The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-13
WORKING
FOR PEACE in
TRAASYAAL
Unlimited that the Friendly omsss
Of the United States Are
to be
USED 10 PROMOTE PEACE
Between Britlsh and Roara, and Gone
sui hay Is the InstEumsnt
Of TranhmiSsal


LONDON, March Is, t:2o q. m.-Lord
Roberts Is making a very rapid ad-
vance and he 10 again misleading the
Beers by continuing the advance SOUTH
ward instead Of through the hat coun-
try due east Of Asvogel Kop. BE win
probably seize the railway south Of
Bloemfontein and although another
battle Is possible It Is more than likely
that the Beers are only endeavoring to
delay his advance until all the rolling
stock Of the railway and the stores and
troops from the Orange river district
can be gotten away north.
Such confidence Is now felt ID the
military operations that interest rath-
er centres in the political aspects Of
the war. The Daily News quotes
whitelaw Reid as saying In a private
letter:
'T give you hearty oongratulat on
the changed aspect Of the war. Il Is an
immense reiiet to Us aii, as wei as to
you"
"Thls view" says the Daily News,
as welcome as expressing with an un-
usual measure Of authority enlightened
public feeling in the United States"
Except in the case Of Germany the
replies OF the powers to the Boers for
Intervention are not yet known public
ly here, but It Is quite certain that
Austria Hungary and italy will decline
to interfere and there is no apprehen-
sion that anything will come Of the
overtures Of the two republics.
A dispatch from Lorenzo Marques
announces the arrival there of Mr..
Fisher, the Orange Free State secre-
tary, and Mr.. wolmarans, a member Of
the Transvaal executive council. It IS
not known whether they are bound on
mission to foreign powers or to Sir
Alfred Miner. Mr.. wolmarans IS in
President Kruger's confidence.
Cecil Rhodes has Issued abatement
that his Forthcoming visit to England
has solely to do wIth-private business,
and Is In no way connected with the
South African settlement.
All the morning papers take the line
that the government will decline to
open negotiations with the Boer repub-
lies except upon the basis of a COM
piete surrender and will also make 1t
perfectly clear that nothing IN the
shape of foreign intervention win be
tolerated.
The Standard says:
"There Is an idea in some quarters
that on arriving at Bioemfontein. Lord
Roberts win issue a proclamation
which will leave little doubt as to the
future Of the republics"
The Times says:
president Kruger and President
steyn should have counted the cost be-
fore they made war. They played for
great stake and have lost. Until they
are ready for unconditional surrender,
they may save themselves the trouble
OF sending communications to her ma
iestys government
I'VE are glad to see that It is unders
stood in the United States, as well as
on the continent, that any proRer OK
mediation win be distinctly repugnant
to this country.
No further news has been received
from Mafelrins, but It turns out that
Colonel PealSman commands the relief
column, which Is marching from Kiml
beriey.
PARIS. March 1s, 4:Ss a. m.IThe
9aulois publishes the following from It's
London correspondent:
According to good authority, Presl-
dent Kruger and President steyf
have not made final proposal of peace,
but has asked the British government,
through the United States. the Condi-
tlons It would accept, for the opening
OF negotiations on the basis Of the In
dependence of the republics"