The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-07

I0naon. June Peace has been dc.
eiaFea after nearly two years and
eight months % = war which tried the
British empire Ia It's ustsguaost and
wiped tho noSFa from tho list q ma
tinaa- Tho War has cone 10 an end
With lord kitchsneF'k announcement
from Pretoria that be. Lord MilneF and
the nOeF delegates had signed 'terms
% surrender Thin announcement
had seea anticipated for several days
and Il wAs definitely foEecastad Ia
Ihsae dispatches. but It's receipt Sun
day afternoon took the nation BY sur
prise. ~ everybody had eonhdentiY BE-
iieTsa that the house % commons
would hear the Arst news today.
According to a dispatch 10 the pAiiy
Mail from Utrecht Holland. Mr. Kru
err was Informed shortly after ?
o'elock last niEht thar peaee had hees
declared Ito had hecn asleep, my
God. . be said. III Il impoasihic.'
Mr. Kruger and his entouraes. The
dispatch contiaues. hopes 10 be Per
mtltad 10 return 10 tho TranRvnAl
This. hgwuvrr. IL quite uniiksly.
The nrwa which Great Britain was
so anxioasly awaiting came character
lsticAily on an entirely paeihc and an
interesting Sunday afternoon when
London presents n deserted appear.
aace. Very late Saturday night =
dispatch was received from Lord
Kitchener In which he said the Boer
.sat.-.aa. -. a.s..faa 80 ftwaaorfa
that they had accepted Great Britaiu'p
terms. and were prepared 10 siEn
terms u surrender. Mr.. Broderick.
the war secretary. personally commun
ieated this message TO King Edward.
who was ~ buckingham palace. Bu,
the government declined TO take any
chances aud nothing concerning the
receipt Of this message Vas allowed 10
leak out About ! O'Clock yesterday
afternoon tho war once received tho
following dispatch from Lord Kitch'
encr. dated Pretoria. Saturday. May
II. it:ts q m:
"a document concerning terms Of
surrender Was signed here this even
Ing at 1910 o'clock By all the Boer
representatives. as well as by Lord
Miner and myself
The clerk on duty at the war once
transmitted this message To Bpcking'
ham palace. where King Edward was
innching.
by o'clock last night the news had
become generally known. A few belat
ed extra editions Of newspapers were
peddled about tho streets, but before
their appearance the enterprlsins
hawkers. who for q long time past had
kept Union Jacks, feathers and hoins
stored up In anticipation Of the present
event. we're much in evidence. The
efforts Of the hawkerH received iucra
tive rewards. with the result that Ions
after midnight the national Tags were
waved indismrimlnately by well mean
ing royaterers. There was scarcely on
omnibus or a cab which was not adorn
ed with the national emblem. I'm
promptu professions marched up and
down the Strand and Piccadllly. spo
radio cheering and much horn blowint
atoned for the slImness OF the crowds
which. had their volume been greater
would doubtless have rivalled "Mafe
king night" AZ Il was. the demon
strations OF the night resulted In |
general hairless sort OF iubilation
which continued long after midnight
Outside OF buckingham palace
where King Edward kept himself Il
seclusion. crowd OF fairly good pro
portions gathered. and here. as elas
where, the national anthem was sun
Justify.
Two sentries and many poiicemel
guarded the historic message outsid
OF the war once. II could scarcely b
read by the pickering gasllght Ate
reading this notice. the people paase
on In eager crowds Into the more easl