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VOLUME LXXXVI— NO. 144.
BRITISH TROOPS NOW GAIN A SECOND
VICTORY OVER THE BOERS.
Elands Laagte, Near
Ladysmith, Captured
by the Forces Under
Generals White and
French.
Cf.PE TOWN, Oct. 21, n)idnigr;t— Generals
Wh)ite and French) have carried the Boer posi
tions at Elands Laagte.
Oct. 22 —At - o'clock this morning the "War Office posted the follow
. nter:
p. m.— General White rode toward Elands Laagte
ral French left here at 4 a. m. by roa>:
. ;>. m. it had been gradually strengthened to the
-■juadron of the Fifth Dragoons, two field bat
: evonshire regiment, half the Manchester regi
the Imperial Light Horse and two squads of
•■• of Ladysmlth with the Gloucester Regiment, half
:.nders, a mountain battery and s'jO Natal
■ 'm an armored train a mile this s!do of
■■:.. the enemy's three guns were silenced, and that
iiarge. The enemy's number this morning was esti-
Is expected to arrive during the af u :
n was to reopen the railway to Dundee and return
■
by telephone saying we had carried the en
■ ■ ' eir camp, equipment, horses and wagons. The cav
il struments say we have some wounded,
■ yet. I expect General White will be late, so I'll wlr-
in on the railway about midway between Glen-
The Boers occupied the place on Thursday and Friday and
r to prevent British troops being sent either way.
TOXDON, Oct. 21.— The stirring devel- I
opments of the week form a vivid j
J 4 contrast to that wearisome period of
procrasti nation and suspense which
preceded the outbreak of the war, though
I'arliamer.t has quickly and dramatically
tanctioned the momentous action of the
Cabinet. The first battle worthy of the
name has been fought, and an army
corps", England's military effort in this
century, is now on the way, bent upon
sioministering an eternal quietus to South
African unrest.
The thrilling scene In the House of
Commons of a member of the Cabinet
making an impassioned defense of his own
honesty against the imputation of delib
erately involving England in war; the
far-reaching significance of the intima
tion by the cautious Prime Minister that j
England's rule throughout the whole of [
South Africa must be absolute, and many
other striking points in an epoch-making 1
week have been almost entirely obscured
by the overwhelming interest of the
ehnrp, meager bulletins bearing date at ■:
Ladysmlth that tell of victory and of how •
many died to gain it. Historians may dis- j
miss as insignificant .the military opera- |
tions which have co far marked the prog
ress of the war; but for the people of j
England these and those of the immediate
future have transcontinental importance,
Glfncoe and Ladysmith irresistibly
rivet national attention; and ■when the
nverage Britisher lauds the pluck that !
won Friday's battle and still keeps the ;
flag flying over Mafeking, he reverts to
the universal query, "What will White do |
r.ext?"
Sir Redvers Buller. last week's idol, has j
almost passed out of the popular mind. i
although that general, despite the fact
that he is in midocean and unaware of i
what befell the Boers at Glencoe, appears ;
to be the main factor In the situation. I
The Associated Press is reliably informed :
that his last act before leaving was to
cable Sir Stewart White forbidding any \
p,rit:.-h advance pending the arrival of
the army corps.
It is understood in army circles that
General White believed himself quite
Ftrong enough to advance through Laings i
Neck. Sir Redvers Buller's prohibition, if .
carried out, resolves all prognostication j
Into the simple statement that upon the !
extent of Boer aggressiveness depends I
the number and nature of the engage- '
ments that are to mark the next month's
fighting.
Probably the Boer movement was
curbed by the dofcat at Glencoe, but it .
peems reasonable to believe, judging from L
the determination and fanaticism of the j
Boer forces, that they will, sooner or j
GENERAL SIR WILLIAM PENN SYMONS.
This faring British officer, who Is second In command in Natal, was
;• I during tho storming of Dundee Hill on Friday. For his
n the field he has b^eu promoted to be major general supernum
erary to the British army establishment.
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later— anyway, before Buller'p corps takes
the fiold— return to the field with re
doubled aggressiveness in a desperate at
tempt to break the backbone of G»-
White's forces, having previously en
deavored to weaken it by feint and flank
movements. Such a supposition regarding
plans is based upon the belief that
tandant General Joubert's main ob- ,
Jectlve Is to break up or rout General :
White's command before the British rein
ments arrive. But it is possible the
wily Boer general has carefully concealed
a strategy which he intends to carry out :
In an unexpected direction and that the
attack upon Genera! v ETrlday was
merely Intended to deceive the British as
to the main objective. Reliable news from
the Boers Is so hard to secure in London
that it is impossible to predict with any
certainty what the next few ,
weeks are likely to bring forth.
