Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-06-05
.ENCLAND'S WAR IN
SOUTH AFRICA ENDED.
Representatives Of Boer Gov
eminent Sign Terms of
Peace.
KITCHENER CABLES NEWS
Extraordinary Display of Enthusiasm
In the United kinoaom Upon
Receipt Of the News-
Kruger Surprised.

Receipt OF the News-
Kruger Surprised.
London, june 3.-Pcace has been de-
| clared. after nearly two years and eight
months of war which tried the British
| empire to it's uttermost and wiped the
Beers from the list of nations. The
| war had come TO an end with Lord
| Kitchener's announcement from Pre-
| toria that he, Lord Miner and the
Boer delegates had signed terms OF
surrender" This announcement had
| been anticipated for several days, and
| it was definitely forcasted in these dis
| patches, but its receipt on Sunday af-
| ternoon took the nation by surprise, as
4 everybody had confidently believed
| that the house of commons would heai
| the first news today. The edge of the
| anticipation with which Great Britain
awaited the promised statement in the
house of commons from Mr. Balfour,
| the government leader, was still fur
| ther dulcd by the following message
| from King Edward to his people,
| which was issued after midnight.
The king has received the welcome
| news of the cessf ton of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite satisfaction,
and his majesty trusts that peace may
|
of prosperity in his rev dominion, and
that the feelings necessarily engen-
dered by war viii give place to earnest
co-operaticn on the part of his majes-
tvs South African subjects in promOt-
ing the welfare of their common coun-
try
How greatly kirg Edwards insist
ence that peace in South Africa be Sc
cured prior To his coronation influenced
be known until the private memoirs of
the present regime are given to the
public. According to n dispatch to the
Daily Express from Utrecht, Holland,
Mr.. Kruger was informed shortly after
8 O'Clock last night that peace had been
declared. He had been asleep.
My God, he said, lit is impossibie y
MI. Kruger and his encourage, the
dispatch continues, hope TO be permits
ted to return to the Transvaal This,
however, is quite unlikely.
The news which Great Britain Nas so
anXiolsly awaiting came characteristics
ally ON an entirely pacific and unin-
teresting Sunday afternoon, when Lon
don presents Il deserted appearance
Very late Saturday u dispatch was re-
received from Lord Kitchener in which
he said the Boer delegates We're coming
to Pretoria; that they had accepted
Great I;litains terms, and they were
prepared To sign terms of surrender
Mr.. lsrodrick, the war secretary, per-
sonally communicated this message to
King Edward, Who was at Bucking-
ham palace but the government de-
clined 10 take amy chances and nothing
concerning the receipt of this message
was allowed to leak out About i
flee received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener. dated Pretoria
Saturday, May 81, 11:15 p. M:
A document concerning terms of
surrender was signed here last evening
at 1880 o'clock by all the Boer repre-
sentatives as We'll as by Lord Miner
and myself"
The clerk on duty at the war office
transmitted this message to Ioucking-
nam palace. where King Edward was
dining. AT about 5 o'clock word was
received permitting the publication of
this message, and the notice which was
stuck up outside the war office con-
sisted OF Il copy of Lord ISitchener's
cablegiam. A similar note was put
outside of the colonial office. Beyond
these two little bits of paper London
knew nothing of the great event. In
the clubs. the hotels and the newspa-
per offices, which We're almost deserted.
the momentous news was licked out on
the tape. Then, like a wild fire. about
q O'Clock, London awakened to the fact
that the South African war was over.
The inhabitants of the boisterously pa
triotic town We're Just i'm time to SEQ
the lord mayor of London. Sir Joseph
G. Dimsdale, come to - balcony and
announce that the terms of surrender
had been signed in South Africa
Amid many cheers. the lord mayor
made y short speech, i'm which he ex-
pressed the hope that London would
show it's appreciation of the good news
by behaving itself deccntly and in an
orderly manner.
Let u.s." said the lord mayor, in
conclusion. now pray for a long and
happy peace.
At this statement the assembled
crowd yelled Justify, and at the in
stance of the lord mayor gave hearty
cheers for King Edward, Followed by
others for the men who had died in
South Africa.
by $ O'Clock last night the news had
become generally known. A few be-
lated extra editions of newspapers
were peddled about the streets but
before their appearance the cmterpris-
ing hawkers, Who for Il long time past
had kept union jacks, feathers and
horns stored up in anticipation of the
present event We're much i'm evidence
The efforts of the haWlsers received
lucrative rewards. with the result that
until long after midnight the national
flags We're waved Unfortunately by
wen meaning roNStererS. There was
scarcely an ombnibuS or n cab which
was not adorned With the national en-
diem. lnpromptu professions marched
up and down the Strand Sporadic
cheering and much horn blowing
atoned for the Slimness of the crowds
which, had their volume been greater
would doubtless have riNalcd MATE
king night AS it was, the ..emonstra-
tons of the night resulted in a genial
and harmless sort of iuhlation, which
continued long after midnight.
The cabinet will meet this morning
and will probably discuss the wording
of the statement to be made by Mr.
l5alfour, the government leader in the
house of commons. This statement is
eagerly awaited, as 1t is understood
Mr. Balfour will enlighten his hearers
as to the conditions upon which the
Beers surrendered. On this important
point no further information has been
forthcoming other than the intelligent
anticipation with which the papers
have been filled for the past week.
Cabling from Pretoria. the CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail. after am
nouncng the signing of the terms of
surrender says the British authorities
absolutely rejected the suggestion of
the Boer delegates that the terms of
surrender should be ratified by Mr.
Kruger, and declared that the Beers
in Europe had no hand in the settle
ment.
|. THE terms will Show" continues the