Show ARMISTICE established IN SOUTH AFRICA london march 23 the daily chron ide this morning asserts that an armistice has been arranged pending the duration of mission to gen dewet and eliat offensive operations against dewet delacey and botha have been suspended the three genera have agreed to observe the armistice honorably until the return of the envoys to the boer lines it is believed continues the daily chronicle that the envoys after ac qua inting botha with the result of their mission will again confer with lord kitchener although no arrangement for alie second conference has actually been made an amsterdam dispatch says it is be licked in boer circles there that the ac of acting president Schalk burger is the result of a communication from the representatives Boer in europe A fora mer member of the transvaal govern in this city said tonight after the exchange of the futcheng lish a conference was called for february 3 this conference was attend St WWW A ed by mr kruger dr loyds and the delegates and it wag decided to send six emissaries to south africa by different routes with dispatches for steyn and Schalk burger giving them a detailed account of the situation one of the agents ought to have arrived about this time documents lately received from Schalk burger indicated that peace terms had been recently issued by the leaders jp south africa but the leaders mcclar cd they could not accept anything less than the terms demanded at middleburg aby gen botha february 28 1001 and especially the point of complete am cape rebels because the greater part of the commandoes comman does actually in arms are composed of cape insurgents the fact that the boers in the field are inclined to compromise their demands for absolute independence con the speaker seems to be indicated by the plan Schalk burger has opened for the government of industrial centers this consists of a british board of administration with representation |