Gilpin observer., 1902-06-05
BOER WAR is ENDED
GREAT REJOICING IN LONDON.
King Edward Announces the Good
News In a lProclamation.-War
Lasted Two Years .and Eight
Months.-President Kruger Greatly
Affected

London, June 2.-peaoe has been de-
months of a war which tried the Brit
ish empire to it's uttermost, and wiped
the Beers from the list of nations. The
war has come to an end with Lord
Nitchener's announcement from Pre-
toria that lie, Lord Milner and the
Boer delegates have signed '''terms of
surrender"
This announcement had been .antlcl-
pated for several days, and 1t was def
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 TO his people,
which was issued after midnight:
'.The King has received the welcome
news of the cessation of hostiiities 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
that the feelings necessarily engen-
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
not be known until the private me-
moirs of the present regime are given
to the public.
According to n dispatch to the Mail
from Utrecht. Holland, Mr.. Kruger
was Informed shortly after 0 o'clock
last night that peace had been de
clared. He had been asleep. MY God.
me said. at 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 y. m:
"A document concerning terms of
surrender was signed here this even
ih- Ddsl W " tlOth ny tlit
Boer representa- tives. as well as by
Lord Miner and myself"
Cabling from Pretoria. the CORE
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 that 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 gen.
eral. The value OF Lord Kitchener's
personality as n factor in the conclu-
sion of peace can never be overestimat-
ed. There is no doubt that peace will
be popular among the Beers
BY 8 o'clock in London the news had
become generally known.
Enterprising hawkers, who for n
long time past had kept union jacks.
feathers and horns stored up in antici-
patton of the present event, were much
in evidence. The efforts of the hawk
ers received lucrative rewards. with
the result that until long after mid
night the national flags were waved
unfortunately by well-meaning roys-
terers. There was scarcely an omnibus
or a cab which was not adorned with
the national emblem. Impromptu pro-
cessions marked up and down the
Strand and Picadiily. Sporadic cheer
Ing and much horn blowing atoned for
the slimness of the crowds. which, had
their volume been greater, would
doubtless have rivaled "Mafeking
night" AS 1t was. the demonstrations
p of the night resulted in n 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 were made to the coincidence OF
the declaration of peace In South Afri-
ca. with the GLORIOUS LIST of June"
ever memorable in Great Britain's his
tory by reason of Howe's victory over
the French fleet in 1874.
At the fashionable hotels and res
taurants patriotic airs were played,
and those present repeatedly stood up
and cheered when the bands played
God Save the King" At the Carlton
hotel n particularly brilliant crowd of
fashionable people celebrated the news
In this manner. Among the people at
the Carlton were n 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 Boers.
Paris, June 2-The news of peace In