The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-25
YOUNG CHURCHILL WELL.
Doers Have Treated Him With Mach
Kindness, and lie Has Hat
slight Wound.


PRETORIA. Nov 2i-Through the
courtesy OF the Transyaal authorities the
correspondent of the Associated Press here
I'm the company Of Mr. r. g. Grobler, UNI
der secretary for foreign affairs, and Mr..
De Sousox. secretary OF the war depart
ment, was enabled to visit Winston Church
I'll today at the Model school. where he Is
confined with the captured officers. Be
yond slight bullet wound In the right
hand. he seemed welt and looked hearty.
although naturally chatting under enforced
idieness.
In the course OF the Interview Mr..
Churchill said:
."Tne Beers have treated us with much
Kindness. This was the case from the OUT
set. They praised our defense of the arm
ored train and expressed surprise that the
locomotive was saved from becoming a
hopeless wreck "a they expected under
their artillery FIRE. We were then marched
through a pouring rain to Colenso. proceed
ing the next morning to the Boer camp
near Iadysmith and then going by rail 20
Modderspruit. finally arriving here on No
vember IL.
ION the Journey grea. numbers Of burgh-
ers crowded to see us. but there was only
one who made insulting remarks, the
others COufthoGAiy 0NtrifE uA EiGhifltsH or
showing such marks ~ attention"
Mr Churchill said the confinement In the
Model school was close and severe. but
under all the conditions he had no grounds
to complain. When asked regarding his
general impressions he said he had had
many discussions With the Beers 10 the
rights of the war and had been much i'm
pressed by the number who could speak
English He had found that most OF them
regretted the conflict. asserting that II had
risen as the result Of Misrepresentation. SO
far az he could learn. however. the spirit
Of the burghers In the field. despite their
prtvations was most determined and there
was no chance of early peace
II fear" said Mr., Churchill. that the
struggle VIII be bloody and proiractsd.'
Fortifytng Pretoria Race Track.
CAPE TOWN. Nov. 24-fate arrivals
from Pretoria estimate the Hoer casualties
at 100 men. half Of whom were killed. They
also say the race course there is being pre-
pared for a iaager In the event of siege
and the guns OF the fort are trained on Il
In case the prisoners attempt 10 escape,
A Maxim Is placed at the gate OF the race
course. from President Kruger down,
everyone Is in faver of fighting. They be-
lieve they viii succeed In auncxing all the
heieaguered towns. The Dag Of the United
Republic. now ready, bears the Orange
cross The Boers expect the war to last
from four 10 six months. when they will
possess South Africa
All Well mt Lady nmtth.
DURHAM. Natal. Nov. 2a-An official
fr-r,
dated November -. says:
situation unchanged: troops welt ard
cheerful"
Willow Grange Affair.
Tho Natal Advertiser coanrms tho renor,
Of flehtins near Willow Grange. I, SAYS.
Five thousand british troops lei; Est
court "Wednesday affesnoon FER recon,
no.ssance They surprised the Beers at :
o'clock Thursday morning ana occupied
the Ronr position. hayonst!ag eighty es
the enemy,
"At dayhreak she Roers opened with
quick ~nrsrs. The Hritlsa artillery was AN.
able 70 reach she Beers and sae Rri,lsA
position. therefore. became sinsengble an.,
was evacuated. Subsequently IRE artillery,
was brought into actscn ard the Beers fel,
back Their chief ohteef having been at
taine3 the British retufie. Ia Fsse,5sr;.''
Rhodes Has N balloon to r.eape In
LONDON. New. 22-The Cape Town COZ.
respondent ~ the Daily telegraph iese-
graphing Thursday. saws.
Nothing IS known here cance-sts- ths
report that United States Constii Ma~s.,,,o
has been refused permission 10 leave Trans.
sssl territory. arr told Mr. cesa Rhodes
keeps hig balloon ready az kfs.ahsrle, -,
escape n driven 10 THAI extremity
situation at Maf~ktng Crews Worse.
MAGAfaAFfE. Care Cojony. Nov IS,