The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1899, Page 1

Ti D¢ Paper not taken from o The Tall VOLUME LXX \'711—‘*176. 8 SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY. DECEMRBER 8, 1899, PRICE FIVE CENTS. AGUINALDO IS NOW BELEAGUERED BRITISH RETURNING T0 (gl . "/ ¢" = 228 L Sabk ‘However, the Movement of Boer Forces Indicates That Several Decisive Battles Are Near at Hand. ADVANCE TO THESRELIEF OF LADYSMITH SOON TO BEGIN. B+ P+ 0000000000t 000t et eisitieis Americans Abandon the Expectation ofi Catching Him in the North. Three Thousand Insurgents Before Imus and Bacoor Keep Uncle Sam’'s Weary Troops Sleeping on Their Arms. | | | | | R S e SRR SO S Y ) | . 9 | . R T T T o ¢ b MANILA Young arr Vigan, Province *| ¥ . of v t successful fight + + General Tino. The 4 + A ) enemy’s loss was 24 P police in f the towns of the +| - N \merican ofcer was killed particulars have yet 4 + ’ - e A R T R i e b b i b b o 2 2 g FACTS SENT BY THE AS REPORTED BY ASSOCIATED PRESS GENERAL OTIS, U. S. V. ANILA ASHINGTON. Dec. 7.—General £ cat the War De- has cabled D T R f the War I h serevese PR MANTLA, Dec. 7.—4 ngtor General Yo rce of the elve miles south of > e eastward cal suppiles to-morrow to V cdeObepeDsre e were wounds one Killed mostly and slight >+ DEPARTMENT ADMITS WAR IS FAR FROM OVER Scattered Bands of Filipinos a Ser ous Menace to the American ‘,’-‘ o el S WASHI campaign rious oppo experts arc Herald's dis- ing that the e Insurrectfon is not yet in sight state the situation. Secretary Root and rbin declare Otis' ability lands laagte and Telephcning to Ladysmith for keintorcements Ilustrated News.) Tapping ihe ‘elegraph Line at E Adjutant their confidence to -early crushr n. and they are highly pleased remarkable exhibition of pluck and | e which the American troops shown. Secretary Root satd to is afternoon that he belleves General & excellent progress in the peace and order to the Otis has stated xist,” sald Genera! am satisfied rrection will be speedily sup- (From London @eieioioicieions Db ¢ P+ 0%~ o B e e A S S S ) PIETERMARITZBURG, Tuesday, Dec. 5.—General Buller and his staff have started for the front. MODDER RIVER, Monday, Dec. 4—A searchlight message from Colonal Kekewich at Kim- berley says the town is provisioned for forty days, has forage for thirty days and has a plentiful water supply. KIMBERLEY, Monday, Dec. 4—Everything has heen quiet here during the last three days. The theater and the convent have been fitted up as hospitals. A number of British cattle have Ye it 4 s Apparent that General Otis still »od deal of work to perform be- vania arr v | 3 task of restoring peace is ac- R Gunplished. A aispatch from General | been captured by the Boers. PROTEST AGAINST the torn of Vama e e L e | NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—A cable to the Sun from Lourenzo Marquez, dated December 2, says: An official were driven off by ]‘4 rker's command and who | themselves outside the town, (General Otis reported this afternoon the Lieutenant dispatch from Pretoria, dated December 1, says: ‘“Our forces at Colenso have taken a position on this side of the Tugela River. The enemy is on the opposite side within cannon shot. All is quiet at Colenso and Lady- smith. Colonel intrenched THE FRENCH TREATY Representatives Declare California That the Interests of the State | arrival of General Young at Vigan, after “Mafeking was bombarded yesterday. There was a slight response from one Maxim gun. Wessels advises an encounter with | - & ¥ % P! En Have Been Sacrificed. miles below that —.nn;?u::','”: ‘i";'lr‘: the Government that he arrived at Kimberley on the morning of November 20, bound for Bloemhof. The Boer ta \.,r;:‘:,: s ‘:""'»1 “’;“ ‘!h- arrival of General Young contingent had repulsed the British on November 28 and regained their old position. The Boer losses were ¥ ? | caused the insurgents to leave o n ference this after- | 4o " ”,,‘f”nr,"(;‘» ,'.'” ‘n‘» i n"'a"","‘“ three killed and ten wounded. noon r B };vrr.‘n or:"’;h:‘:x‘e':’ Ing was reported. However. the "u"z;_l;‘ “It is officially announced from Bloemfontein that the British were repulsed with great loss at Modder ecly th France otla 28e i = | tic < s "‘f’_c e vecine.’ Thiy n’;a Iur! l} 1 o z:»r;.; Indicates to some | River. General Methuen, the British commander, was badly wounded. The Boer losses are reported to have 1 4 Y ot o fals that although the Filipino: . 