The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 3, 1900, Page 2

2 THE FRANCISCO CALL, WEDN AY. CREED THREATENED BY VENGEFU : 1 $ R ® * 1 D SR S A S I R L R P O+ 0000000000000 0000000 he g the ALITO, Jan Wherever —Cons Y me and oppo} men Wao -« seem at all tempt viole ubt will m life, and no , whei ghhinders’ fis Iva was be men will ¥ the Chinese hatc d sworn ce of slice in of polic nstituted F nd county, constituted . on-the 7th day of appointed and q Chief of Police | sald regularly censtituted Department of the said city and the ¢ of April, 1897, ted and sworn and f of Police of and in constituted Police De- d city and county of the 6th day of De- ce my said appoini- f of Police, on the 1 have serv e of and -a__Police art v and county of San 1 am now such Chief of w_hold and have held £ of Police of and in »netitued Police T De id city and county of 0o ever since my sald ap- h Chief of Police, on i, 1897. That it is nt that I, your ap- ired on & pen- jon * three as W kind permission, 1_avail o pportunity to Tt your board my Beartfelt t ks kindness, estéem and vour honorable” board Jown to me. < application will re- 1, 1 am, with great nt servant, - 1. W, LEES sco, this 2d day of ¥ D n wit retirement as adopted b fon is as follows: 1. W. Lees, Chief of Police and county of Saef Fran- esented to this, the Pension+ Fund. Cém- { the city- and county ef . his, application i dup’ ) be retired on a peasion visions of sectioni 3 of an gistature of the State of - niitied "“An Act te create relisf, heglth and lfe jnsur- and pension fupd in. the several and countles. citles and ate,”” approved March 4, T by an act of the Leg- islature of the State of Califernla, en- titled “'An act to amend an act-entitled An act 1o create a police relief, health and life insurance and peusion fund in ihe several counties, cities and coun- ities and towns of the State, ap- March 4 18§5,” approved March " Whereas, It now appears to the sat- isfaction of this, the, Board -of Police Pevsion Fund Commissioners of the. and county of San Francisco, t£aid 1. W. Lees i8 over 60 years of n4 that he wis born on the Hth day of November, 158; and thas be has served for twenty years and more in te, 16.-wit: continuoush rs and morsas a duix and sworn and qualified e f and in the regylatly consti- tuted Police Department of- the city and { San Francisco; State-of a, and that he way duly ap- and sworn and qualified as & er.‘of said regulariy eenstituted e Depéartment ‘on the 2th day of and “that he was. duly and sworn and qualified as aptain: of police of and in ‘-~‘un.~x uted Police. Pe- aid ap ed and sworn and aptain of -police of and.in regularly constituted Police De- of =aid: ¢ity and County in 7: and -that he was - dul pointed ~ &nd . sworn -and _qualifi Chiét. of Police and _in . of egularly consu\-utog Police -De- ¥ an artment of faid ¢ county, on 7th day of Apsil. 1897, and xisc that be was duly appointed and sworn-and quajified as Chief: of Police-of and in said regularly copstituted Pelice De- y A. D180, that is; rank continuously ever-since his sald appoiniment as such.Chief of Polive on said 7th day of April, 1857 that ail the facts set forth in sald application of said 1. W, Lees are true, and that eaid fwoes is, under section: 8 ? said act of the Legikiature of the State of Californta, approved March. 4, 15, as amended as aforesaid,. duly CONSTABLE JOHN E, CREED. b et e e ebedebebed e ittt rt et et e @, seen to-night Hght will L HIGHBINDERS I *® + L 4 B 1 - t L4 able John E. Creed of this place has a price on his day or night, two. stealthy forms follow him. The ‘ompany hdve marked him for death. . It runity, and - the Sausalito- constable will aundryman informed him -that a price had been disturbed and-promises a warm' time to his nce. He is ‘a powerful man and has led an ake his word. good. stated fhat the -trouble grew out of b a week ago. ~The Chinaman also watc ¥ the Yung Wo highbinders. hir 1 him to his door sorne night and while he drop”” him. And so-a reign: of tetror hetmen in quiet Bausalito: valifi d to be retiréd on a’ pension ‘as i, and it- further: ap- satisfaction of this, the that It is fit, just'and ald I. W.. Leées should unde ald section ‘8§ X islature of .the proved- March 4, epaid: on thig 2d day 1889, ng amen Now, therefore, of January, A. D. 190. hereby ordered and directéd, and thig, the Board of Police Pension Fund Commissioners of | the City and |'nun|3‘ of