The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-20

kingdom and the colonies and converted
the people everywhere into aggregations
or shouting, cheering. singing, haIf-frantic
but for the most part orderly humanity.
The empire is en- sete and most OF the
people in the United Kingdom took a holi-
day In honor of the defenders of the little
prairie outpost
The absence OF official confirmation of
the relief of Mafeking fails to raise a
doubt. as the parliamentary secretary Of
the War Office, Mr.. George wyndham, said
in the House OF Commons that no official
announcement could be expected for at
least forty-height hours after the relief had
been effected. However. unofficial confirma-
ton of the reports of the relief Of the long
beleagured town is received in dispatch
from Lourenzo Marquee. under to-day's
date, announcing that Mafeking had been
relieved.
Lady Georgiana Curzon this morning tel
egraphed her congratulations to Col. Bad
en-Powell and to her sister, Lady Sarah
Wilson. She informed Col. Baden-PoweIl
that the fund for help for Mafeking. for
which she made an urgent appeal on May
II. already amounts to $1,000
The scenes in the metropolis to-day out
rivaled the Ladysmith demonstration.
Many thousands gave up all thought of
work and their employers were only too
GLAD to join in the holiday-making. AS
hundreds of loaded trains journeyed from
the suburbs their occupants kept up roar
of cheering which was echoed by the in
habitants Of the be1agged houses along the
route From dawn the crowds swelied until
the thoroughfares were fmpassable and We
hicular traffic had to be stopped. No attempt
was made to restrain the feelings. Silk hats
were equally with the workingmen's caps
enveloped in union jacks. Frock-coated
business men did not hesitate to don a
sash of the national colors and stock brok-
ers We'd with street urchins in hurrahing
for 'B. p" and Mafeking and venting their
enthusiasm through tin horns, while ladies
of high degree participated in the high
carnival with remarkable zest.
Memorable demonstrations had been pro-
ceeding outside the Mansion House since
early morning. A dense mass of swayirg &
heads frightened by the national colors,
formed unbroken platform over the
immense unbroken space, stretching far
up the adjacent streets and ever and anon
the crowd burst forth with the national an
them, Rule Britannia or '"The Absent
Minded Beggar."
The huge picture Of Colonel Baden-Powell
was cheered until the people were hoarse
and every now and then some one with
a cornet flute started a patriotic air. A
few hundred broke off the edge of the mass
and forming an impromptu procession fol-
lowed the musicians through the neigh
boring highways.
A similar feeling of qualification found
expression of the West End and in hardly
less exuberant fashion, while all the re-
portsfsrom the provinces re-echo the stories
OF Londons demonstrations.
The Stock Exchange mustered early and
bought all the bunting available. Every
one sported union jack or badge of some
sort. The opening of business was delayed
owing to the excitement, but the stock
brokers had little inclination for business
and amused themselves by connecting the
telephone through to the Paris bourse, so
that the singing of "God Save the Queen"
by lusty-lunged patriots might be heard
there
As the day proceeded the wild turmoil and
excitement increased and when the remain
ing business houses closed for the usual
half holiday the released clerks formed
huge professions and paraded all quarters
of the town singing and hurra hing and thus
adding to the extraordinary excitement
of the throngs of holiday makers whose
volleys of cheers kept up an incessant roar.
All the naval and military centers hon
orel. the occasion by dressing ships and fir
ing salutes
One Of the most curious professions of
the day was formed by some hundreds of
South Kensington art students of both
comrade. In the midst of the procession
was a great model of Colonel Baden-PoweI
mounted on a car and guarded by the
model of a lion. The students INDUCED in
wild demonstration in front of the resi-
dence occupied by Colonel Baden-Powelrs
mother.
During the course of the afternoon the
police found difficulty in keeping the spirit
of unruliness down. A deal of rough horse
play was INDUCED in and every soldier
and sailor in uniform was seized and car
ried on the shoulders of cheering demon
strators.
TIE Deum service was held in st. Paurs
this afternoon. The Lord Mayor and the
sheriffs had intended to be present at the
services, but they were forced to telephone
that ii would be hopeless for them TO at
tempt to leave the Mansion House, which
was besieged by an impossible crowd.
The Queen has telegraphed her congrat-
ulations to Lord Roberts and Col. Baden
Powell, eulogizing the gallantry of the
troops and making sympathetic inquiries
concerning the women and children of
Mafeking.
SCENES AT NIGHT.