The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-03-07
THE SIEGE RAISED.
ladysnith Free After Being Lock-
ed Up Four Months.
GREAT JOY IN ENGLAND.
Scenes of Wild Joy Never Before
Kown in This Generation
Mark Relief Of Little
South African Town.

Mark Relief Of Little
South African Town.
The British war Office received the
following dispatch from Gen, Butler
Thursday
Lyttleton's Headquarters, March l,
Gen. Dundonald, with the Natal Car
bineers and composite regiment,
entered Ladysmi,h last night. The
county between me and Ladysmith is
reported clear Of he enemy. Moving on
Nclthorpe. | have just returned from
Ladysmith. Except small guard
north of Surprise Hill, the whole Of the
enemy lately besieging the town have
rctireded in haste and to the south Of
the town the country is quite clear of
them The garrison were on half g
pound Of meal man per day and sup
plementing the meal ration by horses
and mules. The men will want a lit
tie nursing before being fit for the field.
When the news Of the relief Of Lady
smith became generally known London
literally went mad with JOY and
throughout England the scenes Wit
messed have no parallel in the memories
of this. generation.
The lord mayor OF London imme-
6iatcly telegraphed his congratulations
to Gems. White and Butler. When the
queen received the news at Windsor the
bells On the curfew tower of the castle
we're rung in honor of the event.
The strain that for 1l5 days had kept
the nation IN terrible anxiety was re-
moved. The lord mayor showed him
self at window out of which hung a
huge City Imperial Volunteer flag and
the crowd yelled itself hoarse. Staid
uagnates grabbed faripg posters from
newsboys ard braoished ''Lsdysmith
relived" to the roaring throng. All
thought of business was forgotten
Nothing could be done on the stock ez-
change but sing God Save the Queen"
and cheer Business on the Baltic
wheat market for cargoes closed at l
O o'clock. No one wanted 20 trade on
such day as this The stores put up
their shutters aud gave their employees
a holiday.
The lord may,r ordered holiday for
the city schools. The great bell in St.
Paul's was rupg this evening. The
stately foreign offce SO far forgot itself
as to di> play large Uniopj scks from the
windows 4 cabinet meeting was held
aud IS the memnrrs met at the entrance
10 the foreign Office they exchanged the
warmest congratulations.
Crowds blocked the war Office lob
bles, struggling tc see for themselves
the announcement aDd cheered the
British generals in South Africa to the
echo. Outside Marlborough house, the
London residence of the Prince of
Wales, large aud jubilant crowd as
sem blcd.
AT Glasgow, Liverpool, Birui ngham
Edinburgh. aud in fact, in ALT cities,
big and little f tgs few everywhere,
whistles footed, bells chimed and
crowds paraded the streets, singing
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 naval depots
scenes Of the widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
At Liverpool, addressing crowd Of
90, 600 people assembled around the
town hall, re lord mayor said: Il
,hauk the Almighty God for the glori-
Gus news. We have awaited it patient
ly. We are satisfied that under the
humane laws and government of this
country, the Beers in a very short time
will be loyal citizens Of the British
empire.
Tnc queen has telegraphed her con-
gratula,ions to Gen. Butler and Gen.
White, and the Prince Of Wales has
tclegrahed coDgratuiation to Gen. Bui-
ler.
All day long cheering thousands kept
up the incessant roar before the man
sion house, and all traffic in what IS
Loudons busiest concourse ceased.
Paudemonium 7eigned. The news of
the mansion house demonstration had
spread to all quarters of the city and
there poured 10 stream of hoodlums
and fakirs, laden down with fagf! wo-
D.en, boys, and all sorts and conditions
Of people. Silk hats few into the air
and small fights were of fr,p:"pt oc-
currcnce. The policemen Oh tie spot
had their hands full, but as long as the
enthusiasm of the crowd was only con-
fined to horse play, the officers did not
interfere.
Tons Of fireworks are being boughtin
preparation for elaborate celebrations.
In several provincial towns efhgies of
President Kruger aud Gen Crorje
we're paraded through the streets aud
mal5rg.'.d At Glasgow an efigy Of
President X niger was subjected to in
oigniies at Tie foot of the queens
statue. Over 900 university and COL
lege students paraded the streets of
London singing "Rule Britannia" and
cheering.
a Pltiful Case.
There is white woman namcd Marie