Ban Francisco | heraby orders and directs, that said L { W. Lées be, and he is heéreby, retired on & pension from further service In the Police Department of the City and County of 8an Francisco, State of Call- fornia, as provided in section 3 of said re of the State of roved March 4, 1889, as Californfa, aj amended as aforesaid; and that said 1. W. Lees hereafter and during his life- time be pald from the Police Rellef and Pension Fund of the Police Depart- ment of the aforesald City and County of Ban ieisco & yearly pepsion equal to one half of the amount of sai- ary attached to the rank of Chief of Police, which he, the sald I W. Lees, hield as aforesald in the said Police De partme: for the period of one r hext preceding the date of his retire- ment. | In retiring Chief Lees closes almost half a century of active consecutive work in the Police Department of San Francisco. The department as it is to-day In its efli- | eleney is the result more of his work than | of any other man. It is due to him that | modern methods of police work are In VOogue. in the local police department, but have | been introduced into other metropolitan | systems. Through his efforts very largely the department has grown, until now it is the rival of any of the great departments of the world. In the matter of experience and of detective abllity Chief Lees occu- pies the enviable position of haying few equals in the world. What his future course shall be he has pot detérmined. When his wish for retire- ment was bonored Commissioner Tobin wag chosen acting Chief of Police.. Mr. Tobin then delegated ais duties to Wittman. e OTHER OFFICERS RETIRED. They Include Two Captains, Three Sergeants and Nine of the Rank and File. Besides the Chief those retiréd were: Captain James Moran, -property -clerk; Captain C P, Wright, clérk to the Chiet and Police Commissioners;. .Sergeants Thomas Bethell, Thomas Flanders - and Hugh Monaghan; Policemen- Joseph Dor- an, Joseph F. Murphy, L. M, Benjamin, . Thomas Byrne, -Maurice Beha nnoily, Thomas .- Dillon ¥ PP HDIDIPIIIPIDIPIDPI O IPPIIOIPIDIDII GBI 460 His ideas have not only prevalled | aptain STATESMEN WILL ASK UNCLE SAM 'TO MEDIATE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR Continted From First Page. gone unheeded. - The sum which is to be expended exceeds, it is said, 5,000,000 pounds sterling ($25,000,000). Newspaper agitation : as . to who is to blame for the unpre- paredness of England fot war continues. The latest contribu- tion is furnished by the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, who says: “I am told that if Lord Wolseley is assailed in any public fashion he will de- liberately reveal the actual posi- tion he has taken in .connection with military armaments. He asserts that he has been .over- ruled from the first, and, what is worse, that his advice . has been | absolutely neglected.” e | BRITAIN NEEDS A VAST NUMBER OF SOLDIERS LONDON, Jan. 3—:46 a. m.—The morn- ing papers are unanimous in praising the gallantry of the Canadian and. Colonjal troops. The Times says: ‘‘The mother country will share ‘with the Canadians and "Aus- l'tralians n the pride and gratification they must:feel at theé fine qualities:displayed | eagement.” The Standard says: - ““The Canadians | and. Australians had -been.spoliing for.a | fight. "Now they have had their .opportu- | nity and they have greatly- distinguished themselves. by their coolness and discip- line. From the viewpoint ‘of imperial unity the little fight may . fairly be de- | ecribed as one of . the “most.~ gratifying. everits ‘récorded .in the recent history of the British race.” : | Although the conffnuance 6f minor suc- | cesses gratifies-the British public it is not forggnt that the larger aspects of the cam- | 'paign are unchanged. As the Daily News. | remarks: " “It 15 a day of small merctes.” The tmportance of both General French !'and Colonel Pllcher's Victorles.lles in the éffect they are likely to have on the Colo- ntal Dutch. The latest - dispatch from Douglass confirms the_ earlier report that ' the Beer laagers consist chiefly of -British bjects, who, oni-the arrival of the.small ree State commando, accepted probably an invitation to throw in. theif lot with “the Boers, thus térrorizing-the loayiists. who are now jubilant. 