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VOLUME XC-NO. 178.
COMMANDER OF COLOMBIAN GUNBOAT GIVES NOTICE OF BOMBARDMENT
OF COLON, BUT THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT PERMIT SUCH ACTION
BRITISH TROOPS NARROWLY AVERT
FRESH DISASTER IN SOUTH AFRICA
Grobelaar's Commando Surrounds and Captures a Hundred Cape
Railway Pioneers, but Reinforcements Compel Boers to Retire
and Release Prisoners — Major Fisher Among Officers Killed
NOTED BRITISH PEER AND THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. LORD
DUNHAM ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT SUPPORT SIR HENRY FOR PREMIER, INSINUATING THAT
THE LATTER, BECAUSE OF UTTERANCES ON THE BOER WAR, IS EITHER A FOOL OR A KNAVE.
LONDON, Nov. 24.— This morning's
dispatches from South Africa
show that the recent fighting near
Viliiersdorp. southwest of Stand
erton, concerning which Lord
Kitchener report f-d nothing beyond the
fact that Commandant Buys had been
captured after attacking a patrol of 100
railroad pioneers, was really a serious af
fair. It seems that Grobelar's com
mando succeeded in surrounding and cap
turing a force of in British Cape Railway
pioneers. Subsequently Colonel Rimeng
ton came up with reinforcements, and,
after heavy fighting, compelled the Boers
to retire and to release their prisoners.
The British losses included Major Fisher,
LOUBET HONORS
THE SCIENTIST
President Embraces M. Pierre
Berthelot and Presents
Commemoration Medallion
PARIS, Nov. 24.— The Jubilee of the
scientific debut of Pierre Marcelin* Ber
thelot, the chemist, was celebrated to
day in the Grand Ampitheater of the
University of Sorbonne, which was filled
to overflowing with nota-bles from the sci
entific and political worlds. M. Loubet
was present, surrounded by members of
the Cabinet, members of the diplomatic
corps and many representatives of the
foreign scientific bodies. M. Leygues,
Minister of Public Instruction, pro
nounced a eulogy on the labors of M.
Berthelot, and described the ceremony as
a national fete.
President Loubet presented to M. Ber
thclot a commemorative medallion an-1
embraced him amid great enthusiasm.
Fatal Shots at Council Meeting.
MENTONE, Nov. 24.— a meeting of
the Municipal Council of Roquebrune last
i night, M. Orßlni, one of the Councilors,
~f~ after a heated discussion, drew a revolver
and shot M. Sigaut, the Deputy Mayor,
dangerously wounding also the Mayor
and the Mayor's brother, who had .tried
to arrest Orsini. The latter escaped^
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killed, and three officers wounded. Tho
casualties among the men have not yet
been reported.
With reference to the story that the
British placed Boer women and childron
in front during the fighting at Graspan
June 6, when General Dewet's convoy
was captured— a story which has been
Fpread broadcast as an example of Brit
ish barbarity— the Daily Mail sent a
dispatch of inquiry to Lord Kitchener,
who replied as follows:
"The story is absolutely untrue and de
void of all foundation. One child was
killed and one woman and child were
wounded by the Boers."
CAPTURE FORT
AND THE GUNS
American Troops Attack a
Filipino Stronghold and In
flict Very Heavy Losses
MANILA, Nov. 24.— Captain Kdvard P.
Lawton's company of the Nineteenth Inr
fantry has attacked and captured an in
surgent fort on Bohol Island, south of
Cebu, in the Vysayan group.
This fort was surrounded on all sides by
a precipice, and the only entrance to the
higher ground was guarded by a stockade
with a line of entrenchments behind it.
Captain Lawton sent Sergeant McMahon
and twenty men to climb the precipice
and attack the fort in the rear. Sergeant
McMahon's party accomplished their task
after three hours' climbing through the
thick undergrowth. They took the enemy
by surprise and drove them from the fort.