1 th on ri::- [have been driven in every direction Ly | been small.” - ich operate | 1o ‘,:‘(":ff_',""n,"‘;j:"‘- their spirit h ONDON, Dec. 8—This morning’s | west of Colenso, while reconnoiesances | fontein and Scholtz Kopf. st C rr ucers. The treaty | 201 €' ¥0 ‘;,"k‘“‘ ":Iwn“nu to fight atches from the front bring | from Frere have developed the exist-nce| General Methuen has resumed command \ ke r tons on olive ofl, Ua- | rovor. Nothing is known h_‘;:} (-"‘I:"“"(‘; of much more encouraging | of fortified camps below the ridges on | of his troops at Modder River. News that seeds ords to e same terms Senator erests ol more than the border of the North Tugela, east of Colenso. Wherever Buller feints or ac- tually crosses he will find the Boers awaliting him. To be sure, rumors of dissension tween the Transvaalers and Free Staters multiply. General Cronje, it is said, in- sists on putting Boer officers over the Free State forces confronting Methuen, wature for the success of the Brit- | ish arms than has been the case for some time. From the scattered pieces of intelligence which arrive from different | parts of the scene of war, it is possible to derive the general impression of suc- cessful progress and abundant promise for the future General Buller has gone to Frere, where the engineers are bullding their bridge rapidly is taken to mean that the raillway bridge is being repaired for the passage of naval guns. The Boers are sald to be at Spytfonteln with 11,000 men well in- trenched and supported by powerful ar- tillery, with all the ranges measured. It is stated that the Boers are hurrying from Natal and 3000 are said to have al- mitted, as to the whereabouts of Aguin- aldo. When last heard from he was in the vicinlty of Bangued, but General | Young 1s now some distance behind ana it is apparent that the Filipino leader has escaped for the present at least, dition to the Insurgents who have been pursued to the morth of Luzon, General Otis will have to send troops to ope: be- In ad- | ite | ; | i é ready reached Spytfontein. While this = ety | General Clery has preceded him by three | and declares that the latter will not fight, 3 ;‘,f:"::,‘., e e oo ':on,(l,;',_‘";iduys. With the commander in chief in | The continuance of the campaign wili | Feport needs much confirmation, it shows Aguinatdo's stronghold. . Expediscs | the camp of the rellef column, It seems | subject the alliance between the two re- | the great danger of General Methuen's advance so long as the attention of the Boers 1s not fully occupled in Natal. The gravest risk, unquestionably, is to the long and exposed line of communica- tions which link the Modder River and Kimberley with De Aar. It is clear that to be a well-founded supposition that ail preliminaries have been arranged and that an advance to raise the siege of Ladysmith will begin very soon, if it is not now actually under way. The Eritish will not march very far be- publics to considerable strain. It ap- pears to have done so already in Natal. Rumors are again at hand that large forces of the enemy are beginning to move from Ladysmith toward Draitens- burg passes, which seems likely. If the have operated In this province, driving !and scattering the Insurgents with the same ease that Generals Lawton and MacArthur have in the north, though the latter have captured many prisoners, munitions of war and other supplies. 5 4 i s ; o Qlapateh to the department to.gay Gen | fore finding the Boers on thelr front. |Orange State burghers are not only dis- Se:;:;i(}“l“‘;lfl‘cvml-“m‘\‘l:g & oot deal eral Qtis states that “to the south of | Even if a_flank movement should be |inciined to enter battle but anxious for g His main body was at Putters Kraal sev- eral days ago, and it was hoped that he associat r a protest on be the security of their homes, General fon against the made, the Transvaal leaders have the en- Schalkberger will not have an easy task tire region of the Tugela and little Tu- Manila the insurgents still maintain their . positions. The necessary force to scatter treaty e in hands with : ¢ of Engineers has forwarded them will be sent there soon.” gela rivers covered by thelr alert and |to kel‘pm\\ h:ltle;;::hi: 'holnd;:tren:hmenu l"":e‘::h oo ”\f’uuwmn ot “s:")‘e(:‘.: s the reports of Major Heuer It is presumed that General Otis ig | SWift-moving scouting parties. The great should his allie: B! ert him, Srivadsrs) Detore “him." but fhe whole: of examinations made by him awaiting the arrival of additional troops | mobility of the Boer columns is not so| The Boers have some heavy guns M : this region is ablaze with disaffection and Mansfield on C s‘.gn‘wrgh TIV- | before commencing operations to the | much affected by those having to carry [ mounted to defend the approach to Lady- "‘,‘,,,"’A rising is imminent in Griqua- bors. “:1: jays ahat Sonoma | uth 8¢ Manila. He also announces an | along artillery as the British experts pre- | smith, but General Buller, it s known, land East. The Boers have entered Dord. dicted. . General