5 | A Cape Town dispatch.reports that “the | rebels in Barkly district are demoralized | by the British oecupation of Dordrecht. | Shoula it turn out that the Dutch rebel- lion is thus being diminished it will bé a matter-of great relief for the British cam- | patgn.” }m"r;e Standard remarks: “TUntil the Tu- gela has been crossed and Ladysmith re- | lleved, it would be idle to deny that the | present position in Cape, Colony is one of very great.danger, and i, unhappily, Gen- eral Buller is again defeated, 1t .will ‘be necessary -to dispatch 100,000 additional o keep the Dutch in order.” ton Churchill’s estimate that 250,000 men-will be required to defeat the forces of the two republics has been ridiculed in | many quarters, but, as a matter of fact, this number is almost reached, without the extra 100,000 which the Standard fore- sees might be required. Yesterday the admiralty chartered eight more transports. When ‘all the troops destined for South Afrjca join those al- } ready there Lord Roberts will be in com- mand of about 200,y men. Thirty thou- sand are now afloat or ready to embark observers, in view of what these ca | Milita | figures mean, not see how the British can fail to crush the Boers by mere force ;uf numbers. | SHARP FIGHTING NEAR CAMP FRERE | (Special Cabie to the New York Herald. Copy- Tght, 19, by James Gordon Bennett. - Re- publication of this -dispatéh is. prohibited, Al rights reserved in the United States and Greac. Britatn.] LONDON, Jan. 2—The special. corre-| spondent of the Daily ‘Mall-sends this dis- CRE CAMP, Jan.. 2.—Yesterday an { advancea picket of light infantrymen and. | the South’ African light horse,.stationed | under cover near- Hussar. Hill,. observed | fifteen Boers come ‘into the cpen benéuth. | At-a aistance of about 400-yards our men |.opened fire 'and- three of the horses were seen to_ gallop away riderless, while two men were carried - away, apparently | wounded; and the remainder of the enemy | took: to cover. Simultanesusly ‘4 body of* Boers, ‘esti- miated at 500, rushed .6ut from the: busheés ‘and refurnéd .our fire. ()[xr small- party by their troovs in this dashing little en-| | |'and Peter Coleman. . They ‘mere all retired | at their own request, and with. the :vxrr‘p—f thereupon. retiréd witiout:casualty. A pa- | tlons of Captain ‘Wriglit ‘the dafe of their | frol which Visited. the’scene some. time retirement was made. Décember 31. 'Wright | later -was told by 'the natives that five will hald office until January b: | Boers had been killed and three wounded Dillon and Coleman. were'the. only: ones | and that the bodies had been removed, ' 1t reckoned, however, without their*host. Last right a force of our mounted in- fantry approached close to the enemy's position at Colenso and fired several vol- leys, the naval guns sending out thirty iyddite shells. ere was no response, ough it seemed plain that the enemy had suffered material loss. LAAGER AND FORTY PRISONERS CAPTURED LONDON, Jan. .2—A dispatch ' from Dover Farm, dated Jariuary 1, says: A mounted force consisting of 100 Canadlans of the Toronto company and 200 Quecns- landers, commanded by Colonel Rickards, two guns and a horse battery under Major de Rougemont, forty mounted ‘infantry under Lieutenant Ryan and 200 of the manded by Colonel Pilcher, left Belment yesterday at noon on a march westward, covering twenty miles before sunset. The | force camped at Cooks Farm, where the troops were welcomed enthusiastically. At 6 o'clock this morning :the -force ‘ap- proached ‘a spot where a laager of tie Boers was reported. Colonel approaching the position, which: was a line of strong kopjes, detached Major Rougemont with the guns, Forontos and mounted Infantry to work toward . the right. making & tirning movement him- self with" the Queenslanders toward ‘the. southof the position. The maneuver was a complete success. The British shells were the first indication of the preseace of the troops. The Boers. left their laager and .opened fire, but the Queénslander: completing the movement, the laager was captured, -with forty prisoners. The Brit- ish casualties were two men killed, three wounded and one missing.. ~The ~Who force worked admirably. The two meD killed belonged to the Queerislanders. BELMONT; Cape Colony, Jan, T.