Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-10

! are permitted Some remOunts We're
| fired on, yesterday, on the railway,
| while they were on the way here from
the south. The enemy are reported to
| be in considerabl numbers to the south
east of the line The Beers are also
apparently feeling their way frequent
Nv to the west of the line. A party has
| been thrown forward and has re-occu-
| picd the lager at Paardeberg, probl-
| blv in search of buried arms and am
| munition."
The Russian and French papers are
| still excitedly protesting against Great
| Rritain's use of the Bcira route in
| transporting troops to RhOdcsia; but
there is nothing to confirm the dis
patch from St. Petersburg saying that
| Emperor Nicholas is extremely asita-
| ted over the Anglo Portuguese ar
rangcment and intends to issue Il proc
| lamati0n protesting against it during
his forthcoming visit to Moscow.
Philadelphia. April 9.-One of the
greatest demonstrations of sympathy
ever shown here for any foreign ma
ton took place. tonight, when the
Academy # Music was damned with
people who assembled to take part in
The Philadelphia school boys pro- Boer
rally. inc primary object OF the gain
"rirE was to SEND message OF greet
ing t. Prcsilcn Kruger signed by 20oo
pupils If the sch los Of this city. 50
great WAS ,hr crush that many thou
sands were unable t. get near the
doors.
Judge VIM. \. Ashman Of the Or
phaH'S court Of this citY, presided. and
hose who addressed tn" meeting We're
Hon. Webster Davis. l. n. w. Burk"
Cochran of New York. oX-District At
tarncy George :. Graham Of this city,
Hon. y. Loutcr Vessels OF Hl"emi"h-
t,in. Orange Free State, ana Thomas
]. Aieek a pupil of the High school Of
this city. Edward Markham. the poet,
rccited an ode to Lincoln. Three nun
Gred singers Of the United Singing So
cieti.s Of Philadelphia, sang patriotic
songs.
After Tho speech making was over,
James T. Smith. a 16-ycar-oII mcSScn-
ger boy Of the American District Tele-
graph C1. rf New York, was called t.
the stage by means Of the regulation
call box and was given the messag"
signed by the school boys with instrur-
tions to proceed to Pretoria ana t)
hand it personally to President Kruger.
The messenger. ace lmpanird hy a
committee of three High school boys.
morrow. they will he rendered 4 re-
crption at tn Waldorf -ASt ria hy tn"
students of the public schools of Great
cr New York. on W.dn sday. thr
messenger will sail on the steamer st.
Louis. and before the vessel reaches
Southampton he will be taken off by
French tender and landed at Havro,
France, in order 10 avoid English ter
1itory The message to Kruger is as
follows:
We. the undersigned. students Of
the public schools Of Philadelphia. the
the city where our forcfathcrs enlisted
in their splendid and successful strug-
gle against English oppression. desire To
Of the South African republic their
great admiration for the genius ana
courage that has checked English in
vasion Of the Transvaal and the I'M
dersigned extend their most earnest
wishes for that in the end the South
African republic VIII triumph over
| England in q cause in which the Bo"r
cause is noble, the English cause I'M
just"
Delegations of school boys from New
|
| Tondon AnriI 1n-IIcnrv Maycrs
| uvrdp,sn tho Socialist leader and
otbnre MA , nro-Enar meeting last
,rcring II Ia Sboroditcb town nan
Inrd,n A Immense crowd gathered
outside ana sang natrintic songs Mr..
IIvndman's sneecb was several times
intarrun+ad tha patriots singing "RnI.
p,;t,nni, J, There we've other disturb