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* BRITISH SUCCESS
HEAVILY BOUGHT.'
Naval Brigade and York?
shires Bore Brant of Bat?
tle.
London, Nov. 28 -A dispatch has
been received here from Gen Buller,
giving a Hst of the casualties among
the troops eogaged in wnar. was high
erto known here as the battle of Gras
Pan., but which is DOW officially desig?
nated the battle of Do olio It proves,
aa anticipated, that the British success
was heavily bought. The losses an?
nounced today added to the naval
brigade casualties, previously notified,
make a grand total of 198 as the cost or
Geo. Methuen's second battle. The
Yorkshires, apparently, bore with the
* naval brigade the bronc of the fighting
as lhere were in addition to three
.officers, 48 of the rank and file killed,
wounded and missing. The feet that
the lise contains the casualties of the
Ninth Lancers seems to dispose of the
fears that the cavalry was surrounded
and captured, especially as nooe of the
Lancers are reported missing.
Geo. Baller's list of the casualties
shows among the wounded of the Seo
ond Yorkshire Light infantry were
Capt C. A. Tates, Lieut H. C. Ferny
hough and Lieut. C. H. Ackroyd.
The casualties among the non-commis?
sioned officers and meo of the various
regiments eogaged were : Killed, 10 ;
wounded, 71 ; missing, 9
The war office has received the
following dispatch from Gen. Baller
dated Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Nev.
28th :
''Our last news from Ladysmith,
Nov. 24tb, said all well An old
message, dated Nov 19 : h. just arrived,
begins : 'Joubert has explained firiog
on one (Red Cross-) flag previously
reported Mave accepted explanation
as satisfactory '
''Lieut. Lethbridge, rifb brigade.
' died of wounds. Ochers wounded
geoeraily doing well. Health of troops
good. r
"Six wounded Dahlie Fusiliers cap
tared on armored train south of Colen?
so sent here today."
A corrected list of the British casual?
ties at Gras Pao shows that Flag Capt.
Reginald C Prothero; of the Doris and
and Lieutenant of martoes, Waiter C
Jooes, abo of the Doris, previously
reported wounded, were kilied
The additional casualties telegraphed
by Geo. Baller appear to be (be first
intimation of the actions of Gen
Methuen's forces, which have not yet
been reported
A TOUGH PROPOSITION
The Associated Press learns that
ac?ion of Lord Pauncefote aod other
British ambassadors io notifying the
powers that a state of war has existed
sinci Oct. llth between Great Britain
and the Sooth African republics has
prompted ?rq-iiries b? tho various Lon
don embassies regardiog the nature of
the hostilities The Associated Press is
cffisialiy informed that the notification
has io no wise charged the British
views as to the Biers' status Bat, in
spite of the ambiguous r?f?ren?as in
the queen's speech ard other official
documents ac tte commencement of the
war regarding "military operation,"
and other evasive ase of the term
"war," it appears that the United
Skates has consistently recognized the
Boers as forming, practically, an indo
pendent S:ate, considering tbs claim o?
British suzerainty t^o slight a thread
to put them in the light of rebels. It
is tacitly admitted by the British cfii
cia?s that the usual communications
relative ?o a "state cf war'' were not
made earlier beaause ic was not tlnugc:
that victory would be deferred loo?
enough to make such a diplomatic step
necessary. The government maintains
that ?ivm?? the Boers belligerent rights
does nn' constitute an ackoowiedgm< .. !
of theil cia;oj to iridep?ndocn, evidenc?
ing as proof of thi." contention tbit
both foreign govercrot^rj*-. a'.d the yo?
err;ment ot the United S'a''-* treated
the Confederates a? belligerents.
GRAS PAN FIGH P.
Orange River, Monday, Nov "27.
Tb?1 British arm-* h;*:"* achieved a
brilliant victory Tn;.* enemy, erroogly
entrenched, held a raoge of biils com?
manding both sides of the railway at
Rooi Laagte^, near Gras Pao. The
Laocashires, under Lewis, reconnoiter?
ed in an armored train on Friday.
Tbs Boers shelled the train, killing
Lewis and a privare.
Gen Methuen then advanced. His
column made a detour and bivouacked
for the night at Swank's Pan, three
miles from the Bier position.
