The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-21

LONDON, May 21, $40 a m.-Displayed
In the most conspicuous style in the Daily
Express is the dominant war news Of the
morning:
I'VE have the best reason for stating that
in the last twenty-four hours a telegram
has been received at the Foreign Office,
addressed personally to the prime minister
from President Kruger. proposing terms
of peace.
''The exact terms OF the message cannot
be stated: but we believe 1t is couched In
an exceedingly humtie strain. ~aefs-1
cit is inconceivable, of course. that Lord
Salisbury can have sent any reply except
the one that stands ready on the lip OK
every Briton-unconditional surrender
The boisterious rejoicings over the news
from Mafeking have become riots In parts
of London. Aberdeen and Belfast and else
where in the United Kingdom. In the
Finchiey district OF suburban London u
mob stoned the railway stationmasters
house and smashed the windows of a drap-
er's shop. setting the building on fire also,
although whether by accident or design is
not yet known Two clerks were injured.
The house of a Boer sympathizer at Har-
lesion was attacked by large crowd and
the windows were shattered. The police
charged the mob and were greeted with a
shower of decayed eggs. Numerous arrests
were made and the police reserves were
called out
Rioting took place in Aberdeen from to
10 O'Clock Saturday evening, around a hall
where "stop-the-war' meeting was be-
ing addressed by Mr.. Cronwright-Schrein
husband OF Olive Schreiner. A crowd of
students and others tried to storm the
hall and to break down the doors. The
police were unable to cope with the dis
turbers and sent for the mounted police.
who made some headway with the crowd.
but free fights occurred between the sup
porters of the meeting and the crowd and
the Royal Infrmary. near by. was kept
busy dressing the wounds OF combatants,
caused by stones. bricks and clubs.
MILITARY CALLED OUT.
number Of arrests were made, and
finally the chief magistrate ordered the
chief constable to call out the military. The
Gordon Highlanders, from the Castle bar
racks. then cleared the streets
Within the hall the opponents of the pro-
moters OF the meeting practically broke It
up and carried an amendment to the prin-
cipai resolution. The residence of Rev.
Alexander Webster. whore Mr.. Cronwright-
Shreiner stayed. was damaged
Boer sympathizers stoned a procession of
shipyard employees at Belfast. and there
were some disorders In Birmingham.
At Dover the business establishment of
J. Brown. member OF the local Chamber
OF Commerce. was wrecked by a mob. The
police were unable to cope with the dis
turbers, and the local artillery and volun-
teers were called out. AS the rioting con-
tinued the Royal Artillery was called on to
suppress the mob. The windows of buildings
adjoining Mr.. Browns place were smashed.
Numerous arrests were made.
The Rev. Lord William Cecil son of the
premier. preaching yesterday in Gray's Inn
Chapel. London, before the Australian Fed
Grafton delegates and other notables. re-
ferred TO these demonstrations of violence
and said: '-The popular enthusiasm pre-
vailing throughout the country is danger
ous- The line between good and evil is
soon oyerrun by the unthinking crowd.
The outburst is evil in so far as il is the
same spirit which animated the Roman
tors pursued each other to the death. but
II Is good in so far IL is protest against
one OF the greatest evils OF the age. the
love Of money
Special prayers Of thanksgiving were Of
fered yesterday in the churches of the
United Kingdom. The lord bishop OF Lon
don. DIR. Mandeli Creighton. who preached
before the Queen at Windsor. alluded to
the relief OF Mafeking. and clergymen gen.
orally found In the event their topic OF the
day.
An extraordinary issue OF the Gazette,
at Cape Town. announces that In conse-
quenee Of what Is believed TO be authentic
news OF the relief Of Mafeking. Sir Alfred
Miner viii close the public Offices to-day
Qdonday.) New Zealand will make wednes-
day holiday. In homer OF the event, and