The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 27, 1900, Page 4

WITHDRAWAL FROM SPION KOP CLASSED AS ANOTHER MAJUBA HILL alling Casualty List, Special Cable to The Czll and the New York Herald Copyri LONDON, Jan. 27.—Commenting on Warren’s re- treat from Spion Kop the Times says: “The consequences of this latest check may be very serious to the gallant Ladysmith garrison. It is impossible to estimate the next movement. It may be that General Buller will be compelled to retire from the ground he lately won; but in any event we may be ¢ . 3 . pt . b4 . . - . . . “ . . ps < . - . - . - - - . . . “ . B . < é . . - )4 . . > § . - - - R . . . . . ehe eperen » seceae pes e and Prepares Public Believes That General Buller Is Withholding an to Receive Stilll News--Relief Column in a Most Perilous Position.|_ 1900, by James Gordon Bennett. sure that the British people will not show themselves wanting in fortitude and steadiness. The Government would be well advised to call out immediately all the militia and to expedite the dispatch of the Eighth Division and of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. No doubt Lord Roberts will strain every nerve to enable General Buller to renew the attempt to relieve Ladysmith.”’ Wednesda »'s brigade two D == 9 - P ™ . . + . L 4 . % . 4 . 4 . - . . [ R N for the retirement nuggents the ng #o weak we The cen Zwarts Kop, From these emine it thelr & n uld dominate f enable, in- Blaauwbank Basin and the Tugela tish, by the capture of the tion unten- er pow sbie wasons impracticable under any circumstance: t is notorious that all the maps of No- road west of Colenso crosses tal in the possessior ceedingly faulty. 1 v possible. His left Dr. Le in Parl Buller's last dispatch was received the Boer represent- ative sald that Bpion Kop consisted of a peries of ridges or hills rising behind each other. 1f this proves 1o be the reason for General Warren retreat it shows thet fi We Dr. Leyds knows more about the British territory The posing that the Boers advancing from the than the British themselves. other, and far more serious suppost- vm « British standpoint, is that the was of importance, that the ere made desperate offorts to retake it in their efforts spatch is wo vague, simply stat! he was surprised to find that General Warren had retred, that such a thing is quite possible. It this is correct & serious verse has been suffered by General Warren's division, sinee it Is clear that corresponding efforts would have been made by the British to hold the kop. We know that the Boers were attacking determinedly on Wednes- SR o S e R S S e e e S L S ] having failed, General Buller may find himself in the same fix he was at Colenso, and as Methuen now is at Modder River. Although Ladysmith is said to have been made impregnable and the fever | there must be a decrease in the supply of ammunition and food. More- over, the check to Buller must have a se- depressing effect upon the garri- son, affecting its physical health. It is porsible that some other way may be found of turning the Tugela River pori- tion, from the Acton Homes side or by a more direct attack from Potgleters. Or one more effort may be made at Colenso, where the Boer left must have been weak- ened by the loss of men whom they have | lately been sending westward. | One military writer sums up the cause | of the reverse as follows: , | “Warren’s mishap is far more due to our continual systematic and apparently intentional negiect in time of peace of the simplest and most obvious precautions | which affect our efficiency in war than i to any want of caution or military ca- No soap in the day Ehould Ruller's reverse be as serious as §t now seems the probability of his reach- ing Ladysmith by the western route 1s much diminished edly , a8 the Boers undoubt- the British In great rren’s turning movement confront pacity on the part of the general him- welt.” | “This statement seems to be amply sup- | ported by the publication last evening of | General Buller's official report on the bat- ties of Colenso, Gras Pan, Modder River and others. Bir Redvers states plainly that at Colenso Colonel Long took the | two batteries which were lost, far in ad- vance of the position he ordered him to take without trying to ascertain whether the Boers were in front of him, and prac- world is so cheap. | No soap in the