At dawn the advance began, the
guards forming the reserve The
column debouched on the plain east?
ward of the Boer kopjes. The Poer
guos opened fire. Two batteries of
I British artillery, ppftcd on each side,
! sheiled the B:ers, praji.ee being good
! on both sides.
The Boers stuck tenaciously to their
positions, firing steadily and accurately.
The duei, wbioh constantly became
botter, lasted three hours. The Boer
shelis wounded several men of the
oaval brigade
Finding u impossible to displace the
Boers by artillery. Gen. Methuen
resolved up an infantry attack. A
brigade of infantry, including the
Yorkshires, the Northamptcns, the
Northuraberlaods and the Laocashires,
with the naval brigade on the right,
i gallantly stormed the Boer positions io
j the face of a withering fire, and carried
I bill after bili, the brigade under Col.
j Money capturiog the main position
j against a terrific fire and 6ufleriog
j severely.
Many of the Biers voluntarily sur
I rendered
The Boers were shelled during the
firing retreat, and must have lost
heavily, but they succeeded in getting
away northward with their six guns.
The British were badly io need of
more cavalry.
The bulk of the fighting was on Free
State territory, and the engagement
was admirably planned. Thirty Boer
wounded aro under treatment here.
THE BOERS' TACTICS.
Berlin, Nov. 28.-The Deutsche
Zeitung publishes the following dis?
patch, dated Pretoria, November 27,
receiving it, it is thought, through Boer
diplomatic channels :
"President Kroger and President
Steyn have instructed Gen Joubert and
Geo Cronje not to split their forces into
small detachments, bot to strike vigor?
?os blows Geo Joubert has three
corps, one holding Ladysmith, the
second commanding the T?pela, and
the third east of Estcourt in order to
cue off the British retreat. Geo
Cronje's forces are divided ioto three
contingents, one at Kimberley, another
at Modder river and third in the rear
of Geo Methuen "
London, Nov 28-Gen Forestier
Walker has sent the following dispatch,
dated Cap? Town, today, to the war
office : "Kekewicb reports from Kim?
berley ?rcm Nov 18 to Nov 23 tome
unimportant skirmishes with the Hoers.
? Wounded, Capt Bodley. Lieut. Haw
I Ker and three troopers ; ali doing
well. The health cf the garrison 19
good, and the water supply is plentiful.
- ii ti -?
Port Royal Giveo Big Ap?
propriation.
Washington, Nov 30.-The report
of Rear Admiral Endicott, chief of
the bureau of oaval yards and docks,
submits estimates for improvements
amounting to $14,756,439 The
recommendations are made with a view
to so improving the various stations
that the entire navy, inoiuding the
portion in reserve, may be pu: imo
immediate service and kept there
continuously Among the items recom?
mended are a new stone and concrete
orv dook at the New York navy yard
to cost ?1,000 OOO and at Norfolk, to
cost ?1,200,000. Another important
?fem is $1,500 000 for barracks at
Boston, Brooklyn, League Island,
Norfoik and Mare Island, each to cost
?300,000
The to'ai estimate for various nsvy
yards and stations are as follows :
Norfolk ?1 649.000. iocludiog ?300,
000 to cegio new dock and ?500.000
for additional ?and to iocrease scope of
vard; Port Riyal. S C, ?882 000 ;
Pensacola: Fia. ?20,000 ; Kev West,
F.a, ?117.000; Dry Tortugas, Fi?,
?200.000
Seaboard Going to Charles
ton.
Charleston, S C , Nov 29-The
Chattanooga, Augusta and Challes
ton raihoad company was organiz"d
here this afternoon. This is the Sea
board Air Line's new road between
this city and Atlanta, surveys lor
which have been completed The
following officers were elected :
President, E Randolph Williams, ol
Baltimore ; vice president an'! gen
eral manager, James I Jackson, of
Augusta; ?ecretarv, Henrv !>a;-' ci
Charleston : treasurer, li Goodwyn
Rhett, of Charleston ; boa? ? of <li
rectore, G W Williame, .lr. C Wu
beru, R Goodwyn Rhett, W ii Chis
oim, C S Heard, Jam?s U Jackson,
ii Wilson, Henry Buist, E Ran
dolph Williams, S W Travis, W B S
Whaley and W M Wallace.
