The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-11
BRITISH ARE CONFIDENT
Bets Made that Roberts viii Be 10 Pretoria
In Two Months.
BulLfR'S ARMY IS SHOWING ACTIVITY
Battle Said to he Immincnt--Protest
Against the New Contrahnpd Reg
ulstions--Boers Rctrcatiag.

London. May II. 1850 a. m.--Members OF
the house Of commons were freely betting
IN the losbies last evening that Lord Rob
erts would be in Pretoria in two months
The minlsterialists are building confident
hopes on the comprehensive mans he had
communicated to the war office. Predic-
tions are definitely made that he will be
IN Kroonstadt next Monday and It is be-
lieved his advance Is already reconnoter-
ing in the Vicinity of Venters. where the
hillv country begins again.
Beyond kroonstadt is an intricate and
difficult country and If the Beers shouii
elect 10 hght " is possible they could
check the progress OF the British until
Lord Roberts numerous cavalry had time
10 ride around their flank and threaten
their rear
From 5000 to 10000 IS the highest es-
innate of the Beers under the command Of
General Botha, who is said to have forty
six guns.
General Botha and General pewet are re-
ported to have quarreled
Lord Roberts is pressing hard after this
force with $4,000 men and $40 guns ami
10000 more men are easily available.
Lord Roberts concise summaries Of re-
suits are not supplemented by any up-to-
date press kilograms. The correspondents
are confined IN their narratives to events
two or three days old so far as Lord
Roberts is concerned.
President Steyn, with 10, 900 men, is re-
ported to have been east OF Thabanchu
esterday Thursday noon, and a battle
was then imminent. The advance troops OF
General Rumble and General Bra b8nt were
being fired on.
According to advlces from Durham, dated
Thursday General Buffers army is SHOW
ing activity" but oomplete news en-
barge is imposed upon the correspond
ents with him.
Parties OF Beers are still holding the
mountains adjacent to Springfield.
New Zealand scouts burned the home
stead of farmer named DrevinE in
whose house arms were found at Deer
ing
During concert for the relief OF tbs
sufferers from the Beghie works explosion.
given Saturday evening at Pretoria in the
Gaiety theater, the doors were suddenly
closed and every man in the audience
was Communicated. All the horses were
taken from the conveyances outside.
President Kruger has released the Daily
Mail correspondents, Messrs. Hallowell
and Hoifmeir.
Half the foreign merchants at Loureuzo
hdfUueE HelU an lDUlPnatlOO meeting 10
protest the new regulations whereby blan-
kets. clothing and "bully" beef are de-
clared coutraband
Five thousand cases OF supplies are In
bond there and Ms much is coming
Two French steamers carving consign-
ments to Lndenberg hsve been stopped,
The alarmist tone OF Lord Saishurv's
Primrose league sneech Wednesday, has
been much discussed in the Hobbies Of par
lament and the impression Il that tn.
arnrehensions OF the premier are even
more serious than he evpressed His Ut
terances are ascrihed TO the recent sue
cesses az the natinnalists in France hatred
OF England being one OF the weapons Of
the campaign The revival OF military
glory one OF tho Ideals set IN in France.
Is regarded rs DANGEROUS tn Frgland
The Times publishes letter from
Rloemfonte'n Describing the Koorn Spruit
disaster. The writer saws that this wss
due - a criminal neglect OF the most
primitive precautions In war and he as
serts that advsoce GUARD ~ single
troop would have avoided the mishap.