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VOL. XIX. NO. 2 17
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BRITISH GOT
THE BIG GUNS
That Were Lost in Gen. Buller's Fight
at Tugela River Last Week.
VOLUNTEERS WERE CALLED FOR
And They Went Out and Recaptured the Field Pieces-"
Later Accounts of the Battle There Show the Boers
Had a Most Difficult Position for the British to At"
tack—Criticism of the Cabinet is Quite General—
The Feeling of Irish-Aniericans in This Country.
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London, Dec. 20.—It still seems doubt
I ful whether the guns that General Buller
i abandoned at Colenso are in the posses
sion of the Boers. According to a dis
1 patch to the Associated Press from Dur
ban sent off on the evening of the battle
|antl which lias just bpen received here,
i the guns remained where they were left
by the British troops and were covered
by the heavy guns of Hiidyard's brigade,
.occupying an entrenched position.
; The dispatch adds that the Boers hav
thus far not attempted to cross the river
and capture the guns, while advices to
1 the Associated Press from Pretoria und
the same date, say that an official Boer
dispatch reports that two guns, thirteen
wagons and a quantity of ammunition
were captured besides 208 prisoners.
Late accounts of the Tugolft river battle
emphasize the ignorance of the British in
telligence department in regard to the
disposition of the Boer forces. The
British were not aware that Boers were
entrenched along a series of low lying
hills immediately northward of Polens*»
bridge until a staggering lire compelled
them to retreat when the attack seemed
about to succeed. The Boers were also in
greater number titan anticipated.
It becomes clear also that the British
guns were lost in attempting to get with
in effective rang*» of the Boer's artillery
showing that the latter outranged the
British ordnance which in spite of num
erical superiority was wholly inadequate
to reply to the long range Boer guns.
The British war office comes in for
scathing denunciations from the Times
today for not providing effective artillery.
It is pointed out in this connection that
longer ranged naval guns participating
in the same attack escaped.
There was no news this morning to en
lighten the general situation.
The war office reported that
French reconnoitered northward of Arun
del Monday, Dec. 18. After shelling Jas
fontein farm, three miles eastward of
the Boer position the New Zealanders ad
vanced and occupied the farm. The Boer
guns then opened and the Boers advanc
to attack until ordered to retire.
Guns Recaptured.
London, Dec. 20.—A special dispatch
from Durban. Natal, dated Saturday,
says it is rumored General Buller called
for volunteers to recover the abandoned
guns, and a party issued from the camp
after midnight and brought in the guns,
which were uninjured.
News From Mafeking.
London. Dec. 20.—The last news from
Mafeking dated the 6th has Just been re
ceived. It says a desultory bombardment
was continuing and that shurpshoours
were engaged In a smart duel mornings
and evenings. The dispatch also describes
ja novel method of sending a message
adopted by some Boer Dec. 4. A five
pounder shell (bed into the town that
day did not explode. It was opened and
found to contain a letter as follows:
"Dear Powell (Col. Baden«Po\ve!i>: Ex
cuse iron messenger. No other means of
communication. Please tell Mrs. -—.
Mother and family all well. Don't drink
all the whisky. Leave some for us when
we get in. "
Revised lisls of British casualties at
the battle of Colenso shew 1ST non-com
missioned officers an*j men were killed.
A La er Account.
New York., Dec. 20. -A dispatch
Gen. Buffer did not
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rrtbune ft*fcaU.'n«c-*.n says: Bynumt Bor
ieigh sends^tlt*' Telegraph an account < t
the Tugein battle which expands the i;.
formation conveyed from other saure s |
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definitely mention,
that he had cavalry and artillery with
both flanks and the inference was
that all the cavalry was away to
the east engaged in stemming a Boer
turning movement in that direction.
Mr. Burleigh says definitely that both
cavalry and artillery were with each
wing. The Britisli front extended a dis
tance of six miles while the marvelous
rapidity of the Boer movements gave
them, as it were, a front in the air. enab
ling- them to
. change and diversify posi
tions as occasion demands.
