The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-09

tathed 10 tho south 10 assist In the an
vestmcnt Of Kimberley. around which tpe
Gordon is growing tighter. Evidently the
Beers intend to make a concentrated eno"t
70 capture Kimberley and that arch en-
scmy, Cecil Rhodes.
The reported departure OF Boer con-
tingeut from Pretoria With German arfu.
lery IN southerly direction Is taken 70
mean corporation In the invasion o. tne
northern part OF Cape Colony, an UNDER
taking which thus far has not progressed
very rapidly.
Reports OF sreacherous use OF the
white flag BIS the Beers, coming from I'd.
tive sources, arc not received with con,
plete credulity. but at the same time Their
reiteration is making an unfavorabe M
preston. One paper asks sarcasticiiIy,
whether President Kruger's reference IN
( his message to Americans TO staggering
humanity meant the use of the white
flag !.
The proposal TO send out an additional
10000 troops Ia highly approved and 1t Is
considered probable that fully that number
3 will be required AZ all Independent ro..
ports concur in saying the resistance OF
the Beers will be stubborn to the last
and not until tho resources or the Two
Republics are exhausted VIII they ac-
knowledge defeat.
The news of great victory, which CIR
culated here last evening, Is not con-
firmed. Allowing for an exaggeration, Gen .
erai White appears to Have given General
Joubert's forces several home thrusts and
the war office Is justified In Its contention
today that the news demonstrates clearly
that General White Is able to not merely
hold the town and strike blows OF such
'orec as not only to ensure the safety OF
Ladysmith but probably also to obtain re-
suits of Importance TO General Buliers
ermy. In short, the war Office officials
take decidedly hopeful view of the Sit
lation and believe than even the advance
of the British force at Ladysmith have
seen the worst days.
One OF the most important Items today
Is that General French Is going to Cape
town This is taken MS a continuation
of the statement already made by tho
Associated Press that the main advance
OF the British force will be through the
open fiat country OF the Orange Free
State and the southwestern part OF the
Transvaal. otherwise so sklllful leader
as General French would hardly have
been withdrawn from Ladysmith at the
present time of stress.
There is much speculation regarding the
next Boer move. II seems clear that 1t
will be impossible for them to closely in
vest Ladysmith owing TO the fortunate ar
riNil OF lne long range naval guns WulNH
keep the Beers ut least four miles off,
making a circle Of investment about TWEEN
ty five miles In circumference, which is
claimed Il win be impossible for the Boer
force 10 fully occupy. 1t Ia beyond be-
lief however that General Joubert Will
remain long inactive and It is conjecturei
here that his present quiescence Is due
to the fact that he is awaiting the arrival
OF heavy guns from Pretoria and Johannes
hrrg 10 effectually lombard and render
uutenable the British position.
dispatch from General Butler says
TIE press censors telegram of yesterday
was obtained from Ladysmith through the
energy OF the correspondent Of the Daily
Telegraph The papers are already OBJ
jecting 10 the holding OF private newspa-
per dispatches. They admit that the gov
ernment is fully entitled to use the in
formation for its own purposes but they
think wholesale conhscation Is not justi-
fed