world is so lasting. WAR SCENES ering and fighting for a week or more. This west, riging as It goes until it merges in the Drakensberg Mountains. between Tintwa and Van Rununs passes. Venters Spruit east to Colenso it throws its sharp, steep spars down to the Tugela, making its passage for horses and except at one or two places. At one of these, Potgieters Drift, the first Here General Buller made his appearance some two weeks ago, only to-find the Boers in toward the Drakensberg make any further movement by the and it seems that another assault in front 18 General Warren's only hope of forcing a passage to Venters Spruit. And even when this is done he will only find himself before the main line of Boer defense along the crest of the steep-sioped divide. Whether Warren on the west or Buller at Potgieters or both at once make the effort to break through the op- line, the undertaking will be a most arduous one and great loss of life must be incurred. It is to be remarked here Drakensberg toward Ladysmith on the 20th of October had their first encounter with General White's cavalry at Acton Homes. From Spion Kop to Ladysmith is thirty miles in a direct line. ridge begins on the Tugela losses which would indicate serious fight- ing. Could it be that it was these battal- | tons which were all day on Splon Kop? If o0, Lyttelton's brigade is counted as | part of Warren's force; if not, then the fighting on Wednesday was serious, not only at Splon Kop, but in front of Pot- | gleters Drift also. The Boers appear to 1 have no lack of men, for it turns out that | the affair of Tuesday at Chieveley was | not a British but a Boer reconnoissance. | The Boer efforts against Ladysmith have also increased. A difficult side of the sit- | uation is the fact that the Boers in front | of Warren are as near the British line | of retreat, either at Chieveley or Est- |court, as the British troops opposing |them, and the Boers can move faster. | That is why Buller must win the battle.” | —_— - |WORSE NEWS NOW EXPECTED FROM BULLER ‘ LONDON, Jan. 28.—8even days of fight- | ing have left the main Boer positions In- | tact and General Buller's army 706 weak- er, according to the official casualty lists, which seemingly do not Include the Spion | Kop losses, as those last forwarded do not | mention General Woodgate's wounding. | England is possessed by a depressing sense of fallure, aithough not a word in criticism of her generals and soldiers s uttered. Not much effort is made to piace a happy construction upon General Bul- ler's bare eighteen words telling of the iftered | Qe tiodedersdesieneieie IN SOUTH AFRICA. Jicture, made from a British War Office map, gives a birdseye view of the Tugela River country from re General Buller's center rests, to Splon Kop, on the west, where his left wing under General Warren On the north of the Tugela and east of Venters Spruit, which bout Lalf way between Potgieters and Trichards drifts, is shown the “Dividing Ridge”’ between the near Colenso and runs to the west and north- possession on the ridge and spurs on the other side, and 5o commanding the drift as to render his passage next to im- under General Warren, coatinued west, and crossing the river eight miles above at Trichards Drift found the Boers on the ridges of the Tabamyama Mountain, which culminates on the east In Spion Kop. Four days’ aghting, with heavy loss, put General Warren in possession of Spion Kop on Tuesday night, only to abandon Anesdany night and retire to his present position near Trichards Drift. The steep hills rising continually to the west ft flank futile In the face of a watchful and active foe, Dot 0600000080000 00000b et sPsbete0slt0 9000000000 +0000000 ficance The right w as far as we know it facts from th ghborhood of T babiy noth Africa wil intenti ad 1 nes to embar ey BRITISH LOSSES AS REPORTED BY BULLER —General Buller re- casualties January non-com- General 8Spearman’s C: 80 there has bee cation passl between General r and the War Office. The killed in- Buchanan Riddell of the He served in the it is not clear whether e those at Spion Kop ng from the fighting Spion Kop engagement spatches from Durban say s on the Uppcr Tugela dur- muni Be D e e oY ] From it on ing the fighting on Sunday :reryd g{a}u, ‘- ure prisoners an found dead in one trench. PRINCE OF WALES TALKS TO YEOMANRY LONDON, Jan. 26.