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VOLUME LXXXVII-XO. 1G7.

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1900-THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
Pages 13 to 22
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

ROBERTS' ARMY MOVING TOWARD

THE STRONG BOER FORTIFICATIONS
British Forces
Have Made a
Great "Strike
in the Direc-
tion of Kroon-
stad, the New
Capital of the
Orange Free
O IdIC.

More Than Maneu-

vering Required to
Conquer the Com-
bined Armies of the
. Transvaal, Which
Are Now Merely
Shifting From One
Stronghold to An-
other.

NO NEWS COMES HOW THE BRITISH

FROM MAFEKING TOOK BRANDFORT
(t Is Evident That Hunter's Col- Details of the Battles Preceding
un)n Has Not Yet Relieved tl}e the F^etiremeQt of the
Besieged Town. Boers.
. —
BRANDFQRT,
1

May 6. 4:20 a. m. London has been confidently expecting to have Orange Free State. May 4.— The capture of the town was tha

LONDON news of the relief of Mafcking before midnight, but at that hour the War
Office stated no further intelligence had been received ofHunter's column,
to which the public believed- had. been assigned the work of relieving ,the
town.
Beyond further details of the occupation of Brandfort little or no news "has
come during the night. A dispatch from Thaba Nchu dated May 4 says the
result of an. admirably .conceived and well executed combined movement.
The night before the British" advance 4000 Boers moved here, taking up a
strong line of defense with the avowed object of opposing the British to
the bitter end.
As a result of the strategy of Lord Roberts they were forced to retreat
hastily, nearly losing a convoy of guns and abandoning the defense of the town.
Fituatlon Is practically unchanged, the Boers- holding their position and sending Lord Roberts was present while the operations were in progress on a kopje north
occasional shells Into the British camp. From the top of Thaba Nchu hill one
can see over the Boer camp. The country, through which a number of Boers
are trekking. I? exceedingly difficult. It is learned that the Boers are trying to
draw supplies from the Ladybranri district. The Seventeenth Brigade has moved
LONDON; getting;6.^ Ail'
.-May.
through the land- the people will.f make- the capital of the
:
the; shells from
stores -afLydenberg, which 'they Ellenced them.". ¦
, .
the big 'gun
,- .
'. Natives report that the Boers
ing" Christiana, many "of them
effectually
V.
are vacat-
admitting
of Kafee, in which position he was In helio'graphic communication with each
column.
-
On the right Brunee and Hamilton's brigade moved eastward along a line of
a kopje communicating by a road with a railroad. In close touch followed Max-
four miles south, presumably to assist. General Brabant if necessary. had been heartily Transvaal/ that the situation is hopeless and appar- well's brigade with Wavell on his left, all under command of Lieutenant General
A dispatch from Aliwal North dated May 5 says: "Three hundred captured tired of the war. The slowness of ently are trekking from Klpdam and
Tucker. General Pole-Carew's division formed the center advance, composed of
cattle and horses were brought in last night. The wounded are being gradually
-i
No' importance should be .at- Wlndsorton northward. Jones' and Stevenson's brigades, while Hutton's mounted infantry, made up
moved here from Mafeking." operations and- long waiting for tached to this report, nor reports mainly of Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders, made a wide detour and
A dispatch from Capetown says: "The general feeling here, in which official
about Pretoria being destitute of BULLET. INTENDED
arrived at the east of the town.
circles participate. Is that Ijord Roberts' advance toward Pretoria will be rapid. the news of Roberts' advance had The niijht before the occupation of Brandfort the Brftish seized two small
The Boer prisoners do not anticipate that any effective resistance will be encoun- almost stifled general public in- FOR PREMIER SCHREINER kopjes commanding a deep and ugly spruit, which it was known thcifoers daily
tered." guns. In conversation to-day an occupied. General Pole-Carew ordered two battalions of Guards to move silently
Anxiety is felt regnrdinsr the fate of Mr. Begbie, who has been arrested in con- terest in South African events,
nection with the blowing up of the shell factory at Pretoria. Consul Hdy Is
invalided officer from the front after nightfall and occupy the kopjes, which was done without opposition. This
CAPE TOWN. May 5.—The South Afri- greatly facilitated the advance, as the Boers relinquished the spruit, allowing
watching the accused man's interests. 1 but interest is growing again, and said- that when Lord Roberts did can News says that a policeman who was the passage of the whole force unopposed.
anything in the shape of a sensa- get near Pretoria, which would guarding Premier Schreiner's* house has About three hours after the advance commenced heavy artillery firing wa3
heard to the right. Maxwell, finding that the Boers had two suns posted in a
been shot, adding that the policeman was
REPUBLICANS DISCUSS MADAME MODJESKA tional line in the contents of the be only after some tough fight- smoking a cigar at the time, upon which good position, engaged them with his artillery at a 1500-yard range. Both sides
Is' based an assertion that the bullet fired furiously, but the Boers' guns were soon completely silenced.
CAMPAIGN ISSUES TO REVISIT POLAND afternoon papers creates excite- ing, he would have at least a six- fact
was evidently intended for the Premier, The gun fire whs heard to the left, where Genera^ Ilutton had come In touch
ment.' with the Boers, who were holding a strong position. Owing, however, to the un-
months' job to take the town He who is an -inveterate smoker.
The .African Bund papers are making a expected arrival of the British the Boers left ,several small kopjes unoccijpied.
Trusts and Financial Matters the Will Go Back to Her Childhood's
Chief Topic at the Conference ;Home and Receive Punishment to j
It is now very plain that the declares Cape Town enthusiasts sensation out of the affair, declaring an
and, seizing these. General Hutton opened fire with his battery, sending COlonel'
Anderson to outflank the', Boers on the left. The Boers, unable to withstand the
in Sacramento. Remove the Ban of Exile. forward movement from Bloem- arerterribly farout in saying that anti-Dutch plot Is on foot. shrapnel, evacuated their kopjes and streamed across the plain to a small kopja
immediately above, commanding the town.. . '-.:• v •,.',3'
SACRAMENTO. May 5.—Several inter-
estinga^drecspp.
LOS ANGELES. May 5,-Mtnc. Helena
touching campaign lr.- Modjeska, the Countess Bozenta, has de- fontein has begun in
earnest. By the^war will be ended in six HAMILTON'S ADVANCE t
As they retreated the battery placed several shells with great acuracy in their
midst, and they immediately retreated from their second position, a move that
eues. were delivered at the Republican termined not to appear before the Ameri- his move on Brandfort, now the months' time. REPORTED BY ROBERTS was perceived by Hutton. who sent a portion of his troops in pursuit. Remington
conference at the Capitol to-day. can public next year, but instead' the ¦¦.WARRENTON. .'May 6 (evening).-The seized the kopje abandoned by the Boers. Thereupon the Boers retired. 'leaving
In the address delivered by Major H. Countess will face the ukase Issued by
Welnstock of Sacramento on "Trusts Russian Czar and visit her own much
- the headquarters of the British army, atVal River has been successfully crossed LONDON, May Lord.Roberts reports the town at the mercy of the British- In the meantime Colonel Anderson, trying 1

