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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1900. DR, SHEARER I EXONERATED BY ! BOERS BOLDLY ATTACK GENERAL HUTTONS FORCE SUPERVISORS Attempt of the British to Capture a Republican | Charges Made by Miss| Pohlmann Not Sus- | tained. ‘ Witnesses Called by the Physician :eQs Say She Was Addicted to the Im- | & moderate Use of Alcoholic & brand to Clocolan. They occupy Stimulants. . e @ 8 Epecial Dispatch to The Call ~The public hear- | charges preferred | 2 M. M. Shearer nd Mise Bertha iployes of the hospital, wes charged with im- uct, took place mounted Infantry brigade, the Canadians, with a General French's cavalry, the Zand River Tuesday along the railway northward in the track sors this aft- | f the retiring Boers. y had been | 4y, orsemen were probably en- was exonerated. Moo e. General Hutton. statement ed by a part of.General the charges made sharp fight. This ting some very broad n several persons who have t in the a r. we nown capitallst, d. He testified reached the ¢ the Boer convoys on the sed forward, intending The Boers, eight to ove and below, d sought to en- to cross an bad visited D: & . General Hutton fell the Boers following reinforced e Boers re. her contesting the cross- according to one corre- t, left Smaldeel Tuesday to con- > of the Hamiltons, fifteen miles r attack on General Hutton does e any such panicky conditions alleged to among them. 1e British advance rolls on General Broadwood and General Bruce Hamilton have penetrated fifteen iles beyond Winburg daily occurrence and there t outside Win- rt that in a skirmish outside Mafeking 5 Colonel Baden-Powell was worsted. vaal Volksraad adopted reso- Tuesday expressing indignation itish for not conducting the war zed manner, for ki with lances, for usi h officers and for ill treat- Kruger, after his formal n Monday, saild the British were vepared for war in 188, as documents which the burghers had captur but that the Transvaal, to avo en years franchise t is in God, and we ma will defeat the mos ited States Consul at sent wh this speech he Raad continues in credited to a ““The European llective note to him that they y responsible for es and will support enforcing compensation in the t of their destruction.” I BOTHA THREATENED TC SHOOT A BRITISH ENVOY powers President y now urning ce de- ginal scheme of week ed for them in the o Hami advance, General on last was continu in touch with General Botha's rear guard. The enemy ma- ng to Boer advices sharp skirm- | g wounded | g armed Kaf- | - | shell the retiring troops, but showed no seml-official | . | made an impassioned appeal to the Pre- Defeat. strong positions at Megathlings Nek. Theé British, including General Brabant, are scattered among a number of strategical points, severing the country line from Winburg to Ladybrand. OB Lietie Bat AR RS ReN 4L Hoe HoB oLl 250 BN otie Botie 5o NeNToB o1 210200 ol Be ReBe R +345Q ONDON, May 10, 4:15 a. m.—General | neuvered four fleld guns skillfully to check | camp and on board the transport at Si- Hamilton’s advance. On one occasion they | | masked their position so well as to | Jeopardize the Fritish convoy, which was | saved by the timely arival of the High- | and began to work its way cautiously |jand brigade with naval guns. i The advance on Winburg was so rapld ]thm Hamilton's advance scouts were ‘o\'er]smv!ng thas town before Botha's | transport was clear, but owing to the | difficulties at the drifts the guns arrived | t00 late to effect the convoy's capture. | | While the British captain, Baifour, was | | negotiating with the Landrost for the | | surrender of Winburg General Botha him- | self, misunderstanding the envoy’s lan-| guage, threatened to shoot him, but the | | Landrost rightly Interpreting the words | and perceiving that the British were in a | position to bombard the town, decided. to | surrender. General Botha then retired. | The town contained a large stock of am- | nunition and grain. It is impossible to say whether the ! | Boers will dispute the passage of the | Zand River seriously, but it {8 known that Botha has ten guns in front of Hamilton and that General Delarey has six in front | of the main advance. 'HOW HUTTON WAS | SERIOUSLY MENACED SMALDEEL, May 8.