The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 18, 1900, Page 1

Tall, VOLUME 71;§X\\TII~N(). 149. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. FMTH |BRITISH AT WEPENER BAD FAITH ARE STILL SURROUNDED O SULTAN Accortng o JF TURKEY —_— the Story of the Raising of the Siege by the Boers Is Not True. D g e Y & @ -+ i O e AN AT IATIC RELATIONS [TICAL STATE SO of the Moham- > the United Falsehoods r MavCot May Cau rd Roberts’ Latest Report URRENDER OF GENERAL MONTENECRD One of the Fiercest Filipino Fightsrs Taken by Col. Smth. W | MACABULOS, HOWEVER, MAKES HS ESCAPE R N Insurgents Have Made a Fruitless Attack Against Americans at San Jose and Santa Cruz. > @ & D R S B R S e S O e R O | BLAMES BULLER FOR SPION KOP DISASTER In a Report Lord Roberts Also Deals Severely With Lieutenant General War- ren and With Thornycroft. L R R e e e e ae e St et ] ] AN INCIDENT OF THE FIGHT AT SANNA'S POST APRIL L (From the Illustrated London News.) ONDON, April 17.—The War Office to-night published in the Gazette a dis- om Lord Roberts, dated February 13, submitting General Buller's cribing the Spion Kop and other operations from January 14 to January 2. Lord Roberts deals severely with General Warren and some others. Even General Buller does not escape. Lord Roberts com: s that the plan of operations is not clearly described in the dispatches. After sketching General Buller's intentions, as communicated to Sir Charles Warren, who commanded the whole force, Lord Roberts points out that General Warren seems to have concluded after consultation with his officers that the flanking movement ordered by General Buller was impracticable, and therefore so changed the plan of advance as to necessitate the capture and retention of Spion Kop. Lord Roberts continues: “As Warren considered it impossible to make the wide flanking movement which was recommended, if not actually prescribed, in the secret instructions, he should forthwith have acquainted Buller with the course proposed to adopt There is nothing to show whether he did so or not. But it is only fair to Warren to point out that Buller appears throughout to have been aware of what was happening. Regard essentlal to the relief of Lady ing the withdrawal from Spion Kop, the retention of which had become mith, Lord Roberts says: * t \ 6 . ® 1 § 7 4 / 21 ® / \5/ z . . | e ® e ) tle @ ?le ‘z . R4 oll + 313 : Mr. 8 ol * St %,é e o ® o * 3 : ; § @ e . - + & - ! | @ » ¢ ¢! 1 L4 ¢ G AL MONTENEGRO, [ > & THE FILIPINO LEADER WHO { o 4|? HAS SURRENDER $ |2 . 4 ?.0@»» e e e e e eio@ ts ® MANILA, April 17.—General > + Montenegro, one of the in- ° & surgents’ best fighters, has surren- S 2 * | dered to Colonel Smith, in the moun- MORNING AFTER THE ATTACK ON PIETARS HILL. $|tains near Camaling, in the province v (i the ‘Boleted t Jot Pangasnin, where, with General % | Macabulos, he has been trying to re- BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND BOER TRENCHES, WHICH WERE ?|organize the Filipino army. Colonel NOT 100 YARDS APART, MANY OF THE IRISH BRIGADE, WHICH HAD Smith, with flve eompanies-of the b¢ RED LAY WOUNDED AND UNSUCCORED FOR Seventeenth Regiment, nearly sur- ) > DARING TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO CER- rcunded the force of Montenegro, | A EM * A + 4 . SRR, T + Who, discouraged by the impossibility r @riversiobrieiedoiebeiededsb edbedededeg of making his men stand against the War Office has received the following SR puToa g ¥ Maashulon | . ed Blo ein, Tuesday, April 17: | escaped. = surrounded, but it is reported that the The insurgents have attacked San o -hearted ma r and are anxlous | Jose, in the province of Batangas, rces are approaching Wepener | ang Santa Cruz, on the lake, fruit- | lersburg, and another |3 % i | pport, via Rouxville. | 16881¥- | ;' the Tew Boers thers reticed and . | vwiSFHINCINING Kby Information | r At ¢ 4 reached the War Department to-day that geynas ‘;f “k:““,h i‘““‘ march of these | (ne transport Thomas left Manila Sun- n be able to make thelr presence more de- | 5,y for S8an Francisco with a number of rts from Kenhardt,' April 14, that 210 Transvaalers made | Sio 21 Invallded ofcers and men, in- = previous day Dopasport, held by a party of Orpons | ne] Kline, Twenty-first Infantry; Colonel = wo killed e wo 1. The enemy’s losses must |J. W. French, Twenty-second infantr: r applied to us for doctors and an ambulance.” and Colonel Snyder, Ninteenth Infantr .000090¢0000¢0¢¢o¢000000904000000000000040W¢§M¢¢§¢6¢&§4¢0604460.: : + s t ¢ : COL El : + B4l + 1 - + s : : WITH @ VERY HEAVY LOSS + -+ - it i ¢ L i + : l INGSTON, Jamaica, April 17.