Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-06-05
GREAT REJOICING IN LONDON
Financiers. Aristocrats and Suburban
ties Join in Demonstration.

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! London, June 1.-The peace in South AT
RIGA. and its very elastic terms were wei
coined in London tonight with milC
repetition of the Mafeking celebration.
| Hundreds Of thousands of people SURGE
! through the streets Of London from White
chapel to Buckingham Palace but neVel
at any time did the density of the crowd:
equal that of those which created The
verb TO Mafflck." Tonight there was
tremendous noise in the streets, compose
OF pandemonum of horns and cheers ant
the coarse jests of costers: but the abandon
j which marked the announcement of the re
liefs of Mafeking and Ladysmth was lack
Ing. Women, many OF them carrying
babies, boys, drunken loafers and others
glad of any excuse to defy law and order
were the principal elements in the ragged
professions which wendell their way.
through the city, through Pail Mall and uy
Piccadilly. The crowds concentrated, II
Regent street and especially on the Strand
and let themselves loose. Women of tht
lower class jabbed men in the faces witt
feathers Unfortunately flung an apology
for confetti and in turn We're Rugged ana
kissed by any man who found time fol
such diversion. A few helpless poicerne.
stood around and watched the fun
/ CURRENT OF DISC or;TENr.
A very serious under current # dscon.
that Ionic n has not been entirely giver
over to the widest lebluch An I'D sol
der. who stood apart from the boisterous
crowds and refused to "Maffick' SAID
bite rly:
Peace with honor. 1t seems to me
we've got all 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 to-
night that peace in South Africa might
nave been secured a year earlier and up
on better terms had not the British gov
eminent been so obdurate.
A curious feature of the nights street
scenes was that banners We're carried in
several professions bearing the inscrip-
ton Brave Butler"
There was a general jubiation in St
James Park. The large crowds which
had assembled there waited until late
hour for a chance to give memhersc of the
royal family, bound for Buckingham
paper trumpet.
At the height of the rejoicing a hearse
passed through Piccadily and even the I'm.
dertakers assistants who are known as
mutes. waved union jacks.
Throughout the evening the crowds ex-
hibited the utmost good humor and while
some Of the worst elements in London tool,
advantage OF the opportunity to disgrace
themselves the announcement of peace. or
the whole. was received with merely milo
"Mafiiking." This was somewhat atoned
for by the uproarous scenes in the fashion.
able restaurants. The people who were
dining In these places vociferously Joined
In with the orchestra when popular airs
were rendered and then INDUCED in what
was termed a battle of napkins in viii
these articles were knotted up and throw
around the dining rooms unfortunately
In the restaurants the amusement was
| heightened by the uproarious waving Of
! British flags.
NARROW ESCAPE FOR THE KING.
King Edward narrowly escaped what
might have been serious accident this