Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-04-15
NESS 'CR FROM Beers
Official England Now Entertains
Strong Hopes For Peace.
MEANTIME FIGHTING GOES ON
The Weeks End Witnesses Severe
Battling In Different Sections of
the Transvaal, and Many
Burghers Are Captured.

London, April 15.-RepIying in the
house Of commons to the Liberal lead
er, Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman,
who asked whether any terms Of peace
had been suggested by the Boer lead
ers in South Africa, the government
leader, A. j. Balfour, said 1t was i'm
possible at present to say more than
that a message had been received Sat
urday from the Boer leaders through
Lord Kitchener and that reply had
been sent to them. Further communi-
cation was expected.
1t Is said that the communication of
the Boer leaders to Lord Kitchener
amounted to little more than request
for permission to use the cable in coll
sulting Mr. Kruger and the Boer dele
gates in Europe regarding basis for
| a peace settlement.
There is distinctly hopeful feeling
in official quarters.
Presentation of the Budget.
The statement showing the revenue
| and expenditures, presented in the
house of commons by the chancellor Of
the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, when opening the budget an
| nouncements showed total ordinary
expenditure for 19O2-03 estimated at
1929, $4,000. with war charges amount
ing to 45450,000, making a grand to-
tai Of f174,G09,0 900, which is f12993.
600 below the total for 1901-02. The
chancellor of the eXchequer estimated
the deficit for the present year at &c.,
1924, ZOO.
To the deficit must be added f16,O0O,-
600 to f17,0OO,0OO additional war ex
penditures, The grand total of the de-
ticit is f45,000,0OO.
The chancellor of the eXchequer said
he had hopes of happy result from
the conference in South Africa, but he
had put them aside. Preparations for
the continuance of the war were the
best guarantee of peace.
He estimated the revenue for this
year OH the basis of the present taxa
ton at f147. 7S5,OOO, not including the
cost of gratuities at the end of the war.
the transporting of troops home. etc.
Severe Fighting In Trnnsvaal.
News of severe fighting in different
sections of the Transvaal at the end Of
last week has been sent by Lord Kitch-
ener, who reports that about 200 Beers
were killed, wounded or captured. The
British casualties were about 100. The
British also captured three guns and
considerable quantity of supplies. Com
mandant Potgieter was among the
Beers killed. The details are as fol-
lows:
Colonel Colenbrander, after locating
Commandant Beyer's laager at Peel
kop, moved his force by differen.
routes from Petersburg, Transvaal
colony, blocking the principal lines of
retreat. Fighting was begun on April
8, when the Inniskilling fusileers at
tackled Molipspoort. covering the Boer
position, and by dusk, after considera-
BILE opposition, resulting in Colonel
Murray being wounded and Lieutenant
Lincoln being killed, had seized hill
eastward of the poort An officer and
five men were wounded.
continued
The operations continued daily. Co.
lenbrander's latest report on April -
gave the Boer losses in killed, wound
ed and prisoners at 100 men. The
colonel hoped to be able to report fur
Their captures.
The most severe fighting occurred on
April II in western Transvaal. where
General Ian Hamilton replaced Gener-
al Methuen in command of the British
troops. The Beers attacked Colonel
Kekewich's force near ROoiwal, and
fighting at close quarters ensued. The
Beers We're repulsed, leaving on the
field forty-four men killed. including
Commandant Potgeter, and thirty-four
wounded The British captured TWEEN
ty mwounded prisoners. According to
last accounts. General Ian Hamilton
was pursuing the remainder of the
commando. The British losses in tn"
fight were six men killed and fifty
two wounded. At the beginning of the
pursuit Colonel Kekewich captured
two guns. Il pOmpOm a quantity Of
ammunition and number of wagons.
A force Of Beers recently Overwhelm-
ed strong British patrol sent out
from Bultfontein, Orange River Col
ony, to clear distant farms. An officer
and two men were killed, fourteen
men were wounded and the remaining
members of the patrol were surround
ed and captured. Lord Kitchener
mentions holding an inquiry into this
reverse.
Florence Nightinsale's Real Name.
The fact is but little known that the
family name of Florence Nightingale
was not originally Nightingale, but
Shore. Her father was rich Sheffield
banker of the name of Shore and con-
nected with an old family which had
been in possession Of land in the coun-
ties of Derby and York since the tif-
a A.