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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-27
B0ER FORCE RETIRES
FROM ESTCOURT

Especial Cable 10 the New York Herald. Copy
rirht. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett. Re-
publication of this dispatch IS prohibited.
All rights reserved IN the United States and
Great Britain.l
LONDON. Nov. 21.-These advices from
its special correspondents are published
by the Daily Mail:
MOOT RIVER Nov. 2s-Lord Dundon-
AIDS column has established railway and
telegraphic communication with Estcourt
having left here on Friday. The column
consisted OF a battery OF artillery. the
Second Devons. the Royal Welsh Fusil-
eers and 200 men OF .Thorneycroft's mount
ed infantry The enemy did not show
fight. but disappeared TO the north. The
main body Of troops will advance shortly
10 Estcourt
ESTCOURT. Nov 26.-To-day the Mooi
River column IS moving into town The
Estcourt column goes north. The enemy
has retired. Communication by rail and
telegraph with the south was suspended
on Tuesday afternoon. on Wednesday
the enemy advanced as far as Willow
Grange. The Boer force At Weeucn Joined
that at Willow Grange. Further Boer
forces were reported 20 be coming from
Ladyemlth
LONDON. Nov. 27.-The Telegraph has
the following:
PIETERMARITZBCRG. Nov. 2s.-Iieu-
tenant Williamson of the Natal Royal
Rifles arrived al Pietermaritzburg this
morning. having walked from Estcourt 10
Mooi River with dispatches from General
Hilyard u General Barton. He reports
that the Boers are retiring, evidently with
tho intention Of rejo!ning the main COM
mando q Ladysmith
The report OF an engagement having oc-
CURED between General Hlyard's force
ard Boer commando at Willow Grange
on Thursday IS officially confirmed. ON
Wednesday night the second battalion OF
the West Yorkshire Regiment. second
battalion of East Surveys and the Durham
Light Infantry moved out. the Beers
having taken up position dominating
Willow Grange railway station. our
troops advanced under cover OF darkness
almost within charging distance OF the
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SIR REOvERS BUllER
AT PiETERMARlTZBURG

LONDON. Nov. Especial dispatches
from Pietermaritzburg announce the ar
rival Of General Butler there. Railway
communication between Estcourt and
Mooi River has been restored by Lord
Dundallis.
dispatch from Cape Town. dated yes
terGay, SAYS: The officers. nOn-commis-
stoned officers and men in the hospital at
Nynberg are doing well. except a driver
and a gunner. both Of whom are seriously
III. Two privates have died Of pneumonia
The Belmont wounded are due here to-
morrow by the ambulance train. Lord Me-
thuen Is in photographic communication
with Kimberley"
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the Times. in its review ~ the situation.
voices the anxiety felt. and says:
The activity the Beers display at
points separated by hundreds Of miles.
their ability 70 invest towns. their readi-
ness 10 offer battle az Pclmort cnd agejs
al Gras Pan. their widespread operations
south Of ORANGE River and their bold and
offensive action In Natal seem 10 Indicate
numbers far in excess OF our estimates
II is clear that the military requirements
were Al first greatly underestimated and
that sixth division ought Immediately
70 be prepared for embarkation."
This. coming from the hitherto optiuis-
tic Times. is significant.
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BRITISH RELIEF FORCE
AGAIN ENGAGES BOERS
Sanguinary Combat Waged for Hours
on the Hills Near Belmont.

