The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-21

LONDON May q $40 a. m Displayed
In the most conspicuous syle, in the Daily
Express. is the dominant war news Of the
morning:
we have the best reason FOR stating
that In the last twentv-four hours a telc-
gram has been received at the foreign Of
flee. addressed personally tn the prime
minister, from President Kruger pro-
posing terms of peace.
The exact terms of the message cannot
be stated. hut We believe IT is couched In
an exceedingly humble strain.
1t ia inconceivahle, Of course. that Lord
Salisbury can have sent any reply except
the one that stands ready on the lips OF
every unconditional surrender.
Rejoicing Become. piotous.
The boistcrous rejoiciugs over the news
from Mafeking have become riotous In
parts Of London, Aberdeen and Belfast
and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.
In the Finschley district of suburban
London mob stoned the railway station
masters house and smashed the windows
Of a drapcr's shop, setting the building on
fire also. although whether by accident or
design Il is not vet known. Two clerks
were injured The house OF Boer sym
large mob and the windows were shat
tered. The police charged the mob and
were greeted with shower of decayed
eggs. Numerous arrests were made and
the police reserves we're called out.
Aberdeen Police Called Ont.
RIoting took place In Aberdeen from
to 10 o'clock Saturday evening around
han where a "stop war meeting was be-
ing addressed by Mr.. Cronwrishs Sohrein-
or. husband Of olive schreiner. 4 crowd
Of students and others tried TO storm the
hall
The foot police were unable IN cone
with the disturbers. and sent Tor the
mounted police. who made some headway
with tho crowd. but free fights occurred
between the supporters OF the meeting and
the crowd and the Royal lnfrmary. near
by, was kept busy dressing tho wounds
of the comhatauts caused by stones
bricks and clubs number Of arrests
were made and finally tho chief magis-
trate ordered tho chief constable 10 call
out the militia The Gordon TIghlanders.
from the castle barracks. then cleared
the streets.
Enthu.iasm Getting Dangerous.
Rev Lord NJ Cecil, a son of the premier.
preaching yesterday IN Grays Inn chapel
London, before tho Australian federation
delegates and other notahlos. referred 10
these demonstrations of violence, and
said:
The popular enthusiasm prevailing
throughout the country is dangerous. Ihe
line between good and evil is soon over
run by the unthnking crowd Tho oui-
burst is evil Insofar Hs u is the same
spirit which animated the Roman crowds
I'm the coliseum while the gladlatots pur'
sued each other 90 the death, hu u is
good insofar az q is n protest against
one of the greatest evils of the age. the
love Of money"
Clergy Talk of NnfsLing.
spnclal prayers ~ thankngiying were ~
fered yesterday IN the churches ~ The
United kingdom The lord hlsaop ~ Lon
don. pr Creighton, who preached before
thr queen az Windsor, alluded ~ the relief
~ Mafckinr. ana clereymcn generally
found IA the event their topic for 'he
day.
Details of the relief are stln vautinE.
The British military authorities being
without dispatohca. Lord Roberts aires
What he knows az The r.lief only through
A press agency. Lofd iansioaU". howe
oger, announces that the war ofacc cx-
pecta tlf,ri nsVs taHay.
sitnHtion Ia the Tirid.
Tho sima'aa io thr ge1 h9a choree4
hut H,No s.ars fr9ay Lord H1hr0s
troops at. ia enr form aus aaania0tly
Supplied fH3itaaora seem fa aainf 20 an
,sry movement. hls cavalry having rc-
.ig,I tae sa mission ~ Hundreds ~ Free
statcfa.
It naw aapears ,bat the pewe, who