Show BOTDA WANTS TO QUIT Y S Rumors of Negotiations Between Lord Kitch ener Sir Alfred Miner and Boer CornS I mandantGeneral Confirmed S If the Deal Reaches a Successful Termination It Will Be Just Oneof the BunchInformalion Is That British Have Decided to Accept His Surrender on Pssis That He Is Aerelyan Individual Commander i 5 I London March 7 Private Information 1 Informa-tion received In London this morning confirms the rumors of negotiations bo twecn Lord Kitchener Sir Alfred MIl ncr and CommandantGeneral Louis Botha Nothing Is known as to the actual presence of the Boer command erlncblef at Pretoria and no London paper publishes a statement that he Is there but It Is reasonably certain that Gen Botha is either inPretoria or In very close touch with Lord Kitchener Sir Henry CampbcllBannerman n dean de-an effort to extract some Information from the Government on the subject in the Rouse Commons MILNER IN PRETORIA The Associated Press Is Informed that Sir Alfred Milner has gone to Pretoria with I the object of assisting Lord Kitchener In these negotiations the length of which appears to be due to Gel EothaH desire to consult wIth Actng President Schalkbergcr at Petersburg Pe-tersburg and to make terms applying to the whole Boer forces but militating against this is Lord Kitcheners doubt as to Gen BOthas ability to control Gen Dewct and cCher leaders as well as the Internal opposition Gen Botha Is encountering S DECIDE TO ACCEPT SURRENDER One of the best informed authorities qn Sputh Africa said to a representa alvc of the Associated Pre s a last evening even-ing We have little doubt that Gen Botha will surrender The question1 now Is i ns to what forces he can bring 1 with him We have private Informa lon lending to show that Lord Kitche nor and Sir Alfred Milner have decided to accept his surrender on the basis that he Is merely an Individual commander com-mander rather than a commanderin chief of the enemys force OTHER BOER LEADERS Gen Dewet and Gen Dclarcy as Acll us the other leaders Avlll probably have to be dealt with Individually on similar terms l the negotiations with Gen BoOm reach a succoasful termination termina-tion It J bcto use an expressive Americanism just one of the bunch LEYDS ACTING A FARCE I Is also understood that Dr Lcyds was recently negotiating to secure peace terms but when It was discos ercdthat he was merely acting 1 farce not being In communication with Gen i BothOj or not ablo to live up to tho tentative ten-tative Jiuggestlons made the British Government haing learned his views milckly end d the piocccdlngs especially I espe-cially when It Vas found that Lord Kitchener was treating with Gen Botha while Dr Leyds was Unable to speak authoritatively for the forces In the Hold WAR OFFICE IN THE DARK Curiously enough the War office seems genuinely wIthout definite Information I Infor-mation regarding the exact status of affaire I The great financial firms whoso Interest Inter-est in South Africa are almost equal to thostf of the Government believe from tholr private ulvlces that the I prfyu 1 situation Is HJcely to result In I the surrender of Con Botha and Ihc forces under his Immediate command tthllc the other Boer units Avlll remain Iin the field |