Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-02

of All Classes Cheering and Wav-
ing Union Jacks-Trafiic in Many
Thoroughfares Blocked for Hours
by Shouting Multitudes-A Storm
of Jubilation Conferred About the
Mansion House COngratulatOry
Speeches by the Mayors of London
and Liverpool.
LONDON, March 1.-The War ONCE
has received the following from
Gen. Butler,
"LYTTLETON'S HEADQUARTERS,
March 4, 0,O5 Morning-Gen. DundOn-
aid, with the Natal Carbineers and a
composite regiment, entered Lady
smith last night.
"The country between me and
Ladysmith is reported clear of the
enemy. am moving on NelthOrpe."
LONDON, March 1, 6;55 p. m.-Gen.
Butler wires from Nelthorpe, under
to-day's date, that he has just re-
turned from Ladysmith. He adds
that the whole country south of that
place is cleared of the Beers.
LONDON, March 4, 7,O2 p. m.-The
following is the text of Gen. Buffers
dispatch:
"NELTHORPE, March L, $50 p. m.
Il have just returned from Lady
smith. Except a small guard, north
of Surprise Hill, the whole of the
enemy lately besieging the town
have retired in hot haste, and to
the south of the town the country is
quite clear of them.
"The garrison were on half n
pound of meat a man per day and
experimenting the meat ration by
horses and mules. The men will
want a little nursing before being
fit for the field"
LONDON, March 1.-When the news
of the relief of Ladysmith became
generally known London literally
went mad with joy, and throughout
England the scenes witnessed have no
parallel in the memories of this gener-
alton. The pent-up jubilation at the
relief of Kimberley, and the defeat of
Cronje could no longer be controlled,
and, with to-day's browning triumph,
the national trait of self-restraint was
thrown to the winds. The Lord May
or of London Immediately telegraphed
his congratulations to Gems. Butler
and White. When the queen received
the news at Windsor the bells on the
curfew tower of the castle were rung
in honor of the event.
The storm of jubilation conferred
around the mansion house, and by
noon thousands of persons blocked
the approaches to the grim building.
1t was a dense, black mass, composed
chiefly of business men, the majority
of them carrying little union Jacks.
Never before was there such a sale Of
flags as to-day. Through this cheer
ing throng there was only one avenue
open to traffic, and this was utilized
by the BUSES going from east to
west All traffic in other directions
was stalled for hours. The only way
to get past the mansion house was by
mounting the buses, which soon be-
gan to resemble chariots in a trium-
phal pageant. Stock brokers, bankers,
clerks and workingmen clambered on
top, and as the buses numbered past
the historic building they stood up
waving their flags, hats and handker-
chiefs, and calling for cheers for Bull
Ter and Roberts. A mighty shout
answered them from the crowds
through which they were passing.
The procession became continuous, yet
the crowd never tired of cheering
every time the name of White, Butler
or Roberts was mentioned, and off
came hats, and up went the little
flags. Grave old financiers yelled and
waved as frantically and as often as
the urchins who had clambered over
the mansion house steps, that Eng
lnads honor had been saved.
The strain that for 118 days had
kept the nation in terrible anxiety
was removed. The Lord Mayor show
ed himself at window out of which
hung a huge city imperial volunteer
flag, and the crowd yelled itself
hoarse. Staid magnates grabbed far
ing posters from newsboys and bran
dished "Ladysmith relieved" to the
roaring throng. All thought of bust
ness was forgotten. Nothing could be
done on the stock exchange except
sing God Save the Queen" and cheer
Business at the Baltic (wheat market
for cargoes) closed at l o'clock. No
one wanted to trade on such a day as
this. The stores put up their shut
tiers and gave their employees a boli-
day. Grelt ensigns fioated in the sun
light fro hundreds of buildings, and
little union jacks lit up the murky
city windows.
The lord Mayor wired Lady Butler
as follows: "My sincerest congratula-
tions on your gallant husbands
achievement. He also ordered a holt
day for the city schools. Later he an
swerPd the demands of the crowd that
INCREASED as the day wore on. by a.
speshh in which he said: "This news
\ makes our hearts leap for JOY. we