The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1900, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXVII- SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GREAT BATTLE IMPENDING EAST OF BLOEMFONTEIN Britons and Boers Expeéted to Soon Meet in an lmpor@}incounter. S S AP > i eie e+ > +oe b e o +BEBIDIDIOIBIDIDIIGE S s ebei e e e ed e & *redebe e DI SCE TN s R O——0-0-0-4 British Cavalry Picket Surpris:d and Stam l/.r iICHAMAN, the Daring peded by Boers. er Commandant (From the Sphere.) . Gt et 0000000000000 000000000000 0040000000 *P o i et eiebeieie@® 6:40 a. m.—No s has yet been received. of the cxpected . battle * between s i the Boers. There is now but a remole prospect of the capture of _the guns. s regarded as quite trifling compared zwith the political effects of the disaster. As the B nder vier's strategy in reoccupying f the Times remarks, Commandant Ol s bold and even brilliant. Most of his force is composed of Free gamned by them will have a most disturbing effect on the mind of the Free tage ecting complete protection for the moment to all- farmers'in the south and te is recognized at Bloemfontein. Men who surrendered under the proc- now being punished for the reliance they placed in the ability of the Brit- ¢ correspondent further remarked. “this is a hard fate, and every possible i, but consideration of the sufferings of repentant belligerents at the hands cannot be suffered to prejudice the military plans of Lord Roberts.” ast sections n of Lord Rol tect them. A be made to he ellow countryn ) THO4C40+0 +0 4+ O+ 04040 +04+0+01 Peoe @+0+0+04040+0 CRONJE ON THE WAY TO ST. HELENA $ CAPE TOWN, April ¢ 3 —General Cronje, o Colonel Shiel and g\ {000 Boer prisoners § sailed for St. Helena ¢ to-night. +0 + Roberts Troops Unable to Recapture the Guns Lost by Broadwood Saturday, and Transvaalers Are Rapidly Advancing in Force. Bt-—0-0-6-04050 05 0> D e>eOQ | not one of these seven guns has been re | captured. There is no copfirmation of the rumor that a Ladysmith)commando has been cut | to piece French’s cavalry. According to the latest telegrams, the Boers and the British were still watching | edch other Monday morning near Korn | spruit, fighting having ceased‘at noon on | | Sunday. The Boers continue to hold the | water works, and French is holding the | | drift of Waterval Spruit, which is one of the three or four streams forming the | sources of the Modder. The British cavalry commander is re- | | ported to be only waiting for his prepara- | against the enemy. The temporary loss of the water works is not felt by the troops or citizens of Bloemfontein, for re- serve reservoirs close to town hold a sut- | ficiency of water. i The swiftness with which the situation | | in the Orange Free State has changed is | a remarkable illustration of the mobility of the Boers. It is only ten days since ! Commandants Grobler and Olivier were hurriedly retiring along the border of Ba- | sutoland, pursued by the British from Cape Colony, while French's cavalry were | | supposed to be ready to cut off their re- | treat. | | From Winburg, or perhaps from Kroon- | | stad, comes a large force of Boers to their | comrades® aid. Grobler retraces his steps | from Smaldel, Olivier takes possession of | Ladybrand and a united- army 10,00 or | 12,000 strong is gathered together in a | wonderfully short time. Totally unob- | served by the British scouts, this force | hurls itselt upon Thaba Nchu, and after- | ward on Sannah Post and the water | | works. Thus the whole military status | has been reversed. | | General Carrington’s men, who are go- | |ing b te to Salisbury, in | | Rhod ¢ march to Bulu- | | wayo, where the railway will be at their | command. The advent of this force ot | good size will make the Transvaalers fear | a raid on their capital from the north. | | 1f Colonel Baden-Powell has been warn- | | ed that he must hold out untll May 24, it | | may be General Carringtom, and not | Kitchener, Methuen or Plumer, who will | lead the rellef column to Mafeking. The garrison reported all well up to March 20. e | MANY FOREIGNERS | ’ FOUGHT WITH BOERS | BUSHMANS KOP, Aprll 2 —Hearing | that the water works were deserted the | correspondent of the Reuter's Telegrau | Agency rode forward to-day. Arriving at the crest of a hill a volley was fired at him and a moment later a man appeared Calling on him to | at the top of the crest. stop firing and saying he was unarmed and desired with him. the corre- | spondent ai at this man was an Am. 1 that he accom- | panied the a sightscer. He | said that never during his whole life had he witnessed such magnificent pluck as | that shown by the British on Saturday. | and he asserted that not only himself bu | the whole Boer army was profoundly ;lnuul ed with admiration at thel gallant | behavior. It appears that the Boers never | | doubted their ability to capture the whole | British force and were dumfounded at e courage di and the masterly | way in which the fc from the death trap. Th rrespondent’s informant refused to give 1y information regarding the Bo forces or their move- ments, but it appeared that the present forc was detached from Kroonstad, Joined