The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 6, 1899, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1899. BOERS SOLIDLY ARRAYED TO CHECK THE BRITISH ADVANCE Significant Silence Concerning the Forces That Are Trying 1o Relieve Beleaguered Gar- risons and Invade Enemy’s Territory. NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—A cable to the Sun from Pretoria via Lourenzo Marquez, Dec. 2, says: All was quiet at Kimberley yesterday. In regard to the Modder River fight General Cronje reports that the engagement com- menced at 6 o’clock in the morning and lasted tili 7 o’cleck in the evening, when the British retired, fully defeated. The number of Boers killed and wounded was small. ONDON, Dec. & t g of Boers followed would ¥ and irritation was in A ning at the wherever se some anxie is reported that fight v to (he £ £ th gn. s 1ke 1 toward the east g weeks . ems | sdvance from SSERIR G ey wiil in con ton t S lw 2 | Gatacre from advance on - ¥ B will with- i i State invaders from Cape mak w Hemmed on t 1k by Generai . B they will retire north, closely | f rs across mith will ¥ It hseque vaal cam- X st the main line of invasior . d through Natal r e 1 operations will be di- ¥ the Transvaal ssible that the defeat . as orig- inally from Natal. TERRIFIC FIRE’OF THE BOERS AT MODDER RIVER LONDON, De publishes this correspondent: MODDER RIVER, Thursday afternoon, 3 30.—Lord Methuen's troops are a rest here for a few days after their tre- 6.—The Daily Telegraph dispatch from its special ns recently. During the day the enemy’s fire was simply throughout the day. Two of our batteries—the Eighteenth and the Seventy-fifth charged no fewer than 2000 rounds, -fifth shelling the town all day range of 1200 yards and at last having to ref r want of ammunition. Just withdrew a tremendous fire ntrated on them by the Boer: Major Lindsay and Captain Ferrall wer wounded and two men were killed and wounde before they ses were lost and offi- ad to be used to bring the battery back. Major Lindsay and Captain Ferrall had to walk out of action gallant driver, though shot through the lung, drove his out. The Maxim de- tachment of the Scots Guard, under Lieu- weys, was completely wiped out advanced to attack the So well hidden were th rs that our men, though under thel could not see them. Lieutenant Thorpe crossed the river on the left flank with a company of A le and Sutherland Highlanders and held his position until the brigude could cross loss wos very severe. acr The Highlanders’ They s to support our left, and as soon as they showed themselves they were mowed down. Regardless of the fusillade, how- ever, they went across in a quiet and leisurely manner. Captain George Nugent cantered about with orders on a white pony, drawing a tremendous fire from the enemy, but he miraculously escaped unhurt Lord Methuen’s original Intention was to take the town with the bayonet after dark, but his troops were too exhausted after their tremendously hagd day. They had started without any breakfast' and obtained 1 food or water until § ck at night. The enemy got his guns away, but left many rifles and quantities of ammunition be- hind. We communicated with Kimberley by means of a searchlight last night. The bridge over the Modder was destroyed by the Boers, but our engineers are now putting up their own. The railway was | also damaged, but the engineers repaired it in wonderfully quick time. Lord Methuen is doing well. The Boers occupy a strong ridge six miles to the | north. The Lancers were in contact with them to-day. BOERS TO MAKE A near Mod. to be under | V' impertect cireu. | lation isurually Jue to & weak ened heart ac tion. Heart| Weakness comes fr i Cabie to the New York Herald. Copy- stion. 189, by J Gordon Bennett. ~ Re- . th patch is prohidited. A1l rights reserved 1n th Great Britain.] | LONDON, Dec. 6—The special corre- spondent of the Dafly Telegraph sends this dispatch: Pl MARITZBURG, Thursday, Nov. 20.—A farmer from Mool River, who e United States and such conditions e above, | was captured by the Boers but subse- positively and | quently released, has returned to Est- permanently. | oourt. He states that the Tugela rallway HUDYAN cures func tional heart troubles. HUDYAN hi bridge has been destroyed, but that the road bridge still remains intact. From in- formation brought by the farmer it ap- pears that the Boers will in all prob: bility contest the advance of our troops immediately north of Colenso. BOER VERSION OF THE MODDER RIVER BATTLE LONDON. Dec. 5.