The Springfield herald., 1902-06-06
BOER WAR is ENDED
GREAT REJOICING IN LONDON.
King Edward Announces the Good
News in Proclamation.-War
Lasted Two Years and Eight
Months.-President Kruger Greatly
Affected

clared after nearly two years and eigh,
months of Il war which tried the Brit
ish empire to it's uttermost. and wiped
the Beers from the list of nations. The
war has come 10 an end with Lord
kitchener's announcement from Pre-
toria that lie. Lord Mlner and the
Boer delegates have signed terms of
surrender"
This announcement had been antici-
pated for several days. and it was deli
nitely forecasted in these dispatches,
but its receipt Sunday afternoon took
the nation by surprise. as everybody
had confidently believed that the
House of Commons would hear the
first news to-day. The edge of the an
ticipation with which Great Britain
awaited the promised statement in the
House of Commons from Mr.. Balfour,
the government leader, was still fur
ther dulled by the following message
from King Edward 10 his people,
which was issued after midnight
THE King has received the welcome
news of the cessation of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite satisfaction,
and his majesty trusts that peace may
speedily be followed by the restoration
of prosperity in his new domains, and
dered by war will give place to earn
est 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 in South Africa be Sc
cured prior to his coronation influenced
the present agreement will probably
nor be known until the private me
mors of the present regime are given
to the public.
According to Il dispatch to the Mail
from Utrecht. Holland. Mr.. Kruger
was informed shortly after . o'clock
last night that peace had been de
clared. He had been asleep. My God!
he said. 1T is impossible
Mr.. Kruger and his encourage, the
dispatch continues. hope to be per-
mitted to return to the Transvaal. This,
however. is quite unlikely.
At about / o'clock yesterday after
noon the war office received the follow
ing dispatch from Lord Kitchener.
dated Pretoria, Saturday, May 81.
11:15 p. m:
"A document concerning terms of
surrender WAS signed here this even
ing ut half past 10 o'clock by all the
Boer representatives, as well as by
Lord Miner and myself"
Cabling from Pretoria. the corre-
spondent of the Mail after announc-
ing the signing of the terms of sur
render. says the British authorities alb
solutely rejected the suggestion of the
Boer delegates Nthat the terms of sur
render should be ratified by Mr.. Kru-
ger, and declared that the Beers in
Europe had no hand in the settlement.
THE terms will show" continues the
correspondent. that the British gov
ernment carried its contention on ev-
cry vital point. while the minor con-
cessions, particularly those in regard
to the generous financial treatment,
will greatly appeal to the Beers in gem
ernl. The value of Lord Kitchener's
personality rs factor in the conclu-
sion of peace can never be overestimat-
ed. There is no doubt that peace will
be popular among the Boers.'
BY s O'Clock in London the news had
become generally known.
Enterprising hawkerS. who for Il
long time past had kept union jacks.
feathers and horns stored up in antici-
patton of the present event We're much
in evidence. The efforts of the hawk
ers received lucrative rewards, with
the result that until long after mid
night the national flags We're waved
indiscriminately by well-meaning roys-
terers. There was scarcely an omnibus
or cab which was not adorned with
the national emblem. Impromptu pro-
cessions marked up and down the
Strand and Picadilly. Sporadic cheer
ing and much horn blowing atoned for
the slimness of the crowds. which, had
their volume been greater. would
hn tiN tnI NInF Fol- IN,
night" AS it was. the demonstrations
of the night resulted in genial and
harmless sort of jubilation which con-
tinued long after midnight.
When the general public celebrated
the peace news in the streets. society
was equally joyous. although not
quite so demonstrative. Many refer
ences We're made to the coincidence of
the declaration Of peace in South Afri-
ca, with the GLORIOUS LIST of June"
ever memorable in Great Brltain's his
tory by reason of Howes victory over
the French fleet in 1874.
At the fashionable hotels and res
taurantS patriotic airs We're played,
and those present repeatedly stood up
and chcered when the bands played
God Save the King" At the Carlton
hotel Il particularly brilliant crowd of
fashionable people celebrated the news
in this manner. Among the people at
the Carlton We're a good many Ameri-
cans. who good naturedly joined in the
enthusiasm. In the meanwhile the
news had been conveyed to most of the
churches, whose bells changed out the
message of peace. Preachers stopped
in their prayers and their sermons to
read Lord Kitchener's message TO
their congregations.
French Papers Praise the Beers.
Paris, June 2.-I'he news of peace in
South Africa reached Paris too late for