—News received here from Colombia says two big battles have been : - fought at Matamundo and Pradera, where the rebel forces under Generals Rosa, Ibez and Caicedo 4 K : were completely routed, a large number being killed, wounded or taken prisoners. : | finister | 4 Colombian Government has sent 6000 additional troops north. Peace is reported to be com- + The P! | | $ pletely restored in the department of Magdalena. i u ‘000000000000000006 PEEEP4 4444404444440 4 4000020004444 044044440444 444940 - | ONDON. April 18, 4 a. m.—The Gov-| cial purpose or not in publishing the dis- | proaches. Natives report that the fnhab- | TEN INDICTMENTS - s the mo- | patch the way in which it has been re- | itants of Mafeking are very hungry. atch from | celved will make it most difficult to re- | Should a flying column be dlspatched to | IN GOEBEL CASE Roberts pronouncing censure | tain the censured commanders in active | their relief it will find the country well - - Sir Redvers Buller and Sir| gervice. grassed and watered as it proceeds north- | rren, two of his mostimportant | Lord Roberts’ long wait and the Boer | ward. te commanders. This dispatch,| activity have serlously disturbed public February 13. has ‘been in the| equanimity. He fs still 300 miles from | _ War Office for five weeks. | Pretorla. No one doubts the ultimate | e published now, in the mid- | success of the British arms, but behind is not understood, | the British army that crushes the Boer campaign, it is expected that General Buller 1 Wa will ask to be re- armies an army of occupation will have to be Installed. From varlous sources ! hints come that more men than are al- Howard ow Dick Combs r incapacity must | ready provided for will have to be sent v confidence of the | out. - ¥ ip. Lord Roberts indicates that at least h, with the in- 10000 men are advancing to cut off the Boers who are investing Wepener. As there are reports from the Basuto border that firing has been heard in the direction of the hills toward” Dewetsdorp it Is pos- :ible General Chermside's advanced troops ature of the Lon- In a long edito- aks of the “‘some- f the dispatch, n the whole who is are already in contact with the Boers. < was a Lord Roberts wires that he expected to | - e clear the southeast section of the Free wport. Yout- se by Whar- then to and a wide- | State east of the railway ss for the prose- spread fe tness and anxiety.” | s & around to the north and to turn trial of Caleb The Star which is supposed to be in | one after another the positions held by rry Howard are tpe confidence of the Government, says:|the Boers north of Bloemfontein. Gen- ess Of MotS §h gon- | wr¢ g scarce Iy that the publication | eral Buller's prohibition of all press tele- Howard feud. They alleged to have been |of Lord Rok tch is without a|grams in Natal until further notice is broug Powers brothers, | purpose. It i | taken to indicate that a movement is } the excursion of | it is not to be followed by further import- | about to begin there. - - wnittaker lived In . gt changes In the South African com- | —————— v s home county, = 1l ' Nave Deen Th thi réces | MEnis as | . & Trom which the | be, there must be no MANY OF PLUMER’S was if they are required In the ing them out public inter The D: Roberts upon national interests private susceptibi The Daily Chronicle confesses to *a feel- ing seeming like consternation when read- ing the extraordinary passages of the dis- PR Times says: “Lord Roberts' severe condemnation is justified only too clearly by the official narratives of what took place. The story is painful, but it is well for the nation and for the army that it should be told clearly and simply, without concealment or exaggeration. It is not