Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-21
Falls Back Five Miles to Avoid
Being Thanked by Beers.
STEAp'S SHARP CRITICISM.
Kruger Ready for Peace Any Time
would Accept Mediation -tsrisish
Did Not Get Gun. Hack.

New York. Dec. 2i.--A dispatch to the
Herald from chlcvelcy Camp. Dec. ie.
says:
There Is an arrnisticc till midnight In
order to bury the dead and remove the
wounded.
Meanwhile the enemy is placing fresh
guns 10 that they may cover our ambu-
lance parties.
They express themselves ne satisfied
with yesterdays battle. and boast that
they cannot be turned out OF their pres
ent position. The Dutch stripped our
dead.
During the fighting some heroic deeds
were performed. the irrcEulara vieing
with the regulars for distinction.
Lieut. Ponsonby. OF Thorncyorofts
mounted Infantry. ana Private Farrcr,
OF the Natal carbines. attempted To
save some OF their comrades at Inn
mlnent peril to their own lives. An
injured man carried by Lieut. Ponsonby
was mortally wounded while In the
arms OF the officer.
A dispatch to the Herald from
Chievelcy Camp. Dec. II, says:
Gen. Buffers ARM moved back nvc
miles today. the march beginning at
o'clock this morning. two brigades go
lns to Frerc In order TO defeat a poAsi-
BILE attempt ON the part OF the Bocrs
TO execute n flank movement TO destroy
the railroad on the British rear.
New York. Dec. IA dispatch TO the
World from London says:
Peace Sunday In war time" IL the
title OF solemn rcmonstrance and APP
peal issued by William 4. Stead TO the
clergy OF all denominations In Great
Britain. He bcsccches those who are
lat ease In Zion" who have been ana
are dumb dogs and fai,hless shep-
herds OF Israel In the present crisis, to
consider with "a searching heart whcth-
err they. as ministers OF the Prince OF
| Peace, have done all In their power TO
avert the terrible scourge OF war. He
says:
at may be your duty TO slay your
brother. but that mournful duty should
never be undertaken save IN n spirit OF
intense sorrow and compassion. Above
| all Il stands damned " II N w0gcd IN u
spirit OF vengeance. II IN this which
makes the apathy OF the churches so
absolutely amazing"
Now York. Dec. 2i.-A dispatch to
| the World from Brussels says:
Herr Holbern, who Is In charge OF the
Transvaal agency here while DIR. Leyds
| " absent In France. was asked today
what truth there ia In the report that
| President Kruger Ii ready to sign q
treaty OF peace n Great Britain Will
ask for 10 further privileges for the
outianders and will pay what the war
| has cost the Beers.
Herr Holbcrn answered; mo such
| proposals have been formulated yet. A
contingency inviting proposals OF peace
would be welcome under certain condi-
tions We have no authority to indi-
cate terms, but II any government de-
sircs to mediate. the South African Re
public win be found ready to treat"
New York, Dec. 2i.--A dispatch to
the Herald from London says;
| Little credence IL placed In the re-
port that the guns lost by the British
were not captured by the Beers. Had
the story been true. Gen. Butler must
| have referred TO II,
Sir Rcdvcr's artillery cannot now
muster much more than thirty guns.
while the captured British weapons
have no doubt. been mounted In the
Boer lines and can be used. since the
ammunition wagons seem 10 have been
lost with them,