The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-06-06
HOSTILITIES
ARE ENDED.
The Beers Accept Britan's Terms, and
Peace Is Restored.
THE BoERs WILL BE GIVEN INDEMNITY REBUILD
THEIR HOMES THE VIEWS IN LoNDoN-rHE ENORMOUS
ENGLAND.

| LOHuOn, June S.-fedce mas been de-
clared after nearly two years and eight
months of a war which tried the
British empire to its utterlnost and
wiped the Beers from the list of ma
tiOns. An official cablegram from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria. Sat-
urday. May 81. IL 10 p. m, says:
A document containing terms OF
surrender was signed here this evening
at 10 30 o'clock by all the Boer repre-
sentatives, as well as bv Lord Miner
the British High Commissioner in
South Africa and myself. -
This announcement had been antici-
pated for several days, and it was def
nitely forecast in these dispatches, but
its receipt Sunday afternoon took the
nation by surprise. as everybody had
confidently believed that the House Of
Commons would hear 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 further
dulled by the following message from
King Edward to his people, which was
issued after midnight:
mSSSaSe from the King.
"The King has received the welcome
news of the cessation of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite satisfaction,
and His Majesty trusts that peace may
speedily be followed by the restoration
of prosperity in his new dominlons,
and that the feelings necessarily en-
gendered by war will give place to
earnest cooperation on the part of His
Majestys South African subjects in
promoting the welfare of their COM
mon country
Kruger Did Not Believe News.
According to 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, sit is impossi
ble"
Mr. Kruger and his encourage, the
dispatch continues, hope to be per-
mitted to return to the Transvaal.
This however, is quite unlikely.
The news which Great Britain was
so anxiously awaiting came character
on an entirely pacific and I'M
interesting Sunday afternoon when
London presents deserted appearance
Very late Saturday night dispatch
was received from Lord Kitchener, in
which he said the Boer delegates were
coming to Pretoria that they had &C
,epted Great Britain terms, and that
hey were prepared to sign terms of
surrender.
Mr.. Brodrick, the War Secretary,
communicated this message
% King Edward. who was at Bucking-
lam Palace. But the Government de-
Lined to take any chances, and moth
ng concerning the receipt Of this mes
age was allowed to go out.
1t was about l O'Clock yesterday
,fternoon when the War Office received
he dispatch from Lord Kitchener,
which was dated Pretoria, Saturday,
lay, 81 II 10 p. m.
Late in the evening the news was
iven out, and was conveyed to most
t the churches, whose bells changed
ut the message of peace Preachers
opped in their prayers and their SER
lons to read LORD Kitchener's laconic
1essage to their congregations.
AT st. PauIs Cathedral the Bishop
Stepney made this announcement j
nd impressively prefaced the reading s
Lord Kitchener message by say I
lg; I
Cod has been pleased to answer our
rayers and give us the blessings of :,
eace.
DR.. Praker electrified 3, 900 listeners
the City Temple by suddenly inter e
citing the dispatches received at the Q
ar Office, to which he added an ex- C
'ession of hope that this would also il
can peace In England and that there e
ould no longer be anything heard of
O. Beers or pro- Britons. =
The Archbishop OF Canterbury will :,
ortly appoint day of national =
anksgiving, in which Cardinal q
sughan will join in behalf of the II
Itholics. Il