New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-02

short time win be loyal citizens Of the sr.4iuh
Empire
The afternoon newspapers voice the exultation
of the nation. 1.-The Globe" says:
The night is passed, Since HaveIock ana
Outram fought their way, inch by inch through
the crooked streets and alleys of Lucknow no
such thrill of excitement has gone THROUGH the
nation. The Empire has suffered and sorrowed
much during the last few months, but the it'd
ings of Tuesday and to-day have made il all
seem like gloomy nightmare the shadow OF a
night that is passed The credit for our sue
cess rests with Lord Roberts as fully as n he
himself had ridden into Ladysmith. The sui
ferings and privations are over. and the Empire
tenders tribute of gratitude and admiration
to General White and his immortal garrison
1.-THE Pail Mall Gazette" says it believes II =.
impossible to forecast the result Of the relief OF
Ladysmith the duration of the war. which
may yet eliminate in a protracted struggle be-
fore Pretoria" THE Westminster Gazette"
says:
The news this morning obiterates for the mo-
ment full memory of the long and costly ana
have gone before in ten days. Thanks to the ad-
mirable strategy OF Roberts and Kitchener the
whole situation is n voiut1oniZed-
The Queen has tel graphed her eongratula-
lions to General BuIIes and General White and
the Prince of Wales hrs telegraphed his con-
CALCULATIONS to General Butler.
AT Portsmouth the naval Commander-in-
Chief announced the relief of Ladysmith by a
general signal. the great dockyards and war
vessels greeting IT with cheers
Lady White, In message in reply to con-
gratulations, says:
All the world is in sympathy with me to-day
and 1 am in sympathy with all the world. /
am delighted at the joyful news of the relief
and am happy at the intelligence that my hus-
band is we'll and safe at last. AS wife 1 can
say no more. What happy wife could say more,
All day long the cheering thousands kept I'D
and all traffic In what is Londons busiest con-
course ceased. An elderly man. with his silk
hat on the back of his head and his black coat
tails flying in the wind. climbed to the top of a
big lamppost in the middle of the street oppo-
site the Mansion House. and remained for about
an hour with his legs curled around the post
Waving his hat in one hand and flag In the
other. he led the tumultuous cheering for each
hero Of the war. and the fierce. hoarse impreca-
lions Of President KRUGER and President Steyn
Pandemonium reigned- The news Of the Man
sion 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 con-
ditions of people. Silk hats flew into the air
and small fights were of frequent occurrence
The hundreds Of policemen on the spot had
their hands full. but long the enthusiasm
Of the crowd was only confined to horseplay the
police did not interfere. Tons OF fireworks are
being bought In preparation for elaborate cele-
brations tonight.
In several provincial towns effigies of Presi-
dent KRUGER and General Cronje paraded
through the streets and maltreated. At Glas-
gov an efflgy OF President KRUGER was subject
ed to indignities at the foot OF the Queens
statue.
Over one thousand university and college stu
dents paraded the streets of London. singing
Rule Britannia" waving flags and cheerfrp
for Little Robs,'' who seemed be a prime
favorite in this and other demonstrations al
though Generals Butler, Macdonald and White
got fair share OF the acclanations