The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-12
TO CRUSH THE Beers.
Britain Has Ample Force Already in South
Africa.
DuM-DuM BULLETS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
To He Used Against the Dutch who
Are Trying to Defend TER
Republic.

New York, July 11.-A dispatch to the
! Times from London says: Mr.. Michael
/ ,Davitt, Irish Nationalist, member for
South Mayo. asked the under secretary OF
state for the war office, Mr.. George Wynd-
ham, IL dunn DUN bullets. condemned at
The Hague conference, and which expand
! upon impact. were served to the soldiers
in South Africa. The under secretary re"
piled that they were.
| Mr.. Dillon cried: "Shame.''
The speaker said that the word shame
could not be used in the house. Mr. Dill
Ion then apologized, but he wanted to
know the effect of such bullets, he said.
He was told that IL was impossible to
gtvo him the information he desired i'm
mediately, but II would be forthcoming il
notice were given.
| Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, liberal
member from Sterling, asked Mr.. Balfour,
the leader of the house of commons, for
the latest information regarding the prog
ress of negotiations in the Transvaal. He
was referred to Mr.. Chamberlain, and the
latter asked FOR time on the ground that
the present situation is acute.
There are now 40 900 troops In South
Africa. The official estimate for the Boer
males of 10 years and upward, plus a
third of those under IT, is only 80, 03S. Thus
there is an English soldier for every Boer,
man and boy. able TO carry gun in the
Tran5yaal.
The Tory and Liberal press are clearly
divided on the question of concessions Of
fered by President Kruger. The Tory
press, as represented by the Standard,
says:
III any honest Engishman should find
himself unable to grasp the result of the
reforms granted the Uitlanders, he need
not feel ashamed"
The Liberal press, as represented by the
Westminster Gazette. says: Under Sir
Alfred Miners scheme the whole Uitland-
er population, which came into the coun-
try IN or before 1897. would have had the
franchise in 1902. Under President Kru-
gers latest scheme they will all have it in
1904, Under Sir Alfred Miners scheme.
all newcomers from this time forth would
have gotten the franchise in five years.
Under President Kruger's scheme they will
wait for it seven years"
The ST. James Gazette suggests the in
Perception of the steamer Reichstag, which
lett Naples last week with 100 rifles, 500
tons OF war material. etc, for the Trans
wal.
London. July 1.-THE Seventy third bat
terry of artillery has been ordered to South
Africa. making the fifth battery of field
Nv" uudNi iOT the cape.
All the gun carriages OF these batteries
are being painted to match the loyal COL
ors' The machine guns were shipped to
the Transvaal today.
London. July 1.-The parliamentary
secretary for the war office, Mr. Wyndham.
replying to a question in the house of
commons today. said that the communica-
ton published by the London Times July
b giving the names of British officers de-
tailed to proceed to South Africa to or
ganlze the forces there had been sent with
the knowledge of the Marquis of Lans-
downe. secretary OF state for war.
The secretary of state for the colonies
Mr.. Chamberlain, in the course of reply
TO Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, liberal
leader in the house, on the subject of Pres
ideRt i,ruger's latest proposals, said that
in the absence of fuller information It
was impossible to be certain as to the
practical effect of the franchise scheme
but so far as he was able TO Judge, II
would have no Immediate effect on the
representation of the uitlanders in the
first volksraad and he was not certain that
tho Uitlanders would be able to carry any
of the new seats allotted to them In the
rand in the much later date,