The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 3, 1899, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXVII-NO. 3. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1899—THIRTY-TWO PAGES, 4 This Paper not to be taken from ‘ a/ the ilibrary: > ¢*? PRICE FIVE CENTS, TERRIBLE LOSSES IN SOUTH AFRICA CAUSE DISMAY IN GREAT BRITAIN sh People Of’ All Classes!; Are Beginning to Realize the Serious Consequences of the Conflict With the Boers—Me- thuen’s Heavy Losses in the River Battle. M odder L(»\D(\\ Dec Crow g sentiment daily gland is paying very , and there is a feeling > losses. | have seen a letter, of the royal family to-day, dstreams with the Orange River thick of the Ffight. In it his very grand as heroic itish pluck, but they are nilitary point of view. No vic- nhere guns have not been captured. 1non from the enemy.” {inning to lose heart as they see each esh mourning into new families. The country house parties are being put off in point to the coming winter being one of ess. The hunting fields are shorn of their riders. In these and a thousand other 1 of war has been felt more keenly each much for the rich. The poor also feel the war seriously, for is almost impossible in winter to ordinary subscriptions to the usual relief funds. The just “We can’t give any, for we have to sub- n afford to war funds.” call for 10,000 more troops to the colors has gland a \?o ent start. in many clubs members tit that Buller has found indications that the job much larger than was at first anticipated. rreceipts are falling off woefully, for an end- families have little heart to sit through a 1 they hear newsboys calling without all man- onal war news. all we ca » e pre Gatac ontier Sir Charles Wz line o commu pe Colony s from the Mod- ge River. es the Modder is -‘wm<: certain that he he ]“( rs llnr}\m" his magine a position ted for defen that in which the Boers The road which General uen must follow passes ough a belt of very broken 3 Stony 1 stretch on ps as he reqt le for four to six miles, an lexter t of front which will render |} :.OCQQtOGCQ.“. 8900000322000 00 Kimt sioned officers and men, is divided as follows: 9 Killed, 44 wounded; First North Lancashire, ing; | being BRITISH CASUALTIES AaT THE MODDER RIVER BATTLE Killed, 76. Wounded and Missing, 376. LONDON, Dec. 2.—As surmised, the British dead and wounded at the hard-fought battle of Modder River last Tuesday number hundreds. The War Department to-day gave out the information that the total number of casualties was 452 and the number Killed was 76. The revised list of Modder River casualties, non-commis- Ninth Lancers, | wounded; Engineers, 2 wounded; Artillery, 3 killed, 25 wounded; Second Coldstreams, 10 Killed, 56 wounded ; Third Grenadiers, 9 killed, 38 wounded, 4 missing; Scots Guards, 10 killed, 37 wounded, | missing; Northumberland Fusileers, Il Killed, 34 wounded; First Northumberlands, 3 wounded; Second Yorkshire, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 18 Killed, First Coldstreams, 20 wounded; South African Reserve, | wounded: Medical Corps, | wounded; Remington Guides, 3 wounded CP08500000600080006000000000006000000020000000000000000 @6 e 0000020800000 00000e0st0r0d0boeboiotodoteiotoses asos R, e B L L L R% e » FRANCE DEMANDS CABLES ¢ FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE PARIS. Dec. 2.—The absolute dependence of . France upon England for news of the Transvaal war, owing to the fact that the cables are under * the control of the English, has greatly irritated D ODIEIBLDIEDCEONONE Y BOE - press sentiment. The Colonial Commission has B urged the Government to take immediate steps - to equip France with cable communication with ., her colonies in the following order: B A line uniting France with Senegal, another :: with Madagascar, and a third connecting Ton- & quin with the Danish company’s cables. = These, the commission say, are an urgent :; necessity, and afterward will be needed lines be- tween Senegal, Konakry, Grand Bassam, Koto- noa and Congo, while another should connect Indo-China with Djibouti and Madagascar. The commission also strongly advises watchfulness in the Pacific, so that French possessions may S04 0 dedeD e BURURRNNENLRS $ be brought into cable communication with the ? f metropoiis by means of American and German ¢ . lines. . * One hundred and twenty-five million francs i 2 ($25,000,000) would be needed to carry out the o b * project. An increase of commerce is ¢xpected to . 1 cover the outlay, but, with true French logic, it + » is claimed that whether trade warrants it or :: : # not, the work should be undertaken for the pur- « “ pose of national defense. # p NG NNLEERNLS S, tional convention of Repube committee meets [ qha! of the e report. T proceed with its b accomplished the natic be selected by the dela- T I . bt committee? ¢ t is stmply foll thing before the po ing or declining it has the chairmanship of tee before my tim. «“THE LAST CARTRIDGE” ! Fro: Black and White. MAY KEEP SCOTT OUT OF THE SENATE Protest Filed Against the Seating of West Virginia's Sena- tor-Elect. WASHINGTON \rk nea Ladysmith, October 10 c ' Kk t the ble to stand Qeivisoion e e e S B s e S S S0 S S SV AP PP AP aa e o oo N % - v MORE TROOPS SAIL. LONDON, Dx nforcements in need af hors de com E “.!; sall rement 1t are wwven out iberley and its garrison Moreton F rear and American They have been escorted to see theaters, and TO SMALL TO NOTICE. —Th REINFORCE.MVENTSTREACH GENERAL METHUEN YON, Dec. 2—The Wi following ate De- of the rs would attempt Dec. vunerable points of the | commuication DESPERATE EFFORTS TO i SECURE DUTCH RECRUITS I trNT\(vX‘ SHINGTON, famous castle. —— RENEWED REPORT OF JOUBERTS DEATH LONDON, Dec | special dispatch from « eral Joubert was killed General Buller's dispatc 28 showed that General Whi communication with General somebody impersonating him about N vember 19, iine of ar Office has from General Dec this MARK HANNA STILL N ACTIVE POLITICS Says That It Is His Duty to Call Together the Next Republican National Convention. NEW YORK. Dec The World t morrow will publish the fol view with Senator Mark H. body thinks I am out of let him wait till a fight starts 2—A dispatch from evening- says Lord is begin- —_—-— | ADDS TO THE BRITISH FUND. HONOLULT, Nov. 2%.