Evening star., 1902-04-12
MORE PEACE RUM0RS
Beers Propose Junior PART
nership With England
UNDER CURIOUS TERMS
AN ALMOST INDEPENDENT ARR
CAN CONFEDERATION.
Mr.. Cham berlain Denies Rumor of
Serious Divisions in the
Cabinet.
UNDER CURIOUS TERMS

LONDON, April 12.-Among the many
peace rumors this morning the most in
teresting is to the effect that the Beers
have intimated that they are willing to
come into the British empire as junior
partners, to give up their flag and become
part of an African confederation, with a
flag of its own, with a supreme court and
with practically an American constitution
Meeting of the Cabinet.
Both the chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, and the colonial sec
retary, Joseph Chamberlain, attended the
cabinet council held at the foreign office at
noon today. Prior to the meeting of the
ministers, representatives of the Bank of
England had a conference with >the chan
cellor of the exchequer, indicating that the
budget was prominent subject of discus
sion by the ministers, especially as to the
best means of issuing war loan.
In consequence of the prominence given
by the afternoon newspapers to the report
that a cabinet crisis had occurred, owing
TO a breach between Mr.. Chamberlain and
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach on the method of
raising war funds Mr. Chamberlain today
issued a signed statement saying that the
report was pure invention and absolutely
untrue
Public Interest Languid.
Notwithstanding the sensational and di-
verse rumors evoked by the unexpected
summoning of the cabinet public interest
as displayed in Downing street, was of an
exceedingly languid type All the ministers
were present with the exception of the lord
lieutenant of Ireland, Earl Cadogan from
which 1t was inferred that the question of
the Immediate adoption of a more strin-
gent policy toward the United Irish League
did not occupy the foremost place at to-
days council
UTRECHT, Holland, April 12-Dr Leyds,
the Transvaal agent, and Boer leaders had
a long conference yesterday evening DIR.
Leyds afterward asserted that the meeting
was not connected with the conference pro-
ceedingS at klerksdorp, TranSvaal colony.
Peace. however, he added, could not be con-
cuded without previous consultation with
the Boer representatives in Europe.
Still Another Rumor Afloat.
EDINBURGH, April 12-The Evening
News of this city, whose editor is in close
touch with Mr.. Kruger. declares on the
highest authority that the Beers are pre-
pared to accept the following conditions:
They will not make absolute independence
cardinal feature if they can come to
satisfactory agreement as to future internal
government.
The banishment and confiscation of prop
erty proclamation must be Cancelled and
confiscated property must be restored to
It's owners with remuneration for private
stock and property destroyed or taken by
the British.
Full recognition of state debts contracted
before and after hostlites and up to the
date of the xation proclamation issued
by Lord Roberts.
The language question to be mutually
agreed upon
Amnesty for the Cape rebels.
The release of all political prisoners
A date to be fixed when all prisoners of
war will be returned to South Africa.
The offices Of one or two friendly powers
to be accepted to superintend the carrying
out of the terms Of peace