—At the Life Guards’ barracks at Regent Park this morning the Prince of Wales Inspected the first lot of Yeomanry, who start for South Africa to-morrow. A number of well-known people were present, inciuding Lady Essex, Lord Rothschild and Lord and Lady Lonsdale. The Prince of Wales, who wore the undress uniform of a staff general, walked along the entire line with last were 130 Boers were | Lord Chesham, making the most minute inspection of every man, often taking a rifle in his hands and examining all parts of the uipment. The men looked ve: business-like In khaki and gu(tefl. wit! cowboy hats turned up at the side, with @ little bronze emblem representing the Prince of Wales feathers. At the con- clusion of the inspection the Prince of ales made a speech, during which he “I'am ud of the privilege of inspect- ing you me to-da; bp:l‘or:‘you start for active service. I 8o feel it a vi cgz:pl‘llmenl that { have been uk. u';"{.h r honorary colonel. You may be s { shall take the deepest Inlerel¥ in yw welfare_and watch all of your proceed. :l;g-. True, you will, like all the men i t;ol:;v “:;lu‘:m for active '::rvlec. your soverel, al ‘our country. I am sure that R«m ,you leave your homes and your country, you L e R General Warren's men cap- | NCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JA | | Office | X 4, | 13m0 ing. them off. He aiso describes how | the Boers were streaming away in bodles 1900, TROUPS CAPTUR FLIPID TOWAS General Kobbe's Expe- dition Successful. [ 'REPORTED KILLING OF AMERICANS IN MEXICO 'Six Men Said to Have Been Shot by General Torres’ Orders e EL PASO, Tex., t ws that a report ¥ John Eldridge, George ? cast of Guaymas, by order N w operat! g 2 s < 8 [ == SSIKS CoUP DETAT INCHIN Czar's Hand Seen in the Present Upheaval. e 2%.—A special dispatch the news of the abdi- Emperor has caused , where —d | RELEASED PRISONERS SENT BACK TO SPAIN your corps. and a safe return. captain. Among d of Mrs. Patri actress. Sy M 5V STEP INTO THE MOUSE TRAP” BERLIN, Jan. 2—The latest news f South Africa s interpreted as a defeat for the British. Th Tageblatt calls the British “another step Into the “ANOTHER The last direct Ger the Transvaal are now be : from Cape Town without any expl on_on he part of the British authorities. The German press comments upon the fact with considerable heat. An incident illustrating the bit popular feeling in Germany ag fand is the appearance of a pam day entitled, “The Final R ngland.” _ This pretends events n 1981 and sets forth descriptl of naval batties in which Germany feats England and a general breakup the British empire ensues, with Australia declaring her independence and the other British colonies being divided up among various powers. — REPORTS OF GENERALS. LONDON, Jan. %.—The Gazette to-day publishes a number of dispatches from General Buller received by the War inclosing reports from Gen- erals White, Hildyard, Methuen and other generals regarding thefr various operations, but containing nothing later than the record of occurrences to the mid- dle of December. A dispatch from Gen- | eral White, dated November 2, says “1 was so greatly impressed with the ex- posed position of the garrison of Glencoe that I determined (October 11) to with- draw from there and concentrate troops at Ladysmith. But the Governor represented that this step would involve such grave political results that I deter- mined to accept the mlh!ar?' risk of hold- ing Dundee, as the lesser of two evils (‘:enenl White then proceeds to descibe the subsequent attack by 4000 Boers. of whom % were killed or wounded, three ns being left dismounted at Ta- of their but there was no opportunity of from 5 to I —_— WOULD NOT MEET LEYDS. PARIS, Jan. 21, 5§ a. m.—The morning papers comment upon the absence of the British Embassador, Sir Edmund J. Mon- son, from President Loubet's diplomatic dinner on Thursday evening, at which Dr. Leyds was present. The Echo de Parls #a; s absence was the cause of much re- mark. Moreover, the receptions at the British Embassy have been suspended for some weeks past. Marquis de Gallifet, who was formerly a constant visitor, has not been seen at the embassy during the last fortnight. We may add that the call of Sir Edmund Monson, which was much discussed before the Transvaal is only delayed. He will be replaced after the exposition.” LONDON, Jan. 2.