As the insurgents escaped they had to
pass the remainder of Captain Lawton's
company at a distance of 150 yards. Here
the enemy suffered terrible losses.
The insurgents defended themselves
with both cannon and rifles. The cannon
were captured; the smaller ones were re
moved, while the larger ones were buried.
Captain Lawton, in his report, makes spe
cial mention of the bravery of Sergeants
McMahon and List., -
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1901.
As the story has been prominent In the
recent anti-Chamberlain campaign in Ger
many, the Daily Mail has telegraphed
Lord Kitchener's reply to all the leading
German papers.
William T. Stead, lecturing in London
yesterday, said that he thanked God that
Germany and Europe were bold enough
to call baby murder crime.
"Compared with England's conduct,"
he continued, "Herod's slaughter of the
innocents was saintlike. Great Britain
ought to be beaten in this unjust war.
In the American war we employed red
skins, just as we have loosened Kaffirs
against the Boers, and, thank God, we
were beaten."
TWO LYNCHINGS
IN THE SOUTH
Murderers Overtaken and Put
to Death, in One Case
Avengers Being Negroes
COLUMBIA, S. C. Nov. 24.— An un
known negro was lynched in Anderson
County to-day. Yesterday afternoon the
man went to the house -of Mrs. Perry
Craft and asked for something to eat.
When she turned the negro shot her
through the back, inflicting a fatal
wound. The man fled, but was pursued
by hundreds of men. There are no de
tails of the manner of his death.
SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 24.— Negroes
to-day oa Herndon plantation, eight
miles south of Shreveport, lynched Frank
Thomas, one of their own race, because
he had shot and killed a negro boy over
a debt of 30 cents.
The Sheriff was proceeding toward
Shreveport with his prisoner when a mob
of 200 negroes and half a dozen white
men took possession of the murderer and
promptly strung him up to the limb of a
tree.
President Returns to Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— President and
Mrs. Roosevelt returned to the city about
5 o'clock this afternoon from their outing
down the Potomac River.
GOVERNMENT '
THREATENS TO
RETAKE CITY
Federals Would Turn the
Guns of the Pinzon
on Colon.
Foreigners Notified to Seek
Refuge on Board of the
"Warships.
Uncle Sam, However, Will Instruct
the Commander of the Machias
Not to Permit the Proposed
Bombardment.
COLON, No\ s . 24.— The Colombian gun
boat General Pinzon arrived in this har
bor at 9:30 o'clock this morning. After an
exchange of notes between the United
States gunboat Machias and the General
Pinzon General Alico, commanding the
Pinzon, which has 600 men on board, offi
cially notified the American, British and
French warships now in the harbor that
he intends to bombard Colon at noon to
morrow (Monday), thus giving twenty
four hours' notice.
The various Consuls are notifying their
respective fellow-citizens that refuge may
be had on board the warships.
To bombard the town of Colon it is ab
solutely necessary to fire across the rail
road tracks, and the railroad employes
will probably refuse to work.
Lieutenant Commander McCrae of the
Machias is the senior naval officer, and
he awaits instructions from Wash
ington regarding the threat to bombard.
Breastworks at Panama.
Breastworks are being erected in the
public thoroughfares of Panama. The
townsfolk in the vicinity of these are
hastily removing to safer places. All
persons known to be Liberals are ar
rested on sight. The Government has
declared its determination to contest
every i->oh of g->;«und if an entrance to the
city is effected. It is rumored that some
seventy men who were wounded at
Perequito were landed on the .island of
Taboga, facing Panama harbor, to avoid
threatening alarm in Panama. Taboga
is about eight miles from Panama.
The Government is very anxious that
marines should be landed from the
United States battleship lowa, but Cap
tain Perry, her commander, has not com
plied with this request.
Prisoners Axe Recovered.