British Numbers Triumph.!
Attacked 8,000 Boers En?
trenched at Modder River.
London, Nov 29-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Gen Buller :
"Cape Town, Tuesday, Nov 28.
Gen Methuen reports :
" 'Modder River, Taesday, Nov
28 -Reconnoitered at 5 a m. enemy's
position on Modder River and found
them strongly entrenched and conceal?
ed No means of outflanking, the
river beiog full. Action commenced
with artillery, mounted infantry aod
cavalry, at 5 30, guard on right, Ninth
brigade on left, attacked position io
widely extended formation at 6 30, and
? supported by the artillery, found itself
in front of the whole Boer force, 8,000
strong, with two large goos, four
Krapps, etc.
" *The naval brigade rendered great
assistance from the railway.
" 'After desperate, hard fighting,
which lasted 10 bourR, our moo, without
water or food and in the burning ?un,
made the enemy quit his position.
** 'Geo Pole-Carew was successful in
j getting a small party across the river,
! gallantry assisted by 300 sappers
" 'I speak in term? of fa i i?h praise
of the conduct of all who were
engaged in one of thc hardeet and
most trying fights sn the annals of the
British army. If I oan mention one
arm particularly, it ?3 twa batteries of
artillery.' "
A special* dispatch from Wiodsor
says that Gen. Methuen's dispatch to
the queen after the battle cf Modder
River 6ays :
"The battle was the bloodiest of the
century. The British shelled the
enemy ont of the trenohes and then
charged. The resait was terribie*"
A revised hst of the British casual?
ties at Belmont shows :
Officers-Killed, 4 ; wounded, 22 ;
non-commissioned officers and privates
killed, 46 ; wounded 225, of wbioh
number the Guards had 35 killed and
159 wounded.
A revised list of the casualties sus?
tained by Gen. Hildy ara's forces at the
battle of Beacon Hill shows : Killed,
13 ; wounded, 64 ; missing 1 ; pris?
oners, 8
SORTIE FROM KIMBERLEY.
Pretoria, Monday, Nov. 27.-Gen
Datori reports that the British made a
sortie from Kimberley earl*; Saturday
morning and fired on the Boers with
artillery and infantry io the dark?
ness. The British sortied where the
Bioemhof Boer force was stationed
On our (the Boer) side there were 300
men. Gen. N Dctort, who was nine
miles off. hastened to the assistance or
the Bloemhof cootingeot with a hun.
dred men. Nine burghers were killed,
seventeen were wounded and there
were some missing The British ieft
on the field a private and sergeart.
It is reported that the British
attempted to leave Kimberley on the
ea6t side to assist the troops from
Belmont. Commandant L?bbe was
slightly wounded.
The British have repaired 'be dam?
age to the railroad.
The Free Staters engaged with the
British were overwhelmed by numbers
and, after a brave stand until the after?
noon we were compelled to take up
another position cn the otherside of the
railroad.
Oelarey says it is impossible to give
the numbers of killed and wounded
Boers, but the ioss is not great
The Boers had four guns to the Brit?
ish 24
GEN METHUEN WOUNDED.
London. Nov 30 -It is officially
announced that Gen Methuen was
among these wouoded at the battle of
Modder riv?r.
Gen Methuen, it developed later,
was slightly wounded by a buliet which
inflicted a fl?sb wound in the thigh.
Lieut Long of the Seoond Yorkshires
is another officer killed Ten officers
were wounded
Thc war office today makes public
the following dispatch from the officers
com?naQiio? at Cape Town under date
of Nov 29 :
Kimberley ail well to Nov 23. Rail
and telegraph opeo to Modder riv?r
Gatacre reports. Nov 28, 'nat thc situa
?ion i< unchanged.
The office h-js received the fallowing
di-patcb from Baller d;tfed Piefermar
i zburg, Wednesday, ]?pv 29 : 'Mitch?
ell, a telegraphist, has just made his
way out of Ladysmith to Weeoen,
whence he sei ds ti; following
menage : " 'On Nov 9 we Peas back
the Boers with great loss to ti.?' enemy.
