Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-19
PEACE TALK IN LONDON

London, March 9-From various
quarters comes signs of the possibility
Of peace In South Africa being shortly
within the bounds of practical politics.
All the dispatches from Lord Rob
erts' headquarters. including those OF |
the commander-in-chief himself. indi-
cate the lack of guiding spirit among
the Beers and individual demoraliza-
ton, portending disintegration unless |
speedily stemmed.
TIRED OF FIGHTING.
The fight of the burghers from Pop |
lar Grove, according to all accounts,
was wholly inglorious.
A Times dispatch from Poplar Grove,
under yesterdays date, goes so far as
to assert that the Boer rout is COM
plete, that the submission of the Free
State is being demanded by the burgh
ers from their unwilling president, and
It Is expected that its submission will
be made within week.
The correspondents add Probably
the Beers wisest course was fight, but
1t was undignified, and is certain to
produce CONSERVATION at Bloemfon-
tein. There is growing cutlery
against any further Identification of
the Free State with the Transvaal's in
| terests.'
| KRUGER'S SPEECH.
Dispatches from the Boer camp at
Glencoe, via Lourenzo Marques, depict
President Kruger as DOMINIC bando-
lier, seiZing a rifle and inviting volun-
teers to accompany him as he wished
to have a shot at the enemy himself
President Kruger is quoted as having
declared in his address to the troops
that he did not know whether arbitra-
ton or intervention would end the
struggle, but 1t would end quickly,
within the next month, he strongly be-
lieved."
| ADVANCE TO BLOEMFONTEIN.
In the meanwhile, the British are not
staying their advance. Lord Roberts
has moved ten miles nearer Bloemfon-
tein with the view of seizing and util-
izing the railroad. With this he could
reach the Free State capital in three or
four days, and begin repairing the rail-
way southwark to meet the British ad-
vance from Cape Colony, which is ex-
pected to be fastened as soon as Cen
eral White takes control.
RETREAT FROM CAPE COLONY.
The British occupied jamestown I'M
opposed on Thursday, March Sth, and
the Beers are reported to be retreat
ing beyond Aliwal North, so Cape Col
ony Is practically clear of armed Beers.
REINFORCEMENT FOR ROBERTS.
Reinforcements from Natal are going
to Lord Roberts. General Warren's
division and some artillery have al
ready been ordered to join the COM
mander-in-chief, who is preparing for
Iall eventualities, including possible
desperate opposition to his crossing
the Vaal river, and the necessity of the
lsiege of Pretoria.
PREPARING FOR SIEGE.
Thousands of natives are reported
to be employed at the Transvaal CAPT.
tai in the construction Of defensive
works, concerning which such secre-
Icy is maintained that no one is al
lowed to walk or drive on. the out
skirts Of the town..
REDMOND'S STATEMENT CHALLE
Mr.. John Redmond's speech In the
House of Commons yesterday does not
meet with unqualified approval in Ire
land, hence the Irish Transvaal com.
mittee telegraphed to Mr.. Redmond:
1--WE challenge you to come to Dublin
and repeat in public the statement you
made in the House of Commons In the
name Of the Irish people,"
| INSPECTION OF TROOPS.
The Prince Of Wales this morning In
spected Paget's Horse and Dunraven's
sharpshooters, attached to the imperial
| YeOmanry DriOr IN their dana rtiira for