The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-27
ABOUT THABANCHU
The Mountain Plateau May Be the
Scene Of the Next Fight.
RETREATING Beers MAY STAND
To Cover the Escape Of Conveys from
the Southwark.
FROM FRANKFORT TO THABANCHU
'rsS
o.. e = = Layers Eight Miles Apart Is
: is5h's ""iabllshed.
Beers HANl NOT REOCCUPIED B0SH0F
Lord Methuen lis stiu There and
General Hunters Division Is
Arriving mt Kimberley.
g : laagers Eight Miles Apart Is
2 i 's5s,ss ~-isblished.
Beers IAn NOT REOCCUpIfD BOSHOF
General Hunters Division Is
Arriving at Kimberley.

London, April 81, a. m.-Israels Poorti
which is not marked on the maps, lies be-
tween Sannas Post and Thabanchu Cen
eral Hamilton has probably by this time
arrived at Thabanchu, as he is using his
utmost endeavors TO out off the Beers,
who are retreating from Dewetsdorp.
The Boer forces at Thabanchu are not
unlikely to make stand TO cover the
escape OF the conveys from the southwark.
They have laagers eight miles apart
stretching from Branthort to Thahanchu,
with base camp a Samalldel station.
A report comes that small force OF
Brtleh mounted infantry had brush
with party of Beers ten miles east OF
Karee Siding, who were trying to estab-
fish connection between Brantfort and
the Boer forces to the southwark. Other
wise there is NO news beyond the official
dispatches Of Lord Roberts except belated
details Of recent operations. 1t appears
that General Brabant in the fight with
the Beers at Wepener had a narrow escape
hampered by the tardy arrival OF artillery
which prevented him from capturing
I,eeuw kop before darkness set In and en-
sbled the Beers to secure their retreat
Although the large scheme of operations
worked successfully several cases OF IN
accountable delay In the advance are re-
marked by the correspondents Taken on
mo whole however, theve has been no
bungIipg and apparently Lord Roberts,
with the commands in the hands of young
Or Generals now has an exceedingly eni-
cient army.
The renort that the Beers had reoccu-
MED Boshot proves to be untrue: Lore Lore
Methuen is still there and Generai nun
ta,.,e divisiou from Natal, when was sup
sa5 20 no going to Bloemfontein, IS ar
niy,;rs az Kimberley. This is eNluehoe
MAJ some important operations are aloo'
in that district +bo
II ~ understood that the reason 'n i',
Boers did not destroy the bloenlion . ,,.,,
poors among the shareholders. The Beers
are showing more activity In Natal lnes
arc nIac,ne some heavy guns four miles
north of Elandslaagte +. ,,,o
Mr. Wyndham's explanation IN ths
house Of commons yesterday has arouseu
considerable comment, especialiy mo
statement that Lord Roberts mas peen u1,
iIaved by the necessity Of defeating sns az
forces If the enemy which threatened M
Communication from capetown ana PorI
E1izabeth and which blocked them rom
Fast London. The only intlmstion hltner
10 received that the East London ~, I'm
Was blocked had been discrediied I'M.
was the Beer report that the oriage ~
petbnIle has been blown up.
Ali discussion of the spionkop dlspa'cn ne
has al been postponed until May p by the
Walking motion introduced in the house
If commons yesterday by James Lowthes
A body of Boer prisoners has peen ianu
ed at St Helena t,, 90.
The Netherlands minister. of foreign al,
fairs Yesterday received the Boer peace
Commissioners. 1t is alleged that ines
Viii lime their arrival in the United
States so that 1t Will occur at the ex-
citing period OF the presidential election
From Icrrenzo Marquee comes rcporl
tbat largo quantities Of gunpowder are
going to the Beers disguised as SACKS o.
meal.