The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-28
KRUGER IN PARIS.
Further Honor. Conferred on the Bosr
Leader.

srnI Council OF Seine. were received AZ
10 q. m. today by Mr.. Kruger In theiHotei
Scribe. The interview WAS private and
very brief, Immediately after the visitors
had departed MIR. Kruger drove to the
Hotel de vine (city haiti He resolved
an ovation from a large crowd massed in
the square In front OF the edifice. Mr..
Kruger was conducted to the debating
hall, where he was given the arm chair
reserved for representatives OF govern
ment. The municipal councillors and
the people In the public galleries, loudly
oheered the distinguished visitors,
Vice President Escudier delivered an
eloquent address, saying Paris had given
MIR. Kruger -slsome worthy OF his
noble character and the grandeur OF his
GAUSS. he also said:
"You have heard the heart OF Paris
beat. IL Ia tho heart OF France. Let tins
people spsak loudly ana arbitration Will
impose ITSELF
The president of the general council
spoke in q similar strain.
Mr.. Kruger replied in energetic tones.
| de was deeply grateful for he welcome,
which was continuation OF and
browning OF that France had already
given him. Since he landed IN France.
he said, he had been on rising wave OF
reclamation. He was very thankful for
what had been done and for what they
wished to do for him, and his people,
who were still struggling for indepen'
dence, liberty and Justice.
| MIR. Kruger also said he regretted tina
arbitration had been refused and he
would never cease TO demand It.
The Beers statesman was then shown
through the superbly decorated halls oil
the hotel de Vile.
| On his return to his hotel he was ac-
corded warm greeting.
The president of the municipal council
viii tomorrow propose in the council
| a vote In favor of arbitrating the Trans
vaal deputies.
Late this afternoon, NJ, Henri Roche
fort, accompanied by deputation In
GLIDING Millvevoye and Paulin Merry,
senator Provost Eleauny and NM
| Uoppee and Lemaintre, proceeded to the
hotel Scribe and present Mr.. Kruger
with sword of honor destined for Gen
Cronje at st. Helena.
This evening MIR. Kruger and DIR Leyds
drove to the foreign Office where they
were received by the minister OF foreign
affairs, Nj, Del Case, with whom they
had an interview lasting three-quarters
Of an hour. On their leaving Nj. Del
| Case conducted MIR. Kruger from the
stair case. An incident similar TO the one
that took place In Marseilies occurred on
the arrival of this students procession at
the Hotel Scribe. An upper window of
the Grand hotel, opposits was opened and
a handful of small copper and silver
coins were thrown down. The students,
incensed at the insult, wished to attack a
| shipping Office which is on the street
level, but the police interfered, pointing
out that the shippers had no connection
with the people above them. Ultimately
the shippers were persuaded by the police
TO close the office in order to avert
| further incident.
| A delegation OF four students entered
| the hotel and presented bouquet to MI
Kruger, who, ACCOMPANIED by them, Rp-
peared on the balcony. arousing great en-
| thusiasm among the students, who now
| numbered two thousand. A considerable
body Of the students stationed themselves
below the window from which the money
had been thrown, singing anti-English
| songs and shouting "down with the
English = No disturbance, however, &C.
CURED. When the attention of DIR. Leyds
was called this afternoon TO the statement
attributed TO samuel Pearson, former
commissary general OF the Transvaal
army and cabled from New York, that
Mr.. Kruger would probably soon prooeed
to the United States he replisd: "fhe
rumor Is without foundation. Nothin :
has yet been decided regarding such o
movement.