The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1900, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXVII—NO. 96, BAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1900. MAFEKING IS NOW TO BE RELIEVED Strong British Force Has Started From Kim- berley With That Intention. Republican Troops Occupy a Position Extending Eighteen Miles in Front of Roberts’ Army and a Series of Battles Is 1 Soon Expected. DD+ 0409 T oo 000800000090 00 0000000000000 00000003+000 . * . IN THE BOER TRENCHES ON THE TUGELA. ® e + 4 C P h{ try perhaps does rit run higher than in the Trans- [ . State. Many women have gone to the front, not only as their places in the trenc with their rifl Y * le precision. Old men also, far beyond the ¢ P as far under, are to be found in the v & - presents section of the Boer trenches ¥ g patriot in short breeches hand ¢ grandsire, a M Hill veteran, who can perhaps use @ * them to better advantage than the youngster at the range obtaining. The ¢ % boy's turn will come In the rush at close quarters. P ;—«0*0—.«—0«0+0*—&0H0<M—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—% .‘ DORDRECHT, March 5 (Evening).—General Brabant has scored a complete victory. The Boers are full retreat with their guns, and are being pursued. ONDON, March 6.—Mafe- king is to be relieved. It is interesting to note that a movement 1s 1n pr(}ngSS fr(?fll Kimberley. A strong force, in- cluding the Canadian Mounted Infantry, a portion of the artil- lery and the Kimberley Light Horse, which has commenced to march northward and expects to find opposition at Fourteen Streams, where the railway bridge has been wrecked across the Vaal River, and push onward up the line, can have one object only. There are doubtless scat- tered commandos of Boers who used to be at Spytfontein and around the diamond city in this direction, but the ultimate reasohn for the expediti®n is without doubt the relief of Mafeking by active co-operation with Colonel Plumer. It is not to be expected that any stirring news will be re- ceived from Lord Roberts’ army for a few days to come. So far as can be judged, the situation in the neighborhood of Modder River is unchanged, the British camp being still at Osfontein, a few miles southeast of Paarde- berg, and the Boers occupying a position extending about eight- een miles. It may be assumed, as the Boer left rests on some kopjes not far from Osfontein and their right on the river, and this army, roughly estimated at from 4000 | | to 5000, extends in some soit of {thin formation as far as Abrahams Kraal, about seventeen miles | east of Koodoosrand, they can | hardly have any serious intention |of disputing Roberts’ advance, | for their numbers are not suffi {cient for such a purpose, but they obviously hope to delay matters and give time for Joubert to col- lect his forces from Northern Na- |tal and elsewhere to make a stand | either at Brandfont or Winburg, north of Bloemfontein. | French was skirmishing on Saturday last with a party of Boers trekking in a northwesterly direction, a fact which seems to | prove that Delarey and De Wett are not going to intrench them- selves at Osfontein or even Ab- rahams Kraal, beyond what im- mediate occasion requires. In the north of Cape Colony all three generals have been showing many signs of activity. Gatacre reports that the number of Boers has palpably dwindled. Stormberg is a strong position, which they seem most loth to abandon, but in the east and west the British are driving, the Boers before them with steady persist- ency. Brabant has secured La- buschagnes Nek after a stiff fight, while Clements on the west has occupied Achtetang, apparently without molestation from the re- treating Boers. It would seem | that the wagon bridge north of Colesberg is in the hands of the British troops. There is no fresh news in Northern Natal, save that no Boers seem to be found within a radius of thirty miles of Lady- smith. The opinion is expressed egarding Abrahams Kraal as a possible point for Boer resistance against Roberts’ army, as that place, if not ideal, has no draw- backs. It enables the flanks to be covered by a comparatively | small force, but can be readily turned by either cavalry or infan- | itry, and the plain country behind | |it, as well as its communications. can be swept, but if well provi- sioned, it may prove a veritable fortress and may not be quite so| rapidly either assailed or invested | as those imagine who forget that | besides eight or ten thousand | men in position the Boers can | probably support it with a num- | ber of field forces, aggregating ! six or seven thousand mounted | burghers. These could not be | brought into action against their | will, except by cavalry, and it is | doubted whether French has cav- |alry enough, even including all that is to be yet brought over the Orange River, to force to a fight the five or six mobile commandos operating in combination with a fixed position so long as these bodies have a supply basis on the railway for their limited needs of | food. : In other words, Roberts will iprobably have to strike at the | railway far behind Abrahams Kraal, and if he does, he will have to take exceeding care of his own communications with the Kim- berley railway and even those of the diamond city, as far as BHTES FORCE SCATTERS TH SUACENTS Sucoess of the Expedition to the Southern Part of Luzon. Gl 5 SEVERAL TOWNS CAPTURED SRR At Libmanan the Filipinos Are Charged With the Bayonet and Leave Sixty-Four Dead | on the Feld. - | ——ay ANILA, March 5.—General Bates’ | expedition 1o Southern Luzon, consisting of*'the Fortleth and | Forty-fifth regiments, a total of | 2300 men, has occupled Nueva Ca- | ceres, province of South Cama- rines; Daet, province of North Camarines, and the neighboring smaller towns. The enemy resisted at one point and two | Americans were killed, including Lieuten- | ant John B. Gallagher of tlhie Fortteth Regiment. On February 20 the expedition arrived | at San Miguel Bay, landed, and in three | columns pushed inland, converging upon Nueva Caceres and attempting to control | the enemy’s routes to retreat. At Libmanan, north of Nueva Caceres, the enemy was concealed ih a rice fleld and resisted a battalion of the Fortieth Regiment, which engaged them at close quarters with bayonets. After forty min- | utes’ fighting the enemy fled and Libmanun | was occupled. The Americany burled six- | ty-four of the enemy, whose total lces In | killed and wounded is estimated at 140, From Libmanan the expedition proceed- | ed to Nueva Caceres, the gunboat Para- gua arriving ten minutes ahead of tne troops. The town was found practically | deserted. The Americans, daily scouting | in the vicinity, report that the enemy has retreated into the mountains. | The insurgents around Legaspi and Al- baya, province of South Camarines, are | harassing the Americans nightly. I'or- | eigners doing business at Legaspi are liv- ing on ships In the harbor or in the Amer- | ican barracks. ‘ SRS e OTIS DESCRIBES THE ‘ OPERATIONS OF BATES | WASHINGTON, March, 5.—General Otis | has cabled the following account of recent | military operations in Luzon: MANILA, March §—Bates with two bat- | talions of the Fortieth and Forty-fifth regl- ments and detachments of artillery, engineers and signal corps, totaling "0 men, landed troops on the southeast, norciiwést and sith- ern coasts of San Miguel Bay, Camarides | Province, to move on Nueva Caceres in three | columns. The only strong opposition was er- countered by Godwin and a battalion of his regiment at Libmanan, northwest of Nueva Caceres. Godwin's loss was Adjutant Gal- lagher, died of wounds, three enlisted men severely and five slightly wounded. The enemy left sixty-four dead on the fleld and many wounded, who were cared for by our madical officers. Godwin captured a number of armed insurgents, eighteen Spanish prisoners, thirty rifies and considerable ammunition and prop- erty. Particulars of minor engagements of the other column not reported: a Nueva Caceres was found practically deserted, | the inhabitants having fled to the mountains. The troops are covering important points in the provinee of Camarines, Albay and Aor- scgon. The navy rendered most valuable ald in landing troops and supplies. OTIS. FILIPINO TREACHERY AVENGED BY SOLDIERS MANTLA, March 6.—Lfeutenant Edgar F. Koheler of the Ninth Infantry was shot in the abdomen and killed at a village six miles north of Tarlac, whither he went in search of some hidden rifles. A Fllipino, promising to produce the rifles, led him into an ambush away from his command. The soldiers in revenge burned the village and killed twenty-four of the enemy. The transport Sheridan will sail to-day with 120 soldlers and convicts and 20 in- sane soldiers. BULLER LOST A FIFTH OF HIS FORCE LONDON, March 6.—Winston Churchill, describing the rellef of Ladysmith in a dispatch published by the Morning Post, says: “It has been effected at a cost of up- ward of 5000 officers and men in an army only 25,000 strong.” He goes on to pay a high tribute to Sir Redvers Buller, em- phasizing the confldence his men had in him. “Without whichh the enterprise could hardly have succeeded.” . & Of General Buller’s attack on February 27, Mr. Churchill say8: “Considered in it- self it was a masterplece, soundly con- ceived. boldly launched and skilifully exe- cuted.” He adds that “much also was due to the greatly improved Intelligence depart- ment.” Mr. Churchill points out that the Boers now hold Van Reenans Pass, but a ma- jority of the Free Staters have accom- panied thé Transvaalers northward. General Buller's revised list of casual- ties from February 14 to February 27 gives 93 men killed, 684 wounded and 25 missing. ar;vxl‘ E::‘.narfi.ik:%?