—The following is a HUDYAN—50c. AH Druggists. ; .. Npte the figures—they describe | Boer version of the battje of Modder when nerves are giving way. | pioe. want W YAN for all weak-nerve “PRETORIA, Wednesday, Nov. 29.— Delary’s official report states that a large force of British yesterday morning at- tacked his commando at Modder River. Heavy fighting lasted for hours. Cronje and Delary took up strong positions, the Free Staters being reinforced. Delary had seventeen killed and wounded, includ- ing his eldest son. The Free Staters’ losses are unknown. At dark the Boers retired slowly to thelr positions, having prevented the British from forcing their way to Kimberley." . exhaus lite 18 Consult Hudyan doctors free of charge. Call or write. bore the brunt of the battle | One | had to move | STAND NORTH OF COLENSO | D R e e L] . e ® D R e o S @t:rieiedsisbsisieiededed et edededede * » * < > b4 + . . . . + . . 3 FIELD MARSHAL LORD F. S. KOBERIS, : 1 g It is said that owing to the urgency of affairs in South Africa, and the ¢ ¢ increasing magnitude of the scale of operations befc him, Lord Rob- ¢ 4 erts, the second in command in the British army, will be placed in supreme ¢ command. He will take his experience as commander in chief in the Kanda- o ¢ har and the Mandalay campaigns with him, and will doubtless find it useful 4 | ¢ In this last and greatest task of his long and successful career. \: (@243 9000 +0 e8P eiedeideivsiseesiededed > Q@ ing dispatch from General Forestler- ker under date of Decemt General Methuen reported | der River he found twenty-three bodie: | and that twenty-seven bodies have sin | at Mod- floated to the surface of the river. T people say tha ne bodies were bur and that others were taken on mules t ‘Jm-nhsrial. where the Enslin wounded were also taken. Commandant Albrecht's | wagon, perfectly fitted up as a pharmac | and surgery, was captured. The enem loss was more than ours and their morale | has been much shaken.” - } CANADIAN TROOPS CHEERED. \DON, Dec. 5—A delayed dispatch from Cape Town received to-day describes the departure of the Canadian contingent of troops for the front. The streets were decorated, and dense, enthuslastic crowds lined the principal street. de the Canadians farewell at the station. All the officers individ- ually were presented to the Governor, who | was heartily cheered by the Canadian sol- | LO | Governor Mil- | | diers. They also sang the national an- | | them. | A party of thirty-nine Canadians re- | mained at Cape Town, as the men had not passed the medical inspection. The Cana- dian contingent will act in concert with the Black Watch and Seaforth Islanders. MINES FILLING WITH WATER. | PRETORIA, D Diggers' News sa last Cecil Rhodes | near Kimberley, said the mines were ’mg with water and that Mr. Rhodes | \ 1.—The Standard and that on Wednesday dispatches, intercepted fill- sti- | mated the damage at $50,000 per day. - Censures Admiral Harris. LONDON, Dec. 6.—A special dispatch | from Estcourt censures Rear Admiral Sir Robert Harris, commander In chief of the | Cape of Good Hope and West African | squadro for his delay in sending Cap- tain Scott and Captaln Lampton with guns to Ladysmith. “It is notorious,” says the correspondent, “‘that only at the | 1ast moment, on October 30, while a de- cisive action was pending, did Captain Lambton (of the Powerful) arrive at Ladysmith. A week, a day, a few ho | might, and 1 doubt not would, have | the situation and delayed the investment if it had not ended the Boer attempt.” COLORED MEN RIVAL | | | Officers of a Fake Mining Company Arrested by Government Detectives. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 5.