Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-03-26
PEACE RUA0R IN TRAKSVAAL
A CONFERENCE IS HELD
Prominent Beers Arrive at Pretoria
Iuder II Flag of Truce-proccedcd
Immediately to kitchener's Head
quurtcrs--icncc News welcomed
In London-Newspaper Comment.

Pretoria, March 25.-Acting Presl
dent Schalkburger, +. w. Reitz, eN
secretary OF state FOR the TrGnsvaal
and Commandants Lucius Meyers and
Krigh. with their secretaries and at.
tcndants, arrived here March % a.
2:04 p. m. on a special train from Bal
moral. about 500 miles east of here
I They camo in;o Balmoral under a nal
ol truce.
Upon arriving here Mr.. SchalkburR
or and his party drore Immediately to
Lord Kitchener's headquarters, whore
they had an interview with the British
general. The Beers afterward proceed
! ed to the railroad station and en-
trained at 5 o'clock for Kroonstad
whence they will go out under a safe
conduct.
For a week past Mr.. Schalkburger
and his colleagues have been stationed
II RhenGster kop. north of Balmoral
| where they have been closely pressed
! by British columns. Dispatch riders
entered Balmoral Friday night and
notified the British of the approach oi
The party. It is reported that the Boe,
position at Rhoncster kop had becom,
almost hopeless and that Mr.. Schalk
! burger once narrowly escaped cap
/ ture.
Toward Peace.
London, March 24.-The news thai
The wandering Boer government" has
| entered the British lines is regarded
~ having but one meaning. namely
1 mat another movement is being mad,
! coward peace. The fact that the
! censor passed the news OF this move
Uent is accepted as conhrmatory of
| Ills 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 Nj
/ 8tcYn narrowly escaped capture
proved that he and Mr.. Schalkburgef
were anxious to conclude peace. NJ
/ 2Atrayagant hopes. however, are be
.ng built on the outcome Of the move
uent Of Mr. Schalkburger and his
'Gmpanions, chiehy because It Ia fear
I'd that Delarey, In the Gush CT his re
cent success. viii refuse to lie a part!
to the negotiations.
Commandant kIigh Is one Of tho
secretaries Of the Roer government
lie was formerly the administrator OF
/ oil Il k,. Ia,
iuring the war.
View Of the Petit Blue.
Brussels March 24.--The Petit
Blue, referring to the arrival at Pre-
toria Of Messrs. Schalkburger, Reit2
and Communicates Meyer and Krigh
| says 1t believes that Mr.. Schalkburg
ers move is in response to fresh
| British overtules for peace. made out
Of gratitude for the release of General
| Methuen, and predicts that these
overtures will lead to no result unless
| 3oer independence is conceded.
Newspaper Comment in London.
London, March 25.-Few Of the pa
pers here comment on the news froio
| Pretoria. These take 1t for granted
that Mr.. Schalkburger and his com
panions are on a mission Of peace and
again engaged In a discussion OF posi-.
BILE peace terms, expressing the hope
| that the overtures will have a success.
| ful outcome.
The presence of Lucius Meyers IL
regarded as significant, as he Is an in
/ innate friend Of Louis Botha.
| The Daily Chronicle, commenting on
/ the absence Of Botha from the delega.
| don, suggests that he remained away
| owing to the failure of his oyerIures
OF year ago, and says that all the
conditions then offered by Lord Kitch-
ener To Botha had been Rnnulled. II
| is highly probable that peace may be
arranged on similar lines. but that the
Roers cannot expect more lenient
! terms.
| The Daily News remarks that set.
tlement would be possible If the Beers
were treated like civilized combatants.
but men do not surrender uncondi,
| tionally just after taking one Of the
ienemy's generals and four OF his guns.