The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-23

MarseilIes, Nov. 22.-TOday proved a |
triumph for Mr.. Kruger such as even
the Boer delegates and his most ar
dent admirers failed to anticipate. The
delirium of enthusiasm which marked
every step of mis- progress from the
time he landed until the hotel was
reached was a revelation even to the
naoDle of Marseilles themselves. 1t
univ eoualIed. if it did not surpass,
tba frantic demonstration of patriotism
with which France opened her arms
to Major NIarchland at Toulon on his
return from Fashoda,
An assembly of such masses, exceed
ing even the most sanguine estimate'
might perhaps be partly explained py
the ceremonious oDsequies Of the
Rishop of MarseiIIes. including an i'm
posing religious procession from the
cathedral, but nothing can mlhl1lllIe
the spontaneous explosion OF Sentl-
ment displayed toward MI krugefeDy
the entire population of the first port
and one of the largest cities OF france
Vet the grandeur Of this demon
stration perhaps ranks IN importance
| to fhe emphatic manifeStos OF NO
oouooronoise which Mr.. Kruger de-
I fiNaTed IN q low VOICE. bhb CAC
/ ing with emotion, accompanied by en-
/ ergetic gestures of the right mana
! Stirring The hearts of all within hear
/ ing. ,.,o.,+5,,
/ were uttered with a vigor ana a de-
[ cisIon which bore out his reputation a.
! to the incarnation of iron VIII anC
/ stubborn resistance. His mere dellV-
/ cry of a declaration Of such far-reach
| ing Importance testities to the lhue
! Dendence of his character, as II came
as 4 surprise even to his intimate Pc
lftical advisers, who, up to the ias'
were in ignorance Of his determine
He announced to the world thi
J y,,orniug that the Beers would be fre
neopIe or die. and the faces OF the mel
, about him, MeSSrs. Vessels, Oroeple
and the other BOer representatives
. | bora the look of fearless determination
( ref7ecfine the spirit that Mr. kTuge
declared animated every man, womal
and child in the Transvaal.
Hotel is Mobbed.
. An unfortunate occurrence at a note
! on the main boulevard alone MARIE
the character OF the demOnstra tior
, which. up to that moment, had bee
unanimously a tribute Of sympatn
and adn1ira ton. ''Viye Kruger, ~
les Beers and ''Nive Ia Hberte, Wef
n the cries that formed hurricane
p cheering and swept over the city Ia
= q dozen persons threw small coins mi
n the crowd as Mr.. Kruger passed, an
Q this acted like magic in conJurlng u
20 an anti-British outburst, which
J needed all the promptitude and energ
| of the police TO prevent becoming
/ serious disturbance. The crowd thougL
! the coins thrown were at Kruger, an
{ | the hotel remained for the rest OF II
?. / day in a state of siege, while at or
= / time a procession several thouSan
2 strong marched in the direction OF Il
o british consulate, shouting Dow
Y with the English" and raising 9th
4 threatening cries. The result was tn
n A strong body Of police was compete
7 TO dfsperse the demonstrators, a
Il though il was not found necessary
. I make more than a, few temporary
r. rests. Throughout the evening, HOY
n ever. large bands of students al
+ other youths marched up and down
\ ] front of Mr.. Kruger's hotel and Of Z
!, I hotel which was the scene of the u
. / fortunate incident cheering in Chor
o for Mr. Kruger and the Transvaal al
:. denouncing England. These demo
STATIONS were more noisy than da
gerous and the police wisely left the
~ to relieve their feelings by shOuti
= instead of interfering with them, VIII
. might have created disorder.
Is Kruger Looks Robust.
id Everyone expressed establishment
III the robust and healthy appearance
Mr.. Kruger, considering his advanc
age. He walked firmly, leaning
lightly upon his cane, when he cross
$ the landing stage 10 the landau.