Show PRESIDENT KEUGEB SPEAKS Delivers an Address to Crowd of His People at Pretoria Pretoria March 6A special dispatch dis-patch from Bloemfonteln says that President Kruger addressing a crowd of people said Although i God is testing test-ing our peopljejmy personal opinion is that the lhnt of the test Is nearly reached It1 thepeople Are sustained by faith In lliq jjnie ot adversity God will soon iigjcifn nurn the tIde th our favor If we haVostrong faith in God ho will surely deliver us Tho God of deliverance of the olden time Is the same God now The speech of the venerable President Presi-dent brought tears to the eyes of men and women alike The Free States volklaad national anthem was then V sung The visit of President Kruger has done much good and has cheered the despondents President Kruger more recently has been visiting the commandos south of Bloemfonteln Fighting Is proceeding at Mafcklng All the outside forts except one have been taken by the Boers Much satisfaction is expressed at the courtesies extended to Gen Cronjc by the British Advices from Boer camp Diggers berg March 5th say At a general council of war held today Louis Botha was appointed LieutenantGeneral for Natal and Lukas Meyer Schalkburger David Joubert Daniel Erasmus and J Fource were appointed MajorGener als The selections have given lively satisfaction to the burghers |