The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08

LOuuDu, Feuruury S.--h u1eputcn
from spcnrmnn's camp. dated We'd
nesday, February Z. says Our fur
Their advance IL M the moment pre-
vented, as the Beers cniiiadc NJ from
their positions ON spionisop and
Doorm kioof Our casualties, nj
though estimated al $50, arc triiiirg
considering the great Importance
of the movement lust concluded
Spearman's Camp, Wednesday, February
:. 6 y m.General Butler ccmmencei the
advance for the relief Of Ladyzmih Mon
day. The naval guns opened at I o'clock
in the morning and felnt attack was
made In frolt Of our position. Three bat
talions advanced toward t1e Brakfon elm
with six batteries. At II O'Clock the
Beers opened with artillery IRE and sen
several shells among the British infantry.
who retired laler. Meanwhile a Wig rous
attack was made on the extrems right.
whore the engineers expedltlousv Goa
sructed a position Several pieces Of
cannon hidden among the trees on swa-ta-
kcp hom6arded heavily The Brilah cd
vapce1 and lha Beers wegc entirely sui
priscd AT 4 o'clock a high hill the con-
tlnualion Of the Brakfontain. had been
taken. The operations were excelleutly
planned. The name Of the hin talcn is
Krantzkloof
The bcmhardment Of the Boer position
was resumed this morning TIE Roera
worked disappearing cannon from the
high range on the right q Tint captlloi
bui tho English shells eNnlod.5 rs maya
zine and the gun was put out oi ast9n
until late In the day Musketry hfe wss
intermittent until the afternoon, WHOM the
Beers made determined effort TO retake
the hill. Reipforcements rushed NJ
cheering the Beers were repulsei and
tho British advanced along The ridse.
London. February The Associated
Fresa learns that the war office oipy re-
ceived telegram saying briefly that Gen
eral Butler had again recrosse1 the rpeea
river February 5 and is now advancing
upon LadyNmith
London. February 7--whea the disraton
announcing the night on the upper Tlsela
was published there was the usual s,enc
Of oNoi cm,at on tne sreets The biz
placards attracted newspaper buyers anil
the news was eagerly discussed in all
quarters Tfsre was naiabie exciisnen.
In the house Of commons who're In al
diiion 10 the war office announcement that
General Butler rad crossed the Tlgela
Monday and was advancing upan Lldy
smith, a news agency telegram was rosted
,avins that one hundred additional am.
bulanee stretchcr5 had been sent u the
front from Durham The war ot1ce at
present is only able to add, Regarding
General Buffers advance. the operations
are still in prosress, bat we have 40 IN
formation regarding tho result"
The available maps do not show tht
drifts mentioned In the Beer dispatch, The
rush IN the wnr office when II was learnet
that information had been received there
OF the report that General Butler wa.
again advancing aroused the anxiety o.
the public to obtain the latest details
The war office message as given out
FURNISHED no clew as to where the Tugels
was crossed nor the numbers supportin.
General BullerS movement. but II is pre-
eumcd this third attempt viii be SUI
preme effort on the part Of the general "a
cut his way through and in It he Will EN-
ploy every available man, The expression
IN he official dispatches ia now advapc-
ing upon Ladysmith. II is pointed out
must not be taken to mean that he has
cut down all opposition but merely that
he is headed in the direction ot the he
sesed town, aud the public therefore are
naturally on tender hooks in regard to
the next move