()jr t'?:;-l casualties were rcmarkablv
small Phere were colv eTg>" men
ki tied d?vnog the siege of sfc< i ;. and
<o ai! bardes, ere. only hundred
men have been ki = ! ..: or wound .
" 1 ieft Ladysmith tho night of
Nov 20 Since Nov 9 no ;rr< mp: ha-;
been made tc at'eck Ladysmith io
farce.' "
The war effice has received from the
general commanding the troops at Cape
Town the fo?iowiog : Tbe following
received Nov 30: "Killed, staff
colonel, H P Northcott ; Second
Coldstream?, Lieut Gol H R Stopford;
Capt S Earle.
"Wounded, artillery, Maj W Lind?
say, Capt Farrell, Lieat Dunlop, Lieut
Farse ; Third Grenadiers. Maj Count
Gleichen. Lieut the Hon E H Lygon ;
Coldstream!?, Lieut Viscount Acheson ;
medical corps. Capt C A Moore.
The casualties amoog the officers of
the Ninth brigade and the men of the
division wili follow.
OPERATIONS IN NATAL.
Estcourt, Monday, Nov 27.-The
Twelfth Lancera are reported to have
attacked Piet Reliefs force at Weenan
acd to have inflicted great loss on the
Boers. General Hildyards troops
bivouacked last night at Frere. Two
BDers have been captured. Oae of
them, a doctor, entered the British
camp under the belief that it was a
j Boer bivon&o.
Gen Joubert is reported to have
retreated to Colenso yesterday by way
of Chieveley. He travelled in ao
omnibus drawn by sis horses It is
rumored that be is hurrying to oppose
Col Baden-powell.
Two Estcourt trains arrived at
Frere last night There is great
rejoicing at the opening of the Hoe.
Boer prisoners report Gen. Hild?
yards night attack with cold steel
paralyzed the burghers, whose loss was
30 killed and over 100 wounded^
REPORTS OF HEAVY BOER
LOSSES
Orange River, Nov 27.-Boer
prisoners here report that the number
of Boers killed at Belmont ie believed
to be 140, and at Gras Pan 400.
Among the prisoners are several
with enormous red crosses on their
sleeves. It ie reported that they
j fought with the artillery.
NEWS OF KIMBERLEY AND
MAFEKING.
London, Nov 30.-News received
today from Kimberley under date of
Nov 30, and Mafeking Nov 24- Noth?
ing of importance was reported from
either place.
LADYSMITH HEAVILY BOM?
BARDED MONDAY.
London, Dec 1-The Times pub?
lishes the following dispatch from
Frere, Natal, dated Monday, Nov 27 :
"Ladysmith was heavily bombarded
today."
No News From Africa.
English Suffering in Painful
Suspense
London, Dec 2, 4 30 a tn-Absolute
silence has fallen over affairs io South
Africa. The war office has not yet
received Lord Metheun's casualty list
The public and the press, hitherto
patient, are beginning to murmur at
the apparently needless delay which
keeps many families in a elate of pain?
ful suspense.
It is regarded as practically certain
that Lord Metbeun has been reenforced
by half a battalion of the Gordon
Highlanders, a regiment of cavalry
and a battlery of artillery, and that Dc
Aar is being daily reenforced by troops
to hold the lines of communication
It is supposed that the Natal advance
bas been delayed by the necessity o?
getting supplies lo Pieterruaritzburg,
but not a word emanates from any ol
the various commands
Civilizing the Soudan.
Cairo, D^o 1 -Officers from ibe
Soudao who have arrived here say
that when Gen. Wi0gat's force over?
took the khalifa rfae latter tried to
outflank the Anglo Egyptair.s but
failed. Seeing his position was hope?
less the khalifa told bis emirs to stay
with him and die.
