The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-03-05

600 people assembled around the town
hall. the lord mayor said;
Il thank the Almighty God for the
glorious news. We have awaited II pa
fiently. We are satisfied that under the
humane laws and government of this
country the Beers, in very short time.
will be loyal citizens of the British
empire
The queen has telegraphed her con
gratulations TO General Butler and Cen
erai White and the prince of Wales mas
telcgraphed congratulations 10 General
Butler. Lady White i'm a message in re-
ply yesterday to congratulations says:
Lady White Sends an Answer.
"All the world is in sympathy with me
today and l am in sympathy with all the
world | am delighted at the joy ful news
of the relief and am happy at The inteiii-
geuce that my husband is well and safe
at last. As a wife | can say no more.
What happy wife could say moreE
Cheering thousands kept up the iuces-
SAINT roar before the mansion house ana
an traffic in what is London's busiest
corcourea ceased. Pandemonium reign
ed. The news of the mansion house
demonstration had spread To all quar-
ters of the city and there poured in a
stream Of h0od,ums and fakirs, laden
down with flags women, boys anu all
sorts and conditions Of people. silk hats
flow into the air and small fights were o.
freouent occurrence. The hundreds OF
ojicemen on the spot had their hands
fuU hut az long as the enthusiasm OF the
crowd was only confined 10 horse pay
The officers did not interfere.
Tntu midnisht LONDON gave itself np
20 the widest expressions Of JOY ron,
affA
Tho leading thoroughfares We're constant
i. naraded By cheering crowds. intermit-
teptl,, bursting into patriotic songs. Bands
r,orcbing through the streets assisted with
s,r,ips of Inhalation and the same eN-
infant notes were To be heard at every
railway station or place of public gaiher-
Ing throughout the metropolis.
Tho West End clubs. the cafes. the res
taurants and the public buildings We're an
brilliantly Illuminated ana theIr interiors;
oven .o the tables. were beautifully deco
rated with flags. bunting and ingenious
arrangements of electric lights.
Az all the music halls patriotic songs
were uiven the people rising and joining.
a,ntd scenes of unbounded enthusiasm
rIardl,. a uersnn could be met with win"
was not wearing the national emblem ~
the shane Of a tr-colOr rosCtte or rib
bon The biograph representations 81
leading generals and heroes OF war were
greeted with tremendous acclamauohs'
American Flags Were Shown.
ono striking feature Of the rejoicing was
tho GREAT number of American flags in
tcr,tv-ined with the British. At II O'Clock.
when the thcaters and music nails poured
forth thousands. the Quotations We're re-
doubled. In Trafalgar square every aVal-
able inch of space. including &c Plinth Of
Lions at Nelson's column, as occupied
bv a surging cheering en- ~
All ioine.' ~ sns'.'' save tht
Rogopts H 9 W6te R.'ratePowcu and
the rest. The scene at this'Yont was al
most wlthou, precedent, and IS not likely
90 I've forgotten by those who Witnessed H.
4 smaller but almost equally STRIKING
dem, ustratton occurred In the vicinity OF
St. PauTs churchyard early in the even
ing. when the famous peal of bells was
ruug IN honor of the occasion.
Pan Mall. the strand. Fleet street ana
Cheapside echoed and re-echoed until long
after midnight with the cheers and SONGS
Of tho slowly and reluctantly dispensing
crowds Az . o'clock this morning there
comes from Mansion house square every
few minutes the sound of vigorous cheer
ing. Everywhere groups of people can
bc seen. ana although noisy, they are per
fectlv orderly. Great throngs remained
in the vicinity of the war office until IL
o'clock last evening when = was an
nuuuced that no further news was az hand
for publication.
Estimates for the War.
Lord Iansdownc chose the psychology
cal moment to announce estimates eN-
cecding E0. 600 900 and rather startled the
public hy unfolding the programme of the
war office TO send out I'm addition TO the
2nn1 troops now aloat. 5t.V7 fresh sol
diers Lore Roberts viii ultimately have
a force of quarter of n million.
An order has reached Woolwich ar
soual for the construction of 22i new
guns, from 3-pounder 10 l2-inch guns. OF
these 100 are to be naval guns. Already
q 600 worlmcu are employed at the ar
seuaI and 5000 more sill be engaged. The
decision to send out more troops and 70
increase the home armament meet with
universal approval.
The Beers seem 20 have got quite
away from around Ladysmith without
losing gun or their baggage IAN
Reeutn's Pass is only about twenty-five
miles from Iadysmith. The enemy had
artillery i'm action Tuesday and they
tr0lably utilized both railroads in re
treating sending the heavy pieces 10 Pre-
toria and lighter ones into the Free
state.
assembling ~ 00n at Weinberg. fifty miles
north Of Rloemfontein. Colonel Abrecht
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