! 1925 m.
200 Beers with
seemed
10 a NV ne he caried
TT" reeated
The result
the
the
ted the
particulars
Twenty
buried It's
battery five
0W and
worked Spdy
the battalion
Regarding Thursday fight Eighty
large quantity
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colonel Bells regiment has advanced
from Bayombong upon Mana9atarcr,
"here IL Is supposed there is a large in
surgent force. Two battaIions OF N.
newly arrived Twenty-eigth Infantr,, bav.
oeen sent by cascos to Bacoor 10 reinforce
tne south line. Major Spence. with aftv
men OF the Thirty-second Regiment. sur
rounded village near Bautiston during
the night and attacked the place al dav-
break, capturing Filipino captain ana
hfteen men. with seven rifles.
The latest news from General Young /.
that there are ten cavalrymen and IA
Macabebes with him. most Of the ho-ss-
men who started having been coup.uo,
to drop out because the horses faued
them.
Inc t1iipinos took the American prison
ers from Victoria to San Carlos ON .b.
walls Of the Victoria prison and OF the
San Carlos convent are the following
names.
Civilians-George LanEford and Thor,a.
Hayes.
soldiers-Harry Winfield. Phil Bettertcr
j. I. Salisbury. a. y. Gordon. z. y. Nu1t
Frank Stone. John Desmond. George SACK
EFT, David Scott. Martin Brennan. Tom
Edwards. d. r. Curran. John Cronin
Charles Baker. c. L. Davis and Leland
Smith.
On the walls Of San Carlos convent were
also found the following names.
Civillans-Charles Bird. W. J. Sheehv
and +. E. Huber
SailoTs-Edward Burke. battleship Ore
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70 storm. the idea being 10 get over the
open ground before daylight. The Guards
brigade attacked on the right and the
Ninth brigade on the left. Our force ad-
vanced in the darkness promptly al 3
O'Clock and crossed the opea veldt. ex-
tending for 1900 yards. in skirmishing or
der. Daylight had broken before the
British force reached the kopjes and our
men encountered a heavy fire when In the
open. The kopje assailed by the Grena-
diers was particularly steep. They were
checked for a moment by the appalling
rife fire from above. but. nothing daunt-
ed. went at 1t again. and with a fine rush
captured the position.
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II ANILA, NOV. 2s.-The last Filipino
IN III council OF war was held by the
lV retreating leaders at Bayombong
A'A on November 13. in the house now
occupied by General Macarthur
It was attended by Aguinaldo. Pho
del Pillar. Garcia, Alejandrino and
some members of the so-called Cabinet
Information has reached General Mac
Arthur from several sources 10 the effect
that the council recognized the futility Of
attempting further resistance to the
Americans with united forces. and agreed
that the Filipino troops should scatter
and should hereafter follow gerrilla
methods.
The disposition OF the generals. with
their approximate forces, is as follows:
General Conception. with $40 men. in New
Egija Province; General Macobolos. with
325 men. at the town Of Blnaca, Province
Of Tarlac: General Pho del Pillar. with 500
men. northeast Of Malolos; General Aqui-
no. with 500 men, at Arayat: General Mi
gueI. with 80 men, in Zambalos Province; !;
General Mascardo. with 100 men. in the
mountains. west Of Angeles; and the
largest force. probably. under General
Trias. in Cavite Province.
Reports OF ambuscades and skirmishes
come from every section Of the country
along the railroads. Those districts are
filed with small bands.
Yesterday four men of Company D,
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Prize Court Established.

DURHAM. New. 26-The Governor q,
Natal. Sir Walter ly-Hutchinson. IN
his capacity Of vice admiral. has pro
claimed the establishment OF a prize cour,
10 deal with prizes captured by British
warships.
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COMMANDER OF THE POWERFUL
AMONG THE BRITISH KILLED

LONDON, Admiralty n poM 1.-THE
Admiral November
to Grasp
"KNedCOmmanda of
the Monarch; the
~ - ''
CAPTAIN
and Lieutenant
LodM van
*Ihe he Monarch wasR D. Bruce
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The information contained in Admiral Watson dispatch received the Preddenad
o o. i
gad beginning the end OF the revolution island Midao
lin
ment romJ heam
esofi
aromJ
o OF is the
andac Ito the authon o the States
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Continued on Second Page.
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ZAMB0ANGA YIELDS
TO COMMANDER VERY
Leading Chiefs of Mindanao Island
Have Declared FeaIty.

TASHINGTON Nov 26The
w nTa Watson
g surrendered Very Internationally Delivery
ecaredlo
The times., 1899-01-12

along the lines OF the Presidents recon-
necessary to insure the success of the
project.
This committee Of nine. in whose hands
now rests the ultimate success of this i'm
portant matter, is composed of men emf
nently qualified for the work. OF great
experience in such matters. and having
the full confidence Of the citizens OF the
District. But We have not heard that
the committee has met since it was au-
thorized to act at the citizens meeting
in December. i has not selected its
chairman and secretary. nor has it, we be
lieve. formulated any plan to present 10
Congress as to the proposed celebration
or taken any action looking 10 legislation
in line with the Presidents recommenda-
tions.
Congress will soon adjourn and action
upon this important national and local
matter should be urged without delay II
this is not done, and Al once. The Presi-
dent will have good reason to feel that
after requesting his support Washington
is unmindful Of the obligations which his
acquiescence in its request has placed
upon the city. Congress VIII feel that
it is under little obligation to press a
matter which We are treating with SEEM
ing Indifference, and citizens Of the Dis
trict may consider that subject of i'm
mense Importance 10 the District. the city
OF Washington and themselves has been
neglected.
The times., 1899-01-12
The Washington Centennial.

