The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-03-27
PEACE RUMOR N TRANSYAAL
CONFERENCE is HELD.
Prominent Beers Arrive at Preforka
Under "a Flag of Truce-ProeeedeA
Immediately TO kffeheaer's Head
quarfers-Peaee News Welcomed
In London-Newspaper Comment

Pretoria, March 25.-Acting PresI-
dent Schalkburger. F. w. Reitz, ex-
secretary Of state for the Transyaai.
and Commandments Lucius Meyers and
I Krigh, with their secretaries and at
icndants, arrived here March 20 2t
2.04 p. m on special train from Bal
raoral. about 500 miles east of here
They came into Balmoral under 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 O'Clock for Kroonstad.
whence they viii go out under a safe
conduct.
For a week past Mr.. SchaIkburger
and his colleagues have been stationed
al Rhenosier 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. II is reported that the Boer
position al Rhenoster kop had become
almost hopeless and that Mr. Schalk-
burger once narrowly escaped cap
ture.
Toward Peace.
London, March 24.-The news that
the wandering Boer government hag
as having but one meaning namely,
that another movement is being made
toward peace. The fact that the
censor passed the news CT this move
ment is accepted as confrmaiory OF
this 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 Mr.
Sievn narrowly escaped capture,
proved. that he and Mr.. Schalkburger
were anxious TO conclude peace No
hopes, however, are be-
ing built on the outcome of the move
nlent Of Mr.. Schalkburger and his
ed that Delarey. in the flush of his re-
cent success. viii refuse to be party
to the negotiations.
Commandant kIigh is one of the
seer etaTies Of the Boer government
He was formerly the administrator OF
Swasiland and has moi been prominent
during the war
View of the Petit Blue.
Brussels, March 24.-The Petit
Blue. referring to the arrival at Pre-
toiia Of Messrs. Schalkburger Reftx
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
# gratitude for the release of General
Methuen. and predicts that these
eyertuIes will lead to no result unless
Beer independence is conceded.
Newspaper Comment in London.
London, March 25.-Few Of the pa
,e,s here comment on the news from
Pretoria These take tx for grained
hat Mr.. SchalkbuIger and his COM
,anions are on mission Of peace and
gain engaged in discussion of posi-
.e peace terms. exp essing the hope
hat the overtuI es will have success
I'll outcome.
The presence OF Lucius Meyers is
egarded as significant. as he is an in
innate friend Of Louis Botha-
The Daily Chronicle. commenting on
be absence Of Botha fiom the deiega-
on. suggests that he remained away
wing to the failure of his overtures
/ year ago. and says that all the
onditions then offered by Lord kitch-
ner to Botha had been annulled. it
highly probable that peace may be
on similar lines. but that the
oers cannot expect more lenient
rms.
The Daily News remarks that a set
en.ent would be possible If the Beers
e.. treated lie civilized combatants,
Dut men do not suri ender uncondi-
onally just afler taking one CT the
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