It is said that the plans of Sir Redv«r<=
Buller, subject to finding on his arrival
that the complexion of the campaign is
not entirely changed, are to have four
divisions, each a little army In itself and
each capable of meeting the full strength
of the Boers. As his forces will exceed
men, this is regarded as feasible, j
With three armies he intends to invade '
the Transvaal from different points. ■
sibly leading the principal force througß
the Free State, sending the others to up- !
hold Natal. Military opinion is Inclined to
• a single line of operations unless ;
the invader has a tremendous preponder
ance of strength. Although few are will- ■
Ing to criticize General Buller's admitted
military genius without knowledge of in- j
formation on which he has based his esti- ;
matlon of the Boers' strength, there is a j
growing feeling that the war will event- |
ually resolve itself into a guerrilla cam- :
paign, and many references are made in i
this connection to the state of the Ameri- |
can forces In the Philippines.
ral Englishmen who have lived
; among the Boers, but are now In Eng
' land, assert that the Boers will nover
stick to their artillery, and there is a ;
: unanimous feeling among those who know
th<- Transvaal and its inhabitants that
the Boer artillery will cut only a small
figure after the first month. The explana
tion of this is two-fold. In the first place,
most (>t the Boers are unaccustomed to ;
fighting according to the methods re
■: in conjunction with heavy artillery.
{and, Beeondfy, most of them are armed
with the rifle only. Comparatively few
have bayonets, revolvers or swords, and
, it is a military impossibility for men to I
' stand up against a cavalry charge unless
they | me arm in addition to the
■ •■ the only alternative when
SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1899— THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
Signal Officer and Machine Gun Belonging to Dublin Fusileers.
Thp Dublin Fuslleere was one of the regiments engaged in the storming and capture of Dundee Hill on Friday
and suffered most severely from the deadly tire of the Boers. This noted Irish regiment had fourteen of its members
killed and thirty wounded.
cold steel threaten? is to desert the guns.
It is not believed that the Boors will
suffer so much by the loss of artillery as
might at first be thought Unencumbered
by puns they regain that mobility which,
in the previous war, proved such a thorn
in the side of the English organized
troops.
A splendid instance of the spontaneous
co-operation of the army and the navy is
given in the action of Captain Lambton,
commanding the British first-class pro
tected cruiser Powerful, while on the way
to the Cape. Calling at Mauritius, he
found a line regiment that has been or
dered to Durban unable to leave for want
•ransport. Without waiting instruc
tions he embarked the whole regiment on
board the Powerful and landed them at
Cape Town, making an extra quick
ige for th'-ir benefit.
PATHETIC SCENES
OUTSIDE WAR OFFICE
LONDON, Oct 21.— Outside the War
Office the scenes were pathetic enough
yesterday, when the news of the battle
of Glencoe— lt is officially called the bat
tle of Dundee— got circulated, but to-day
they were infinitely more so. Anxiety
and feverish excitement were plainly de
picted on the faces of the crowd. All day
long, from an early hour in the morning,
the throngs eagerly waited. When bit
by bit the list was posted on the green
baize board, how eagerly the names were
scanned. When perhaps the list of casu
alties in one corps was complete, mingled
with the waitings and sobs of grief of
stricken mothers and young girls was
the lightsome laughter of others whose
boys were not among the slain or wound
ed. It was a heart-wringing scene.
When announcements were made of the
lities among the gallant King's
-. who suffered so terribly in their
grand - ip Dundee Hill, the inten
sity of pri^f displayed was pathetic.
Among the rich and poor, the proud
aristocrat and London's humblest citi
zens, there are many broken hearts to
night. And this is only the beginning.
ANXIETY FOR THE
EIGHTEENTH HUSSARS
LONDON, Oct. 21.-The War Office Is
still besieged to-night by anxious in
s, but the officials have no further
news from Glencoe. Some anxiety is oe
ginning to be felt for the Eighteenth
Hussars, whose return from their pursuit
the Boers has not yet been officially
notified to the War Office.
Lady Symons has heard that her hus
was slightly better.
R< liable n< \\s from South Africa is
meager, the wires being overloaded with
official dispatches.
