Gilpin observer., 1902-06-05
BOER VARS ENDED
TERMS OF eURRENDER SIGNED
BY BoESS AND BRITISH.
Metropolis is Urrcotraincd in !ts TX
preston oe Deighs-kitohencr
Makes the Announcement in an
Official Cablegram From Pretoria.

NakeS the announcement IN an
: Official cablegram From Pretoria.
London, juno Peace has been de-
clared after nearly two years and
eight months of wCr which tried the
British empire to its uttermost and
wiped the Beers from the list CT the
nations.
The war has. come to an end with
Lord Kitchener's announcement from
Pretoria that he, Lord Miner and the
Boer delegates had signed terms OF
surrender"
The following message from King
Edward to his people was issued after
midnight:
THE king has received the welcome
news of the cessation of ho5tilities In
South Africa with infinite satisfaction
and his majesty trusts that pesce may
speedily be followed by the restora-
tion of prosperity in his new domin-
ions and that the feelings necessarily
engendered by war will give place to
earnest cooperation on the part OF
his majesty's South African subjects
in promoting the welfare of their COM
mon country"
How greatly King Edwards insist
ence that peace be secured prior
to his coronation influenced the pres
ent agreement will probably not be
known until the private memoirs of
the present regime are given to the
public.
Lord kitchcner's Dispatch.
The official cablegram from Lord
1850 p. m, and is as follows:
"a document containing terms of
surrender was signed here this even
ing at 10:30 by all the Boer repre-
sentatives as well as by Lord Miner.
the British high commissioner in
South Africa, and myself"
The news of peace in South Africa,
contained in the foregoing dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, was not ex-
pected in London yesterday. Soon
after the receipt of the dispatch, how
ever, the news spread to the CLUBS
and hotels and was received with
much enthusiasm. The church bells
were rung to acclaim the good news.
A crowd gathered at the Mansion
house and the lord mayor of London
JOStpn -. Dlllloudlt.
from The balcony that terms of surren-
der had been signed in South Africa.
Lord Kitchener's definite announce
ment of peace was received at the war
Office at O'Clock in the AFTERNOON and
was communicated to King Edward
and all the members of the cabinet
before it was given to the public.
Last night the Sunday evening calm
/ of the London streets was broken by
enthusiastic singing. shouting and
I, hornblowing The hotels. the clubs
the public houses and the streets were
not the only places where the people
I were actively demonstrating their
! joy. The peace news was announced
in the churches and by some congre-
cations it was received with applause.
In all the churches of London prayers
of thanksgiving were offered and spe-
I cial hymns sung.
1 Sporadic cheering and much horn
blowing atoned for the slimness of
| the crowds which, had their volume
been greater, would doubtless have
! rivalled "Mafeking night" AS it was
the demonstrations of the night re-
I suited in a genial and harmless sort
| of jubilation, which continued long
after midnight.
| Kruger Hears the News.
| According to a dispatch to the Daily
Express from Utrecht, Holland, Mr.
Kruger was informed shortly after
o'clock last night that peace had been
| declared. He had been asleep. my
| God" he said, '.it is impossible"
Mr.. Kruger and his encourage. the
dispatch said. hope to be permitted
to return to the Transvaal. This. how
ever. is quite unlikely.
Judging from the opinions thus far
given out by public men and from
the editorials in the London news
| papers the terms of peace appear to
meet with approval from all sides
but the extremists of both the jingc
and the pro-Boer parties find some
thing to cavil at.