The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-05
TUGELA The PIVOT
Upon the Battle at That River Rests
the Campaign.
B0ERS HAVE STRONG TRENCHES
Which Extend for Miles Before The
British Forces.
'5 j Ks5''S rseNEN HAVE LEFT LADYSMlTH
'Nov-rsec
0le OF \. N Is Believed TO Be a Brother
OF Cecil Rhodes.
CANDY SENT TO GEN. WHITE IN SHELLS
II Is In the Way tho beers send
observation-disclosures German Mail
steamer Was seized.
Olr OF =. N Is Believed to Be Brother
OF Cecil Rhodes.
CANDY SENT TO GEN. WHITE IN SHELLS

Frere Camp. January T. A vigorous
this morning forced the burghers to shift
their position after their horses had STAN
peded.
Boer Camp, Colenso, Tuesday. January
2.-The British naval guns a, chieveley
camp continue their ineffective long range
fire night and day in order to divert Boer
attention from the movement of the troops
Federal scouts yesterday penetrated
into the British camp. When returning
the British pickets discovered them and
wounded one Boer
General Lucas Meyer resumes command
of the division here.
General Joubert denies that he ever has
protested against the use of lyddite. He
AYERS that up to the present he has not
lost a single man from lyddite.
Hoofb Lager, Ladysmith. Monday, Jan
uary 1.-THE garrison at Ladysmith during
the night threw out ieelers on all sides
exchanging shots with the Boer pickets. At
midnight couple OF shells fell In the
Boer camp, killing a burgher. General
Joubert preached in camp Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Moiring, who has just arrived
here from America, addressed the burgh-
ers this evening, dwelling on the expiring
century witnessing the life struggle OF a
people.
This morning shells filled with eonfec-
tionery and containing the seasons greet.
ings were sent into Ladysmith
Federal shells are selling in Ladysmith
at from 80 shilling 10 a5.
Hoofb Lager. Ladysmith, Tuesday,
Jaunry 2.-six horsemen made dash
from Ladysmith few minutes ago aud.
though pursued. they escaped, 1t is be-
lieved the party included Colonel Rhodes,
brother of Cecil Rhodes, and DR.. Jamspn
London Jauary 5. ) a. m.--This morning
throws no further light upon the war Sit
uation. Tho exact position at Molteno
and Cyphergat is not yet clear but in any
case these little engagements are of small
Importance beyond proving that the Brit
ish forces are beginning to attain a great
er degree OF mobility. 1t is fully expected
that next week will see heavy battle on
the Tugela river, which is now the real
pivot OF the campaign The Beers appear
to be working necessarily with shovel and
pick.
Lord Methuen's cavalry scouting has de-
veloped the fact that the Boer entrench-
ments extend some forty miles, far over
tapping the British positions and making
flank attacks exceedingly difficult Mill
tary analyses affirm that the Boer trench
es confronting General Butler stretch away
some seventeen miles and that work upon
them is pushed unremittlngly. While the
advance is delayed, flank movements are
rendered most difficult because long
marches are not done with CELEBRITY and ii
is hard to time an attack with certainty.
The extent OF the Dutch rising may now
be measured by taking line from prleska
on the west 10 Hershsl or Barltley on tho
east. Along the whole of this line. except
a points actually occupied By the British,
the population seems for the most part
hostile.
An army order has been issued directing
the embodiment Of sixteen additional bat
taliops OF militia
New redoubis are being built at Kim
berloy and seventeen miles OF works now
encompass the town.
The admiralty programme embraces the
stationlng OF squadrors a Durham, Simons
Bay, Port Elizabeth. Lorenzo Marques
St. Vincent, in the Cape Verde islands,
and Capetown and sending an additional
ship or two 10 Ader.
II Is announced that British agents and
detectives are actively watching al
| Italian ports II now appea-s tina. IT Is
John Churchill. second son OF Lady Ran
dolph Churchill. and not Winston Spencer
Churchill. who has been given command OF
q squadron OF the South African Light
Horse
Lord Rossyn has thrown ~ bis en-
gagement at the court theater in order 10
join the yeomanry.
The Nffer of Lord Ivesgh 10 raise at his
own expense a completely equipped ho'-
pital for use in South Africa has been
accepted. The war office has invited Sir
William Thompson to accept the posi- OF
chief surgeon to the forces in South
Africa. instead OF consulting surgeon.