Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-22
Beers WANT PEACE.
Prime Minister of Great Britain Ap-
pealed 10 by Kruger.
NEWS UNC0NFIRMED.
The War Onlce Has Not Given Ont the
News Officially Public Demon.
straiions as 10 the Relief Of
Mafeklng Continues.

London. May 2l.-Displayed in the
most conspicuous style IN tho Daily IA.
press is the dominang war news Of the
morning:
1--WE have the best reason for stating
that in the last % hours telegram has
been received at tho foreign Office, adj.
dressed personally 10 the prime minister
from President Kruger. proposing terms
of peace The exact terms Of the mes.
sage cannot be stated. but we believe II
Is couched In an exceedingly humble
strain"
Itisinconceivahle. Of course. that Lord
Salisbury can have sent any reply except
tho one that stands ready ON the lips OF
every Briton- unconditional surrender.
The boisteruus rejoicing over the news
from Mafeking have become riots in
parts Of London. Aberdeen and Belfast
and elsewhere in the united kingdom
aud several persons injured
Details Of the relief are still waiting
the British military authorities being
without dispatches. General Roberts
wires that he knows Of the relief only
through n press agency lord IAns.
downe. however, announces that the
war office expects direct news every
moment
The situation in the field has changed
but little since Friday. Roberts troops
ARE in fine form and abundantly supplied.
Indications seem to point 10 AN early
movement His cavalry, riding over
several hundred square miles In n semi
circle beyond Kroonstadt, have ~
ccived the submission Of hundreds of
Free Skaters
II now appears that the Dewet who
offered to surrender with 1000 men was
not the we'll known General Dewet.
but Commandant Dewet. lie stipulat.
ed that his men should be- allowed 10 re-
turn 10 their farms. General Roberts
replied that the surrender must DO un.
conditional.
The Bothn that was captured the other
day was Philip Botha. Those urren.
dering are solcmnly warned that II they
break the oath Of neutrality their houses
will be- burned aud their farms conhs-
Gated. Such as do yield do so only for
protection.
Reports flow into General Roberts
headquarters Of the encouragement OF
the Bocrs and Of their willingness. even
In the case Of the Trnnsvaalers. TO give
up. President Steyn Is described a.
having lost his head several times 70
Gently.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that d
plot has been discovered at Pretoria e
depose President Kruger and to suuen
der the TransvaAl during the present
month. Progressive Dutchmen and mem
bers II the judiciary are asserted 70 hay,
been parties % the movement.
a Cape Town correspondent reass,r',
that the Irish. American ambulance corp
from Chicago suffered heavily durin.
the fighting at krooustadt, and that
/ United States Consul Hay protested vain
" o. President Kruger against using th'
corps on the firing line.
General Butler Is IN front Of TAing.
Mex. he,tating 10 attack positions 90
enormous natural strength. The report
that the Bocr, have blown up portion
Of the tnnuel are confirmed Although
everywhere else they are reported a
retiring. they havcaiTecied their retreat
without losing their conveys, guns o
prisoners to any extent We're they dis
organized thcy would strew the line O
retreat with booty
General Colyllle's base is Winburp
General Rumble Is advancing on Hcks
burg, trying 10 catch up with the fetir
ing Beers.
Nr,dc, where the Free State capita
has been removed. isa village of 200 ir
hnhiunts In the extreme northeastern
part uf the country ON the road iron
lIctbron 10 Botha's Pass and the Brab
on,herg President Sloyn, when twittc
about the migratory capital, Is reportc
. 10 have said that the Americans durin
the war Of Independence, changed thel
capital nine times. aud yet defeated ia
British.
The British are confscating the cattl
Of the rebels IN the districts about Al
wal North Colonel Adyo's men haV
driven in $500 head
The London papers are specializing O
% what will be- done 10 reward Colon,
Baden.Powell II is understood that 1
soon as the official news Of the relief
Mafoking is received the rank Of supe
numerAry major general will be- cable
him and at the same time he will b. "a
vonced 10 the rank u knight command
Of the Bath Possibly baronetoy wi
be conferred upon him.
London continues 10 pay honor upC
Colonel Baden.P Powell kilograms, le
tiers and flowers arrived almost ever
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