El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-19
A FOOTING old MOB
Takes Possession Of the
Streets Of London and
Police Have Their
Hands Full

LONDON, May 19.- Official anp ounce
ment of the relief of Mafeking had
not been received up to noon today
but there is little doubt that 1t 1s
fact. The official announcement will
find large part of London asleep,
having celebrated in advance on the
strength OF q press report. Absence
of official confirmation OF the news 1s
attributed to lack of communication
between the relief column and its base,
the column having travelled 60 fast 1t is
supposed it had no time to string a
wire.
HReports.. persist = that Kitchener
saved Bs6en-Powell, and II, as now
stated, the relief column advanced
from Bloemfont tein across country the
report may prove true. Every person
and building in London is decorated
to-day In honor Ct Mafeking and pic
lures of Col. Baden-Po Powell are hung
out every where. Though in general
the euthusiasm does not equal that
shown over the news OF the relief Of
Ladysmitb. the town is gay enough to
shatter all notions of British conser-
vatfsm.
The paroxysm of enthusiasm occur
ed last night when the news was fret
received in an announcement from the
Mansion house. London WAS trans
formed instantly into a shouting, sing-
ing mob, made up of persons OF all clas-
ses. The celebration was kept up all
night. There were many, however,
who did not hear the news till this
morning and these took up the celebra-
toin afresh so that it ia practically .
continuous performance which will
last all day. Little business is being
transacted.
There lie der throng at the war
Office and in Pail Mall awaiting official
news of the relief which il is hoped
will contain some details of how it was
effected. The Pretoria dispatch an
nouncing the relief of Mafeking fol-
lows:
SIT is officially announced that when
the lasgers and forts around MafekinR
had been severally bonn mbarded. the
Beers abandoned the siege. A British
force from the south then took pos
session of the town."
Date of relief ia not known but is
supposed to be Tuesday or Wednesday.
A Cape Town dispatch says that on
last Friday, the 18Th, the relieving
column was within 20 miles of MAIZE
king.
THE WHOLE KINGDOM HAPPY
LONDON. May 10, 3 p.' m.-When
the business houses were closed,
an enormous crowd gathered in front of
the Mansion house, cheering and in
dulging in horse play. There were
cheers for Baden-Powell,L Lord Roberts,
the army and finally for everything in
general. In the middle Of the jubila-
tion some one turned the hose On the
crowds, who endured the drenching
with Indifference.
The police are taking elaborate pre-
cautions against tonight's orgies.
Already many who have sacrificed them
selves for the glory of Msfeking are in
evidence and the police expect to have
their hands full tonight. However the |
authorities will be lenient and only
violently drunken men will be arrest
ed.
Dispatches from Scotland and the
provinces show that the celebration of
Mafeking g relief is In progress in every
and village in the kingdom.
Lord Salisbury called on the queen
In person today and offered bis con-
or atul a lions On the relief of Msfeking. |
THE RELIEF COLUMN.
CAPE Town, May 19.-Tho Mafe-
king relief column consists of only 800 |
men and is composed of the Kim berly |
horse and the South African light
horse. The column ia mtde up ex-