The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-26

Mafeking Turn Into Riots in
Some Places-Plot Discovered to
OPPOSE kruger.
London. May 22.-Displayed in the
most conspicuous style in the Daily
Express is the dominant war news
of the morning:
"we have the best of authority for
stating that in the last twenty-four
hours a telegram has been received at
the foreign office addressed personal
~ to the prime minister from Presi-
dent Kruger, proposing terms of peace,
The exact terms of the message can.
not be stated, but we believe it is
couched in an extremely humble
strain N"
1t is ~inconceivable. Of course, that
Lord Salisbury can have sent any re-
ply except the one that stands ready
on the lips of every Briton-uncondi-
tional surrender.
The demonstrative rejoicings over
the news from Mafsking have given
place to riots in London, Aberdeen
and Belfast and elsewhere in the
United Kingdom. In the Finchley
district Of suburban London a mob
stoned the railway station, store house
and
Smashed the Windows
of a Diapers shop, setting the building
on fire also. whether by accident or
design, is as yet unknown. The
house Of a Boer sympathizer at Harl-
eston was attacked by a large crowd
and the windows were shattered. The
police charged the mob and was
greeted with a shower of decayed
eggs. Numerous arrests were made
and the police reserves were called
out. Rioting took place in Aberdeen
from Z to 10 o'clock Saturday even
ing around a hall where a stop the
war" meeting was being addressed by
Mr.. Notwithstanding, husband of
Olive Schreincr. A crowd of students
and others tried to storm the hall and
to break down the doors. The foot
police were unable to cope with the
disturbers and sent for the mounted
police, who made some Roadway with
their charges, but free fights between
the supporters Of the meeting and the
crowd continued and the royal infirm-
ary Dea by was kept busy dressing
wounds Of combattants caused by
stones. projectiles and clubs. A num-
Der Of arrests were made and finally
the chief magistrate
Ordered the Chief
constable to call out the military. The
Gordon Righlanders, from the castle
barracks. then cleared the streets. The
special prayers Of thanksgiving were
offered yesterday in the churches OF
the United Kingdom. The lord bishop
Of London. DR.. Creighton, who
preached before the queen at Windsor,
alluded 10 the relief. of Mafeking, and
elerRymen generally found in the
agent their topic of the day. Details
s0Athe relief are still wanting, the Brit
ish military authorities being without
dispatches. Lord Roberts wires that
he knows of the relief only through q
press agency. Lord Lansdowne, how
ever. announces that the val office
poets direct news to-day. The situa-
ton in the field has changed but little
since Friday. Lord Roberts troops
are in fine form and abundantly sup
piled. Indie ations seem to point to an
early movement. His cavalry, riding
v several hundred square miles in
a semi-circle beyond KrOonstad, have
received the submission of. hundreds
of Free Skaters. It now appears that
the Dewet who
ORcred to Surrender
wik,f1.Ooo men was not the we'll
knSlEn Gen. Dewet. but Commandant
Dewet. He stipulated that his men
should be allowed to return to their
farms. Lord Roberts replied that b
surrender must be unconditional. The
Botha who was captured the other
day was Philip Botha. Those sur
rendering are s0lemnly warned that II
they break the oath of neutrality their
houses will be burned and their farms
c~onfiscated. Such as yield ask for pro-
lection. Correspondents following
Lord Roberts tell of the discourage
ment of the Beers and willingness
even of the Transvaalers to- give up
their arms. President Steyn is report
ed as having lost his head several
times lately. He was last reported
as leaving Pretoria after a consulta-
ton with the Transvaal government,
and has again gone to the front. The
Daily Telegraph t advised that a plot
has been discovered at Pretoria to
Depose President Kruger
and to surrender the Transvaal during
the present month. Prominent Dutch
men and members Of the judiciary are
asserted to have been parties to the !.
movement. A Cape Town correspond
ent ~reasserts that the Irish-American
ambulance corps from Chicago suf-
fered heavily during the fighting at
Kroonstad, and that United States
Consul Hay. has protested yainly to.
President Kruger against using y
corps on the fighting line. Gen. Butler
is In front Of ,Langs Mex, hesitating to
attack positions Of enormous natural
strength. The reports that Beers
have blown up portions Of the. tunnel
are confirmed. Although everywhere
else they are reported az retiring. out
fronted. they have egected their re-
treats without losing their A. or
Runs or prisoners to, any extent. Were
they disorganixeds they would strew
the line of retreat with booty. Gen.
COlville's base is Winburg. Gen.
Rnndle is advancing on Ficksburg,
frying is catch mp with the retiring
Roers' Vrcde, where the Free State
casnital haa been removed, isF a village :