Show VicePresident Paris Council Welcomes Mr Kruger STUDENTS IEEI TRIBUTE Former President of Transvaalin Replying Address ExrcSsCd plying to Thanks for What Had Been Done Wished Do They and for What Who Were His People for Him and Still Struggling and Were not Yet DGfcalcdHo Declared They Would Ever Struggle for Independence I s Kruger began a Paris Nov 27Mr an official call on busy day by making the p1zn1r wiui r WaldeRous accpmpanlcd by Dr eau He was Lcvds Dr Van Hummel ilul Delegate was met at the entrance Fischer The paityaS trance to the Premiers saloon by l r ririch Director pf the Cabinet who introduced the visitors to the Prime Minister The Interview took place m M AValdcekRousscaus private study and lasted ten minutes At Halfpast 9 oclock the Premier agcompanled by M Ulrlch returned the call The officers of the TCunlcipal Council oC l Paris and of ther General Council of 10 m by the Seine were received at a Mr KrugcT In the Hptcl Scribe The Interview was private nnd brief GrVEK A1S OYATICN Immediately after the visitors Jiad departed Mr Kruger drove to the Hq tel DaVille He received an ovation from a large crowd muss cd In the square In front of the edifice Mr Kru Ker wua oohaucted to the debating hall given the armchair re whPrc hi was Jervefl to V representatives of Govern menW Tlie Municipal aouncllors and people J 1t the galleries loudly cheered the distinguished visitor IS THE HEART OF FRANCE YicePcesident TJsoudier delivered an eloquent address saying Paris had Kiven Mr Krugqr a welcome worthy ot his noblo character and the grandeur of his cause He also said ion have lieard the heart of Paris beat It is the heart of France Let the people speak imd speak loudly and arbitration will Impose itself as necessary satisfaction to justice and civilization The President Pres-ident of thf General Council spoke In a similar strain KRUGERS REPLY Mr Kruger replied hi energetiQ tones thanking the speakers for the sentiments sen-timents expressiO He said he was deeply grateful fo the welcome whIch was a continuation of and a crowning of what France had already given him Since he landed the former President added he hitd been on a rising wave of acilaimilion He was very thankful for what had been done and for what they wished to do for him and his people S ho were still struggling and were not vet defeated They will ever struggle for Independence liberty and r Justice Ah why cAnnot they hear your accla nations It would redouble their courage Mr Kruger also said he hoped they would yet know them one day In the future when they hatf l re eo jrtxl their Independence He regret tHl arbitration had been refused and he would never cease to demand It The Boor leader was then shown throigh the superbly decorated halls 6f the Hotel DeVIlle Once he appeared at a window and was enthusiastically cheered As he drove back to bin hotel he was accorded a warm greeting on he road The President of the Municipal Council Coun-cil will tomorrow propose In the Council Coun-cil a vote In favor of arbitrating the Transvaal disputes SWORD FOR CRONJE Henry Rochefort accompanied by a deputation Including Deputies MUle voye and Paquelln Marcy Senator Provost Pro-vost Delaney and MM Copee and Le maitre today presented Mr Kruges with a sword of honor for Gen Ironjc now a prisoner on the island of St Helena M Rochefort In handing the sword to Mr Kruger spoke of the heroism of the Boers and expressed the hope that the syndicate of thrones Mill some day be overthrown by a syndicate of the people STUDENTS CALL ON KRUGER During the day a thousand students formed In line preceded by a banner and the whole headed by a band They carried the French and Boer colors and the students presented to Mr Kruger a near address They were lOudly cheered on their way to the Hotel Scribe There President Kruger appeared on the balcony bal-cony iCndi saluted them An Incident similar to the one that took platc at Marseilles occurred on the arrival of the students procession at the Hotel Scribe An upper window of the Grand hotel opposite was opened and a handful of small copper and sliver sli-ver coins was thrown down The stu dents Incensed at the Insult wished to attune a shipping office which Is on the fltreet level but the police interfered pointing out that the shippers had no connection with the affair Ultimately I the shippers were persuaded to close the ofllce ANTIENGLISH SONGS SUNG A delegation of four students entered the hotel and presented a bouquet to Mr Kruger who Accompanied by them appeared on the balcony arousing great enthusiasm among the students who now numbered two thousand A con Klderuble body of students stood be Jo the window from which the coins had been thrown singing antiEnglish songs No disturbance however oc curredNOT NOT COMING TO AMERICA Dr Leyds referring to a statement attributed to Samuel Pearson former CommissaryGeneral of the Jransv mil that Mr Kruger would robably wk soon proceed to the United States said Th I statement is without foundation TliIi evening Ma Kruger and Dr Leyas drove to the Foreign omee where they were received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs M Delcasc with whom they had an intervlcV s hasting threcquarter of an hour |