The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-03
His Army Ruthlessly Slaughtered by the
Lead-Raining Machines of the
British Force.
PELXOTO'S NEW WAR FLEET
1t May Be Destroyed by Mello Be-
fore Reaching Brazil.
Parnellite Leader RedmOnd's Reply to
Mr.. T. p. 0COnnOr-POlicy of the
Radical Nationalist.

LONDON, Nov 2.-Machine guns and re-
peating rifles have won the day for the
British in Matabeleland. King Loben-
gula's impis, armed with crude native
weapons, though greatly outnumbering the
British forces. were no match for
the latter in a stand-up fight.
They possessed ample courage; in fact,
more bravery than good judgment, but
lacked modern death dealing machinery to
back it. By the superior weapons of the
invaders they were cut down like field of
wheat falls when attacked by the modern
reaper.
Further details of the rout of the African
monarch were received to-day. A dispatch
from Cape Town to Reuters news agency
reports that King Lobengula is flying
northward, and that when last reported at
Fort Charter by the native runners sent
out to the rear in order to open UP COM
munication between the columns in pursuit
and that fort the fugitive King was trying
to rally his troops in the vicinity of the
Shangalee river and the Kwelo The King
has been located about one hundred miles
north Of BuluwayO and about 40 miles
west OF Fort Charter. The dispatch adds
that King Lobengula seems to have fallen
INTO complete trap, his further flight
northward towards the Zambesi river is
blocked and impossible, while the Isetsefy
country is in his rear and Fort Salisbury
on his right flank. On his left flank the
British columns are advancing and thus il
Is expected that the King will be com
PEELED TO surrender within a few DAYS,
time.
During the march towards the Kwelo
river the British columns saw numerous
bodies or MatabeIes, but the latter always
retreated upon seeing the British troops
advance in force upon them. On Oct. % a
small body of the British Chartered Com
pany's forces, under Captain White. were
guarding body of prisoners, when q Mata-
belle irnpi made furious attack upon the
when a number of the Matabeles We're
Killed, the latter were driven off, but not
and wounded, among the former being
captain Burnett. who was shot dead
After the British columns crossed the
Shangalee river the advance was very slow.
as they were surrounded by Matabeles
VINO however, made no open attack. Sew
e era, war kraals were passed and destroyed.
rms continued for several days
On Oct. 81 II was evident that the Mata-
1 Ds were preparing for general battle.
The attack was made between night and
GAVIN, but the British forces had made
every preparation and were ready The
preparations to receive the Matabe were
hardly completed when. with wild yells.
which rent the air, the Matabeles esti-
mated to be five thousand strong made a
desperate rush forward upon the columns
anu upon the camp, attacking from several
sldeS al once. and, in one instance, sweep
ing by the picket line, which had not been
called into the main body. The Matabeles
came forward like q solid black wall show
ing admirable discipline and the greatest
bravery. The British comma nders allowed
King Lobengula's impiS to advance until
they were In easy range of the Martinez
rifles and Maxim guns when, at a prear-
ranged signal, deadly fire was poured into
the ranks OF the Matabeles. For a mo-
ment or so the Matabeles pressed bravely
IOrWaTdRin hull
rected against them, their war cries beins
drowned by the roar of the machine guns
backed up by the deafening volleyg from
nists.
Then for a few moments there was a
scene witnessed which was peculiarly hor-
rible from the desperate courage shown by
the Matabeles and by the display of death
dealing skill made by the machine suns
which poured bullets like water from
hose into the bowling natives, moving
them down like grass. Before such death
dealing lire 1t was not 10 be expected that
human beings could make a stand, and
they broke and fled, still followed by the
leaden rain and leaving five hundred killed
and wounded on the field in addition to
carrying away with them hundreds OF 9TH
erS who were wounded, While as many
more, at least. We're able to stagger away
in retreat, bearing more or less severe
wounds. from which numbers of them have
since died. The loss on the side of the
British is too insignificant to record in
view of the wholesale slaughter of Mata-
beles. Only two of the colOnists were killed
ano six wounded. After the battle the
British force spent some time in burying
the dead and in caring for the wounded,
after which the march toward Buluwayo
was continued and the road was found
clear to the capital. the Matabeles evil
IDENTIFY being too disheartened to attempt
any further attack upon the British forces.
An Unauthorized Interview.
LONDON, Nov 2.-Tit House of Com
mons reassembled to-day at s o'clock in
the afternoon with slim attendance Mr.
Gladstone rose early this morning and
went out for a drive in spite Of the rain
after which he returned at noon TO his
Downing street residence, where he con-
suited with Sir William Harcourt, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer. and with the
Right Hon Edward Majorbanks, Patron
age Secretary to the Treasury.
SO soon as the House met Mr.. Labou-
chere called attention to an interview pub
lished the day Sir Frederick Darlington,
formerly of "Carrington's horse sailed on
the steamship Scott for Cape Town, with
against the Matabeles. The interview re-
ferred to was between Sir Frederick Car
rington and representative of Reuter- S
Telegram Company. and in II Sir Frederick
was quoted as saying, in substance, that
the MatabeleS We're enemies of civilization,
and they should in consequence be swept
off the face of the earth. This interview,
which attracted much attention, has ex-
cited q great deal of feeling against Sir
Frederick Darlington and still more against
the British Chartered Company, which will
be made the subject of parliamentary in
curry very shortly. E.
Mr.. Sydney Buxton, Parliamentary Sec
retary to the Colonial offices, replying 10
Mr. Iabouchere said that Sir Frederick
Darlington not authorized by the gov
eminent To grant an interview 70 any rep
resentative of the newspaper press and
that the views he expressed were solely
his own.
The Right Hon. Henry Fowler president
of the local government board amid cheers
from the Liberal benches, moved the Sec
ond reading OF the England and Wales
local government bill. While Mr.. Fowler
was speaking Mr.. Gladstone. looking bright
and we'll entered the House and was re-
ceived with enthusiastic cheers. Mr.. Fowler
denied that the effect of the bill would be
spoliatlon of the Church OF England. the
opponents claimed. The church schools. Mr.
Fowler added. were not affected liy the
bill. The House adjourned at midnight
after a dull session.
Manners az the MatabeIes.
New York Herald.
The London newspapers are full of ac-
counts and descriptions of the Matabee
people and customs. and the illustrated .pa-
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