IN a little more than seven weeks the
present session Of Congress will terminate.
and II the end come before legislation
has been secured 10 carry into effect the
Presidents recommendations as to the eel
cbration CT ihe centennial anniversary Of
the removal Of the seat of government to
'he District cf Columbia, we fear what
promised to he an important event. not
only in the history Of the District, but
OF the Union. Will be heard OF no more
No movement Of such character was
ever inaugura;ed under more promising
and auspicious circumstances. The COM
mittee appointed by Commissioner wight.
and Of which he was chairman, called on
The President and enlisted his warmest
cummendatioR and support. He called
the attention Of Congress TO the matter in
forcible and impressive terms. and reso-
lutions We're introduced in both houses OF
Congress 10 carry out his recommends
lions. The Wight committee reported to
4 citizens meeting in December ali that
had been done, and this meeting. after re-
aeiving and approving its report. duly au-
thorized a committee of nine TO continue
The work. secure Congressional action
The times., 1899-01-12

Doubtless the President desired TO reward
him. but his eminent fitness for the post
was the chief consideration.
The intelligent Republicans of New York
who do not value men entirely according
10 their use to the leaders of the organi-
zation were eager for the election of Mr..
Choate to the United States Senate in
place of Mr. Hill Chiefly to defeat him.
it is affirmed Mr.. Platt took the seat him
self. That is enough to show Mr. Choate's
relations with the machine. 1t was
best citizens of New York and of the
country that a man of his character and
equipment should not be put to the service
of the nation. 1t showed how essential to
success in public life is submission to the
management Of the bosses For the same
reason that he was not in favor with Sem
ator Platt. Mr.. Choate had no chance of
appointment to Cabinet Office.
The country. the Administration and
Great Britain are all to be congratulated
on this choice of Ambassador to the Court
of st. James. Mr.. Choate Is admitted to
be the ablest lawyer of his day and to be
an authority on constitutional law. In
spite OF his failure to cultivate the favor
of party leaders, he was made the president
of the New York constitutional convention
u few years ago because it would have been
absurd not TO make use of him. He is
employed in every great case before the
courts, solely on account of his superiority
as a lawyer. II is reasonable to think that
a man of his powers of mind and his
training at the American bar must be
fitted for the field of diplomacy as though
he had been educated for it from youth
Socially he is a lion eagerly sought and
greatly priced. and there is no doubt that
in this as in all other ways he will be
a credit to his country. As an after
dinner speaker he is quite as successful as
he is in more ambitious oratOry. having
Il ready and entirely original wit and
sunny temper. At sixty-six he is still
very handsome man. with an ease and
grace OF manner that show gentle birth
and training. lie has the face and pres
ence of greatness and needs no other in
PRODUCTION to receive recognition for what
he is. He is descendant of a notable New
England family and the nephew of one of
the most famous of American jurists; he
is graduate of Harvard; he has a style
10 bear the expenses of his post, and
he will increase English respect for Amer
lean manhood
The times., 1899-01-12

When it was rumDred that Alr. Joseph
II. Choate would bc selected 10 represent
this country in England it was felt to hc
too good to be true That it was choice
conspicuously Gt to be made; that it
would reflect more credit on the country
and the Administration than any other thai
had been suggested, and that the increased
Importance OF the Office because of the
new policy Of America made the employ
ment of the talents and personality of so
unusual man particularly timely. only
threw doubt over the rumor That MIR
Choate's name has been sent to the Senate
Tor confirmation Will be the cause OF very
general surprise ana pleasure. The ap-
pointment was clearly made on its merits
alone. While he is 4 strong partisan, Mr..
Choate has never been active in the Re
publican organization in New York and
is without the ardent support of the ma
chine. Indeed, it is believed that the
Administration had to use some tact and
influence to eXtort from Senator Plat q
promise not 10 fight against confirmation.
In the last State campaign, when the
President felt the Administration was on
trial before the people. bIr. choate aban-
doned his usual custom of making single
speech. took OF: his coat and made reg
uiar stumping tour OF New York city.
The times., 1899-01-12
DEBTS OF THE SPANISH WAR.
Governors Find DificuIiy in CoIIcct-
imL. MomcN Due Them.