Buller can count on having his crossing or farther advance stubbornly contested. The Boers have moved part of their main force from Groblers Kloof to near \Vanderbrook Spruit. Four thou- sand Free Staters are fortified on the slopes of the Black Mountalins, ten miles has greatly strengthened this important arm of his column. From the west aiso comes cheering news. The sortie from Kimberley on No- vember 28 proves that the besieged are able to cope with the Boers whenever ‘they feel inclined, help the flying column, and can force thelr way almost.to Spyt- intention to attack the Filipinos in the }iullcan province under the command of Pllar. thy of improvement and that r 33600 will be all that is ke it navigable. Crescent . has had various examin- all reports are to the effect ises of improving this har- | o great that the Govern- uld never derive any uvnman‘ recht and are advancing to meet Gatacre, who Is still at Petters Kraal waiting re- inforcements, with the object of getting possession of the railway between Queenstown and Moltena and thus pre- venting his junction with French. This activity of the Buers is quite un- General expected by the Byitsh. Sells Sues for Divorce. COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 7'—P—:t:r ms:;u. the millionalre clrcus man, to-day - petition for divorce on grounds, D e e o Sl e e o o o e o o o o S o o ol o o T o e g e e e e g {4 ; | this afternoon. Living Truth.” ward and fell dead to tha floor. a Coroner’s inquest to-morrow. Gatacre' »3 not exceed #00 men a final smith finds few bellevers, as does the statement that the Boers 1 the slege mming up the situation bri pears that all » of the b towns are still that Col Powell, Kekewich and era Wh e in the confident asser- tho tha re proof a and every N nd that 4 ive battles in both | and on the western fron- tier of the Free State are near at hand. I had a talk yesterday with a man fn n position to know, who told me that Sig- nor Marconl's wireless telegraphic | tem was now working at eight stations in the field under military supervision, but that the contents of messages and lo- cation of stations were kent secret HEAVY BOER LOSS AT MODDER RIVER BATTLE LOXDON, Dec. a dfspatch from Ju dder River, who = Kimberl cessity o the diamond ftie fuse to allow to d they fail to get e contented and restless. sys- 1 Ralph at ro troubled by W0 Ba: 1 the and w gh meat, beco On the the battle at Mc River. missing the ac med here, was in great anxlety we had been defeated. The fac we did not use our searc the Boer guns would wreck the ap atus hundred thirty B were killed or in the bat here. That numb as already been ac- counted for and the enemy’s losses were probably much heavier.’ A special dispatch from Kimberley, ed November 29, says: As a result of signals from the rellef force to the south and of certain move- ments cn the part of the Boers, Col Keke h determined to make with a view of keeping a lar Boers employed here troops under Major ~Scott-Turner, vanced southwest toward the Boer p tions and captured Carter's Farm, which completed the line it was inteded to hold in view of Lord Methuen's early ap- proach. Major Scott-Turner then turned his attention to the Boer laager, which he captured in fine style in spite of the enemy's heavy fire. All the camp equip- ments were captured or destroyed. Fin- ally the British stormed the ridge and captured three redoubts after severe fighting. In leading the men who were storming the fourth redoubt Major Scott- Turner and Lieutenant Wright were kill- ed. It is alleged they were struck by ex- plosive bullets. The death of Major Scott- Turner compelled the British to upon Carter's Farm, the whole affair hav- | prought fnto C. ing lasted four hour: BULLER AND STAFF retire | SILENT PRAYER AND A MOST TRAGIC DEATH Divine Healer” Stays a Blow and His Assailant Expires. 'Heated Discussion on Religion by Two Aged Men Has a Decidedly Sensational Climax. UTTE, Mont., Dec. 7.—Malachi Dwyer, an old man of 68 years, met with a most tragic death in the public library He had been engaged in a discussion of religous questicns with J. S. Charlebois, a fanatic who is known as a “divine healer.” and editor of a paper called “The Both men have been Catholics and religious en- thusiasts, and have long frequented the library and read all kinds of literature in their search for the truth. Recently Charlebois declared that he had started out as a divine healer with considerable success. To-day when the iwo men met in the library Charlebois asked Dwyer what he thought of some of his writings, and Dwyer ridiculed them. sion followed, in which the healer tried to convince Dwyer that he had found the real thing. and during his ta remark about the