Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-04
PREPARING TO SURRENDER.
Beers Accepting the inevitable With
Calmness and Dignity.

Calmness and Dignity.
Pretoria, June 4.-The ballot of the
Beers at yereening resulted in fifty
four votes in favor of surrender and
six against it. Preparations are being
made here for the surrender of the Boer
commanders, which will take place on
the race course. All the Beers will be
allowed perfect freedom.
There will be thanksgiving serv-
ice on Sunday, June s, on Church
Square, in which it is hoped the Beers
will participate.
The women in the concentration
camps are anxious to return to their
homes Immediately, but this will be i'm
possible until a system of supply depots
for the outlying districts is established.
General Baden Powell is arranging
for the distribution of mounted con-
stabulary in the various districts. Po-
lice. railroads and telegraphs will be
handed over to the civil authorities as
soon as possible. and the restrictions of
martial law will be gradually relaxed.
The Boer delegates who, during the
peace negotiations were stiff, formal
and unfriendly, are now extremely cor
dial. All the commandants are return-
plain the situation.
General Louis Botha, the Boer COM
mandant general, has written an open
letter to the burghers, thanking them
for their obedience in the past and ex-
horting them to be equally loyal in their
obedience to the new government.
Kitcheners address to the Boer dele
gates at vereening, in which the British
commander-in-chief said if he had been
one of them he would have been proud
to have done so well in the field as they
had done, made the best possible i'm
preston and drew forth hearty re-
sponse from General Beyres, chairman
OF the Boer conference, who expressed
the Beers experienced at meeting
Kitchener as friend, and adding they
had fought so long against they had ac-
CURED a full appreciation of his worth,
King to Attend Thanksgiving.
London, June At is understood
that King Edward will attend a
thanksgiving service at st. Paul's ca
thedral on Sunday for the restoration
OF peace.
Replying to question In the house of
commons yesterday the war secretary,
Mr.. Brodrick, said the total number of
Eoer prisoners in South Africa and
elsewhere was 25.565, of which 7S3 We're
under 16 and 1,025 over 60 years of age.
The king on Sunday addressed the
following message to Lord Miner, gov
ernor Of the Transvaal and the Orange
River Colony and high smommissioner
of South Africa:
Il am overjoyed by the news of the
surrender of the Boer forces. I warmly
congratulate you on the able manner in
which you conducted the negotiations"
Lord Miner replied:
I offer my most respectful thanks for
your majesty's gracious message.
am profoundly thankful that your mai
estys coronation will be celebrated in
peace thruout your african dominions."
The following message from the king
was sent to General Lord Kitchener:
My heartiest congratulations upon
the termination of hostilities. 1 also
heartily congratulate my brave troops
under your command for having
brought this long and difficult campaign
u SO glorious and successful conclu-
sion"
General Kitcheners reply was as
follows
The army in South Africa will high
~ appreciate your majesty's gracious
message, which am now communicat-
1hg TO them. I humbly beg to thank
your majesty