The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-14
Beers REACH PARIS
GEMS. BOTHA, DEWET AND DE-
LAREY GIVEN ENTHUSIASTS
TIC RECEPTION
SAY THEY HAD TO SIGN A
PEACE THAT WAS A SHOCK
Premier Combes Receives the Visistors
and Delegations From the Provinces
Greet Them-One Man Lets Out an
Anti British Whoop and Is Arrested.

PARIS, Oct. 13.-The Boer generals,
Botha, Dewet and Delarey, arrived in
Paris today. Senator Pauliat and the
pro-Boer committee met them at the
railroad station. After speeches of well
come the party drove to a hotel The
precincts of the station and the route
to the hotel were thronged with spec
tators, who heartily cheered the gen.
erals, although the crowds present
and the enthusiasm manifested were
nothing like the assemblages and DEM
onstration witnessed on the occasion
of Mr.. Kruger's arrival here two years
ago. Gen. Botha, replying to Senator
Pauliat, said:
1--WE have suffered greatly and had
to sign peace which was great
shock to you and us. I hope self-gov-
eminent will soon be given to the Boer
people, for they loyalty laid down their
arms and took the oath of allegiance.
But it must not be inferred from this
allegiance that they will allow them
selves to be dragged in the mud"
This statement was greeted with
cheers. The society for the aid of
Boer children handed Gen. DeWet $l5,-
900.
Delegations from various provincial
pro- Boer organizations also greeted
the Boer generals at the station. The
reception was held in the waiting
room, which was decorated with flow
ers and tapestries. The generals ap-
peared very grateful for the warm
a few words of thanks. They then en-
tered carriages and were driven
through the center of the city to their
hotel, escorted by a mounted detach-
ment of Republican guards and amid
shouts for Botha, Dewet and Delarey.
; Dewet the Favorite.
Mr.. Dewet, who is always the most
popular in France, received the hearth
est acclama tons, to which the visitors
bowed their Acknowledgements. The
largest crowd was gathered in the
Place de FOpera, and traffic along the
boulevards had to be suspended till the
carriages passed. A big, cheering
crowd gathered during the afternoon in
the vicinity of the Hotel de Holland,
where the Beers are staying, and the
police and municipal guards had to
Gordon part of the Rue de la Paix. A
few anti-British cries were raised, but
the cheers were generally for the Beers
and were mingled with the singing of
'The Marseillaise." The generals had
to appear several times on the bal
cony, and once Gen. Botha held in his
arms a little French girl who had pre-
scented him a bouquet of flowers tied
with Boer colors. The sight caused a
burst OF cheering.
Numerous delegations We're received
in the afternoon by the generals, who
later drove to the Elysee palace, the
foreign ministry and the ministry of
the interior to leave their cards.
Received by the Premier.
From the palace they went to the
reside nee of Premier Combes, where
they were received by the premier.
They explained to M. Combes that they
had been greatly touched by the cour-
tesy of the French people and that
they considered it their duty to express
their gratitude to the French govern
ment M. Combes thanked the Beers
for these words and shook hands with
them.
The generals then proceeded to the
foreign Office, where they had a brief
and similar interview with the foreign
minister, M Delcasse. Afterward they
visited the presidents of the chamber
of deputies and the senate. AS they
drove about the city they were &C
claimed by the crowds.
A man outside the Elysee palace
shouted: death to the English" He
was arrested, and with this exception
there were no unpleasant incidents.
The pro-Boer committee gave a ban
Duet privately to the Boer generals
this evening They will be received
by the municipality of Paris at the
town hall tomorrow.