The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-24
KRUGER CAPTURES FRANCE
IS FOR THE MOMENT, IF LEAST,
 THE POPULAR IDOL.
Meets With n Tremendous Reception i'm Each Town on Ills Way to Paris Crowds Becoming Intensely Anti British-Fears That TO.day's Recep- ton I'm Paris May Cause Trouble.

Dijon, France, Nov. 23.-Mr Kruger
 has become for moment at least, the
 popular idol of the French. His tri-
 umphant progress northWard through
 the country from Marseilles to Dijon
 has placed this beyond doubt. He met
 with tremendous reception in each
 town along the route where the train
 stopped, eliminating in scenes of fren-
 zied enthusiasm here this evening calcu-
 lated to turn the head of any man.
 The population of Marseiles gathered
 in thousands this morning to escort him
 to the railroad station and gave him a
 rousing send-off, while at Tarascon,
 Avignon, Valenee, Lyons, Macon and
 Diion the inhabitants who crowded the
 railroad stations were equally enthuSl-
 astic. The demonstration was all the
 more significant because it shows that
 the accamations at Marseilles were not merely an explosion of eXuberance on
 the part of the warm -hearted and eX- citable populace.
 The warmth of the enthusiasm in creased rather than died, and one of the most important phases of the demon- stration was the turn it took in an anti British direction.
 A few criminaliy foolish Englishmen, whose ill-timed levity at the Hotel du Louvre in Marseilles eXasperated the people in the streets there, never dream ed of the serious consequences of their act. The news of the supposed insult to MT. Kruger seems to have spread across France, and at all stations, but especially at Lyons and Dijon, shouts for the Boers were mingled with loud cries of Down with the English" In deed, at Lyons the denunciations of the English drowned the shouting for the Boers. This is a disturbing feature which is universally discussed. Fears are expressed that to-morroW's recep- tion in Paris may assume character calculated to arouse the feeling of Great Britain against France to such an eX- tent as to result in unpleasant relations between the two countries.
 The warmth of enthusiasm reached in Marseilles yesterday palpably raised the spirits of MT Kruger and his advis- CTS to q high pitch. The faces of pr. Leyds, MT Fischer and others which on the evening of the arrival of Mr. Kruger revealed the anxiety they felt regarding his reception were to-day lighted up with happiness and conf- dence. Evidently hope had revived in all that his mission to Europe would be crowned with success.
 Mr. Fischer spoke to MT. Kruger to- day regarding the visit of the Boer envoys to the United States and told him of the welcome they had received there from the American people. He expressed himself grateful to know that so many Americans had displayed sym pathy with the cause of the Transvaal adding that he was not at all surprised to learn this, as he had expected all l along that the freedom loving citizens of the American republic would stand | by the Boers in the struggle to defend | the liberty which they had previously | won for themselves.
 At Tarascon delegations awaiting the | trains arrival on the platform present. ed addresses and bouquets He made his appearance at the window and bowed in response to the cheering. Similar scenes took place at Avignon and other points.
 At this point the enthusiasm was tre- imendous. The crowd in the streets was hostile to England, raising cries. A procession of stu dents paraded chanting monotonously denunciations of everything English. The enthusiasm lasted until late hour and long after MT. Kruger had retired. Tomorrow morning at 6:25 Mr. Kruger will start for Paris. Dr. Leyds says he has been informed that M Crozier will greet MT. Kruger at the Care de Lyon, Paris, in the name of President Loubet.