The governors OF several States and off,
GERS of several regiments which We're
raised during the recent war with Spain
may have some trouble in collecting from
the General Government the money to paw
the Indebtedness incurred by them in the
recruiting and equipment OF troops
Ii has been decided by the comptroll,',
OF the Treasury. TO whom the matter was
referred by Secretary Alger that the co.
errors did not act as agents OF the Gov
ernment i'll incurring their debts and tha,
therefore. they cannot be paid through
the regular diSbursing officers.
by the act OF Congress OF July 5. 1885
the governors We're authorized TO he re-
imbursed for money already paid out for
the recruiting and equipment of troops.
but no provision was made for settling
debts afterward incurred by them. II will
require another act Of Congress TO pro-
vide for the payment Of these. The de
cisiOu affects many States whose sons re-
spouded To the call 10 arms. II has been
suggested that The easiest way out OF the
difficulty is for the governors who have
incurred the debts 10 present the receiptcI
bills of the creditors and take advantage
of tk,, act of last July
The times., 1899-01-12
TRIED TO SELL HER HUSBAND.
The Prospective Purchaser Thought
$50 wns Too Much Money.

baltimore. Jan. 1f.-Morris Feitzenfeld.
of New York. was today arrested in this
city. charged with wife desertion. He was
found in the tailoring establishment of
Mrs Bette Rosenberg. Feltzenfeld has
been employed by Mrs. Rosenberg for
some time. and has travelled b=tween Ne"
York and Baltimore for the past four
years.
His wife said that she had two children
and that he failed to provide for the fam
lily \ week ago he left New Io.k again
for Baltimore. and his wife decided to
take action. At the trial today Feltzen
field made the statement that his wife had
written a letter to Mrs Rosenberg. offer
ing to sell him for $50.
That is straight, your honor" said
Mrs Rosenberg. Il like Feltzs nfeld. am
he has been working for me for some
time
Then why did you not pay the pur-
chase price and take him. asked Justice
Grammar.
''Humph" calculated Mrs. Rosenberg,
they used to sell niggers cheaper than
that before the war; maybe I'll get HIM
for nothing, anyhow"
Feltzenfeld produced a telegram show
ing that while in New York on January
, he had argued the matter with his wife
and brought the purchase price doSn to
800. The telegram was from him TO Mrs.
Rosenberg. and was as follows:
If YOU can send me a hundred dollars Ii not.
come yourself to New York. Answer.
Mrs. Rosenberg did not go 10 New York
to finish the deal for husband. and
Feltzenfeld came on to Baltimore. Then
came the arrival soon afterward OF his
wife and her application for a warrant
for his arrest. He and Mrs. Feltzsnfeld
were married in Europe.
The times., 1899-01-12

tFru,n the Cincinnati Coinmcr. ia Trihurc1
Some iiulurier5 over the wafer viii n. inter-
c,tcd in the annual statement uf owe nt tile lis
American life insurance companies. inl,IsIsyE 3l
IL shows among assets wntth ia all more th5u
SlGD. .WG1 .O1u securities from Austria, t.cJiuluy
ITALY. Russia and Bulgaria. worth ia tlr agEf,-
gate about - j.OUn.o11 We would infer from this
that some foreign securities. well IS those os
an American tyPc. have come aCr5S, tAc sea to
hcp pIy that Li-, balance tu, this : but I
beginning. \ few Wears hence the lealin. III
ycStmcnt companies will have securities from all
foreign nations among their assets. This will act
ofIsct for the have heep CoIn-
PEELED to pay in the past as interest on gilt
edged American bonds and stocks held in Loa-
don, Amsterdam and Frankfort,
The times., 1899-01-12
The Niceroy and the Dog.

Cfrom Household Norls.p
The story goes that when Ii Hung hang wa,
in England adnir.r sent him a specially tine
bull terrier. intended to watch over the veteran
7tat"mHn's declining years. The following let
Ter - the story g'r' "a- received in scAnowl-
cdsmr"i; My dear While rendering my
best thanks for sending me your dog, beg to
-'y that as for myself, have long since given
M til" praciic" OF eating dogs flesh; hut my at
tcndant7, TO whom handed the creature tell me
they never tasted anything SO nice. Your de
voted L."
The times., 1899-01-12
SUIT BETWEEN DEAF MUTEs.
One Alleges the other Broke
Promise of Marriage.

