Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-06-05
BOEls W ARTS ENDED
TERMS OF SURRENDER SIGNED
BY BoERS AND BRITISH.
Metropolis is unrestrained in Its Elk.
preston of Delisht-kitchener
Makes the Announcement in an
Official Cablegram From Pretoria.

preston VI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Makes the Announcement in an
Official cablegram From Pretoria.
London, June Peace has been de-
clared after nearly two years and
eight months of a war which tried the
British empire to it's uttermost and
wiped the Beers from the list of the
nations.
The war has come to an end with
Lord Kitchener's announcement from
Pretoria that he, Lord Miner and the
Boer delegates had signed terms of
surrender"
The following message from King
Edward to his people was issued after
midnight:
1.-The king has received the welcome
news of the cessation of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite Subtraction
and his majesty trusts that peace may
speedily be followed by the restora-
ton of prosperity in his new domin-
ions and that the feelings necessarily
engendered by war will give place to
earnest cooperation on the part of
his majesty's South African subjects
in promoting the welfare of their COM
mon country"
How greatly King Edwards insist
ence that peace be secured prior
| to his coronation Influenced the pres
ent agreement will probably not be
known until the private memoirs OF
| the present regime are given to the
public.
Lord kitchener's Dispatch.
The official cablegram from Lord
Kitchener is dated Pretoria, May 81,
| 1850 p. M, and is as follows:
"a document containing terms of
surrender was signed here this even
ing at 1920 by all the Boer repre-
sentatives as well as by Lord Miner,
the British high commissioner in
South Africa, and myself"
The news of peace in South Africa,
contained in the foregoing dispatch
from Lord Kitchener. was not ex-
| pected in London yesterday. Soon
after the receipt of the dispatch, how
ever, the news spread to the clubs
and hotels and was received with
much enthusiasm. The church bells
were rung to acclaim the good news
A crowd gathered at the Mansion
house and the lord mayor of London
Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale, announced
from the balcony that terms of surren
der had been signed in South Africa
j Lord Kitchener's definite announce
ment of peace was received at the wal
office at O'Clock in the afternoon anG
was communicated to King Edward
and all the members of the cabine
before it was given to the public.
Last night the Sunday evening calm
of the London streets was broken b,
enthusiastic singing, shouting AM
hornblowing. The-hotels, the clubs
the public houses and the streets wer,
not the only places where the people
were actively demonstrating thel
. joy. The peace news was announced
, in the churches and by some congre
, cations it was received with applause
In all the churches of London prayer
of thanksgiving were offered and spe
cial hymns sung.
Sporadic cheering and much horn
blowing atoned for the slimness O
the crowds which, had their yolum
been greater, would doubtless hav
!, rivalled "Mafeking night" AS it wa
the demonstrations of the night re
I, suited in a genial and harmless sol
of jubilation, which continued Ion
: after midnight.
Kruger Hears the News.
: According to dispatch to the Dali
. Express from Utrecht, Holland, nj
i Kruger was informed shortly after
4 o'clock last night that peace had bee
f.: declared. He had been asleep. IN
!, God" he said, sit is impossible"
Mr.. Kruger and his encourage, tn
Q dispatch said, hope to be permitte
$ to return to the Transvaal. This. hoy
ever, is quite unlikely.
t Judging from the opinions thus fl
e given out by public men and fro
l. the editorials in the London new
e papers the terms of peace appear
a meet with approval from all side
n but the extremists of both the jint
J. and the pro-Boer parties find som
r. thing TO- cayil at.