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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1902-04-17, Page 75FT TIE BOER COMMANDERS ARRIVE IN PRETORIA. Schaikborger,Botha, DeWet, and Steyn to See Kitchener. Hurried Cabinet Council Held .—Chamberiain Sees tee Kew on Sunday— lie May Grant Large Amies)—All Kinds ef Rumors but Nothing Definite Known ---British People May Go Farther Than Loyal Colette Ists WIsh--Allegee Demands nude by the Beers. Ottawa, April 7.—A Oupplementary lest of the casualties among the eiel Canadian Mounted Reties on Mania 81 was received to -day at Uoverpment House trona Cape Town. The list ie as follows: , HANGEROUSali WOUNDED, ilk VA.RitIER SELKIT, LLEO. 3,101C:el°, Vaiesiand, la C., in left breeet, Formerly Strateconate Iloree. Mo- ther, eine. Jelin Maskell, Custom- Lontion, Ont. J. A, eirl1e3e1NSON, eluelpe, Ont., in lace ant/ riga lorearne Mother, Catherine Wilkluson, Clyde, Ont. I'TE. JAMES TENNANT, Tormerly 2nd Battalion, R. C. Re Moncton, N. le, in head. Father, James Tennant, Fredericton, N:13. Stier 14.1 RIMY W °ITN Del D. e:HOEINOSAlleill J. A. MINCIIIN, Guelph, Out,, in leg aud Lead. Mettler, lera A. Minclen, Clyde, Ont. CLAYTON a. C0.1160N, Torouto, in beeebrm and hip. Father, P. H. Cor - eon, 201 Carlton street, Toronto, FRANCIS A. SMITH, Toronto, in ehest. Next of kin, Mrs. Jas. ernith, 66 Grenville street. Tonna°. J. W. MILLEN, Lemon, Ont., in jaw and leg. nailer, John Millen, Wind- ham Centre. WILLIAM.STOKES, London, Ont„ in thigh. It of kin, James Stokes, Ont, W. F. SMITH, Ottawa, in arra For- merly I C. le A. Next of kin, Elizabeth Smith, the Good Shep- herd's, Quebec 1 SLIGHTLY w °tee am), FABRIERSERGT. N. M. DEWAR, Eau Claire, Nipiesing. SERGT. E. A. MUNRO, London, Ont., grazed. Father, James Memo, 610 Princess avenue, London. LANCE -CORP. JOHN cillaa. BOND, Toronto, grazed !atelier, J. P. Bond, 26 Divieion sireet, Toronto. PTE: ALEX. FERGUSON, Toronto.. • leather, ix A. Ferguson, 171 Madi- son avenue, Toronto. PTE. HARRY E. X3ALLARD, former- ly 2nd 11. C. IL, in ehoulaer. Next of kin, Mrs. S. J. Ballard, Clifford, Ont, PTA CLARENCE IC. 11.0RISON, Lon- don, in thige. Father, B. D. Rori- son, 141 Flovvard avenue, Windsor. PTE. F. A. PYKE, Guelph, in thigh. BrOtber, Wm. Pyke, Morley, Mich. PTE, JOHN AS"YDEN KENDELL, London, Ont. Father, George Ken - dell, Chatham, Ont. PTE. FREDERICK COOPER, Toronto, in thigh. Father, li. C. Cooper, 801 Dovercourt road, Toronto. PTE. FREDERICK CHARLES WILD - MAN, Hamilton, in arm. etre. A. 34, ,Wildman, et Jackson street west, Hamilton, his mother. PTE. MICHAEL MURPHY, Teterboro', In scalp. Next of kire Connor lair - pity, 82 Lewis street, Peteeboroe PTE. WiVe. ERNEST M'PHERSON, Charlottetown. Next of kin, Mary Jane McPherson, Charlottetown, PTE. B.. LLOYD, enlisted at Revel- stoke, B. C., in hand. Next or kin, R. Lloyd, Leamington, England. DANGEROUSLY ILL, April 5, at Elandsfontein—Private Wm. Robinson, Halifax, enteric fever. Father, Thornae Robinson, 9 Doyle street, Heelfa.x. At Pretoria— Private Sohn Arthur Wilson, enteric fever, London, Ont. Father, Edward Wilson, 522 Hamil- ton road, London. April 6at Chariestoo—H. Xt. (1. Agassiz, 1Toroieto, dysentery. There are two more wounded than were first reported, making the total 1st of casualties 57, mode up ite fol- lows': Killed, 11 non-commissioned of - Goers and men; emended, 4 officers and 42 non-comeniesioned officers and men. Several of the wounded were hit twice, ehowing that the Boors main- tained a bot fire. , , --- MEISSAGN PO0311,010) ItOleicales The following ineesage has been ye- ceived by the Governor-General from Lord Roberts": London, April 7.—Eari Ulnae Gov - eminent Renee, Ottawa, Ont.: "I have telegraphed Kitchener hearty congratulations to troope who dial so well at Klein Harts River, 811d March, but I would like to acquaint the Canadian Government how much appreciate epleridid stand Cana- dian Mounted Rifles; how unich regret Leavy looses, (Signed) Rob - (A131,10 ieftOM CtiL. 111VANe. Hon. F. W. Borden has sent a re- ply to Lord Dundonaldet meseage ot Satueday evening: "Ibanks for your congratulations." On Saturday Gen. O'Grady-Haly reeeieed a cablegram from- Colonel Evane to this effect "Regiment in action and behaved *very eretlitably, Itegtet lossecte SIX OTIliefte Corp, D. H, Baird, of the 100 Hoepital Field Corps, sends a re- port of the killing o: six Canadians. Writing, lie sage: On Febreary , etritek, and shortly after he reached elith we left Dateban for tho Irene, Cape Town enteric keret developed. an there was considerable fighting ..'When he Waif Sufficiently reeovered going on. It 10 cliffieult to get water to drink, none to 'wash in, and it he was thealided to Elegised. He returned to South Afrion„ but being hall to be boiled. lete Brat night unable to go up to the fighting line In cainp here wail -very Waiting, as . on acconnt of ids regent illness he We were in the Mitlet of the Boers. did picket duty near Cape Town rind We are ettill with the 0. M. R., so ' returned home in june Inst. He rn. are well proteeted. We are en- enlieted with` the third exintito trenebed, and to one side of the gent in Toronto In December last. Sort our camp is situated on a , ail eurrounded by mount. Is. On February 28te reports of the Boers' adveuce came in, and great preperatioue were made for defence, digging, trermhing, etc. I slept a feW flours, but it was too exciting to sleep much. On Mane lst Lord Kit- chener came over to our camp and inspected us." THE WOUNlielta, Toronto, April 8.