The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-10
TELECKA7HIC NEWS Or TF1E WORLD

daily. Many Drawing the danger,
wander about the town with gaunt and
hungry faces in search of work which
entities them to an extra ration of
meal. If they find work they are gen.
orally too weak to perform 1t,
From their advanced posts the Beers
rake the streets and the market square.
1t is impossible to dodge their bullets.
We have taken remarkable precaution
however, and the casualtles though
heavy are not what they might have
been had less able men been at the
head of affairs. Even the headquarters
mess fares scantfly. Like saints under
the altar we cry, How long, OH Lord,
how long"
Two hundred and ninety-two persons
have been killed, wounded or have died
of disease. The garrison Is so small
that it would be criminal to make its
weakness public, but there is never so
much as a whisper. If any one sug
gested' the possibility of surrender. it
is because we do not mean to get beaten
and we are cheerfully enduring the
hardships of today rather than to
make a surrender in any degree posi-
BILE tomorrow.
Pretoria, March ga special dispatch
from Bloemfontein says that President
Kruger addressing a crowd of people
said: although God is testing our
people, my personal opinion is that the
limit of the test is nearly reached. If
the people are sustained by faith in
the time of adversely, God will soon
again turn the tide in our favor. If
we have strong faith in God he will
surely deliver us. The God of deliver
ance of the olden time is the same God
now"
The speech of the venerable president
brought tears to the eyes OF men and
women alike. The Free olaie Folk-
lied (national anthem) was then sung.
The visit of President Kruger has
done much good and has cheered the
respondents.
President Kruger more recently has
been visiting the commandos south of
BloembOntein Fighting is proceeding
at Mafeking. All the outside forts eX-
cept one have been taken by the Beers.
Much satisfaction is expressed at the
by the British.
Secretary of State Reltz has issued
war bulletins in which after saying the
government has no official tidings of
the surrender of General CronJe, but
must accept it as fact, however
painful he adds:
"The government remains assured
that the surrender will not discourage
the burghers in their defense of their
independence and standing as a ma
ton.
The struggle thus far has shown that
the republics have indicated them
selves as an Independent people. This
reverse will not stagger us: In the
struggle for our cherished rights, our
belief remains that whatever happens,
the Lord still reigns.
Owing to the invasion of the Free
State by a large force of the enemy
and other circumstances 1t became
necessary to take up other positions
hence TIE burghers in Natal have re-
tired to Biggersberg. All the COM
mandoes have reached there safely, eX-
cept a few who retired in the direction
of Van Reenan's pass. Thus Lady
smith and Kimberley are no more be-
sieged. In retiring the enemy was
time after time driven back so that our
laagers were not cut off. In these
fights a few men,were killed or wound
ed and the enemy lost heavily.
In spite of all reports, the spirit of
the fighting men as to the outcome re-
mains unchanged. Among the COM
mandos in Natal the .burghers are full
of courage. General DeWet now COM
mande all the commands at the Mod
der River.
president Kruger started yesterday
evening for Bloemfontein, to visit the
Lager of the Free State. 1t is under
stood President Kruger's visit to
was to try to arrange a |
of the differences between |
the Tra?svaal and Free Staters."