New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17

rho whites but against the black tribes under white
nrotection As a pretext it charged that these
blacks had stolen Matabele cattle. There coud not
well be Il more ridiculous charge. The Mashohas
have lived under Matabele terrorism Tor seventy
wears never knowing when the blow might fall
upon them Their lives were never safe Tor a sihsie
hour They have become one of the most cowardiy
races in existence As well charge a kitten with
stealing mastiff's dinner from under his nose as
a Mashona with robbing a Matabele OF his most
priced possession, his cattle.
Lobengula's armies at once attacked the Mashonas
and killed a large number OF them. carrying of the
women children and cattle. The British south
African Company ordered them 10 cease and with
draw TO their own country and on their REFUSAL
the volunteer police companies attacked them ana
drove them back TO Buawayo. The young men
could no longer be- restrained. and the Mataoele
regiments at once rallied for war. The results are
yet be- learned.
II may be- considered certain that the British have
no easy task cut out for them. No accurate figures
of the strength Of the Matabeles can be Obtained
but most people in Mashonaland estimate them at
about 20 ~ trained warriors Five thousand live at
Hulawayo. the rest being scattered in military
kraals or villages. all over the country
Each kraal is occupied by single regiment OK
uu men all nearly the same age. Each has us
own officers and is subject to rigid discipline Inc
warriors are not usually allowed 10 marry uh'it
they have reached q certain age and have killed
may be married at as Il reward Tor some
hr.v. net None Of the kraas stationary for
much more than ten years. BY that time all the
wood in the vicinity has been burned and the
regiment moves some twenty miles or SO 10
new spot where there is plenty.
Bulawayo lies l2j mnes west OF victoria Inc
border line is about midway between the two
towns and IL jealousy policed by the Matapeles
, ANY one wishing TO visit Buawayo goes 10 TINS
border where he encamps. ana SENDS a fesseh-
ger with a present for lobengula, to ask per-
mission 10 enter the country The present GUS
tomarilv consists OF sailed" horse zone that has
recovered from the horse sickness. and rifle the
whole being worth about 500. After few days
Iobongua sends permission To come IN ana car
rrrs To bring the travellers goods lie reSenes
the latter in a friendly way grants MN perihiss.oh
To hunt and sees tnat every one treats nm Win
due respect To enter without TINS lorIhaiiy -
to subject ones self to many indgnitleS anu Insults
although not probably TO any serious INJURY,
There three classes OF men among the Sa'a a,
bees First. small number of very old men, o.
| Moselekatze. and their descendants As that Was
seventy years ago. ana as marriage was to- Vs. Us
lighting for its very life these men are very lev
in number but Of course very lnha spS injured
! long ago and their descendants. Many Oh mss MSS
have been 50 improved by tnsr " OF the best of
the captives that they scarcely inferior TO me
H hS e Mash9na and Makoak tribes Third and ID
last come the more recent penige and are
admitted the resmen5 s sSnv 'n Of thes has
| loSStSSlon,
of course, been cut OFF as far as Mashohaahu ~
| concerned. .,.,,,, ,.ol,,r,aar
| ali regular troops having been disbanded. Every
man i'm the country. however. Is liable 10 nlil,ary
nnrvicn i'm case of need. There are about l@O
whites in all NIashonaland. Probably Sp OF mem On
live at or near Victoria and 400 at Sal,sputy ~
miles 70 the north. The rest are scattered over
| miles of hill and bush. Even win the aiu o.
| their machine guns, the whites VIII os III siea'
| dan,er of defeat If not of determination.
| These Alatabeles are of the same stoch '. .h
| utterlv DESTROYED 100 British veterans az inc
"piars of the Little Hand" during the Zulu war;
| ond thera arc no towards among them .
| i In Washonaand IL is the general belief that me
! Matabeles will fight at first: ana when wors,sa
viii retreat into the interior far TO the nortnwes
| They have many boats on the Iampesi liver iio
| seem 10 be in measure preparing Tor suen ID,
| course II they do this. then the last abSolutely
free and Independent successors OF I 'haka g.eas
emnre will have vanished again into the heart OF
III ark Continent to appear again perhaps on the
| Congo or perhaps only when the evet-s"eilns
ia or white conquest shall have once more
cached the borders of a new Iuluand a new
Northumberland under new name but az heart '', ia
a. ,r,,,h the same power whose foundation was ia'o
nv the Zulu Napoleon. T'Chaka