—General Hutton | i attempted to seize a Boer convoy that | was crossing the Zand River yesterday. | He advanced toward the river with | | mounted infantry, including the Cana- dians. A long line of wagons was plainly visib On becoming aware of General | Hutton’s object the Boers stopped thelir | retreat and opened fire wtih ten guns. | They seemed in force and threatened Hut- ton’s flank. Presently mounted Boers | were seen crossing the dry bed of the | river. They circled to the right and be- | | gan to enfilade the West Australians, | | while many of the British were hit by | | Boer shells. | The position became serious. The Boers | sent up reinforcements, placing the Aus- tralians in danger of being cut off. There- upon General Hutton ordered a retire- ment to Welgelegen, where he had left his own convoy. A portion of the forces udvanced and engaged the Boers to cover | this retirement, which was successfully accomplished. The Boers continued to | | desire to press the attack further. | Meanwhile the Boers' trains steamed | | away northward, blowing up the culverts 'TO REOPEN THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS LONDON, May 10.—The Lourenzo Mar- | 1 correspondent of the Times, tele- graphing Wednesday, says: “I learn that a strong party in the Volksraad is determined to secure the re- | ng of peace negotiations on a basis | which they are sanguine will get the sup- | port of a majority of the Raad, although | the proposal invokes strong indignation | from President Kruger and State Secre- | tary Reitz, { “It is reported that President Kruger rers at a religlous gathering on | i —_—— WELL TREATED BY BRITISH. WASHINGTON, May 9.—The Depart- ment of State is in receipt of a communi- | cation from the Consul General at Cape | Town, dated April 7, wherein he states ill\ul he has visited the Boer prisoners in | it Convoy Results in a Temporary S SR et RN e NN N Ne RN NN e R KR .0830 202 RNIN SRR+ RNIR e (e BN 4R+ ReNe NN +R+R 235+ 0 THABA NCHU, May 9.—The Boers have moved their headquarters in this district from Lady- B8R +% B mons Bay, at the military prison at Cape Town and in camp at Green Point. Mr. Stowe visited General Cronje, who at the time, was on board the flagship at Simons Bay, occupying the admiral's quarters. ! General Cronje expressed a wish to see Mr. Stowe and declared himself well sat- isfled with his quarters and treatment. Mr. Stowe remarks that he talked freely with the other statement was that they were well cared for and were satisfied with their treat- ment. They were furnished by the Brit- ish with clothes, had good sea bathing, the rations of a British soldier, but as they have so many friends and relatives in the colony, which the British prisoners at Pretoria lack, they become recipients of many presents of what may be called luxuries in a prisoner's or soldier's life. srom the fact that St. Helena furnishes |a climate more conducive to health and more suitable quarters, the military au- thoritles deemed it best to forward about 1500 prisoners to that island. POLICY TO PREVENT GUERRILLA FIGHTING CAPE TOWN, May 9.—It is belleveq here that on the arrtval of the British at the Vaal River a proclamation was issued | annexing the Free State to the dominion | of the Queen and demonstrating the de- termination of her Majesty’s forces to as- sert British supremacy over the annexed territory. The Boer losses at Brandfort are now reported to have been much heavier than was at first understood. After the bat- tle British patrols visited the farm houses in the surrounding district and all | the men were taken prisoners, while the horses and guns were removed. Lord Roberts is thus adopting a sterner policy, with & view of preventing guerrilla fighting in the rear of the British. Horses are now commandeered and farmhouses where guns are found are destroyed, while the men are arrested. e QUITTING ZAND RIVER. SMALDEEL, May 8.—It is reported that theyFederals are quitting Zand River, and s varlously stated that they are re- treating toward the Vaal and are taking up their positions at Boshrand, south of Kroonstad. Large numbers of burghers have come in and delivered their Mausers and horses to the British. They affirm that there is a bitter quarrel between the Free Staters and the Transvaalers, which 1s likely to end in the speedy surrender of the former. General French has arrived here. ORDERED TO THE GOLD COAST. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 9.—The mill- tary authorities here to-day received a ca- ble dispatch from the British War Office ordering all the available officers of the ‘West Indian Regiment to proceed imme- diately by the shortest route to Cape Coast Castle to join the expedition against the Ashantis. P FAC AT REMOVED TO HEILBRON. LONDON, May 9.—It is announced in a special dispatch from Lorenzo Marques that the Government of the Orange Free State has been moved from Kroonstad to Heilbron. —_——— BULLER IS ADVANCING. CAPE TOWN, May 9.—It 1is reported that General Buller is advancing on the Biggarsberg and that the Boers are with- drawing. QUESTION OF ARMOR PLATE CONSIDERFD Senate Debate Hinges on Plan for Government Factory. gL eadaches (8 ic ulcerations or inflam- discharge _(leucorrhoea), r periods. 