The latest advices from Cape Town
show that all was well at Klmberley on
WRECKAGE SEEN IN
A TYPHOON'S WAKE
Disquieting News of an Ocean Dis
aster in the Course Taken by
the Transport Senator.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oft. 21.-The transport
Senator, having on board thp Fifty-first
lowa. Volunte< rs and other soldiers to the
numb>r of 1700, should reach San Fran
cis< v within two or three days unless it
huffcred serious accident in the typhoon
which struck it ?i-«n after it left Yoko
hama, on October C.
.\. ivs of a disquieting: sort is brought by
Colonel Charles Denby and Professor
Dean Worcester, the remaining members
of the Philippine commission, who are re
turning post haste to Washington.
These men saw wreckage in the swell of
the typhoon that crossed the track of the
Senatur. They saw the glowering storm
and wire caught in the edge of It. Their
own boat, the Empress of Japan, a jhip
accounu.l fur staneher than the Senator,
suffered damage from the half-spent force
of its gale. The sailors said they believed
the Senator was in the midst of the ty
phoon.
The next day a lifeboat and a spar were
seen floating on the frothy sea over
which the typhoon had swept.
"I should certainly not wish to cause
Thursday. A small body of Boers ap
proached Klmberley on Wednesday, and
Major Charaier made a sortie with a re
connoitering party and some guns on
board an armored train. After a few
shots had be.>n exchanged the burghers
fled precipitately. There were no casual
ties on the British side.
The police garrisons of fourteen streams
and towns have arrived at Kimberley.
Everything tends to confirm the statement
that Colonel B.ulen-Powell temporarily
worsted the Boers at Mafeking, and it ap
pears true that upward of 300 wounded
Boers have arrived at Johannesburg.
RETREAT OF BOERS
BECAME A ROUT
LONDON, Oct 21.— The early dis
patches regarding yesterday's battle near
Dundee conveyed the impression that the
whole affair was over in a couple of
hours, the British artillery silencing the
Boer guns and infantry and then simply
charging right over the hill. According
to the later advices, however, the battle
lasted eight hours, and nearly seven
hours elapsed before the last Boer gun
was put out of action. The Irish Fusi
liers and King's Rifles meanwhile had
advanced to the assault and were shoot
ing their way up the hill, driving the
Boers back from shelter to shelter until
the final rush of the British carried thorn
to the summit. A curious fact was that
several times a lull occurred in the firing
on both sides, the British Infantry ap
parently taking a breathing space in the
stiff climb, and the Boers also holding
back their fire.
The magnilic*"*it practice of the British
guns was an immense help, and the suc
cess of the assault was greatly due
thereto. Once the British bayonets
showed on the top of the kopje the Boers
retreated, and when on reaching the
other side they found a British battery
and cavalry outflanking them the re
treat became a rout. The British guns
followed, and, unllmbertng from time to
time, threw shells into the flying foe. A
heavy rain began falling during the after
noon, which naturally impeded artillery
operations. It was a coincidence that
yesterday was the anniversary of a sim
ilar feat of British arms in India, when
the Gordon Highlanders stormed the
heights. _
DEPARTING TROOPS
GIVEN A BIG SEND OFF
LONDON. Oct. 21.— London gave the
guards a grand farewell to-day on their
departure for Southampton, where they
embarked for the Cape. Three battalions
of the First Scots and Second Coldstreams
and Third Grenadiers left. Along the
whole route from the barracks to the
railway station the troops received an
ovation. Before many yards were cov
ered wives and sweethearts of BOldiera
broke into the ranks, linking their arms
with the troopers who were carried along
In the surging, singing crowd to the Bta
needless alarm," paid Colonel Denby,
"but I am forced to admit that there is"
cause for some apprehension as to the
fate of the Senator. It would not be well
to say at this time that the transport is
lost, for that would perhaps cause need
less anguish to the friends and relatives
of those aboard it; but it is -well the
meager truth we know should be made
public."
The date of sailing from Yokohama was
set for October 6, but in the meantime
word was received from the Manila Ob
servatory that a typhoon was moving
northward and would pass near the Japa
nese coast. Many or the American colony
urged the captain not to sail the Senator
out of port that date, but he told them to
put away their fears and he slipped his
moorings and set out for home. The fol
lowing day the Empress of Japan sailed
out of Yokohama for Vancouver with
Colonel Denby and Professor Worcester
aboard. They left the Japanese port at
sunrise, and before sundown they were
being tossed by the rim of the typhoon.
The Empress of Japan shifted its course
and ran from tha typhoon. ;
tion. At the depot cheer after cheer
shook the building as the trains steamed
out.