—A" dfs- | ‘pateh. from ‘Dover Farm,. dated January 1, says: " “The Colonial’ troops who have been loriging- to. bié ‘allowed to meet the Boers, have at last been given an opportunity to do.so- and scored. a brilllant success. Thé ratd conducted by Colonel Piicher was very difficult, owing to the fact' that the movements of the troops were imme- diately’ communicated to the Boers. by natives. -In order-to.prevent this Colonel Pilcher, in making his forced march from Belmoat, left a British trooper at every farmhouse. with instructions not- to allow the natives to leave their homes, the patrols calling the names of the natives hourly in order to prevent thelr escape. In’the murieuver at Cooks Pilcher sent patrols east. ‘One of these, consisting of four men commanded by-Lteutenant. Adie, suddenly encountered fourteen Boers, who opened fire. . The leutenant was severely wounded and Private Butler gave up his horse in order o carry the lteutenant out of.range. .Another privaté, whose horse had -bolted, pluckily returned to render assistance. .~ He was wounded in the leg and his horse was killed:: Méanwalle Lieutenant Ryan, who-had worked mag- right of the enemy was clear, whereupon Major Derougemont ordered the. guns to a trot. They arrived within 1500 yards of the laager, un'imbered and planted five shells in as many minutes within .the laager. -“Immediately the enemy ‘could be seen streaming over the kopje. They were completely surprised, but opened a well- directed fire.” A representative of the Assoclated Press had the privelege of carrying an order to the Toronto company at double-quick ingo action.- The order was recelved with freat satisfactipn. The company rushed forward until within a thousand ‘yards of the enemy’s position, when it opened a hot.fire upon .the kopje and completely subdued the Boer fire. “The British artillery shelled the posi- tion ‘with wonderful accuracy, while Lieu- tenant Ryan, with mounted infanry, work- ed round and completely uncovered the fire of the Boers, who had been ensconced in the bushes. “Meéanwhile Colonel Plicher, with the Q:.~¢énslanders, taking advantage of every cover, made a direct tralians moving siowly but surely, and only shouting when they saw the enemy retiring under their steady fire. The Queenslanders behaved with great cool- ness, laughing and chaffing even at the moment of greatest peril.” DOUGLASS, . Cape Colony, Jan. 2.— Colonel Pilcher has occupied. Douglass without oppésition and has been. received with ‘enthusiasm by the loyalists. “During the advance the. Boer fire sud- denly ceased. Thirty-five Boers. holsted a white flag and surrendered. A portion of the Torontos moved across the front of the guns and entered.-the laager. The Boers ‘had - fled. Fourteen tents,. three wagons, a Ereat store of rifles, rmmuni- tion, forage, saddles and camp eéquipment and nunierous incriminating papers were captured. -The Boers.lost. six" killed snd twelve wounded. The Torontos stood the wasting & shot."” FRENCH’S REPORT OF : .VICTORY_ET COLESBERG LONDON; - Jan, 2.—The success:of Gen- eral French's-colimn is -at- length con- firmed officially,.the War Office this after- ‘noon issulng a dispatch from Cape Town, Monday, January 1, as follows: - Cornwall Light Infantry, the whole com- [ Pllcher-on’| nificently, reported that the veldt on the’ attack, the Aus- | gallinig fire ‘with admirablé patience, never | who had served the twenty :years and were over 00 years of age. Some of the others had served twenty. years or over but had not the age qualification,’ and they all came under the 'dinh!m? ‘clguse. Captain Moran, whose contemipiated re- tirement was mentioned exclusively in last Thursday's Call, was borp May 30, 1846, and joined the foree March 1, 1878, having thus served nearly . twenty-two years. In 1886, during the Sufter street rallroad strike, he ‘was seriously injured, and has never entirely recoyes No man was better fitted for the position he occu- pled, as he was not only effictent in th ischarge of bis arduous duties,but was always courteous and affable in his man- ner (o everybody who bad business in his depattment. His place will be hard tflnl\ll, | g aptain Wrighy jotned the- force | 28, 1888, was appoln 1,'35%, ‘and clerk: to the Chief February 1, | 1808, on”the deith .of Clerk “Healsy. | wag born September’ 14, 1854, | Ohio, nnd served ten vears in the army.in e quartermaster’s. Inspector -general's 4 engineer’s departments. | an He was well | known to Major- GeneralsMiles,” who al- | | ways took: a lively interest in his welfare. He has been for months g sufferer.