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No outfit com- plete without medicines from The Owl. 100-page Drug Catalogue malled or over, when money accompanjles the order. PACIFIC COAST AGENTS #% DR. EDISON’S OBESITY f‘ ;| REMEDIES. Pills, Salts and Bands, F B write for Bookiet. “How to Cure Obesity.” THE OWLDRUG CO. Cut-Rate Druggists. 1128 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, devoted to tho section of the naval appro- | proposition that the Government should erect an armor plant of its own. Senator | Tillman presented an amendment limiting | the price to be pald for armor to $300 per ton, and providing, also, that the Gov- | ernment should erect a plant of its own. Senators Tillman, Money and Chandler advocated the erection of a plant, while Hale supported the committee amendment providing for a plant in the contingency | that armor could not be produced for $445 |per ton. No action was taken on the | proposition, the bill going over until to- | morrow. Hale sald that for the armor of 1897, $412 per ton was pald. “‘As it was seen,” continued Hale, “that we had ships which needed armor, the companies raised their price to 3545 per ton.” Hale said that it was the opinion of the committee that the Government could get better armor from private concerns than it could make itself, and avold any of the possible attendent scandals. Still, if the companies declined to accept $445 a ton a Government plant for the manufacture of armor was to be constructed. He be- lieved that when the manufacturers found that the Government was in earnest as | to the plant they would accept the price offered. “Have the armor makers taken advan- tage of the Government's necessity?”’ in- quired Stewart. ‘‘Undoubtedly they have,” responded Hale. “As soon as they got upon their feet financlg.lly they began to put the knl declared Stewart, “I'd make a e et ““Then," good deal of a sacrifice to teach them a lesson.” Saving to the Government. Tillman, who followed Hale, sald if the price asked by the manufacturers was paid, it would cost the Government § 900,000, while at the price he proposed the necessary armor would cost only about | 35,000, His proposition was to build an |armor plant, no matter what price the manufacturers proposed to supply the ar- mor. Tiliman said he was not convinced that the new process armor was one whit better than the old kind. A 9-inch new process plate had been easily penetrated, {and who could say that a 14-inch plate would not suffer similarly? Hale interrupted to state that thejonly significance of the recent experiments was to show that the best projectile will pierce | anything, but that new process armor has {an impenetrability of 25 per cent greater than any other. The cap projectiles went through the 9-inch and even the 11-inch | plates as though they were pine boards. Perkins of California éolned Hale and Tillman in an animated discussion of pa- triotism in connection with the proposal | for a Government armor factory. | Money said he would support the propo- sition of Tillman for a Government armor | plant, belleving it the best way to solve the Eroblem4 Chandler earnestly advo- cated the amendment of Tillman. He | yentured the assertion that the United States could builu an armor plant and manufacture armor cheaper than it could be made by the private concerns, and we would not have to pay royalty to any- body. The bill was laid zsldz for txg day. House Proceedings. The House to-day considered the con- tested election case o! vs. Craw- ford, from the Ninth North Carolina Dis- trict. The report of the majority was iber, a crat, tion was prevsn‘tr:d“gd tthr‘:l‘ld lnfim!’fll:l‘:;: | bribery and bloodlhax The 'lnlnorlw deny all the allegations of the majority. debate was on party Issues. SENATORS DISCUSS THE NEW PROJECTILE WASHINGTON, May 9.—Again to-day the Senate discussed In secret session the mysterious projectile with which the Navy Department has been experiment- ing on armor plate, The publication in this morning’s pa- pers of the details of the secret session held yesterday, In the course of which Tillman of South Carolina laid before the Senate Information he had received at the Navy Department concerning the armor piercing projectile that had played such havoc with the best armor tested at the Government proving grounds at Indlan Head, convinced many Senators of the futllity of attempting by secret sessions to keep information from the public. However, while Tillman was explaining to the Senate to-day what he desired to accomplish by the secret session yestar- day, another “‘secret’ session was moved, the 'Senate preferring to hear the South Carolina Senator’s explanations behind closed doors. After the galleries had been cleared Till- man