Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-05-03
BATTLE OF HOUTNBK
1t Was a Decided Victory for Gen.
eral Hamilton In Command
of the British.
FOREIGN LEGION SUFFERED
A German Officer Was Killed and the Rus
sian Commander Of the Foreign Legion
Was Wounded-Boer Version
of Events.

London, May 3.-The war office re-
ceived the following report from Lord
Roberts, under date of Bloemfontein,
May 2: General Hamilton met with
considerable success and drove the enc
my out of the strong position they had
taken up at Houtnek with compare
lively small loss to us. The Beers dis
persed in several directions, mainly
east and SOUTH leaving many prisoners
in our hands, including one command
ant and sixteen other wounded men,
General Hamilton is now in camp at
Jacobs Rust. AS the men needed rest
after fighting seven out of the last ten
days, I ordered them to halt for the
day. General Broadwood's brigade of
cavalry arrived upon the scene in time
to afford valuable assistance by threat
ening the enemy's rear During the aft
ernoon Gen. Ian Hamilton was Joined
by Gen. Bruce Hamilton's brigade of
infantry. The enemy admit having
twelve killed and forty wounded yester-
day. Among the former was Lieuten-
ant Gunther a German officer belong
ing to the 55th regiment, and among the
latter was Miximoff the Russian COM
mander of the foreign legion Twenty
one out of fifty-two of the enemy's cas-
ualties occurred among the members of
that legion. Two Ffenchmen We're
among the killed. General Hamilton
speaks in high terms of the good serv-
ice performed by the Sth Hussars, un-
der Colonel CLOVIS, and of the regiment
of lancers, which came into General
Broadwood's brigade and assisted by
making the Beers vacate their position
The final stroke to the enemy's rout was
given by the Gordons and two compa-
nies Of Shropshires and light infantry,
who cheered loudly when they got with
in 200 yards of the position. Kitchen
er's Horse is also spoken of in terms of
praise
A BRITISH SUCCESS.
London, May 3.-Lord Roberts latest
dispatch throws no light on the object
and the possibilities of the extensive
operations in the neighborhood of Tha-
ba N'Chu. One military critic believes
that the inference is justified that Lord
Roberts successful attack on Houtnek
threatens the Boer center and puts the
British in a favorable position to crush
the Boer left, which is still facing Gen.
eral Rumble at Thaba N'Chu, or their
right, which Is somewhere between
Brandfort and Winburg. General Ian
1Iny yp,f1f nrSc of L. o1s 4sA
little enthusiasm, as critics unanimous
ly pointed out some time ago that the
policy of the Beers would be one of
slow retirement
MAFEKING HOLDS OUT.
Colonel Baden-Powell reported offlci-
ally from Mafeking, under date of April
20, that all were well there. There are
diminished rations for 5000 souls with
in the beleaguered town.
BOER VERSIONS.
Pretoria, May Am official war bull
letin issued here reports that on April
% the federals captured nine prisoners
east of Thaba N'Chu, and that April 80
the British mounted corps appeared
near Brandfort. The federals attacked
them on two sides, and the British re-
tired. Two federals were wounded, and
eleven prisoners were taken. Another
account, semi official, in this affair,
says that the Wakkerstroom and the
Ermelo commands had skirmish with
the British near Brandfort. After sharp
fighting eleven prisoners were taken,
nineteen British were left dead on the
field, including Captain Liddy. A few
federals were wounded. The heavy
bombardment by the British has been
resumed at Fourteen Streams. An
American has been arrested in connec-
tion with the Beglie explosion at Jo-
hannesburg.
THREE BIG RUMORS.
London, May 3.-Several rumors are
in circulation. All, however, lack con-
firmation. They include an important
British victory in South Africa, the
death Of President Kruger and the re-
lief of Mafeking