—Clayton S. Cor- son is 21 years old, ae son of Mr. P. II. Come of P. II. Corson & Co., per - remora, Adelaide street west, and a nephew of Dr. McPherson, of Carlton street. juet before leaving for South Africa he boarded, et 219 Jar- vis street. Formerly he was a stu- dent at the Delicate alohool, after which he became A Shipper for. Gar- side & White, weoleeare boot and shoe merchante. He is an all-round athlete, and holds a medal for run- ning, as well as a reputation for good work as centre scrimmage 10 rugby. He was aim inember of the Champion Wrenn Lacrosse Team and was extremely popular; Francis A. Smith le the youngest son of Mir. J. B. Smith, of the 3. B. Smite Lumber Company, and was a corporal in the G. -G. Body Gaarde. A circumstance that added poig- nancy to the grief felt by the mother was the receipt of a letter from Frank yesterday afternoon about the sante time that the casualty list was being published. It was dated Mara 1, at Newcastle, Natal, and related teat soon after the arrival of the contingent it was reviewed by Gen. Lord Kitchecer. • ree...raelt Corporal a C. Bond is a son of Dr. J. P. Bond, of 26 Divisiou street, and has had much experlenee in the campaign against the Boers. He first went to South Africa as a member of Battery, second Canadian con- tingent. Afterwards he joined Iloward'e Scouts, and was present with the corps at the time of the death of teat gallant officer. For- merly lie was a member of the Q. 0.13. Alex. Ferguson is 21 years of age, a. son of Mr. D. A. Ferguson, of Madi- son avenu.e, and a graduate of the Chitario College of Pharmacy. He was a member of C Company, 48th Highlandere, and holds the Marguer- etto Cup for rine shooting. He went to South Africa, with the Bret de- tacinnent of the last contingent. Frederick Cooper is a son. of Mr. Henry Cooper, of the Donainion Cas- ket Company, for whieh company he worked lireviously to enlisting far service in South Africa.. He is 22 years old and was for several years a member of H Company, Queen's Own Mew. He enlisted with two companions, Tom Walker and Ames Leesion, both of whom are still in the campaien. Cooper has a splen- did physique. He is six feet two inches in, heiget, and weighs 175 pounds. Clarence K. Itorleon, Windsor, was a member of )3 Company, firest con- tingent, and was wounded May 1, 1900, at Houtnek, Orange River Col- ony. Kniseioes modealy. A story illustrating the unassum- ing ;nature of Corporal Kniseley, of the Canadian Dragoons, who wee; killed at flart e River, was in circu- lation at the City Halt yesteeday. Re enlisted in Toronto and was very. well known here, but did pot reside hi the city. When lie wed offered the £5 and matchbox granted 1»'the city to each el the Toronto men he inquired tee terms upon which the gift was made, and, thinking that because his home &vas not here he had no riget to them, declined teem. Capt. littlilgati a Good Shot. The career of Pte. Milligan its a. rifle &hot was notable to the very moment he left Canada. During tbe few days the regiment waited at Halifax be took part in a nuinber of competitions. In one he made 97 points with 8 feet of wind, and in another 08 points on a still day, with the, thermometer below zero and two feet of snow on the ground. His achievemente were highly praised in letters written home by Limit, F. le. Clarke at the time, Private Agassly.. Pte. Henry Roland Gartman A.ge.s. adz, dangerously ill, had had rather 1 a rough experienee in serving the Empire in South Maim, He is full of the military zeal. But this is net surprieing, considering the fightleg stock trom which lie sprung. Ile is 22 years of age and was born in Halifax. His father was a chaplain Ln the British arniy, and ille mother, litre Aganiz, of London. Eng., is a . daughter of the late General Gar. 1 nault. When the Second Canadion iontingent (the Canadian Mounted 1 Rifles) was formed, he rira.s a member Of the Burford squadron of the Sec- ; and Dragoolts, tend had ereidotiely been a menthol, of A itornpany, Del- ferin Rifiee, Brantford. He Went to St. Catherinee and enlieted. On the , way oat to Cape Town he was sure the cimpapionehip class. Ho e7 yeara el riga . alajor Bodeen teileirined. A vablegram woo received by Hajar tilloon, of the Vice, yeeterdey