The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-15
Transvaalers We're Holding Courts and
Levying Taxes In British Territory.
TWO HUNDRED BOFRS SURRENDERED.
Had Been Hiding in the JungIes to Avoid
Doing Any Service.
FREE STATE yOlKSRAADtRS WANT PEACE
Proposed TO imprison Steyn--Mnfc-
king Again Bcing Bomhardcd.
beers Suta 10 lie Wcakening.

London, May IT,, GAS a. m)-General
Buffers turning OF the Biggarsberg posi-,
ton was effected by a bold movement
The Boers had evacuated Helpmaaker, but
were making stand Monday evening ut
Bleskoplaagte. seven miles from Dundee.
The corps on the spot regarded this as a
rear guard action intended to cover the
retreat of the army, AZ the Sumo time
General Hilyard took 1udoba and is re-
ported that the Beers withdrew IN disor-
der.
General Buller, who seems to be en-
ploying his FUN strength. is expected to
push on His frst marches were forty
miles in three days. He is thus breaking
into British territory, which had been ad-
mlnistered for six months by the Trans
walters as though It were part Of lhe'f
republic, they holding courts and loyylng
taxes. His success, therefore. has poliu-
chi as we'll as military consequences
While Lord Roberts infantry is concen-
tratlus at Kroonstad, where they Will rest
FOR day or two, his horsemen lave pene-
trated eighteen miles northward. In the
squadron which cut the railroad fifteen
miles beyond Kroonsted was the American
scout. Frederick Burnham.
Two hundred Beers who had hidden In
the river jungles near Kroonstad TO eS-
cape service have surrendered to the Brit
ish and taken the oath of alleglence
According to dispatch from Bennett
Bnrleign to the Daily Telegraph, dated
Thursday, May 10, Paul Botha and Me-
Donald, members Of the Free state Volks-
Rad demanded that the chairman should
call n meeting TO sue for peace as further
resistance was suicidal, and proposed 10
make President Steyn prisoner,
Nothing definite has been heard about
the eypected relief OF Matching. The
Capetown correspondents continue TO wire
that relief Is imminent fixing TUESDAY OF
Wednesday as probable dates. inquiries
al the war office are told that the news
OF the relief will be made public immo-
( diately on its receipt. NO word hdd com"
TO hand At midnight.
The latest supposltion concernu g Cen"
/ oral Hunter Ia that possibly he IL marcn-
/ ing Up tho north bank OF the V1al WIFI
force sufficient In cooperation WIN
/ Lord Roberts to render Boer defense on
/ the Wal frontier Improbable
/ East Of Bloemfontc,n General Rumble is
advancing toward Ladybrand. His troops
and those Of General Brabant are
stretched over a distance OF thirty miles
Tho Beers are described as quite disor-
agnizcd and az retreating nortnWafd'
Pren!deni Steyn's lieutcnants are trying
to rally them.
The Same stories Of disir tcgration come
from nearly every point whore TIC Eng
ian correspondents are Mr.. Hoilawel'
formerly a correspondent at Matching
who was mt over the Transvaal border,
teIerraphing from Louern2o Marquee.
save. Judging from talks have hnd
with the Beers the end 81 the war WI
comc IN n month or six weeks Mr.
etelnranp. chairman OF the second RAD
va travelled With me, said that II the
bprrhers we're press from Pretoria ihey
would retire 10 the district Of the bynen-
burg mountains, which had already peen
nroylsloned He remarked that he noped
The burghsrs woy9As,and arm. 9nt nc
feared hoy were 5eS---esn IN spirAh.
,/k%thered from him that the ~To
force OF the Transvaa was nov
9i5S Inc field the Hnal Communicating haY-
7 Ing taken place lsst THURSDAY and that
is only tho powerful magnetism Of Presi-
dent Kruger tha. is keeping the bursh-
ers together" ma
AZ the British hospitals N Bloem'
fonte'r tho deaths from entaric ieY~'
average from eight 10 ten dlily'