The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
OVER THE NEWS OF BULLER'S RELIEF
OF IAOYSMlTH.
THE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS
OF Joy I'm All the Cities Exceed Any
thing Ever Before Witnessed Inn
mense Crowds Gather Before the
Public BufldfnRs-Houses Decorated
with Flags st. Paul's Great Bell
Rung - Business on h Exchanges
Observation-Disclosures

London, March 2.-When the news
of the relief of Ladysmith became gen.
orally known, London literally went
mad with joy n throughout England
the scenes witnessed nav no parallel
in the memories of this generation.
The lord mayor OF London immedi-
ately t~elegraphed his congratulations
to Generals White and Butler. When
the queen received the news at Wind
sor the bells on the Curfew tower of
the castle were rung in honor of the
event.
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.
Staid magnates grabbed haring pos
ters from newsboys and brandished
"Ladysmith Relieved" to the roaring
throng. All thought of business was
forgotten. Nothing could be done on
the exchange except to sing God Save
the Queen" and cheer. Business on
the Baltic wheat market for cargoes
closed at l o'clock. No n wanted to
trade on such a day as this. The stores
put up their shutters and gave their
employees a holiday.
The Lord Mayor ordered a holiday
for the city schools.
The great bell in ST. Pauls was rung
last evening. The stately foreign Of
flee 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 office lob
bieS, struggling to see for themselves
the announcement and cheered the
British generals in South Africa to
the echo.
Outside Marlborough house, the Lon
don residence of the Prince of Wales,
a large and jubilant crowd assembled.
At Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham,
Edinburgh and, in fact, in all the cit
les, big and little, flags floated every
where, whistles footed, bells chimed
and crowds paraded the streets, sing
ing patriotic 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
laval depotS scenes of the widest en-
thuSiaSm prevailed.
$1,000 people assembled around the
town hall, the lord mayor said: Il
thank the Almighty God for the glori-
Gus news. We have awaited it pa
tiently. We are satisfied hat under
the humane laws and government of
time, will be loyal citizens of the Brit
iSh empire"
QUEEN SENDS CONGRATULA-
TONS.
The queen has telegraphed her con-
gratulations to General Butler and
General White and the Prince of
Wales has telegraphed congratulations
to General Butler. Lady White, in a
message in reply to congratulations,
says: All the world is in sympathy
with me today and I am in sympathy
with all the world. I am delighted at
the joyful news of the relief and am
happy at the intelligence that my hus-
band is well and safe at last. AS a
wife / can say no more. What happy
wife could say more?"
All day cheering thousands kept up
the incessant o a before the Mansion
house and all traffic in what is Lon
don's busiest c%oncourse ceased. Pande-
monium reigned. The news of the
Mansion house demonstration had
spread to all quarters of the city and
there poured in a stream of hoodlums
and fakirS, laden down with flags
women, boys and all sorts and condi-
tons of people. Silk hats flew into the
air and small fights were Of frequent
occurrence. The hundreds of police
men on the spot had their hands full,
but as long as the enthusiasm of the
crowd was only confined to horse play,
the officers did not interfere.
Tons of fireworks are being bought
in preparation for elaborate celebra-
tionS tonight.
In several provincial towns, efigies
of President Kruger and General Cron-
je were paraded through the streets
and maltreated. At Glasgow an effigy
of President Kruger was subjected to
indignities at the foot Of the queens
statue.
Over 1000 university and college stu
dents paraded the streets of London,
singing Rule Britannia and cheer
ing. /,