from eittiortermateter We Bodeen, of tee Canadien Meunted Rifles, *curtaining the worth), "Ml well." These 1150taken to mean that Major took part in the regent fight at liarte Bever, and teat be camped wileiont injury of any Ulnae Before going to the front be wale paelniteter a R of the Victoviifieo, in Montreal. ohm lie the ease is am fa Ma. Ilownad Resignell Ills Ceintnission. Juba, through which is the pass tO Corporal S. Mae Howard, keported the Ortinge Free State. There 18 eangetouely wounded, is a eon of Mr. quite a lot of fighting going on Stuart iiewerd, Aseletant City i.,3ar- eround us, We expect to meet the layer of tlonteent. In order to enlist Boers a»y time, as they are ad- no a private in the third contingent "Yesterday six men rode out a tett, elin le`51gMa 1118 6°111"6si°11 AS iltvUe tnant of the Second Regiment Cana - canoeing to the pass. inilee and they del not return. A (lien Artillery. Seen tiftee Iib e enlist- searelling party west sent Mt, and mot he wa.0 100.410 0, corporal, and they %Oro all round Mut r 11° Cilt ' when letieing Montreal was toting knew what company they belotiVeo ; sergettnt in °barge of the first quota to. 1 wh:elt left for Ilnilfav Mr. Howard "We had a double guard on last , %tan . a very pepnlar man about Lake night, About 200 leen. There are a $t. Loulo, Ile was a member of the few thoiteand 80101er8 about us, but : Leyte ea Lhwrcacc yacht chth, ttee there are alea abeet 12,000 Boers, I won a good sailor. He could 0.160 Mill iso you 0411 imagine hole (Melting it • a goed Oar, and OA a tare:ale Wall In Private Evans, Brave Reath. London, April 7,—Most recent ad - view) front the tront nay .that at the flarte River engagement the British troops) were arrangeo tee form of n. etemacirele, tee CW1041411 Rifles) holding a point eomewhat in ad-. vance and across tee front of tee sernievirele. Tlie Deere were following tip a bole tette* On tile Twenty-, elgletil Mounted Infantry, when they were met with a lieevy fire from the Canadio,no, who pourell volleys into them at a dietareee of 200 yarest. Private Thal, although mortally wounded, kept in the titter el' the fight, and lieving fired all tee arnata eaten in his bandolier broke els rifle. Private Evan, above mentioned, tariff tee son of Mr. Tatum Evan, of Port Hope, e.nd was 27 years old. The Manitoba Men. Wennipag, April 7.-0. R, °then, of lerarulon, wounded at liarts River, was well known in the west. He was Sergeanteelajor of Drawl COM- panv, Manitoba Mounted Rifle% Re was 0o4 a day off duty in South Africa on account of eicknow. He was with .MaJor Hollend and 17 men whenRolland gat the Victoria, Crow. Othen wea captured. The )3oers robe bed the, dead, and he knocked twO down with his Gets. Private Campbell, wao was killed, was a farm land from Reston dis- trict, He was about 28 years at age, He was a big, limey soldier, a man anxious' to enlist. Campbell worked as a blaasmith at Mater. He was a member of the Brandon Lodge of Oddlellowe. -- Kingston Mei* Wen. Kingston, April 7.--Surgeoe-Major Duff, with the Canadian Mounted Rifles in South Africa, wired els re- latives hero teat Ile and the Kings- ton members of the contingent were all well. An Ottawa Man 'Wounded. Ottawa, April. 8.—Pte, W. F. Smith, reported severely wounded in the arm in the Harter River fight., is an old Ottawa boy, formerly an em- ployee of tee Citizen, and was a member ol "D" Battery during its period of service in South Africa. Tee Huoue, Aprli 9.—A report is current in official circles to -day that; terms of peace in South A.t- rice, will be signed tn a few days. et inapossible to veneer the report on any definite authority. Tile Associated Press understands that the peace negotiations are progreesIng satisfactorily, so far as the leansvaalers are concerned, but the latest advices indleate that there ie small probability of the Free Staters surrenderiug in a, body. Tee negotiations, teas far, level plain ley and Private Day hare 00014 UM^ ed was reeeived to -day, It came '[ho form of a cablegram from tlie Onsaalty Department, reading: "Cape Town, A.prii fae-lieferring to my cable of April Oth, General Kitehener now reports Oorperal Wm. A. Kolaley and Private Robert Day, 2114 Canadian Mounted Billee, killed end April, be- tween Doecebrilt and Xierksdorp," There Is a certain autouirt of mys- tery about the death; of Knisle,y and Day. The battle on Uarte River took place on Mamie 81, whereas the two soldiers natueli are reported kill- ed April 2, yet in the fleet despatch it was stated that "released meta re- port Knieley awl Day Wiled." M pee- eible explanation is teat tepee men fell wounded into tile howls of the Beers and died of their wounds en April e. Tee following cable eau been re- eeived by the Governor-General: "Cape Town—Dangerously 111, enteric fever, 7te April, Pretoria, 0 Division, South African Constabulary, (1071), James Arthur Patteson, Please Ip.. 10501 father, SAMeel Patterson, 818 Berkeley otreet, Toronto. (Signed). Caeualty Department." .10, I...p..0. London, A.pril 11.