The age-herald., 1900-11-23
KRUGER WARMLY WELCOMED
 ON ARRIVAL AT MARSE|LLES
Cheering Thousands Greet the EX- ile--Makes a Passionate Speech
 Programme Carried Out.

i ence between the Boer leaders ensued, while the Gelderland was slowed down behind the island of the Chateau Dlf. She remained there until 10 o'clock, when she steamed into the outer harbori firing a salute of twenty-one guns, to which shore battery replied
 flotilla of passenger Steamboats ana rowboats cruised around the Gelderland immediately after she had reached her moorings their occupants cheering for
 Kruger and the Boers
 The reception committee, of which Sem ator Pauet was the president, had been waiting in the cold, damp morning air for two hours, when boat from the Gelderland landed pr. VanHammel, the bearer of message saying MT. Kruger could not land
 for another two hours. The messenger ex-
 plained that the commander of the Gel derland before MT. Kruger left Dutch ter
 ritory Otherwise the Dutch warship), de- sired to render him the honors due to "a President of the South African Republic, and the commander wished also the offi-
 cers and crew of the Gelderland to take a solemn farewell of MT Kruger, who would leave the ship with guard or honor drawn
 up on her deck. For this ceremony the
 sailors would don their full dress, which
 would involve delay of a couple of hours. Message Caused Annoyance.
 This message dumfounded the commit tee, who were unable to conceal their an-
 noyance as they recognized that such de-
 lay would dislocate all the arrangements
 and lead to the dispersal of the Immense
 concourse along the route. The president
 of the committee thereupon explained the
 situation 10 Dr. VanHammell and urged him to persuade MT. Kruger to land with
 out delay, otherwise he feared that the Marseilles people, who had already exper- fenced disappointment yesterday, would become dlsgusted and the demonstration
 would collapse Dr. VanHammel left with
 this message, and there was great relief
 when reply was soon received to the ef- feet that Mir Kruger would land in twenty minutes.
 The Gelderland was decorated with flags in rainbow fashion. An outburst of cheering from on board the vessels in the harbor announced to those awaiting to receive him that MT. Kruger had left the Gederland. and a few minutes later the barge of the Gelderland with the Dutch flag flying at l her stern, a gold-laced officer standing at | the tiller, and a group of civilians sitting 1 in her stern, In the center of which was l the unmistakable figure of the former Boer President, was seen approaching the land- l ing stage.
 His companions Messrs. Fischer, Wes- | sells and others. were bare-headed. MT. | Kruger was wearing a tall hat, bound with l deep crepe and much the worse for wear, l $sJthick, dark overcoat and muffier and l stee-rimmed spectacles As he approached | the shore he raised his hat and acknowl-
 edged the cheering. He seemed strong, and | had no need for helping arm from the | barge to the short.
 1 The only incident which marred the har- | mony of the enthusiasm was the throwing | of a number of small coins among the 1 crowd by guests of the hotel on the Boule- | yard Mir Kruger passed:
 | The crowd thought they were thrown at | MT. Kruger, and an uproar ensued which | necessitated the intervention of the police. | There were no serious consequences kruger's Speech.
 The following is the text of MT. Kruger s | speech on landing:
 II thank the president of the Marseilles committee and the president of the central committee of the independence of the Boers l for their welcome 1 thank all this popula- | tion assembled in great concourse to greet | me- for although I wear mourning for the | misfortunes of my country, and although | I have not come to seek festivities, still I l nevertheless accept with all my heart these | accamations for know they are dictated