The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-03

Fort Leayenworth cavalry and infantry
school and after few years was assignee
duty In the department Of military art
| he il a deep student and has written
| four monographs upon the subject OIL miii-
taryy art. During the war with spain u.
was assigned tv duty with the bureau OF
military information in the adjutant gen
erals office at Washington.
| At the beginning OF the Spanish war ne
was made an assistant ad1utant genera
| with rank OF captain OF volunteers ana
was present at the santiago campaign. on
his promotion to a csptaincy in the regular
army, he was assigned to active duty In
the Philippines. He served at the front
there for severai months.
| Captain Reichman Is graduate OF
Heidelberg university. where he was d
proficient duellist. His face is marked
with many cuts as result OK this sport.
! A Washington dispatch said last nlGm
that the war department had received no
report recently from Captain Reichman.
| The report that he was fighting with
the Beers was startling announcement
10 the department. Captain Reichman Is
still officially connected with the United
states government and such an act OF
his might bring on grave diplomatic diff
ficulties The cables giving this report
were handed at once to Adjutant General
Corbin.
Such thing as this" said he, lis an
conceivable | can not believe that Cap
tain Reichman has done this without first
forwarding resignation to the war de-
lpartment. | have been asked several
times today whether he had resigned
can not believe that he would take part
in the Transvaal battles without first
leaving the United States army. As
have said, such thing Is inconceivable
under military law. Captain Reichman Is
one of the most conservative officers In
the army. That was one Of the reasons
why he was sent to the Transvaal."
II Captain Rslchman has Joined in the
fighting without first resigning from the
United States army he will be liable to
courtmartial on his return. If he does not
return he will be dismissed from the SER
vice in disgrace if 1t be found true that
he Joined the Beers while still holding
commission under the United States.
New York, April "A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says: There are
some curious discrepancies in unofficial
reports OF Colonel Broadwood's mishap.
According to two correspondents, the
Beers were under command Of General
Grobler while another names Reichman
as the commandant. Then again the
chronicles account says that two guns
are reported TO have been recaptured
while the Times indicates that the Beers
got away.
1t Is interesting, too, to note that while
LORD Roberts speaks of the loss OF sev en-
guns. the Beers themselves say that thew
nave captured only six. OF the five guns
l s are known to have been saved, four
did not fall into the hands of the Beers
simply owing to the fact that when the
drivers were shot the horses stanpeded
cut OIL action, but instead OF gaIloping
toward the Boer lines. they made of in
Tue direction OF Bloemfont TEN and the
cpportune arrival OF the pursuit com
pelled a detachment OF Beers which had
treat. "''' ie-
=, Indeed, it seems that except for General
ColVlile the whole of Colonel Broadvoo1's
column would have have under. He fnrcsJ
tne Beers back. and evidently without
lnucn opposition as by the time he had
So MS artillery in position, the only
esistance mat was offered to the advance
oL MS infantry came from guns fring
shtapnel at too long range
according to the Chronicle. tn, Roers
oh the water supply at oemfontejn
u uestroyed The pumping gear, as well
TS Tue heid telegraph before they retired
~ -, no were, however, new and
.ne oiu supply OF spring water. IL not
50 good, is still available The R-ar foreo
~ Variously estimated az from 6oo0 N
ou,Voo, out 1t may yet be found that thass
HsuFes have been exaggerated in their
strength. ~ 'nel
me British losses in artillery In tba
present war have been exceDtionaI1v
theaYy Altogether. twenty-t three gun,
nave been captured by the Beers Who an
lhelr part have lost only sevel
-, ooionel Broadwood the leader OF m,
Inflated column, belongs to the Twelfth
LanoeFs and was appointed to command
Marren's light horse at the beginning o.
January. He is 81 years old and was one
tenants. iie"-