From a Commercial Standpoint," he said: loved Poland. Mme. Modjeska has not vis- Lord Roberts has made a great Windsorton by Barton's brigade, with to the 'War Office5.— under date of Brand- to outflank, found the Boers. His galloping Maxim received a heavy pompom fire
whom is General Hunter, commanding the and he was obliged to retire. On the other side Maxwell forced the Boers' position.
as follows:
"That the evils of concentration have ited her native land since girlhood, as she
been grossly exaggerated is made plain on has been an exile, and In later years, for
stride toward Kroonstad, in the division. The Boers have evacuated Wind- fort. May 4,
"Hamilton advanced to-day, to Neal- By 2 o'clock the whole force was several miles off, trekking ntrth. Several
all sides. The greatest evil charged lose majeste. has been under. the displeas- neighborhood of which it has sorton and Klipdam. They are trekking welka." He • was engaged with the enemy prisoners were taken, including a commandant, who had returned in order to de-
northward and are fighting for all they stroy the telegraph instruments.
against the so-called trust is that of op- ure of the Russian ruler. are worth. Barton is hanging on to their throughoutpraise the march. He speaks in
pression to labor.- It'has br-en held that
\ During the World's Fair th<> actress was been reported that the Boers rear and shelling them vigorously. Judg- terms of of the behavior of the The townspeople declare that the Irishr-American contingent with the Boers
the first move f-n the part of» alleged one of the principal speakers at the have been building extensive for- ing from the clouds of dust the retreat- troops, especially Broadwood's brigade of behaved riotously when the fighting began and refused to take part in It, only
!
trusts would be to grind labor down to the Women's Parliament cavalry and the mounted infantry." manning a korje close to the town: (
In Chicago, and in ing Boers must bo in'very largo numbers.
dust and to' lower the was** scale to a keeping with her intense patriotism she tifications.
¦

