The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-02
Sang National Anthem.


Outside of Buckingham Palace
Where King Edward kept himself in
seclusion, crowd of fairly good pro-
portions gathered, and here, as else
where the national anthem was sung
Justify. suns
Two sertries and many policemen
guarded the historic message outside
the war Office. 1t could scarcely he
read by the Pickering gas light. After
reading this notice, the people passed
on in eager crowds into the more east
erh districts of London, where there
Were no Nominations such as made the
CLUBS on Pail Mall noticeable. Good
ola Kitchener" and We're bloomin'
glad it's over" we're among the
phrases shouted by the crowd.
While the general public celebrated
the news of peace in the streets,
soclty was equally joyous, although
perhaps, not quite SO demonstrative.
Many references We're made to the CO.
incidence of the declara ton of peace in
South Africa with the glorious first
OF June" ever memorable in Great
Hrltalh history by reason of Howes
victory over the French fleet in 1894.
At the fashionable hotels and restau-
rants patriotic airs were played and
many repeatedly stood up and cheered
King inc
Americans Joined in,
At the Carlton Hotel a particularly
brilliant crowd of fashionable people
celebrated the news in this manner.
Almond the people at the Carlton were
good many Americans who good-nat-
uredly joined in the enthusiasm.
In the meanwhile the news had been
conveyed to most of the churches
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peace. Preachers stopped in their
prayers and their sermons to read Lord
Kitchener's laconic message to congre-
cations. At st. Paurs Cathedral the
Bishop of Stepney made this announce
ment and impressively prefaced the
reading of Lord Kitchener's message by
saying:
God has been pleased to answer our
prayers and give us the blessings of
peace
DR.. Parker electrified 5000 listeners
at the City Temple by suddenly in
terjecting the dispatches received at
the war office, to which he added an
expression of hope that this would also
mean peace in England, and that there
would no longer be anything heard of
pro- Beers and pro- British.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will
shortly appoint a day of national
Thanksgiving, in which Cardinal
Vaughan will join in behalf of the
Catholics.
The cabinet will meet this morning
and will probably discuss the work.
ing of the statement to be made by
Mr.. Balfour, the government leader in
the House of Commons.
British Had Their Way.
Cabling from Pretoria, the CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail, after an
nouncing the signing of the terms of
surrender, says the British authorities
absolutely rejected the suggestion of
the Boer delegation that the terms of
surrender should be ratified by Mr..
Kruger, and declared that the Beers in
Europe had no hand in the settlement.
THE terms will show" continues the
correspondent, that the British gov
eminent carried it's contentious on
every vital point, while the minor con-
cessions particularly those in regard
to the generous financial treatment,
will appeal to the Beers in general. The
value of Lord Kitchener's personality
as a factor in the conclusion of peace
can never be overestimated. There is
no doubt that peace will be popular
with the Beers"