The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-24

Crowds Along His Route
Wildly Enthusiastic.
ENGLISH PEOPLE
ARE DENOUNCED
All Glasses Join in the Demon
StratiOnS.

Dion, France, Nov. 23.-NTr. Kruger
has become for the moment, at least,
the popular idol of the French His
triumphant passage northward through
the country from MarseiIles to DIXON
has placed this beyond doubt He met
with a tremendous reception in each
town along the route where the train
stopped, eliminating in scenes Of fren-
zied enthusiasm here this evening. cal
culated to turn the head of any man.
The population of MarseiIIes gathered
in thousands this mornig to escort him
to the railroad station and gave him
rousing send off, while at Tarascon,
Avignon, Valencia, Lyons, Macol and
Dion the inhabitants who crowded the
railroad stations made the rafters
tremble with enthusiastic shouts of
"Vive KrGSer" and give les Beers"
The demonstration was all the more
significant because it shows that the
fervid aCClamatiOns at MarseilIes were
not merely an explosion of exuberance
on the part of the warm-hearted and
eXcitable popuIace of a sunny cline,
but sentiments shared with even great
er intensity by the usually less demon
strative and colder blOOded inhabitants
OF the northern provinces
Cry Down the English.
One of the most important phases of
the demonstration was the turn it took
in anti-BTitsh direction The few fool
iSh EngliShmen whose 5lI-timed levity
at the Hotel du Louvre in MarSeiIIes
eXasperated the people in the streets
there never dreamed # the cOnse-
quenCeS of their act They sowed the
reaping the Whirlwind. The news of
the supposed insult to Mr.. Kruger
seems to have spread across FIaHce.
and at all stations, but especially at
Lyons and Dion. shouts for the Beers
were mingled with loud cries of Down
with the English Indeed. at Lyons
the denunciations IF the English
drowned the shouting for the Beers.
Fears are expressed that tOmOrroW's
reception in Paris may assume a char
aCteT calculated to arouse The feeling
of Great Britain against France 70 such
an extent as to result N unpleasant re-
latiOns between the two countries.
The warmth of enthusiasm received
in MarseilIes paIpably raised the spirits
of Mr. Kruger and his advisers 70 a
high pitch.
Mr. Fischer spoke To Mr. Kruger to-
day regarding the visit IF the Boer en-
voys to the United Stats. and told him
of the welcome they had received there
from the American people. He ex-
pressed himself grateful To know that
So many Americans had expressed SYM
pathy with the cause of the TransvaaI,
adding that he was not surprised to
learn this, as he had expected all along
that the freedom-Ioving citizens OF the
American republic would stand by he
Beers in the struggle to defend the
liberty which they had previously Won
for themselves.
Women Climb Trees.
During, the run through the rural
districts the train passed groups Of
peasantry who waved handkerchiefs
and hats and cheered. At one point wO-
men had climbed the trees. and, cling
ing to the branches with one hand.
they waved handkerchiefs with the
other. At several points infantrymen
and Cavelrymen on foot drew Up near
the roadside. whirled their hats around
their heads and gave the military sa-
lutte.
The most remarkable demonstration
along the route occurred at Lyons sta
ton. The people swarmed on the SteDs
and roofs of the train and even clam
bered on the locomotive. Many chung
to the gas lamps. and here also a few
climbed to the roof of Mr.. Kruger's
car.
At Dion the municipality had tateo
the matter into its own hands. NOT
leaving the reception TO private com
mittees as at Marseiiles and the result
was demonstration such as never be
fore had been witnessed within the
memory of the eldest Inhabitants.
Tomorrow morning at e:25 Mr.. Kru-
ger viii start for Paris DR.. Levds saws