relterated submnntlau& the state- ment concerning the Indian Head tests of armor, plate which he had made yester. day. e pointed out the effectiveness of the projectile tipped with a point of soft steel against the armor tested and used The that fact as an argument against the pay- | ment by the Government of what he term- ed monopolistic prices for armor. He dwelt upon the vulnerability of the best- known armor—including the Krupp armor —against the projectile, He arraigned the Navy Department for making public yes- terday the details of the armor test with the pinch gun in which one of the soft- nosed projectiles pierced the plate aliast as if it were oak, declaring his belief that the test had been made public for the ef- fect it might have upon the Senate debate on_the pending bill Chandler felt that the Navy Depart- ment had not dealt frankly with the Sen- ate in respect to the information regard- ing the tests. Hear of Massachusetts discussed the subject briefly, deprecat!nithe evident in- ability of the Senate to keep its secrets and criticizing the Navy Department for ublishing information withheld from the enate. After some brief discussion it was de- clded, inasmuch as the salient facts had been published, .that the armor-plate mat- ter might as well be considered in open session. 2 In this connection it was pointed out that there was really no secret about the soft-nosed projectile, as the Navy Depart- ment has been experimenting Wwith the projectile for years. Later in the day a communication was submitted to the Sen- ate by Mr. Hale from the Bureau of Ord- ance of the Navy Department in which was described minutely the effect of the projectile in question upon various kinds of armor, It was shown that the projec- tile, which is a solid steel shot—not a shell carrying _no explosive charge, would lerce the best of armor when the condi- ons of the tests were perfect in every way, but only in such condition. S—— Rev. P. E. Kip Dead. SAN DIEGO, May 9.—Rev. P. H. Kip, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, TR R risoners and the universal | | Mme. Albani sang a verse of “God Save { brilijant guidanc | soldiers, a larger army than had ever be- SALISBURY I NOT GRATEFUL FOR IISH A1 British Premier Sees No Hope in the Future for Home Rule. \ o He Also Tells the Primrose League That He Can See Causes of Menace Slowly Accumu- lating. i LONDON, May 9—The annual mnd; habitation of the Primrose League was held in Albert Hall this afternoon. The spacious building was gayly decorated and was well filled. The Marquis of Salis- bury presided and received an ovation. the Queen,” whick was then taken up by the vast audience. Lord Salisbury in the course of his ad- dress commented on the remarkable change which had taken place in the lat- ter half of the century in the views of the people regarding the empire. They for- merly repelled it, he sald, as a burde: and that doctrine was carried to such ex. tremes by a man of splendid genius, Glad- | £tone, that it produced a strong reaction, which started after the disaster of Majuba | Hill and the death of General Gordon. The | death of Gordon, he continued, had been | avenged. Perhaps it was too soon to say the great humiliation of Majuba had been | effaced or that the great wrong had been | righted, but they felt they were on the | road to accomplish that end. Under the of Lord Roberts 200,000 fore been sent across the same expanse of sea, were now engaged in reducing to the obediency to the Queen those terri- tories which ought never to have been re- leased and to restoring to South Africa | the only chance it had of peace, develop- ment and tranquillity. The Premier next referred to the diffi- cult and intricate Irish problem and said: Mr. Gladstone, In an evil moment for the | fame of the country and for his party, attached imself to the idea of the separation of Eng- land and Ireland. No one can say the home rule cause presents any element of sanguine | anticipation for the future. I am assured that there is no hope of the predominant party ever giving to Ireland practical independencs. We ave learned something from the South African war—how that disloyal government, in spite of warnings, could accumulate armaments against | the most’powerful combatant and thus secure | a terrible advantage. We now know better than we did ten years ago what a risk it would be if we gave e disloyal government in Ireland the power iof accumulating forces against this country. Hereafter external affairs will occupy a con- siderably larger place among the problems we have to solve. Not necesserily because in themselves they are more important, but if we look around we can see the elements and causes of menace and peril slowly accumulat- ing, and they