—W. C. Hender- son and Willlam Edmunds, two executive officers of the Wyoming Smelting, Refin- ing, Mining and Investment Comp which corporation is capitalized at $2,000,- 000, were arrested at their place of busi- ness on Market street by Government offi cers this afternoon on a warrant charging them with using the mails for fraudulent purposes. Deputy United States Marshals are searching for Joshua C. Watson, who was president of the company. Their operations are said to have been exten- | The prisoners admit having representa- tives in nearly every State throughout the West, while they declare they have old, silver and lead mines In Kansas and Wyoming. Those interested in the company are col- ored men. Henderson was formerly pa tor of the colored Presbyterian church. At one time, he says, he was secretary of the colored branch of the Young Men's Christlan Assoclation. The officers of the Wyoming Refining and Smelting Company are given as fol- lows: 1Slu:lhum C. Watson, president; Rich- ard Waller, secretary, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Rev. W. C. Henderson, Ph.D., gen- eral agent and manager printing, adver- tising, stationery supply and telegraph department; William dmonds, manager of the St. Louis b Vaughn, general collector. ATTORNEY’S SON IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY Landlady in Los Angeles Asserts That Donald McDonald Stole Jewelry From Her. LLOS ANGELES, Dec. 5.—Donald Mec- Donald, aged 18 years, son of D. M. Mc- Donald, a prominent attorney of this city, was arrested this afternoon and charged with burglary. It is alleged he stole a mackintogh and several articles of jewel- ry from the landlady of the house where roomed on the corner of Third and Grand avenues. The articles were found in his room. McDonald denies his guilt and says the landlady had access to the room at ail times and put the articles there. The police claim that other reports have The father says a great injustice is bein; done his son. If the boy wanted to nelf. e says, he would not have left the plun- der in mom in the same house it was The War Office to-day received the fol- | taken SWINDLER MILLER been recelved about McDonald in the past. | MURDERS WIFt IND SHALL SOK Horrifying Crime of Ed Milliken. ENDS HIS OWN LIFE ALSO! TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED NEAR BAKERSFIELD. e £ Father, Mother and Little Boy Found Dead Together and No Reason for the Deed Known. e Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BAKERSFIELD, Dec. §-The dead and horribly mutilated bodies of Ed Milliken, his wife and five-year-old son were found yesterday at their home, miles northwest of here, County Land Company's Poso Ranch. Circumstances point to the conclusion that the dead man was the perpetrator of the ghastly deed Milliken was in the employ of the Kern County Land C v as fence rider and his wife attended to one of the company's pumps near their home. Miliken had not on the Kern since Sunday evening, | being at b post Mon- morning mnor yesterday morn- ing one of the men at the Paso Ranch headquartesr was sent three miles away to ascertain as the matter. On entering the house the man h fled to find the bl corpses of Mil- llken and his family. Milliken's body and that of the boy were lying on the spf and the wife was stretched on the with one foot touching the leg of the sofa. Milliken had been shot twice in the breast, the boy’s throat was slashed from ear to ear, and the wife' frightfully cut, in addit had been shot beside the nose. Milliken's hands was a 35-caliber pistol e chambers of the pistol were empty and the knife reeking with blood. It is not known just when the tragedy occurred. It is surmised that it took place efther just at supper time Sunday even- ing or at breakfast Monday morning, for was on the table ready for eat- he situation of everything about the house did not show that there had been any scuffie. The indications were that the man first shot the wife ang failing to Kill her finished the act by cut ting her throat. He then turned and di patched the hoy, and followed It up by ending his own life. Such was the verdict | of the Coroner's jury. | and Milliken was about thirty years of age came to this county with his wife and boy about two years ago from Craw- ford, Neb. Soon after arriving here he went to work for the Kern County Land Company. He was reputed to be sober and industrious and in _no trouble. His relations with his The wife family r 5 was a hard-working woman and_made a | salary by attending the pumps. Miilike: was liked by all his fellow laborers. T cause of the tragedy is a profound my tery. Fence-riding is a lonely and arduous occupation, and it