The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-21
SAID TO HAVE SOUGHT. PEACE.
KRUGER IS REPORTED TO HAVE
MADE A PROPOSAL.


Unconditional Surrender Is Undoubt-
edly the Only Reply That VIII BE
Sent - Boisterous Rcjoicings in
England Have Led to Much Riot
ing-It Was Commandant De Wet
Who offered to Surrender His
Force-Irish4Ameri Kept on
Fighting Line.
London, May q, $40 a. m.-Displayed In
the most conspicuous style in the Daily
Express is the dominant war news of the
morning:
I'VE have the best reason for stating
that in the last twenty-four hours a tele-
gram has been received at the foreign Of
flee, addressed personally to the prime
minister from President Kruger, propos-
: ing terms of peace.
''The exact terms of the message cannot
be stated, but we believe 1t 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 ev-
cry yBriton-unconditional surrender.
The boisterous rejoicings over the news
from Mafeking have become riots in parts
of London, Aberdeen and Belfast, and else
where in the United Kingdom. In the
Finchley district of suburban London
mob stoned the railway station masters
house. and smashed the windows of
Diapers shop, setting the building on fire
also. although whether by accident or de-
sign 1t is not yet known. Two clerks
were injured. The house of Boer SYM
pathizer at Harlesden was attacked by
large crowd, and the windows were shat
tered. The police charged the mob and
were greeted with a shower of decayed
eggs. Numerous arrests were made, and
the police reserves were called out.
Caused "A Serious Riot.
Rioting took place in Aberdeen from z
to 10 o'clock Saturday evening around
hall, where stop the war; meeting was
being addressed by Mr.. Cronwright
schreiner, husband of Olive Schreiner 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 ssnt for tie mounted
police, who made some headway with the
crowd but free fights occurred between
the supporters of the meeting and the
crowd and the royal infrmary near by
was kept busy dressing the wounds of
ccmba ants, caused by stones, bricks and
clubs. A number of arrests were made,
and finally Gordon Higb1arders from the
castle barracks cleared the streets
Details of the relief of Mafeking a re still
wanting. the British military authorities
being without dispatches, but Lord Lans-
downe announces he expects Lord Rob-
erts' cavalry, riding over several hundred
square miles in semi-circle beyond
Krocnstad, have received the submission
of hundreds of Free Staters
Was Commandant De Wet.
It now appears that the DeWet. WHO
offered to surrender with 100 men was
Commandant DeWet. He stipulated that
his men should be allowed to return to
their farms
Lord Roberts replied that the surrend r
must be unconditional.
The Botha who was captured the other
day was Philip Botha.
Reports flow into Lord Roberts al head
quarters of the Encouragement Of the
Beers. President Steyn, who was last r.
ported as leaving Pretoria after consul
tatiop wi: the TransyaaI government, has
again gone to The front.
The Daily Telegraph is advised hat
plot has been discovered at Pre-. .oria 20 de.
pDst tItslueill ana TO
the Transyaal during The month. Pro-
gressive Dutchmen and members of The
judiciary are asserted to have been parties
to the movement.
Kept in Fighting Line.
A Cape Town correspondent reasserts
that the Irish-American Ambulance Corps
from Chicago suffered heavily during the
fighting at Kroonstad, and that United
States Consul Hay protested vainly to
President Kruger against using the corps
on the fighting line.
Gen. Butler is in front of Laing's mex,
heskating to attack positions of enormous
natural strength
Reports that the Beers have blown up
portions of the tunnel are confirmed. AL
though everywhere else they are reported
as retiring outfronted. they have effected
their retreats without losing their con-
voys. or guns. or prisoners to any extent.
Were they disorganlzed they would strew
the line of retreat with booty.
Gen. Colvilles base is Winburg. Gen.
Rumble is advancing on Ficksburg try
ing 10 catch up with the retiring Beers.