The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-17
ROBERTS NEGOTIATING WITH
PRESIDENT KRUGER THROUGH
REPRESENTATIVE
LATEST FROM SCBIE OF war
BRITISH COMMANDER SAID MOTH
ING OF 1T In HIS LATEST AD-
VICES TO LONDON
PRESIDENT sTKYN IS OPPOSED
That Is Said to BE the Principal
Stumbling Block in Way of Ad-
Justment of TransvaaI
Trouble.

LONDON, June II, a. m.-Unofficial
reports are current to the effect that Lord
Roberts and representatives of the Trans
vaal are discussing peace propositions.
Lord Roberts is said to have demanded
unconditional surrender in previous re-
sponse to an offer for cessation of hos
tilities, and it is possible the latest state
ment grew out of that incident 1t is add
ed, however, that the principal drawback
to the prospect of peace is that President
Steyn will not agree to the proposition.
There is no newS tonight reported from
the seat of war in South Africa, where
the British forces are continuing to clear
off the Beers on their front or holding
in check or dispensing those threatening
the rear at Shopernok.
Gen. Rundle's line at Senekal and Ficks-
burg is now almost invulnerabIe The
Beers attacked Ficksburg this morning,
but were driven off.
In an attack on the railway pioneers
near Zand River today the Beers were
driven off, but Gen Zimoun, commanding
the pioneers, was killed He was an
American and was formerly employed in
the raad.
The indication are, according to reports
from Cape Town, that the ministerial cri-
sis will soon be ended by the formation
"A
cording to a Cape Town special, the cab
met, beside Mr.. Ross-Innes, who will ac-
cept a portfolio, will probably include
former Attorney General Salmaron, who
was a member Of the late cabinet. and
Sir P. II. Faure, who was colonial secre-
tary during Rhodes second administra-
tion.
NEW PEACE RUMORS.
A
Roberts is negotiating with President
Kruger and Gen. Botha, through their
wives. regarding terms of surrender.
BRITISH GENERALS REPORT.
The war office has received the follow
ing message from LordsRoberts:
Pretoria, June 16.-Rustenburg was oc-
cupied today by. .Baden-Powen. col
umn starts from this place tomorrow to
meet Baden-Poweli and repair the tele-
graph between Pretoria and Rustenburg.
Hunter is moving from Potchefst1 oom
His advance brigade expects to reach Jo-
hannesburg June 19. Butler, hope is at
Standerton. Heidelberg will be occupied
from this place shortly and then the
orange River Colony will be completely
cut Off from the TransvaaI.
"Baden-PowelI reports that the district
through which he passed is Settling down
satisfactorily. Over 1000 stands of arms
were surrendered, and Hans Eloff and
Ptet Kruger, son of the president, were
to make submission to him yesterday.
having been previously disarmed on their
farms.
Botha's army has retired, and is believ-
ed to be at Middleburg. His rear guard
was surprised and entirely routed by Ian
Hamilton's mounted infantry
The war office has received the following,
dispatch from Gen. Butler:
Laing's Mex, June 15-Now that Natal
Is clear of the enemy, I wish to call at
tention to the disgraceful way in which
private property was treated in tile part
of the colony they occupied. Their willful
and needless damage is visible every
where, and houses, when not completely
wrecked, have been desecrated with filthy
ingenuity. That this has been done with
the consent of the leaders is proved bv
the fact that while in Charlestown every
house was wrecked, in Volksrust, two
miles off, but in the TransvaaI, every
house was intact
MR.. SCHREINER'S LETTER.
PAARL, Cape Colony, June 16.-At to-
days meeting of the Afrikander bond
congress a letter was read from the late
premier, Mr.. w. P. Schreiner, announc-
ing his resignation and describing the
causes Of the difficulties between himself
and his colleagues. in the. cabinet which
left no other course. open to him. The
congress adopted a resolution expressing
thanks to the premier for his services to
the country, but indorsing the opposition
of the bond members of parliament to
the measures proposed by Mr.. Schreiner