The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-23
Marsei|Ies DeIiriousIy Enthusiastic
in Its Demonstration.
GAY WITH FLAGS AND BUNTING.
Mr.. Kruger Says That the War Has
Rcachcd the Last Stages of Bar
barism, but That the Two Re-
..prblics VIII Not Give Up
TjtItf C Last Woman and
Child Is Killed,
fBy Associated Press. }

MARSEILLES, Nov. 22-To-day proved
a, triumph for Mr. Kruger such as even
the Boer delegates and his most ardent
admirers failed to anticipate. lhe 0e-
lirium of enthusiasm which marked every
step of his progress from the time ne
landed until the hotel was reached, was q
revelation even to the people Of Mar
seilles themselves.
An unfortunate occurrence at the hotel
on the main boulevard alone mafred the
character of the demonstration, "hich
up to that moment had been UNANIMOUSLY
and exclusively a tribute OF sympathy ana
admiration.
Unfortunately She highly reprehensibe
foolishness of half a dozen persons IN
throwing small coins into the crowds as
Mr. Kruger passed, acted like magic i'll
conjuring up an anti-British outourSt,
which it needed all the promptAtude ana
energy OF the police to prevent becoming
a serious disturbance. The hotel renamed
for the rest of the day IN state OF
siege, while at one time q procession
several thousands strong marched III the
direction of the British consulate shout
ing, Down with the English and rails
ing other threatening cries. The result
was that a strong body of police was COM
PEELED to- diSperSe the demonstrators,
although it was not found necessary to
make more than few temporary ar
rests.
THE LANDING.
The scene at the landing place was an
animated one. The decks of all the steam
ers in the Lyons Basin We're crowded
with siehtseers. The inner harbor was all
the gnyer for the decoration of a number
of French yachts with multi-colored flags
and pennants, among which Boer flags
We're prominently displayed.
The Gelderland was sighted several
miles out at o'clock in the morning, and
DR. Leyds and Messrs. Fischer and Wes-
seis, an interpreter and DR.. Van Hammil.
Immediately proceeded to the Dutch war
ship in a steam launch and boarded her.
At 10 o'clock she steamed into the harbor,
firing a salute of tWenty-one guns, to
which a shore battery replied.
THE FORNIER PRESIDENT.
A few minutes later the barge of the
Gelderland, in the centre of which was
the unmistakable figure Of the former
Boer President, was seen approaching the
landing stage.
His companions, Messrs. Fischer, Wes-
sells and others, were bareheaded. Mr..
Kruger was wearing a tall hat, bound
with deep crepe and much the worse for
wear, a thick dark overcoat and muttler
and steel-rimmed spectacles. AS he ap-
preached the shore he raised his hat and
acknowledged the cheering. He seemed
strong and had no need of helping arm
from the barge to the shore.
Mr. Kruger was borne on an irresistible
wave of enthusiasm from the landing
stage to his hotel. The broad streets and
boulevard, through which the route lay,
presented a perfect sea Of human beings,
all gathered there prompted by the unani-
nous desire to welcome the aged Boer
statesman.
WILL NEVER SURREL>Lb1R
Replying to the addresses OF welcome OF
the presidents of the Paris and Marseilles
committees. Mr. Kruger spoke in Dutch
and in a low voice accompanying ms
words with energetic movements of his
hat. which he held in his right hand.
He said, after thanking those present
for the enthusiastic welcome:
."The war waged on Us in the two repub-
lies has reached the last limits OF barbar-
ism During my life l have had to hSnt
many times the savages OF the tripes Oh
Africa, but the barbarians we have TO
fight now are worse than the others. They
even urged the Ilatfirs against us. Ihey
burn the farms we worked so hard to
construct. and they drive out our women
and children. whose husbands and broth
ers they have killed or taken prisoners
leaving them unprotected ana foolless,
and often without bread TO eat. hat
whatever they may do, we Will never
surrender We will fight to the end Our
great imperishable confidence reposes in
the Eternal-in our God We know our
cause is just, and if the justice of men IS
wanting TO us He, the Eternal, who IS
Master of al peoples, and to whom De-
longs the future, will never abandon us.
Il assure you that if the Transvaal and
the Orange Free State must lose their in
dependence, it will be because all the Seer
people have been destroyed with their wo-
men and children
His announcement was greeted with a
roar of cheers and cries of 'ViVe Kruger,
.'Vive les Boers,'' ''Vive la Liberte-'
The sun was shining down on Mr. kru-
ger, and he held up his hat to shade his
eyes from the glare, which apparently
was painful to his eyes. AS he stood in
this attitude, his head slightly bowed
with his hair brushed back, he was an
unutterably pathetic figure, which at
once won the sympathy and reverence Of
every person present.