Pope which offended Dwyer. Then the latter got up and waiked toward the healer with an upraised and clinched fist, as if to strike him. Charlebois feared Dwyer, and as he afterward explained, he called silently on God to protect him and stay the hand of Dwyer, and as he breathed the prayer Dwyer staggered back- A discus- he made some There were a number of witnesses to the tragic death. The body was removed to the Morgue, where it was examined by physicians, who discovered that dezth resulted from heart dis- ease. The healer has been detained as a witness to testify at @+C+090404040409040404040404040404040404040404040+@ miles north of Queenstown, Cape Col- bridge, it is also announced. ruined that it will be at magnifude for either belligerent to restore The Bri fired on some republican scouts south of Tu- gela this morning. There were no cas- ualties A newspaper correspondent named Lynch, who entered h Boer lines at Ladysmith ¢ with the alleged Zing newspapers been made a prisoner and to Pretoria. CRONJE AND WESSELS HAVE QUARRELED has 1 will be brought n is rights reserved in at Britain. ) KIMBERLEY (Monda via Modder Dec. 6.—A trustworthy native, who from the Boers, states that he his master, Andrew Cronje, and Head Commandant Wessels away lder in to the asst Jacobsdal s reported e Staters who are re- because the not like glish are shooting - METHUEN RESUMES COMMAND. LONDON, Dee 1 the follc Forestier-w turning ho the way the E The War Office has wing message from Gene British com- om- mmunication health of the in e The al, Dec. 6.—A run- repor an SWINDLER M.LLER UNDER SURVEILLANCE Manager of the Defunct Franklin Syndicate of New York Is Said to Be in Canada. NEW YORK, Dec. The Brooklyn Eagle says that a lawyer intimately con- nected with an investigation into the af- fairs of the Franklin syndicate has given the Eagle information that Willlam . Miller, manager of the Franklin syndi- cate, is under surveillance near Montreal on a Canadilan warrant charging him with aving in his possession stolen goods anada by him from the United States. The charge under which he may be arrested is made 0 hold him until the proper steps can be taken to complete extraditian proceedings whicn DEPART FOR FRERE | nave begun. 1t winl take four days to ¥ finish the extradition papers, it is sald, ,|and get them to Canada, so that he may [Special Cable to the New York Herald Copy? | be brought into this country for trial Ie jordon Bennett. Re- patch is prohibited. ne United States and right, 1896, by James publication of this d All rights reserved in Great Britain.] PIETERMARITZBURG, Dec. 5.—Gen- eral Buller and his staff left here for Frere to-night. FRERE CAMP, Dec. again in progress to-day Ladysmith. The weather is dull and wet. The Brit- ish scouts have been fired upon by Boer patrols from Colenso. A shell case, picked up near Chieveley, which was fired at the PBritish cavalry from Grobler’s Kloof in- dicates that the Boers' gun posted there is a forty-five-pounder. A runner reports that the Boer commanders are anxiously endeavoring to ascertain where the re- Heving force Is likely to attempt to cross the Tugela River. The Boers are patrolling a wide range of territory to the west along the Little Tugela. The Free Staters have a laager, holding 4000 men, on the slopes of Black Mountain, ten miles west of Colenso. TUGELA BRIDGE RUINED. PRETORIA, Dec. 6.—Officlal dispatches recelved here from the different Boer forces say all is quiet except at Kimber- ley, where an armored train made a sortie this morning. The Orange Free State has proclaimed the annexation of Dordreicht, about fifty 5.—Firing was an; | brouy also stated that Greenshields and eenspiels, the Canadian criminal la- , have been retained by Miller to nght 3 extradition proceedings that may be ght. WOULD REVIVE GRADE OF VICE ADMIRAL President Desirous of Appointing Both Sampson and Schley to the Rank Next to Dewey's. WASHINGTON, Dec President Me- Kinley, during an interview with Senator Wellington to-d himself in favor of reviving the grade of vice ad- miral in the interest of both Admirals Sampson and Schiey. He believes that this is the simplest solution of the whole Sampson and Schiey controversy, and it is expected that Senator Welll will in- troduce a bill in a few days providing for the appointment of two vice admirals, without specifying names. The President very frankly stated that me a law he would promptly nominate both Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley, in the o This arrangement both the P Senator Wellington belleve will the approval of the jority of friends of both officers and If carried out will put an end to further controversy as to the conduct of the naval campalgn at the 0.