Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-05
PEACE PROCLAIMED.
Lord Kitchener Announces That the
Beers Have Signed the Terms.
YR. KRUGER INFORMED OF The FACT

lmpromptu PROFESSIONS Marched Up and
Down the Streets In London-A Day Of
National Thanksgiving to he
Appointed.
London, June 2.-Peace has been
declared 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 has come to an
end with Lord Kitchener's announce
ment from Pretoria that he, Lord
Miner and the Boer delegates had
signed terms of surrender" This
announcement had been anticipated
for several days and 1t was definitely
forecasted 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 to-day. The edge Of the
anticipation with which Great Brit
ain 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 mid
night:
"The king has received the welcome
news Of the cessation Of hostilities in
South Africa with infinite satisfac.
ton and his majesty trusts that
peace may be speedily followed by
the restoration Of prosperity in his
new dominions, 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 common country"
How greatly King Edwards insist
ence that peace in South Africa be
secured prior to his coronation infu-
enced the present agreement will
probably not be known until the pri-
vate memoirs of the present regime
are given to the public.
According to a dispatch to the
Daily Express from Utrecht, Hol-
land, Mr.. Kruger was informed short.
ly after nine o'clock last night that
peace had been declared. He had
been asleep. "My God,' he said, III
is impossible Mr.. Kruger and his
encourage, the dispatch continues,
hope to be permitted to return to the
Transvaal. This, however, is quite
unlikely.
by eight o'clock last night the
news had became generally known in
London. lmpromptu professions
marched up and down the Strand
and Piccadilly. Sporadic cheering
and much horn-blowing atoned for
the slimness Of the crowds which,
had their volume been greater, would
doubtless have rivaled "Mafeking
night As it was, the demonstra-
tions of the night resulted in gen
la and harmless sort Of iubilaton
which continued long after midnight
The archbishop of Canterbury will
shortly appoint day of thanksgiv-
ing. in which Cardinal Vaughan will
join in behalf Of the Catholics.
The cabinet will meet this morning
and will probably discuss the word
Ing Of the statement to be made by
Mr. Balfour, the government leader
In the house of commons. This
statement is eagerly awaited, as 1t
is understood Mr.. Balfour will en-
tighten his hearers as to the condi-
tions upon which the Beers surren-
dered. On this important point no
further information has been forth
coming other than the intelligent an
ticipation with which the papers have
been filled for the past week.
Cabling from Pretoria, the corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mail after an
nonncing the signing Of the terms
of surrender, says the British author
tiles absolutely rejected the sug-
gestion 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 settlement. "The terms
will show" continues the correspond
ent, "that the British government
carried Its contentious on every vital
point, while the minor concessions,
particularly those in regard to the
generous financial treatment, will
greatly appeal to the Beers in gen.
eral. The value Of Lord Kitchener's
personality as a factor in the conclu.
sion OF peace can never be over-esti-
mated. There is no doubt that peace
will be popular among the Boers.'