The Times correspondent says the
Boers had only ten gnus and adds that
the British naval guns made excellent
practice, yet the Boer artillery did not
seem to have been silenced and apparent
ly Col. Long's intention was to get within
range of the Boer guns which were malt
ing havoc of the British infantry, In all
probability Bullet's troops were under an
artillery tire, although they could not
make an adequate reply.
Dutch Prayer Meetings.
New York, Dec. 20.—A dispatch to (lie
World from Antwerp says: Two groat
prayer meetings were held tonight at Rot
terdam by Dutch pastors gathered from
all Holland. The Transvaal hymn was
sung and C.000 florins collected for the
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Boer wounded. A resolution was passed
to send a circular to all British pastors
asking them to preach and pray for an
end to the hostilities. Amsterdam and
The Hague ladit-s are offering their ser
vices for collecting money and
young men of good families in The Hague
have decided to go to the Transvaal to
join the Boers in the Held.
Straightest Shooters Win.
New York, Dec. 20.—Charles D. Pierce,
consul in this city from the Orange Free
State, said last night that applicants for
enlistment in the Boer army were si ill
visiting his office in a steady stream.
"I cannot do anything for them," said
he, "because I have no authority to take
such a course. I refer them to our consul
at The Hague and tell them they will
have lo pay their own expenses, which
would amount to about $40o in getting to
South Africa. The majority of the appli
cants are American soldiers who fought:
in the S-panish-American war." j
Askcd what tie thought about ihe way
things were going in South Africa. Mr.
Pierce said: "The British can send 1,800,
OOO troops down there instead of 180,000 if
they want to, and still they won't get the
upper hand for a year or two. It is not
the side with the most troops that is go
ing to win
straightest,
but the side that scoots
Irish-American Feeling.
Chicago. Dei
20 .
So far as I have
been able to observe, the Irishmen in the
different pans of this country are j n p n _
Ure sympathy with the Boers in the war
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with England, rhis sympathy they have
chosen and I think the
movement will
not go farther than this—to manifest by
passing resolutions and providing money
for the equipment for hosnit il «mim
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hospital, ambu
lance and surgical departments."
This is the statement of John T. Keat
ing, president of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians and conspicuous among the!
Irish-Americans in this city and else-i
Where Th.. Mo.. , u i u„ ..
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«lei in Chicago and that or St. Louis lias
not ended ihe movement iu this matter,
The united societies of tills city have de
tecjniiu d to hoi ; a mass meeting on Jan.
.■th. at which time there will be speeh
making and a general expression of the
fcei.ngs of th. Irishmen of Chicago to
ward the people of the Transvaal. And
what is even more important :han this
in the eyes of those interested in this
phase of tlic matter, the national officers
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians are ar
ran King for a special meeting shortly uf
»*•; the beginning of the year and proba
J ,!y prim to the Chicago mass mcet
' at *' is predicted by Mr. Keating that
ence^loniiin^T of«- °a f00t o*" this colrfer '
ence looking toward a united expression
of sentiment and a co-operation in the
raising- of funds among- Irishmen «•very- •
wln-iv in the United Stales and Canada.
"The Irish in Ameriea took a de. -id* d
stand on the war question at the very
sta:t." said Ale. Keatting, "and they have
made their position so plain that tin-re is 1
no questioning their attitude. They look
upon the people of the Transvaal as a
rare struggling for the sort of liberty for
which the Irish race lias been lighting
and working for so many years.
"Evidently tile Boers have men enough
and good men enough, and ammunition
enough. What they might use is aid for
the wounded. We do not want to conte
into conflict with the laws of the country
and i; is not desired that there should lie
a conflict with the federal authorities. |
Ami so It has been deemed the Inst aid
should be furnished under the banner ufi
the Red ('ross. Neither England nor the
United States can refuse to pass this em
blem beyond the lines and undoubtedly
the Irish-Ameriean sentiment will spend
itself in this way." ;
Criticizing the Cabinet, j
New York. Dee. 20.—A dispatch to :li»
World from London says: In the total i
absence of news from South Africa the I
military expert of the Morning I'osl is
forced to devote his criticism to the gov- j
eminent. j
"The history of the war up to today." he '
says, "is a history of the consequence of.
the insouciance of the cabinet from May
to October. The British government in j
July and August instead of getting the'
j army rejidy and on the spot, was trying
j to polish up its conscience and even in
, September it could not bring itself to send
j more than 10.000 men to South Africa.