The Boyaca returned to Panama a sec
ond time yesterday afternoon with Gen
eral Alban at Chorrera, routing the
enemy and recovering all the prisoners
previously reported taken with the ex
ception of two. Arnold number re
covered, according to the Government
version, is the Alcalde of Taboga,
The Liberal version of the incident is
that the Alcalde was afraid to fight, and
when captured offered Domingo Diaz, the
Liberal leader, $1000 if he would release
him, that the offer was accepted and that
the Alcalde was allowed to go after giv
ing his word of honor not to attempt to
escape. The Liberals also assert that
General Alban effected a landing at
Chorrera after the Liberals had with
drawn to join the Liberal forces march
ing to the Empire station.
It is asserted that \.he steamer Darien,
which the Liberals recently captured
from the Government, escaped the Bo
yaca under cover of night, but it is gen
erally believed that she went to Tumace
some time ago.
May Attack the Liberals.
The Government asscits that the Chor
rera troops are momentarily expected at
Panama, and that on their arrival prep
arations would be made to attack the Lib ¦
eral advance guard, aad that these will
not cease until Colon has been recaptured.
Great hopes are entertained that the
news of the capture of Colon will induce
the authorities of Barranquilla to send
big reinforcements to land at Colon and
annihilate the enemy.
It is rumored that the Liberal gunboat
Alacante Padilla, with General Herrera
on board, left La Libertad, San Salvador,
November 21, bound for Panama.
The United States gunboat Concord,
Commander Harry Knox, arrived at Paa
ama yesterday.
Colon has become a red city, being in
Liberal hands. A large red flag bearing
the words "Patria y Libertad" is flying
at the cuartel.
No Bombardment, Says Uncle Sam.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.— The bombard
ment of tfiie town of Colon and conse
quent interruption of Traffic across the
isthmus of Panama will not be permitted
by Commander McCrea. commanding the
gunboat Machias, stationed at that port.
Secretary of the Navy Long said lat-3
this evening that he had received no in
formation from either Commander Mc-
Crea or Captain Perry, commanding the
lowa at Panama, regarding to-day's de
velopments in the situation on the isth
mus. Both of these officers have been
given comprehensive instructions, so that
they are prepared to act in accordance
with precedent already established. As
surances were given by Secretary Hay to
Senor Herran, the Colombian Charge
d'Affaires, a few days ago that the
United States would not permit the bom
bardment of the city of Panama by th»
rebel troops. Probably the administra
tion will oppose as vigorously an attack
by. the Government forces on Colon. Un
GREEK CABINET RESIGNS
BECAUSE OF THE RIOTS
Demonstrations Against the Proposed Trans
lation of Gospels Into Modern Greek
Continue and Is Followed by a Crisis
ATHENS, Nov. 24.— As a result of
the demonstrations against the
proposed translation of the gos
pels into modern Greek the
Cabinet has resigned. This ac
tion was taken in spite of King George's
efforts to induce the Cabinet and the
Premier to remain in office. M. Theotokls,
the Premier, considers the responsibility
of a judicial inquiry into the recent riots
should be left to another Cabinet in order
that the truth may be established beyond
suspicion.
There was a renewal of the rioting to
night, though not on a large scale, with
demonstrations against the retiring Cabi
net. The residences of the Ministers were
stoned.^ The crowds were finally dis
persed by cavalry.
Armed students continue to occupy the
university buildings.
After an audience with King George to
night, M. Zaimis, former Premier, com
pleted a Cabinet made up as follows:
Premier and Minister of Foreign Af
fairs — M. Zaimis.
Minister of the Interior— M. Trianda-
Fyllakos.
Minister of Marine — M. Topalis.
Minister of Public "Worship— M. Monfer
rato.
Minister of Finance — M. Negrls.
Minister of War— Colonel Korpas.
Until an official inquiry into the causes
LIMITED TRAIN
STRIKES LOCAL
Collision on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western
Causes Trainmen to Jump
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.— The Buffalo and
Chicago limited train on the Delaware,
Lackawana and Western Railway, leaving
here at 1:40 p. m., and a local train from
Dover, N. J., to New York, were in col
lision this afternoon at Morris Plains, N.
