The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-05
IRISH AMERICANS.
Brigade Lost Heavily in an Attack by
General Hutton.
ROBERTS is ADVANCING RAPIDLY.
In Two Days the Head Of the Column
Moves ThirV.lwO Miles.
RELIEF OF MAFEkING IS IN SIGHT.
Expected that Il win Be Accomplished by
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RELIEF OF MAFFkING IS IN SIGHT.
Expected that Il win Be Accomplished by
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'OINTED
Publication of the Spion.Sop Dis
patches Causes Landsdo0nc Trou-
bie--Wcpener to BE Garrisoned.

London, May 5.--(4:05 a. m.)-The
mounted infantry with Lord Roberts,
among which are the Canadians, have
picketed their horses on the south bank
OF the Vet river, eighteen miles north of
Brandfort. Tho head of Lord Roberts
columns has thus advanced thirty-two
miles from Karee Siding in two days. Of
ffty-three miles north OF Bloemfontei1
Little powder was spent The British
work was hard marching, the Beers re-
firing out of the reach OF the British
shells
Correspondents supplement Lord Rob-
erts' plain statements with few details.
AS General Hutton, with the First
mounted infantry brigade, drew near
Brandfort, he saw a khak-clad body of
troops ahead of him. He was surprised,
but thought they must be British. Soon,
however they opened fire upon the men,
who replied heavily. They were the Irish
American brigade from Lourenzo Marquee
and it is reported that the Irish lost
heavily.
The Boer flag was nying over Brandfort
as the British entered the town. Several
British wounded were found in the hos
pital, The Boer postmaster gave up the
keys of the public buildings to Captain
Ross. Lord Kitchener arrived st Brand
fort at noon and Lord Roberts at dusk.
General French's cavalry are sweeping
the country northward, The expectation
is that the infantry advance VIII be con
tlnued toward Kroonstad Immediately
Although no prisoners were taken and al
though no hot pursuit was attempted,
the news greatly cheers London.
Nevertheless ii has not been recefscd
with the fine rapture that attended rue
first successes of Lord Roberts.
General Hunters crossing the Naal at
Windsorton brings the relief OF Mateking,
1873 miles beyond almost within call
culable interval. 1t is now regarded as
quite possible that Mafeking may o2 sue
cored before the queens birthday.
The debate in parliament on the Spion-
kop dispatches proved a disappointment
10 the supporters of the government. The
ministerialist papers confess to a. certain
amount of Inconsistency and weakness in
the statements Of the spokesman of the
government on the other hand. as the
Standard points out the opposition pro
fcss 10 be we'll satisfied with the debate,
as they believe it has injured the govern
ment and has rendered Lord Lansdowne S
continuance at the war office difficult
| Wepener is to be garrisoned with o
strong force from General Chermsde'
division. commanded by Lord Castleton.
Henry F. Lucsy, writing in the Daily
News. says he has ascertalned that sit
| Alfred Miners letter against ladies visit
| ing South Africa was written as the result
of an intimatiOp from Queen Victoria.
London, May 5--The Daily Express pub
fishes an interview with Abraham Fischer
of the Boer peace commission, given orc
of its Representatives at Boulogne-sdr'
Mer before the Maasdam sailed for th'
United States. Mr.. Fischer said
IL we are al war with the British II il
not because we wish or ever did wish t.
quarrel with them. As We believe TN
British do not wish to quarrel with US
We have come 10 see whether We can no
end the war. Neither Of US desired 1t
but we have both been misled or goAde'
into il by a combination 10 luIlhel Poi'''
cal interest. our ultimatum was issue
under the belief that our destruction ha,,
been determined upon. We believed al
cur concessions had been rejected so Ina
nothing We could offer would prevent .
attack upon us for the purpose OF ne
stroylng our independence ana selzlng on
territory. 49,
Since then your prime minister ~
declared that you want no territory any
your colonial secretary told parliam ,s
that he intended, in his September als
patch, to accept nine%enths OF our con
ditions. a. :,
III these speeches mad been made y
September, instead OF October or 10
lvcmber. we would never have tormuiaie'
az. ulimarum 49,, >
Therefore we come In the nsnt o
these melated assurances, TO see Il "a
war can be stopped. That Is the oDJee
Of our mission and its only object.
kwill gladly consent to submit all question
of Indemnity and guarantees 70 me ne
cision Of an impartial tribunal Grant
THAI ana We viii lay down oar afIus'
H Mr. Fischer also said that the repupuc
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