{rom He was rheumatism-and lumbago. liked by all the men in.the departmeént for.his | enial, kindly ways; "and, like " €aptain | Moran; was always courteous and. pleas- ant to his caller-. | Sergeant Bethell was born November 15; 11842, and joined the force November' 2), | 1875, being promoted sergeant December’ 2, 1878, Yor over .twent ars hs has iooked after the sick memibers of the de- pariment and -ihe “widows. and orphams, and these 'duties he ‘fulfilled xdmrnh:y, winning the love and esteem -of all wno knew him. | wife his health has been slowly but surely | fatling. ~ Sergeant March 5, 1840, and. joined -the force April’ | 20, 18%. so that he only:- wanted 2 littie | Gver three months to come. under the reg- | plar clause. He ki fafling health for a_long time. a:grmm onaghan has |'also been' in BRoF health and not ‘fit for ctive duty. . He was born January 8, 1846, | Joining the force April 14, 18%0. |~ Byrne and Connolly were bofn in 1844 {nnd Behan in 147" Failihg health. s the - cause - assigned in each | Behan _has for beén baiiff in ene ~ of- the- courts, and performed his “dutiés ‘most 3 ! creditably. . Doran joiried the force in 1586, apd had one of hi hande almost cuflod : -rrmneouy injyred. ~ Muj on are sald to be dying hy and Rath- %, Tém consump- ed sergeant. Dacember | Sirice the recent death of his | Flanders was - born. the past- eight’ years © Paitee is -évident. from the -sudden appearance of | & 1arge body .ot the enemy that they were | cognizant -of the presence. of -our pickets and tried to lure them into ‘a trap: They L et Bell ol o el el ol 2l el el T R et Bl el de B el e e el e 1l the cdnllderu.!lon'.o( those ‘who In- time- tion, * The -former Jelned,thq‘t ree April | 2, 7565, 4nd the latter May 14, 1887, v TO FILL VACANCIES. The Police Comimissioners will hold their | final meeting to-night, when a successor | will be appointed to “ by the retirement ' of - Property Clerk | Moran. Sergeant John Green; who . has been C P“" Moran’s chiéf - assistant, inthe direct line:of promotion, and.it lli!lclpawd that the Commissioners. will follow the rule they have hitherto adopt- | zd and give a desé officer the reward | due his faithful and o | that should be d the offc ing. of promotion. to .'se richly deserves it. .There are names mentioned of patrolmen who are an a i¢ vacancy caused’ tanas 1a the t, and "flo number of | Coleskop. by heliograph .as follows: 2 “# ‘Leaving . at ' Rensburg _holding the enemy In fromt, half of the First Suffolks and & section of the Royal Horse Artl will have business with the commission: 1. The comymissicners are of one mind re< ing ‘the nature Gt the proposed exam- E;fiom. ‘The . questions to be. asked will ractical in -their character ‘and relate to thase matters only which will fairly test the “relative capacity. of the persons ex- amined to_discharge the duties of the po- sitions to which they seek to be appointed. .When appropriate, tests of physical ‘qualifi catlons will also be required. This is strictly in accordance with the letter and spirit of -the charter. -Furthermore, a# required by the charter, the setection of ‘laborers will be governed by’ the priority of application. No political or religious opinfons or affilia- tions will have anything to do with any Question propounded. 2. The commissioners are- unanimous in believing that experlence .in the public ser- vice should count for something provided that applicants are equally -competent. -In other words, be-. { woking for promotion.to fill thie vacancies| fiher yords the commissioners do not ghused by tle retrement of Sergeaits VIOt Uhles the Sl RoTeasar shoma ethell,. Flanders and Monaghan, and @ bar tQ- future -employment, provided many will be disappointed. - - that the pdrty ‘has' faithfully discharged | . The vacancy s by -the death’ of | Iieutepant Nash will:also . be filled to- | night. One of the names most prominently . mentioned for the ?laee 1s Sergeant Rich ard -Bidwlill, one of the most efficient .of- ficers in the department. He rapidly rose to his. present position ‘as- sergeant after Jjoining the -force, and for'a number of ears has been desk.sergeant in the Cit: He is thoroughly conversant all the detalls. of the police husiness. .aiways courtpous and affable in his man. ner and. his .Jong years of. faithful and meritor:ous service should entitle him to “the earnest consideration of the Commis- sioners. . - 4 s | COMMISSIONS BEGIN The newly appointed Civil-Service Com- ‘mlmoneri. ‘consisting of Messrs. Freud, Quipn and -McCarthy, hewntomu - meeting yesterday and disc a few - points preliminary to.the permanent ganization of the board. - The sioners-agreed fo the following proposi- | tions, which: they desired published for or- - WORK- OF ORGANIZATION his_or her ‘public- duties. . 