J. The trains were on a stretch of single
track. Both engineers and firemen
jumped.
Engineer John Skillman of the limited
and his fireman, Charles Loper, were
badly hurt, while the conductor and en
gineer of the local were bruised.
James Tinton of Morristown, a passen
ger on the local, was pinned down by
seats and seriously hurt.
Both locomotives were badly damaged,
but the coaches of the limited stood the
shock well. The local appears to have
been late and neglected to take a siding.
der the treaty of New Granada the
United States is required to "prevent the
free transit from the one to the other
from being interrupted or embarrassed."
The bombardment of Colon would cer
tainly interrupt and embarrass transit,
and Commander McCrea will therefore
not permit such action. If he is in need
of reinforcements Captain Perry of the
lowa will send him a detachment of blue
jackets.
IMPROVISED GUNBOAT TAKEN.
Steamship Hyades Brings News of a
Funny Expedition.
The Panama Railroad's steamship
Hyades, which arrived Saturday night,
brings the news that everybody on the
isthmus was preparing for an attack.
The rebels were known to be close to the
town, and thinking they were poorly
armed the commandant at Panama
tr.ought he would overawe them. He ac
cordingly requisitioned a dredger and
fitted It out as a gunboat. All the spare
cannon on the isthmus was put aboard
it and an officer of the navy, with all the
mon he could muster, taken aboard.
"The mud digger gunboat started up the
Chagres River to dislodge the rebels
while we were in port," said an officer of
the Hyades yesterday. "They went a
few miles up the river, when the rebels
appeared in force. They were armed
with the latest repeating arms and the
government troops were taken complete
GREEK PREMIER WHO HAS
RESIGNED TO GIVE NEW
CABINET FREE HAND.
of the riots has been concluded M. Zaimis
will also hold the portfolio of Justice.
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MAY MURDER
THE CAPTIVE
Brigands Threaten to Kill
Miss Stone if Full Ransom
Is Not Paid by January i
LONDON, Nov. 25.— "Consul General
Dickinson has received no reply from the
brigands to his ultimatum," says a Sofia
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph. "The
brigands threaten to kill Miss Stone unless
the full ransom is paid by January 1."
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24. — Mr.
Dickinson, the special diplomatic agent of
the United States who has been conduct
ing the negotiations for the release of
Miss Stone, arrived here from Sofia.
VIENNA, Nov. 24.— The Vienna papers
assert that Turkey is addressing an arro
gant circular note to the powers, protest
ing against their "perpetual interference"
in Turkish affairs, and demanding to know
their intentions regarding Crete.
ly by surprise. After half an hour's
fighting the 'gunboat' surrendered, and
the rebels secured all the guns and muni
tions of war.
"Around Panama and along the line of
road everything seemed as quiet as a
street in California, but everybody »eem«d
to be expecting something, and I would
not be surprised to hear any day that
the rebels had taken Panama,"
The Hyades was detained all night in
quarantine because the cook was sick.
An examination by the quarantine officer
showed that he was suffering from
Chagres fever, so the vessel was re
leased.
IXPECT ANOTHER CLASH
WITH THE* STEEL TRUST
CLEVELAND, Nov. 24.— A special to
the Leader from Wheeling, W. Va,, says:
A gigantic fund is a proposition the
lodges of the Amalgamated Association
of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers in the
Wheeling district are now voting on. The
plans call for an assignment on each
member of 10 per cent of each man's
wages.
The lodges that voted against the treaty
proposed by the steel trust are inclined
to stand out for the big contribution. It
is taken to mean that another stern clash
with the billion-dollar trust Is due in 1902,
when the scale expires, — -
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DISASTER
TO STEAMER
IS FEARED
Alerta With Two Hun
dred Passengers May
Be Lost.
United States Distilling Ves
sel Iris Aground on Reef
Near Iloilo.
