Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-15

, Warren's division, which had reached
Durham. has been ordered TO join Gen
| Butler indicating that the outtianklne
| movement through the neck OF Hul lland
referred 10 In these dispatches March
| 10. Is about to commence.
! II is reported at Bloemfontein that
! Gen. Joubert Is at Brandfort, but other
reports locate him at Bggarsberg'
| NO INTERVENTION BY ANY ONE
In the house Of commons today, reply
| ing 10 Mr.. Redmond, Irish nationalist
/ who asked whether the government Of
| the United States had offered It's good
offices TO her majesty's government with
| the view to bringing about peace In
| South Africa, the government leader.
Mr.. Balfour, said her majesty's govern
ment would not accept the Intervention
Of any power IN the settlement Of South
African affairs.
THE AMERICAN DISPATCH.
The following is the text Of Mr.. Bal
tours reply to Mr. Redmond:
THE United States charge daffaires,
March 18th. communicated 10 Lord
Salisbury the following telegram from
Mr.. Hay:
"'By way OF friendly and good offices,
inform the British minister Of foreign
affairs that |, today, received a tele-
gram from the United States consul at
Pretoria reporting that the government
Of the South African republics request
the President OF the United States TO
intervene with view TO the cessation
OF hostilities, and saying that similar
request has been made to the represen-
tatiyes OF the European powers In
communicating this request / am d.
rected by the President OF the United
States 10 express the earnest hope that
a way win be found to bring about
peace. and 20 say that he would be glad
in any friendly manner TO aid In bring
ing the desired result"
The reading Of this dispatch was
greeted with cheers from the Irishmem-
bers. Continuing Mr. Balfour said.
Lord Salisbury requested Mr.. White
to convey the sincere acknowledgment
Of her maJesty's government to the
government OF the United States for the
friendly tone of their communication,
and 10 say that her majesty's govern
ment does not propose TO accept the In
PREVENTION OF any power for the settle
ment Of the South African affairs"
Loud and prolonged cheers followed
this statement.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Balfour's
reply Mr.. Redmond asked whether in
PREVENTION was not allowed in the case
Of Venezuela,
INTERVENTION IMPOSSIBLE.
Paris, March l5.-The minister Of for
eign affairs. NJ Deloasse, in the senate
today. replying 10 q question regarding
the Intentions OF the EovornmcH; OF
France respecting events In South
Africa, said the presidents OF the two
republics had solicited the intervention
OF the powers. But, he added. In the
presence Of the kilograms exchanged
between the British government and
the two republics Il appears that the
intervention Of the powers had become
almost impossible. The minister then
denied that France had refused to Join
Russia IN making a friendly suggestion
In the direction OF peace.
BoER ANNOUNCEMENT.
Pretoria, Wednesday. March a.
State Secretary Reitz this morning
posted the following announcement:
Yesterday Bloemfontein was &C.
cupied by the British after the burghers
had retired In a northern direction. The
seat OF the government Of the Free
State has already been transferred to
Kroonstadt"