New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-03
RAMPANT JOY IN ENGLAND
ALL THE UNITED KINGDOM GIVEN OVER
TO HOLIDAYNIAKING.
STREETS OF LONDON FILL UP WITH UP
ROARIOUs CROWDS-MR. CHAMBERLAIN
GETS SPECIAL ATTENTION.

concIusion of peace in South Africa. The streets
everywhere are thronged with people. who every
now and then relieve their overstrung nerves
by an outburst of hoarse cheering or by praying
penny trumpets. The tone of King Edwards
message to the people and the absence therein
of any note of exultation seems however 10
have set good example, and. while giving free
vent to their own satisfaction the British are
showing small desire over their late
enemies. Flags and bunting are everywhere
displayed. church bells are ringing. salutes are
being fired and there is general jubiation on
all sides.
Crowd of suburbanites poured into London at
early hour, and converged toward the usuai
centres. the Mansion House. Royal Exchange.
Trafalgar Square, etc, and quickly bedecked
themselves with tiny flags, buttons and badges.
AT intervals enthusiast started singing
God Save the King" which was taken up by
the happy throngs and was heard for miles
through the neghboring streets, from one end
OF the metropolis to the other
The earliest demonstrations the Stock En-
change where the members arrived hour
earlier than usual. began with the bidding up OF
South African securities and cOnsos. On the
official opening "God Save the King was sung
by all present and a telegram was dispatched
to Lord Kitchener as follows:
The members of the London Stock Exchange
joicing at the happy end of the heightened cam
paign. Peace with honor is a fitting prelude
to peaceful coronation CeIepratlohs i1eat tlesl
congratulations to your lordship and the brave
boys with you.
The members of the Stock Exchange then
marched to the Mansion House and serenaded
the Lord Mayor Sir Joseph c. Dimsdale, and
afterward resumed business. but without much
heart for their work.
Later In the day a levee at st. James's Palace
and a Cabinet meeting in Downing-st. attracted
immense crowds. Thousands of people awaited
the arrival of the Cabinet ministers. and the
scenes witch greeted the popular favorites had
not been equalled in many years Many of the
ministers court dresses. on account or
having TO be present 1T the levee. which added
to the attractiveness of the occasion 1t is al
most needless to add that Joseph Chamberlain,
the Colonial Secretary. came in for special at
tention from the masses The police were I'M
aole to hold them in bounds. and crowds surged
around Mr.. Chamberans carriage, hurrahing
and shouting congratulations until the Colonial
Secretary escaped into the building.
on the adjournment of the Cabinet meeting
the crowds repaired TO Buckingham Palace and
St James's Palace. and further relieved their
feelings by cheering the King and other nota-
bilities who attended the levee, at which the
United States Ambassador Joseph II. Choate,
and all the members of the embassy, and a
number of special coronation ENJOYS were
present.
kilograms received from all parts OF the prov
inces testify to The extreme JOY felt by all
classes at the conclusion of the AT many
places the magistrates discharged all the pris-
oners charged with light offences. ..
a singular fact is that the first news of the
conclusion of peace received at Windsor
by telephone from Berlin and Paris.
Many Of the provincial exchanges closed at
lunch time and the children ut the schools
everywhere were dismissed.
Great torchlight professions arranged
for tonight. and Examinations which were in
the course Of preparation for the coronation
hurried On. that they could be lit up
to- night
AS the day wore on the crowds in the streets
increased In size, became noisier. and there were
indica tons of a repetition toward night OF the
scenes Witnessed when the relief OF Mafeking
announced The East Enders invaded the
West End, and factory girls and boys took pos
session of St James's-st. and Piccadiily render
ing traffic difficult.
At o'clock this evening the streets were still
filling up, with every likelihood of riotous
night. Working people We're parading instead
OF going home. Flags, liquor and feathers had
enormous sale. and traffic in the principal
thoruughfares grew more and more difficult. The
vicinity of the Mansion House. the Strand and
PiccadiIlv we're the favorite centres of the
crowd, and the metropolis began to give itself
over to unrestrained rejoiCngs.
Queen Alexandra drove out from buckingham
cheers.
Hundreds of thousands OF people surged
through the streets OF London, from White
chapel to Buckingham Palace. tonight, but
never at any time did the density of the crowds
equal that of those which created the verb Ito
maffick" Tonight there was a tremendous
noise in the streets, composed of a pandemo-
MUM of horns and cheers and the coarse jests
of Costers but the abandon which marked the
announcement of the reefs of Mafeking and
Ladysmith lacking. Women. many or
them carrying babies; boys, drunken loafers
nd 1th her lad az
order were the principal elements in the ragged
professions which wendell their ways through
the city, through Pail Mall and up PiCcadilly.
The crowds concentrated In Regent-st ana
especially the Strand, and let themselves
loose. Women of the lower class Jabbed men
in the faces with feathers. lndlscrlmlhately
flung an apology for confetti, and In turn were
Rugged and kissed by any man who found
time for such diversion. few helpless po-
licemen stood around and watched the fun.
One of the favorite decorations with the crowd
was a cluster of red white and blue stripes
wound around a tall hat American visitors in
London, who tonight saw the city crazy for
the first time freely expressed their utter aston
ishment at the scenes, and ENORMOUSLY asked,
Were the Mafeking celebrations worse than
this?" This question called forth response
from the Americans resident in London as fol-
lows. why. this isn't a circumstance to MAZE
king"
A very serious undercurrent of discomfort Is
probably responsible for the fact that London
has not been entirely given over to the widest
debauch. An old soldier, who stood apart from
the boisterous crowds and refused TO 'maftick,
said bitterly: Peace with honor! 1t seems to
me we've got el! the peace and the Beers have
all the honor" This idea was echoed in more
thinking quarters. The Liberal members OF
the House of Commons declared freely Tonight
that peace in South Africa might have been Sc
cured a wear earlier and upon better terms had
not the British Government been obdurate.
The decorations and Examinations of London
took on a more organized form the peace
news grew older The American and the Irish
flags figured largely among the decorations
while the new ensign of the Australian Fedora
ton made its first appearance in a national