Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-19
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot)
BOcr Sources.

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot)
London, May 10 6 a. m.)-London's
millions spent half the night in the
street, and even at this morning
troops of young men are promcnading,
swinging and cheering. and there are
crowds in front of the Mansion House.
Marlborough House. the clubs on Pail
Mall and the War Office and in Par
Lament Square, waving flags and join
ing in the national airs.
This sustained believing and uproar
of hundreds Of thousands umazes the
Englishman who ceases for a moment
to be an actor and becomes merely an
observer. Nothing has quite equallcd
tonights hundred square miles OF all
most furious demonstration. Smart
women in broughams waved Union
Jacks out of the windows. From every
bus in London nuttered a Union
Jack. Conventional family parties
stopped at street corners to take part
in singing God Save the Queen" and
Soldiers of the Queen" Everywhere
were abandon, good feeling and an as
tonishing roar Of human voices.
1t was all brought about by a twenty
words telegram from Pretoria that
Mafcking had been relieved
MIR. Arthur J. Balfour, government
leader in the House of Commons. speak
ing from the government bench last
evening said:
The only news have is through the
courtesy OF the press We have no in
formation Mt the War Office. l need
hardly say that we all trust and we
have good reason to think that it is
probably true" (Chcers)
Mr.. George Wyndham. Parliamentary
v.,rIz r..
several members OF the House who had
privately Intercepted him, said
FROM BOER SOURCES.
although the government has moth
Ing l am DISPOSED to believe the Boer
bulletin. 1t may be tomorrow and
perhaps, even Monday before the gov
eminent would get dispatches from our
military commanders. even il the siege
We're raised some days ago. as the news
would need to be conveyed over n very
long distance by messengers on horse
pack. whereas the enemy would pro-
baby be able to avail themselves of
Geographic communication"
Colonel Baden Powells brother in
London has received n telegram from q
Dutch friend in Pretoria saying that
Mafeking has been relieved.
me performers in the London music
nails and theaters last evening had lii
N''N ApA Sid&t BUSINESS or Tor the
lines of their pieces. Occupants Of
etails. boxes and galleries sang in cho-
rus The Absent Minded Beggar' and
soldiers OF the Queen" between acts
AT the music halls no one pretended in
terest in anything not OF a military
color.
LONDON AMERICANS JUBILATE
At Carlton Hotel. which is filled with
Americans, the bands played March
Ing Through Georgia." which has haen
recently adapted to an English song
entitled Marching to Pretoria"
played.
Ten thousand people stood in front
of Mrs. Baden Powell's house in 81
Georges Place, cheering and sine-i,@
The Lord Mayor sent the following ~
Colonel Baden-P owell
The citizens or London are relieved
They rejoice in the good news received.
Your gallant defense will long live in
British annals. Gable me what nonav
Is wanted for the needs of the garrison
and inhabitants after their long nri-
vations."
In unrestrained jubllation the prov-
inces were not behind the METROPOLIS.
From al parts OF the empire comes
the same story: Bombay. Hong Kong.
Colombo and the Australian cities ara
rejoicing. Continental cities, as the
press kilograms abundantly testify. re-
ceivcd the news sadly.
BUTLER AT DANNHAUSER.
Dannhauser. Thursday. May 17.-Gen
eral Butler entered Dannhauser at 10
o'clock this morning. The houses in the
town were found To be not much dam
aged, owing to the sympathies OF the
Boer inha bitants. y house at Hating
Spruit, however, was destroyed. 4
number of rebels were found at their
homes and arrested. The railway is lit
tie damaged, but several large culverts
have been destroyed.
The Beers north OF New Castle are
falling back on Majuba.
General Butler has received a mes
sage from the Queen congratulating
him upon the taking of Dundee and ex-
pressing appreciation of the work of
the troops, to which he has replied.
The Beers left two doctors and an
ambulance here.
London. May is (9:io p m.).-The dis
patch of the Associated Press an
nouncing the relief of Mafeking was
posted outside the Mansion House. and
the news rapidly spread. a large crowd
collected, and at this hour all the