Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-03-28
PEACE RUAOR IN TRANSVAAL

Pretoria, March 25.-Acting Presi-
dent Schalkburger, F. W. Reitz, en-
secretary of state for the Transvaal.
and Commandments Lucius Meyers and
Krigh. with their secretaries and at
PENDANTS, arrived here March % &C
2:04 p. m. on special train from Bal.
moral, about 500 miles east of here.
They came into Balmoral under a flag
OF truce.
Upon arriving here Mr.. Schalkburg
er and his party drove Immediately to
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 s o'clock for Kroonstad.
whence they will go out under safe
conduct.
For a week past Mr.. Schalkburger
and his colleagues have been stationed
at Rhenoster 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 of
the party. 1t is reported that the Boer
position at Rhenoster kop had become
almost hopeless and that MIR. 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
az having but one meaning, namely.
that another movement is being made
toward peace. The fact that the
censor passed the news of this move
ment is accepted as confirmatory of
this opinion.
Whatever their object, the news has
been welcomed in London as pointing
to the possibility of peace.
. Some correspondence, which was
seized short time ago when Mr..
Steyn narrowly escaped capture.
proved that he and Mr. Schalkburgel
we're anxious to conclude peace. No
oxtravagant hopes, however, are be
ing built on the outcome of the move.
ment of Mr.. Schalkburger and his
companions, chiefly because it is fear
ed that Delarey, in the flush of his re
cent success, will refuse to be a party
to the negotiations.
Commandant Krigh is one of the
secretaries of the Boer government
de was formerly the administrator of
Swasiland and has not been prominen;
during the war.
View of the Petit Blue.
Brussels, March 24.-The Petit
Blue, referring to the arrival at Pre-
toria of Messrs. Schalkburger, Reitz
and Commandments Meyer and Krigh
says it believes that Mr.. Schalkburg-
er's move is in response to fresh
British overtures for peace, made out
OF gratitude for the release of General
Methuen, and predicts that these
overtures will lead to no result unless
Boer independence is conceded.
Newspaper Comment In London.
London, March 25-Few of the pa
pers here comment on the news from
Pretoria. These take 1t for granted
hat Mr.. Schalkburger and his com
panions are on mission of peace and
again engaged in discussion of posi-
'ble peace terms, expressing the hope
that the overtures will have a success
full outcome.
The presence of Lucius Meyers is
regarded as significant, as he is an III
innate friend of Louis Botha.
The Daily Chronicle, commenting on
the absence of Botha from the delega.
ton, suggests that he remained away
owing to the failure of his overtures
OF year ago. and says that all the
conditions then offered by Lord Kitch-
ener to Botha had been annulled. II
is highly probable that peace may be
arranged on similar lines, but that the
Beers cannot expect more lenient
terms.
The Daily News remarks that a set.
tiement would be possible If the Beers
were treated like civilized combatants.
but men do not surrender uncondi
tionally just after taking one of the
generals and four of his guns. n