The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-27
CONFERRED WITH BRITISH
ACTING PRESIDENT scHALk.
BURGER AND OTHER BoER
LEADERS
Had Conference with Lord Hitch.
ener Under Flag of Truce.


London, March 25.-The Associated
Press has good reason to believe that
Lord Kitchener, in his interview with
Mr.. schalkburger, agreed to withdraw
the Punishment proclamation issued in |
September if Gen. De Wet and the
other Boer leaders surrendered.
In the house of commons the war |
secretary, Mr.. Broderick, announced |
that fortnight ago Mr.. Schalkburger
intimated to Lord Kitchener his de. |
sire to be granted safe conduct |
through the British lines and back, in |
order to see Mr.. Steyn with reference
to the possibility of peace proposals. |!
Lord Kitchener, with the consent of
the government, has acceded to the
request.
The announcement of the war sec
rotary was received with cheers.
Pretoria, March 25.-Acting Presi
dent Schalkburger, r.. w. Reitz, ex.
secretary of state for the Transvaal,
and Commander Lucas Meyer and
Krogh, with their secretaries and at
tendants, arrived here Marcn %. They
came under flag of truce.
London, March 25.-The news that
the wandering Boer government had
entered British lines is regarded as
4
another attempt is being made to ne.
gotiate peace. 1t is possible the
Beers only sought permission to ira
verse the British lines in order to con.
suit with Mr.. Steyn and the Boer gen.
erals, De Wet and Delarey, but what
ever their objects, the news has been
welcomed in London as pointing tc
the possibility of peace.
But there is little disposition in
London to regard the news Of the
Boer governments visit to Pretoria,
any too hopefully. Official cir,les ex-
press the doubts. held throughout, of
the ability of Acting President Schalk.
burger and the other civilian leaders
of the Beers to induce such men as
General De Wet and Delarey to sur
render. Possibly, they think, the rep.
resentatives of the Transvaal govern
ment are DESTROYS of suing for peace.
but there is nothing to show that they
have an authority to impose submis-
sion on the commanders in the field.
The most hopeful sign they see is the
announcement that Lord Kitchener
permitted Mr.. Schalgburger and his
companions to proceed to the Orange
River Colony, the contention being
that unless the British COMMANDMENTS
chief in South Africa who is on the
spot and therefore most thoroughly
conversant with the situation, recog-
nized the possibility of fruitful results
and believed in the good faith of the
Transvaalers he would not have per-
mitted the visitors to continue their
pilgrimage to the headquarters of their
Orange River Colony allies. The
same cautious reserve permeates the
, newspaper utterances, and the com.
ment in we'll informed circles.
Gentleman Ito yokel)-"Well, John,
did you give the marquis my note?"
ing letters to him. He can't see to
read them. He's blind-D.ind as a
bat!" Gentleman-"Blind?" Yokel-
Eyes, SIR blind. Twice he asked me
, where my hat was, and had it on
+ my head all the time"
f Father-"Now, remember, I have
4 forbidden you to go out with young
e Tompkins; don't let me catch you to-
S gether again" mo, papa, We'll try
: not to-"
To name cigar after an actress
J. does not make it draw any better.
New Primary Election Law.
J. st. Paul, Mimi, March 19.-The new
e primary election law was put into
9 effect for the first time in this city
= yesterday a full vote being cast. This
:, is the first day of registration, ant
q under the law the regular judges o.
J. election after registering the voters
t. take their ballots for nominees To-
e city offices on both democratic ant
'. republican tickets. The same judges
count both sets of ballots.
h Pat-"What caused the big explo
a.. sion?" Mike-"Riley wuz carryin' ,
s. case av dynamite when the whistle
blew"