The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-19

News to the waiting PopuIace.
Thousands of People Paraded Lon
don and Did All Manner of Things
to Express Their Good Feelings.
New Peace Proposals Are Now
Talked of-Kruger May Soon Leave
Pretoria.
London, May IS. 9:16 p. m.-Mafeking
has been relieved.
lO:15 p. m.-From the mention of the
laagers in the Pretoria dispatch, IL is un-
derstood here that prior 40 the raising Of
the siege of Mafelzing, the Boer laagers
around that place were vigorously bonn
barded by the British relief column, and
that the burghers were practically conf
PEELED to abandon the siege.
The dispatch of the Associated Press
announcing the relief of Mafeking was
posted outside the Mansion House and
the news rapidly spread. A large crowd
collected and az this hour all the streets
in the neighborhood are already resound-
ing with cheers.
The war Office at 0 o'clock had announc-
$40 the Lord Mayor. Mr.. A. ]. Newton
in his official robes of office, announced
the joyful news to the crowd outside.
The Lord Mayor was accompanied by
1he lady mayoress to the front of the
Mansion House, where an immense por-
trait CT Col. Baden-Powell was display
ed, bearing the inscriptions:
"GIafek!ng relieved"
While the attendants were waving
Union Jacks, the Lord Mayor briefly ad-
dressed the assemblage, saying:
II wish your cheers could reach Mafek
ing"
Here the speech was interrupted by re-
doubled cheering and the singing of
Rule Britannia after which the Lord
Mayor remarked:
I'VE never doubted what the end would
be or that British pluck and courage
would conquer at last"
Sang ..God Save the Queen.'
The Lord Mayor then led the crowd
in singing God Save the Queen and
Soldiers of the Queen" and, with re-
newed cheering and the waving of flags
by the assembled multitude and the sing
ing of For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
the Mayor and his party retired
The masses of people outside the Man
sion House soon grew to such dimensions
that the police were compelled to divert
all traffic, omnibuses, ETC., through the
side streets.
The cheering is now incessant
The news was also announced in spe-
cial newspaper editions and the tickers
in ali of the resorts.
In the West End leading thoroughfares
were eventually impeded by constant
stream of the populace cheering them
selves hoarse and singing GOD Save the
Queen" and Soldiers of the Queen"
The enthusiasm as this dispatch is sent
already promises to outrival even the
scenes which followed the relief of Lady
smith.
The dispatch of the Associated Press con-
taining the news of the relief of the l2ug
besieged place was sent 10 the houses CT
Parliament, where ii created great deal
OF excitement in the press gallery and lob
Dies and soon began to be circulated
among the members of the House of Com
mons.
Great JOY in London.
Londcn, May 10, a. m-London's mil
Hons spent half the night in the street.
and even at o'clock this morning troops
ot young men are -promenading, singing
ana cheering and there are crowds in front
oil the Mansion House, Marlborough
House, the clubs and Pail Mall and the
war office and in Parliament Square, wav-
ing hags and joining in the national airs.
ms sustained bsllowing and uproar Of
hundreds Of thousands amazes the Eng
Hshinan who ceases for moment to be
al actor and becomes merely an observer
Nothing has quite equalled to-night's
H0Hdred square miles of almost furious
"ehonstratlon. Smart women in brough-
u'ls waved USion Jacks out of the win
vows From every bus in London futtered
Union Jack Conventional family par
iss stopped at street corners to take part
sc singing God Save the Queen" and
oV'ders of the Queen" Everywhere was
Ddhdon, good feeling and an astonishing
'Var OF human voices
~, ~ was all brought about by twenty
Hofd telegram from Pretoria that Mafe;s
4 ''g mad been relieved.
Vol Badeu-Powells brother In London
frt received telegram from a Dutch
/ b"u IN Pretoria saying that Mafekng
NaS been relieved.
Played American Airs.
al Carlton Hotel which is filled with
-rterlcans. the bands played Marching
cniVugh Georgia." which has been re-
~ adapted to an English song enti-
sn1 Marching to Pretoria" Dixie
~ otner American airs were played
'housand people stood in front Of