El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-07
Of the British Army In South
Africa Anticipated TO Take
Place At Any Hour.
ROBERTS At THE FRONT
Butler Has Crossed the Tu'
geia River Again Under
Cover Of a Heavy Fire
But Is Retreating.

LONDON, Feb. lit is announced
that Bulle- is not moving, though his
continued silence as to the situation at
Natal indicates that plans OF an i'm
portant character are developing. In
certain we'll informed quarters, those
plans are 5eginning to be regarded sas
having a closer relation with the gen
eral plan of the campaign for the in
vasion of the two republics than has
hitherto been thought.
Butler is in an excellent position for
an advance westward through Draken-
bergs into Free State ter
ritory and if this advance
should be made successfully, he
of cooperation with General Roberts
and the relieving of Ladysmith at the
same time. A corresponding move
ment of General Methuen on the
west has already been regarded as
possible.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Capetown, sent
cor, says that a great movement is
pending, but no details of are known.
t'ragmentary dispatches received dur
ing the past ten days have indicated
great activity all along the line in
Cape Colony and all the troops and
artillery recently landed at Capetown
have been hurried to the front by
special trains.
TWO FRESHMAN SPEAK.
LONEON. Feb. Tin the house
of commons today John Redmond, the
wly-elected chairman of the Irish
nationalists, made q motion in behalf of
the United Irish party for an amend
mens to the parliamentary address de-
claring that the time has arrived for
closing the war and recognizing the in
dependence of the South African re-
publics.
Irishmen, he said, abhorred this i'm
moral and unjust war, which was q
disgrace whatever results should be.
Irish people prayed ever for the sue
ces of the Beers. Mr.. Redmond added
that Irish soldiers services in South
Africa had been only scantily recog-
nized in official dispatches.
James Henry CamDbell. member for
conservative, followed Redmond with
q speech of different tenor. He said
that such q speech as Redmond had
just made was fraught with disaster
for Irish interests. Campbell denied
there had been lack of official recog-
milton for Irishmen in the field, and
also denied that the pro-Boer senti-
ment in Ireland was unanimous.
LEYDS SURE OF INTERVENTION.
LONDON, Feb. IA Central News
dispatch from Capetown quotes
refugee as saying that DR.. Leyds has
Informed the Beers that he is sure of
European Intervention when the
British begin the invasion of the ter
ritory of the republic.
BULLER CROSSES THE TUGELA.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch from
Pretoria, dated yesterday, Gays that
Gen. Butler crossed the Tugela river
Monday at two places under cover of q
heavy fire. The dispatch adds that
the British north of Potgieter's Drift
have been driven back.
FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Notice was posted
In the war Office this afternoon that
Butler crossed the Tugela Monday.
Operations are still in progress. The
war office is not informed of the result.
ROBERTS AT THE FRONT.
CAPETowN, Feb. 7.-Roberts and
taft left for the front today.
BRITISH DRIVEN BACK AGAIN.
LORENZO MARQUEE, Feb. THE
British crossed the Tugels river at
Potgieter's and KOlen Drifts after a
terrific bombardment of the Boer
position. They then attempted to
storm the Boer position opposite Pot