River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-17
DEMANDS OF Beers.
4 List of Conditions Under witch
they Are said 30 BE willing
10 End the War.

Edinburgh, April 14-The Evening
News of this city, whose editor is in
close touch with Mr.. Kruger, declares
on the highest authority that the
Beers are prepared to accept the fol-
lowing conditions:
They will rot make absolute inGepend-
ence a cardinal feature, if they can come
to a satisfactory agreement as TO future
internal government
The Punishment and confiscation of prop
erty proclamation must be Cancelled ard
confiscated property must be restored TO
its owners with remuneration for private
stock and property destroyed or taken by
the British.
Full recognition of state debts contract
ed before and after hostilities, and up TO
the date of the annexation 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 Gate to be fixed when all prisoners of
war will be returned to South Africa
The officers Of one or two friendly powers
TO be accepted TO snperintend the carrying
out of the terms of peace.
London, April 14.-Interest in the
peace negotiations in South Africa is
intensified by the receipt of telegram
from Pretoria lately stating that Act
ing President Sehalk-Burger. Gems.
Botha. Lucas Meyer, Delarey, Steyn
and De Wet arrived here by special
train from Klerksdorp. The dispa tch
adds that the Transvaal and Orange
Free State delegates journeyed on sep
arate trains, both of which were
rushed through, the delegates travel
ingallnight. The trains arrived close to-
gether. The two parties are not lodged
together here, but are CHARTERED in
separate houses. Three of the Boer
leaders named are Transvaalers and
three are Free Staters, and the dele
CATION represents the most prominent
men of the two republics both civil
and military. The delegation, there
fore, has much the appearance of a
committee. The visit Of the six lead
ing Beers to Pretoria has given rise
to renewed speculation. It is pointed
out that Lord Kitchener and Lord Mil
ner are at Pretoria, and that that city
is the most natural place for con
ference with the British authorities.
Tt is also a convenient point for COM
munication by telegraph and cable
with Kruger and the other Boer lead
ers in Holland.
A conference of members of the
cabinet was held Saturday at mid
night in Mr.. Chamberlain house.
Mr.. Chamberlain, Mr.. Brodricl1, the
war secretary; Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, the chancellor of the ex-
cheouer, and the duke of Devonshire,
president of the council, were pres
ent. The conference terminated at
one o'clock Sunday morning, and on
Sunday Mr.. Chamberlain and several
of the colonial officers were in their
offices. Messengers passed between
them and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach at
his residence. AT 1880 p. m. Mr..
Chamberlain drove to buckingham
palace and remained with King Ed
ward for two hours.
These outward signs of Sunday &C
tivity have not been supplemented by
any authentic Of official statement.
There appears to be no doubt that
the Boer leaders have communicated
the results of their deliberations to
Lord Kitchener. Attempts will be
made in parliament to-day to draw
out what information the gGyern-
ment has on the South African stu
alton and to learn its intentions; but
it is not expected that the govern
ment can forecast the probable out
come of the negotiations. Whatever
instructions have been sent to Lord
Kitchener are believed to be only
provisional in character