the least of the great services Lord Rob- ic members of the I erts is now rendering the country that 1 e to giv ers of the Leg- | pe exposes with judiclal impartiality and T O ed TABrTHCAnS & Md-| yige wholesome severity errors and omis- ealth will at once nolle the indictment | £1ons in high quarters which have cost us so_very much.” sgainst Golden In consideration of testimony. - -hu ‘Whether the Government has any spe- lived at Beatty- with the moun- e is the Republl- retary of State and « defend- broth- etary of blican State Bradley was ley is now in In- | gone there just before | charging him with complie- t six weeks ago. W. H. a clerk in the office of Wharton Golden was Tayior State Guard and te's exidence on the examining trial of Caleb , when he recited what he claim- » be the inside facts relating to the ¥ to murder Goebel and MEN CONVALESCENT grapa compliments Lord s e great PLUMER'S COLUMN, Ganerones, April t stake to wound |6 (via Lourenzo Marques, April 17).—The | Boer artillery about Mafeking is well horsed. Their pompoms are mountain light four-wheeled carriages, each drawn by four smart horses, in marked contrast with those Colonel Plumer fought with at Crocodile Pool. The Boers, too, are well mounted and well dressed and have fit looking patrols. The grain and other crops in the district are excellent, so the Transvaalers are not likely to suffer from searcity of food for a long time. Plumer’s little force is now strongly intrenched northwest of Mafeking. The country hereabouts is much easier traversed than that the Rhodesians are operating in, The total casualties Batur- day were seventy-elght, but many are convalescent. Men and horses are im- proving health as the winter ap- BOERS DISPLAYING GREAT ACTIVITY MASERU, Basutoland, April 16.—The Boers for two days past have been dis- playing great activity along the Redders- burg and Rouxville road. Their scouts report that the British are advancing on those places to the rellef of Wepener and the burghers consequently are divided | whether to remain or to retire. A major- ity of them desire to abandon the invest- ment of Wepener, fearing to be cut off, while the minority, led by Commandant | Olivier, are reluctant to move as long as there is a chance to capture Colonel Del- gety's garrison. Scouts have just reported rifle firing in the direction of Thaba Nchu. - BRAN PORRIDGE AT MAFEKING. MAFEKING, April 7.—The success of Lieutenant Smith-Eaman, the Rhodeslan scout, who, with the exception of a Reut- er correspondent, a cyeclist, is the only white man who has entered Mafeking since the siege began, is likely to prove of great value to Colonel Plumer, to whom he has returned with dispatches, should Plumer decide to raise the siege of Mafeking in earnest. A Scottish crofter has introduced a method of making nourishing porridge with oat bran, which is a great boon and is solving the question of feeding the na- tives. We are now confident of holding out two months longer. The men In the trenches are determined to play the game to the end. —_—— CAPTAIN CREWE DEAD. PLUMERS CAMP, April 6 (via Lour- enzo Marques, April 17).—A letter has been recelved here from Commandant Snyman with reference to the British wounded and prisoners at the Boer laager after the en gagement of March 31, from which it {s learned that Captain Crewe died of his wounds, Lieutenant Milligan is not a pris- er, and {8 belleved to be amo: | S boors buried. ' 'The Bosr casusisios ncur with Buller in thinking Thornycroft exercised wise discretion in ordering the troops to retire. I am of the opinion that Thorny- croft's assumption of responsibility and authority was wholly Inexcusable. During the night the enemy’s fire could not have been formidable, and it would not have taken more than two or three hours for Thornycroft to communicate by messenger K ‘I regret to be unable to ¢ with Major General Coke or Warren. Coke appears to h D.at 9:30 p. m., for the purpose of consulting with Warren. Up to that hour the idea of withdrawal had not been entertained. Yet almost immediately after Co parture Thornycroft issued the order, without = reference to superior au which upset the whole