ROBS A TRAIN Holds Up Two Express Messengers and Escapes With His | Booty. | CHARLESTON, 8. C., Dec. 1.—An un- known white man, closely masked, held p the in a Southern ex- pre ht, and, under cover compelled them to give u ht thousand overlooked Branchville | and Rhodes revolvers. tand with nd the other hand over the money pack- | e. After warning the mes- | - to put a foot outside of the until the train had got under way | the robber pulled the bell and off as the train slowed up. The r Saw robber escaping the , but, thinking him a engineer ahead. | way the mes- | A their sto combination baggage | the had been | permit the conductor to reach | e section, which was in the d end of the car, One his his head the ba forwar — The, | Mr. F ly got aboard and the passe and crew were taken aboard the ers boat by means of a sling. From the lifeboat they were transferred to the tug and brought to this city. From members of the crew of the Weeott it was learned that at about 3:30 o'clock the captain headed his vessel toward the en- trance to the harbor. The bar was heavy, but all went well until a point near the outer end of the south jetty was reached, when a giant sea sw (‘]'l over the steamer, washing Water poured down the compan- her from stern to stem. and flooded the engine rooms. e The fires were quenched and the vessel, her up- per works wreckéd, drifted help-| in the hea A few sea. minutes later she struck the| rocks of the jetty and. each suc- ceeding breaker bore her down. With life preservers strapped about their bodies, the thirty hu- man beings aboard awaited the arrival of the life-saving crew. It was less than an hour after the steamer struck when the last sur- vivor was landed in the lifeboat. Two fatalities occurred during the work of the rescue. Mrs. Car- michael, who hailed from Ore- gon, was placed in the sling and started for the lifeboat, but, being old and feeble, she was unable to help herself. A lurch of the line tossed her into the sea and she was drowned. Carpenter Wilson was killed by the falling of one of the masts just as he was about to leave the vessel. Neither body was recov- ered. e e e . & R . TEI DD T 00ttt eOtPti eIttt ettt ededed et 1 Several of the crew suffered se- vere injuries. Captain Burtis was badly bruised while rendering as- sistance to the passengers. His injuries are not believed to be se- rious. Fireman Patrick Quinn of Eureka suffered fractures of both legs, and somesof the passengers were more or less injured, but none seriously. Al McCann, a well-known Eu- rekan, who was purser of the steamer, was instrumental in sav- ing the lives of many persons aboard. He describes the work of the captain and other officers as extremely heroic. Captain Burtis was the last man to leave the ship, and before {leaving he superintended the | placing of those who had become his charges in the sling and see- for the life- boat. The first mate and chief | engineer stood nobly by their captain, and but for their cour- age and coolness the list of fatali- ties would have [ greater. Scarcely had the work of res- cue been completed when the steamer swung partly around on [ the rocks and commenced going | to pieces. It is expected she will entirely break up during the night. The Weeott was owned by C. A. Doe & Co., and was com- | manded by Captain S. H. Burtis, She carried besides her regular crew of twenty officers and men the following passengers: Mrs. Carmichael, D. R. Carmichael, William Staples and wife, James Gill, Lee Baxter and C. S. Spil- | lers. [ ing them start safely been much HANNA WEARIES OF PARTY LEADERSHIP Will Not Accept Another Term as Chairman of the National Committee. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1—Mnurcus A. Hanna, chalrman of the National Re- publican Committee, will not accept an- other term as national chairman, al- though he wili serve out his present term This much was admitted by Henry { Wisconsin, to-day. ing of the rumor that Mr. Hanna would resign Mr. Payne sald Mr. Hanna told him he would serve out term out would not accept another. His term pires after the Republican National vention, which will be held in June. Payne sald Mr. Hanna's health was such to forbid his taking up the ac- tive duties of a national campaign. His successor is entirely a matter of the fu- ture. hsesn £ L Sexagenarians Wed. AUBURN, Ind., Dec. 1.