Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-13
ACROSS THE POND
Aberdeen Man Desires
An End to The
BoER war
Small Pox in London. Banquet
To Lord Miner

London, Jan 13. - James Bryce
QLiberal) member of Parliament
for Aberdeen (the former under Sec
retary of State for Foreign A fairs
and President of the Board of Trade,
during the course of speech to bis
constituents at Aberdeen advocated
making gene> GUS terms with
the Beers. He added that he was
more concerned for the country than
for the Liberal Partv and would
welcome any Ministry however
composed that would conclude an
honorable peace. Mr.. Bryce believed
that the country was tired Of Min
istry which had proved itself lncapa.
b. Of keeping peace or conducting a
successful war.
The 4oer delegates in Holland evil
IDENTIFY anticipate that some kind Of
peace overtures will shortly be forth
coming, though they are reticent as
to their reasons for this belief. They
maintain, however, that the demand
Tor an unconditional surrender must
be abandoned.
1t is privately admitted that none
Of the delegates w-uld reject what
they call ''any fair offer of TERMS"
and If The negotiations are started by
neutral Power the delegates will
earnestly seek to obtain modus vi
vendi winch will reconcile Mr.. Kru-
gers desire for complete independence
with the terms offered by Great Bri.
ss'fE Fhs Wsf umcs Sas ISSUED a can ,or'
1896 infantry volunteers. to replace
gradually those now Serving in South
Africa.
A notew rthy basquet was given at
Johannesburg last week In h NOR OF
Lord Miner. He made the speech of
the evening in which he said there
we're 81 i'll cUunSellors who desired an.
other settlement similar tn that after
the battle of Maiub but the people
of Great Britain would have none )f
them. Still, they make great noise,
darken council and weaken action.
The majority Of the people, while
regretting the war, recognize its nee
esslty and will not be cheated Of the
results by moments despoudency.
The friends of the enemy, the Cover.
dor said, pretended that the war
would never end unless the British
went on their knees to the enemy. 1t
was his belief that the end would
come quickest If there was no tidget-
ting about negotiations. 1t was use.
less either to threaten or wheedle.
The only way was to keep squeezing
the commandos in the field and conflne
to those who desired peace.
Lord Miners speech was enthusi- |
received. At it's conclusions
he chairman proposed the health of
Lord Kitchener, who was absent from
;ne city. Lord Kitchener sent word
hat he could not be present and ex-
pressed the hope that the army would
loon 6nish its business in South At
'ica.
Thirty foul fresh cases of smallrox
we're reporte d to the authorities Fri
lay, making a total OF s7S cases in
he capital. The foreign consuls are
low making the strictest investigation
before giving clean bills Of health to
bound vessels. William M.
0sborne, counsel general OF the Unit.
I'd States in London, has sent a 1ul.
report on the epidemic to the state
department.. There have been iS9lat'
I'd cases of smallpox among persons,
intending to start for America. These
patients have been taken to the hos
pital ship in the Thames.
Charles Lily White, The American
who was arrtSted in New Zealand two
years ago, charged with being Arthur
Batch, who committed murder at |
Colchester about nine yeals ago, and
who was brought to England for trial
last June, has been released, as all the
witnesses failed to identify him. /
White has receiued 90, 900 through |
the American Embassy and a return
ticket to New Zealand.
The Rev. William Killen, D. D (,
president of the Presbyterian Assem-
bly's College at Belfast, is dead at
the age OF SO years. He spent more |
than 10 years in the service Of the
college. He was the Oldest clergy man
in Ireland and his name was a house.
hold word in Ulster.
One Of the most important Of Amer