plan of operations and rendered unavailing the sac made to carry it into effect. On the other hand, it is only right to say that Thornycroft appears to have behaved in a very gallant manner throughout the day. Spion Kop in the “Tt is to be regretted that Warren did not himself visit afternoon or evening, knowin he dld, that the state of affairs was very criti- cal and that the loss of the position would involve the failure of the operations He consequently was obliged to summon Coke to his headquarters. and inag mand at Spion Kop thus devolved on Thornycroft, unknown to ( who was under the impres mmand devolved upon Colonel Hill as senior off cer. Omissions or m T RN St (el may exercise an impor el i and Builer was justified in remarking ‘T it G Which acted most unfavorably on the defense.’ “The attempt to relieve Ladysmith was well devised, and I agree with Buller in thinking it ought to have succeeded. That it failed may in some measure have been due to the difficulties of the ground and the commanding positions held by the enemy, and probably also to errors of judgment and t of administrative capacity on the part of Warren. But whatever faults Warren may have com- mmitted, the failure must also be attributed to the disinclination of the officer in the supreme command to assert his authority and see that what he thought best was done and also to the unwarrantable and neeless assumption of responsibil- ity by a subordinate officer. The dispatch conclud: «“The gratifying feature of these dispatches is the admirable behavior of the troops throughout the operation.” ¢ General Buller's report. commenting on General Warren's reports of the cap- ture and evacuation of Spion Kop. after disputing the correctness of some of Warren's assertions and describing the dangerous situation occupied by General Warren's force, tells how he saw the force at Splon Kop had given away before Warren knew of it. Buller therefore telegraphed to Warren: “Unless vou put a really good hard fighting man In command on top you will lose the hill. I sug- gest Thornyeroft.” ‘General Buller continues: “T have not thought it necessary to order an in gation. If at sundown the defense of the summit had been taken in hand, en- Frenchments laid out and the dead and wounded removed, the whole place would have been brought under regular military commands and the hills would have been held, T am sure. But no arrangements were made. Coke appears to been ordered away just as he would have been useful and no one succeeded him. Those on top were lgnorant of the fact that the guns were coming up, and gen- erally there was a want of organization and system that acted most unfavorably O he defense. It is admitted that all of Thornycroft's command acted with the greatest gallantry throughout the day and really saved the situation. But prepa- rations for the second day’s defense should have been organized during the day and commenced at nightfall. As this was not done, I think Thornycroft ex- ercised discretion. “‘General Warren sets forth the fact that the Splon Kop operations had not entered into his original plans, as his instructions were to occupy a plain north of it. On consultation with the commander-in-chief, January 21, however, when the question of retiring from or attacking Spion Kop was discussed. Warren ex- pressed his preference for attacking. This was successtully accomplished by Gen- Dral Woodgate. Then came the order of the commander-in-chief to put Thorny oroft in command on the summit. In the meantime Warren had sent General Goke up to reinforce him, with orders to assume command. Ineffectual efforts Sote made fo hellogruph Thornycroft and ask whether he had assumed com- mand. Toward sunset he was finally enabled to get orders through and concluded the position could be held the next day if guns could be provided and shelter ob- taimed. Both those conditions were about to be fulfilled when, in the absence of Coke, whom I had ordered to come and report in person on the situation, the evacuation took place under orders given on his own responsibility by Thorny- eroft. is occurred in the face of the vigorous protests of Coke’s brigade major and others.” & In conclusion General Warren said: “It is a matter for the commander-in-chief to decide whether there will be any investigation into the question of the unau- thorized evacuation of Splon Kop.” sti- Were two officers and six men killed, three , April 17.