8. Regard n§ the_appointment of the chief -examiner and secretary of the commission . the commissioners all .agree .that..it. would be appropriate to- have this party ‘selected after a fair, open and competitive examina- tion. Although this is' not required by the “Tleve that the principal of the merit system ve e priricipal of the em should be ldfited d a beginning made - in the vegy office of the commission itself. Accordi: ¥ the public is advised that this Pposition ia open to applicants rom all parts . of the city, As required by -the charter - they must be residents of-the city and have actually resided in the city for at least one. . LT Drevioys to cheir application. The new Board .of E_Sneniun met - yes- terday afternoon at the office of Director Cécll Mark at the City Hall, and after a conference of over an hour urned to office of Mayor Phelan to officially in- form him of the result of the meeting and receive from him their commissions. Lots were drawn to decide who should take the long and short terms, with the following resuit: John Casserly, four vears: James Denmanr, three years; Mrs. M. W. Kincaid, two years; C. W. ‘f,“'k- one year. 1l hold its first regular meeting 6n Monday next, when it will elect its permanent officers. For hip there are three candidates, R. P. Hooe, R."P. Doolan and Ebenezer Knowlton, 3 “French reports at 2 p. m. to-day from | .| and. county five vears next 1 thz demurrer "and ‘the contest went - to | Sheehar, called Edward Halsey - firm of Scott & Brown, mausic -dealers, San JANUARY 3, 1900 lery, T started thence at 5 in the after- noon, December 31, taking with me five squadrons of cavalry, half of the Second | Berkshires and elghty mounted infantry, infantry carried in wagons, and ten guns. 1 halted for four hours at Maidors Farm, and at 3:30 this morning occupied the kopje overlovking and westward of Coles- berg.: The enemy’s outposts were taken completely by surprise. At daylight we shelled the laager and -enflladed the right of the ‘eemy’s position. The artillery fire in reply was. hot from a fiftéen-pounder using royal laboratory ammunition and other guns.. ‘We sllénced the guns on the enemy’'s right flank, demonstrating with cavalry and guns to the north of Coles- berg, toward the junction where a strong laager of the -enemy was. holding a hill posttion southeast .of Colesberg as far as | the junction. 3 ‘*‘Our position cuts the line of retreat via the.road and bridge. ‘Some-thousands of Boers with two guns are reported to be retiring toward Norvalspont. “ ‘Al Remington's scouts proceeded to- ward. - Achterlang -yesterday ' morning. Slight casualties, "about” three killed and Tew: wounded. Detafls:later.” " Brief independent messages from. Rens- burg, filed the. evening of January 1, sup- plemént General French's dispatch but | slightly. According' to these.'the British were. still_shelling the- Boer posttion at § o'clock. Monday: everiing .and expected to enier Colesberg-to-day. The British.losses were three men. killed-and seven wounded. No officers ‘were killed or wotinded. The Boers . .are ‘supposed ' to ~have suffered heavily from the accuracy: of the British artillery fire: Genéral French's statement ‘that: the Boers were using a fifteen- pounder. and Woolwich - ammanition evi- dently ‘refefs to eme of the British guns captured at -Stormberg. The Boers' strength .in: the. engagement with:General: French” -was . estimated at | from 5000-t5 7000- men. BOER VERSION OF THE CDLESEERG FIGHTING PRETORIA Jan. 1.—Last night (Sunday) the ‘British in great force attacked Com- mandant Schoeman's .commando in the Colesberg district and tried to storm the | position. They repeated the attick this morning, but were forced to retreat, the Boers | holding the positioch. The loss of the Brit- | fsh 1 not known, but it is reported to | have been heavy. Y g The Boers consider it a great compli- ment to the Transvaal that Lord Roberts | should have been selected to the supreme | command of the British forces. | Three British-prisoners, who were taken | at Malagro, say that Captain Wilson, hus- | band of Lady Sarah Wiison, and five other officérs. whose naimes.they refuse | to give, were wounded in a recent sortie from Mafeking. _ - LONDON; .Jan. $—The Tin s publishes | the following, dated Jan. 2, from Lour- | enzo’ Marquez:. It is asserted that Major Daly and forty-one men of the British | medical corps, who were left at Dundee when the town was evacuated, are now | on. the way from Pretoria to Delagoa X, | GERMANS SORE i OVER THE SEIZURES BERLIN, Jan. 2.