Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-11-29

Dion, France, Nov. 25.-NIr. Kruger
has become, for the moment at least
the popular idol of the French. His
triumphant progress northward
through the country from Marseilles to
DIXON has placed this beyond doubt.
He met with a tremendous reception
i'll eacE town along the route where
the train stopped, eliminating in
scenes of frenzied enthusiasm here
last evening.
The population of Marseilles gathered
in thousands yesterday morning to es-
cort him to the railroad station and
gave him rousing send-off, while at
Tarascon, Avignon, valence, Lyons,
Macol, and Dijon the inhabitants who
crowded the railroad stations made
the rafters tremble with enthusiastic
shouts of "Vive Kruger" and "Vive las
Beers" The demonstration was all
the more significant because it shows
that the fervid acclamations at Mar
settles were not merely an explosion Of
exhuEerarce on the part of the warm
hearted and excitable populace of q
sunny cline, but sentiments shared
with even greater intensity by the
usually less demonstrative and colder
blooded Inhabitants of the northern
provinces.
Anti-British Shouts.
The warmth of the enthusiasm in
creased instead of decreasing, as might
reasonably have been expected from
the difference in character of the in
habitants of the provinces through
which Mr.. Kruger passed. but one of
the most important phases of the
demonstration was the turn it took
in an anti-British direction. The few
Englishmen whose ill-timed levity at
the Hotel du Louvre in Marseilles eX-
asperated the people in the streets,
never dreamed of tine serious conse-
quences of their act. They sowed the
wind and the English people are now
reaping the whirwind. The news
of the supposed insult to Mr.. Kruger
seems to have spread across France,
and at all stations, but especially at
Lyons and Dion, shouts for the Beers
We're mingled with loud cries of clown
with the English Indeed. at Lyons
the denunciations of the English
drowned the shouting for the Beers.
This is a disturbing feature which is
universally discussed. Fears are eN-
pressed that to-day's reception in
Paris may assume a character calcu-
lated to arouse the feeling of
Great Britain Against France
to such an extent as to result in un-
pleasant relations between the two
countries. The warmth of enthusiasm
reached in Marseilles raised the spirits
of MI. Kruger and his advisers to
high pitch. The faces of DR.. Leyds,
Mr.. Fischer and others. which, OH the
eve of the arrival q Mr. Kruger, re-
vealed the anxiety they felt regarding
his reception, We're yesterday lighted
up with happiness and confidence.
Evidently hope had revived in all that
his mission to Europe would be
crowned With success. Mr.. Fischer
spoke to, Mr.. Kruger regarding the
visit of the Beer ENJOYS to the United
States and told him of the welcome
they had received there from the
American people. He expressed him.
self grateful to know that so many
Americans had expressed sympathy
with the cause of the Transvaal, add
ing that he was not at all surprised to
learn this as he had expected all along
that the freedom-loving citizens of the
American republic would stand by the
Beers in the struggle to defend the
liberty which they had previously Won
for themselves.