The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-02
PEACE BEEN DECLARED
war IN South Africa Brought to
Close vi Last.
TERMS AGREED TO.
Signatures Of Kitchener, Miner AND
Boer Delegates 10 Peace Confer
esce Are Attached to A,,ree.
ment-E England Eiatea-

Ei&TEu AIteT nearly Two gsafs anu StSh'
months OF a war which tried the Brit.
tsh empire to its uttermost and wiped
the Beers from the list OF nations.
The war has come to su end With
Lord Kitchener's announcement from
Pretoria that he. Lord Miner and the
Boer delegats signed terms Of Surren.
der
This announcement had been antiei'
patsd for several days and definitely
forecasted Ia these dispatches: but its
receipt Sunday afternoon took the ma
ton by surprise. as everybody had
confidently believed that the house NJ
commons would hear the frst news
The edge Of anticipation with which
Great Britain awaited the promised
statement In the house Of commons
from Balfour. the government leader
was still further dulIed BY the follow.
ing message from King Edward To his
people. which was issued after mid.
night:
The king has received the wsicous
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 bis aew doninions
and that the feelings necessarily en-.
gsndered by war will give place ia
earnest cooperation on the part of bis
nsjessy's South African subjects IN
promoting the welfare Of their eommep
country"
How greatly King Edwards Insist.
enoe that peace Ia South Africa be Sc
cured prior to kis coronation influenced
the present agreement will probably
net be known until the private memo
ries of the present regime are given ia
the public.
According 90 dispatch 20 the Daily
Express from Utrecht. Holland, Mr.
Kruger was informed shortly after
O'Clock Sunday night that peace had
been declared He had been asieep
aHd upon the announcement saia:
My Gad' IL IL possible 2"
Mr. Kruger and his encourage. the
dispatch continues. hope To be permit
ted To rsturn 80 the TransvaaL This
however IL quite unlikeIy
The news which Great Britain wa
60 ABxlously awaiting cane character
isyicaliy on an entirely pacific and m
interesting Sunday afdternoon wheD
fsuBaoE presents a deserted appear
anee Wary late Saturday night dis
patch was received from Lord Kitch-
ener in WATCH he said the Boer dele,
gates were coming to Pretoria, thai
they Rad accepted Great Britain's
terms and that they were prepared "a
sign terms of surrender
Mr. Frederick. the war secretary
personally communicated this messag
~ King Edward. who was at Bucking,
ham palace, Bet the government de-
clinsd 10 take any chances. and 10th.
ing concerning the receip, Of this mes
sage WAS allowed 10 leak out Al about
o'clock Yesterday afternoon. the wal
once received the following dispatch
froa Lore Kitchener. dated Pretoria
Saturday, May 81, HIS p m
a document concerning terms of
surrender was signed here this evening
at half past three by all the Boer rep
reseptatiyes. as well as by Lord Milaef
and myself "
The clerk on duty at the war Office
transmitted this message to Bucktng.
ham palace. where King Edward was
lunching At about o'clock word
was received permitting the pubIica-
finn ff fh4E nd h. saFF a.
tiCe which was stuck up outside the
war oalce consisted Of a copy Of Lord
Kitehsnsr's cahlegram A similar no
tiee was put outside OF the colonial
office. Beyond these two skinny bots OF
paper London knew nothing OF the
great event, Ia the clubs. the hotels
and newspaper Offices. which we're al
most all deserted, the momentous news
was licked orr On the tape. Then. Ike
wilafire. at about o'clock London
London awakened 10 the fact that the
South African war was over The in
ftantg Of the East End fiocked 10
the Mansion house, the mecca Of the
boisterously patriotic. just in time TO
see the lora mayor of London. Cir Io-
seph c. D:msdale, come To a balcony
and announce that the terms Of sur
fSANEt AAd HeGH signed In south Al
RIGA, ia which be expressed his hope
that London would show its appre-
citation Of the good news By behaving
Itself decently and in an orderly man
ner, aad such was the case
Chicago, July 2.~The various rail.
way lines interested have united I'm
granting to teachers and others of the
southern states who may attend the
annual convention of the National Ed
ncation association in Minneapolis next
July an extension OF tickets for return
az any date before October l. The limit
for return In all other sections OF the
United States Is September /.
While the general public celebrated
the news Of peace In the streets, so.
ciety was equally joyous, although.
perhaps not quite so demonstrative.
Many references were made to the CO.
Incidence 81 the declaration Of peace
In South Africa with the glorious
first of June" ever memorable in
Great Britain's history by reason of
Howe's victory over the French aeet