The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1899, Page 1

SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 189 PRICE FIVE CE) BOUTELLE OF MAINE SUDDENLY STRICKEN Handsomest Man in CongressIt Is F Has Congestion of the Brain. Suddenly Overcome in a Boston Hotel and His Condition Is Considered Very Serious. OSTON, D les A. Boutelle of ec. 21.—Conc ne, mous nmest man in Congress, and for many the House Committee on Naval Affairs, w illness while night it was f o At mid- 1at it was congestion of the "aigestion, but there are excel- goond auth that this statement q ~. It is officially stated that his t not necessarily fatal. It is possibie s someth'ng more than a congestion. The public parlor, and the ation in the hotel. He was 0e secmewh 2mployes and Dr. Johnson. His is ever. that he was not removed to t directly adjoining the par- was at once installed to watch him » Congressman, E. P. Boutelle, urier, was at once sum- arrived this evening. took every possible precaution to keep the dit of the Congressman from the pub- licand f ician attendants positively S § i refused to even a of the distinguished patient unti ] they maintained great se- crecy and d s ormaticn to be given out ex- cept by the Cong yiher. Shortly after Mr. Boutelle was stricken he unconscious, and it was some time before h his he was delirious and gave every evidence cf some t orary or permanent mental afflic- tion. @+ e e ie e . bodbod R . CONGRESSMAN CHARLES A. Pososboedere BOUTELLE. S e oo T = = = S B DA W P S D A PP S PP PR SR S Gsbsteistestesitesisiotsietotosiototonesel RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR THE GLOBE BANK to Have Charge of f t Suspended Institution Examiner Wing irs TO GENERAL LAWTO £ colon, in th; it Colonel Peter A ajor Ct coionel, y I8 thus created in the Ii of majors and probably iine. The conditic ered by 1o secure directors faflure from will be filled by transfer fro: N Brigadiers General Bates, Young and . ™ r Wheaton Among Those Men- ; | g i for the Place. J Tt is =aid at acancy in nteers el death makes at depart- Vroom, to rles H. Hell, to be st inspectors general which m BRIT ) oD G DODODODOPIPOGIDODOIODODOIODOY S D e I A IR 2 S T S R S S L R o SR DR R S N SRUUN SR *PoD0Pod b0 ser e e et e of Cole » was issued by the War Further stir spondent, Cotors av THEIR ACCOUTRE ONS WORRY OVER THE KIMBERLEY RELIEF COLUMN eared Methuen's Ar;ny Is Cut Off by the Boers and That There Is Now a “Second Ladysmith.” [ R e S o S o S S S S SP S AD (DN SO AP SO S S ESERV THEIR E‘ MENTS THE EARL OF “WARN| CI< PIRIT s wh 1 ered for service al depot. have vo reg O o aae e SRR S ] NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—A Trib 3 st of non-commissioned officers and men reported wounded and missing after the battle r Office last night. last Friday's engagement were 144 killed, 743 wounded and 221 missing; ng details of the battle are published to-day. was at times the fire from the Boer rifles that it seemed inconceivable that mortal man could continue to advance in the face of it.” Many deeds of heroism are reported. Including all VALENTIA IN GREAT BRITAIN. in South 2 une special, dated London, - . In the center pic Dec. 22, 6 a. m., s: General sa ranks, the British casualties in total, 1108. “So terrible,” says one corre- Men returned to the fire to bring out wounded comrades. and in one case a corporal succeeded in dressing the injuries of two men under a murderous fusillade. mueh | to, the situa- | and the pain--.| tension grows more acute as the ominous silence con- tinues in regard to Generals Buller and | Methuen Below all the enthusiasm evoked by the magnificent response to the call for volun- teers is a strong undercurrent of appre- hension, espectally as to the condition of the Kimberley relief column. It is none the less perc-~tible from efforts made to smother it by suggestions in which hope is father to the thought that has news from General Me 1s concealing for strategic reasons until his sups withdrawal to the Orange River has been successfully completed. This morning a well-authent port was received that news from General White had come through to the effect that he was fully provided with ammunition d food and ahle to hold out for some weeks more. This would greatly affect the situation and render all haste on Buller's part unnecessary. The news that General Methuen has re- ceived a discourteous reply from General )nje has some Indirect value, as show- ing that his line of communication was pen on Saturday last, but the danger of is column being cut off has by no means vanished. It certainly appears probable that he will have to retreat. He is faced by a superior force of Boers and Is un- able to advance, while the Boers have al- ways in this war, sooner or later, operated against the communication of the British columns. Should General Methuen be cut off by | the Boer force selzing his old positions at Gras Pan and Belmont, the British might have another Ladysmith on their hands. Even the most sanguine enthusi- asts admit that with one Ladysmith the situation Is critical enough. If General Methuen falls back he will be able to wait with perfect security for | the arrival of the sixth division, when | of these