The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-18
THE BOERS IN AMERICA
ENJOYS Received Warm Wei
come to New York.
WILL APPEAL TO MKlNLEY
II He Refuses to Act In Behalf OF the
South African Rel nbiics They VIII
Try to Arouse Sentiment Enough Il
Force Him to Intervene.

Nav YORK. May l6.-The steamship
Maasdam, with the peace envoys from
the South African republic arrived at
this port after voyage OF about IL
days from Rotterdam. The ENJOYS,
Abraham Fischer. J. NJ. A. Wolmarans
and G. II Vessels, were met by a COM
mittee which went down the bay to
greet them, and later were welcomed by
q larger body of Boer sympathizers
gathered on the pier at Hoboken, where
the Maasdam docked. The mayor OF
that city extended a welcome to them,
and the party then took carriages for
the Hotel Manhattan, where the ENJOYS
will lodge during their stay in this city.
A subcommittee appointed to go
down the bay embarked on the revenue
cutter Hudson, and met the Maasdam at
quarantine. On the arrival Of the ship
there were introductions all around, and
then ex-Judge Van Hoesen recited an ad.
dress of welcome. Mr.. Fischer responded
to Judge Van Hoesen, saying: III thank
you most heartily for this welcome which
you have just extended to us. The warmth
| Of welcome does not lie in the length oi
| words used. but in deeds. We behevethat thu
| American people will also extend to US a most
| hearty welcome. For ours is n cause that II
dear to their hearts. We are fghtins for our
| country. As soon az they come to understand
our cause they will, ! believe, echo the well
| come you have Just given u.s."
| The Maasdam was sauted by harbor ship
| ping on her way up, while those on board IRA
| termed in unofficial ways. When the ship
| arrived at Hoboken the pier was crowded with
| men and women waving the Stars aud Stripes
| and the colors of the South African republics.
| A brass band played patriotic airs from the
| pier head, and as the big ship was being
| warped into her dock the crowd shouted
greetings to the ENJOYS
| After the Maasdam swung in at her dock the
| three ENJOYS were the first to leave the ship.
| As they came down the gangway the band on
| the pier struck up the Boer national hymn.
| the crowd on the dock cheered and the vessels
| nearby footed a welcome to the delegates
The mayor of Hobolen delivered an address
| of welcome and rendered the visitors the free
| dom of the city.
Chairman Fischer, of the delegation, replied
| on behalf of the ENJOYS.
The Boer delegates were then introduced to
| the HobolSen committee and to the committee
| Of 10 from New York. which was part OF the
committee of 100 that was waiting at the Bar
| clay street ferry to greet the ENJOYS. Then the
| delegates were escorted to carriages at the end
of the pier. There procession was formed
| headed by band Of music. The procession
passed through Washington street, past the
| city hall, to the Barclay street ferry. where
the ENJOYS were taken in charge by the com
mittee OF 100, and the whole party crossed the
ferry to New York. where the ENJOYS were es
| corted to the Hotel Manhattan. Along the
| route, from the Holland.American line dock 10
the ferry, there were crowds, who gave an en-
thusiastic wescome to the ENJOYS OF the South
African republics
The ENJOYS were eager to hear the latest
| a When
to their army and the advances made by LORD
| Roberts, theJ merely shrugged their shoul
ders.