The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-17

locomotive and tender OF the aruhored
trim. Captain Haldane OF the Gordon
HIRhlanders was attached to the Fusil-
GERS. and other officers we're with them.
The 1iet Of casualties is awaited wltt
great anxiety. In time OF trouble Lieut.
tenant Winston Churchill has proved him.
self more a soldier than correspondent
and his CALAMITY Is highly praised on all
sides. The runlor of the 6eath OF General
Joubert is discredited. 1t is understood
that the war office has news that he "a otill
directing affairs II is also rumored from
Pietermaritzburg that the Beers losses OF
1adysmith on Thursday were heavy, and
included General Lucas Meyer, who was
either Killed or wounded. The report as
to General Joubert probably arose from
the fact that his via has left the Boer
camp at 1adysmith for the Free State.
According to the Pietermaritzburg cor
respondent OF the London Outlook rumors
are current In the Natal borders that the
Beers contemplate retreat. II Is need
less, however, to attach Importance to such
reports. which are spread in all probabii-
ity with view OF Turing General White,
possibly. 10 abandon his defensive attitude.
Similar rumors are current regarding the
Beers at Mafeking and are spread indus
triously by native spies.
Special dispatches from Lourenso Mar
Que2 Sfy mat INC lTHnSNuui BoNeIulntHt ~
exercising severe censorship over all war
news and will not allow newspapers to
leave the country. One correspondent says
the Beers are hurrying now commanders
TO Ladysnith and are declaring that tho
place must fail speedily In order ID lib
crate their forces so that these may go
TO meet General Buffers advance.
The latest dispatches from Estcourt re-
garding the nrmored train engagement say
that the train WIS capsisei by an explo.
sion. presumably dynamite The engine
returned to Estcourt with two dead Fusl
GERS and Captain Wylic, three no,-com.
missoned officers and nine privates,
wounded and hanging on
Another Estcourt correspondent says:
Another Boer contingent Of 500 men camo
south to Frees Wednesday and three COM
panies Of mounted troops, Imperial Light
Horse and National Carhiueers engaged
them eight miles from Estcourt. The
Beers occupied strong position OF
kopje The Carbineers worked around on
their right and drove the enemy back,
whorcupon the Imperial Light Horse OPEN
ed brisk fire at a medium range, killing
several One man OF the Imperial Light
Horse was wounded. The Wost Yorkshire
regiment. the prince of Wales Own,
commanded by Colonel Kitchener, brother
of Lord Kitchener OF Khartoum, has ar
there sleep In their boots and it Is rt-
mored some important movement Is i'm
minent
According TO A dispatch from Lourenzo
Marquee, Colonel Never has gone to Pre-
torla for lis health Tho Boer military
council want the army moved elsewhere.
but General Joubert insists that Lady
smith must fall first. The postal author
tiles at Durham open aud inspect all let
tors from Dplaron Raw
The Times published tho following dts
patch from Pietermarizburs dated Mo-
re'nber Ia: "Estcourt Is short of artillery
The garrison NAV retire to the Moot river
southwark tonight in case a strong force
nf Boers should advance. The euemy's
intention is 10 keep the British relief
back.
Tho Capetowu correspondent OF the
Standard says he has heard from an old
resident who has Just left the Orange
Free State that the war ID very unpopular
there. that apart from the government Off
Gals the attitude OF the people who CON
slider themselves bound to England Is very
half-heHrted. that dissatisfaction and dis
obedience are spreading in the ranks OF
the FREQ State troops and that tho hurgh.
ers would welcome any pretext to return
to their homes.