Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-09
KRUGERPRE5|OED
HIS ALLUSIONS TO JoUBERT GAVE
DEAD GENERAL ALL HONOR.
is PLEASED WITHFREESTATERS
Alluded To Many Phases of the War
and to Peace Proposals-Flowers
Draped Chairs in Mourning.

Pretoria, Monday. May THE official
closing of the 1899 volksraad. which
broke up unofficially in September last.
took place today. The vacant seats of
General Joubert and General Det3<ok
and others were filled with flowers. 1.-THE
hall was crowded. a large numb, ar Of la
dies being present.
In the prayer of the chaplain an al,u-
sion to General Joubert moved many to
tears. After the prayer the raad adj
journed to the afternoon. when heRses-
sion of 1900 was inaugurlted. The cere-
monies were accompanied by The Gus
tomary salute. President Kruger arriv-
ed in the state carriage With the usual
escort. All the diplomats ana foreign at
taches, including General GourKo, the
Russian attache We're present.
The raadzaal was OWd 10 it's full
est capacity and the scene was most i'm
pressive. President Kruger, in mis-
speech opening he session, alluded feel
ingly to the vacancies. Referring to
General Joubert, he said: Future gem
erations will be able to judge the work
of the deceased. whose demeanor .nspir-
ed the enemy with respect. and whose
humane and brave conduct gave fame
and Importance to the state ;tnlon civil.
lied nations
He was profoundly struck, he said, With
the proof of sincere friendship given by
the people of the Free State. who had
fulfilled their obligations tc the Trans
Naal under the treaty. They realized that
d united front was required, as an attack
upon the independence of the Transvaal
meant a threatening of the Free State.
He had implicit confidence in The future
OF the Afrikander nations. By deeds the
Free State had shown, the president de-
clared, a good example to the people Of
the Transvaal which nae proved Of great
moral value to those guiding the efforts
OF a small state to maintain it's i~ndepend-
ence. He was pleased to say hat the re-
lations of the Transvaal with the foreign
states, with the exception of Great Brit
ain, were goo
AS to the peace proposals of the presi-
dents of both republics to Lord Sails
bury, President Kruger said: w have
proved by legislation and our dealings
with Great Britain last yea that it wac
that war has broke out, we will do
everything to restore peace"
After abiding to the deputation now
on a mission to Europe n the United
States n the presence of so many at
taches, proving the intense interest Of
the powers in the republics and their
methods of fighting, he said he was pleas
ed to see that the sympathy of the world
was on their side in the war; that ambu-
lances had been sent and that their
friends were united in ~endeavoring to
the distress by the great strug-
gle.
After references to alleged violations of
the Red Cross convention and to the con-
sequent protests of foreign powers, Pres
ldent Kruger continued:
notwithstanding the difficult cirounl-
stances l am glad to say that our
finances will enable us to bear the great
expense of the war and that the mines
are t1ourishing."
Inc president concluded with, a refer
ence TO the Free State loan and suggest
that the session be not prolonged and
only matters of Importance be dealt
with. In a moving peroration he invoked
the blessing and help of the Almighty.
The proceedings terminated with I'M
usually impressive speeches and prayers.
Fifty out of a total of go legislators were
Several of them still suffer from
wounds.