The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-13
\ BULLER'S ADVANCE
III, otfice Gave Out Nothing Further
I. Concerning Il. 4
HeytMtSI HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED
Not Have Taken the Bocrs
e,,,r,re-A Probn biiity OF
\ desperate Fighting.

xarr January 12.-Discussing the
pasr war situstion. the London cor
s.n, ~ the Tribune says No FUR
rsvs has as yet been issued with re-
{.,,o General Buffers flank movement,
III general feeling as expressed in
..ninss newspapers is one Of hope
.ha, anxiety. Butler is apparently
..,n,,ns the turning movement west
ra,snso which nearly all military eS-
,s,,.re expecting when his tirst battle
.ah, D.eember Is, directly in front
m,litsfy writer's have assumed during
,,s, ,ortnight that there would be a
49, ,noyem.nt, but that 1t would be
..uafIs l'olensu from Weenen Some OF
~. experts chung with tenaeity 10 tneV
sr, Yesterday and described the fott-
,,er demonstration as felnt at the
~ end of the line, but this explanation
= MOI borne out by General builer $
sT presence at Springfield. He had prop !.
NM been waiting for the competition oil
4 mule transport service, Wnicn "oulo
nahla him to carry the main pody oil MS
nn way from the railway base OF SUP
|aios and nBDt uay nttNi ""' W -
aemvss flank until junction could b.
'ssa,,d with Whites army. The veter'
y sl.o suggested that he might have
assrsd in MS camp until General Rob
re, arrival at Capetown in order TO al
y tha new commander -chief the PRIV
oye Of directing the proposed plan OF
ampaign. 81,
Whatever was the precise cause OF his
sctinn General Butler was at last in
Il saddle and second battle or series
hatlles would be fought for the relief
,1adysmith Singularly enough, the only
rsyious reference to this western turning
Pavement which had appeared in prin'
as in a dispatch from the Boer camp a
solenso, 1t was a vague rumor that thu
rtish we're building a railway from Frer'
ann toward Pottgieter's Drift. The DC
upation OF the south bank of the Tugeli
Il thai tpont by the British could not hay,
een surprise TO the Beers. The Drift
n The apex Of a long bend or loop AM
bsck of it are low ranges OF kopjes, will
broken country all the way to Ladysmith
turning movement east of Colenso woul
ave threatened the main line of the Boo
Examinations norLhwaru but woulC
have left the Free State troops free I
retire westward to their own frontier.
A The turning movement west of ColenS
b Pottgieters Drift, II successful, woui
but on the direct line of retreat OF tn
Free State burghers to their mountain
asses but would not block their wa
orthward. unless General White shout
stack In the rear.
The clubs were crowded with lounger
asst night eager to hear the importan
reus which they were confident woui
Eome before morning. There was an IN
wonted air of hustle and cheerfulness q
The war Office But hour after hour passe
Without disclosures. There was a genera
ronyiction that the crisis of the campaig
bad come and that General Butler wa
HI a, pesitionseto retrieve his reputatio
pyr@stries offgreat strokes The danger
Gus character of this Hank movement
which his own camp at Chievely would
exposed to a counter attack by the Dute
Twas also dscerned and the probability
series of desperate battles sobered ever
one. The process OF reconstructing II
cabinet, which has been the chief en-
plcyment OF the marplots and pessimlst
was suspended until Butler could be hea!
IRON, The message which would electri
doom to fresh disappointment the Eds
lsh people had not come at midnight
As the casualty list of the Ladysm
battle represents eighteen military OF
anilations, 1t is clear that nearly VI
Shole garrison was engaged in the seveI
len hours fight, This list disposes elfe
llaily Of the Boer estimates of loss
which General Butler took needless pal
% correct Those losses were evident
heavy unless General Whites men We
forced to spare their ammunition.
Boer telegram from Pretoria now
|inlls that while the burghers were su
cesstul at the beginning of the stormil
" Inc plateau Mt Ladysmith on the OF
subsequently, they were compelled
apahdon two of their positions.
from Boer adyiccs 1t appears that Ia
sunday at Colesberg the British we
efstsn back with loss.
Berlin telegram 10 the STANDARD 81
'ae shmmoning OF an international conft
'ace to discuss and conclude a conye
uon on international maritime Law to
sgned by the overs interested in the ms
-. IS now under consideration.
me text Of Lord Salisbury's reply
vac american government serves to ali
,ne 'tinlon OF experts on International Il
~ one point Lord Salisbury has /
~ bad precedent for the United Kin
s sVan which, in any future war with
suvpean power will have no neutral De
I'm In gay whereas every continental natl
~ nave neutral territory bordering up
ne mas ruled that breadstuffs are |
aoand unless destined for the enem
ses. ms decision eXempts foodstu
specially designed for an army
Sss ana is in accord with the naval
usls given the American cruisers dur
as war with Spain. Lord Salisbury's
sn, while based upon rulings o. Epgl
'VuIlN. Is Whplly In, ,,stt ha ~,