Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24
PARISGREETSKRUGER
Great Demonstration to Deposed
President in French Capital.
RECEIVED BY CITY'S OFFICIALS
After Brief Ceremony at Station,
Drives to Hotel.
M \ KES FEW r E NJ a r X S

PARIS. November 24.-Mr. Kruger and
party entered the train at Dion al $50 am.
'tCday. His saloon cars were attached TO
the Train de Luxe from the Riviera to
Paris.
In spite of the early hour, a fair number
of inhabitants assembled on the platform 20
cheer the departing statesman. Mr. Kruger
uttered few words of thanks to the city
for its splendid welcome.
The train only stopped once route, al
La Roche, where a deputation. with flags.
was waiting al the station to present Mr.
Kruger with a warmly y-worded address of
admiration and sympathy for the Boer
cause.
Mr. Kruger thanked the deputation
through his interpreter. The crowd, which
:. was of respectable numbers for such a
small town, gave the distinguished traveller
unstinted applause.
Elsewhere along the route there were
fhr. same scenes yesterday. People We're
waiting on the sides of the track and on
bridges and other points of vantage They
waved their hats and cheered as the train
rushed past at the highest speed
Demonstration in Paris.
Nearing Paris these gatherings grew
more frequent and of larger numbers until
the train approached the terminus, the Care
de Iyon here. Then a remarkable Specta-
Gle was presented. Not only the windows,
but the roofs of the houses commanding a
view of the track We're covered with spec
taJorS In addition. the railroad employees,
p gineers. cleaners, porters and guarGS had
cambeTed on the trains lying on the slde
tracks. and at the cOaing patforms-at
every point where a glimpse even OF only
the train itself could be secured.
This. however, was merely foretastH OF
the spectacle which greeted Mr.. kruger's
eyes when the train steamed in the station
itself. Notwithstanding stringent precau-
ticus to admit only ticket holders. large
asSemblage filled the station, while through
the open doors could be seen huge con-
course of people gathered in the court
yard outside. The mayor and municipal
councillors. number of senators, deputies,
army officers and reporters were mustered
on the platform
Mr. Kruger was to have passed through
tn" station hail. which had been specially
arranged a salon Of honor. being pro-
fusely decorated with flowers, and where
he was to bt, formally received by the
mayor and municipal councillors. but for
some reason the mayor welcomed him on
the platform instead and Mr. Kruger. to
the great disappointment OF those waiting
in the salon of honor. passed out through
another door 10 the front Of the station,
where landau was in waiting.
Driven to His Hotel.
Mr.. Kruger entered this vehicle and was
at once driven off for his hotel, amid en-
thusiastic cheering, which followed him
bouevards across the Place de la Repub-
lGue. which was a perfect sea Of specta-
tors and through the central boulevards
He arrived at the Hotel Scribe at IL: 80 a m
\ large escort of mounted municipal
guards rode around Mr. krugerS carriage
A.ons, the man boulevards the crowds
increased in size and Mr.. Kruger reach
ed the central portion of the city the side
walks were blocked and every window was
filed with sightSeers. Some had climbed
: trees and boxes. chairs and ladders were
brought into use to permit glimpse OF
the noted stranger. Within two blocks y.
the hotel the streets were crowded that
rrcgress was impeded. The police precah-
tons were very stringent. A space extend
irg half block from the hotel was cor
Goned by rows of mounted republican
guards. augmented by files Of armed NUM-
cipai guards over the entire route from
the station to the hotel enthusiastic cries
greeted Mr.. Kruger. Shout after shout
arose until there was a continuous roar OF
cheering. When the Boer president entered
the cleared area in front of the hotel the
GemCnstra ton was uproarious.
Kruger Bows tn Crowds.
Mr. Kruger. bareheaded. bowed on all
sides while the air rent with cries of
give Kruger "Vive 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 yelled and clapped their hands IN
chorus until window on the balcony was
opened and Mr.. Kruger appeared. Then
hats were again thrown into the air and
the shouting was resumed with renewed
vigor. Handkerchiefs and flags were waved
and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. The
scene before the hotel continued for over
an hour A body of students. bearing flags,
attempted to march past the hotel. but
were stopped. Nothing daunted. the stu
dents broke into cries and songs until Mr..
Kruger again appeared in response to their
demonstration, after which he retired for
luncheon.
y sight which stirred the feelings Of the
crowd to the utmost was the appearance
on the balcony of the great grandchildren
of Mr. Kruger waving a BOer flag The
Eltle ones were cheered to the echo as, held
aloft by a servant they unfurled the Bocr
Jo!ors
No Anti-British Sentiment.
Through all this fervid welcome the anti
British sentiment did not appear. The cries
were confined to plaudits of Mr.. Kruger
and the Beers. If there We're any shouts
opposed 10 Great Britain they We're not
heard in the general tumult. So direct had
been the warnings of the prefect of police,
Nj Lepine, to cause the arrest of persons
raising anti-British shouts and omni<
present We're the police that any person de-
string to give utterance to anti-British
sentiments would hardly have dared to do
So There was but one incident having any
resemblance of this sort. Opposite the no
tel is an English store and its balcony
stood many spectators. When Mr.. Kruger
aIpeared on the balcony of the hotel some
one in the crowd noticed that the men on
the store balcony wore their hats. Imme-
diately the cry of Hats off, directed
at them and the men on the balcony. ap-
pTcCiating the situation, uncovered and the
crowd heavei a great "Ah' some one
cried tauntingly: DO you speak English?'
in very broken English, and the affair was