Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-28
Beers MAKE NO
PEACE PROPOSALS

London, Jan, 2S.--The government
leader, A. j. Balfour, announced in the
house OF commons today that no over
lures for peace had been received from
any one authorized 70 speak In behalf
of the Beers. a communication was,
however received late Saturday last
from the Dutch government which was
now under consideration Mr., BalfouI
hoped shortly to lay the communication
ana the reply to Il before the house,
London, Jan. ga long dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, dated Johannes
burg Monday Jan, e. gives detail Of
the military operations since Jan, 81.
They are mostly unmportant but lndi-
catiye OF continued activity on the part
Of the Beers. General Methuen's Ieo-
many got in trouble near Rletoei,
Western Transyaal, and lost eight men
killed, ave wounded and Al made prls-
oners The latter have since been re-
leased. This was offset by Gen. Bruce
Hamiltons pursuit OF the Beers in the
vicinity OF Ermelo, Transyaal colony,
resulting In the dispersal Of B0er
laager at Nespan. The Boer losses
were two men killed four wounded and
"a made prisoners. including Field Cor
net DeNiliers, Capt DeJaaget and
Lodewate DeJaager former member
OF the Volksraad In addition Col.
Plumer captured IS Beers
Lord Kitchener reports that Field
Cornet Bodies command quarreled
while discussing the question Of sur
render. Boles and three Of his follow
ers surrendered
The other encounters have already
been reported.
The weeks Boer losses We're 81 men
Killed, 20 wounded. 800 made prisoners,
and 50 men who surrendered,
The government of Holland has Of
fcred IN the most friendly terms to help
H. bringing about peace In South Afri-
ca. IN d communication 10 the hrtgh
government the Dutch government sug-
gests that It might be permitted 90 act
as a sort Of diplomatic agent for the
Boer delegates
The government however, expreSsly
CisavoWs any attempt at Intervention
and does not mention any terms,
Il was learned by a representative Of
the Associated Press that the British
goye"nu< infers chat u would not
have been appl cached unless the butch
pu.hmilies were convinced thar the
poer DELEGATES now In Europe were
willing to accept the cardinal points OF
TIE British peace terms, so frequently
announced In parliament
Lord Lansdowne the foreign score
tary replied in friendly terms TO the
No.hu lands proi Csal but instituted m
0ulrics In order 80 ascertain the extent
III The powers delegated to M Kruger
and The other Botr Representatives IN
Europe TO act Ia behalf OF the burghers
in The field.
Great doubt f. expressed AT the for
clrn cnlce here as to whether any negC-
uations carried oi, by the Boer dcle-
ca.pg through me Dutch governments or
other channels viii prove enecUal II
sat factory guarantees IN this respcc.
can DO secured negotiations viii be
ocgm This doubt Is In regard 90 the
authority OF Mr. Kruger and Others 20
fncak for the iaHirg burghers i3 per
Cptlblc IN the statement Mr. Ra'rnur
made I'm the house 0f commons today as
dtglcd above.
4 supplementary army estimate al
C6CoJ000 was issued this afternoon,
maRng the total expenditure for the
army during the year G929lj,00g