Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-01
Afternoon Dispatched


London. March 1, 6;55 p.m.--Gen. Bull
Ter wires from Nelthorpe under today's
date that he has just returned from
Ladysmlth. He adds that the whole
country south Of that place is cleared
Of ne BOVrs.
BOERS FAVE SKIPPED.
7;02 ., m.-The following Is the text
OF Gen, Buffers dispatch:
"Nelthorpe, March /, $50 p. MI
have Just returned from Ladysmith.
Except a small guard north OF Sur
prise Hill, the whole of the enemy late
ly besieglng the town have retired IN
hot haste, and to the south Of the town
the country is quite clear Of them.
The garrison was on half a pound OF
meal a man per day, and supplementlns
the meat ration by horses and mules
The men Will want a little nursing be-
fore being IT for the hold"
TUMULT OF JOY.
London, March l.--When the relief
OF Ladysmith became generally known
London literally went mad with JOY,
Throughout England the scenes wit.
messed have no parallel In the men,
cries Of this generation. The pent-up
jubilation at the relief OF Kimberley
and the defeat OF Cronje could no long
or be controlled and with today's
browning triumph the national trait Of
self-restraint was thrown 10 the winds.
The lord mayor Of London Immediately
telegraphed his congratulati0n 10 Cen
erals White and Butler When the
queen received the news at Windsor
the bells on the curfew tower Of the
castle were runs IN honor OF the event.
The storm Of jubilation centerd
around the Mansion House and by noon
thousands OF people blocked the many
approaches to that grim building. II
was a dense, black mass composed
chiefly OF business men, The majority
carrying little union jacks
JAM WAS GREAT.
Never before was there such a sale
Of flags as today 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 mount
Ing the buses which soon began 10 re-
semble chariOts In trlumphal pageant.
Stock brokers. bankers clerks and
workingmen olambered on top and as
the buses numbered past the historic
building stood up waving flags, hats
and handkerchiefs and calling for
cheers FOR Butler and Roberts.
A mighty shout answered them from
the crowds through which they were
passing. The procession became con-
tinuous yet the crowd never tired of
cheering every time the name Of White.
Butler or Roberts was mentioned. and
off came hats and w went the little
flags.
ENGLAND'S HONOR SAVED.
Grave old fnanciers waved and yelled
as Practically and as often as the ur-
chlns who had clamberei the Mansion
House steps, that Englands honor had
been saved.
The strain that for li3 days had kept
the nation In terrible anxiety, was re-
moved
The lord mayor showed himself at n
window, out OF which hung a huge
city imperial volunteer flag, and the
crowd yelled itself hoarse. Staid mag
mates grabbed ilaring posters from
newsboys and brandished "Ladysmlth
relieved" 10 the roaring throng, All
thought OF business was forgotten.
Nothing could be done on the stock
exchange except sine God Save the
Queen" and cheer, Business AT the
Baltic (wheat market for cargoes)
closed AT ] O'Clock. No one wanted TO
trade on such day as this. The