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Pretoria, March 2s.--Aeting Prsai-
dent schRlkburgsr, r. w. Reita. ax.
secretary Of state for the TransvaaI
and commandants Lnelus Meyers and
Rrigh, with their secretaries and at.
tendants. arrived here March ~ az
2:04 p. N. on q special train from Bal.
moral about 500 mica east Of here.
They came into BalmoraI under q flag
Of truce.
Upon arriving here Mr. Schalkburg-
er and hls party drove Immediately u
Lord Kitchener's headquarters. where
they had an interview with the British
general The Beers afterward proceed
ed TO the railroad station and en-
trained at o'clock for Kroonntad,
whence they viii 90 out under 4 safe
conduct
For a week past Mr. schaIkhurgeT
and his colleagues have been stationed
al RhenosteF kop. north OF Balmoral,
where they have been closely pressed
I by British columns Dispatch riders
entered BaImoral Friday night and
notified the British Of the approach Of
1 he party. II is reported that the Boer
/ position at Rhenoster kop had become
almost hopeless and that Mr. sehaIk.
/ burger once narrowly escaped cap
I turs
Toward Peace.
London. March 24.-The newS thar
/ the wandering Boer government" has
/ entered the British lines is regarded
I 4s having but one meaning. namely.
+ that another movement is being made
-oward peace. The fact that the
censor passed the news OF this move
Dent is accepted as eonhrmatory Of
Ibis opinion
/ Whatever their object. the news hAs
| been welcomed in London as pointing
% the possibility Of peace.
Some correspondence. which was
seized a short time ago when Mr..
Steyn narrowly escaped capture.
proved that hs and Mr.. schalkburEar
were anxious 10 conclude peace. Ne
extrayagant hopes, however. are be-
ing built On the outcome Of the move
n.ent OF Ar. SchaIkburger and hia
i companions, chiefly because Il 10 fear
TEA that Ds1zrsy. IL the flush Of his rO-
cent success. will refuse To be q party
to the negotiations.
Commandant Krigh is one Of the
secretaries OF the Boer government
he was formerly the administrator At
Swasiland and has not been prominoat
turing the war
View Of the Petit Blue.
= Brussels. March z4.-The Petit
Blue. referring to the arrival at Pre-
toria Of Messrs. Schalkburger. Rsits
and Commandants Meyer and Krigh-
} says It believes that Mr.. Sehalkburg.
! er's move is In response to fresh
British overtures for peace. made out
Of gratitude for the release OF General
, Aethuen. and predicts that these
cvertures will lead to no result unless
Beer independence is conceded.
Newspaper Comment In London.
r London, March 25.-Few Of the pa-
e pers here comment on the neEs from
. Pretoria These take it for granted
: that Mr.. Schalkburger and his CON-
panions are on a mission Of peace and
5 again engaged in a discussion OF possl-
n Die peace terms, expressing the hope
+ that the overtures will have a success
b fUl outcome.
The presence Of Lucius Meyers 10
regarded as significant, as he Is an In,
= innate friend Of Louis Botha-
J. The Daily Chronicle. commenting 90
the absence OF Botha from the delega
don. suggests that he remained away
z owing TO the failure OF his overJurea
OF q year ago. and says that all the
conditions then offered by Lord Kiteh
ener to Botha had been annulled. 4
Q is highly probable that peace may b
e arranged on similar lines. but that tn,
7 Hoers cannot expect more lenisn
: .erus.
The Daily News remarks that a set
y dement, would be possible II the Boer
= were treated like civilized eombatRntI
y but men do not surrender uncondl
II ionally Just after taking one Of tn
, enemy's generals and four OF his guns.
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