the Lad rand force and again di- | ‘ vided north of Thab: one portion | ble to escape followhig the other and | Broadwood's retreating force. of ting Colonel | The burgh- Schoemann's | was companied Commandant John Y. h the Irish brigade | | ers engaged consisted | command, which | many foreigners. | was present w! other foreigners. he fight was marked by many acts of individual courage. The first man to warn the British of the ambush was a ser- geant of the army service corps, who shot a Boer dead with his revolve A House- hold Cavalrymap, who w summoned to surrender, threw his rifle in his captor's face, knocking him over and escaping. The Boers undoubtedly shot some of | the prisoners and also killed some of | their own men who advanced to demand ime British to surrender, and later—z cording to the testimony of eye-witnesses, | | the Boers shot some of the prisoners, but | the confusion was so great—the fire pro- | | ceeding from all directions and the Boers firing on the convoy in Which their own Continued on Second Page. ¥ t where the - column was ar h serious I ports that the B g was heard yes gagement has appa- General Colv ouch with the y s still hold the Bloem- | er works or some portion of foe. | e not be odged by the | Malle Bloemlonteln o BT A T AT AT A DA TATADA DA DADK AT A TATHAA DA A A AT A ASAT A AT (ville was{ & FINAL VOTE ON THE PORTO RICAN BILL. [ " op. while | 2 « was euvering to cut | T o PR p | % Ayes—Aulison, Baker, Bard, Carter, Chandler, Clark of Wyoming, Cullom, Deboe, Deperw, Boers are ap- | from the north, e ‘ vada, Kean, Kyle, Lodge, McBride, McComas, McMillan, Penrose, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut, Probably | % Platt of New York, Pritchard, Quarles, Ross, Scott, Sewell, Shoup, Spooner, Stewart, Thurston, - re 1o the | 0 Wetmore, Wolcott—go. oot ihe Noes—Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Clark of Montana, Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Daniel, th of . (%« Davis (Republican), Harris, Heitfeld, Jones of Arkansas, Kenny, Lindsay, McLaurin, Martin, - e Mason (Republican), Money, Morgan, Nelson (Republican), Pettus, Proctor (Republican), Simon disciplined | % (Republican), Sullivan, leia/z'rr'o, Teller, Tillman, Turley, Vest, S e B ASHINGTON wn by late dis- | ¥ April 2—This was | than an hour later the measure about a motable day in the Senate.* It | which there has been so much contention brought to a close the sharpest |in and out of Congress was passed by a and most prolonged debate upon | majority of nine, the final vote being 4 to any measure since those dis- 31 Only committee amendments were cussed during the memorable “war con- adopted. At 4 o'clock this | It has been evident for some time that the bill would command a majority in the nto retreat, It behind owing t me d horses. sergean o the | | gress” two vears ago. major of 17 | Afternoon the votes were begun upon the empts, rescued | Porto Rican tarlff and civil government | Serate, but nothwithstanding the fact the Battery, 4 one gun ou "Up to the present time | bill and pending amendments . and less Jinterest in the measure, both of Senators 0 RICAN MEASURE PASSED Advocates of the Tariff Victorious by a Vote | of Forty to Thirty-One. Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hawley, Jones of Ne- B B e N e N e R S S S o Wellington (Republican)—31. *>Q and the public, has not flagged an instant. To-day the galleries were crowded and hundreds of persons filled the corridoes, unable to obtain even standing room in the galleries. From 11 o'clock, when the Senate convened, until the hour when the voting began, advocates and opponents of the bill brilliantly and eloquently main- tained their convictions and the auditors were kept in a state of constant .excite- A SRS TR TR SRS R tions to be completed to make a move | [ S NP SR D SO P S N D S P S S DEWEY IN THE RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY Admiral Makes a Formal Announcement of His Candidacy. “If the American People Want Me for This High Office,’ He Says, “I Shall Be Only Too Willing to Serve Them.’ ,WW»WMHO+@+MM*W—&&@»M++@—‘ aaaa el e e s oo ) > . ® . £ * 3 + e S S S 22 * * kg T * * * + & ¥ % + L g kS . ® . s . ® . ® + > P 4 + ® . + . B e e e S I S I S S B . EW YORK, April 3.—A World special from W ashington says: ‘Admiral George Dewey willing to be a cand:idate for President. He authorizes the World to announce to the American people that after mature reflection and in response to the earnest entreaties from all parts of the country, his former decision not under any circumstances to run for the Presidency, is rescinded. A Admiral Dewey dictated is World correspondent saw the admiral at his home at 6 o'clock this evening. the answers to the questions and signed the notes. “Admiral, in view of the many conflicting reports relati for the Presidency, will you make a’statement to the World ?” “¥Yes, I realize that the time has arrived when I must definitely define my position. When I ar- rived in this country last September I said that nothing would induce me to be a candidate for the Presi- dency. Since then, however, I have had the leisure and inclination to