-8ummonses were Issued ties evening for a Cabinet meeting to-murrow. This circum- sterice otarted a freoli crop ot ru- mors to tee &fleet that tee govern, - went bed recelved a despatele from Lord Kitclegaer Olt tee stibject of the peace negetiatione atter Mr. J3roc1 riek's statement in the House of Com - Mons this afterpiatie. Mould the Boers teeing part in the ooneerence deckle in favor of opening peace negotiations they will submit their proposals to Lord Kitelioner, who has been instructed to forward them immediately to the government. Inquiries made to -night at the WAr Office by the Associated Press elleited the atatement that that office knew nothing about the rumors of peace or tee alleged tele- gram of Loma Roberts to Dover, in which be is reported to have said the war is over. In the Haase of Commons a.t mid- night to-udget, A. J. Beefoter, the gov- ernment leader, replying to a flues- eion asked by Sir Henry Campbell - Bannerman, the Liberal leader in the House, declared teat the government had no toe:emotion concerning the peace rumors and that ;there was no foundation for them. Mr. Bailfour's dental of the peace minors was very empeatic. He said: "We have no loformation at all, nor in the nature of things, could there 110 any." The 'gulden calling of a Cabinet meeting, and the fact that Xing Ed- ward rather unexpectedly termin- ated his cruise yesterday in order to return to Loolan, convinces peo- ple that something important is pending, and has •led to the most ex- truordbaary rumors. among other thieve it is reported that Mr. Chamberlain, tee Colonial Secretary, has resigned, This is quite eillea and ale wee:idea At Victoria burg on April 8 and Ain't!0 Inc In- ntskIlllugs _rt lieutenant tout LieuteVol. llettrrae, two lieuteit- ante, and five men wounded., lama Vire 01; Wynne. London, April 11.--Tlie Moine Un- zette to-nig/it oontaine 0. lengtity re- port from General. Lord 101.1.ituin in regard to elio Tweelmech disaster. General Methuen says be found tea roar screen of the 86th Imperial V00 - AMMO, laeklug in lire discipline pad knowledge as to how they ebould aet 111 an action. They latemeal to be ill need of inetrueted officers and non- eloMmiesioned officers. Lard Methuen eonclielee. hie report by stating that many of tbe Boer o were in ithekl, and wore the chevrone of volecoar- miesioned officers. This led to a ells- appreeenelon ae to their identity, and reeultee le the losses to '[be aritiele Barnett or Boer Post? New Orleans, April 11.—Secretly cured information roger -ling the al - legal Beitiee camp et l'ort, eitaimette la being forwardeil to the State De- partment by aervioe agents. The Beitatit representatives bere say pow le rather late to begin an investigue time after *25,000,000 bent been spent in America in the peat two years. Both military and civil agents deny that Amereaans have -been forced into the Britise service after shipping to Paiute Africa as mule- teera -"Neve Orleans has been the greuteet Boer recruiting station in the world, and 1V.8 C8.8 ehow this," eaki the, highest or the British (evil representativee here. "Teree-fourthe oe the. muleteerp Who left tee etoolt traneports in South Afriete gieistee In the Boer arena" f,4SOU 11 Fiirriter8 tereteet. Chicago, April 11,—A despetee to the Into Ocean from Lathrop, Mis- souri, tautest that the order of Pre- sident Roosevelt to investigate the purchase of horses and mules by the British Government will include the supply camp at that place. The farmers during the last year have sold $7;000,000 worth of erases and thousandof dollars of feed, and will ask Governor Dockery to pro- tect their intereste and prevent possible stoppage of the traffic. It was solely due to this trade that the farmers were kept from starv- ing (1811.11g 8. long period of drouth. An American's- Dream. New Orleans April 11.-3ohn Mc- Petree, tee re"turne41 muleteer, seas 15 Americans 0.50 In prison garb at Durban, South Africa, smelling stone on the ocean .breakwater be- cause they refused to join the Brit- ish army and eight the Boers. AlePetree elepped from New- Or- leans in the Honorious for &nth Africa, where he says be suffered all sorts of torture for nearly two years before he succeeded in reach- ing home. He was imprisoned at Cape Mown and Durban, finally be- ing resealed from hard labor at the latter place by the United States Consular Agent, Reynand. "Al] of these men, were good team - eters, and, like myself," " said Mc- Petree, "had gone to Africa hoping to get land and employment. Re- torts were made to get them to manse in the army, and when they F. C. WILDMAN, HAMILTON, Who Was Slightly Wounded at the Battle Hart's River. PTE. [VANS, PORT HOPE. of Who, Mortally Wounded at liari's River, Fired His Last Round and ihen Broke ilis Rifle. •- • . • _. ,•• ^ A - have been meetly explanatione of Braila inteetions. IL bas been. made plain, to the leaders teat their surrender will not entail ban- ishment, and this lias a potent in. allelic°. Tee leading Trabsvaalers urge their allies to arrange peace tonne. %Ole inner circles of the War Offico believe that if the presant indications are fulfilled, and the Sransvaalers agree to surrender, the backbone of Boer resistance will be breken, and that the Free Stat- ers' opposition will soon be over- come.. • Mourning in Gait. Galt, April 7.