—The relieving force oners. ASHANTIS WILL ATTACK. | ACCRA, British Gold Coast Colony, |it arrives. R e D R R S SRR SRORY ARy S which Officers and thirty-six men wounded, and | started recently for Kumassie In conse- one officer and eleven men made Pris- | quence of the tribal uprising in Ashanti is probably well on its way toward its destination, but it is reported that the | Ashantis will attack the Governor befors | | | | | | YACHT OF FESTETICS NOW LOST e Count Rudolph, Owner of the Ill-Fated Craft, Escapes. COUNTESS, FORMERLY MISS HAGGIN, NOT ABOARD Culminating Disaster at Last Over- takes the Tolna, Which Started FromThis Port on a Honeymoon Voyage Around the World. clal tves meager ho prior to her marriage was n of New in this city t “ountess tetics, former len Haggin, of New York, was among the victims of the loss of the yacht of Count Rudolph Fes- Ing Haggin, Fes- some time en recefved nddaugh- for his in- s In racehorses gold mine: Count Feste e Tolna were m in February, 1802. They started or honeymoon in the yacht Tolna, a gift of the bride's father, r the South Seas. The Countess obtained a master certificate, owing to her husban culty in doing n accou | being 3 their o | Were entertinin, A CANDIDATE FOR THE VICTORIA CROSS. f H PP+t eDeOedr> 40P+ 5490000+ dede@® cruised (he walers of J ? | ceivec s 9 | announced times that 4 | had lost their crew at Honolulu; ths 1 visit rken by pirates distingy had be: Apia; that they and again had barely escaped being eaten by cannibal It was once reported that the Count was dead. For two vears the Tolna an between Y | kohama and Kobe. The Tolna behaved | well in spite of her “queerness” and with- stood some violent storm the voyage [ | | | dare create any | | | | | | to Australia Informed by cable of the illness of her mother, the Countess came home in 159 and afterward returned to Yokoh which she and her husband had made their place of residence. Tolna is of 4 g to the people this port b ing C The fate of the yacht more . up annibal turned cted quarter Ts- OTIS SUGGESTED FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY LOS ANGELES, April 17.—P. C. Kerens of St. Louis reached here to-day. He is accompanied by his son, Richard Kerens Jr., the two having come as guests of First Vice President Kenna of the Sanmta Fe Railroad. “We have some plans of far-reaching importance under way for the benefit of Los Angeles,” sald Mr. Kerens to-day “We have petitioned the authorities of s city ain franchises for electrs , and if these are grantec onal polities, Mr. Kerens, member of the Republican Na- ymmittee and of its execut! mmittee, gave it as his opinion that th West might easily secure the second pl upon the Repu n ticket if the proper effort is made along that line from now on. Mr. Kerens says that General H. G. Otis of this city has been seriously eon- sidered by the big Eastern party leaders in this connection ———— STRIKERS ARE QUIET. New Gang of Men Will B: Put at Work at Cornell Dam. CROTON LANDING, N. Y., April 17.— The contractors will put new men at work on the new Cormell dam in the Croten Valley at 7 'k to-morrow morning. Owing to the presence of the militia it is not believed that the striking Italians will troubi ticularly as they well know that many of the soldlers are quite ready to avenge the killing of Sergeant Douglass last night So confident are the contractors and Sheriff Malloy that the militia_have the situation in hand that the Sheriff to-night dismissed over 200 of his extra deputles. There were no demonstrations to-day on the part of the strikers. ANARCHIST PLOT. Police Make Numerous Arrests in an Italian City. ROME, April 17.—An anarchist plot has been discovered at Aneona, a city and free ort of Central ltaly on the Adriatic, 15 Miles by raflroad northeast of Rome. The lice seized a number of letters from 'aris and America and arrested re- cipients of these missives,