The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-18
ACROSS THE RIVER
Passed Eneland's Soldiers to Seek
Battle with Beers
i'm AFRICAS COVETED COUNTRY
Hills West Of Colenso Occupied by Lord
Dundonald.
HOwITzERS WERE USED BY lyTTLtTON
10 Shell The breaches Of the lransvaa
Force Beyond The River.
gen. WARREN MOVES AGAINST THE ENEMY
Mafclsins Endured vigorous bom-
bnrdmcut New Years pny--Chit-
dren We're Killed by the shells.


fishes the following dispatch from Spear
mans Farm dated January ~ a;2o p. M
The force marched westward January
10. Lord pundonald, by dashing move
mont occupied the hiiia above Potsiciers
Drift. hfteen miles west OF Colenso taking
the Beers completely By surprise. The
same evening The infantry followed Gen.
cral Lyttletons brigade crossed the river
Yesterday and today SHIELDED the Bncr
Itrencbes beyound with howltSors General
warrens force is now crossing Trichardte
Drift, ave miles above, he IS not opposed
although the Beers are holdlns Il position
I'VE miles from the river.
London january 1.-THE following
dispatch has been received from Mate
king, dated January 3 The enemy began
vigorous bombardmeut January 1 and
! deliberately hrcd sis nine FOUNDER shells
I into the women's lager. killing q little
I girl and woundng two children, The
stratugioal position is unchanged Colonel
7 Baden Powell sent strong protest 10
/ Commadant Snyman against shelling the
womcns laagcr Two mules Killed 10y a
shell were eaten by tho hatlirs'
! London January lS'rho war Office
announced at midnight that no further
news had botn received. a larse crowd Oh
uquirers left disappointed
Lourenzo Marquee. Monday January l5
A dispatch bs way of Beira dated Thurs
day. January A. announces thaa Colonel
! ptummer has arrived near Mochadi about
100 miles north Of Matching With por'
tion OF his forces from Tuli
London. january 49, $3.50 "a. IN. -Gcncra
Butler completely surprised the Beers lh'
occupied the hills beyond potgieters drIfl
fifteen miles wost OF colenao, Wednesday
January TO- This intelligence is containe,
ia an exclusive dispatch TO the Times dat
cd YESTERDAY lie followed 40 the NOV"
ment by Smelling tho B0er trenches
This news completely dispoacs OF Ia
statement that Sir Chaucs Warren
force went in the direction Of Woenal
aud it tcrds greatly 10 restore conhdone
IN General Bullers tactics. The Suppo
silion that he had divided his forces int
three columns has gwen cause Tor aux
lety. II is now seen that sach yle'
was erroneous. as General Buffers iorcV
are concentrated.
In cane Colony General Methucn ha
made a demonstration IN force, shellin
the Bocr works. General Gataere IS ski
mishing around Moitono,h and Gener;
French has been throwing a few shells a
the Beers at RensberE. Colonel plumme
Is moving to the relief OF Mafelsing froi
Bechusnaland He Is now ~ comnan
: OF less than 2000 men Mafekine rs in ba
way. the siege IN being pressed with d,
. I {uf AZ d4anfft
because OF pinched rations and thu neces
sity Of eating horse meat
The Standards Vivid account of n
, assault upon Ladysmlth shows that VI
garrison was surprised and that sewers
times the situation was critical. Out o.
detachment OF thirty Gordon Highlander
who surrendered every man WAS wounde,
saws the correspondent. curiously enough
this Is the hrst mention OF The captur
of Highlanders Tho Bocr ropulse :
Iadysmith was the heaviest counter strok
Of tho war.
The government Is relaxing Tia effort
10 send out roinforcements. II is quit
| undecided as 70 when the Eighth diylsio
! will be shipped The war ofhce decline
tho offer of third battalion Of Northamp
fonshire militia and says that no NOR
= militia will be sent abroad II seems prof
, able that only 5000 instead OF 10000 yec
/ many will be modified,
. The war office sent for Lord strath
4 coma yesterday and he had a long inici
: view with the officials. particularly Gen
q eral Sir Evelyn Wood. The details
: hif force have been arranged and cable
r 10 Canada.
J. ]. Van Aliens offer 70 give nel
hospital station 70 consist Of three wagon
twenty-five cots and twenty transport an
mais with the appliances has been a.
. oepted by the war Office. The section vi
be called the American section Of the no
pitai to which II IS attached.