The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-01
PETERS HILL TAKEN.
General Buffers Success Brings the
Relief of Ladysmith Nearer.

London. February 2s.--The war office
has received a dispatch from General Bull
Ter announcing that Peters Hill, the
snemy's main position, was magniAcently
captured yesterday and sixty prisoners
aiken.
London, March 1, 4;15 u, m--General
Buffers distinct success in stormlng
p.eteTs Hill brings the rescue Of Lady
.mith near. but the war office minated
ate last evening that an immedlato an
ouncement OF relief need not be expe ted.
The going to and fro at Midnight OF o,h-
ials ard messengers suggested that i'm
ortant news had been received. II this
we're the case Lord Lansdowns cbyi usiy
iesired to sleep on II before taking the
public into his confidence
| AS his message reveals, General Buffers
uccessful attack came after the hard
| aghtlng OF Friday, and II was Improved
| during the armlstlce Of sunday During
| he progress of the armistice the British
commander stipulated that both sides
should be free but that neither sholli
do any shooting He was therefore within
| his privileges and began to transfer his
troops.
General Buffers tidings come
weighted with his long list oi
casualties. his Losses in the en-
deuyor 20 get General White ou'
nEEregnting 1000.
] Ladysmith is In desperate straits.
Charles Williams the military expert
avs he learns on high authority--pre-
umabiy that OF Lord Wossley--that Gem
sral Whites force is almpsp at us last
rssp This is not so much, says MT
Williams, ION account OF any lack OF pro-
visions or ammunition, neither OF whlen
s vet aecomp .ished, as because OF the
poisonous waters OF the Kip river ana
he evil effects OF the heat on the Ter
ain, In which the garrison must reside
Even those who have escaped FEVER
/, sentery and diarrhoea are In state o.
ow vitality. They can still ma ntain the
trenches and would probably hold thei'
WIN against last desperate assault bu'
hey can initiate nothing. General BuLoI
r5w knows that as units. the regiments
would be OF no use TO him Tor months
The water OF Kip river Is not ayailsnl'
or drinking and to boil II is inpos ible
because Of the scarcity OF fuel. II II
blck with putrId animal matter Tei
made OF It has suspended aoe, some
ming like beef tea. II Is caused by tn'
sewage from tho Boer camps"
Mr. Williams adds that rhen news like
this passes ulder the thumb OF the censo
more than Offsets Whatever jolly new
NAV b, photographed from Lady sm h.
There is no authoritative indication ye
OF what Lord Roberts will do next !
seems likely that branch railway vii
be built across the yeldt 10 lessen tn
difficulties OF transport Colon-l Giroud
who built the Soudan railroad, Is Will
, Lord Roberts. The strain on ths western
ra Tread IS seen by the fact that the pop
J ulation OF Kimberley two weeks after tn
relief continues on reduced rations Lor
Roberts troops thus far have been onl
partially fed.
The Beers, II now appears, have bull
railroad from Harrismlth to Kroom
rtadt to facilitate the movement OF thei
troops between Natal and the Free SAT-
,, Mansking was holding out ON Februar
l6 At that time the Beers were shown
! unusual activity and firing inaammabl
shells The Beers who hold position
south Of the Orange river have been weak
: ened
Lord Bsrentzen, writing on behalf ,
himself and Of other Scandinavian prison
a ers, affirms that there are no mercensf
motives In the Boer army aud the volur
teers do not receive penny for the
seryicea