Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-11-25
KRUGER IN PARIS; is
GIVEN GRAND OVATION
Greeted by the Mayor and
Other officials.
WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM

Vast ThrOng Cheers the Former Presi
denct Of the Transvaal as He Drive
to His Hotel-Buildings Gaily Dec
GRATED In His Honor.
PARIS, Nov. 24.-Mr. Kruger arrived
In Paris at 10:45 o'clock this morning
and was given magnificent reception
The boulevards were crammed with
vast crowds.
Mr.. Kruger and party entered thu
train at Dion at $50 o'clock this morn
ing. His saloon cars were attached tx
the Train de Luxe from the Riviera tx
Paris.
The train only stopped once enroute
at LaRoche, where a deputation will
flags was waiting at the station to pre-
sent Mr.. Kruger with a warmly wordeC
address of admiration and sympathy fol
the Boer cause.
Elsewhere along the route there were
the same scenes as yesterday.
Nearing Paris these gatherings grew
more frequent and Of larger numbers
until the train approached the terminus
the Care de Lyon, here. Then a re-
markable spectacle was presented. The
windows and roofs of the houses com.
handing view of the track were Gov
cred with spectators. Railroad employees
at every point where a glimpse only OF
Of the train itself could be secured
cheered Justify. This, however, was
merely foretaste of the spectacle which
greeted Mr.. Kruger's eyes when the
train steamed into the station itself
Notwithstanding stringent precau-
tions to admit only stockholders, large
assemblage filed the station, while,
through the open doors, could be seen
a huge concourse of people gathered in
the courtyard outside. The mayor and
municipal councillors, a number of sem
ators, deputies, army officers and report.
ers were mustered on the platform.
Mr.. Kruger was to have passed through
the station hall, which had been spe.
cially arranged as salon of honor, be.
ing profusely decorated with flowers,
and where he was to be formally re-
ceived by the mayor and municipal
councillors. but, for some reason, the
mayor welcomed him on the platform in.
stead, and Mr.. Krugsr, to the great dis.
appointment of those waiting in the
salon of honor, passed out through an.
other door to the front of the station,
where a pair-horse landau was drawn
up. Mr.. Kruger entered this vehicle
and was at once driven of to his hotel.
Crowds Increased In Size.
Along the boulevards the crowds in.
creased in size and as Mr.. Kruger reach.
ed the central portion of the city the
sidewalks were blocked and every win.
dow was filed with sightseers. Trees
had been climbed and boxes, chairs and
ladders were brought into use to permit
a glimpse of the noted stranger. With
in two blocks of the hotel the streets
were so crowded that progress was inn
peded. The police precautions were
very stringent. A space extending half
a block from the hotel was cordoned by
rows of mounted republican guards aug
mented by files of armed municipal
guards. Over the entire route, from
the station to the hotel, enthusiastic
crowds greeted Mr.. Kruger. Shout
after shout arose until there was a con-
tinued roar of cheering. When the
Boer president entered the clear arena
in front of the hotel the demonstration
was uproarious.
Mr.. Kruger, bareheaded, bowed on
all sides. while the air was rent with
cries of "Vive Kruger" give les
Beers
Mr.. Kruger quickly alighted from his
carriage and entered the hotel, but the
mass of spectators was not satisfied and
the people shouted ahd clapped their
hands in chorus until window on the
balcony was opened and Mr.. Kruger APP
peared Then hats were again thrown
into the air and the shouting was re-
sumed with renewed vlgor. Handker-
chiefs and flags were waved and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
scene before the hotel continued for
over an hour.
Through all this fervid welcome the
anti British sentiment did not appear.
The cries were confined to plaud1ts of
Mr.. Kruger and the Beers. If there
were any shouts opposed to Great Brit
ain they were not heard in the tumult.