may accumulate to such a point as to require our earnest and most active ef- forts to repel them. 1 am nervous at using language of such a kind lest it ghould be thought I am indicating that something is known to the Foreign Office by pointing out this. possible danger. But I wish most emphatically to say I have no idea of that kind. That state of affairs, as I know it and so | far as the Government is concerned, is peace- ful. It is impossible to speak too highly of the careful, calm neutrality which has been ob- served by all the governments of the world A certain section of their subjects, not, I hope, & very large, though a noisy one, has at tne present moment a great prejudice against this country. It does not, however, follow that we have no precautions to take. Governments may came and go and feelings may change from year to_year. That root of bitterness against | England, which 1 am unable to explain, may | be mere caprice to satisfy the exigencies of journalists to-day, or it may indicate a deep- seated feeling which later we may have to on with. There can be no security nor confidence in the feeling or sympathy of other nations except through the efficiency of our own defenses and the strength of our own right arm. ~Everywhers. the power of defense is increasing, and who knows but all these things may be united in one great wave to dash upon our shores? The Premier then urged the necessity of precaution in time, remarking that the material for military aggression was yearly increasing in power and efficiency in every one of the great nations, adding: In every case In history the great maritime power has been paralyzed—killed, not by dis- asters suffered in its proyinces, but by a blow directed at _the heart. The British navy, of course, ought to be sufficient. But are we wise in placing all our eggs in one basket? As to land defense, 5o far as I can see, any- thing in the nature of conscription is not a remedy the country is prepared to accept. Therefore we must induce the peopls to volun- tarlly put themselves in & position to defend their homes and country. The Primrose League can do much to foster the creation of rifle lubs. “ft"once the feeling could be propagated that it Is the duty of every able-bodied Englishman to make himself competent to meet an invader we would have a defensive force which would make the chances of an assailant so bad that no assailant would appear. The speech was greeted with loud ap- plause. After a resolution urging British sub- jects to prepare in times of peace so as to be ready to play their part in time of imperial emergency had been carried by acclamation the meeting adjourned. Suicide of a Veteran. STOCKTON, May 9.—De Witt C. Stev- ens, an old soldler, fired a bullet into his brain this afternoon and dropped dead in the convent grounds. He has been very eccentric of late and often left the place where he resided and remained away for three weeks or a month. De- spondency is believed to be the cause of self-destruction. 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Free. Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser < SECOND DAY OF THE STRIKE ENDS WITH A TRAGEDY One Man Killed in St Louis by a Railway Employe. Further Rioting Is Prevented by the | Root is soon realized. DR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES PROMPTLY CURED. A Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the won- derful new discovery in medical science fulfills every wish in promptly curing kidney, bladder and uric acid troubles, rheumatism and pain in the back. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp- { It stands the | highest for its wonderful cures of the Police, and Both Sides Claim | most distressing cases. to Be Confident of Victory. L ST. 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Far from relieving the situation, how- ever, this demonstration had no further effect than to show that by massing their forces on a single line the police could keep that line open. At the close of the day of armed inac- tivity both sides expressed full confidence in the outcome. abandoned car tracks and silent power houses as an indication that the company was weakening. Frequent conferences were held by the leaders of both sides ana an air of secrecy prevailed around the two quarters. The police for the first time since the strike began showed some appreciation of the situation and by dispersing the | crowds prevented a repetition of the riot- ous demonstrations of the previous day. | The streets were filled with people, many of them bearing small placards on their hats and coats expressing sympathy with | the strikers, but they were not allowed to | congregate. The most important development of the | day was a meeting