The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-06
ONLY ireland SILENT.
Great Britain Holiday Making 10
Hcnor of the Conclusion Of
Peace in South Africa.
the STREETS OF LONDON 1HAONStp.
tho ExampIc Of the Kin.
Hut Small Desire L. shown tu
Crow over Late Enemies-M..-
sage From the London stock Ia.
change ia Lord Kitchener.

Londcn, Junt 3.-With the excer.
tion OF Ireland, practically the whole
Of the United Kingdom was holiday.
making, Monday, in honor of the
conclusion of peace in South Africa
The streets everywhere wer>
thronged with people who. ever,
now and then, relieved their OYER.
strung nerves by an outburst Of
hoarse cheering or by braying penny
trumpets. The tone of King Edwards
message to the people and the alb
sence therein Of any note Of exulta-
ton seems, however, to have sci a
good example. and while giving free
vent 10 their own satisfaction, the
British are showing small desire 10
crow over their late enemies.
Flags, Bunting and saIutes
Flags and bunting were everywhere
displayed, church bells were rnng
salutes were fired, and there was
general jubliation on all sides.
Crowds of suburbanites poured in
to London at an early hour and con
Mansion house, Royal exchange. Ira
| falgar square. etc, and quickly be-
decked themselves with tiny flags.
buttons and badges. At intervals.
some enthusiast would start singing
"God Save the King" which was TAX
en- up by the happy throngs. and waa
heard for miles through the neigh
| 4 a
metropolis to the other.
Message to Lord Kitchener.
The earliest demonstration. on the
stock exchange. where the memhcrs
arrived an hour earlier than usual
commenced with the bidding up f
South African securities and officials
At the opening. God Save thu hing"
was sung by all present and a iele-
gram was dispatched 10 Lord Kich-
ener. as follows:
"Thc members of the London stock
exchange join with the rest Il the
british empire in rejoicing at the
happy end of the heightened cam
paign. Peace with honor is q fitting
prelude to peaceful coronation We
cord all praise To your lord~lip ana
the brave boys with you.
The members of the STOCK cNchans"
then marched to the Mansion house
and serenaded the lord mayor, -
seph c. Dimsdale. and afterwards re-
sumed business but without much
heart for their work.
Royal Le~ce md Cabinet Meeting.
Later in the day leyec q -
James palace and cabinet meeting
in Downing street attracted 2rril'
crowds. Thousands of peoplr await
ed the arrival of the cabinet nlni~
tiers and the scenes which greeteU
the popular favorites have not been
equal in many years.
Many Of the ministers wore court
dress. on account Of having 70 -.
present at the ievee. which a idsa 20
the attractiveness of the OCCASION
I, i almost needless to add that Jo-
seph Chamberlain, the colonial ~"
retarv. came i'm for special attention
from the masses. The police were
unable TO hold them i'm bounds ana
crowds surged around Mr.. ohanprr'
lain's carriages. hurrahing and shout
ing until the secretary reachei Inc
building.
On the adjournment Of the canine'
meeting the crowds repaired J"
buckingham palace and IT 'aIn''
palace. and further relieved iht',
feelings by cheering the king anu
other notabilities who attended Wv
leyee. nj which the United states An
bassador. Mr.. Joseph Choate, ana ~
? the members Of the embassy ana
r number of special coronation envoy
r were present.
2 Joy In the Provinces.
kilograms received from all DIT
Of the provinces testify 10 tnc -
: tremc JOY felt by all classes az III
ending of the war. At many pla'
the magistrates discharged al ~
: pris oncrs charged with light "i''hae1
e a singular fact is that the hrs' ~
/ Of the conclusion of the war was ~
}. ceivcd at Windsor by telephone H''
/. Berlin and Paris.
: Great torchlight professions W,
arranged for Monday night. az"
luminations which were for the '',i'
nation were hurried on SO that ~
could be lit up.
e No Farther News.
e There is no further news IT,
}, South Africa. but the opinion y -
pressed i'm official quarters thai -"
mander Fouche and other Boer ~.
4 ers in Cape Colony who did ho' :"
:, tend the Vereeniging conference W.
: come in of their own accord. "
. also 10 be extremely pr"papr
many troops will be brought i''n'
time for the coronation.
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