—Strict sflence is main- | talned in oMiclal circles regarding the | seizure of. German steamers, but the cor- | respondent of the Associated Press!' learns that the affair has created an ex- | tremely painful impression in political | circles. Energetic diplomatic steps were | immediately taken in London, and the| inadmissability of the right of a British cruiser to search a German mall steamer on the high seas has been emphatically | asserted. The Government is awalting | London’s response before taking further action. . The press continues to point out the innovation involved in Great Britain's ac- tion in seizing a vessel botween neutral | ports and searching for contraband destined to further transportation in order to aid the enemy. The owners of the Deutschland deny positively that she.contained persons or goods justifying seizure. The Hamburg | Chamber of Commerce reiterates this, ex- | pressing at the same time a firm convic: tion that satisfaction will be demanded and accorded. Hamburg's rade is suf-. fering through such incidents, and this/ increases the anti-British sentiment here. SIGNALING BETWEEN BRITONS AND BOERS FRERE CAMP, Jan. 1.—The Boers in- quired by heliograph to-day: “Why is Roberts coming? What has Buller_done?” The British replied: “How did: you-like our lyddite In the late battle?” The.Boers signaled in response: “Rats! v —_— - PROTEST AGAINST THE S_EIZURE OF A BARI HAMBURG, Jan. 2-The Hamburger Correspondenz announces that the Ger- man bark Hans Wagner of Hamburg was | seizéd by the British at Delagoa Bay on | Décember 25, and that her owners have lodged a complaint with the British For- eign qus TGN GUITOTOTOS OO e vice xdndw'n(' the Everett Grammar The Election Commission will meet to- day to'draw for place, and, like the School Board, will meet agalh on Monday to .\o;‘ e Aahi Tor Wha secretasyship ‘o th n_the or the secre of_the Board, "them D; &.. Gordon, Tom Walsh and Lawrence Welch. Whether or not Tax Collector-slect Jo- seph.H. Scott was a resident of this city J;recedm' his election - will.' be. determined next few-days by. Judge Seawell, .before whom the coptest instituted by Edward 1. Shéehan, incumbent, went to trial yes- terday. On the opening of the session A. Ruef'und Attorney Tuska, who represent Scott, interposed a demurrer to the com- plaint, in which they denied the constitu- | tionality of the provision of the charter’ making five vears' residence necessary in -order to legally occupy. the positton g contested.- Judge Seawell overruled trial on issues of fact. Garrét ' McEnerney, who represents | e to. the stand. Halsey presented an affidavit made -by County. Clerk Pfister of San Jose, San- ta Clara County, setting forth the fact that Scott had ini.San Jose on March 10, 1863. tters were then pro- | duced, datéd January 23, '1895; August 23, | 1895; October 8, 1894, and August 8, 189, ritten by Scott from San Jose and ai- | rected to Benjamin Curtaz of this city re- rding dealings in fefererice to planos, icott at that time being.a member of tha, register Jose, Mr. Scott was the next witness. He testified that.his father-in-law, Mr. Curtaz, died iIn May, 1%, and that he broke up housekeeping shortly after that and settled in this city. -James H. Don- nelly, A. A. Brown, L. almer,.A. G. Miller, John E. Harris, -Andrew 'Y:fing, Charles H. Nash, G. P. Birkett and Curtaz were_called in- turn and . ve ov dence Tegarding the times the Scott in g: T < L n Jose. -The case goes on again a————— to-day. RAPID TORPEDO-BOAT - DESTROYER GOLDSBOROUGH N New Year's day the torpedo-boat Wolff & Zwi 0 destroyer Goldsborough, bufit by the cker Iron Works of Portland, Or., was given her builders’ trial. The course down the river from Portland to Kalama was chosen for the run. The Goldsborough developed -a speed of thirty-twe knots an hour, the best time ever made on the Columbia. The contract speed is thirty knots. GOVERNCR WOOD'S REFORMS IN CUB Splendid Work Is Being Accomplished. ISLANDERS WELL PLEASED HAVANA PRESS PRAISES THE AMERICAN. RNl TR dEs Evils That Flourished Under the Spanish Regime Are Being Stamped Out