%::::tég%rg:i:ghfi?: n utheran ¢l E READY FOR PEACE ON e oard was.late in assembling. A score of gamblers loitered at the en- . BASIS OF INDEPENDENCE |trance door to_ the ‘chamber. M BRUSSELS, March 5.—The Transvaal agency -here confirms the statement that President Kruger {8 ready to conclude Orange River. The problem, presupposing ‘the conditions mentioned, is not an easy one, |but it does not look by any | means impossible. | ROBERTS’ ARMY HAS | ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION | LONDON, March 6.—A dispatch to the | Dally Telegraph from Osfontein, dated Sunday, says: “The Boers' front covers A dispatch to the Standard from Osfon- tein, dated Sunday, March 4, says: “Lord Roberts’ now occuples a most advantageous position. The Hixth Divisi under General Kelly-Kenny, is Ppost the right and holds sl ‘ths Continued on Becond Pags. on peace with the independence of the two republics and that otherwise the struggle will con- tinue to the bitter end. lieves that the Afrikander element In Cape | he could not fulfill. Durl Colony and Natal will rebel rather than allow annexation. ————— IT WAS A MARVELOUS TASK. LONDON, March 6.—The Times pub- lishes -the following dispatch from Lady- smith, dated March 2: “Untfl T had crossed the Tugela I did not realize the nature of the ground and tbe system of the Boer rifie intrench- ments. How these final positions were " unequaled fantry is = %“.M eighteen miles to the south of M ever forced by 15,000 men see <, River.” i ous. It convinces me that &m. l.lx‘n the relief and column an human STROMBERG WAS EVACUATED. STBRKSTROOM, March B.—Stormberg Tz fqund evacusted when the Britiah ea- 08t super- e S o o S I S I o o o '] Great Britain on the basis of | engineered had f: The agency be- | kG TOBIN PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEFERS HIS GAMBLING OUTRAGE Decides in the Face of Indignant Public Opinion Not to Present His Ingleside Ordinance. Ministers Representing Thousands of Families and Homes of the City File the Protests of Their People to the Re-establish- ment of the Race Course and Its Temptations. L S Y | HE ordinance which was designed by Supervisor Tobin to reopen Ingle- side and re-establish racecourse gambling In this city was not pre- sented to the Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon. The Police €Committee of the board, of which Super- visor Tobin is chairman, did not dare pre- gent the proposed crdinance In the face of the protest which had made against it. The outrage of submitting the | people of this city again to the operations of the track gamblers was not, therefore, | perpetrated, but the effort to commit it showed to hundreds of people how clever and persistent are the gamblers in their crusade. When Supervisor Tobin first introduced his ordinance it was believed that he was sincere; though mistaken in his purpose. The proceedings in and about the Board of Supervisors yesterday showed to a | demonstration, however, that Supervisor Tobin knew thoroughly the character of his proposed ordinance, and was acting solely in behalf of the gamblers. When he found that his assoclates would not submit to his outrage upon the communi- | ity, and that the board of which he is a | member would not tolerate his_ scheme | to legalize the depredations of the gam- | blers, he asked Mayor Phelan:to announce | that the Police Committee was not ready | to report upon the licensed thievery which | it had already indorsed. | There has seldom been in & public | body so lhoroufh and complete a humilia- | tion as Supervisor Tobin suffered yester- | day afternoon. He is supposed to be a man of decent reputation, and to that sup- osition he, owes his position in public | lite. He is a representative of an insti- tution that owes almost its existence and certainly its success to the patronage of | the middle classes of the city. Yet he at- tempted, in deflance of the wishes of those who make him possible, to set upon them a human vulture which will devour them. As far as the scheme Of the gamblers was concerned. the session of the Super- visors yesterday was one of the most re- markag'le in the history of the city. The proposition to reopen Ingleside was . the only matter of moment before the board. Long_before. the members arrived = the hamber was crowded by citizens. It was | nown:that the Police Committee had de- cided to: recommend the adoption of the roposed ordinance, which had been intro- Suced b; Su‘rervlwr ‘Tobin. - Charles Wes- ley Reed had sacrificed his right to a vote. belleving probably that a banker is a good friend to possess in time of need. 