The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-05-22
Beers SEEKING TERMS
Gen. Dewet Will Surrender Condi-
tiOnally With His Commando.
Gen. Brabant Is Reported to Have
Captured 1,5OO Beers at CIOeOIan
The BOer Forces at MAIZE
king Were Captured.

London. Nav 20.-Ihe whole British
empire has been carried off its feet
by the news of the relief of Mafeking.
Even the demonstrations on Lady
smith day pale before the spontane-
Gus transports of delirium recorded
in cablegrams from all parts of the
world where floats the union jack
Overstrained feelings have found vent
in an expression of heartfelt enthu-
siasm, which, starting from the vari-
Gus news centers, spread like prairie
fire through the United Kingdom and
the colonies, and converted every COM
munity into aggregatiOns of shouting,
cheering, singing, half-frantic, but
for the most part orderly, humanity.
London, May 21.-Displayed in the
most cOspicuOus style in the Daily
Express is the dominant war news of
the morning: I'VE have the best rea-
son for stating that in the last -
hours a telegram has been received at
the foreign Office addressed personally
to the prime minister from President
Kruger, proposing terms of peace.
not be stated, but we believe it is
couched in an exceedingly humble
strain.
1T is inconceivable, of course, that
Lord Salisbury can have sent any re-
ply except the one that stands ready
on the lip of every Briton-uncOndi-
tiOnal surrender"
Details of the relief of Mafeking are
still wanting, the British military au-
thorities being without dispatches.
Lord Roberts wires that he knows of
the relief only through a press agen-
cy. Lord LansdOwne, however, an
nounces that the war Office expects
direct news soon.
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 hun
dred square miles in a semi-circle be-
yond KroOnstad, have received the
submission of hundreds of Free
Staters.
1t now appears that the Dewet who
offered to surrender with 1000 men
was not the well-knOwn Gen. Dewet,
but COmmandant Dewet. He stipu-
lated that the men should be allowed
to return to their farms. Lord Rob
erts replied that the surrender must
he unconditional.
Gen. Butler is in front of Laing's
Mex. hesitating to attack positions of
enormous natural strength. The re-
ports that the Beers have blown up
portions of the tunnel are confirmed.
Although everywhere else they are re-
ported as retiring, outfronted, they
have effected their retreats without
losing their conveys or guns or pris-
Oners to any extent. We're they dis
organized they would strew the line
of retreat with booty.
Gen. Colville's base is Winburg.
The Botha who was captured the
other day was Philip Botha. Those
surrendering are solemnly warned
that if they break the oath of neu-
traIity their houses will be burned
and their farms cOnfiscated. Such as
do. yield only for protection.
The Daily Telegraph is advised that
a plot has been discovered at Preto-
ria to depOse President Kruger and to
surrender the Transvaal during the
present month. Progressive Dutch
men and members of the judiciary are
asserted 70 have been parties to the
movement.
4 dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Lorenzo Marques, dated Sunday, says:
ION Thursday the entire Boer force
around Mafeking, including the guns,
was captured by the British"
\ dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
from Mequatling's Mex, dated May 16,
says: Gen. Brabant is reported to
have captured 1,5OO Beers at CIoco-
lam