Full-Rigged Ship Flotbek Is Driven
Ashore at Monmouth Beach,
but Life Savers Rescue
the Crew.
MANTTiA, Nov. 24. — Th« local
steamer Alerta, with 200 passengers,
including some discharged American
soldiers from Olongopo, Subig Bay, to
Manila, is believed to have been lost.
The United States distilling-ship
Iris has been aground on a reef near
Iloilo for three days past. The United
States cruiser New York and the gun
boat Yorktown have gone to her as
sistance.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. -The full
rigged ship Flotbek, which went
ashore at Monraouth Beach
during last night's gale, is to
night resting on the sands ap
parently little the worse for her experi
ence, and her crew are being cared for
by the life savers of Station No. 4. The
tug Robert Haddon picked up the Flotbek
yesterday afternoon about dark. The
ship, under command of Captain Singler,
was bound for New York from Plymouth.
England, with a cargo of white clay and
minerals. The tug had a crew of seven
men and the ship had twenty-four men.
all told. All went well until late in the
evening, when the wind attained a ve
locity of forty-five knots and the tug wa3
unable to make headway.
Tug Lets Ship Go.
The two vessels began to work In shore.
Their danger was seen from the beach
and the life-savers prepared to aid them.
Seeing the struggle was hopeless and that
the only chance of saving the tug was to
let the ship go, the hawser was cut. The
ship drifted rapidly on shore and struck
well up and close in at a point favorable
for work upon her. The tug lost her rud
der about the time she was freed from the
ship and, driven by the gale, perfectly
helpless, she drifted down the coast and
brought up against the Iron pier at Long
Branch and began to pound against it.
The crashing was heard by a fisherman,
who roused some citizens. With a rope
they went to the pier to aid the seven
men on the tug. Each wave, as it re
ceded, carried the Haddon away from the
pier, and then as the next came rolling
shoreward the heavy tug would be car
ried on its crest and dashed against the
piling under the pier or against the steel
work.
Escape to the Pier.
After many efforts, a man on the tug
caught the rope which was thrown from
the pier. He hunt? on and as the tug was
carried away from the pier the man,
clinging to the rope, swung clear of her
and then was hauled up on the pier. Thus
all were saved.
Meanwhile the shij> had been looked
after by the life-savers. The rescued sail
ors were taken to Long Branch.
About 3 o"clock in the morning the iron
pier broke in two. The tug had continued
to pound against it and the piling and
superstructure were gradually weakened
by the blows. The tugr, too, was. battered
to pieces.
When the pier was carried away one
man, whose name is not known, waa
washed into the sea and drowned.
LOSS BY WIND AND RAIN.
Heavy Northeast Storm Strikes the*
Coast of New York.
NEW YORK. Nov. 24.— A heavy north
east gale has been raging along the coast
for the past twenty- four hours. T?o
storm set in at sunset last evening, blow
ing with great severity all night, accom
panied by heavy rain. In the upper and
lower bay the 3torm blew with great
fury and an unusually high tide washed
upon the Staten Island shores, doing con
siderable damage to docks, small boats
and other craft. The Staten Island Rap d
Transit Railroad track between Tomp
klnsville and Stapleton was obstructed by
wreckage from piledrHers, and a small
schooner was driven ashore. A heavy sea
raged in the upper bay. Two steamers
that arrived during the night remained
at anchor off the quarantine station until
noon, when the health officers succeeded
in boarding them. Those steamers wera
the French liner Panama from Bordeaux
and the fruit steamer Donald from Ja
maica. The only other arrival up to noon
was the Mallory line ateamer San Marcos
from Galveston.
The storm did considerable damage in
the city. Windows in the upper part ult
the city were blown in and a few room
taken off. The greatest damage was don*
along West street, front!ng the Norti
River, where cellars were flooded. Tho
rapid transit tunnel also was flooded in
many places.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
reports having suffered most in the Pu
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