—Galt mourns for Ser- geant Sohn Campbell Peery, one of the Caeadiane jailed at Harts River on March Olat. He wrote cheery' let- ters home, the last being from Klan'. entens Kop, and they Were modest missives. There was not a vverd about fa& promotion es sergeant. The Rev, R. E. Knowles announeed the sad news from Ienox 9huree pulpit last night. Tee effect was one of in- tenee sympathy throughout the con- gregation. Mr. Ktovelee referred most feelingly to the ealitanity. . Honors to the Canadians. Lobrion, April 8.—learther details which Are lettblished of the engage - Merit with Delarey a% Harts River in the Transvaal, emphasize the fact that the clilef honors ef the fight, which was very seeere, went to the Canadians, . Pretoria, Wednesday) April 0.—Pre- Went Stun, of the (Waage Free State; Secretary ot State Reitz, of the Transeaal, and General Lucite Meyer, Commatider-in-chief of the Orange Free State forces, penal through KrOonstad, Orange Free State, erandity, April 6, on their wee to Klerksclorp, Southwestern TI•8118- vttal, where General Botha, the Ttansvaal Commander -in -Chief, air - rived Monday, April 7. It was ex- pected that General DeWitt and De- larey Would attend the confertnIce to take place there. It is inulentood that the Boer lead - eta are fully poeseesed Of the British peate term, and that the eonfer- enee then iietictubleig was to enable the lettelere to diseufel theee teem; thorengely. It to apeeted that the final deelsion of the borghers Will be made knOWn ROOM 1Cills1ey end Bay Ottawa, April 0.—Offic1al confirm - tic)» of tho MVO that Corporal Knise untrue. Mr. Chamberlain was suffer- ing from a (thin yesterday,' but he expects to atteud the Cabinet meet- ing to -day. That the fighting continues in South Arnett le shown by a easualty list given out yesterday, which cou- tains the names of a few of the killed and wounded in an engagement which oecurred at three separate points as lee° as April 8th. and 9th. Preparation e here °patent° for the despatch of 20,000 additional troops for the winter campaign, Lord Rob- erts yesterday inspected the first draft of the Guards, welch will sail for South Afrieti next week. 'What lirugor Says. Amsterdam, April 11.— Despatches have been received here stating, that the Boer leaders have deekled to enter into negotiations if they can hey° free use of the cable to consult the Boer delegation in Europe. Mr. Kruger's intimates emphatically as- sert that the independence of the two republics will be again the basis of negotiatione. They further intim- ate that those who have the best information have riot got any great hopes of an early coeclusion Of peeee. 21,000 Fresh Troops. London, April 11.—The War Office annoances that 21,000 fresli troops are preparing for the winter cam- paign In South Africa. The trans- port arrangemente are completed, and tee first instelmeht will sail next week. Sepoye to Convey Altiles. Lathrop, lib., April 11.—Tivelve se- t,oye litriVed bete from India late last night In charge, of Cara. Gough, of the -Banish army. They came to take eharge of a shipload or MIS - wart mules that will be sent to India to be used in the army hi that country. The mules will go to Cal- cetta reed Botnbay. littlIger 10 00041 110 Amsterdam, April 11.—In view ot the reports welch have been sent out that Mr. Kruger is not in good health, Dr. Heyman lute tweed at bul- letin dieting that the tanner Troia. dent of the Traesva.al, despite els age, le very Well. More Catetialt les. London, April 11.-0.A11 lett ot CallutiltieS issued by the War Office to -day shOws that at Poach - butt, on Wren 81, two men were •^- refused they were imprisoned on trumped-up charges" tO aecept ehould a einuulatid Zc feed Dad on Tioaday Neat, Ottawa Ap,ril Uovereor- General Iles received a Rablegrain elated ea.po ToWil. April fa ttnlionue-, leg tee Leath of Trooper Jameo Arthar Patterson, of the South Af- rleau Ounstabutiary, who Was re- ported en April ete, to be daitger- ouble ill or enterlo fever at Pretoria. TrOoper'Patterson &lied p Tuesday leet, J13s father 141 Ur. leattertioa, of 8.18 Berkeley etreet, ireroxtee. is illnew WWI 0.11I10043000 Oal" two (Jays ago. London, Aprlt 13.