The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-24

Foolish Mistake of some Eng
Ishm~n nt NnrseiIIes-W He-
ccption Tor kruger at Every Point
Where Iii- Train stopped - The
Hoer President Deeply Affected b.
the Reception.
Dion. Dcparim M Of Cote.dOr.
France. Nov % AIR kruger. ga hs ar-
rival here this cveuing. wns eretted with
the samo euthus slsm a. shown by the
people Of thc other cit'ca of France which
be has passed through since ms arrival
Mr krurer has become. for moment
OF least the popular Idol ~ the French.
His triumphant progress rorthwari.
through the country frow MarselIes so
DUon. has placed this beyond doubt ne
met with q tremendous reception .u each
town along tho route where tine train
stopped eliminating iu scenes of fronzicd
enthusiasm here this evening" calculated
to turn the head OF auy man.
Tho population Of MarseIues gathered In
Thousands this morning TO ss.or, him 10
Tho railroad station and a,avo him "a rous.
Ink send or while at Tauscou. AVfsuon
Valcncc. Lyons Macon ana pJau. the ln-
habinnts who crowded the railroad 500.
tons made the raftcr8 tremble with cu-
,huslast,c shouts Of "NVe kruger ana
"Vivo De- Hocrsi
Thc dcmorstration was all lhe more s.c-
nincan because Il shows that the prefer
VIA acclamauons Al Mar-eilles were not
merely m explosion of e2uberance on tho
part of tho warm hearted and exclfahle
ropul,cc ~ sunny CLINE. but sentiments
shared with even greater intensity hy the
usually less dcmonatrativc ana eoiaer-
blocicd inhabitants of tho northern prov
inccs
The warmth of the enthusiasm increas-
ed instead OF decreased. as might have
reasonably boon expected from the iinar-
euce Of character OF tho Hhahiants OF
thc provinces through which Mr. Kruger
passed. but one Of che most important
phases OF the denomination was the turn
+, took IN an snr-Brinsh direction.
Mistnkc Of rev EnEilShmen.
The few criminailv foolish Ensnshmen
whose Ul-umcd lesity az the Hotel du
I.uvre IN Mnrscilles eXnsperhtei the peo-
pie IN the streets there never dreamed OF
tho serious consequences of their act They
sowed the wind aud to-day the English
people are rcaplng tine whirwlud. The
news Of the suppo-,d insult 10 SIR kru-
ger seems 90 have spread across France,
ana az OH stations. but esIecia ly At i.}-
ons and Diion shouts far the i".rs were
mingled with loud cries of Down win
tho English" Indeed. at Lyons tine de-
nunciatlons Of the Engli b drowned ine
shouting for the Beers. This is a disturb
inc feature which iz universally dis iscus5rl.
Fears are expressed tbat to-mofro"
f,.aption in Paris may assume q charar-
ter calculated 90 arouse tho feeling OF
Great Britain against France to sueh az
extent as 20 result Boo unpleasant feih-
tous between the two countries
The warmth OF enthusihsm reached lh
Marselli,s yesterday. palpably r4iHed tht
spirits OF Mr. Kruger ana his advisers %
a nigh pitch. The faces of I)r. Leyds
Mr. Fischer and others, which. on the
eve of the arrival of Mt. Kruger tt-
veaied the anxiety 1ey felt regarding
Mrs reception. were toby iehifd up WIN
happiness and confidence EsiHentR mop"
mad revived Ia ali that bis mission ~
Europe would be crowned with success.
departure run
Marseilies. Nov. 23-Though the en-
thuslnsm attending Air kruger'H depar-
ture from Marsoilles was not .o bolster
oue and there was no such crowds pres-
ont as awaited him on the quay when he
landed yesterday from thn GHiderluui. Dee
had no reason 90 complain ot ans dimin-
utton Of warmth on the part of the peo-
pie of Marseiles
Mr. KRUGER was mp at CA enrly hour
ana was ready and waiting when his
landau reached the hotel - convey him
10 ,ho railroad depot Amidst the cheering
Of a large assembly the former Pre- idcnt
OF the Transvaal entered h.a carriage ut
o'clock ana wns driven 90 The station
Ua was accompanied hy Or Ley4s ani
Mosvrr Pearson. vessels. El9n Fischer
Van Hn mmel Rumbn. anf haymena
just before the departure o. the train
Mr Kruger appeared on the steps - the
railroad cnrriagc. in Response 20 ere
shouts OF the crowd. aud s1id
"Cuzens % Mnrscilles. thank the
rqrulatiou Of Mlrssllies for ~ warm w.i-
come. trust I shall hni the aame en-
thuslnstic sympathy ln 40 the cities Whl'n
] am going 90 travel through. aHd hon.
u will be followed by actions which viii
continue 90 assist ua and result in aba.-
ting our cause
As the train lef, at $50 a m. a great
cry arose.
Extensive police prccauuoue were iaFen
this morning. Detehmeuts of poHoe men
we're masac1 alour the route from th.
hotel 10 tine station. but Mr kfuE -
departure took place without any dis
agreeable Incident.
Presented a Gold MEDAL.
r.vons Department OF Bhono Nov &-
vner. waa a great demonstration whon
Mr. Kruser's train arrived The assist
art mayor welcomed Mr KRUGER ana pre-
saufsd MIN with "a beautiful snld modal
,-sn.rially engraved f0r fhr occasion ON
on, side was tho head ~ woman. repre-
sertinx tho city of Lyouf. and on the
reycrs, the words
"Tne homage ~ che citizens of Lyons
20 President Kruger. ln rrm.fn'fanc" of
hie heroic defense of the south African
Republic"
Mr.. Kruger. replying 60 the speech on
the presentation of the modal said.
Il am profoundly touched at Ihr hom-
age. respect and sympathy coming from
entire France Give my thanks 20 tie
population OF Lyons 10 is Just cause
which aulmates you. . cause for France
and for all Europe 20 safeguard am
nrm in the conviction that our hopes
viii be realized. We are hoplng With
you "
The Boer statesman then descended
from his carriage and walked towards
the entrance OF the station. which caused
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