is surmised that Milli- ken's mind gave way, as have those of many another line rider. and his maunia took a homicidal turn. The weapons he used were only such as he might be ex- pected to carry In his occupation, and his resolution was probably taken on the spur of the moment without ulterfor motive. ' RICH PRIZE THROWN OPEN TO THE WORLD Parisian Offers 100,000 Francs for Most Important Discoveries in Surgery and Medicine. PARIS, Dec. 5—M. Oscys, a wealthy Parisian, noted for his charities and pub- lic spirit, has presented to the Institute of France a_sum representing an annual income of 35,000 francs for a triennial prize of 100 francs for the most re- markable work or. discovery of general interest, especially in the fields of surg- ery and medicine, In exhibition years. The prize is open to all countries. —_— No Bidders for Opium. HONOLULU, Nov. 28-—The Custom- house officers attempted to sell at auc- tion last Saturday about three thousand tins of opium that have recently bLeen seized from smugglers. The highest hd recelved was only ¥ cents per tin and ti stuff has been withdrawn from sale. 1Tn, Board of Health Is at a loss for a means of disposing of it, as the laws of the coun- try do not allow it to be owned here. It ;nny be destroyed, as has been done be- ore. e e e D R I twenty-three | nd in the other a large skinning Kknife. | financial | ATTACK VIG) GARRISON Filipinos Slay Eight Ameri- cans and Wound Many in the Fight. FINALLY DRIVEN OFF {Fears for th> Safety of Various Small Bodies of General | Youny's Troops. Sl o Sps fal Dispatch to The Call. MANILA, Dec ast n'ght a force of | insurgents estimated at 500 attacked the | American garrison of 200 at Vigan, prov- | The American loss | was elght killed and many wounded. After very hard fighting the Filipinos were driven off, leaving three dead. Colonel | Bisbee s now reinforcing the garrison. | | Fears are enterta: rega ous | | small bodies of Gékneral You troops | in the province of Abra. i | NEW YORK. Dec. 5.—A spectal cable- | | gram from Hongkong to the Evening | World says that Filipinos there announce | is ready to surrender If | | Wildman will receive him at Ma { - dispatch adds th - Filipino a at Hor < in communi with Ag week and ad him then to throw himself on the mercy of the United States PLANS FOR ADVANCING { HOUSE FINANCIAL BILL WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—A caucus of Republican members of the House of Rep- | held to-night to con- | the House members, erson and all of ! on the Republican | Grosvenor Ohly d from serving as rd Cannon of Illinols vlace. were present. of d to be ex caucus chatrm was chosen in ucus corr ca e which framed the finan- ct ne work had bean ¢ Wt to facilitate dor the work of | Congress give tangible | early In the session In- diana, who presented the a it section by section d | many questions were aski y by Hopkins of Illinois, Hepburn of lowa, Hill of Connecticut and MeCleary of Minne- sota, but they we cated a clear understanding > not captious and indi- One of the a tions was as to the ¢ t of a con- tinued depreciation of silver, to which Overstreet answered that furtiter depreci- ation would be impossible under the terms of the bill, as sflver could be taken to the treasury and exchanged for gold, thas | | maintaining the parity of the metals. s explanations response to a Overstreet continued until 11 o'clock, when, general sentiment, the caucus adjourned until 2 p. m. to-morrow. This was to per- | mit further debate and was not regarded | s unfavorable to the bill. | AJOR ARMSTRONG IS DEAD AT MANILA WASHINGTON, Dec. §.—General Ous has Informed the War Department of he death of Major Frank C. Armstrong, sur- geon of the Thirty-second Infan wkhich occurred yesterday at Manila. The cause of death 1s given as lymphatic leuchaemia | KANSAS CITY, Mo. | C. Armstrong, surge ond Regiment, died at Manila | of lymphatic ieuchaemia, acc cablegram received in this | by the father of Mrs Major Arn | and was geon of pointed surgeon ¢ Twenty-first Kan- | sas Volunteer Regiment when the war | with Spain broke out and made so good a | appointed to the sa cond regiment w! . Armstrong sailea from San , with his regiment October i, wife following two weeks later. ¥ | hise | LATEST CASUALTIES IN % THE AMERICAN ARMY WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—General Otis’ | latest casualty list is as follow | MANILA, Dec. 5.