—A despatch from Pretoria says: °Acting Preeldeet teehaleburger, (lop. Jamie Botha, Lo- ges Aleyer, Delany, aud De Wet, end Mr. Steyn Arrived Wire eiaturtley morning from leleriesdorp. The '1'raine veal and Orange Free State dele- geitee JournoyiKl 011 litTlia:818 special taupe, boat of witiela were rasped teratele the•tielegatee travelleg alt eight. Tele traine arrived close to - Tito two parties are pot leagett tog:ether Dere, bet are gime- awed In eeparate etheata" At Mame mainigia laeit eight the Duke el Devonehire, Preeelent oI elle Commit Sir Mistime' Ilieletalieace, C110,0014101: of the lexelleguer ; .104900 Chanitarlain, Seeretary of State for the toloides; and Mr. Wil- liam Rrodnek, tieeretary of State for War, held an informal meeting at Mr. Cluipeteglanes 14151(1041 reshieuce. Ties etarted n lease cam of rumors, tee moat protnieent of weich eo teat the Doer representatives, having eon - eluded their conference) at leiericedorp and arrived at Pretoria, hail corn- Inunicated to Lieneral leitithener cer- tele proposals, white/ the latter tele- graphed tO London lieet evening, no- ceseitaliug imuiediatt coneideration by tee einneters. Mr. thamberieee was at tee Colonial ()Mee Sunday moveing, whicb was au exceptional event, anti, still more unusual, he bad an audience of tint King at Bueltiug- litim Palace, after Ili& Majeste re- turned from morning eervice, Sir Michael Hieles-Beaoli was also offielielly employed yesterday, but Premier Seliebury and Alt'. lealfear, Firet Lord aye the Treasury, who went to Hatfield House, Lord Sella- bury's residence, Saturday afternoon, did not return to London. Tile pub - lie is teas in poesession, of a, eeries of unusual owertentes, on witiee there are uulimited speculations. There is no meane of ascertaining the purposes of tee meeting at Mr. Chamberlain's, or even whether it was eannected with • South Africa. Some papers prefess that the eigni- ficanee attaened to it is absurdly exaggeratedwhile others are cora ex ved thi at t was of the utmost im- portance, but do not supply any real clue to the mystery, which, it is hoped, to -day's session of Parliament will unveil. ' Next Move of the Boer Chiefs. Canadians Will Go Anyway. Ottawa, A.prit 11.--eThe rumors of peace in South Aroma have not af- fected the plans ef the Militia De - pavement for raising and equip. plug the Fourth Contingent. Pre- parations for the mobilization of the force proceeded to-dily with unabated vigor. Indeed, the impreseion In °gl- ad iiireles is eliat, 'nee should peace be proclaimed, the Contingent wet be despatched -to f3outia os inPteneed. It is believed that a fresh force ef 2,000 well-appointed and wellenounteci men will be Nvel- wined ns substitutes for an equal menbei et the war -worn veterans now in [ho field, who will need to be returnee home as won as possible to recuperate. tithe only appreeen. sloe as to the erica of the kien- elusion of peace is [hat it will dampen 'Lite enthusiasm of offieera and men to enlist. The Minister of Militia wee in eon. sultation during the afterneon with Majoreeeneral O'Graaly-lialy, in re- gard to the choice of commanding offieees for the fourth eontlegent. It was announced that Major Williains, of the It. Ll. D., Toronto, had been given the command KO one of the rite ntents of the new force. It was tot learned who will sionimend tile other three. Maier 'William, is a won of the late Colonel William% of Port Hope, and Nieto oat with the eecend contingerit. 10 corroboration of the belief that the contingent vill be raised and forwareed to Smith Africa even if peace Ito ktonclualed, Hon. Da Borden mentioned to.tegia thot he had jest reeeived o from the War Offine otating that the Neale to pay for the e:piipment nate outfitting ot centingent were being far - !rho liaines of the officers) selectee to command the four reginintiti be sent to the War Office ter ap- prase), but, paneling receipt of the Imperial sanction, it is probable that offaers of the permanent lona will be sent down to Halifax to Menthe wore of organizietion, Leakard, when epokee to Omit the mattet at a late hone, wed ha bail no liffielat offer. natal decided to Man any further etatement. From =other eeurce it was learned, hew. Mar, that should the offer be made 110 is not likely to adopt. Wilikune hari reMeenli?erd Ofififilaisanitiponho tini enbjeet, but decie.red his Williagneoe . reeognition et all State debts contracted before and attar hostilities and up te the data at ae- vexation of the two States by f,,ord Roberts, 8. Tile lantru480• question to be Mutually agreed upon later. "(1. Amnesty for Cape rebels and release of all polltioal prisoners, °T. A date to be fixed when. ell prisonerof War eleall be returned to South Africa. 