Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-05-29 | Page 4 | Local News

Gen Baden Powell was shut up In l Matching for seven months the Doer commander doing his best to starve him out But the Boer commander himself was finally captured and taken into the town anti BadenPowells first greeting was Good evening Commandant Com-mandant Welcome and have some dinner Speaking of BadenPowells strength on May 11th he said My great endeavor Is to prevent the relief forces from trying to rush Into the place bpfore they are strong enough to do so It would be better to make ccr lain of relief In two months than toe to-e braten In an attempted relief In one month For a man that had been shut up and starved for six months to talk that way shows that he has a very level head or that rations of horse uuusage are calculaLed to give a man great patience and strength of mind