The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-03-02
# the Relief Of Ladysmith
[.nses populace to Go Fran
tic With Joy.
.h;eyement Of Roberts TEN.
r;ly Eclipsed by the VIC
tory Of Butler.
|.r,s Around Mansion House
.lade the Streets---A Gen.
cral Holiday.

..,ox March 2.-6:55 p. m.-Gen.
pn,,sr wires from Nelthorpe, that
,,s, returned from LAdysmith.
"a. ,ba, the whole country south
:, n,ace is cleared Of the Beers.
|. following is tho text OF General
y. dispatch:
Eel,horle. March l.-b:0 p. MI
ms, returned from Ladysmith.
t., small guard. north OF Surprise
,he whole Of the enemy lately be-
:, ,be town have retired In hot
and 10 the south Of the town the
(,rv is quite clear Of them.
rbe garrison was on half q pound Of
man per day and supplementing
rea, ration by horses and mules.
,n,n will want a little nursing be-
being fl, for the field"
|yroy, March 2.-When the news
relief Of lAdysmith became gen.
/ known, London literally went
with iov. and throughout England
ru,. witnessed have no parallel in
memories II this generation. The
~ Iuhla,ion Mt the relief Of Kim.
Is and the defeat Of Cronje could
NIGER he controlled. and with this
min. triumph, the national trait Of
ss,ran, vas thrown to the winds.
l-i mayor Of London Immediately
rspArd III, congratulations to Gen
White and Butler. When the
.c,!yed the news at Windsor.
s-s On the curfew tower of the
we rung in honor Of the event.
Storm Of jubilation ccntcred
ti the Mansion House and by noon
sands ui persons blocked the many
ache, "a that grim building. 1t
d.nse, black mass. composed
fy ot BUSINESS men. the majority Of
caryin. little union jacks. Never
r. wa, there such a sale of flags.
tuca til, rhrering thronH there was
on arcaue open to traffic and this
ut.izd by the busscs going from
70 West. All traffic in other dircc.
was stalled for hours. The only
70 =. las, the Mansion house was
lountng the busscs, which soon
u . resemble chariots In a tri.
pm! pageant Stock brokers. hank
clerks and workingmcn clambcrcd
and as III" busscs numbered past
historic building, stood up waving
mats and handkerchicfs and call
'h''rs for l,ullcr and Roberta.
H'-a'y >hont answered them frux
'"is, through which they .&ecr,
Ny ne Procession became contin
YET the crowd never tired o
'"S every time the name Of White
'N Roberts was mentioned nnt
""' hats and up went tho little
"ra'e old financiers waved ant
~ iranlically and as often ~ tn,
'n' Who had clambcred the Mansion
steps, that England's honor hat
saved.
%FAih that for lls days had KEEP
I''!nh IN terrible anxiety was re-
he lord mayor showed himsel
I.n''w out Of which hung n hug
l"rlal Volunteer flag aud tn,
Yelled itself hoarse. Stai,
"s grabbed faring poster
news boys and brnndishe'
HSmi'h Relieved" to the roar
,+''hS>. All thought Of busi
"'> ''rsotten. Nothing could b
'A' Stock Exchange except sim
cave the Queen" and cheer
y at the Baltic (wheat markc
S'es) closed at l o'clock. No on
y 'rade ON such n day rs this
''s put up their shutters an
a.. .''r : employees n holiday. Grea
' noated in the sunlight fron
NUS of buildings and little uniol
h. I' up the murky city windows.
,vI. o'' mayor wired Lady Butler a
r,n n,'hcerest congratulations o
1'"f' ~ husbands achievement.
Vi, ''' ordered II holiday for the cit
scenes All Over England.
,,,,i 'S blocked the war office lobbie'
"H !" see for themselves the Al
Er;r. ".h' OF the glad tidings. an
b)d l'r General Butler. Lord Dun
D,. ana other heroes Of the hour.
re" i'r marlborough House, the Lol
,"'ehce Of the Prince Of Wales,
IN, "nd jubilant crowd assemblet
Ae -, rom one end of the metropOl
' JOY rcixneth supreme. All