8. That the offers of ape or two friendly powers should he eAlepted i0 superintenti the -carrel= out or the terree of peaee agreed to." Li au interview at Utrecht last night, Dr, Leyde, diplomatic agent of the Transvaal, Said that pope could not be concleded by the fighting burghers in South 'Africa without consultation with. the Beers la Europe: The latest advices front Holland maintain that the Boer delegation there is wholly skeptlea,1 about the current peace reports emanating from I4ondon. ktr. Kruger's eol. leagues, however, are described as being* In a pessimistic mood, and they vvill only say that the Klerkerlorp conferenee may be of same benefit in so far as it enables tile Boer leaders ie the field to confer to- gether. London, April 11—Tbe Financier and Bullionist, a stock brOlterte mere- ing newsp iper, lowed a seeend edi- tion at rour re'cloelt tele inorninS, containing the follewing Pretoria, Teurseag,—"1 am Inform- ed that after prolonged negotiations, the Britiela and Doer representativee hese at last Agreed nem term of peace. The actual tering are still withheld, but I understand that the anted' Government has not . given coneeesions to the enemy. The terms have been cableelao the Boers' agents at Amsterdam and other Con- tinental ceirtres. The ware° or this etatement pre- ebidee ite aceeptanee without con - lineation. at cryetalizes into deli- nitenese the rumors whieh eeve been le the air ever since Schalkburger and hie colleaaaes applied for a safe conduct to confer with the Boer leaders lu the Beal, and evelee ac- geired increased emphasis immedi- ately it was known that Mr. feteyn and General De Wet, hitherto the most irreeonelleble of the Boer lead- ers, had joined the conference. at Xlerketiorp. at eve.nlng there was a. considereble feeling of optimism in the lobbies et Parliament, and in Rome prate quarters, baged on the official confirmation of the Klerke- dorp meeting, and the Government's disclaimer ot having received over - tura' for pewee failed to quainter the growing hopefulness. Late at night It was whiepereci that peace had ac- tually been arranged, tend the opti- mists began saying: "I told you eo." With the exception of the Financier, however, the morning newspapers do not confirm the remon Tee Daily Mail claims to knowthat the Goveriunent is expecting pro - peseta and is well informed concern- ing the pacific intentions of tee great bulk of the Boers In the field. There are two points, it adds, on which leo concession cao be made. That ie, the abolition of Boer independenee. and a general laying down of arme. Everything else can be made the subject or negotiations. The paper declares teat it is in a, position to state teat say•subtetantial proposals which may emanate 'from the Boer Government will at once be' com- municated to both ouses of Perna - :neat, and will form the basis, if necessary, of counter -proposals. The fight -to -a -finish attitude has been abandoned in favor of reasonable terms, if these are re,ndered at alt possible by the Boers themselves, The five chief polute, according to the Mall, on which any negotiations will turn, are: 1. The approximate time which wihl elapse before the reetoration of a responsible Government. 2. Tee status of the Boers alter the war. 8. T.he banislitaent proclamation. a The question of amnesty. 5. Advances by the British Gov- ernment for rebuilding and restocking Boer farm. It is said that Frederick Ruther- ford -Harris', ex -Secretary of the British Chartered South Africa Catal- pa/1y, has received a telegram tattle Elame effect as the Financer, but noth- ing of any official or really reliable nature concerning the matter is known, • A despatch from Amsterdam 'Jays: "Afr. Kruger and Dr. Leyds, diplo- matic agent of the Transvaal, con- tradict all the peace remota They state that the neglotiations of the Beer leader); have net been conclud- ed, therefore there could not have been any settlement of the war. When Me. Schtakburger concludes him negotiations with the leaders•in the field he will ask for the free use of the cable in order to consult with Mr. Kruger." , There is but one topic of convere eation in London. Everywhere, at the clubs, boatels, and tueatree, men are melting oue another how soon the Goverement will announce the result of the peace eonfextenee now being heel iu South Africa. There is a feel- ing prevailing in all circles that the end is In sight. The expectation cif those best acquainted with the sit- uation is that the next inove- of tee Boers at Pretoria will be a request for the vac- of the cable for eom- umnization with the delegates in Holland. Siteh a request, if made as a prerequisite to tee opening of ne- gotiations, will probably be granted, neteough the Brit's') authorities will doubtless persist in the attitude that aegotiatione with themselves must be conducted eneirely In feauele Africa. Tilie British Goverment haw plain- ly owthorized Lord Kitaliener to di - Cow every faellety for ,eniefolIng the Boers ie the field to confer one tom. Inure/eat° with Utreeht, where Mr. 