Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-11-24
KRUGER FRENCH IDOL.
Wonderful Demonstrations at
Different Points.
HE REACHES THE CAPITAL TODAY.
Trouble With England Feared Popu-
lace at Different Places showed yigor.
Gus Feelings of Hostility-Eyen some
French Army Officers Enthusiastic.

Paris. Nov. 24.-Mr. Kruger will
arrive at the Lyons railroad station
at 1884 a. M, where be will be met
by committees representing the Beers.
deputies senators, etc After a short
informal reception he will be escort
ed, by way of the Grand boulevards.
TO his hotel, which is situated ON a
prominent boulevard. HES time of
passing through the thoroughfares
viii be coincident with lunch hour.
| and many stores, etc, will be closed
for the rest of the afternoon There
is certain to be an immense con-
course of people along the entire
route
Dillon, Nov. 81 Mr.. Kruger has be-
come, for moment at least the pop
ular idol of the French. His tfj-
| umphant progress northward through
the country from Marseilles to Dion
has placed this beyond doubt He
| met tremendous reception in each
town along the route where the train
stopped, eliminating in scenes of
frenzied enthusiasm here last even
ing
The population of Marseilles gath
cred III thousands to escort him to the
railroad station and gave him a rous-
ing sendoff, while at Tarascon, Avig-
non, Nalence, Lyons, Macon and Di.
| jon the inhabitants. who crowded
the railroad stations, made the raft
ers tremble with enthusiastic shouts
| of "Nive Kruger and give les
Beers"
one OF the most important phases
of the demonstration was the turn it
took in an anti-British direction.
few criminally foolish English
men, whose i'll timed levity at the
Hotel Du Louvre. in Marseilles, ex-
asperated the people in the streets
there, never dreamed of the serious
| consequences of their act. They
sowed the wind and the English PEG
pie are reaping the whirlwind. The
news of the supposed insult to Mr..
| Kruger seems to have spread across
France, and at all stations, but es-
peciaily at Lyons and Dion, shouts
Tor the Beers We're mingled with loud
cries OF Down with the English -
Indeed. at Lyons the denunciations
of the English drowned the shouting
Tor the Beers. This is a disturbing
feature which is universally discuss
ed. FearS are expressed that today's
reception in Paris may assume a
character calculated to arouse the
feeling of Great Britain against
France to such an extent as to result
in unpleasant relations between the
two countries.
During the run through the rural
districts the train passed prorns of
peasantry, who waved handkerchiefs
and hats and eheered At several
points infantrymen and cavalrymen
on foot drew UP near the roadside
whirled their hats around their heads
and gave the military salute.
A noteworthy feature of the crowd
at the Lyons station was the pres
ence of number of French officers
in uniform, who joined as heartily
III the cheering as any present.
At Dillon the municipality had taken
the matter into its own hands. not
leaving the reception to private com
mittees. as at Marseilles. and the re-
suit was demonstration such as
never before had been witnessed
within the memory of the oldest in
habitants. The route from the sta
ton to the Hotel Cloche. where Mr.
Kruger was to pass the night. was IL
Illuminated. and the street was deco
rated with bunting, in which the
Boer colors We're prominently dis
played. Cafes and houses along tho
route and the hotel itself were bril-
liantly lighted
Mr.. Kruger. on alighting from the
train. was welcomed by the authori-
ties and then walked to a two-horse
landau standing before the door of
the station Near the landau stood
band. which, as he emerged, struck
up Boer hymn. which was followed
by the Marseillaise The crowd gath
cred around. raising vociferous shouts
for Mr.. Kruger and the Beers. The
moment the landau started a battery
of artillery belonging to the munich
pality, began to fire a salute of 81
guns. The cannon were heavily
charged and ear ,flitting detonations
accompanied him as he slowly pro
ceeded to the hotel. Nominations
and salvos heightened the excitement
of the huge eoncourSe which crowd
ed upon the roadway, barely leaving
passage.
Finally the carriage reached the no.
tel, which faces on a spacious square
Mounted gendarmes kept route open
across the square and escorted the
landau. Mr. Kruger. who was bare
headed, bowed to the right and left
as he rode along.
His apartment. which is on the
first story and has a balcony, draped
with Boer and French flags. over
looks the square. Below him Mr.
Kruger saw an ocean of faces. illum-
mated by a dazzling electric search
light. Enthusiasm was at white
heat An unceasing roar of cheering
arose from the Threats of the multi
fudc. which numbexed many thou
sands A veritable forest of hats.
canes. hands and handkerchiefs was
agitated until Mr.. Kruger came to
| the front of the balcony and acknowl
edged repeatedly the hurricane of
plaudts. He uttered few words of
| thanks, which We're interpreted and
| shouted down to the people.
Mr.. Kruger then retired from the
! balcony and received the mayor. the
| members of the CITY council and yari-