Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-20
RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
All London Goes Wild Over the Re.
port from Pretoria.
Is NOT YET OFFICIAL
Colonel Baden-Powell's brother Re-
ceived the News from a Dutch
Friend End Of the War
Seems Close NJ Hand.

London, May le.-Iondon's millions
spent half the night ia the street and
sven mt I O'Clock this morning hundreds
of young men were promonading. sing.
ing aud cheering aud there were crowds
IN front OF the Mansion House. Mari.
borough House. the clubs on Pail Mall
aud war Office and in parliament square.
waving flags and joining in the nA.
tional airs.
This sustained believing and upruar
u hundreds of thousands amazes the
Englishinan who ceases for moment
to be an actor and becomes merely AN
observer. Sober, phlcgmatic London
was beside itself with emotion. Gusts Of
patriotism have set the town quivering
twice or thrice before during tho war.
but nothing has quite equalled last
nights hundreds Of square miles of al.
most furious demonstrations. II was a
curious thing for the onlooker 60 see
solemn, gray haired men toss their hats
into the air and join in the hurricane Of
cheers when wrcath-crowned banner,
with the portrait of Colonel Baden Pow.
ell on 1t, was borne along Piccadilly.
IL was all brought about by 2O.word
telegram from Pretoria that Mafeking
had boon relieved Although the gov.
ernment has not word. and although
nothing conhrmatory has been received
from any African source except Preto-
RIA, robody appeared To question the
news.
Colonel Bnden.Powoll's brother In
London had received telegram from a
Dutch friend in Pretoria saying that
Mafeking had been relieved.
There was lack Of pyrotochuical
glare but every cabby and every
busman in London had a union jaok ON
his whip and the stars aud stripes were
by no means lacking Patrons of four.
wheelers We're not content 20 ride inside
the vehicles and the tops were crowded
with iiagwaying, cheering. sprawling
enthusiasts
At Carlton House, which is filed with
Americans, the bands played Marching
Through Georgia. which has boon re.
Gently adapted to the English song On.
titled Marching 10 Pretoria. Dixie
and other American airs wero played.
Ten thousand poople stood in front Of
Mrs. Baden Puwell's house in St.
Georges Place. cheering and singing.
and score OF cabs brought cougratula.
tons.
In unrestraincd jubilations the prov.
inces were not behind the metropolis
Although London had the start by few
minutes, the great industrial surround.
ing towns soon burst into patriotic dem.
onstrations. Bells clashed in their
steeples; village hands turned ont and
people gathered In the squres to chant
fervidly God Save the Queen
From all parts Of the empire came the
same story. Bombay, Hong Kong. Co
lombia and the Australian cities are re-
ioicing Continental cilcs. as the pres,
kilograms nbundautly testify. received
the news sadly.
The relief Of Mafcking has had the
effect Of suspending for moment IN
terost In the operations elsewhere In tn,
field OF war Nevertheless important
official announcements are made.
In KrUunstadt II Is said that President
Kruger will surrender when Robert,
crosses the Transyaal border.
General Roberts Is accumulating i'm
mense quantities Of supplies aud IN,
preparations Of another movement ar,
well advanced The next step will b,
b Johannesburg Two thousand men mr.,
working on the railway AZ Valsch river
There are 1900 Beers ut Rhenoster
Spruit Remembering parties mr.,
sighted daily by the British patrols
The Beers dvnnmltcd laings Mex tun
mel, and the railway Is completed,
wrecked The work Of repairing u will
b. occupy many weeks The Boers nov
b hold the best positions lot defending th
s pass