Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28
PEACE RUMOR N IRANSIII
CONFERENCE rs
Prominent Beers Arrive =.
Under n Flag Of Truce-p,
Immediately to kitche,
auarters-Pence New. W.,
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co.

secretary of state for the Tr.,.
anu commandments Lueius Meyers A.,
Krigh. with their secretaries "a.
tendants, arrived here March :.
2:o4 p. m. on a special train from n
moral. about 500 miles east Of ~
They came into Balmoral under "
Of truce.
Upon arriving here Mr.. schalkb,,.
er and his party drove immediat.s !.
Lord kitchener's headquarters Oh
they had an interview with the p,i,,.,
general. The Beers afterward nroo...
ed to- the railroad station and =
trained at 5 o'clock for Krooust,.
whence they will go out under . So.
conduct.
For week past Mr. Schalkbur,..
and his colleagues have been statiou..
at Rhenoster kop, north of Balmor,,
where they have been closely pres..,
by British columns. Dispatch rido,
entered Balmoral Friday night .,.
notified the British of the apnroach :,
the party. 1t is reported that the Dr..
position at Rhenoster kop had becom,
almost hopeless and that Mr.. scb.It
burger once narrowly ESCAPED e.n
ture.
Toward Peace.
London, March 24.-The news th.,
the wandering Boer government" he,
entered the British lines is regarded
as having but one meaning, namely
that another movement is being mada
toward peace. The fact that IN.
censor passed the news Of this move.
pent is accepted as confmatory d
this opinion.
Whatever their object. the news hm
been welcomed in London as pointin.
to the possibility of peace.
Some correspondence which VA
seized short time ago when Mr..
Steyn narrowly escaped capture
proved that he and Mr.. Schalkburgu
were anxious to conclude peace. No
eXtravagant hopes, however, are be-
ing built on the outcome of the move
ntent of Mr.. Schahsburger and biz
companions, chiefly because it is fear.
ed that Delarey, in the flush of his r.
cent success, will refuse to be party
to the negotiations.
Commandant Krigh is one of tho
secretaries of the Boer government
He was formerly the administrator Of
Swasiland and has not been prominent
during the war.
View Of the Petit Blue.
Brussels, March 24.-The Petit
Blue, referring to the arrival at Pre-
toria Of Messrs. Schalkburger, Redts
and Commandments Meyer and Krigh
says it believes that Mr. Schalkburg
er's move is in response to fresh
British overtures for peace, made out
of gratitude for the release of General
Methuen, and predicts that these
cvertures will lead to no result unless
Boer independence is conceded.
Newspaper Comment in London.
London, March 25.-Few of the pa'
pers here comment on the news IRON
Pretoria. These take it for granted
that Mr.. Schalkburger and his com
panions are on mission of peace ana
again engaged in discussion OF posi-
Bile peace terms, expressing the nope
that the overtures will have success
full outcome.
The presence of Lucius Meyers v
regarded as significant. as he is an IL
innate friend of Louis Botha.
J The Daily Chronicle, commenting On
the absence of Botha from the delesS
ton. suggests that he remained away
owing to the failure of his overtufes
OF year ago, and says that all tn0
conditions then offered by Lord hltcn'
ener to Botha had been annulled.
is highly probable that peace may 10
arranged on similar lines. but that tne
Beers cannot expect more lenien'
terms.
The Daily News remarks that se'
tlement would be possible if the boei'
were treated like civilized comba'an. =
but men do not surrender unconuf
tionaily just after taking one OF ".
enemy's generals and four OF his sun''
| Later.
Wolvehoek, Orange River Colony
Monday, March 25.-fhe train having ',
board Acting President SchaIkbersef AN.
his party passed this place On its way y
kroonstad yesterday. The lrai'' -. -
government officials were accompanied =!
Captain Marker, Lord Kitchener a.u.
de camp, and five other members Oh ' =,
staff of the British commander IN emu.