Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-24
rbeir Mission Was Probably in the
Interests Of Peace
ENsHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
NJ Ertravasant Hopes Are Being
.,,Up on Outcome Of the Dele"
cations Movements

london, March 2A-Thls caplegraH
GAS received here Sunday. under Pre-
torla date of March 49,
Acting President schalkburser' f. W.
poltz ex.secretary Of state Tor the
T,orsvaal and Commandants Lucas
Never and Rreigh, with their secretar'
,os and attendants, arrived here yester-
dav March 20, 1904 p m, on special
train from Balmoral about so miles
eost Of here. They came into BalmoraI
under flag Of truce
rrnon arriving here Mr. schalkburger
and his party drove Immediately 10
rord Kitcheners headquarters, where
No had an interview with the British
general The Beers afterward proceed
Cd TO the railroad station and entrained
at Z o'clock for Kroonstad, whence they
will 70 out under a safe conduct
For week past Mr. Schalkburger
and his colleagues have been stationed
at Rhenosterkop, north OF BalmoraL
where they have been closely pressed
by British columns. Dispatch riders
entered BalmOral Friday night and no.
tided the British Of the approach OF
the party
II Is reported that the Boer position
nj Rhenosterkop had become almost
homeless and that Mr.. Schalkburger
once narrowly escaped capture,
The news that the wandering Boer
ngoyernment had entered the British
lines is regarded as having but one
meaning namely, that another move
ment is being made toward peace The
foot that the censor passed the news OF
This movement In accepted as confirma-
ton Of this opinion
Nothing is actually known here Of the
intentions of Messrs, Schalkburger
ReItg. Meyer and Krelgh. II is possible
they have sought permission to traverse
the British lines In order to talk win
President Steyn and the BOer general
Delarey Whatever their object the
news has been welcomed In London as
pointing to the possibility Of peace
Some correspondence, which was
seized q short time ago when Mr. steyn
narrowly escaped capture, proved that
he and Mr.. Schalkburger were anxious
10 conclude peace, No extravagant
homes. however are being built on the
outcome Of the movements OF Mr.
Schalkburger and his companions,
chiefly because II is feared that Della
rey In the flush of his recent success,
will refuse TO be a party to any negotl-
atoms
The war office has informed n repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press that II
mas received no official communication
confirming or confradicting the news.
Commandant Krelgh Is one OF the
secretaries OF the Boer government He
was formerly the administrator of
Swaziland and has not been prominent
during the war.
Few OF the papers here comment on
the news from Pretoria. These take II
for granted that M ScbaIkbnrger and
his companions are on a mission Of
peace and again engaged in a discus
sion Of possible peace terms, expressing
the hope that the overtures win have
successful outcome. The presence Of
Lucas Meyer Is regarded as significant,
p ~ ne Is an intimate irlend OF LOUIS
The Daily Chronicle, commenting on
The absence OF Botha from the delega-
ton says that he is standing aside ow-
ing to the failure of his overtures Of a
year ago and says that all the condl-
tons then offered by Lord Kitchener 70
Botha had been annulled and It is high
ly probable that peace may still be ar
ranged on similar lines, but that the
terms
Element wonld he nossible II the Roers
were treated like civilized combatants
"but men do NOT surrender uncondition.
ally lust after talting one of the enc
mys generals ami four of his guns
FRESH BRITISH OVERTUkES'
Brussals Ars rob % Tho Patti Rleu
referring 70 the arrival at Pretoria of