reports. the forward movement can be and in view of the strength of the Boer position a frontal attack does not prom- ise much, unless combined with a turn- ing movement, which means heavy rpin- forcements. The silence maintained at the War Of- fice as to General Methuen's movements might be with the idea of keeping such a backward step secret until completed. Lord Roberts' letter to the American and Canadian people received the fullest indorsement here. The Daily Telegraph sa nothing like adversity of our friends, and we have already made many significant discoverles in our re- cent mishaps. Perhaps we knew before that we Continent, although the bitterness of feeling aroused by our splendid isolation 1s even greater than we thought, but in all stronger contrast to this cold, carp- ing envy stands out the sympathy of America and magnificent devotion of those distant lands which form proud links in our chain of empire. It'is well resumed, “There s to test the value that the general who has been called to | uphold the traditions of our army in South Africa should call our attention to these Incontestible proofs that Great Brit- ain is never less alone than when she seems to be isolated from Continental friendships.” Tn default of any Important news of Generals Buller and Methuen, public ut- tention is directed to the question of the possibility of the Boers importing food, munitions of war and reeruits by way of the Portuguese port of Lourenzo Marquez. Many statements, some of them bearing evidence of accuracy, have appeared in the newspapers apparently confirmatory The passage of forcign officers and- men Into the Transvaal, how- ever, is most difficult to prove, and be fore it can be assured that quantities of ammunition and food stuffs are passing into the Transvaal from Lourenzo Mar- were not greatly loved on the | | quez the facts must be absolutely sure. England at present is directing a very keen and critical eye upon Delagoa Bay— more so than {s generally thought. I found onut to-day by meeting a Delagoa Bay merchant many sidelights which bear directly upon the present war, and ex- plain how well the Boers, having no lack of money, are able Yo continue their per- | sistent and ever increasing resistance. He | sald: “The Portuguese officials of Delagoa port—and I know them well— are the m corrupt lot in the world. When the commenced the Portuguese in Delagoa Bay, like everybody else in the world, considered victory a dead certainty for the British, and therefore they at first put a certain curb upon the Boer importa- tlon of arms, recruits, etc. But since glish reverses ali that has been changed. They have turned around and | are entirely against us. In ing the English in Delagoa ¥ ey he made that port a base of supplies for the Boers.” “But,” I asked, “how can they manage that? Don’t English warships patrol the coast and stop contraband of war?” “Yes,” he sald, “but what is a co trol exercised outside of the three- | imit? That does not make any differ- | ence. Food munitions and recruits are brought in almost openly. The arms ure | concealed !n the lowest part of the ship | and ¢ :d with tons of stuff. Examine such ships out at sea? Why, it would take | three weeks to examine them properly. | As for vecruits, they come in the same | ships as passengers, walters or sailors— | 1t does not matter how. They are lanled and received with ovations and enthusi- asm. After this open-armed reception they are expeditiously forwarded to Pre- | torta, arms and all. They come as ~ivi- | fans, they leave as soldiers. All Europe is a recruiting ground for Boers—ier- many, Belgium, Russia, Sweden, Holland and Ireland ail contributing.” “Who cecruits them?" “Who?" was the reply. 1 inquired. | BLUFF AT SUICIDE TH Scheme to Seize William of It ting the worst in CLIMAX OF CONSPIRACY ________ Hicks' Fortune. 'f*"*?iTortoni Affair the End of a Plan to Marry Him to a Creature of the Tenderloin. at some “funny - o and ot we £ 1 to Tortoni's, shing N Ak P Of those re. stated, but th me tell you od a8 a SpY. Ge als Every littls dodgy w i throw JUst | siates hie will hold - in the eves of the F lish' is resoreed | tjon with Meth to and he by the Portuguese in Dela- War Office 1 much a mivd Sunday, D neutrality carefully considered forgotten by Britain has recent to publicly declare at times when b famous ind po severely harassed than at presen |CRONJE SENT A RUDE ve a Boer posses- Bétter - foe t to-d ZOLA SPEAKS OF THE SYMPATHY FOR BOERS LONTH the French peor he detalls of the at which explan Germ FRENCH CANADIANS OPENLY FAVOR THE DUTCH NEW YORK. Dee from Ottawa say among complications might | yha Dutch p 3 entfon on our part | present strug regard to Portuguese breaches of f | ence is not cr in the Liberal par Of the promine neh Conservatives known to be Boer sympa It is a subject which m Thebault of Waterloo, t night at a joint erbrooke Co e satd Boers is a crim- Canadian REPLY TO METHUEN | inal war. and 1 - Great = blame Laurier strongly for supporting LONDON, Dec. 21.—The War Offics has | England against a R e e e e L i S S S o S S g L 4 b 5 ‘WEO DUt Dr. @e9 9480000004040 0 000000 0bsbdbsied COLONEL G. M. BULLOCK, Second Devonshires, Cap- tured at the Tugela. :