The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-06

IRE VIZ
81, February 8, Midnight. The war
a,rounces that 1t has received no
-. from the seat OF war for pub
alton tonight
,uu February 5.-A dispatch
4, S,uvpoort says: There is great
~. here and on the Rensberg Han
,oad. due to the dispatch of an over
.,m,nr force OF infantry to seize Nor
popt. The cavalry having completed
o,noissanee.i is being retired to re-
/, loss The Beers at colesburs are
Irtually surrounded
sudOn. February g. a. m.-Mi''ara
I.,on in London continues 10 assume
80 slender materials that General
s,,.r Il again throwing his army against
posrs' works. A retired general says
Henry Green, whose distinguished
,,r dives weight to his opinion, thinks
u General Butler with $4,000 men i
a,v q vide detour to the west and
IA II order TO avoid the toughest parts
|. ~. Country. As General Butler must
~ son,e thousands of wagons, sir VIII
.sm Green points out that the advance
[sould necessarily be SLOW
NJ authentic word is at hand save ina
I. var office rearffirmed orally TO news
s,nsr inqurers at late hour that i
MIA not confirm the reported advances
frSfihsre the national situation rests.
q, d from the western field that mor'
|5,asI,e statements come. Large opera
ors are apparently about to begin. Gen
ri french who has now returned L
Ppnsburr from his conference with Lore
|paherts mas sent what is described 4
Sesryhslming force OF infantry to selz
yorvars Point This is where the rail-
I'D crossed tho Orange river and con
rs,,ed with the Free state line. Norvaf
Point is nineteen miles north Of Coles
brrs and twenty-five miles from Genera
frnch's headquarters at Rensburg. tn
poers al Coesburg have been in DANCE
4, being suddenly attacked by the large
BIZ reinforced and extending lines of IN
British. The occupation of Norval
Point in force would presumably rende
colesburg untenabe. The Beers are show
|hg great activity in the Nauwpoori an
Ccleshurg districts. Many Of the gun
Hitherto facing Lord Methuen are believe
10 have gone to Norvals Point. The Brit
lsh therefore may find formidable bodie
oi Beers there
lhe war Office announces that tiftee
transports will be dispatched between to
dsy and Monday with 1900 troops. Thes
1900 troops are not Included in III
10000 due to be in South Africa on Feb
rasr Is. The eighth division Of 1900
msn is still available 10 send.
Sir Alfred Miner. in a letter write
thres weeks ago TO the former lord mayo
q Belfast. said the war would last thre
p four north; longer, SIR Alfred Mi
tr has sent most hopeful and enool;
isIng reports to the government regard
iis the prospects, of the campaign and
7 reported that his views are shared |
Lord Roberts
nhs censorship seems 70 have complet,
shut down on The correspondents
spsarmar's camp. No dispatch from tb,
POM sppears in this mornings pane
ana nothing has boon allowed TO issl
saee Sunday eva1,av.
dispatch to tue T'mes from Queen
hvn, Caps 7911v, datel Holiday. say
General Brabant WI addressing OF
the regiments e. tho coionlal divis'C
% parade Yesterday, said they were lea
as the next morning for the front. n
70 return he noped. ul-li the task Ell
trusted to him by Lore Roberts hi
0een successfully oercmp,' shed"