Nelson Daily Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-07-28
issued: 1901-03-09
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note: w ���vvvvvvvxvvvvvv-wvvvvvvvvvt \ THE OLDEST j % Newspaper in the Koo- \ * �� teaays. Esta'^'a I eleven years i^ovinci dlLihr^S31 00 | WANT ANYTHING? I ; A Miner want ad. will $ make it known to all | Nelson and Kootenay. �� HW Daily Edition No 981 BOTHA GETS AN AMISTIOE ��� I Kltohener Gives Him Seven Days to Arrange for Surrender, Boers Fall In a Determined Attack Upon the Town of Lychtenburg London, March 8.���A special despatch trow Pretoria dated today says that General Kitchener arid General Botha had a lengthy conference Gonun Hill this morning. General Dotha was alone nnd General Kitchener was accompanied by his secretary. Lorenzo Marque?., March 8.���General Kjitchener ,hnH. granted Ueneral Botha a seven dayVarmistlcc to enable him to confer w.itt��-a.ho other generals. London, March 8.���Lord Kitchener, under'date of'rfiarch 7 SBys: "The Boers failed in their determined at tack upon .Lychtenburg. Our louses besides the two officers previously re- 1 oriel were 14 men killed and 20 wounded. Tho lioer general, Celliers, was killed." "Dewet's position is variously reported, , as his men are scattered thrqugb the Orange colony. Our troops inarching north reached Petrus burg today. "French reports further captures of a 14-poundur Creaiote with carriage and limber complete and one Botch- kiss, making a total of seven guns. Tbe'total number of Hoers known to have been placed born d'combat since the eastern operations began is 979." Lpodon,March 8.���The Daily Chronicle referring to the armistice at l'ro- toria says: "We learn that thenntir- inR agent is bringing about the ne- gotiatlons was Mrs. Botha who was deeply affected by the hopeless plight of the Boers and' did her utrnost to induce her husband to accept the British terms. Unfortunately the meeting of Bavbv 27th waB limited to General "Botha's request to know Lord Kltch- 1 ener's terms. Lord Kitchener replied ���that a general -amnesty would be granted to all who surrendered as well as to all prisoners exc…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
spatial: Nelson
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0084095
language: English
lat: 49.4933330
long: -117.2958330
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : Nelson Miner Printing & Publishing Co.
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