'Kruger 110.8 reeen kilned by Dr. Leyee, Air. Wessels and other European agents. The eatret undersbanding preteadd Mr. Seivelklimagers eidealon has not Open disclosed, but 11 is evident that tee Boers will ;tea tar Larger terms Loan .the elovern. moot can grant, anal that peace can- not be made without proionged rligo. tiretione and e final compromise. 1The Boers will meat to tee fun ex- tent by the knowiedge that the etourt and the Government hero are one]: ous to end the war before the cow - nation, but they will probably ee- CeiVe early tiesuranee teat they can- not obtain unreasonable terme in. volving tin heireleita eettlement. etr. Chamberlain is 11 reractital man of business without sentiment, and hie vote will be decisive. The llama inifortned men, in 'close toueli ;with the Government, do not expect the sespenelion be hostilities ‘hellax.6)Closing Weeits of May. Time will be required before the Boers In Pretoria and tetreeet will be oonvineed eliat the Gevernment minuet be boereed into oniering a hollow truce for the sake of tem- porary enjoyment Of the holiday revel. Tee Boors oan elletlain, how- ever, the imost genewave terms, lfor there is no bitterness !against them Lu England. The King is sale to ea ready to make up the peace •terres should they be agreed upon, and by exercising* Ole arivilege of granting an amnesty, would make them much less .severe, admIration feir their (de- termined etelenee und wonderful (righting powere is oe intense teat colonial warnings agaleot exeess 01 gooe nature Moy not be iletiened. Mr. Cirambeetain end Lord Kitchener are geed meet for the ,momentous aeon: sten, tier they tare both men of iron will, without hanevkish wetness. While the air Is Xilled with bope- rta conjecture, there is a, lack of au- thoritative information. To uso a comparison suggeeted by tee cold and inclement April weather, there are distant leads of open water, but the ice pack still holds together. There is an emproved prospexit for pewee, bat nobody knoive how an armistice ean 'be arranged, and the main question of settling the feud between the victorand the van- quiebed be worked out. Terms Boers Alleged to Demand, The Edinburgh Evening News gives prominence to the following Ertitte- tlaeenit : Wo are in a position to make known the Jamie formulated by the Boer delegetee in IXolland as a basis tor the present hegotietione, subject to the approval of the Boer leaders in South Africa. These may be ate. matted its the 'abject matter ot the conferenee nt Elerksdorp. The dele- gates; In Holland are prepared to aextept the following couditions as a basis ot peivie, "1. They will not make absulute independence the main iNsue pro- viticti they can come to a satisfae- tory agreement in regard to the attune government of the two States. "2. Tim protitinuttion leated by Lord Kitchener tontiseating the pro. perty of those burghers still in the field getting against the King's forces after Sept. 16th, 1001, should bo enneolledt and eonfleented pro, porty eestored to the original own, ere. 8. lteitietneration for. ptevate pro- perty 'destroyed And stock taken by the MOWN torees. ii••• Tola to tease Up. London, April 10.—A despatch to the Birmingham Post states that the War Office has instructed the army contractore to go easy in the man- ufacture nt supplies for tee British troops in South Africa. • • The 'War Secretary, Mr. .),Brodrick, in the House of Commoner to -they, re- ferring to the entess or/vices from South Africa, mid Sclialkburger, Reit; Lucas IiIeyer, and Jacobs had beee joined at Kierkedera by Gen. Botha, and adds that Steyn, De Wet, Delarey, and three other meMbere of the late Orange Government ar- rived at the oame place yesterday. No commanicationi Mr, Brodrick fur - tier said, had been received from the Boor leaders eeeept regarding safe conduct of the participatore in tlie conferencle. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Chant- beria.in, added the informetion that nor limit had been fixed ibr the ex- piration of the eafe °omelets. Theee will be ektended as long' its the ne- gotiations wore in progress, efter which the delegates wontie be ale lowed to return to thee, respective dietriets without hindrattee. CanadlanA 31,4r000ed by 'Boers. Ottavea, April 10.—Ipio Gover»or- General has reeelvoi a cable front the Camialty Department at Cape Toren, stating that Lord Kitchener has Peonfirmai the death of Corp. Win, A. Knisely, of Selkirk, Ont., and It. Day, of Shallow Lake, Gee. Whet, he Kays'were shot 011 April 211d, between Booelleult ad lelerks- dart). Tele statement ivould eeem to itelteitte that the men were shot by the. Beare after being taken pre waters, They we.re firet reported dead by late:teed prisoners, and as they wore not shot mall twe days after the battle of Klein. ilartet River, it to evident that themust have suffered death at the hands of the Ileere. Robert .T. Wynne, the Washhilton correspondent of tlia Neva 'York Prrss, has been offered and wilt accepted the offiee of first assiet- ant postmasterIeneral.