The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-17
A JOURNEY OF 4O,000 MILES
THROUGH EUROPE, AFRICA, so UTH
 AMERICA AND 4 AUSTRALASLA

of South Africa-An Interview With
 President Krueger-South American
 Sympathy With Spain.
 Ex-Mayor J. B. Sargent and wife ar- rived in New York yesterday morning on the steamer Fuerst Bismarck, from Cherbourg, France, returning from a year and a half's travel in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. They came at once to New Haven and are now at their home in this city. MT. Sargent when seen last evening by a Journal and Courier representative was apparently in good health and tho trip to the antipodes seemed to have done him much good. He was in South America, in Uruguay, Argentine Repub- lie and Chilli during the greater part of the Spanish American war and relates some interesting incidents which oc- cured during his sojourn in these countries, where the sympathy was largely pro-Spanish.
 His trip was made partly in the in- terests of the large manufacturing in dustry with which he is prominently identified and he says that because of the war many South American houses refused to place orders with American manufacturers. He relates that he was frequently told of the fearful punish-s ment which the Spanish army and navy hn A ox.t1c and to these threats he replied that he would be exceedingly sorry for the Spanish if they gained any minor ad- vantages over the Americans at the be- ginning of the war, as the Americans would in the end retaliate all the more upon Spain.
 While he was travelling from Sam tiago, Chilli, to Buenos Ayres, two na- tive Spaniards who had been living in Bolivia, were members of the party, they being on their way to Spain to Join the Spanish army. One of the Spaniards had been lieutenant in the Spanish army and had served in north ern Africa. This one was especially bitter against Americans carefully avoided the American members of the party and was sanguine that Spain would come out of the war victorious. MT. Sargent says that while there was generally no hostility against Ameri- cans evident in the South American states, they refused to buy American goods, although he told those with whom he did business that commerce knew no enmities and that whatever took place between the United States and Spain, the South American states and the United States should remain friendly, as. there had been a strong sympathy for the former in the United States, as the South American states were struggling for independence from Spain.
 MT. and Mrs. Sargent sailed from New York year ago last March and went direct to North Germany, where they remained about four weeks, visit ing Hamburg, Bremen, Dresden and other cities where MT. Sargent's con- pany has a considerable trade They then crossed to England, where they re- mained about seven weeks, stopping on the way in Holland about two weeks. On leaving England they went to South Africa. stopping on the way at the Teneriffe Islands a short time. They landed at Cape Town, South Africa, and remained ten days and then went on to the south coast, stopping at East London and other commercial centers on that coast. Thence they went to Natal, to Delagoa Bay and other Portu- guese possessions, to Madagascar, Mauritus, where there is a considerable trade in American goods, remaining at the two latter islands about a month. They then returned to Delagoa Bay in East Africa and journeyed across the Portuguese territory to the South Afri- can republic, spending week at Pre- toria. MT. Sargent had an interview by appointment with President Krueger of the republic, whom he describes as fine specimen of an uneducated man of great natural ability, very strong minded and thorough statesman Mr. Sargent spoke English, which the president did not understand, and the conversation was interpreted by his secretary of state. Mr. Sargent con- graduated President Krueger upon his success in the resistance to the Jame- son raid and assured him that he gave the sentiment of the American people, in doing him honor for his success in resisting the invasion and maintaining Llc lHl0STlly LII HIS TSpuDllC anu ICpuO- lican institutions. MT. Sargent states that President Krueger appeared pleas- ed at receiving such sentiments from American people. MT. Sargent did not see Cecil Rhodes, the latter being ab- sent In England at that time. He says that Rhodes is not looked upon favor ably by the conservative people of the republic.
 MT. and Mrs. Sargent spent two weeks in Johannesburg, which MT. Sargent likens to small Chicago. The city, while it has population of more than 100000, is only about ten years old. He says that many large imposing buildings, public buildings, storehouses and banking houses are being built, nearly all the lumber required for building being imported from northern Europe and the United States. as there is little timber in that country. The great business at Johannesburg is gold mining and MT. Sargent says that the gold, reef extends for fifty miles, ex- tending through the city.
 Connected with the gold mining in- dustry are many great plants with powerful machinery used for reducing ores, much of this machinery having been purchased in the United States. MT. Sargent says that he visited large plants where all the machinery used