The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
Provided the british Give Them Full
Amnesty and Assist Them in
Starting Life Afresh.
NEGOTIATIONS UNDER WAY
BALFoUR's REPLY TO A QUESTION
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Severe Fighting mt Lichtenburgs
Where Two British Omcers Were
Killed on Wednesday

LONDON. March 7.-Replying 10 the Lib
eral leader, Sir Henry Campbeli-Banner-
man. in the House of to-day. Mr..
Balfour said there had been communica-
tions between General Kitchener and Gen.
eral Botha. but the government was not
In a position at present 10 make a state
ment on the subject.
Advices from Pretoria say that IL Is re-
ported there in Boer circles that the lead
ers of the %burghers in the field will surren-
der with a majority OF their followers IL
assured of amnesty and assistance i'm start
ing life afresh. and if a free pardon is
granted to the rebels.
Whatever negotiations are proceeding in
Pretoria-and Mr.. Kruger declares they can
only be for an armistice-the government
evidently has no intention of slackening
endorsements The War Office issued a
detailed statement last evening Of trans
ports that are TO sail for South Africa
within the coming week with 1900 troops.
The casualty list reveals the fact that
two officers were killed at Iichtenberg
March 3. Lord Kitchener's telegram. Am
sending achievements" was dated March
6. Evidently, therefore. the lighting con-
tinued for some days. and further advices
are awaited with anxiety.
According TO the Daily Mails dispatches
General De Wet and Mr.. Steyn have sep
arated, the former being at Petersburg.
west of Bloemfontein, and the latter at
Smithfeld.
1t is officially announced at Cape Town
that Colonel Corning reoccupied Bearston.
on the Great Riot river. March 9. He says
the town should have been impregnable TO
The Doarc lns the for-,, m ord onerzl in
adequate resistance and the Beers cap
tured the place. together with sixty rifles.
fifteen men and 10000 rounds OF ammuni-
ton.
The War Office has received the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Kitchener, dated
Pretoria. March 6: "Lichtenburg is being
attacked by De Larey's forces. Fighting
continued all day long. The garrison con-
sists of 200 yeomanry and 800 N~orthumber-
land Fusiliers, with two runs. Major
Fletcher and Lieutenant Hull are reported
killed. I am sending achievements"
A dispatch from Bloemfontein says: 1T
is reported that General De Wet is now
without guns and hard pressed. The edu-
cation department OF the Orange River Col
ony is rawing an educational scheme.
based on the Canadian school system
Aliwal North, Cape Colony. reports that
the Beers are occupying positions at Roux-
vile, twenty-five miles north of there. In
the Orange Free State, Kop and
elsewhere. in parties OF from two hundred
to four hundred. President Steyn is report
ed to be at ~Smithheld, Orange Free State.
Gen. Bruce Hamilton's column is at Aliwal
North preparing TO advance.
Lord Roberts, presiding to-day at a meet
ing of the Army Temperance Society. con-
trasted the moderation OF the British SOL
diers in South Africa with previous cam
paigns. He said IL was true they had not
had many opportunities to drink. but at
Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Pretoria,
where hey did have such opportunities.
the were remarkably well behaved. and he
never had heard a single complaint of a sol
der being rude or improperly behaved to-
wards Boer women. The latter and their
children fearlessly went upon the streets.
and the children constantly played ana
talked with the British soldiers.
The Amsterdam correspondent of the
Daily Mail says Mr.. Kruger is informed
that Mr.. +. w. Reitz. former state secre-
tary OF the Transvaal, is suffering from
alteration of mind.
The Times understands that the remain
der of the war loan will be issued IN con-
soils. the government having already issued
as much in short-term loans and bonds az
IL is likely to obtain from the proceeds OK
a Transvaal loan.