The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-13
Fischer Has Asked Ilsly to Intervene
In Behalf Of Beers.
THE Beers SCORE ANOTHER VICTORY.
British Are Bombarded at Bullionteln and
Retire The Worse for Weas
The london Papers and Public Are
Down-Hcartcd ana SEQ Nothing
bat DisRster in the situation.

Pretoria, April liza heavy caunonads
was heard this morning Iin the districl Of
Bultfontein. situated hidwey -hetwssn
wIudberg and Hoshoff in lie Orange Free
State. and north 81 '6randfort
Advices from Bcer headquarters In Ma
tai say that after heavy homhardment
the British are retiring In the direction Of
Ladysmith and the federals are going
TO their old position.
London. April is, 400 a. MIN round
about way London hears that Lord Rob-
erts, whom wiring to the Prince OF Wales
at Copenhagen congratulations upon his
escape from assassination, added two or
three hopeful sentences portending an
early advance with wide reaching combi-
nations.
Quiet assurances are passed around
among military men that Lord Roberts
is employing his great army effectively
and that the adventurous Bosr comman-
dos are likely to be onmeshed.
Scraps of news-n detail here ana an
other there--have reached England TO-
niep' over comparatively idle cables. but
they do not illuminate the situation.
The oolonisis at wepener still hold OF
the Beers. Lord Methuen has worked
eastward until he is within eighty miles
OF Kroonstad Boer scouts have gone
around Ladysmith and have appeared at
pewdorp and other places on General Bull
ler's tanks and rear The officers Of
Buffers irregular horse estimate the
Beers in Natal as 1900. but these figures
are probably excessive. 10000 being re-
garded here as the outside number.
After General Harris. brigade leaves bin
General Buiier VIII still have dose upon
$4,000 men. II IS generally assumed that
this brigade is going to join Lord RobelSs
but its destination is really unknown.
This Boer note to Portugal regarding the
use by the British OF the Belra route for
the transportation OF troops TO Rhodasia.
may. IL the Beers act against Portugal.
lead Great Britain to lane troops at Lou.
reno Marquee This possibility has been
seriously discussed and Is referred to at
length In the morning papers today
The work Of the Boer place commission
has begun. Mr.. Fischer has asked italy
TO intervene aud the italian minister Of
foreign affairs. the Masauis d viscpnti
venosta. has replied that while he would
receive the ENJOYS, the best he could do
would be TO transmit their proposals 70
London, thus following the course OF thu
United States.
Sir Alfred Miner, when replying to
deputation of clergymen in capetown yesy
terday CThursday). said: "'Neye aBs
must be the motto Of all thi and
humane men, but not frria lust OF con-
quest or a desire to trample on the GAL
liant or misguided. There must be no COM
promise or patchwork in the settlement
and no opportunity for mistaking, intrigue.
the revival OF ambitions or the accumuia-
ton OF enormous armaments. The Brit
ish will no longer tolerate dissimiiar and
antagonlstIc political systems In coun-
try which nature and history have reckon-
ed TO be one"
In these absolute utterances Of Sir Al"
fred Miner he speaks for the imperial
government.
1t Is calculated that Lord Roberts now
has $4,000 effective troops with 1900
more afloat or under orders. The war Of
ace has instructed officers not to take
any more expanding bullets TO Africa for
reviewers
Hillard Steyn. brother Of President
steyn. IN the course of an interview It