Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06
BoER WAR is ENDED
GREAT REJOICING IN LONDON.
King Edward Announces the Coco
News In Proeiamation.-war
Lasted Two Years and Gish;
Months.-President Kruger Greatly


Lasted Two Years and Eish;
Months.-President Kruger Greatly
Affected.
London. June Peace has been de-
riared after nearly two years and eiGiI
months OF war which tried the Brit
ish empire To it- uttermost, and wiped
the Beers from the list OF nations. The
war has come to an end with Lord
kitchcncr's announcement from Pre-
toria that he. Lord Miner and I'll.
Boer Delegates have signed TERMS OF
surrender"
This announcement had been anticl-
pated for several days, and II was deii-
nitciy forecasycd in tiles. dispatches.
but its receipt sunday afternoon took
the nation by surprise. ns everybody
had confidently believed that III.
HOUSE OF Commons would hear the
first news to-day. The edge OF the an
iicipation with which Great Britain
awaited I'll. Promised statement in the
House OF Commons from Mr.. Baifour.
the government leader. was s,iil fur.
th.r dniicd by the following message
from King Edward 10 hts people.
which was issued after midnight:
news OF tn. cessation of hosiiii,i-S In
South Africa wish Infinite satisfaction.
and his majesty trusts that p-acc may
speedily br followed by the restoration
of prosperity In his new domains, AMI
ihns III. feelings necessarily cngcn.
d.r.d 10y war VIII civ. place To earn
est cooperation ON shc part OF his
mnJ.-ty's South African subjects In
promoting III" welfare Of their COM
mon country"
How greatly King Edwards insist.
-nc- that p-nc" In South Africa L. So
rurt,i prior to his coronation Influenced
the present agreement viii probably
no. he known until the private me-
mairs Of the present r-siM" are given
TO ;.ic public.
According TO n dispatch TO III. Mall
from Utrecht. Holland. Mr.. Kruger
was Informed shortly after . o'clock
last nishi tim, peace had been de.
cinr.d. lie had been asleep. My God!
he said. "it II Impossible
Mr. Kruger ani his cn,ourarc. tho
dispatch continues. hope To H. per-
miitci tn return to the Transvaai. This.
however. Is quit" unlikely.
At about ! o'clock yesterday after
noon the war oiiic- received the follow
dated Pretoria. Saturday. May II.
ii:i5 y. IN:
~ document concerning terms OF
surrender was signed here this even
Ing Mt half pas; 10 o'clock by NIL the
Bocr representatives. ms well ms by
Lord Miner and myself"
Cabling from Pretoria. the core
spond-nt Of ID. Mail. after announc-
Ing the signing OF the terms OF sur
render. says the British authorities nb.
solutcly rejected the suggestion Of the
Eocr delegates that the terms Of sur
render should he ratified by Mr.. kru-
ger. nnd declared that the Beers In
Europe had no hand In the settlement.
THE terms will show continues tho
correspondent. "thnt the British gov
rrnmcni carried its contention ON cv-
cry vital point. while the minor con-
rcssions. particularly those In regard
- the generous financial treatment.
viii greatly appeal 70 the Bocrs IN gem
srni. The value Of Lord kitchcncr's
Personality rs n factor in the conclu-
sion OF peace eau never b- ovcrcsiimnt-
ri. There IL no doubt that pcfr. will
b. popular among the Beers"
IIy = o'clock inIIon,lun the news had
become generally known.
long time pnst had kept union jacks.
feathers and horns stored up in nntici.
patton of the present event. were much
In evidence. Tile efforts OF the hawk
crs received lucrative rewards. with
the result that until long after mid
night the national ilngs were waved
iniiscriminntcly 10y wcll.mcaning roys-
tcrcrs. There was scarcely an omnibus
or n cab which was not adorned with
the national emblem. lmpromptu pro-
cCssions marked up and down the
Strand and Picndilly. Sporadic cheer
ing and much horn blowing ni0ned for
the slimncss of the crowds. which. had
their volume bccn greater. would
doubtless have rivalcd "Mnfeking
night" As it was. the demonstrations
of tire night resulted in genial and
harmless sort OF jubilntion which con
tinucd long after midnight.
When the general public celebrated
the peace news in the streets. society
was equally Joyous. although not
quite 81 dcmonstrntivc. Many refer
cnccs were made to the coincidence Of
the declaration of peace In South Afri.
ca. with the glorious LIST OF June"
ever memorable in Great Britain's his
tory by reason of Howc's victory over
the French fleet In 1874.
At the fashionable hotels and res
tnurants patriotic airs were played.
and those present repeatedly stood up
and chcercd when the bands played
God Save the King" At the Carlton
hotel u particularly brilliant crowd of
fashionable people celebrated the news
In this manner. Among the people ut
the Carlton were n good many Amcri-
cans. who good naturedly Joined In the
enthusiasm. In the meanwhile tho
news ind been conveyed to most of the
churches. whose bells changed out the
message of peace. Preachers stopped
in their prayers and their sermons to
read Lord Kitchcner's message 60
their congregations.