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Show BOERS PAY A TRIBUTE. Envoys Place Wreath at Boston Soldiers' Sold-iers' Monument. Boston. May 30. The envoys of the South African republics paid a tribute to the memory of the soldiers of the republic soon after their arrival here from New York today by placing a wreath on the Soldiers' monument on Boston common. The envoys were escorted by members of the joint committee of the city govern-I govern-I ment, who had met them at Providence. In a speech at the Soldiers' monument Mr. Fischer called attention to the fact that the monument was in commemoration commemora-tion of the brave deeds of men who fought for what they had nearest their hearts. They had died for their country and for for the cause of freedom, and there had been sorrow, but today, on Memorial day, there was a general rejoicing, for by their work was freedom enjoyed. The speaker said that the struggle in South Africa was on: that they were fighting for the same principles and that sorrow was now their portion, but in after af-ter years a shaft would be erected typifying typi-fying the struggle and on each anniversary anniver-sary with similar rejoicing would the day be observed. |