There was a pleasing Incident to-day as
the Amr-rican steamer St. Louis passed
the British transport Gasgon, about to
sail with the Coldstream. Guards for
: Africa. The passengers of the
liner cheered lustily, waving their hats
and handkerchiefs, and the soldiers re
led with three cheers for the Ameri
cans.
William Waldorf Astor has donated
15000 to the liriti.sh Red Cross fund for
the South African war.
ENGLISH VERSION OF
FIRST DUNDEE BATTLE
LONDON. Get 21.— A correspondent in
Glencoe camp sends the following dis
pftt h under date of October 20, morning:
"Daybreak disclosed the Dutch all
around Dundee. As soon as they were In
position on the hill behind Vetersmlth's
house, where they posted a cannon, rifle
fire began generally and to wake up they
put several shots arid shells slap into the
camp, causing a speedy evacuation of the
tents and forming up of all the ranks
outside the camp. Our guns were soon in
action and replied with telling
The whizzing of the shots as they passed
over our heads had music in it; yet, be
yond a natural dodging of heads their
effect was not dl
"So effective was our artillery fire that
in ten minutes the guns of the Boers were
all silenced. I could see from my position
how telling it was. I could see members
of the staff going about their duties as
coolly as if the whole thing was a sham
battle. As soon as the Boer fire slack
ened our artillery, which had been beauti
fully served, trotted into town and posted
themselves. They soon compelled the ene
my to retire, but yet they appeared like
so many bees in groups at every place of
vantage which skirted the town, while
others were driven toward the coal fields.
"Our guns continued to play on Smiths
Hill, where beautiful practice was made.
Ac the shells burst the Dutchmen could
be seen scampering for cover. While our
guns were so engaged the Hussars de
ployed on the left flank. Soon the can
nonading ceased, and after five minutes'
sharp work all was over. This may be
put down as the first battle of Dundee.
"The battle was soon renewed with
great visor. At 7:30 a message arrived
telling the camp that 9000 Boers are
marching on us with the intention of at
tacking our rear. A heavy mist which
caps the surrounding hill obscures tlu-ir
approach and they may be upon us any
hour. The only casualties known on our
side are the wounding of a trumpeter and
a drummer in the Sixty-ninth Battery."
RHODES REFUSES
TO LEAVE KIMBERLEY
LONDON, Oct. 21.— A special dispatch
from Cape Town states that a message
has been received there from Kimberley
stating that Cecil Rhodes has been urged
to leave the town, but refuses to do it,
being determined to see the thing
through.
VIENNA, Oct. 21.— The victory of the
Uriiish at Glencoe came as a vast sur
prise to numerous critics of the British
army. The importance of the victory is
fully recognized as exercising a decisive
influence on the whole campaign.
PARIS, Oct. 21.— The news from Glen
coe caused a great impression, though
the papers attempt to minimize its im
portance.
PROMOTION OF SYMONS.
LONDON, Oct. 21.— The War Office an
nounces that the Queen approves of the
promotion of Symons to be major general
supernumerary to the establishment for
distinguished service in the field.
Story of Privateering.
LONDON, Oct. 21.— According to the
Outlook it is reported that Kruger has is
sued letters of marque to French priva
teers to prey upon British transports on
the way to the Cape. Although France is
ofllcially friendly there is no guaranty
that cupidity will not fempt private own
ers to fit out ships. This is said to ex
plain the dispatch of the British first
class protected cruisers Diadem and
Niobe, very fast vessels, to Las Palmas,
which is an admirable place of observa
tion.
NEW ZEALAND'S CONTINGENT.
WELLINGTON. Oct. 21.— The New Zea
land contingent, numbering 218 men, with
228 horses, sailed for South Africa to-day
amid scenes of unbounded enthusiasm.
An enormous crowd said good-by to the
troops, including members of the Legisla
tive Council and House of Representa
tives. Mayors and Judges, the Governor
of New Zealand, the Premier and other
prominent persons addressed the troops
on the wharf.
SPECIAL SERVICE SQUADRON.
LONDON, Oct. 21.— Orders have been is
sued to the Devonport Navy Yard to
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♦ PfIRIS, Oct. 21— According to its Berlin ♦
♦ correspondent, says trje Courier dv Soir, the ♦
S great powers have agreed to intervene be- i
o fore the present war assumes terrible pro- ©
° portions and insist upon the enforcement of $
♦ the provisions as to arbitration in tr;e cor)- ♦
♦ ventior) signed at The Hague. ♦
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"GREED AND HUNGER
FOR LAND AND GOLD"
Unpleasant Comment of the Germans
on the War Waged hy England
in South Africa.