of prominent citizens at the Mayor's office in the morning. After assuring Mayor Zeigenheim of their hearty co-operation in all he might do to prevent trouble and secure a settlement the gentlemen proceeded to the Four Courts, where the Police Board was in session. made to the board and the delegation asked that efforts be made to preserve order, They were assured that the board was doing all in its power. A proclamation from Mayor ZeigenHeim calling upon the people to preserve order and avoid gathering on the streets was issued this afternoon. Chief of Police to the Police Commissioners to-day tell- ing why he had been unable to control the crowds Tuesday night. The presidents ot both the street railway companies ad- dressed communications to the board, ask- ing for protection. i dynamite cartridge exgloded under a car on the Meramec Highlands division of the Suburban line with great force at an early hour this morning. The force of the explosion splintered the track, broke off a section of one wheel and cracked the axle. The car was occupied by a dozen workmen of the compan{‘, Succeeding the | exFloslnn a number of shots were fired in | quick succession, but the persons who did the firing were not seen owing to the darkness and nobody on struck by a bullet. The first tragedy In connection with the strike occurred to-night. At 9 o'clook a | Suburban car en route to the compnn}"51 part of the city was | tarium, and a num- | sheds In the western assing a Baptist san Eer of men gathered in the grounds of the institution threw rocks at the car. one on the car fired a shot at the crowd, the bullet finding lodgment in the breast of Frank Lebrecht. The wounded man attempted to enter the sanitarium, but fell dead on renchlnfi the door. One story is that a police officer on the car fired the shot. an Donovan was placed under arrest by the police, charged with firing the fatal bullet. Donovan is The strikers accepted the | The same representations were | ampbell sent a report | the car was | Some | STRIKE THREATENED | IN KANSAS CITY Employes of Metropolitan Street | Railway Company Will Present an Ultimatum. KANSAS CITY, May 9.—A strike that | may tie up all the lines of the Metropoli~ | tan Street Rallway Company is threat- ened within the next twenty-four hours. The Metropolitan controls way trafil s City, Mo.. and Kansas C| with the exception of the t over ome short line. The company employs about ) men. At a meeting to-night at which %0 of these employes were represented it was voted to serve an ultimatum on the com- pany demanding 20 cents per hour for all men who have been in the employ of the company for one year, 19 cents for all others and complete recognition of the union. The men have been working under | a graduated scale of 15 to 20 cents an hour. A committes was appointed to present these demands to Prestdent Holmes to- morrow afternoon and to notify him un- less a favorable answer is given within six hours a strike will follow. President Holmes has positively stated that he will see the entire sxs(em tied up before n.ena? | recognition of the union will be granted. Over sixty men have been discharged by the company within the past four days, presumably on account of their afflliation with the union | [NO DECISION REACHED 1 ON THE CANAL BILL Senator Aldrich Declares the Meas- | ure Will Go Over Until the Next Session. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, May 3—The members of the Senate Committee on Interoceanio Canal are observing strict secrecy as to | the proceedings In_their session to-day. The committes adjourned without action on the Nicaragua canal bill, but will have another meeting on Friday, when Admiral Walker of the Isthmian Commission will be heard. There seems to be little doubt that the bill will not be acted upon at this session of Congress. Senator Aldrich said | to-day after a conference with the Sem- ate committee that the canal bill would go over until next session. —_———— One dollar for the round trip to Santa | Rosa_Sunday, May 13, by the California | Northwestern' Ry. Léave Tiburon ferry |8 and 9:3 a. m. —_—— EKumassie Reported Captured. | ACCRA, Gold Coast, May 9.—A rumor | s current here that Kumassie has fallen and it is beliaved that Akims, Kwahus | and Knoranzas are secretly joining the in- | surgents. The wires are down at Prasha, \ ERE is a remarkable value in our tailoring department: we have taken some fine bla ck clay worsteds, blue and black cheviots and indigo and new light blu e serges, which we are~ making into sack suits and cutaways for 513 o0 T is a value because the same material put in made-to- order clothes, trimmed in the same manner, cost $20.00 any place. I $20.00. 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