study the matter and have reached a different conclusion, inasmuch as so many assurances have come to me from my countrymen that I would be acceptable as a candidate for this great office. “If the American people want me for this high office I shall be only too willing to serve them. It is the highest honor in the gift of this nation; what citizen would refuse it? “Since studying the subject I am convinced that the office of the President is not such a very diffi- cult one to fill, his duties being mainly to execute the laws of Congress. Should I be chosen for this ex- alted position I would execute the laws of Congress as faithfully as I have always executed the orders of my superiors.” “Is there any political significance in your trips West?” “No; I am simply filling the engagements made months ago—Ilong before I ever thought se- riously of the Presidency.” “On what platform will you stand?” “I think I have said enough at this time, and possibly too much.” 'e to your attitude toward & nomination wet ment._ The particularly notable speeches | conferring authority upon the President of the day were delivered by Mason of|to govern the Philippines until Congress filinois. in opposition to the measure, and | should otherwise direct. Incidentally he by Foraker of Ohio, who replied to a brief | opposed the tariff proposed to be placed speech by Wellington of Maryland. It was | upon Porto Rican products. the Ohio Senator's desire to clear up any | He was opposed to holding the Philip- misunderstanding or misinformation con- | pine ecause under the law of nations cerning the bill. we ‘e not the title and never can have Mason’s speech was argumentative, elo- | complete title except by conquest of the quent and amusing by turns, and, as it|inhabitants”” He continued: covered the entire range of the country’s Adverting at this point to Porto Rieo, he maintained that when the treaty of Paris was ratified the island became a part of the United States, and Congress had no more right to put a duty on her products than it had to put a tariff on products passing between New York and* Washington Unless you can get the Supreme Court to stultify and reverse itself there is but one way dutfes and responsibilities to what the {llustrious Senator sarcastically termed “our in-su-lar possessions, interesting to his _hearers. . Just before the Senate adjourned a sen- sational episode occurred in which Wol- cott of Colorado accused Lodge of Mas- sachusetts of having uttered that which was ‘unqualifiedly false.” The difficulty arose over an effort made by Lodge to have the Spooner bill made the unfinished Y ess, This involved the displacement of the Quay case and the friends of the former Senator from Pennsylvania made things exceedingly lively for a half hour. Meson Assails Imperialism. Mason's speech was not confined to the Porto Rican measure, but Included in its scope all the problems attendant upon the control and government of our insular possessions. He spoke in favor of the res- olution of Wellington, which offers inde- endengce to the Filipinos, and a&amst the gfl\ proposed by Bpooner of isconsin, » it ‘was very | ‘posed to that 1 do not wish the 9,000,000 Fllininos for cfti- | zens. I do not wish thém for slaves. If we govern them they must either be citizens or serfs. Whether they labor as our citizens or our equals before th bor as our political with the labor of our country, T am for expansion. I voted for the annexation of Hawall, but should pever have sent 65,000 men to compel them to accept our flag. - In other words, I am against taking any pecple, and I am against taking any territory and I am op- territory bv conquest against a friendly | x e | and 15 per cent alien, and you must pay your that brings a cheap class of labor in free and | open competition with the class of men and women who do the labor in this country. Mason resented as cowardly and unjust any reflection upon his patriotism and love for the flag because of his opinions regarding the Philippines. He declared that if it were treason to oppose a war of conquest, to lift unjust taxation, to confer -upon the struggling people the blessings of liberty, to protect the labor- ing men and women of this country, then he was gullty. to levy a tariff upon the people of the United tes to prevent their trading with the rest of the United Sta You must amend the constitution to dc You must strike out that ciguse of the constitution which says all Quties must be uniform. I beg you to count the cost of such an amendment We cannot say to Europe, that is wholly for- eign and alien, “'You may deliver the product of your labor here upon the cent of the present duty Porto Ricans, “You ase $5 per cent American sy to the pro_rata share of the impost.” There is no such thing as 55 per eent an- nexation. The people of Porto Rico are either our teople 100 per cent or they are 100 per cent ple of Porto Rico not our people. Mason sald the peo had been promised by General Miles that they should enjoy all the Immunities and blessings of our free government. These promises, he held, the people would de- mand should be kept. Speaking of the Continued on Second Page.