New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-05-23
l|I|NG RH |N Las.
Information That the Long Siege
Has Been Abandoned Is Re-
ceived ia London.
sBOER FORCES RETIRE UNDER HEAVY FIRE

lie asionss Scenes of Notwithstanding
sm-Great crowds Hill the Air
with Cheers-Forces Under Gen.
s Bniler Occupy Newcastle. III
| Pretoria, May l9.:--It was officially
announced Friday that when the
laagers and forts. around Mafeking
had been severely bombaraed the
siege was abandoned, a British force
from the south taking possession of
the place. s.ss =. ,
1t is reported that 5000 British
troops have surrounded Christiania,
and the landrost and other officials
have been taken prisoners. r., r..
| binder a Heavy Fire. A$
London. May l9.-From the men
tion Of the laagers in the Pretoria
dispatch it is understood here that
prior to the raising of the siege Of
| Mafeking the Boer laagers around
thatfplace were vigorously bombarded
by the British relief column. and that
the burghers were practically com
PEELED to abandon the siege. t%-f.sET
3riJoy in London. 1.:s. %ss ..
London, May l9.-The. dispatch an
nouncing the relief of Mafeking was
posted outside the mansion house and
the news rapidly spread A large
crowd collected and at this hour all
the streets in the neigh borhood are al
ready resounding with cheers. At9:4O
Lord Mayor A. J. Newton. in his
ofT fol i ~
joyful news to the crowd outside. The
masses Of people outside the mansion
house soon grew to such dimensions
that the police were. compelled to
divert all traffic. omnibuses. etc.,
through the side streets. The, cheer.
ing was incessant.
-, Buildings Illuminated.
Midnight-The scenes in the streets
of mercantile London, usually quite
deserted at this hour, are almost in
describable. Bands, banners and flags
appear to have sprung suddenly from
the earth. Every other vehicle is dec
GRATED with flags. Brass bands are
| parading and leading crowds who
sing songs. Colored fire is being
burned in every direction. Along
Fleet street, the Strand and Pail Mall
the public buildings are Illuminated,
and the whole of the West end is
alive with enthusiasm. At the war
office immense crowds quickly gath
cred. for, although no doubt was
thrown on the accuracy of the news
there is the greatest anxiety felt t.
ofH ;o1
Roberts.
The dispatch announcing the relief
OF the town was sent to the queen at
Windsor castle, where Lord Salisbur,
was. dining with her majesty, and also
to the prince of Wales at Marlborough
house.
By 1o:3O p. m. the news had spread
to all the suburbs of London, where
similar scenes of rejoicings occurred.
Special editions of the newspapers
appeared and the tickers announced
the news in all the public resorts. In
| the West end leading thoroughfares
| were eventually impeded by a con-
slant stream of the populace cheer
ing themselves hoarse and singing
'sGod Save the Queen" and ''Soldiers
of the Queen" The enthusiasm as
this dispatch is sent already promises
to outrival even the scenes which fol-
lowed the relief of Ladysmith
A reporter inquired at the foreign
office and the resident clerks said
nothing had yet been received there
in confirmation of the news from Pre-
toria of the relief of Mafeking.
In unrestrained jubilations the prov
inces were not behind the metropolis.
Although London had the start by a
few minutes the great industrial and
surrounding towns soon burst into pat
riotic. demonstra tions. Bells clashed in
their steeples, village bands turned
out and people gathered in the squares
to chant fervidly ~'God Save the
Queen" From all parts of the empire
comes the same story. Bombay,
Hong-Kong. Columbia and the Aus
tralian cities are rejoicing.
Bullet Occupies Newcastle.
London, May 19.-Gen. Butler, in a
dispatch to the war Office, dated New,
castle, May 10, says; =:
| Newcastle was occupied last night, and
| to-day the whole Second division and the
| Third cavalry brigade will be concen-
trated there. have sent the mounted
| force through Nqutu to expel a small force
| of the enemy and to reassure the natives.
| The enemy have burned the chapel, broken
much glass; plundered many houses and
taken cash from the banks, but other
| wise they have not done much harm. The