Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-22
PAUL KRUGER HAS LANDED.
Arrived at Marseilles at 1O:45 This Morning.

Kruger Made An Address In Dutch
 He Said He Had Fought With
 Savages But The Present War Was
 The Worst He Had Ever Been In.
 MarseiIles, Nov 22.-Paul Kruger, former president of the South African republic, landed here at 1O:4J d. Ill. The weather was beautiful and the great Boer leader received Il magni- Hcent demonstration. The whole route from the landing place to his hotel was crowded with people He appeared to be in good health and repeatedly took off hlS hat ill acknowledging the acclamations of the people.
 Replying to the addresses of wei come of the presidents of the Paris and MarSeilleS committees. Mir Kruger spoke ill Dutch and ill q low volce, but accompanied his words with ener- %etic movements of his hat. which he held in his right hand. After thank ing the committees for the warmth of the reception accorded him and eN- pressing gratitude for the sympathy he had received from the French gov ernment. he spoke of the war as ter rible and DarbarOuSly conducted by the British. He said:
 II have fought with savageS but the present war is even worse. We will never surrender. We are determined to fight to the last extremity and if the republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State lose their independence it will be because they have lost every man. woman and child
 l MT Kruger cannot but be elated at the warmth of his reception by the people of Marseilles to-day. He may T ble wave of enthusiasm from the land ing stage to his hotel. The broad streets and boulevards through which the route lay presented a perfect sea | of human beings. all gathered there | prompted by the unanimous desire to l welcome the aged BOer statesman | From the moment the white, twelve | pared barge left the side of the Gelder- | land. with President Kruger sitting in | her stern. surrounded by the Boer rep 1 presentatives, including Dr Leyds and | MeSSrS Fischer and Vessels. q storm of cheering broke out and never ceased Nntil Mr Kruger had entered his hotel l Even then a vast cOncourSe of people remained in front of the building until Mr Kruger appeared on the bal cony. where he had to remain for some time. uncovered, acknowledging the | acclamatiOnS of his thousands of ad | mirerS. who continued cheering until they were hoarse with shouting. The fighting declaration which Nil Kruger made at the landing stage dis 1 pelled at once any impression that he | intends to accept d compromise iron | the British government. His an nouncement was greeted with a roal of cheers and cries of ''Nive Kruger "Vive Les BoerS;' ''Vive La Liberte. l The scene at the landing place was l repetition of that described in yester | days dispatches. but even more ani mated. as the docks of all the steamer in the Lyons Basin were crowded witt sightseers. The crowd began to swel to great proportions as the news sprea, through the city that the Gelderlan
 had actually entered the harbor.
 The morning broke clear. with
 cold northwest wind blowing.
 The Gelderland was sighted severa
 miles out at o'clock in the morning
 and pr LevdS and MeSSrs Fischer an
 Vessels immediately proceeded to tn
 Dutch warship in a steam launch an
 soon afterwards boarded her. A con
 ference between the Boer leaders CT
 sued.
 In the meanwhile the Gelderland wa
 slowed down. entered the outer hal
 Dor at 10 o'clock and fired salute c
 twenty-one guns, to which a shore ba | tery responded.