Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-24
ENCL AND WILLING
But She Doubts Whether DeWet
 or Delarey are Willing.
STOCK EXCHANGE BENEFITED


 On Receipt of the News of Peace Over
 tures-The Press of London Discuss
 the Peace Rumors-Lord Kitchener
 Will Withdraw the Punishment
 Proclamation if Delarey and De Wet
 Agree to Lay Down Their Arms
 London. March 24-There is little disposition in London to regard the news of the Boer governments visit to Pretoria any too hopefully. Ofhclal circles express the doubts, held throughout. of the ability of Acting President Schalk- Burger and the other civilian leaders of the Boers to induce such men as Generals De Wet and Delarey to surrender Possibly they think the representatives of the Trans Yaal government are desirous of suing for peace, but there is nothing to show that they have any authority to im- pose submission on the commanders Ill the field. The most hopeful sign they see is the announcement that Lord Kitchener permitted MT Schalk-Burger dDu HIS tO DIOCCCd lO AAC Orange River colony, the conditions being that unless the British con- mander-in-chief in South Africa, who is on the spot and therefore most thor oughly conyersant with the situation, recognizes the possibility of fruitful results and believed in the good faith of the Eransvaalers, he would not have permitted the visitors to continue their IO, Orange River colony allies. The same cautious reserve permeateS the news, paper utteranceS, and the comment in well informed circles. Some signifi- canoe is attached to the fact that, in approaching Lord Kitchener, MT Schalk-Burger and those associated with him have carried out to the letter teh advice given by the British foheign secretary, Lord Lansdowne, in his re- ply to the peace note of the Neither lands government. that the quickest and most satisfactory means for ar ranging a settlement would be by di- rect communication between the lead CTS of the Boers and the British com mander-in-chief in South Africa But there is no sign that the Transyaal mission received any mandate from the ~-S-eAAS OI l1ldI lu6 ldIIeT are prepared to recognize the authority of their acting president, MT Schalk- Burger, to negotiate terms for peace. Presumably the latter satisfied Lord Kitchener that he had certain clearly denned proposals to submit to his ally, President Steyn. But the best infor- nation from South Africa deprecates any belief in the likelihood of q sim T e
 still in the field on the order of inc boer government. Almost the best to De hoped for is that the present over lures VIII so modify the situation as to pring peace nearer
 The news from South Africa has q generally good effect on the stock ex- change.
 The Westminster Gazette, this after noon, urges that any peace proposal should De regarded on its merits. point Ing out that the ungenerous assump- tlon that the previous Boer oyertures were signs of weakness contributed largely to the failures of the negotia- fions.
 The Pail Mall Gazette would .1ike 40 tnlnk that the brave, skillful com handers, De Wet and Delarey. have arrived at the height of moral courage once attained by General Lee. and have realized that the truest patriotism does not consist in the prolongation of q hopeless struggle" But the 2aper i conresses that the military situation is not suspicious for such a change of mind.
 The St James's Gazette extracts from the un-illuminative dispatches thus far received from Pretoria the theory that Mir Schalk-Burger. and the other members of his party have DOS sibly already surrendered and have been released on parole for the pur- pose of seeing President Steyn and General De Wet.
 The Associated Press has good req son to believe that Lord Kitchener in his interview with AIr Schalk-Bureer. agreed to withdraw the banishment proclamation issued in September if General De Wet and the other Boer leaders surrendered.
 The Hague, March 24-Acting Presi- dent Schalk-Burger's arrival at Pre- toria was 8 complete surprise to Boer circles here. It was surmised that the step taken was connected with the in- structions sent to Lord Kitchener to communicate thu text of the Anglo Dutch notes to the Boer leaders.
 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
 New York, March 24-Oscar Doer- finger, who was connected with the laboratory of the Brooklyn navy yard. was accidentally shot and killed by his brother William at Huntington. T..