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

stores shut up their shutters and gave
lhelr employees q holiday
Great eusigns iloated In the sunlight
from hundreds OF buildings and little
union jacks III up the murky city Win
dows
HOLIDAY ALL AROUND.
The lord mayor wired Lady Butler as
follows.
Ny sincere congratulations on your
gallant husbands achievement"
lie also ordered a holiday for the city
schools, Later he answered the de-
mands Of the crowd that increased as
the day wore on By a speech In which
he said.
This news makes our hearts leap for
JOY We now are satisfied that our
sacrifice Of blood and treasure is not In
vain.
Orders were given to ring the great
bell In 81 Pauls this evening
The West End is as enthusiastic,
though not quite so demonstratipe as
the city, The stately foreign office 50
far forgot Itself as TO display large
union Jacks from the windows. A cabi-
net meeting was held and as the mem
bers met at the entrance 20 the foreign
Office, they exchanged the wsrmest con-
CALCULATIONS. Crowds blocked the war
office Hobbies. struggling to see for
themselves the announcement Of the
glad idings and cheering for Gen.
Butler. Lord Dundonald and other he
roes OF the hour.
Outside MARLBOROUGH house the Lon
don residence Of the Prince Of Wales, a
large and jubllant crowd assembled.
IN PROVINCIAL TOWNS.
All over the United Kingdom these
scenes were duplicated.
At Glasgow Liverpool. birmingham.
Edinburgh and in fact In ali the cities,
big and little. flags few everywhere.
whistles footed, bells chimed and
crowds paraded the streets. singing pa
trIotic songs.
Business was given up for the day,
the schools were closed In the harbors
all the vessels dressed ship and at the
military and naval depots were scenes
OF the widest enthusiasm.
AZ Liverpool. addressing a crowd OF
10000 people assembled around the town
ball the lord mayor said:
II thank the Almighty God for the
glorious news. We have awaited II
patiently. We are satisfied that under
the humane laws and government OF
this country the Beers In a very short
time Will be loyal citizens Of the British
empire"
At Portsmouth the naval commanders
in-chlef announced the relief OF Lady,
smith by a general signal the great dock
yards and war vessels greeting II with
cheers.
The queen has telegraphed her con-
CALCULATIONS 10 Gen. Butler and 70 Gen.
White and the Prince Of Wales has tele-
graphed his congratulations TO Gen.
Butler
LADY WHITES MESSAGE.
Lady White. In reply TO congratulate
tory messages says. IAN the world Is
in sympathy with me today and ! am
In sympathy with all the world. / am
delighted at the joyful news OF the re-
lief. and am happy AZ the intelligence
that my husband is well and safe at
last AZ wife ! can say no more.
What happy wife could say more?"
The afternoon newspapers voice tho
exultation Of the nation.
The Globe says.
THE night Is passed: since Havelock
and Outram fought their way inch by
inch through the crooked sfteets and
alleys Of Lucknow. no such i.rll Of ex-
element he's gone through the nation.
The empire has suffered and sorrowei
much during the last few months. but
the tidings OF Tuesday and today have
made n ali seem Ike a gloomy night
mare. the shadow ~ a night that Is
passed The credit for our success rests
with Lord Roberts as fully as II he him
self had ridden into Ladysmlth. The