Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-24
A STORM OF PATRIOTISM
Glad Tumult in Every Section
of the Empire.
LONDONERS WENT CRAZY.
No Such Demonstrations of Delight
Have Heen Known In the Metropolis
Since the War BeGan-Other British
Successes are Reported.

and this morning troops of young
men are promenading, singing and
cheering, and there are crowds in
front of the Mansion house, Marlbor-
ough house, the clubs on Pail Mall,
the war office and in Parliament
square, waving flags and joining in
the national airs.
This uproar of hundreds of thou
, sands amazes the Englishman who
ceases for Il moment to be an actor
and becomes merely an observer.
London is beside itself with emotion.
Gusts of patriotism have set the
town quivering twice or thrice before
during the war, but nothing has
equaled last nights hundred square
miles of almost furious demonstra-
tion.
1t was all brought about by 90
word telegram from Pretoria that
Mafeking had been relieved. Although
the government has not word, and
although nothing contirmatory has
been received from any African
source except Pretoria, nobody ques-
tions the news.
The London fire insurance laws
make fireworks impossible at night
and the city lacked the blaze of illu-
mination characteristic of American
cities during similar rejoicings. The
Britisher. therefore, relied upon lung
power, and from St. Pauls cathedral
to Westminster Abbey, and up
| through Piccadilly to Hyde park,
there was Niagaralike roar, inces-
SAINT, rising and falling hour after
hour, as the surging masses poured
| through London's thoroughfareS like
the professions on the eve of Il presi-
Dental election in the United States
At Carlton hotel, which is filed
with Americans, the bands played
''Marching Through Georgia" which
has been recently adapted to an Eng
| lish song entitled "Marching to Pre-
| toria." Dixie" and other American
airs were played.
Ten thousand people stood in front
of Mrs. Baden-Powell's house cheer
ing and singing; and a score of cabs
brought congratulations
In mrestrained jubilation the
provinces were not behind the me-
tropoIis. Although London had the
start by a few minutes, the great in
| dustrial centers and surrounding
towns suddenly burst into patriotic
demonstrations Bells clang in their
steeples village bands turned out,
and people gathered in the squares to
chant God Save the Queen"
From all parts of the empire comes
the same story Bombay, Hong
hong, Colombo and the Australian
cities are rejoicing. Continental cit
les received the news sadly.
The relief of Mafeking had the ef-
| feet of suspending for n moment in
terest in the operations elsewhere in
the field of war. Nevertheless yester-
| day brought important official an
nouncements. Lord Methuen entered
Hoopstad on Thursday. He is now 70
| miles from kroOnStad and so from
| Bothaville.
Gen. Butler entered New Castle
| Thursday evening. Lord Roberts is
not idle. While waiting for stores at
kroonstad, he is using his mounted
men to search wide tract of coun-
| try. Col. Broadwood occupied Lind
| ley on Thursday and the same day
| Gen. Hutton captured one of the
| Bothas, 80 miles from kroonStad.
| Gen. Rumble, on Thursday, encamped
| dJ SlOtldll. l'IlLlSII SutCtSStS arc tIllS
| reported at every point.
Pretoria, May 19-The siege of
Mafeking was abandoned on Tuesday,
a British force from the south taking
| possession of the place. President
Steyn left here for the Free State
| Thursday night. Addressing crowd
on the platform, he urged it to be of
| good cheer. 1t is reported that 5000
| British troops have surrounded Chris
tiana and that the landrost and other
officials have been taken prisoners.
A Lorenzo Marquee correspondent,
telegraphing yesterday says: New
peace proposals will probably be put
forward by the Boer government.
! The recent reverses are causing de-
spondency."
| According to other advces from the
same point, President Kruger and
other high officials purpose leaving
almost Immediately for Lydenburg.
The British prisoners will be con-
veyed there; and the foreign consuls
at Pretoria are leaving for Lyden-
burg.
In Kroonstad it is sand that Kruger
| will surrender when Lord Roberts
crosses the Tranvaal frontier.