Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-04
King Edward Recommends
Grant of $4,000 Pounds.
IRISH WILL FIGHT IT
LEADERS OPENLY
so DECLARE.
Preparation for Peace in Transvaal--
Thanksgiving Service Will Be
Held Sunday.

LONDON, June 4.-In the house OF COM
mons today the government leader. A. }.
Balfour presented this message from King
Edward:
His majesty. taking into consideration
| the eminent services rendered by Lord kitch-
ener. and being DESTROYS. in recognition
of such services. to confer on him some sig
nal mark of his favor. recommends that he.
the king, should be enabled to grant Lord
Kitchener 100000"
John Dillon William Redmond and Swift
Mcneil, Irish nationalists. announced their
intention of opposing the grant at every
stage.
A resolution giving effect to his majesty's
message will be discussed tomorrow.
Surrender of Boer Commanders.
PRETORIA, Transvaal, June 4.-The bal
lot of the Beers at Eereeniging resulted In
fifty-four votes in favor of surrender and
six against it.
Preparations are being made here for the
surrender of the Boer commanders, which
will take place on the race course. All the
Beers are allowed perfect freedom.
There will be thanksgiving service Sun
day June =. the Church square, IN
which it is hoped the Beers will participate.
The women in the concentration camps
are anxious to return to their homes i'm
mediately, but this will be impossible until
a system of supply depots for the outlying
districts is established.
Distribution of Mounted Constabulary
General Baden-PoweH is arranging for
the distribution of mounted onstabulary in
various districts. The police, railroads and
telegraphs will be handed over to the civil
authorities as soon as possible. and the re-
strictons of martial law will be gradually
relaxed.
The Boer delegates who during the peace
negotiations, were stiff. formal and I'M
friendly, are now extremely cordial All
the commandantS are returning to their
commanders in order to explain the Situa-
ton.
Botha Recommends Acquiescence.
General Louis Botha, the Boer command
ant general has written open letter to
the burghers thanking them for their obed-
fence in the past and eXhorting them to be
equally loyal in their obedience to the new
government.
Lord Kitchener's address to the Boer del
egates, at Nereen1ging, in which the British
commander-in-ch said that if he had
been one of them he would have been proud
to have done SO well in the field they
had done made the best possible impress
sion and drew forth hearty response from
General Beyers, the chairman Of the Boer
Beers experienced at meeting Lord Kitchen
er as a friend, adding that they had fought
so long against him that they had acquired
full appreciation of his worth.
Scenes of Fraternization
The departure of the Boer commanders
from Vereeniging for their various dis
tricts was marked by remarkable scenes of
determination. The trains conveying the
Beers started late, and the night being ex-
tremely cold the sentries along the rail-
road track lighted huge bonfires, round
which groups of Beers and Britons gath
cred, forming highly picturesque scene.
The late opponents Joined In such songs
as Hard Times Come Again No More" and
'Old Folks at Home" the British soldiers
and the burghers outvieing one another In
their demonstra tons of joy.
In brief the scenes at the departure Of
the trains resembled nothing so much as
the starting Of huge picnic parties The
same signs of rejoicing were witnessed
throughout the Rand. Flags were displayed
everywhere and thanksgiving services were
held In all the towns.
Kitchener May Be a Viscount.
LONDON, June At was announced this
afternoon that Lord Kitchener had been
created a viscount by King Edward