The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-21
KRUGER FOR PEACE.
Salisbury Said to Have Re-
ceived a Proposal.
SURRENDER MUST Be UNCONDITIONAL
Rejoioinxs over Mafeking's Relief
Result In Serious Disturbances
In Many TOWNSHIP berts Re-
ports Continued Success.

LONDON, May 21.-Displayed in the
most conspicuous style in The Daily Elk.
press is the dominant war news Of the
morning:
I'VE have the best reason for stating
that in the last "a hours a telegram has
been received at the foreign Office, ad.
dressed personally to 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"
1t is inconceivable Of course that Lord
Salisbury can have sent any reply except
the one that stands ready on the lip Of
every Briton-unconditional surrender.
The boisterous rejoicings over the news
from Mafeking have become riots in
parts Of London. Aberdeen, Belfast and
elsewhere in the United Kingdom. In
the Finchley district Of suburban Lon
don a mob stoned the railway station
masters house and smashed the Windows
of Diapers shop, setting the building
on fire also, though whether by acci
dent or design 10 not yet known. Two
clerks were injured. The house Of Boel
sympathizer at Harlesden was attacked
by large crowd, and the windows were
shattered. The police charged the moi
and were greeted with a shower Of de.
cayed eggs. Numerous arrests were
made, and the police reserves were called
out.
The war Office has announced that Lord
Roberts has not yet received official in
formation of the relief of Mafeking.
The following is the text Of Lord Rob.
crts' dispatch, dated Kroonstadt, May
70:
mo official intimation has yet been re-
ceived, but Reuter- states that the relief
Of Mafeking has been effected.
"Rundle reports having occupied Bres.
ler's Flat, Trommel and Clocolan, the
enemy falling back on senokal and
Ficksburg. Fifty rifles and 5000 rounds
were surrendered by the Free staters t.
battalion Of yeomanry working along
fontein. A field cornet and SO burghers
surrendered at Boshof yesterday.
"While at Hoopstadt Methuen secured
$50 rifles and between 10000 and 50O,.
900 rounds"
A special dispatch from Kroonstadt
says that General de Wet has sent word
that he Is prepared to surrender condi.
tionally with his entire commando.
Details of the relief are still wanting
the British military authorities being
without dispatches. Lord Roberts wires
that he knows Of the relief only through
a press agency. Lord Lansdowne, how.
ever, announces that the war Office ex.
poets direct news today.
The situation in the field has changed
but little since Friday. Lord Roberts
troops are in fine form and abundantly
supplied. Indications seem to point to
an early movement. His cavalry, riding
over several hundred square miles in
semicircle beyond Kroonstadt, has re.
ceived the submission of hundreds Of
Free Skaters.
1t now appears that the De Wet who
offered to surrender with 1000 men waa
not the well known General de Wet, but
Commandant de Wet. He stipulated
that his men should be allowed to return
to their farms.
Lord Roberts replied that the surrender
must be unconditional.
The Botha who was captured the 9th.
er day was Philip Botha. Those sur.
rendering are solemnly warned that II
they break the oath of neutrality theiI
houses will be burned and their farms
con6scated. Such as do yield ask only
for protection.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that q
plot has been discovered at Pretoria tc
depose President Kruger and to sur.
render the Transvaal during the present
month. Progressive Dutchmen and
members of the judiciary are asserted tc
have been parties to the movement
General Butler is in front of Langs.
mex, hesitating to attack positions OF
enormous natural strength. The reports
that the Beers have blown up portions Of
the tunnel are confirmed. Although ev.
erywhere else they are reported as re.
firing, they have effected their retreats
without losing their conveys or guns OF
prisoners to any extent. Were they dis.
organized they would strew the line OF
retreat with booty.
General Colvile's base Is Winburg.
General Rumble is advancing on Ficks.
burg, trying to catch up with the retiring
Beers.
Congratulations For Bnden-Powell.
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