Copyrighted, 1599, by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 21.— The German press is
Just as unanimously anti-British in the
Transvaal war as It was anti-American in
the war between the United States and
Spain. Even the liberal papers, although
politically and commercially they have all
along sought and found an ideal in Eng
land, now strongly disapprove of Eng
land's procedure in varied but never com
plimentary utterance. The speakers In
the British Parliament are charactprized
as "hypocritical," and the British people
and Government are described as "de
voured by land hunger," and "for greed
for Transvaal gold."
The Kreuz Zeitung says: "The peace
conference at The Hague accomplished at
least something; for. still more than the
verdict given by that international tri
bunal, the unanimous opinion of the whole
world is against the English proceeding
which is due to mammon worship alone.
Everywhere the verdict Is mat 'greed and
hunger for land and gold do not yet confer
the right to go to war.' "
The Frankfurter Zeitung says: "The
specious phrase, 'England is compelled to
begin war because the Boers will not
grant the same rights to the Outlsfaders
as to the burghers." is repeated over and
over again. It has. been used by the En
glish poet laureate, by Ministers in Parlia
ment and by the press, but that does not
make the phrase true."
To the complaint of the English press
that the entire press of Germany
with the Boers, the Deutsche Tage Zei
tung replies: "Quite so. We all wish and
hope that England may m>->et with de
feat; and this quite aside from our sym
pathies with the Boers. The whole oi
Germany thinks as we do."
The Lokal Anzeigex says: "The English
promptly prepare the second class cruis
ers Hlacin.fh, Highflyer. Juno and Charyb
d!s to join the special service squadron
about to be commissioned.
Loyal to the Queen.
LONDON, Oct. 21 —The paramount
chief of the Basutos, according to a (Hs
patch from Cape Town, has asked per
mission to assemble the other Ba
chiefs with a view of inviting them to
pledge loyalty to the Queen. This is as
sumed tc be a forerunner of a Busuto
movement, and Orange Free State burgh
ers near the Basuto border are said to
be in a state of consternation.
A dispatch from Cape Town announces
that a British force with held guns landed
yesterday at Simonstown and took a
train for the north. The exact destination
has not been revealed.
Symons' Death Reported.
LONDON, Oct. 21.— A late edition of the
Pall Mall Gazette announces the death ol
General Symons, but this report has not
been contirmed.
Sauch.es Sentenced.
SACRAMENTO. Oct. 21.— Jose Sanches.
who pleaded guilty to a charge of petty
larceny for the theft of a revolver from
Dr. D. F. Fox, and who had a prior con
viction of burglary hanging over him,
was to-day sentenced by Judge Hart to
two years' imprisonment in the San
Quentin penitentiary.
Was Disagreeably Surprised.
OMAHA, Nebr., Oct. 21.— A dispatch
from Marysville, Mo., says that Calvin
(."ox, a farmer well on in years, sent a
note to the daughter of George Andrews,
a wealthy farmer, asking that she meet
him in the garden. Andrews met I'ux.
They fought desperately and Cox was
beaten nearly to death.
BRITISH COST OF THE
CAPTURE OF DUNDEE HILL
LONDON, Oct. 21.— The "War Office announces that in the fighting yester
day between Glencoe and Dundee, in Natal, thirty-one non-commissioned
officers and men were killed and 151 wounded. The following is a lisr „f
the casualties received from Sir George Stewart White, dated Ladyirmith,
October 21, 4:20 a. m. :
Divisional staff— General Symons, mortally wounded; Colonel C. E. Beck
ett, assistant adjutant general, severely wounded; Major Frank Hammers
ley, department of assistant adjutant general, seriously wounded.
" Brigade staff— Colonel John Scherston. department officer and brigade ma
jor, killed; Captain F. L. Adam, aid-de-camp, seriously wounded.
Leicestershire Regiment— Lieutenant D. W. "Weldon. wounded slightly.
First Battalion Royal Dublin Fusil eers— Lieutenant M. C. B. Barber and
Second Lieutenant A. H. M. Hill, killed: Major W. P. Davidson, wounded-
Captain F. H. B. Connor, wounded, since dead; Captan J. W. Pike, wounded'
Lieutenant C. C. Southey, wounded; Lieutenant H. C. W. Wortham, wounded'
Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusileers— Captain G. A. Welson, killed;
Captain M. Lowndtis, wounded; Captain A. Dibley, wounded; Lieutenant c!
