The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-06
ALL ENGLAND CELEBRATES
People Rejoice That the Struggle with the Beers IN South
Africa Is at Last Brought to an End
Kruger Not Consulted.

London, June Peace has been de-
clared after nearly two years and
eight months of a wal 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 announcement from
Pretoria that he, Lord Miner and
Boer delegates had signed terms OF
surrender"
This announcement had been an
ticipated for several days and it was
definitely forecasted in these dis
patches, but it's receipts Sunday at
ternoon took the nation by surprise.
as everybody had confidently believ.
ed 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 gov
eminent leader, was still further dull
ed by the following message from
King Edward to his people, which
was issued after midnight:
1.-THE king has received the well
come news of the cessation of HOSTILE
ties in South Africa with Infinite sat
isfaction and his majesty trusts that
peace may be Immediately followed
by the restoration of prosperity in
his new dominions, and the feelings
necessarily engendered by war will
give place to earnest cooperation on
the part OF his majesty's South Afri-
can subjects in promoting the well
fare Of their common country"
How greatly King Edwards insist
ence that peace in South Africa be
secured prior to his coronation in
1uenced 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
Mail from Utrecht, Holland, Mr.. Kru-
ger was informed shortly after 9
o'clock last night that peace had been
declared. He had been asleep.
my Cod" he said, cit is impossi-
ble.'
Mr.. Kruger and his encourage, the
dispatches continued. hope to be per-
mitted to return to the T~ransvaal.
This. however. is quite unlikely.
The news which Great Britain was
anxiouslv awaiting came characteris-
tically on an entirely pacific and I'M
interesting Sunday afternoon when
London presents a deserted appear
ance. Very late Saturday night a dis
patch was received from Lord kttch-
ener in which he said the Boer dele
gates were coming to Pretoria. that
they had accepted Great Britain's
terms and they were prepared to sign
the terms Of surrender.
Mr.. Frederick. the war secretary,
personally communicated this mes
sage to King Edward. who was at
buckingham palace. But the govern
ment declined to- take n chances
and nothing concerning the receipt Of
this message was allowed to leak out
Also about / O'Clock yesterday after
noon the wal Office received the FOL
lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener
dated Pretoria, Saturday, May 81
11:15 p. M:
IA document concerning terms o.
surrender was signed here this even
ing at 1920 o'clock by all the Boel
representatives as well rs by Lore
Miner and myself"
The clerk on duty at the war oMc'
transmitted this message to Buckine
ham palace where King Edward wa
lunching. About 5 o'clock word wa
received permitting the publication Q
this message and the small motto
which was stuck up outside the wa
Office consisted OF a copy Of Lor
Kitchener's cablegram. A similar M
tice was put outside the colonial o.
fee. Beyond these two skinny bits q
paper London knew nothing of tn
great event. In the clubs. hotels an
the newspaper offices, which were q
most all deserted, the momentum
news was licked out on the tape.
Spread Like Wildfire.
Then. like wild1re. at about 6 o'cloc
London awakened to the fact that tn