—A romantie wedding occurred here to-day when Rev. Mr. Arlen married Jacob Dawson of Red- lands, Cal., and Mrs. Julla Burke of Au- burn. Both are past 60 years of age and recently formed an acquaintauce upon a train. Dawson owns large orange or- hards. They leave to-morrow for Red- National Republican Committee- | Als 'HUSBAND ACCUSED | OF KILLING HIS WIFE Coroner Stops a Funeral a Shows the Woman Violent Death, JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dee, 1. f sudden death last’ night’ o Mrs, 3. 1y | Williams, a well-known ana beantifu] young woman of this city, and the arrest on the charge of nd Autopsy Died a Y, after aj ments had been made for Mrs. Williams' | funeral, an order came from the Coroner to hold the body as an autopsy would e held. This action was taken by reason | of certain suspicious circumstances con. | Bected with the death of Mrs. Willtams | that had been brought to the attentign of the State Attorney, Mr. Hartridge. Shortly afterward a warrant was jasiad for the arrest of John D. Williams, the young woman's husband, and he wu'aoon apprehended and placed in the County Jail, charged with the murder of his wife The autopsy developed that Mrs. Wi liams came to her death by a violent blow In the stomach, bursting the bladder | and rupturing other vessels. The woman | died in great agony. but made no charges against any one. The husband refuses to talk except to deny the murder. Williams & well-known young man about town., arrange- roe, with fifty men of the Fourth Cav- | alry. | This surrender was due to remark- | able courage and biuff on the part >f | Monroe. He had but fifty men, and possible reinforcements were far in | the rear. He corununicated tele- | graphically with th~ insurgent gen- eral, Conon, stating hat he was r:ady | to immediately mov2 the large force on him unless there was an uncon- ditional surrender. Monroe wired | south for reinforcements. Twenty- | four hours before the reinforcements came he went with a small escort to Bayombong and accepted the sur- render. WASHINGTON, Dec. L.—The War De- partment has not recefved anything fro: General Otis confirming the report of the er of Gene at Bayombong. but the information con- tained In the press dispatch Is belleved to be correct. A dispatch received from General Otis this morning s: Lawton indi been capture ted that Bayombeng hs It is believed that this re port from G al Lawton has been con- firmed, with detafls as to the number of men surrendered. The surrender of Bayombong puts Gen- eral Lawton in po: portant y and General Conon's force of %0 men was pre ¥ one of the largest fragments | into which Aguinaldo's fleeing army had been broken, gt CAPTAIN. WARWICK SLAIN ‘8Y FILIPINOS WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—General Otis' advices to the r Department to-day show that the nce into the interior is being vigorously pushed and the Ameri- can troops continue to drive back and dis- perse the scattered bands encountered. Captain Warwick, Eighteenth Infantry, was killed in agement at Passi, lioilo Province, on the 2ith ult. Genera: | Otis’ dispatch is as follows: “MANILA, Dec. 1.—Hughes reports from Central Panay that Ilollo Province, one- third of the island, is cleared of insur- gents. By forced matches with two bat- talions from Labuano by way of Calinoag, he enga the enemy at Passl on the 26th ult._and drove him with loss to the moun- ns in detached bodies, capturing ten d pieces, of which two are breechload- . also nine rifles and several thousand inds of small ammunition. Hughes' casualties—Captain Warwick, Eighteenth Infantry, and Private Daniel W. Hum- phreys, Company K. Eighteenth Infantry, illed. " He reports his troops in excellent health. He is now converting wheel into pack transportation for entering the | mountains. It is expected that he will pass on to Capiz, on the northern coast of the island “Dispatches from Lawton indlcate that Bayombong was captur: Tralls over the mountalns are impractica- ble for wheel transportation of any kind. The troops have subsisted on rice, and a scant supply of that. MacArthur's troops have had several minor engagements. cap- turing men and rifles. Bell's capture in the mountains includes fourteen modern guns, all In _good condition. Over fifty pleces of artillery were captured by troops of the corps in the last three weeks, o ight In 106 Spanish prisoners n vesterday. Ninety- [ 1 the alry a of the Thirty- third Infantry, should have reached Vigan | vesterday. | “Conditions at Zamboanga are satisfac- tory. Additional ordnance was surren- | dered,” consisting of four field pleces, | seven'rifles and a quantity of ammunition. The natives of the adjoining towns are | visiting the city and the native military bands are serenading the troops. The Thirty-first Infantry leaves Manila this evening to garrison several stations on | the Mindanao coast. No difficulties are | anticipated.” 