The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-07
HEARING WAS POSTPONED
CONTINUANCE GRANTED AT THE RE-
QUEST OF GREAT BRITAIN.
An Affidavit Tends to Show that New
Orleans Was Made an Initial Point
of Warfare.



New Orleans, April 61he hearing of the
injunction suit died in the United State,
court by General Samuel Pearson, the
representative OF the South African re
public, TO restrain the British government
from further shipment Of mules and horses
for use OF Lord Kttchener's army. was 20
day postponed until next Tuesday. The
continuance was granted at the request of
the attorney for the government of Great
Britain.
Clcgg x Quintcro, attorneys for Samuel
Pearson, the Boer general, and Edward
Van Ness, the New Yorker, whose sym.
pathy for the burGhers has made min,
known all over the country, yesterday lIr,l
an amendment in the United States court
against the steamship companies, and tho
Brlish army officers, including the steam.
ship Monterey, In the list of vessels Thl,
Is on the a,tidaylt Of Charles j. Cole. who
was q foreman of one Of the mulcterr
gangs ana who gives evidence to show
that the men were placed in charge of Brit.
,Su arm! oihcers at the port Of New OR.
leahs, making this city one of tho ,pitin.
p"ints OF warfare against Lhe south African
Tpspupilcs' the continuance is TO permit IN,
british attorneys to examine this that ~,
continuance was granted '''S
lue attorneys have received eyIdencns
from several parts OF the country of H.
a mr%SsPre EAU sympathy with the Bocr cause
snions inc American people. They bnrs
received several teegrams ana lettcrs Aa ~, (
rom as distant point as Colorado orrnr-
my encouragement 10 the prosecnfion ~
Bnnr "L t,,, lhey have heard Of more
the number being one In this clty Will
Is something quite new wv "H''n
orapge Ss w. Nes s. the consul general Of the
Snanse free state. who Is assisting Generii
Samuel Pearson In his efrort ~ %e9e ~,
Wv hrs OF vessels leaving this mort from
o"nnV!lhg horses and mules 10 tho Rrittsh
ToS SS ~ south Africa, is confident OF the
MI Van Ness sall that he had besrd noth
Rrl,,sh w, sne rnmor which has It that the
n -, ', Isl, hAu voluntarily determined 10 shin
3-rhnt MA I snimais from New Orleans.
MAJ story ] am thinking, Is similar 70
iiN ia ~ HIners started by the British sith ar
~ Enslanu or In South Africa Nv yic,v
Win W. ~ mater Is that the mules and horses
orleans as ou TO south Africa from New
SNusrs are not molested hy the Tinted
'ss I'M government or by the courts =
,bs, I, uaseS,ion was made to Mr.. Van Ness
,h a' y was rather late in the dav 10 s,on
me shipping OF these remo1p,s u"S b 100 s, mn
WARD 81 10000 head had alresay hSen lay ~
eG IN South Africa ie""s "een i1hS-
an5 M al alt he replied Fresh mule.
anu as horsss are required In Africa 20 lons
us us the british have their forcas 80 aons
a. =. anlmals Will be transnorted as ,o,,,
I'M and VAT ~ni continues unless the law stems
is s seard puts stop 10 the practice There
TO the Trsns aa animal that was shipped
c clIn,s They all die on Very fss, ' The
tbc n'e an nnd the lack o. food h arainst
miles from w1f sSe sr a march is made i've
used on tba s'S nasc Of supplies the horses
after YEN live any length on time there.
suSstst i Neither a horse nor mule Hs enn
and that Is all ts sncst psrioi oars alone
Ire taken away from the 49, ~, "nen ineN
sS,aIsr er therefore 10 Keen tbe sI mrit,sS
soiu,cy Se espsa With rcmonn,s il Is ss
By the shousass 70 transport the animals