Promise of Marriage.
New Brunswick. y. J.. Jan. 1.-Both
defendant and complainants in a breach OF
promise suit which came up in court here
yesterday are deaf mutes. The complain
ant was Miss Annie b. c. Adams, of Me
tuchen. and the defendant S. Harry Riggs,
of Burlington. They both attended the
New Jersey Deaf and Dumb School at
Trenton two years ago. where they met
each other. a friendship sprang up be-
tween them, which was continued by cor
respOndence after they left school The
young man visited Metuchen and the girl
visited Burlington. Their friends believed
they were to be married.
Miss Adams says that when she asked
Riggs to fulfill his promise to marry her
he repudiated it. Then she made a COM
piaint against him and told her story to
the MiddleseX County grand jury through
an interpreter The grand jury found an
Indictment against Riggs and yesterday he
was brought here to plead. Riggs was ac-
companied by his lawyer. Ernest Watts. OF
Burlington. Public Prosecutor Voorhees,
consented to permit Mr.. Watts to plead for
his client. plea OF not guilty was en-
tered and trial was set down for January
Is. The young mans mother became his
security.
The times., 1899-01-12

ti'h tAt ia! ti''h "'I|hi-}
In the case Of any ordinary, everyday Ian
@uagc, grammar will give enc q great deal Of
Information, but IN the case OF the Spanish Ian
a1rgc the grimmars are all al sea Tie trouble.
j. that the standard Of theoretical Language, ui
the SpInidId- Is very high, 50 high. ia iact thar
i"W attain its blis>iul summit P,fhaps yDu
already know that the correct thin. to ask i. not
DO YOU speak Spanish but, 20 you speak
c,~tiliums' spaniard viii tell You that he
-p,ak- ra-lillian, and that such and such It rule
must b" always observed by those who intend To
speak purely; then hc will 20 ahead calmly
ignoring that rule and all other rules hut will
still insist, upon cN.iuHInati"n that lie is
Speaking ia" purc,t spanish that has been heard
since tho time when Ferdinand was hcn-peckcd
Lr I-IhrllJ
The times., 1899-01-12
The tOgs al The Machine.

from the Philadelphia lelrtrD
There i, something muuilattng about the idea
HAT men elected to represent the people of their
several communities IN making laws for the gov
rrniucut "f all can be handled in bunchfs by self
appointed leaders and rolled like 30 many mar
plc,, this way and that, according to the eNi-
srncics Of Tie leaders game Of politics; but if
the members OF the Pennsylvania legislature are
aversc 10 that kind OF treatment they are very
sluy about saving So
The times., 1899-01-12
cHINA's TOBACCO INDUSTRY.
Consul smithers Writes Concerning
the Preparation of the Leaf

Since one of the principal products of the
colonial acquisitions of the United States
is tobacco, this Government has taken an
active interest in the tobaccos of the va
rious countries to learn where the greatest
competition exists. At the request of the
State Department Consul Smithers. at
Chungking. has made inquiries into the
tobacco industry in his part OF China aud
sends the following report OF his researches
TO the department:
The totssco plant Is grown all OYER ti,r province
of szechuan. but lhiindantly in The district.
of rc-slan Hsien and kiH-t'ar. Hsien T..
plant grows 10 the height Of about . IL 10 I;
feet from the ground. ard the usual time for
planting the seed Is during November or Dccetsi-
bel The method before putting the seed into the
ground Is 10 slit out a quantity Of soil amt
manure 1t. When dry. the seed i vEpped with
this soil, and put into the ground at intervals OF
=. foot and halt. The soil must not Ie rich.
During the year, there are three cgnps-the frs
j. eat six months after il has been planted tn,
second twenty days afterwards. and the third
crop twenty days after the second crop.
A. soon - it /, cut, it is hung up to dry Tor
about a fortnight, in a sheltered place with
good drait that it may dry quickly. When
ready Tor sole it i done up in bundle, weighing
'r.5 to lOd.6 pounds apiece.
The Kin-t'auS tobacco leaf receives a little
more care After IL i dried II IS nut into a press
To enable some OF the juice bc pressed oat and
the leaf made much ulilder than the other lcdves
that ATE sold in the market. The seed i ~pwn
under shelter. When the leaves ready. they
are piCkcd and exposed the dew for several
nights: they then dipped IN dyc and hung
VI, dry again before being taken To The markets
Tor sale.
Chinese merchant ha lately started 4 cigar
factory here. The price per h"V ot lnp cigars i
Kind. since the Chinese Il,yr not taken 10 this
vay ot smoking The lcIt-theig method VI =mpS-
The times., 1899-01-12

ITIOW TNN NI'INIIN NCW--I
Since the Confederate war The cotton r,i,in.
States have paid ont hundreds at million, OF dol
lars Tor com, meat and othc, provisions and tbi,
money has gone into the purhct~ OF Northern and
Western farmers. merchant, and others And
there isn't any valid reason in the world why
every pound OF meat aud every huslcl of corn
used in the South should not be raised in Tie
South