The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-19

oers oi the rouse VINO nad privately In
terrogated him. said: although the gov
ernment has nothing I am disposed to be-
lieve the Boer bulletin. 1t may be to-mor-
row and perhaps even Monday before the
government would get dispatches from our
military commanders even If the siege were
raised some days ago, as the news would
need to be conveyed over very long dis
tance by messengers on horseback. where
as the enemy would probably be able to
avail themselves of telegraphic communica-
tion."
Colonel Baden-PowelPs brother In Lon
don has received a telegram from a Dutch
friend in Pretoria saying that Mafeking
has been relieved.
AT THE THEATERS.
The performers in the London music
halls and theaters last evening had little
use for stage business or for the lines Of
their pieces. The audiences which crowded
the Alhambra. the Empire. Covent Gar
den or the theaters had no desire to attend
to stage performances. The first sight of
a biograph scene in the TransvaaI or the
first glimpse of military or naval cos
tune on the stage was sufficient to create
an uproar. A leading actor in one of the
Strand theaters said: "I did not attempt
to read my lines last evening 1t was of no
use. The public had no interest In me
beyond the fact that 1 wore a military
uniform"
At her Majesty's Theater. at the Gar
rick. where "Zaza" Is being played. and at
the other houses where legitimate drama
holds the boards the occupants of stalls,
boxes and galleries sang in chorus 'The
Absent-minded Beggar" and Soldiers of
the Queen" between acts in order to give
vent to their enthusiasm, although they
settled down to the programme afterwards.
At the music halls. however. no one pre-
tended to be interested In anything not
having military color. The Prince of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York and
the Portuguese minister occupied box
at Covent Garden, where "Lohengrin" was
being presented. and when the relief of
Mafeking was announced they joined
heartily in the applause.
The London fire insurance laws make
fireworks impossible, and the city lacked
the blaze Of illumination characteristic of
American cities during similar rejoicings.
The Britisher. therefore, relies upon the
lung power. and from st. Paurs Cathedral
to Westminster Abbey. and up through
Piccadilly to Hyde Park there was a Nj
agara-like roar. incessant, rising and fall.
ing hour after hour as the surging masses
poured through London's thoroughfares
like the professions on the evening of
presidential election in the United States.
There was lack of pyrotechnics. but every
tabby and every bus man In London had
a union jack fiuttering from his whip. and
the stars and stripes were by no means
lacklnS- FatrOnS OF Iour-WneelerS We're not
content to ride inside the vehicles and the
tops were crowded with fiag-waving. cheer
ing. sprawling enthusiasts. At the Carlton
Hotel. which is filled with Americans, the
bands played Marching through Georgia"
which has been recently adapted to an
English song entitled Marching to Pre-
toria," Dixie and other American airs
were played
CHEERS FOR THE BADEN-POwELLs
Ten thousand people stood In front of
Mrs. Baden-Powell's house. In ST. Georges
place, cheering and singing. and a score of
cabs brought congratulations. Miss Baden
Powell. the coloners sister, said: The
same tale has been brought us many times
during the last anxious months. The War
Ofhce has promised us the earliest infor-
nation We pnly hope IL is true" Later in
the evening Colonel Baden-PowelPs mother
sent word that she had retired and that II
any kilograms came she was not to be
disturbed until morning.
The boys of the Charter House School.
where Baden-Powell was educated. wera