—A thousand dc lars were sent on the stea OVERDUE SHIPS SIGHTED. residents. {mpos- sible to obtain exact ‘V)’ c3, it is ab- utely certain that the disaffected Dutch | ;o5 to Victoris by British residents of have joined the Boers in great numbers. | gonolulu for the fund started in London | still in(‘n"lflfl& Most of ihe_ 2 the care of the fa: VICTORIA, B. C Highland Light, e politics p and see From General patch it is proved that 1f T will be. T have never ked a ent to South Africa. Rudyard Kipling's | guty of this kind ! The Absent-Minded Beg- | : g disloyalty ed the donations, which| —P° ‘,l"!“:”“,,f"",k : s gt e in a few hours after the | Pas gone so far in this th ifl,l:r H fear of fon of | ovement was started. Fu tics, who bas “”’}‘""v,“’,.; r SobRitedatie sa o There a now clear | soriptions will be forwarded his, party,” would oxgwi.eu Babas pushed column needful res loyalty of the border | ceagmer ampaign. w h is unable to withstand the prox- grown 1 of Boer commandos. The rest of colony is apparently quist, but there — THE COUNT’'S CHEERFUL SPEECH s a strong undercurrent of sympathy for | VIENNA. Dec. 2—Count Goluchow- the Boers. The outlook regarding Cape | skt the Austro-Hungarian Minister of however,- may be regardgd as‘ Foreign Affairs, made a cheerful speech hopeful | to the foreign committee of the Hunga- The Boers, as well as the British, under- | rian delegation to-day estimated the strength of their opponents | South African war. and every engagement has evidently tended to establish a hearty respect for Tommy Atkins. ——— SECRETARY HAY’S SON | SENT TO SOUTH AFRICA | WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—The Pfuldnnm has designated Adelbert F. Hay to pro- ceed at once to South Africa as the rep- | resentative of the State Department and | the bse 1 would put mys on such a propostic ship of the National Republican Comr tee. You see. I am not a member of t committee. I am simply chairman of i My term will not expire until a regarding tha He expressed con ]denx hope that the conflict would mal | 000080000000 00006 nmoommom . § BULLER'S CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN MATERIALLY CHANGED Charles W1 -three days from Angele. Port take the place of Mr. Macrum. the pres- LONDON, Dec. 2—The South African war progresses The story is now told as to how Colonel Baden-Powe ent United States. Consul at Prewfld- slowly. The work of rectifying the false m! y went to Mafeking. It appears that while on leave The State Department has yielded to Mr. tion is evidently none too easy. General I London in July. having left his regiment in India, Macrum's repeated appeals to be re. lieved, and he will not awalit the arrival | of Mr. Hay before quitting his post. Mr. | Hay 1s the son of the Secretary of State. AMERICAN HOSPITAL SHIP A MODERN MARVEL | LONDON, Dec. 2—The American ladies’ hospital ship committee is in high a-u'm at the unexpected windfall of £5000 down, with £5000 more promised. Why the donor should remain anonymous it is difficuit | to imagine, but he so wishes it. Every- thing points to it being Mr. Baker, the president of the American Transport Company. The Maine is being fitted out to-day in a way to make her a model in the future for all hospital ships. She wiil be an improved Missourl—that is to say, | the experlence gained upon the Missouri paign, Instead of being aggressive, as pl wholly subservient to the necessity of relieving Kimber- ley and Ladysmith. It seems that both objects will soon be gained, though not without another engagement be- tween General White's unstrengthened forces and the reinforced Boers. General Methuen is described in a weekly as being the bright spot in the Boer campaign. He has won great popular favor by his victories on the march to Kimberley. No one. it is saild, knows the topography between the Orange River and Kimberley better than he does. He traversed In 1884 all the ground he is now operating on. The general works his men harder than almost any other British officer, and Is somewhat Spartan In his habits, taking enlisted men's rations and living their life, in con- trast to General Clery. who is accompanied by a special French chef and strictly ordered his staff to take out an ample supply of stores and delicacies. Colonel Baden-Powell's book, “Alds proofs of which he read at Mafeking, will be published this week. met Lord Wolseley in Piccadilly “Hulloa,” said the commander in chief: “you ought to be in South Africa. Can you get out at once”" Colonel Baden-Powell left that day According to “Mainly About Pec * the Queen grieving so deeply over the heavy losses on the B side in South Africa that she can scarcely be ind talk on any other topic; and as a result she is subject severe sclatic and other nervous attacks. It is reported that Rear Admiral Harris, command- ing at Cape Town, much disapproved of sending a na brigade to the front, and Sir John C tain in the navy, and others, have wr and service papers protesting against the habit o ing sallors in land fighting, on account of the difficulty in procuring sailors than soldiers, the cost of their production and consequent underman: vessels. The army recruiting returns for Novembe an unusually low total, almost the smallest on record It is sald in explanation that the calling out of the re- serves and militia has created a labor demand which Is not yet supplied. i ummmmmo 3 killed, 16 wounded; 95 wounded, 2 miss- to Scouting,"