There is general re- The military attaches with the Boers watched the fight through glasses from
kopjes north of the town, following the movements on maps. Itappears that while
standard where the v.-orkor could barely spoke upon the methods in vogue in Rus- Passengers for Nome.
exist and reproduce' himself, and yet the sia that entailed imprisonment in Sibe- joicing here over the good prog- COULDN'T REACH THE GUN. SEATTLE, Wash., May 5.—The Alaska
watching the British in front they failed to perceive Hutton's movement, and his
fact elands before our eyes this very day rian prisons, and addressed herself to the arrival caused them to retreat.
anc hour that, in this, the greatest year theme that removed rreedom from the ress being made, but at the same WARRENTON, May 5.—The Boers to- Commercial Company's steamer Dora
Failed this afternoon for Cape Nome, via Allthe British movements were carried out like clockwork. The casualties
In the history of the so-called trusts when subjects of the Czar. The address re- time the fact must be taken into day vainly attempted to reach the British St Michael, with -thirty-seven first-class w-;re very few. Their advance presented a superb spectacle as the long front
consolidations have taken place repre- ceived much attention In foreign and new gun with their artillery, but some of passengers and 110 tons of general cargo. pushed slowly forward. After the retreat of the Boers the whole mounted infan-
senting billions <jf capital, labor was never
American diplomatic circles and was consideration that before Kroon- try was sent in pursuit, entering the town at 2 p. m., close behind the retreating
In so great demand and Wage-earners as widely copied. These utterances Boers, but the latter were too quick to be overtaken: .
caused stad is reached the Boers will 5

While General Pole-Carew's division was occupying: the town

rule never commanded such big pay." ' General Tucker
.a D. E. McKinlay. who was one of the Czar. the madame to fall under the ban of th*
need to be driveiVout of the Win- engaged with a force of some 4000 Boers on -the British right." southwest of the
Presidential Electors in 1S%. took as his town. During the artillery duel Wavell's brigade came under the concentrated fire
burg section, which is a • rough
During her Eastern tour she determined
Eubject • "Trusts— Their Growth and De- of the Boers' guns and was forced to retire.
to visit Poland, and permission
velopment." He said he would admit the sought was The Boers finally retired with two guns disabled, making good their . retreat.
Republican party was responsible to a from St. Petersburg, but a refusal and broken country, eminently The prisoners say that there were about 6000 Boers Inthe town, including 1000 who
was the answer.
certain extent for the great factories and dor at Washington The Russian Embassa-
was asked to aid, and suited for their characteristic tac- hadT been'onposed to the British at Thaba Nchu.
trusts, because .that party had created
other agencies were invoked. The only
advice the Countess received was to go to tics. Winburg is, in fact, regard-
confidence and Induced capitalists to un-
lock their vaults and invest their wealth. Poland ONE LIFE LOST IN
The party had started up
and In order to remove the ban
mills and fac- accept whatever punishment might be de- ed by the Boers "as one of their - BUILDINGS WRECKED
tories which had been closed. It had also creed. From the Orange County ranch
by means of a prohibitive tariff kept the madame will go
in August direct to
strongholds, and . it is exceed- BY TERRIFIC GALE U THE SANDON FIRE
goods of foreign make out of the coun- the home of her childhood.
;/.:;
ingly probable that the Boers will Much Damage Done and Several Per- Property Loss •13 Very Heavy, but
try.
In the course of his address on "Has the make a stand there,, or at least sons Injured in a Section of Aid Is Pouring In. From All
Financial Problem Been Adjusted T' Col-
onel Irish said: "Iam here as a mombcr El Compadre, Aged
of the executive committee of the Indian-
AGED INDIAN DIES.
cause a great deal of trouble in
One Hundred and their efforts to stay the British
.V.'-I^-r
/.OMAHA. . Nebraska.
Nebr., May 5.—A special to the
Sides.
SPOKANE. Wash.. May 5.-A Kaslo. B.
apclis Monetary Conference. In its name Fifteen Years, Passes Away. Bee from Wilsonvilie, Nebr., gives meager C. dispatch to the Spokesman-Review
to salute you as the representative of the Special Dispatch to The Call. advance and secure further time details of a* terrific gale, accompanied oy says: Sandon "presented a frightful scene
only party that offered hospitality to
¦
heavy rain and hall, that swept that sec- of desolation thl3 morning and to make
SAN DIEGO, May 5.— Word was re- for preparations" to oppose the
sound money ideas and the courage to
crystallize them into law. ceived tills evening of the death to-day at British forces farther north. known to have resulted, but how much conflagration.
cannot be told until daylight comes to aid
.
tion this evening.- Much destruction is it worse a tragedy Is connected with the