as Rapidly as Possible. R S Epectal Dispatch to The Call HAVANA, Jan. General Wood had a busy day with the public offictals and the | members of the conference of representa~ tive Cubans, Lara, Sanguily and Batancourt and Senor de Castro. The conference will be in ses- sioa three days. After the secretaries were sworn in they visited their respective offices to make . | themseives acquainted with certain de- tails before meeting again for consulta- tion. General Wood believes each dgpmment should have power to do & very important Work. deal with each subject requiring, in his juagment, special . consideraiion. These commissions will consist of several mem- bers and their duty will be to get the af- fairs of the island upon a practcal work< ing basis of self-government. The most fmportant commissions will deal . with finance and the judiciary. The Finance Commission will arrange & plan of local taxation for all the cities of the island, which will make a majority of them seif-supporting and will leave the customs receipts for important public works, many of which are badly need. The commission dealing with the judicial | reforms will include representative Amer- fcan and Cuban lawyers. It will take charge of the reorganization of Cuban eriminal jurisprudence and will change the horrible prison system of the island. although many minor evils in connectiou with the prisons have already been abated. The commission dealing with public works will be scarcely less com- plete than the others and will have its hands full. All the Cuban notables—the members of the especially convened conference to ex- change views with General Wood—who were present at the meeting to-day, speak with enthusiasm regarding the frankness with which he developed his plans for the benefit of Cuba. They point out that the Governor General has already begun work along several lines. General Maso said; “The new Governor General is @ man of wonderful tact and marvelous capacity for work. 1 confidently believe !hl.t' he will prove a great blessing to Cuba. The Patria say “General Wood is obviously imbued with the best intentions. Although the council of Cubans convened by him is not an elected body. theless does represent the wishes of the Cuban people.” The Lucha says: “The new Cabinet con- tains men whose honest names are antees that the moral and material fnter- ests of the country are to be conserved. General Wood has ordered all chiefs of the various public offices to send in lists of their employes, setting forth nationality. length of service and relationship to the revolutionary movement. STREET-CAR FARES FALL AT MILWAUKEE Despite Injunctions the City Council Passes an Ordinance Benefit- ing Workmen. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 2—In spite of the fact that Injunctions were hanging over the heads of the Mayor, City Clerk and members of the Comman Couneil restrain- ing these officlals from creating the street raflway ordinance into a law, that meas- ure, over which there has been & lively fight for several weeks past, was finally passed by the Common Council at this evening’s session by a vote of 25 to l—six- teen members refusing to vote. ‘The or- including Generals Rabl, | He will appoint a commission to | ed. | it never- | | morning and evening, until 1905, after | which time a 4-cent fare will rule all day. The street railway company's present franchise and certain other new ones are | extended to 1964. | e | Trial of Chinese. | ' WILLOWS, Jan. 2—The preliminary ex- amination of Joe Youk, the interpreter for the Sam Duck tong, charged with perjury | in swearing to a complaint against Leong | Poon, a Chinese court interpreter of Santa | Clara County, for murdering Joe Duck Gin, a gardener, who died mysteriously near Orland, this county, about a year ago, was set for hearing In the Justice's | Court at_Orland for the 16th of this month. The preliminary examination of Leong Poon was set for the 15th. Attor- ney Willlam M. James of San Jose has been employed as counsel to defend Joe | Youk. Both Chinamen ars well known characters among the Chinese of the coast | and the cases are creating considerable o ! ADVERTISEMENTS. A A A A A Attt THE FIGHTING ~ BOERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Attribute Thelr Suecess on the Battlefleld Not Omly to Their | Courage, but to Thelr Wonder- ful Powers of Enduranee. 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