The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-12

Three Separate Points as Late as April Sand 9-Preparations Go on for Dis.
 patch of 10000 Additional Troops
 Reports of Conclusion of Peace Pre-.
 mature-Boer Leaders Hold Confer
 ences at Kierksdorp.
 London, April 12.-That the fighting
 continues in South Africa is shown by
 casualty list, given out yesterday
 which contains the names of a few or
 the killed and wounded in engagements
 wahich occurred at three separate noints as late as the eighth and ninth of April. Preparations here continue for the dispatch of 10000 additional troops for the winter campaign. Lord Rob erts yesterday inspected the first draft of the guards which will sail for South Africa next week.
 In the House of Commons at midnight tonight A. J. Balfour the government leader, replying to a question asked by Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman, the liberal leader in the house, declared that the government had no information concerning the peace rumors, and that there was no foundation for them. MT. Balfour's denial was very emphatic. He said: ''We have no information at all, nor. in the nature of things, could there be any"
 The sudden calling of a abinet meet ing and the fact that King Edward rather unexpectedly terminated his cruise to-day in order to return to Lon don convinces the people that some thing important is pending and has led to the most extraordinary rumors. Among other things, it is reported that has resigned. This is quite untrue. Mr. Chamberlain was suffering from chill to-day but he expects to attend the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
 Inquiries made to- night at the war office by the Associated Press elicited
 
 nothing about the rumors of peace or the alleged telegram from Lord Roberts to Dover in which he is reported to have said the war was over.
 Earlier in the day MT. Brodrick in- formed the House of Commons that the government had received no communi cation from the Beer leaders regarding the terms of peace, and said that no
 II. l1 .+oI ,t,,r, 1,r> absence of the Boer leaders from their commands
 MT. Brodrick was asked if Lord Kitchener had been authorized to offer any terms of peace besides uncondition- al surrender. He replied:
 q am not in position to make state ment nor am I able to add anything to my statement of yesterday regarding the conference between the Boers"
 Summonses were issued this evening for a cabinet meeting to-morroW. This circumstance started a fresh crop of Tumors that the government had re- ceived dispatches from Lord Kitchener on the subject of the peace negotiations | after MT Brodric's statement in the | House of Commons this afternoon.
 Should the Boers taking part in the [ conference decide in favor of opening . peace negotiations they will submit | their proposals to Lord Kitchener, who has been instructed to forward them tely to the government
 From government sources 1t is learn ed that the peace negotiat tions are not expected to come to a conclusion SO quickly as to-days reports indicated. The belief that there will be consider ing parleying also exists in circles inti- mate with the Boer leaders on the con- tinent, who maintain that no peace can he arrived at unless the British grant some form of amnesty to the Cape reb- els
 Whether this contention will prove well founded or not is a matter of con- lecture, but it appears certain that the Boers will hold out till all expedients of negotiation are exhausted in an endeav- or to gain this point. Some of those who are in close touch with South Af- rica believe that ten days may eapse before definite conclusion is reached In the meanwhile the presence of such representative Boers at Klerks- 1orp. and other factors. create an all- round hopeful feeling. This was re- 1ected on the stock exchange to-day in he advances of consols and Kaffirs 6 Klerksdorp, Transvaal Colony, Thus l lay, April 10-The representatives of he Orange Free State and the Trans ,aal governments held conferences yes : erday afternoon and to-day. The delib- ' ,rations were confined to the delegates, { md no communication wac allowed S with outsiders.
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