The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-03
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THERE IS pIscoNTENT.
London Crowds Believe Britain Has the
Peace and the Beers the Honor.

London Crowds Believe Britain Has the
Peace and the Beers the Honor
London, June 1.-The announcement Of
peace in South Africa Yves celebrated In
London tonight with a wild repetition If
the htafeking celebration. Hundreds NJ
thousands Of people sprGed through tho
streets Of London from Whltcchapel %
Buckingham palace, but never at any time
did the crowds equal those which celebrated
the verb &c Mafrick."
Tonight there was u tremendous noise
In the streets. pandemonium OF horns
and cheers and the coarse jests Of costers,
hut the abandon which marked the an
nouncement of the relief OF Mafokins and
Lady was lacking. Women, many Of
them carrying babies; boys drunken loaf
ers and others, glad of any excuse TO defy
law aud order, were the principal elements
in the ragged professions passing and re-
passing through the principal streets.
Women Of the lower classes jabbed men in
the face with feathers, an apology for con
fetti. aud in turn were Rugged by any man
who had the time for such diversion. A
few helpless policemen stood around and
watched the Fun" One OF the favorte
decorations with the crowd was cluster
of red, white and blue stripes wound
around a tail hat.
4 very serious undercurrent probably is
responsible for tho fact that London has
not shown the same evidences Of rejoicing
as were to be seen on Matching night, In
some quarters, the comment on this peace
with honor ending of the war was that
Great Britain has the peace aud the Beers
have all the honor
The liberal members OF the house Of
commons declared freely tonight that peace
In South Africa might have been secured q
wear earlier and upon better terms hai
not the British government been so Cd
durate
don took on "a more organized form as the
peace news grew older. The American ana
The Irish hags, figured largely among IKE
Australian federation made It's hrst APP
pearance IN national celebration. Inc
words God. save king, were yery gen
orally inscribed across the Union Jacks ex-
hibited This was sort Of union tribute
Ia the belief that peace In south Africa
was due more 10 King Edwards personal
influence than any other cause.
A curious feature of the nights street
scenes was that banners were carried In
several professions bearing, the Inscription,
"Btave BUTLER" Not cab or carriage or
bus that was driven through the streets
tonight but was decorated wlth Gags or
some other sign OF rejoicing. There was q
general Inhalation IN st. James park. The
large crowds which had assembled there
Waited until a late horr for chance o
,heer members Of the royal family bound
for buckingham palace.
A. the height OF the rejoicing a hearse
passed through Piccadilly and even the IN
dtrtakers' assistants, who are known as
"nntes. waved Union Jacks.
throughout the evening the crowds OK.
hibited the utmost good hnmor and while
some of the worst elements In London
took advantage OF the opportunity 20 dis,
graca Themselves the announcement Of
hence on the whole was received with mere
iy mild demonstration