'INSURGENT LEADER | CALIXTO ASSASSINATED | MANILA, Dec. 1.—The steamer Salva- | dor, from mboanga, Island of Minda- | nao, which has arrived here, brings de- tatls of the occupation of the town by Commander Very of the United States | gunboat Castine. The revolutionists in | Mindanao were led by Alvarez and Ca- | Iixto, who left Luzon some time ago. and for the last seven months had been stirring up the people, winning a consid- erable following. The commercial de- pression and the lack of food resulting from the island’s blockade set the people against the revolutionists, and culmi- nated In the assassination, on November | 15, of Calixto, a firebrand and the real leader of the revolution, by Midel, Mayor | of the town of Tetuan. Midel, under a pretext, obtained Calix- presence In Tetuan. and when. the or's guards were stationed, the lat- a volley, killing Calixto In- ntly. Midel at once repaired to the Castine, and arranged with Commander | Very for the occupation of Zamboanga. Commander Very asked that Datto Man- di, with 500 of his followers, stationed on a neighboring island, come to Zam- | boanga. The following morning AMidel | raised the American flag over Zam- | boanga, the Insurgents offering no resist- | ance and evacuating the town, The Cas- tine was saluted with twenty-one guns, d Commander Very landed a hundred -jackets and took possession of the own and fortifications. Datto Mandi's men arrived in the afternoon. They were armed with wooden shields and sworde, and were used on picket duty, Commander Very dispatched the gun. boat Manila on November 15 to Jolo to convey troops to reinforce him. ‘A com- pany of the Twenty-third Regiment, un. der Captain Nichols, arrived on Novem- ber 17, and two more companies followed them shortly. Mandi's followers then returned home. Alvarez sought to arrange for a sur- al Conon and 800 men | d that word from Generai 10n the 28th ult. | e oei e Y PP R S P S bbb eie ONDON, Dec. 2.— The| week which has Dbeen| marked by the brilliant ad-| | vance of Lord Methuen's column | closes in profound and remark- able silence. Orders seem to have gone forth from military | headquarters in South Africa to | maintain silence. As there is no great delay in telegraphing, de-| | spite the breakdown of one ca ble, nothing else will explain the | { absence of news. There is almost | { no new information this morning [ from any of the British com- mands in South Africa. The in-| | ference to be drawn is that the generals are maturing plans, | which it would be improper at | this moment to disclose. It is not known yet how the battle of Modder River was fought; whether Kimberley has| been relieved; whether General | Hildyard has moved forward | from Frere since last Tuesday, or| whether General Gatacre has got | any closer to Strombfrg Junc-| tion. The latest dispatch from Frere | states that on Tuesday the Brit- ish drove back the Boers, who were trying to destroy a big bridge near Colenso. If this was the great structure over the Tu- gela River, the fact of its being | intact is of great importance to General Clery's advance. It is uncertain which bridge the dis- patch refers to. There are two, a railway and a road bridge to Ladysmith, crossing the Tugela at this point. The railway bridge has already been reported to have | been destroyed. It is quite likely that this report was false. To make this bridge, which- ever it is, absolutely secure, a British force must cross the river and entrench itself on the further bank at the bridge. It is not stated whether General Hildxa.rdl £ 7 THE RED CROSS IN SOUTH AFRICA. | NURSING SECTION ONE OF THE AMBULANCE TRAINS AT THE FRONT. D e T S S o L S o SO S S S is'able to do this. Undoubtedly if the advance troops have crossed the river and entrenched very important success has been | gained, and a great obstacle in Clery’s way has been removed. It | is possible that the bridge has| been mined and may yet be de- stroyed. There is every probability now | . - It that the Boers will dispute the| passage of the Tugela River by the British column. - With White in their rear they will run extra- ordinary ris They are said to be concentrating at Grobler's Kloof. close to Colenso. British | movements in the direction of