N. Perring, wounded: Lieutenant C. G. J. Genge, wounded, since dead.
King's Royal Rifles— Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Guning. killed; Captain H
K. Peehell. killed; Lieutenant J. Taylor, killed; Lieutenant R. C. Barnett.
killed; Lieutenant N. J. Hambro, Rilled: Major C. A. T. Doultbee, wounded'
Captain O. S. W. Nugent, wounded: Captain A. R. M. Stuart Wortley,
wounded; Lieutenant F. M. Crum, -wounded; Lieutenant R. Johnstone.'
wounded; Lieutenant G. H. Martin, wounded.
Eighteenth Hussars— Second Lieutenant H. A. Cape, wounded; Second
Lieutenant A. C. McLachlen, wounded; Second Lieutenant E. H. Bayford,
wounded.
The list of officers killed and wounded shows that while the British victory
was complete it was bought at a heavy price. This heavy loss among the
officers was due to their valiant conduct in sticking; to the traditions of the
British army and refusing to use the cover of which the men availed them
selves during the storming of the Boer position. In the rank and file the
Hussars had seven wounded, the artillery one killed and three wounded, the
Leicestershire Regiment one wounded, the King's Rifles eleven killed and
sixty-eight wounded, the Irish Fusileers fourteen killed and thirty wounded.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
] seem to have taken pattern by that
I doughty American, General Otis, in send
; ing out bulletins of victory in which he
I kills off seven times as many Filipinos as
i the whole insurgent army contains,
though he does not dare to go beyond the
vicinity of Manila."
The press censorship instituted In Natal
is characterized as "worse than Russian."
The Government, however, is determined
to preserve its neutrality. Dr. Leyds, the
representative of the Transvaal in Eu
rope was on the point of coming^ to Ber
lin this week to make an attempt to influ
ence Germany's policy. He notified Count
yon Bulow, the German Minister of For
eign Affairs, who, after conferring with
! the Emperor on Tuesday, telegraphed to
I Dr. Leyds a hint that a visit Just now
would be slightly pmbarrassing and that
his purpose would certainly not be fur
thered by it.
It is another question, however, whether
this attitude of strict neutrality is wise.
A member of the Russian Embassy said
to the Associated Press correspondent:
"The steps for the preservation of peace
undertaken by Russia are likely to mis
' carry because Germany just now adheres
:to her Anglophile policy- Germany's at-
I titude alone made Mr. Chamberlain's bold
advance possible. Germany is in a meas
ure responsible for the prospective subjec
tion of the Transvaal. She is on the point
of earning substantial rewards from Eng
land, and not only in Africa, but these
garhs will not counterbalance the losses
she will sustain elsewhere because of her
aid to England. It will be Germany's do
ing if England soon becomes all-powerful
in Africa and Germany will be the first to
feel the consequences."
COUNT VON ZEPPELIN'S
AIRSHIP TO BE TRIED
Inventor Will Attempt Its Initial
Flig-ht Over the Lake of
Constance.
Special Cable to The Call and the New T^rk
Herald. Copyright, 1899, by James Gordon
Bennett.
BREGENZ. Lake of Constance. Oct. 21.
—The first trial of the flight of Count yon
Zeppelin's airship will take place at
Friedrichshafer in the next day or two,
as Enon as the meteorological conditions
permit. The day and hour depend on
the disappearance of the fog at present
hanging over the lake. »
Arrangements have boon made with the
L.ike Constance Steamboat Company •■>
have boats in readiness to come to the
assistance of the airship in case an acci
dent should occur. Count yon Zeppelin,
in addition, has chartered a special
steamer to follow the flight of the air
ship over the lake.
D. S. Loomis Dead.
BAKERSFIELD, Oct. 21.— D. S. Loom!?.
a well-known and wealthy sheep owner
of this county, died yesterday at Tehach
api, where he had been staying some time
for his health. He had resided in the val
ley for over thirty years. He was fi4
years of age and died a bachelor. He
will be buried here to-morrow.
Collapse of a Hospital.
HAVANA, Oct. 21.— General Fitzhugh
Lee and E. G. Rathbone. directors of
posts, and Mrs. Ludlow sailed for N< w
York to-day on the steamer Havana.
The hospital at Sagua La Grande col
lapsed to-day, having been undermined by
floods from the recent rains. Of the forty
two inmates four were killed and twenty
seven injured.