Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

uen being able to relieve the town for
some time TO come.
1hrongs OF people were waiting at
the war office last evening until a late
hour for the lists Of those killed
wounded or missing in the battle OF
Belmont Nothing was published in adj
dillon TO Gen. Methuen's first dispatch.
Buffers destination Is kept a strict
secret at Capetown, some reports say
Ing that he has gone north and others
that he has gone to Durham, as already
cabled
The Daily Malls correspondent at
Naauwpoort says: IAN open, unsigned
letter, struggled through from Coles
burg, says Commandant Grobbler has
arrested ten prominent Englishmen
and threatens to shoot them IL any
harm Is done TO Van Renesburg, ring
leader of the Colesburg rebels. who was
captured by the British and Is to be
tried for treason"
The situation In Natal remains un-
changed. the sortle from Estcourt to
Willow Grange having little effect. An
official message from Gen. White al
Ladysmith, dated November 22nd, and
received at Durham yesterday. says:
situation unchanged. Troops we'll and
cheerful" This effectually disposes Of
all rumors OF another sortie from Lady
smith and Of the defeat Of the Beers.
A dispatch to the Times from MOOT
river gives the British casualties In the
Willow Grange affair as three killed
and forty-four wounded This Is the
first news Of such a heavy loss and, II
~
Whites unfortunate action OF October
3Oth.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondent
Of the Daily Mail describing the same
sortle says: THE British surprised the
Beers, carried their position captured
all their equipment and returned to
Estcourt In safety. Gen. Hildyard was
very well satisfied with their work"
The Natal Advertiser confirms the re-
port OF fighting near Willow Grange.
II says: Five thousand British left
Estcourt Wednesday afternoon for
Beers at o'clock Thursday morning
and occupied the Boer position, bayo-
netting eighty Of the enemy.
at daybreak the Beers opened with
quick-nrers. The British artillery was
unable to reach the Beers, and the
British position, therefore, became UNI
tenable and was evacuated. Suisse
Quently the artillery was brought into
action and the Beers fell back. Their
object having been attained, the Brit
ish returned to Estcourt'
The Capetown correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Thurs
day, says
After the battle Of Belmont. Lord
Methuen. addressing his troops, said
Comrades, | congratulate you on the
complete success achieved by you this
morning. The ground over which we
had 70 fight presents exceptional diff
cuties and We had as an enemy one
who is a past master in the tactics OF
mounted infantry. With troops such
as you, a commander can have no fear
OF the result
There IL sad side 10 all this, and
you and | are thinking as much OF
those who died for the honor OF their
country and OF those who are suffering,
as we are thinking OF our victory.
The Capetown correspondent Of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing Thursday
says.
Nothing Is known here concerning
the report that United States Consul
Macrum has been refused permission TO
leave Transvaal territory.
II am told that Mr.. Cecil Rhodes
keeps a big balloon ready at Kimberley
TO escape II driven 10 that extremity
Pretoria, Nov. 24.-Through the cour-
tesy OF the Transyaal authorities, the
correspondent Of the Associated Press
here. in the company Of Mr.. p, g. Grob-
Ter, under secretary for foreign ar
fairs. and Mr.. De Sousox, secretary OF
the war department. was enabled TO
visit Winston Churchill TODAY at the
model school, where he Is confined with
the captured officers. Beyond a slight
bullet wound In the right hand, he
seemed well and looked hearty. al
though naturally chatting under en-
forced idleness In the course OF the
interview, Mr.. Churchill said.
"The Beers have treated us with
much Kindness. This was the case
from the outset They praised our de-
Tense OF the armored train and ex-
pressed surprise that the locomotive
was saved from becoming a hopeless
wreck, as they expected under their
artillery fire. We were then marched
through pouring rain 20 Colenso, pro-
ceeding the next morning to the Boer
camp near Ladysmith, and then going
by rain to Nodderspruit, finally arriy-
ing here on Nov, 10.
ron the journey great numbers OF
burrhers crowded to see us. but there
was only one who made insulting re-
marks, the others courteously Offering
US cigarettes or showing such marks OF
attention"
Mr.. Churchill said the conhnsment In