Show BOERS STAND AT Al JOHANNESBURG Announce AllI ounce That the tIle City Will WillBe WillBe WillBe Be Defended t ENGLAND HEARS O HEY WILL SUE FOR PEACE J Conference Calls Culls on on the tl Powers to Intervene Int ivelle Action is sted Under Uti r the Hague Bague Agreement Few Details Are Obtainable Obtain ble as to Belief Ue is Taken k n by bythe bythe bythe the British London n Holds High Carnival Carniv Over the l Tidings l gs Prom From the Seat of the t e War 4 t t Pretoria May Ma 30 20 It Is officially llY announced that j Johannesburg will willbe f be defended ded The ops lof th 4 neutral powers Dowers have ben been advised f to look loo after their citizens as the f government will not hold Itself itself re rc 4 f for r injury or orda damage dad ge to 4 4 property f 4 Commandant Botha Boha comman 4 4 of the tha Boer 13 er forties f ford r e r re reports f i 4 ports the burghers are joining in I 4 4 great numbers 4 I 4 London May 20 It is reported rep 4 4 that the Pretoria government government has 4 4 decided to sue su to Lord Roberts Roberto for f peace While no 4 4 this rumor Is at land hand it is gener generally 4 4 4 ally credited 4 4 4 Berne Switzerland May 19 The 4 4 committee of the e international 4 4 peace bureau has las decided to tomake make 4 I Ia Ia 4 a final appeal to the twe 4 powers po e rs who are ar e signers si ers of the th con c n 4 I 4 adopted l by The Hague 4 4 peace conference conf ranc in I n favor favo of the the 4 4 4 restoration restoratIon of meace 1 ace In South 4 4 Africa c 4 The committee called attention 4 4 to the clause of Ene convention on for forthe forthe 4 4 the peaceful settlement of International 4 4 conflicts by the terms term S of 4 4 which the signatory powers agreed 4 4 to use all efforts effOrt for fI th the fettle ettle ettle 4 4 ment not only of difficulties 4 4 among themselves s b but t of all aU inter international international 4 4 national d disputes sf ute Consequently 4 4 the committee declares res an offer of 4 4 4 mediation cannot ann t be considered by bj 4 4 Great Britain as as an an unfriendly act 4 I 4 t 4 Pretoria May 19 The 41 4 I 4 ed Press special ecial western wOster wester 4 4 correspondent wires that the relief 4 4 column entered Wednes Wednesday 4 4 day night General Delare en engaged 4 4 4 them thorn successfully su c during 4 I 4 the whole of Wednesday W but In inthe 4 4 the night one of his officers ers with withdrew 4 4 drew without the generals knowl 4 4 4 edge thus leaving a way clear for forthe 4 4 the column to enter i 1 4 4 4 London May 19 A special J dis is j t 4 4 patch from dated May 17 41 4 I 4 states that a large lae British tish j owe 4 j I 4 from the south succeeded su in i enter 4 4 I 4 4 ing Mafeking and t nd d that 4 1 4 the siege was Wa raised by 4 t 4 4 their commandoes commandos being with 4 f f drawn n eastward e tv ard 1 4 4 4 Berlin BerUn May IS A special din dis di 4 t 4 patch from Case CaJe Town 1 says aara tS that 4 4 the relief as it approached a r a Jed 4 4 Mafeking king from the south out was as at attacked 41 4 4 tacked by y a strong force of ot Boers Beers 4 4 4 who were repulsed repulse The column t mn 41 4 4 then pushed on and the BOerS re rc 41 4 4 treated T td 4 4 continued or some Borne time 4 4 The British casualties casu were slight 4 t tt London Nay May y 50 O tonight t is iss still s f Iii n a a state of carnival cl i so far hir as the leading Jales c n cern ed The liberation lib from t oil of hun Con u ag 20 2 11 It ST AWA JOHAN UR from r Faga L 1 of thousands of the classes in the afternoon to some some ex cx extent tent tet changed change the character Of the cele cel celebrations in the forenoon forenoon had been marked by b the absence of dis disorder disorder disorder order and By ly many disgraceful inci mci incidents incident dents dent more especially ci uy In n the West End Colonel house which faces faces Hyde park rk was wa all al day the ten cen center tenter en enter ter of scenes senes which must mst have been ex cx extremely extremely gratifying to his family who constantly appeared on the balcony to bow their acknowledgements In addi addition additon addition tion ton there was a continuous c stream of carriages bringing visitors leaving cards of ot When the t theart art ar students procession precession which was w s of great geat length having baving been Joined by many members of the best families stopped In n front of the house the heros mother and sister came to the window evidently greatly greaty moved His Bier sister fetched fet hed a a large l rge oil oi portrait of the colonel wreathed in laurels and it conspicuously on the balcony When the th storm stor of cheers cher ceased for a moment the colonels clon l mother briefly ad addressed addressed dressed the crowd expressing her heartfelt thanks to the demonstrators At about abut this time a beautifully beautiful ap appointed appointed appointed pointed equipage drew drev along in which were three ladies