Show SYMPATHY FOR THE BOEHS great demonstration takes place in philadelphia school children of that city to the number ot message to kruger by special courier philadelphia april 9 one of the greatest demonstrations of sympathy both in the number of participants and in enthusiasm displayed ever shown in this city any foreign nation took place tonight when the academy of music was jammed with people for the purpose of part in the philadelphia schoolboy pro boer rally the primary object of the gathering was to send a message of greeting to president kruger signed by pupils of the schools of this city so great was the crush mostly of the younge generation that many thousands were unable to get near the doors and the mass of struggling people was entertained by music while the meeting inside WAS in progress judge william T ashman of the orphans court of this city presided and those who addressed the meeting were webster davis W bourke cockran ex district attorney graham of this city P louter wess els of bloem fonteen font eln and thomas J meek pupil of the high school of this city edwin markham the poet recited his ode to lincoln three hundred singers of the united singing societies of philadelphia sang the transvaal lied and american patriotic songs after the speechmaking speech making was over james F smith a fourteen year old messenger boy was called to the stage by means of the regulation call box and was given the message signed by the schoolboys with instructions to proceed to pretoria and to hand it personally to president kruger the messenger accompanied by a committee of three high school boys left to attend a reception at the As torla by the students of the public schools of greater new york on tuesday the messenger will sail on the steamship st louis and before the vessel reaches southampton he will be taken oft by a french tender and landed at havre france in order to avoid english territory the message to president kruger is as follows we the undersigner undersigned under signed students of the public schools of philadelphia the city where our own forefathers enlisted in their splendid and successful struggle against english oppression desire to express to you and to the fighting men of the south african republic their great admiration tor the genius and courage that has checked english invasion of the transvaal and the un der signed extend their most earnest wishes that in the end the south african republic will triumph over england in a war in boer cause Is noble the british cause unjust delegations of schoolboys from new york and boston attended the meeting |