Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-22
WAITED IN VAIN.
Elaborate Plans Made to Re-
ceive Kruger at Marsei||es
BIT the GeIierIand Failed TO Put
in An Appearance.
HOER Elk president DELAYED
BY MEDITERRANEAN GALE.

Marseilles. Nov. 2i-Dr. Leyds.
Messrs. Fischer and Vessels and the
other Boer delegates. this morning.
boarded the launch OF the captain of
the port. with a view to meeting and
boarding the Dutch cruiser Gelderiand
outside the harbor. The sen proved too
rough. however. to permit Of their
carrying out their intention and after
reaching the outer brcakwat.r they
were obliged to return without having
sighted the cruiser on board Of which
Is President Kruger Of the Transvanl
republic.
The town early assumed an animated
aspect. TIE streets were filed with
great concoursc of people and the route
from the landing stage was lined with
police. but the crowd was perfectly or
derby.
The scene 1T the dock was very pie
turcsqu" The landing stage was gaiiy
decorated with the TrnnsvanI ANA Free
State colora. the French tri-coior ana
ahi"lda bearing the blnc cross of the
arms nf MIrErllns.
s rcd carpet covered the ground.
forming Il bright splash of color ut the
quay. Elsewhere there were no deco
rati"ns. only . FEW flaga being visible
long the route.
Senator rnuliat. the president ana
other members ~ thc Paris ana Mar
settles reception committee. assembled
~ IL" landing stage ana behind them.
drawn mp IN st long lire. were dclcga-
lions "f various patriotic aOcictirs.
with embroidered silk standards.
4 bIunI"r IN the calculations IS time
the Grld"Iiand you'd require between
Port Said and Marseilirg. resulted IN
thc nzziiuE out. today. M the intended
demonstration ana nnpcrilIcd the siir-
tegs ~ the reception. tomorrow. Tho
French reception committee did not iakc
into account tho gale th1t is sweeping
tho Mediterranean and the low speed
of h. Gciderland. hut allowed All their
arrangements 10 stand.
The Eper doirRG tcS. victims ~ the
organizing COMMITTEES. awaited expect
antIy AZ their hotel from early morn
inq Iutii tine afternoon the arrival m
tnn cruiser. For several hours the car
riag- intended FOR Mr.. Kruger remain
ed AZ the entrance Of the hotel. the
horses. which we're decorated with rO-
eDttes ~ Bocr c1lOrs. ia wing the
ground impaticntly until the "qulpag"
tvas dismissed. Various delegates ana
anrictie5 that had assembled at the
landing stage remained through heavy
showers until they realized il the non
signalling ~ the Geldcrland. that their
presence was futile. Then they ais
handed.
The GascO was unfortunate because
thousands among today's cOncourse
VIII shrink from the possibility Of los
ing another morning, tomorrow. To
days crowds were for me greater part
made 10 of workingnen and shop
keepers. y no Inst money nv attending
tfe gathering and who are not likely ~
repeat tine experiment
T:ad W Gather ana the element NJ I'M
certainty az to the time ~ Mr. Krug-
er'g landing Kept many thousands even
today. from the route. Thirty thou
sand would b.. Il generous estimate Of
me crowd which vas rnasssd thickiy at
ss,ve raI points. y. hiIa only sparse as
sAmblies we're n BE- seen elsewhere.
me French and the Boer delegates
verr adj intensely disappointed, esI.eci-
aUy aS WHY IN late hour NJ news Aad
been received NJ the GslderIard's entry
into the harb0r although Do is fglly e&
70 ten t01f EFtf VIII = nF NOT tpefr D+ffrft'
C.aynrectk t0TnorrOvV. No irnportan~s is
attached 20 the report Of an injury to-
her machinery. The theory is that snf'
is merely going slov|ty. in Consequence
~ the haavy SEA- which is chiefly rr-
sronsihI@ fnr tha delay.
An ar1using statement appeared in n
Inrat paper. this AFTERNOON. IN whion an
alleged ryrnOr was published ~ the ef-
fecy that the delay was due 10 the cap
ture ~ tn- f,eIderiand On the high seas
py = british squadron or 70 deliberate
damage ~ her machinery ~ a n9er-
e-nary. Naturally these statements
only prov ozed the laughter ~ those
a ho read tnarn-
The fs1er committee HIS issued AR
an1unran1ent that the program intend
atl For today wiFI ~ carried mt. to-
rao~rnv- The attitude NJ f0eIay's ram
cs,frse. y hita imam n0asEy favorable ~
Nr Kruger and the fsoers, was ncver-
shs-lyss rusiee free from anything of-
ferssIee ~ rr.@ Fsrftlsh. wfsieh tended to
enhance tn. ahsufditg q ? noisy prom
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