'Tobin had recelved for his ordinance the indorse- ment of his associates on the committee. The Ingleside gamblers apparently had ‘won the day. Yet the ple of the city were not dis- couraged. They were present through their representatives to protest against the out- rage which had been planned. They wer. determined that they should be heard, and they flled into the supervisorial cham- ber to await the hearing which was due them. In the congregation of protestants there were several ministers of the Gospel. Among them were the following: Rev. F. 8. Ford, representing the Chris- tian ministers; Rev. E. A. Woods of the Baptist ministers, Rev. John A. B. Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal ministers, Rev. Herbert N. Bevier, Rev. Dr. Dobbins Elder_John Dunne, Rev. H. H. Bell an Rev. Duy . W. E. an, rej nting the Pres- byt-fl‘xn mlni-fen; P&rv. Philip Coombe R B O R T S R A i t A Pacific Bark and . Doy et Sre e y ireen of creamery enter the usemgl S ey’ knew that the Board of Su- sorvlun ing and would not stoop to do_their bid- that the plot which Tobin had ule‘:l‘ W}lh{n th? cn.ntl- 'obin was moving from .place to gehro., now consulting with his fellow Su- rvisors and again with the Mayor. Mr. 'obin had undertaken a contract which ing the session of the board one of the gamblers who had been hovering around the outer doors of the Supervis- sent word to Tol;l‘n that he ""Ef direction and then retraced his :‘tl:pc. ose to the chamber door -mo; the Gambler, onin! 1 thought you satd * win onz:: two to one!” said m .finr‘;t‘%t“hh disappotn t'at the turn “Yes, 1 know it—I know it," replied To- n. *} have done my best, but we are up #dmmtmmfiomomcfiw we W clared Te had 3 roport %.. s o presen Eaasas s as oo ol o o e e e el e e e e e ae b o s @*Oee e P et e PY I D R e R e Rt e T S TR SR S Ministers Protest Against the Lo o o o o ok T ot o o bands of corrupting powers and influences by reopening the Ingleside racecourse and reviving its criminal sway. We beg you not to dishonor your- high offices, betray your sacred trust and biixht the people you rep- resent by making of the city a fleld upon which the gamblers may prey. Each minister in his turn stepped to the desk of Mayor Phelan to present the pro- test of the thousands of people he nfro— sented. The Presbyterians, Congregation- alists, Methodists, Baptists and Christians filed their respective documents and left the chamber with a promise that they wii return to protest n whenever the ob- noxious order is under consideration. On Thursday the Police Committes of L R e e ] >0 Cutrage of Ingleside Gambling. would not be submitted. The committee, he said, desired further time and had not been able to agree upon a decision. “Am I right, Mr. bin?" he said. Tobin_was resting his head upon his hand. Without changing his attitude he replied, “You are right, sir.” The answer was interesting in view of the fact that Supervisor Tobin had intro- duced the gambling ordinance and had forced the Police Committee to indorse it. When he was asked later to explain his conduct and to tell why he had not intro- duced the resolution which his committee had adopted he declined to talk. Super- visor Reed sald that he was not a free agent. in. the matter and that all inter- views must be obtained from his princi- Fal, Mr. Tobin, Supervisor Helms replied n a similar vein, declaring that the whole matter was in the hands of Supervisor Tobin. But the incldent was not by any means closed. The ministers present felt that they had a "“‘J to perform. The reopen- | ing of Ingleside is a serious matter to them. It cannot be dismissed with a smile such as accompanied Mayor Phe- lan's announcement of postponement.. ‘These ministers had assembled in th morning, each in the conference repre- | senting_his people and their various pas- | tors. The outrage contemplated and planned by the gamblers had been dls- cussed and each congregation, represent. | ing a religious denomination, determined to memorialize the Supervisors and pro- test against the gambling ordinance. In each conference a Serles of resolu- tions was prepared and adopted and when | Mayor Phelan announced that the gam- | bling ordinance would not be acted upon | the resolutions of protest were Preumed. | Those