"Within the last three months I have the Indian

ganization In San Francisco and this Re- Compadre,
rancherla, about four miles
been Invited to address a' Democratic or- below the line in Lower California, of El
the oldest resident of the While it is the opinion of some the searchers. , .
In the north part of the town one house Canada."
Miles Rambaugh, a gambler, perished in
the Clifton Hotel. He came from Finches.
publican body upon the same subject— the peninsula. His age was recorded at 115 old military men here that Lord was blown down, the occupants escaping. The property loss is now figured at $700,-
at the registration of his death, and old A Presbyterian church was destroyed and is 000. J. M. Harris, owner of the townsite.
condition of our. financial legislation and residents
the progress made by reform therein. I years havewho had known him for many Roberts' army, moving on a very many barns and outbuildings demolished. the heaviest loser. Hia losses aggre-
little doubt .In the country along the path of the gate $3IX).0CO. Offers of assistance are
take this to bo evidence of the decline of
dogmatic and the advance of scientific of the count. For more than thirty years
of the correctness broad front, ought not "to have pouring in. Kaslo took the lead with a
storm ruin ia widespread. Several farm- special train of supplies. .Vancouver. New
he had been known as an aged and dried any difficulty in enveloping the
¦ houses were blown to pieces and a num- Denver, Slocan City. Nelson and other
finance." up Indian, and his great-grandchildren ber of persons injured. So far as is points camewired, promptly to the rescue, while
Nicaragua Canal— "Draw on U3 for $2000."
•The Its Effect on the have been ministering to his few wants at Boer lines and compelling them known, no one was killed. It is known Winnipeg big mines "around the town placed
Commerce of California" was treated by the rancherla. . that the family of A. Tower was caught Allthe
their
He was once -well known in San Diego, to retire, others
boarding-houses at the disposal of
Irving M. Scott of San Francisco, who are more cau- in their house .when it was crushed and the homelessa. • The women are sticking
BaJd that the great canal would practical- ¦Pretoria. were seriously injured. H. A. Bourne
but for. the pa.st eleven years he had not tious in speaking out. These fear The British Advance on all plucklly to the burned town. Most of
ly unify the two oceans and was a neces- was caught in the'- wreck •of his home and them refuse to leave it to come to Kaslo.
sity. It must W under the complete con- been able to travel so tai; away from the
trol of the United States. shack which 'provided hlnS with shelter. that more will be required to
The; above .rr.ap'shbws ;the! positions^ of the several divisions ,of Lord Rob-
erts', army in the Orange Free State, and that of General 'Duller in Natal, with . badly- hurt. _ » ¦

Pope's Appointment.
Frank Stratton this afternoon While he has never been able to tell his bring the Avar to an end than ma-
Senator an """*
those of the principal Boer/comrhandos as far as told,'in the dispatches. •J New School Assured.
delivered
of his name.
address on the election iaw age to a certainty, he has. told of being a . The -
British :advance,':
yesterday ;
at the Vet iRiver, ¦is probably; , at Winburg
' MILL a.— The friends of
VALLEY,May
WASHINGTON.
was received at the
May 5.—Formal notice
Papal legation
here
strong, full-grown man a long time before- neuvering the
the fort at Yuma was built. Years ago Boer forces but of to-day. Should they, puah
on^to Sinekal ;and Bethlehem ¦;the. ;safety, of the
the new: school defeated their opponents to-day of the appointment by Pope Leo
of Woodmen. Boers at /VanJReenans Pass willbe compromised to some extent, though they by'
Festivities his age was figured out by what he told one position into another. It-is to-day S2 votes to 2L The opposition
XIIIof Very Rev. Benjamin Keilly. D.D.,
VISALIA. May a.— The Woodmen as being close to 100 years. He. has sur-
lodges of Tulare. Kings and Fresno coun- vived all his children and many "of his again reported, that even when
willstill have a line of retreat by a road running north along the west side of
the Drakensburg. v- . ,,,.¦.... v
General Ian Ilamiiton is at Houtnek. north "of Thaban Chu, with a
¦
. .
;-V ¦,
to the school was mostly furnished by as Bishop of Savannah, Ga. The conse-
those who disliked the - site which haa cration of Bishop Keilly will probably
been chosen for the new building. In occur at the Baltimore Cathedral at an
ties held a big picnic at Mountain View grandchildren have passed spite of , the opposition, however, the early date.
*
away,, but the
Park, near Vlsalia. to-day. Rain inter-
there are few Indians in the northern part
British reach Pretoria no real strong forced the Boers are saldito again: hold the latter place, and if in force
wlllseriously endanger ;Roberts', school backers put extra voters in the Archbishop Martinelll, the Papal dele-
fered sadly with the programme. About General right flank and rear.
5000 people wcm In attendance. The fes- of the peninsula who have not. traced re- stand willbe made there, but that (The positions of the forces are shown by small British and Boer flags.) field with the result that victory is theirs. gate, and Rev. Dr. Rooker, his secretary,
The general Interest taken by citizens is leave this week for Portland, Or., where
tivities closed with a ball in this city to- lationship the *- Boers •'are -.¦.¦¦""¦'¦•'
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to him. The funeral will be shown by,the vote cast— 103 out of a total the former will confer the pallium upon
night- held' according to Indian rites on Monday. '
accumulating-
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'• -'.. ¦¦'-.'¦•"¦.".:l?-^\!l.r:' voting population of 173. Archbishop Christy.
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