He theo spread a sheepskio on the
ground a':d sat down 00 it, with the
emirs on either side o? him. The
khalifa was found ?bot through the
head, heart, arms and legs, and the
? emirs were lying ocad beside bim
! Th;- members 0: bi-? bodyguard were
; aii drad in front of them,
j Gen. Wiogatc's force swept over
! them without, recognizing *he khaiifa
? afj?l his emir?, bur. they were identified
i later.
j The khalifa is described as of rcedi
j um beighr, strong and stout, of light
' brown color and w< a it-ng ^r_v
j beard
Liverpool, Dec 1 -Following; are
lhe weekly cotton statistics : Total
pairs of ail kinds, HOG ; American,
64,00 ); English spinn rs' takings,
72 OOO ; t< :t ?-X?..<H;--, ?0,000 ; im
pori, totai, 67,?OU ; American, 60,
OOO ; stock, total, 781,000; Araeri
? can, 694,000 ; quantity afloat, totai,
j 110,000; ail American ; totai sales
on speculation, 4,100 ; total saies to
exporters, 4,600.
* ?j
MINDANAO ACCEPTS
I AMERICAN RULE
_
Mayor of Zamboanga Assas- !
sinated Calixto and Has
Himself Made President.
Manila, Dec 1.-Tbe seamer Sal?
vador from Zamboanga, island of
Mindanao, which has arrived here,
brings details of the occupation of
the town by Commander Very of the
United States gunboat Castine The
revolutions in Mindanao were led by
Alvarez and Calixto, who left Luzon
some time ago and for the last seven
months had been stirring up the
people, winning a considerable fol?
lowing The commercial depression
and the lack of food resulting from
the island's blockade set the people
against the revolutionists and colmi
nated in the assassination on Nov 15
of Calixto, a firebrand and the real
leader of the revolution, by Midel,
mayor of the town of Tetuan.
Midel, under a pretext, secured
Calix?o's presence in Tetuan, and
where the mayor's guards were sta?
tioned, the latter fired a volley, kill?
ing Calixto instant^.
Midel at once repaired to the Cas?
tine and arranged with Commander
Very for the occupation of Zamboan?
ga Commander Very asked tbat^
Datto Mandi, with 500 of bis follow
ere, stationed on a neighboring isl
and, come to Zamboanga
The followiogmorning Midel raised
the American flag; over Zamboanga,
the insurgents offering no resistance
and evacuating the town The
Castine was saluted with 21 gone and
Commander Very landed a hundred
blue jackets and took posession of
the town and fortifications. Datto
Mandi's men arrived in the after
nooc They were armed with
wooden shields and swords and were
used oa picket duty.
Commander Very dispatched the
gunboat Manila ?sov 15 to Jolo, to
convey troops to reinforce him A
company of the Twenty third regi*
ment nuder Capt Nicholas arrived
Nov 17 and two more companies
followed them shortly. Mandi's fol
lowers then returned home
Alvarez sought to arrange for a
surrender of tne arms and artillery
pieces. On the afternoon of Nov 20 j
Midel called a meeting of the local j
chiefs, who formally deposed Alvarez i
as leader of the revolutionists in the j
i^iand and elected Midel president cf i
the new insular government established i
under American sovereignty and con- |
trol The chiefs then reques ed
Commander Very to grant exemption ?
from taxes until the reestablishment of j
commercial relatioos, permission to
carry arm3 in the mountaios, religious J
freedom and the power to conduct local j
government as they had previously
done, which requests, pending the
arrival of Brig Gen Otis cr the military
governor of the district, the comman?
der granted.
Commander Very then affected an
apparent reconciliation between Alva
nz and Midel and their followers,
Alvarez signing a formal resignation of
the position of revolutionary leader
Nov 22 at a point on the coast near the
rebel (own of Mercedes. Alvarez de?
livered 13 Nordenfeldts and Maxims,
with ammunition, which were stored
oo board the Castine Eight Norden
feidts aod Maxims were delivered to
the army in Ziroboanga, as were also
200 rifles with ammuni?oo.
Alvarf-z had only a dozen followers
left, the remainder of the revolution?
ists having scattered and returned to
their occupations No fighting is ex?
peced
Caromar: der Very having started to
ocsapy Z-mboanga is considered to
have bandied the situation in its many
phases with eoergy and diplomatic
ekiil.
Pittman Cleared of Murder.
Charleston. S. C., Nov 29.-A J.