of the Presbyterian ministers and churches of this city were typical and | ‘were as follows: SAN FRANCISCSO, March §, 1900. To the Board of Supervisors of San Fran- cisco—Gentlemen: As ministers of the Gos- | pel we believe it to be our duty to address you upon a question of the most serious moment to the people of this city. There | is ndw before you a measure providing for the reopening of the Ingleside racetrack, an institution which brought shame and Ais- grace to the people of San Francisco, tempt- ing_officials to the commission of crim carrying demoralization to our business community, seating sin and sorrow and sad- ness in many of our homes, debasing our young men and debauching our young ‘Women. In the wake of this mammoth evil came wrecked lives and homes and private and public immorality, and we earnestly plea with you not to inflict scourge of gambling. un fered and from which, through the legls- lation of your predecessors in office, we escaped. Believing in the necessity of an !Immediate ap to you, we, the Presbyterian minis- ters of this city, in conference assembled, have adopted the following resolutions: - ‘Whereas, An endeavor Is now being made by the gamblers and eriminals of this and other cities to re-establish and reopen the “Ingleside racecourse and its gambling, and Tevive the reign of disorder, distress. soctal disease and crime which this institution In- flicted upon us before its su lon; and The records the board will discuss the ordinance again and if Supervisor Tobin possesses suf- ficlent audactty he will present it to the consideration of men who value their names, respect the community they have been chosen to represent and believe that no honest men can be bribed by a cheap license to prostitute the peopie of San Francisco. -— INGLESIDE IS CONDEMNED BY RABBI MYERS ABBI ISIDOR MYERS of the Con- gregation Ohabal Shalome condemns the perniclous practice of betring on horse racing and says that temptations should not be set before the youth of this city by opening Ingleside race track. “‘One cannot speak too harshbly cf the gaming on the race iracks,” said Rabbi Myers last night. “Its influence has a tendency to demoralize and no com- munity of “citizens can be strong when 1t | exists among them. The example set to the youth is pernicious In its effects and leads many to the wayward path in life. “In every community there is a certain element among which gambling is a habit | and the unfortunates who compose this element cannot resift temptation when it is before them. The only salvation we have to offer such is to place bad influ- ence beyond them and afford them protec- tion against their vices. The reopening of Ingleside would be an outrage, and the Supervisors should think twice before they take action In the matter. I have heard a storm of protest against the gamblers from every section of the city and I hope that the sentiment exp: by the moral and law-abidi class will influence our city fathers in cause of righteousness.” RABBI LEVY ENCOURAGES GOOD MORALS ABBI M. 8. LEVY of the Congre: tion Beth-Israel denounces the ef- forts of the promoters of the Ingle- side racetrack to ply their nefarious trade, and appeals to the Supervisors in the interest of good merals to crush thelr schemes. He sald: ““The racetracks and the attendant gam- bling are most harmful and injurious. The evils they incur cannot be overestimated and are most detrimental to the interests m\:::re‘n;; e e m of any community. The citizens shouid ~ rise up in protest against any scheme of P oot this DEht o¢ racensmony o | the gambiers, and I for one will raise my ling and predict the horror of its npcutl.m voice against any organized plot to undo I T et o eroines of moalie s | the good work accomplished when the of what devastation has been brought there, | S2tes of Ingleside were closed and barred Sarer n_Shient shame: because of ihe Svi | “We have but to look around us to == e have but ook aro us re- amt:’tmwym' ot e, ‘nuum prints, to 3 alize the havoc race tracks have wrought. records of the court and the prison, to the | YOUung men, tempted in the betting rings, of distress. flight and sui- | have been taken from our midst and cide, we could add the evidence of misery |placed behind prison bars. The Aba a8 e e W Shanct Yo hcedlnm‘p?oynb ‘those who paiq / cause of presence and influence | Phnoe ynoir mire. has been betrayed, ‘amd of that gambling which has no sponsor ex- | o™ LT GOt 0f "ty S O eving. . thorstory thiy 209,18 | everywhere that men. holding ‘ot R e oo it P Rat the Japer will k] earnestly not | warning which has been bmhmndmwzm stamp out this evil from our midst."