Weenen look like an attempt to| get around the enemy’s flank. Despite the silence, the situa- tion in Natal is regarded as won- | derfully improved. -There are at| present quite 30,000 British| troops in that district. Reinforce- ments are being rapidly pushed to the front. A good many guns| of great range are now added to Hildyard’s armament. His delay | must be owing to the breaking| down of bridges or his relative | paucity of cavalry, just as General | Gatacre is delayed by the neces- sity of safeguarding Lord Methu- en’s communication from Boer attack from the Orange Free State. Sir George Stewart White is| still more than a match for his| foes at Ladysmith. Much firing | was heard from the bcsicged‘I town in the early part of the! week. | That no news has arrived for| twenty-four hours from Modder | River may signify that Methuen’s | telegraph wires have been cut.“ This does not of necessity mean ! that there is any danger of his| communications being perma- | nently interrupted. It has not| been Methuen's business to-cleart . la | Fort; | was made by G PIEIOIEOIIIOISOPIOIOIOIIOIOIOIOGOIOIIPODPOEITOEDPOE ST FOR SOUTH AFRRICA + s oo iesesesese® | the country of his adversaries, but simply to get to Kimberley. From Boer sources comes the information that on Saturday last the deienders of Mafeking made sortic and attacked Eloff's that several ambulance trains left Pretoria on Sunday last for the Free State, as though hard fighting expected, was | owing to the British advance,and that Fort Tuli, on the Rhodesian frontier, where Colonel Plummer is in command, was to be at- tacked. - No news of any kind has come from Nauwpoort or Queens- town. The British forces are be- | lieved to be on the eve of strik- ing a blow. Probably they are attempting to catch the Boers— General French with his cavalry operating on the flank and rear, while General Gatacre attacks in front. BOERS DRIVEN BACK FROM COLENSO BRIDGE Cable to the New right, 1399, by James publication of this dispatch is prohibited All ghts reserved in the United States and Great Britain.] LONDON, Dec. 2—The Daily Mail pub- lishes these dispatches from its special correspondents FRERE CAMP, Tuesday, Nov enemy this morning, while attempting to blow up some of a 500-foot bridge at Co- lenso, were driven back by our artillery and mounted Infantry. The main body of the enemy, which returned from Wii- low Grange in two columns on our right and left flanks, appears to have jotned and to have reoccupled their camp near ork Herald. Copy- don Bennett. Re- g The | Groblers Kloof, close to Colenso, and to e preparing to dispute the passage of the Tugela River. The Boers have been gullty of a great deal of useless destruction of property on thelr way to and from Wil low Grange. Farmhouses have been wrecked, furniture has been smashed and the contents of drawers and writing desks have been thrown out of windows. In one house part of the portrait of Gladstone has been found lying in the hall. Appar- ently it had been used as a doormat. [n another house a portrait of the Queen has been allowed to remain on the wali, though all other pictures were destroyed All was quiet In camp to-day. Workmen are busily engaged In restoring the Frere Railroad bridge. A native messenger from Major Davis of the Imperial Light Horse, at Lady- smith, reports that fighting goes on in- termittently without much damage; that there Is abundance of food and that all In the beleaguered town are In good health and spirits. PIETERMARITZBURG, Tuesday, Nov. 28.—Recent arrivals here state that heavy guns have been mounted on the hills north of Newcastle by the Boers, who In- tend to contest every inch of the way to Pretorfa. It Is believed that Genera! Jou- bert will make a determined stand on Groblers Hill - ALLEGED EXPEDITIONS IN AID OF THE BOERS WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. — Application tavus Thielkuhl at the State Department to-day for %90 passports for members of the third expedition to be sent from this country to the Transvaal by the promoters of the Duchesse d'Uzes Legion. He failed to secure the pass- ports. He was told, he says, that one reason why he could not secure them Is that they could not be prepared before December 21, the day the third expedition would sail from New York. The second expedition, according to Thielkuhl, left New York yesterday. Some of the men went on a French liner and the others on a British ship. Still others, he says, are golng on the Prairie, which Is to carry