Evening journal., 1900-05-19
MAFEKING is RELIEVED;
BRITONS ARE JUBILANT:
BADEN-POWELL An IDOL
lContInued On Erom FIrst 200.

horseback. whereas the enemy would |
probably be able to avail themselves |
of telegraphic communication
Col Bnden-Powell's brother In Lon
don has received q telegram from q |
Dutch friend In Pretoria saying that
Mafekng had been relieved.
The performers In the London music
halls and theatcrs last evening had lit
/ tie use for stage business or for the
! lines of their pieces. The audiences
] whlcr crowded the theaters had no de-
/ sire Is attend 20 stage performances.
! The FIRST sight of a biograph scene Ia
/ the Transvaal or the first glimpse OF a
military or naval costume on the stage
was sufficient 20 create an uproar. A
leading actor IA enc OF the Strand the
atres said: II did not attempt to read
my lines last evening IL was OF no
use. The public had no interest In me
beyond the fact that l wore military
uniform"
At Her Majestys theater. at the Car
rick where "Zaza" IS being played,
/. and at the other houses where legit-
innate drama holds the boards, the oc-
cupants OF the stalls. boxes and gall
leries sang in chorus "The Absent
J Minded Beggar" and Soldiers OF the
Queen" between the acts In order TO
, give vent TO their enthusiasm, al
, though they settled down TO the pro-
p gram afterwards At the music halls,
, however. no one pretended to be Inter-
! eated in anything not having military
color.
Ten thousand people stood in front
OF Mrs Baden-Powelps house in 81.
Georges Place cheering and singing,
e and a score Of cabs brought congratula-
!, tions. Miss Baden-Powell, the colo
j ners sister. said;
!. "The same tale has been brought 20
US many times during the last anxious
months The war Office has promised
MS the earliest information. We only
hope Il Is true"
VI The boys OF the Charter Home school
l. where Baden-powell was educated
Z. were aroused from sleep by the news
8 and the institution quickly became Q
s. veritable pandemonium OF noise and
If enthusiasm.
a President steyn left Pretoria for the
Free State Thursday night. Address
ing a crowd on the platform he urged
them to be Of good cheer.
II Is reported that 5000 British troop
N have surrounded Christiana and tina
ne the landrost and other officials havl
la been taken prisoners.
ne James Milne the correspondent o
ut tie Reuter- Telegram company whit
has been a prisoner at Pretoria, WI
liberated and escorted to the borde
yesterday morning.
A I.ourenzo Marques correspondent
~ telegraphing yesterday, says: "Ney
Ell peace proposals will probably be pa
% forward by the BOer government. Tn
recent reverses are causing despond
ency. There was a prolonged meetin
Of the Transvaal executive at Pre-
9 torla Thursday, and the destruction q
Ie- the mines was again considered.
Is understood that the goyernmer
does not intend 70 destroy the mines
he According TO other advices from q
" same point President Kruger and tt
other high officials purpose leavin
IL almost Immediately for LydenburI
tv The British prisoners viii be conve,
ed there, and the foreign consuls {
IL Pretoria are leaving for Lydenburi
~ In Kroonstad it is said that Pres
dent Kruger will surrender when Lor
'e Roberts crosses the Transvaal frontie
The relief of Mafeking has had III
e' sffect Of suspending for moment IL
lerest IN the operations elsewhere
the field OF war. Nevertheless yestei
day brought important Official an
nouncements Lord Methuen entere
Hoopstad Thursday. He is now
ee miles from Kroonstad and 90 froI
Alt BOthaville.
W. Gen. Butler entered Newcastl
ga Thursday evening. Lord Roberts
re- not idle While waiting for stores
nd Kroonstad he is using his mounte
is men 10 search a wide tract Of cOuI
nd try. Col Broadwood occupied Lint
All ley on Thursday and the same da
l,t Gen Hutton captured one Of q
Bothas, 80 miles from Kroonstad.
- was at first reported that this was q
eu Boer commander. Gen Rundle, {
no Thursday. encampod at Cooloca
II British successes are thus reported
up every point from which news can
oil yesterday.