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

stores shut up their shutters and gave
their employees a holiday
Great ensigns Heated in the sunlight
from hundreds Of buildings and little
union jacks no up the muiky city win
doWs.
HOLIDAY ALL AROUND.
The lord mayor wired Lady Butler az
follows
MY sincere congratulations on your
gallant husbands achievement"
He 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 We're given TO ring the great
bell In St Pauls this evening
The West End Is as enthusiastic,
though not quite so demonstratiye as
the city, The stately foreign office so
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 10 the foreign
Office. they exchanged the warmest con-
gratulati0ns Crowds blocked the war
office Hobbies, struggling to see for
themselves the announcement OF the
glad tidlngs and cheering for Gen.
Butler. Lord Dund0nald and other he
roes OF the hour.
Outside Marlborough house the Lon
don residence OF the Prince Of Wales. a
large and jubilant crowd assembled
IN PROVINCIAL TOWNS.
All over the United Kingdom these
scenes were duplicated
AZ Glasgow. Liverpool. plrmlnEham.
Edinburgh and in fact IN all the Giles.
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
al the vessels dressed ship and at the
military and naval depots were scenes
Of the widest enthusiasm.
AT Liverpool addressing a crowd Of
10000 people assembled around the town
hall. the lord mayor said:
i 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-chief announced the relief Of Lady
smith by general signal, the great dock
yards and war vessels greeting II with
cheers.
The queen has telegraphed her con-
CALCULATIONS 20 Cen Butler and TO Gen.
White. and the Prince OF Wales has tele-
graphed his congratulations to Gen.
Butler
LADY WHITES MESSAGE
Lady White. in reply TO congratula-
tory messages says: "All The world Is
In sympathy with me today and I am
In sympathy with all the world. I am
delighted al the joyful news Of the re-
lief. and am happy NJ the intelligence
that my husband Is well and safe at
last. As a wife ! can say no more
What happy wife could say more?'
The afternoon newspapers voice the
exultatiOn Of the nation.
The Globe says.
THE night is passed; since Hayelock
and Outram fought their way inch by
inch through the crooked siteets and
alleys Of Lucknow, no such thrill OF ex-
element has gone through the nation.
The empire has suffered and sorgowea
much during the last few months. but
the tidmgs u Tuesday and today have
made Il an seem Ike gloomy night
mare. the shadow u a night that IL
passed. The credit for our success rests
with Lord Roberts as fully as II he him
SELF had ridden into Ladysmith. The