* "A victory is now urgently needed and
I the sootiest to be bad promises to be in :
i Natal, where the British and Boer forces
are now facing each other like wrestlers!
j but taking a general view, there lias been 1
no fall. The longer the wrestle, the I
heavier will be the fall in the end, but U|
is yet to come."
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
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Washington, Deo. 20.— 1 Three-fourth of
the seats in the house were empty today,
a majority of the members having al
ready left for their homes to spend the
holidays.
After the reading of the Journnl,
Payne moved adjournment. The demo
crats, in a spirit of good nature, voted
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against the motion, and with dissenting
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nsl ' 1 ? v °te. Thereupon Mr. Payne de
* he ayes and miss. The motion
" aK '^feated, and Pnvne was subjected
lo good-natured chaffing by Rich
nrrlsiSn.
Mr. Grow secured the floor for a brief
reply to the remarks of Gaines on yes
teixlpy. and after some further routine
business the house adjourned until Jan
uary 4. 1!)00.
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Washington, Dec. 20.—The presiding of- j
Acer laid 'before the senate a eommunica
,lon from the regents of the Smithsonian
Institute suggesting in the form of a joint
resolution the appointment of former
.Secretary of State Richard OIney to lill
the vacancy on the board of regents
caused by the death of Dr. Johnson of
Louisiana. Hoar (Mass) thought this a
most unusual proceeding. He said it
would be as proper for tin- justices of tin
supreme court to suggest lo the president
who should fill a vacancy on the bench.
The resolution was left on the table.
Maimer of L Oman's Death.
Youngstown, Ohio. Dec. 20.—A letter
written by Lieutenant Colonel Rrereton
of the Thirty-third infantry has been re
ceived here by I lie widow of the later
Mujor John A. Logan. It sets at rest
the story that Logan was killed by his
own men. Brereton, in llie letter, states
that Logan was shot in the head by the
enemy's bullet while assisting a wound
ed soldier,
j Washington, Dec. 20.—Senator Falr
banks today introduced a bill granting
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a • K ' l,Mon *2 ,000 jeailj to the widow
of General Lawton.
Representative Landis «if Indiana in
trodUced a similar bill in the house,
Landis represents the district from
Pension For Mrs. Lawton.
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which Lawton's first regiment
cruited.
Filipinos Stranded.
San Francisco. De*
—immigra t ion
Commissioner North has received a tele
gram from Charles W. Snyder, irnml
Br * n ' inÂp 7î"'' at n f e ; Utl f' s,at ' n 8 that 16
members of the t llipino troupe, landed in
th-* ( ;ty from the
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,-last July, were stranded In that city and
-'had become a public charge. The nine
tpembers of the troupe ai present in ibis
p|ty " Ul 8Hnt bH{k to -Manila on the
transport Grant to-day.
Fony Eighth Sails.
^ a n Francisco, Dec. 2«.— The transport
Grant is scheduled to sail for Manila this
afternoon with the Forty-eighth infan
try. colored. The postal authorities put
aboard of -her last night three wagonloads
of mail for Honolulu and the Phl!ippir,'»s.
The transport Sikh has arrived from the
Philippines in ballast. She is to be re
leased from the government service,
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Federation Officers.
rVriroh, Mich.. Dec. 20.—The American
Fed* ration of Labor today unanimously
re-elected all P« old officers. The only
contests occurred in the selection of fra
ternal delegates to foreign trades <><>n
gresses. Louisville was selected as the
place for holding the next convention.
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But Americans Only Lost a
Few of Their Men.
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DESERTION OF NATIVES
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Was Responsible For the Fail
ure of an Expedition in the
Island of Cebu
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MINE HAD BEEN PREPARED
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But Its Explosion Did Not Do Any
Serious Damage-Filipino View
as to What Will Satisfy the Natives
of His Country.
.Manila. Nov. 21, via San Francisco,
Dec. 10. Belated mail reoorts have
reached Manila of an expedition <>n the
island of Cebu hist mouth by a small
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.......American soliii-i'H of "the Sixtli I
infantry, which was repulsed by Insur
gents mainly through the desertion **f
native allies upon whom the Americans
depended. The .Sixth infantrymen kill.»*!
