The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-09
GREAT STRUGGLE
IS NEARING END
Probabilities Are That Gen.
BOtha Will Surrender.
is NOW ,CONFERRING
WITH BOER OFFICIALS
Granted a Seven Days Armistice
by Kitchener.

Lorenzo Marques. March S.-GeneraI
Kitchener has granted General Botha
a seven days armistice to enable him
to confer with the other generals.
London. March S.-A special dispatch
from Pretoria dated today friday
says General Kitchener and General
Botha had a lengthy conference on
Gun Hill this morning. General BOtha
was alone and General Kitchener was
accompanied by his secretary.
A dispatch from Pretoria, dated
Tuesday, March ., evidently held up
by the censor. mas just reached mere.
1t says General Kitchener met General
Eotha and other Boer leaders at Mid
dleberg on Feb. p, when the question
OF the possibility of the termination Of
hOstilities was discussed.
Another dispatch from Pretoria
dated Wednesday, March 6, says the
meeting between General Kitchener
and General BOtha has awakened deep
interest and that there are favorable
expectations as TO the probable out
come.
According to the sun the surrender
OF General BOtha would have been an
accomplished fact before now had Cen
eral Kitchener been in a position to
conclude the terms Of surrender. When
the surrender occurred the Sun adds
a. will include the surrender or entire
suppression Of General DeWet and viii
involve the termina ton of the war.
Pleased in London.
OGscial circles here regard the an
nouncement of the armistice in South
Africa with the greatest satisfaction.
They point out that IL must nave been
granted at the solicitation of the Beers
and take the view that General
Kitchener would never have consented
20 II unless he felt practically sure it
would result in an important advance
toward the termination of all HOSTILE
ties.
Lord Kitchener, reporting under date
OF March z says; THE Beers JAILED
in their determined attack upon Lich-
tenburg. Our losses besides the two
officers previously reported, were four
teen men killed and twenty wounded.
The BOer general, Galleries, was killed.
Dewet'S position is variously report
eQ as mis- men are scattering through
the Orange colony. Our troops marcn-
ing north reached Petersburg today.
French reports further captures of
fourteen-pOC-ider creusot, with car
riages and Timber complete, and one
Hotchkiss. making total of seven
guns. The total number of Beers
known TO have been placed hors de
combat since the eastern operations be-
gan is 49,.
Adding 20 his last report. Lord
Kitchener states that 1863 rifles "A $40
rounds Of ammunition, 1873 horses. 1,240
trek oxen, 1929 cattle. 1850 sheep. 100
wagons and carts and large quantities
of forage have been captured without
casualties in Cape Colony. He further
reports.
Parsons found a small commando
north Of Aberdeen and attacked them.
kritzinger's commando yesterday en-
tered PearstCn, but GOrTinge turned
them out and De Lisie headed them eff
on the roao IL Somerset east"
Today's additions make General
French's total captures in the present
OPERATORS as follows; Guns. IS; rifles.
GAS; rounds Of ammunition. 204, $40;
horses. 4.071; trek oxen. $500; cattle.
2S.220; sheep, 1880; and wagons and
carts, 1,457.
Mrs. Botha Plays Part.
The Daily Chronicle. referring to the
armistics at Pretoria says: I'VE learn
that the untiTing agent in bringing
shout the negotiations was Mrs. BOtha,
who was deeply affected by the hope
less plight of the Beers and did her
utmost to induce her husband to aC-
cept .he British terms.
''The meeting Of Feb. q was limited
20 General BOtha's request to know
Lord Kitchelers terms. Lord
Kitchener replied that a general ar
Eesty would be granted to all who
would surrender as well as TO all pris-
oneTs except those Cape Dutch, who
being British subjects. have actively
f0mented BOer resistance. General De-
wet and Mr.. Steyn were, however. ex-
pressly excluded from the amnesty.
Lord Kitchener further promised
that, if peace were concluded, the gov
eminent would assist in rebuilding the
farm houses and other buildings de-
strOyed under military eXigencies
would reinstate the lawful owners and
would help them stock their farms
Those guilty of acts of treason would
be excluded from these benefits.
General BOtha appeared satisfied
with the conditions.
The armistice being arranged. he
proceeded to consult his officers. a vast
majority Of whom accepted the terms
Dewet and Steyn both remained IT.
recOncilable. They declined any terms
Dewet adding that on his part the wal
had become one of revenge and he in
tended to do all the mischief ne could
1T is probable that the original ar
mistice OF a week has been extended
II is believed that The remainder OF
General BOtha's officers have now beer
won around and that he is likely tc
make formal SUBMISSION to Lore
Kitchener March II. when his fore
uir surrender to General French.
According to our information. Lor,
Kftchener's dispositions made tn
speedy capture of General Botha'
forces quite certain. General Both;
frankly accepted the situation and wai
treated by Lord Kitchener at both in
terviCws with great consideration
''sSae negotiations between Lore
Kitchener and General BOtha are il
allegiance. says the Pretoria cores
pendent of the Times. wiring Wednes-
day. pending an answer .-from the
British government"
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