—A dispatch to the Standard from Ladysmith, dated Decem- ber 26, describing the Christmas celebra- tion says: “Only a few were fortunate enough to turkeys or geese. The majority Fad f:‘be cflr{!enl with the hard beef of Awarted, underbred oxen or the coarse t flesh, which did duty as mautton. On turday there was a provision auction. Potatoes brought at the rate of a shillin cach, eggs averaged 100 each, carrots T each, ducks half a guinea each, cigarettes 424 per three-penny {)Mkl‘e and whisky from £5 to a bottle. Everybody, how- ever, was able to Indulge in Christmaes pudding, as the commissariat kindly fs- sued the necessary ingredients for the oc- casion.” N GATACRE’S POSITION SECURE. Bpectal Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyrighted, 1500, by James Gordon QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 24— have just returned from Pen Hoek. Scouts report that the Boers are 1000 strong in Storm- ber{. also that a force of 1000 is at Dord- recht. W’vl':l 4 all the passes, and Gata- cre’s posit is quite secure. gttt STEYN MOVES TO PRETORIA. DURBAN, Jan. %4.—One hundred and sixty Boers captured during General Bul- all the | r, | 'BRITISH EXPEDITION f DEFEATS THE TAGAS Captain Harrington Victorious in a | Battle With Untutored Sav- ages of Borneo. Jan. %.—The British ex ccessful. Captain Harring he, after two days' ing, o y § and 9, against 1 captured two forts and two vil up the rebel magazine and wounded sixty The Bri he remaining vil rict submitted. REARRESTED. lages of BURNHAM | Wife Now Brings a Charge of As- | sault Against Him. Special Dispatch to The | PASADENA, Jan. 2—Not content when | the Superior Court adjudged her husband sane, Mrs. D. R. Burnham to-day had him arrested and charged with assat Burnham case has been the most tional which has occurred in this ci a long time, on account of the high standing of the parties Though the ar- Test of Captain Burnham to-day was not has caused a revival of interest in the unlooked for by some of his friends, it case. Captain Burnham is a retired army offi- cer and his son is Captain Willlam Burn. ham of Morro Castle, Havana. M Burnham, who brings the accusations against her husband and follows them up | so unrelentingly, is the granddaughter of an English nobieman and a relative of | President Buchanan. She has been mar- ried to Captain Burnham for forty-one | years. Very few people believed that the charges were true, and they were not sub- stantiated when Captain Burnham was acquitted in short order of the insanity charge. ge feature of this case is that_young Burnham, the son, has been 1. @ got out of bed to appear in court and st by his father, telling his mother when she upbraided him that he had to | tell the truth. ‘ — . VICTORY FOR KING. | Acquitted on One of the Six Charges | | of Forgery. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | | 'SBAN JOSE, Jan. 2%.—Abram King. the | aged capitalist, who was accused of for- gery in connection with his guardianship | of Stephen Hobson, an insane person, was | acquitted of one of the six chai i | jury this afternoon. The char; re!:)'n b‘?h‘ig‘: | | King was tried was raising the claim of John Anthes for paperhanging from $15 % | 10 $25 %. King claimed he had expended the additional $10 for the estate, and mere- |1y changed the figures to make a correct | | charge against the estate. When the ver. | dict was read King broke down and wept. Two years ago the Grand Jury returned six_indlctments for forgery and one for | perjury against King. On the previous | trial for forxer¥ the Tury dis eed. | "King is one of the most prominent eapi- talists in the county. He has been a bank- er. Supervisor, County Judge and held other public offices. When Stephen Hob- £on died the estate accounts showed many irregularities, and King paid $10.000 int> the estate to compromise a civil brought against him. —_———— | M»ooooofiwoq»oom* | Magnificent half-tone pro- ductions in next Sunday’s Call—novel effects. and inter- esting subjects. We lead and others follow—if they can! Thoroughly up to date in both for Aiding t 1 were prospec 5 CRFOTTRONION IO NN TN literary and artistic merit; moreover, the articles are timely and of interest. + S+ I 44444 4 400008 R e s 44ttt tets h S. e Yaqui e D AR STRIKES A BLOW AT THE MAF Decree of the Iltalian Government. 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