each completely at attired attired attired tired in one ne of the national atonal colors red white and blue The be charming charing effect of this and similar incidents nt gave gae a picturesque touch to the festivities Everywhere were seen processions and various bands in carnival or khaki kh k at attire attre attire tire tre accompanied by pretty girls and youths collecting cole money for the var various var various ious bus funds connected with the war There must have been millions of flags sold during the day The he whole illy Uy was w covered vred with wih them f Seething Mass Mas of Humanity Hut From Sharing haring Cross to the Mansion House Rouse is is a seething mass of humanity afoot on he tops of omnibuses an and in cabs and Vehicles of jaU aU U kinds all wear wearIng lag Ing little flags fags 1 barges bages and but buttons buttons buttons tons portraits of Lord Lard Roberts R and other popular officers Further F rUler f through Pall al Mall Malland MaI Malland and Piccadilly r c adly and from Hyde Park corner to the extreme west similar scenes are ar being enacted ted News Scarce Scare Prom Fo Mafeking The wat ar Office f at 9 t ni lt had h d no further furt r news regarding the re relief rel lief Ilef l ef of nl Outside the build building building ing ing there is a scene cene of indescribable I enthusiasm en th From Prom provincial provIn ial fal towns everywhere comes the same tale ale of ot rejoicings The queen this afternoon visited Welling Wellington ton college In company c with wih the Duke Duk of Connaught Conn aught and nd Princess Beatrice to see the son Prince Albert of Battenberg who is a student there tere General Frenchs son sn is also als a student at this college and he was wa presented to the queen The queen quen Inspected tho the cloak worn by the Duke Duke of Wellington at a Both on her journey to the college and returning the queen Queen was wa greeted enthusiastically by the crowds of Mafeking demonstrators Both the queen find nd Lord Salisbury have replied to many many telegrams of con congratulations con congratulations from the the he mayors of pro provincial ro towns tows During the the course of the te afternoon the police poUce found difficulty in n keeping the spirit of unruliness down Queen is Happy London May 20 a s m Last nights court circular contains the fol following following following lowing The queen received receive on Friday night with wih the greatest gratification and thankfulness the news of the relief of Mafeking after a heroic defense of over seven months by Colonel and troops under his command The significance of this which re refers refers refers fers to t the receipt by her majesty of ofa ofa ofa a copy of tile the tle Associated Press Pr s dispatch from Pretoria is that It I is the first official of cial intimation of the relief of Mafe Mafeking Mafeking king and it would woud not have been made had any doubts doubt existed in the th official mind as a to the correctness th of the news Meanwhile the usual Saturday nights silence covers the seat eat of ot war Cables are mainly composed of reports report of ot enthusiastic jubilation over the re relief relief lief lef of Mafeking at various various points in South Africa A dispatch from Win burg dated May 19 says General Generl Rundle reached Trammel miles mie from here on Fri Friday Friday Friday day traversing exceedingly mountain mountainous ous country countr Commandant commando is several days days ahead of his him hi but stray patrols of Boers Boer are t I watching R movements movement His men are in excellent form for In spite spit of the long daily daly marches Joy in i New Castle Caste A dispatch from says The occupation of New Castle Cate by General Buller Buler has ha caused great geat ju jubilation jubilation The magistrate arid rd his staff staf tile the mayor and the corporation corpor Uon have left le t for New NewCastle Castle Many fleeing feeing Boers have have gone to the te Free State by Mul lers lers pass p others have gone to Wak Most of them however have gone north north as a a disorganized mob S SS S News Prom Buller The war office has ha received the fol tel following following lowing dispatch from General Buller Buler dated New Castle Cate May ay 10 19 General Clery moved to to t today day and General Dundonald Dundon ld to Laings Nek We almost caught caught up with wih the tail tai of the column and have captured a few prisoners priner and wagons uTe The men have marched marche very ver well wel indeed I left Ladysmith May 10 10 and by from the th there road used us am now miles mies e is i Taken Friday Friday May MaY IS General Hutton Huton with his mounted infantry today made a dash upon UDon and captured three tree commandants commandant and nineteen mostly The Colt machine gun commanded by has ha arrived arved here Owing the derailing of two trains tins at the Vet river progress toward the completion of the railway deviation d v will wi be b delayed for some days |