—Casualties not previously reported 5 2 Killed in action—Iloilo, Panay, November _“ Mert Fletcher, F, Elghteenth Infantry | Wounded in ction—lIlollo, November 14, George D, Doble, ineteenth Infantry, abdo- | men, severe: skirmish, road to San Nicholas, November 19, Third avalry, Mangold, leg, slight: J. slight; Dennis Wood, slight | Jackson, leg. slight;’ R.A. Martin, buttock, sligh tion, Imus, November August | Berg, Fifth Artillery, shoulder, slight; ac- | tion vicinity Nosario, November 14, Thirteenth | Infantry, K, Albert Captick, corpo | slight; Charles White, abdomen, John G. Frit arms, severe; B, Ul Grann, legs, slight: action, San Pedro, lang, Burton Witt, sergeant, B, Seventeenth | Infantry, thumb, slight November 5, Claude | | M. Mansfield, K, Fourth Cavalry, foot, slight. | - HUGHES CONTINUES TO [ ADVANCE NORTHWARD | | MANILA, Dec. 5.—General Hughes now | occuptes Santa Barbara and Cabutuan, fsland of Panay, his lines extending | thirty-five miles north of Iloilo. He has occupied twenty towns. The inhabitants are returning with white flags, their fear of the Americans diminishing as they learn that they will be well treated. i ble to get the insurgents to K Falles, Rufus A John back, fight. They are retreating to the mount- ains, and no more organized resistance is | expected. e art agon mules are being used for p Water bui also are being used for this purpose. eral Hughes continues advancing | and spreading his line: |ELECTIONS IN FIFTEEN 1 MASSACHUSETTS CITIES | BOSTON, Dec. 5.—The feature of the municipal election in fifteen of the thirty-| | two cities in the State to-day was the | added triumphs of the socialists. Last | year the Socialist Democrats captured Haverhill, and this year Brockton was | added to the column. "Candidates in other | | cities made respectable showings, and the | | vote which they received materially af- | | fected the other contestants. | | "As a rule the Republicans were success- | ful, Quincy being reclaimed from the Dem- | ocrats and the independent candidates | | defeated In other cities by substantial | majorities. % Fall River elected a Republican Mayor by 312 majority, and twe thirds of the Aldermen and Councilmen are Republi- cans. “Bpringfield elected W. P. Hayes (Dem.) | north | Mayor by 52 majority. Eight Democratic and ten Republican Councilmen were | chosen. As usual, there was much interest man- ifested in the license vote, and there were three surprises when the vote was count- ed. Taunton changed over from license to no license, while Waltham and Fitchburg, which have for some time been “dry towns,” voted this year for “wet goods.™ Nearly all the cities voted in favor of making eight hours a day’s labor for city employes. S B T Santa Barbara’s New Mayor. SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 5.—The first election under the new charter, which | unsteady | ourselves socially, the speaker said that clvil service in Ind oes Into effect January 1, was held lx: y, resulting In the election of <. ]erke for hfiu’or. DR. KILMER'S 3WAMP ROOT. Kidney Trouble Preys Upon the Mind. 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All the Dr. Ross Says Morals | come fm e other e and at a tims when they nee Have Retrograded. fih‘:'l':"’T {he prowése of oir o land has six perils to ¢ on N should we incur the hostility of her An alllunce with this 1 ; Special Dispatch to The Call. her. Our 1l that fa undone. " STANFORD Dr. Edward A. Ross, he: UNIVERSITY, d of the fes department in Stanford, and who re- | tw {89 Jart cently returned from a r's study | & positiy in national morals a abroad, lectured before the students to- I",:x merica would not aban night on “Imperialism in England.” et the ol Serminhie Rl (s In comparing the English people with | tory of the weaker nations they were more conscientious, humane e and fonder of conventionality than the FIERRE DE SAISSET DEAD. Americans. Economically t were the 3 most dependent people in the worl Deceased Was a Prominent Artist of two-thirds of their food and clothir plies had to tome across the sea This State. dominant idea among the English people, | SAN JOSE. 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