Pittman, who killed bis brother in
thc lobby of the Hotel Calhoun here
on Oct 18th, was tried for the murder
in the court of sessions here today
and acquitted. The brothers had had
j some business trouble, but had been
partially reconciled and met at the
hotel to talk matters over They
i wf*re in the reading room of the
! hotel when tbe affray took place
There were no oyo. witnesses. On
the stand today Pittman said that he
believed his life to be in danger when
he tired
To Establish a
Gold Standard.
The Currency Bill Prepared
by the Republicans.
Washington* Nov. 27 -The gen?
eral currency bili prepared by the
Republican caucus committee ap?
pointed by the last Congress has
received its final revision at the hands
of the members and will be given
to the pres3 to morrow afternoon for
publication on Wednesday, after a
copy has been mailed to each Re?
publican Representative iu Congress:
The measure represents the unani*
mons conclusions cf the committee
and wili be called up for considera?
tion at the caucus of the Republican
members of the House, which is to
be held probably next Saturday.
Accompanying the bill is a report
setting forth at length the reasons
and necessity which, in the opinion
of the committee, exist for the pro?
posed legislation.
The Evening Star today prints the
following as some of the chief
features 0/ the bill, and which in the
main are fairly accurate :
"An amendment to the coinage
laws, making 52 38 grains of gold,
900 parts fine, the standard coin
measure.
"An amendment to the Green?
back Reissue Act of 1878, providing
that those treasury notes eball not
be redeemed with gold, except in
change for gold. This provision
wiil prevent the operation of the
endless chain which hitherto has
been the means to raid the gold re?
serve.
"An amendment to the specie
Resumption Act? directing the main?
tenance of a gold reserve of not less
than $100,000,000, the maintenance
of the reserve at that figure now
being entirely in the discretion of the
secretary of the treasury.
"Au amendment of the National
Bank Act, authorizing banks to be
organized with a capital stock of
$25,000. At present the minimum
is $50,000 Another amendment to
the game Act, authorizing banks to
issue notes (0 the par value of the
bonds they have on deposit to secure
circulation At present the limit is
90 per cent A third amendment to
this Act reduces the taxation on
bank circulation to one tenth of 1
pei cent This tax is to pay the
expense of engraving and printing
the notes. The present rate more
than meets this expense.v
Foolish Talk io Frankfort.
Frankfort, Kv.. Nov. 27.-Senator
Denoe left for ^ashiogton tonight aod
after his departure a story, emanating
from Republican circles, was put abroad
that io the event Goebel is given a
rcertifiaate of election nest Saturday by
the throwing out of the vote of Jeffer?
son, Knox and Johnson counties
Senator Deboe, Senator Lindsay, Gov?
ernor Bradley, Gen. Taylor and other
Republican leaders will unite in an
appeal to Presideot McKinley to declare
martial law io Kentuckey, recognizing
Taylor as Governor and supporting his
administration Senator Deboe stated
t3 the Associated Press reporter tbat
be felt confident 00 emergency would
arise requiring the assistance of the
Federal authorities, but intimated that
be had assurances that Federal aid
could be bad if it became necessary.
Philadelpbia, Pa. Nov 29 -A elec?
tric shock io th* basement of Partridge
& Richardson's department store, nam?
bers 15 to 29 North E'ght Street, start?
ed a fire this morling that io less than
four boure caused an estimated loss of
more than $3.000,000. The heaviest
loosers are J B Lippeocott & Co,
bock publishers, 716 to 820 F.iberD
Street, whose six story brick building,
containing rare and valuable plates and
machinery was completely gutted,
involving a loss estimated by the mem
b2rs of the firm at $2.000,000 ; and
Partridge & Richardson.
New York, Nov 29.-The east
bound Buffalo express on the Dela?
ware, Lackawana and Western rail?
road, while standing outside the
station at the Vanwinkle street cross?
ing at Patterson, N. J , tonight was
run into by a swiftly*movirg accom?
modation train, bound from Philiips
burg, X. J , to Jersey City. At
least six people were killed, and
there are now 20 injured at ilie
hospital at Patterson, of whom some
will probably die, while some of
those not seriously injured were able
to go to their destination.
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o uti) ron
ras 8UMTSB WATCHMAN. Established April. 1850.
"Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's."
THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jane. 15*6
Consolidated Aug. 2,1881
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