New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-04
SPONSORS FOR PEACE.
NILNER AND. KITCHENER GET
CREDIT FOB END OF WAR.
KAFFIR STOCKS HARDLY REFLECT AC-
TION-AMERICANS AT CORONATION
NEW FARCES
,6Rppear like another mountain
NEW FARCES.


Special 10 The New-Tork Tribune by French Cabls)
London, June f. / a. m.-One Of the ecclesi-
asticaI garments which the King will wear when
anointed and crowned is embroidered with
palms The symbolism will not be inappropri-
ate. now that peace is made in South Africa.
Foreign journals already describe IL "the
Kings peace While he has aided in bringing
it about it is doubtful if he has been unduly in
fuenced by the approach of the coronation
Lord Rosebery's overzealous admirers give
credit to him for facilitating Mr.. Kuyper's in
tervention which proved to be the point OF de-
parture from the policy of guerilla warfare
Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner and Mr.
Chamberlain are the real authors of peace and
have done their work with hexfbiIity and astuts-
ness. They have made a military convention
for the surrender Of the Beers still in the field
and they have also dealt with the responsib1e
agents Of two republican governments and have
arranged a compact which binds the British
Government TO garry out liberal and just policy
TO the vanquished
The pro-Boers have little to say against Mr..
Chanlberlain,s peace There is a continued
chorus Of congrs tuIations from The ministerial
journals. with general disposition both in and
out of Parliament. TO dismiss the Boer war as a
wearisone subject which is ar last played out.
The proclamation Of peace has been received
the Stock Exchange by an all round decline
N the price of Kaffirs. Professional speculators
who absorbed the stock with the expecta ton
that peace day would open long delayed Kaffr
boom. are not altogether happy as the invest
ing public stilt holds aloof and the immediate
future Of the market doubtful yesterday
There was steady stream of selling orders
but hope was by no means abandoned that
there would soon De a big rush for all kinds Of
South African securities. good. bad and indif-
ferent.
Many erroneous rumors have been current re-
specting the number of Americans who have
been invited to the coronation ar the Abbey
Court officials have emphasized the fact from
the outset that only those foreigners having Of
fetal relations with the government can expect
TO attend the ceremonial which cannot be wit
messed by more than six thousand persons apart
from the special and regular ambassadors and
their wives. 1t is not probable that more than
a half dozen Americans will be among the priv
neged spectators Henry White and John r.
Carter will naturally attend the coronation.
owing TO their official positions. and also J.
Pierpont Morgan tr. for the same reason but
there is no foundation for the foolish talk about
American nilIionaires buying their way TO the
best seats.
There also have been exaggerated reports OF
the number of London houses taken by Annerf-
cans for the coronation season Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin nave CneSCerneld
Gardens as usual. and Mrs. Montgomery Sears
another in Sloane Gardens J. Pierpont Morgan
has permanent London residence at Princes
Gate and another in the country. These are the
most prominent Americans in London for
the coronation season with houses of their own.
permanent American residents and horse owners
being excluded.
The installation IF the Duke of Ccnnaught as
Grand Master of NasNrs was a formal Cerernouy
arranged by deputy
The Kings presence at Epson caused marked
enthusiasm
1t is reported that friendly advances being
indirectly made by the British Government TO
Mr. Kruger with the object of enabling the ex-
President 10 return TO South Africa condition
ally on his retirement TO his Rustenburg farm
There is TO be special sitting of the House of
Peers to-day. when IL is probable that the
MARQUIS of Salisbury will bring down a mes
sage from the King, recommending that sum
of money be granted 70 Lord Kitchener in
recognition of his eminent services in the
Among latest arrivals here from America
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Winans Mrs. Anson Phelps
Stokes and Miss Caroline NJ Phelps Stokes Mr.
and Mrs. Richard A Peabody. Thomas E.
Jevons and Miss Margaret Jevons James Knott
and Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. McCready- Colonel ;
Denison and Senator McSweeney are here from
Canada
The Shaftesbury Theatre was reopened Tor
pair of farces the more important one oelns
Grass Widow by Madeleine Lueesse Tslss, Sais
which was amusing and ingenious without oe-'s
as vulgar as it's title implied ~
SIGNING OF THE TERMS
Csy The Associated Press
Pretoria June 2-The signing OF the peace
agreement on Saturday night last was carried
out with the least possible ceremony Ioru