The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-02

business men, the majority Of them carr
rying little union jacks. Never before
was there ouch sale Of fass as to-day.
Through this cheering throng thera was
only one avenue open to trafhc, and this
was utilized by the 'busses going from
east to west. An traffic in other direc-
tions was blocked for hours. The only
way to get past the mansion house was
by mounting the 'busses, which soon
began to resemble chariots in a trlum-
phal pageant. Stock brokers, bankers,
clerks and worklngmen clambered on
TOP. and cs the busses numbered past
the historic building they stood up and
waved flags, hats and handkerchIefs,
and calling for cheers for Butler and
Roberts. A mighty shout answered
them from the crowds through which
they were passing. The procession be-
came continuous, yet the crowd never
tired Of cheering every time the name
OF White, Butler or Roberts was mem
TONED, and off came hats, and up went
the little nags. Grave old financlers
yelled and waved as frantlcaliy and as
often as the urchins who had clambered
over the mansion house steps, that En-
glands honor had been saved.
Relief From Awful Strain.
The strain that for 11s days had kept
the nation in terrible anxiety was re-
moved. The lord mayor showed him-
self at a window out OF which hung a
huge city imperial volunteer flag, and
the crowd yelled itself hoarse. stald
magistrates grabbed fiaring posters
from newgboys and brandlshed Lady
smith relieved" to the roaring throng.
An thought OF business was 1Orgotten.
Nothing could be done on the stock ex-
change except sing God Save the
Queen" and cheer Business at the
Baltic (wheat market for cargoes)
closed at O'Clock. No one wanted to
trade on such day as this. The stores
put up their shutters and gave their
employees holiday. Great ensigns
foatcd in the sunlight from hundreds
of buildings, ard little union jacks lit
up the murlsy city windows.
The lord mayor wired Lady Butler as
follows: my aincerest congratulations
on your gallant husbands nchieves
ment." He also ordered holiday for
the city schools. Later he answered
the demands Of the crowd, that In
creased as the day wore on, by speech
in which he said: "TBIs news mnkes our
hearts leap for Joy. We now are satls-
hed that our sacrifice Of blood and
treasure is not in vain"
Orders were given to ring the great
bell in st. Paulrs this evening. The
West End is rs enthusiastic, though not
quite so demonstrative, as the city. The
stately foreign office so far forgot Itself
as to display large union jacks from the
windows. A cabinet meeting was held
and as the members met at the entrance
to the foreign office they exchanged the
warmest congratulations. Crowds
blocked the war ofice Hobbies. strug-
CLING to see for themselves the an
pouncement Of the glad tdlngs and
cheering for General BuIler, Lord Dun
donald and other heroes Of the hour.
Outside Marlborough house, the London
residence o. Prince OF Wales, large
and jubilant crowd assembled.
Briefly, from one end OF the metropo-
lis to the other joy reIgned supreme and
bunting Wss flying everywhere, and
scarcely an omnibus passed through
the happy streets, but had tied to the
drivers whip union jack or red, white
and blue streamers. All over the United
Kingdom these scenes were duplicated
At Glasgow, Liverpool. Birmingham
Edinburg, and, in fact, in all the cities
big and little aags lloated everywhere,
whistles footed. bells chimed and
crowds parded the streets singing pn-
trlotIc songs. Business was given up
for the day, the schools were closed, in
the harbors all the vessels dressed ship
and at the military and naval dnpots
scenes of the widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
LONDON, March 2, 1:i5 a. m-UntIl
midnight London gave itself up to the
widest expressions OF Joy. From the
Mansion House to the West End all the
leading thoroughfares were constantly
paraded by cheering crowds, intermit-
tently bursting into patriotic songs.
Bands marching through the streets as
sisted with strains Of jubllNtion, and
| the same eXultRnt notes wero to be
heard at every railway station or place
OF public gathering throughout the
The west End clubs, the cafes, the
restaurants and the public buildings
were all brilliantly Illuminated and
their interiors, even to the tables. were
| beautifully decorated with hRgs, buDt.
/ ing and Ingenious arrangements or
electric lights. AT all the musle halls,
patriotic songs were given the people
| rising and Joining, amid scenes OF un-
bounded enthusiasm. Hardly q per5on
could be met with who was not wearing
the national emblem in the shape OF n
| tri-colored rosatte or ribbon. The hlo-
graph representation OF lending Rener.
ais and heroes Of the war were greeted
with tremendous HcclamntiOna.
One striking feature Of the rejoicing
was the great number OF American
flags lntertwined with the British. AZ
ii O'clock, when the theatres and music
halls poured forth thousands, the tuD-
ilntlon was redoublcd In Trafalgar
square every available inch Of space
including the plinth Of lions at Nell
SONS column, was occupied by q surg
| ing, singing, cheering crowd.
All Joined in singing God Save the
Queen" applaudIng every reference 70