The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-04
10 BENGULA'S CiP1UHE REPORTED.
His Crest Kranl nt Bulnwnyo Eurned-lsow
Capt. Burnett Was Killed.

His Grent krnnl at Hulnwnyo Eurned-Eow
| Capt. Burnett Was Killed.
| LONDON. Nov. "A despatch from Johannes
burg. timed 215 p. NJ. states that 1t is
rumored there that heavy fighting has oc-
| Cured in the bush nlong the Shangani River.
and that King Lo EenGula has been captured
by tho Chartered Company's fors
4 special despatch to the FdR MoH Gazette
from Johannesburg says that two thousand
Matnbeles were reported to be near Mtibis.
between Fort Tui and Fort Victoria vest erday.
II this report Is true 1t shows that all OF Kin g
lie Rcnguas warriors did not foo to the
north or northwest before the victorious
British forces. Fort Tuli is over one hundred
miles southeast OF Bulawayo. King LoDengnla's
kraal. while Fort Victoria is about 14O miles
due east OF Bulawayo.
The despatch also gives the details Of the
killing OF Can't. Edward burnett of the British
South Africa Company's forces. whose deash
las already been announced in these de-
spatches Capt. Burnett was wcll-known
Mnshonaland pioneer. He. with the Hon.
Maurice Clifford. was guarding two Matabe!e
prisoners in hut One of tho prisoners seized
q loaded rifle belonging to "a scout that had
carelessly been lett within his reach and shot
burnett dead; Mr., clifford thereuponn shot and
hut. cremating their bodies ~,
A despatch from Johannesburg to the IaH
Bencula has taken rouge in the country be-
tween tho Shaucnni and Quay rivers.
The force under Major Forbes has shellel
and destroyed Odandono's kraal. killing the
chief and d-ivin. 1000 men into the hush.
While the fight was proceeding the Mashona
allies Of tho British were badly frightened by
the rnshcs Of the Mataboles. and finally STAN
cupicd by tho whites. The latter at first
thought that the Mashonas were Matabeles.
and great confusion resulted until it was
found that the frightened negroes were
fri.. la N g IA nj "a
In the House Of Commons today Mr.. Sid
ney Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary OF tho
Colonial pliico replying to u number OF dues-
lions on the subject. said that the Government
had nothing to add to the reports Of tho
troubles with tho Matabclrs that had nE-
penral in the newspapers. which. no believed.
were substantially accurate.
The Right Hon. sir james ferguson. for
merlv Parliamentary Secretary Of the Foreign
Office. aGkel II the Government believed that
there had been any need ess bloodshed.
Mr.. Henry Labonchere. the we!lknowu
Radical who is btterlyopposed to the methods
Of the British South Africa Company. wanted
to know IL the government did not consider
the massacre Of three thousand men needless
bloodshed.
Mr.. buxton replied that ne did not regard it
as his business to say whether the killing OF
the MatnhcleS was !. massacre. or needless
hioodshed. 10 added. however that the num-
Der OF Africans killed WAS only go.
CAPE Town. Nov "a desuatcil sent from
Fort Victoria to-day at noon gives this esti-
mate Of the Mnt;!nelc losses AS reported by ma
tives: In tho !lr.t sEirmsh the Matnheles lost
200 men: in IL. ilgnt at TIE t,le, great lager
Tho Chartered Companys troops have
burned 10 Bengula's great military kraal at
Iulawayo.