"ere: Daniel F. Adams, Company A:
l ^ ,y, .V t>, A ,W " l, L A - ' Vo,,nd *
e* ..." »» a m Stowell, Bert Hutchinson
Mit* American oommandrr at head-j
quarters in the town of Cebu received
informal inn that a force of insurgents
bad occupied lit«» village of Maulbaul, on
the west coast of the island, that they
were levying heavy taxes and taking
food ami horses, and that the villagers
would In-glad to have them driven away.
Captain Walker took a detachment of
ten soldiers aboard the steam launch
Powerful on the 14th of October, and
proceeded along tile coast, stopping at
the towns of Nnga and Carcai, where ten
men were added to the force from each
garrison. At the latter town n body of
180 native policemen who were friendly
lo the Americans, was mustered into
the service by their captain, Senor Majia.
These- natives-were armed with spears
ami bolus and had but a few guns among
them. On the evening of the 16ih the
Powerful reached Maulbaul. The insur
gents had retired to the hills, so the
force camped for the night. Early in
( be morning they were on the mardi,
l'h.» Company C detachment acted as i
adiimee guard and the natives brought
" l ' lh< ! 'V 1 ol t,lr,H ' th,J V 1 " 1 '
vhihcmI Hinrift: a narrow road, with tlie* I
sen on one side and a high cliff on the 1
other. Finally they were compelled to
enter a rocky pass. Jusl as they en- I
tered the pass there was u great
Illusion almost in their
w ere covered by a shower of soft earth.
The insurgents ha*l prepared a gunpow- !
der mine to annihilate Ihe party, hut thei f
soil and rocks were so soft that the
Americans suffered no injuries beyond!
Utilises.
immediately after the report, Filipinos $
hidden In the cliffs opened fire. Two
Americans and live natives fell at the
first fire, which came from very short
range. The police were thrown into ,*
confusion and began to run. leaving the I
few Americans lo bear the attack. This
the men of the Sixth did bravely. Thev
retired in good order, carrying their dead
and wounded, and returning Ihe insur
gent fire with such effect that 18 of the
enemy were killed. The party returned
to Maulbaul and re-embarked for ('elm.
where they arrived the following day
with I heir «lead and wounded.
is a great ex
laces and they
Manila. Dee. 19.—4:45 p. m.—Maminl, I
formerly a member of the Filipino cabi
net. and considered (he strongest and
most, intellectual of the insurgents, said |
to a correspondent of the Associated ;
Frees at Manila t«»day: j
"The future peace of the Philippines
depends entirely upon the form of gov
ernment the Americans establish. We I
are vanquished because we lacked food ;
and munitions, and mismanaged our af
fairs. But the spirit of independence
is craving for recognition. The individ
uality of the Filipino people still lives. I
if the government eventually established :
here Is liberal, secure and free, the satis- i
faction and contentment of the people I
will result and there will be no trouble. I
If it Is otherwise the people will he dis- :
satisfied and will ai«l revolutionary j
movements, which surely will occur
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sooner or later. Without the people's,
support such a movement is Impossible, j
Everything depends upon what the
Americans do. The subsequent guet filial
warfare will be easily terminated if the
people do not support it, which they will
not do if they ai - e satisfied. Otherwise
It will be possible to prolong it indefi- *
niteiy
"I believe that the Filipino people '
should be consulted as to the nature and '.
details of the government to be estai»- i
fished. If th» war results in the recog- |
nit ion of our desires, rights and neves
sities as a people to be governed, it will !
not have.been in vain." j
The Fnnay insurgents have been :
driven out of the island by General j
Hughes ami are- passing *o Negros, wh»re j
thev are courting ttoubl».
are courting troubl
fired recent arrivals there from Panav
!i*ei.*isbed I-ientenant A. C. I.»<lynrd
with a party of 15 nun of (ho Sixth in
fantry. It was in this fight that Lieu
tenant Led va I'd was killed, faffing at the
second volley.
Colonel Smith, governor of Negros, has
been obliged to arrest several prominent
natives on a charge of conspiracy.
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