The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-01-27
HE MArrABELE KING.
Downfall Of Lubengula, the Blood
thirsty African.
81 General Rejoicing Over the Termination
Of Earbarous and One Sided War
fare in The Lark Continent
-Reign of Terror.

fare In the Dark Continent
Reign Of Terror.
The general satisfaction which has
been felt throughout South Africa at
the victory OF the Chartered com
yany's forces is caused mainly by the
fact that it will in all probability be,
SO far as Matabeleland is concerned.
the death blow to q system Of blood
thirsty tyranny which has prevailed
from the time, over sixty years go.
when the forces of Moselekatse. the
father Of Lobengnla, swept through
the country between the Orange, Vaal,
and Linpopo rivers, leavingsa night
mare Of desolation and death behind
them, and settled in the region now
known as sMatabeleland. The country
through which this devastating arm
marched was, says Theale, covered
with skeletons, and there was literally
no living being left behind. .
From that time until the present,
says the Chicago Times, the Mataloele
have lived in the country from vvllicllii
they are now being ousted, not b.
their own toll, but by preying upon
the tirnid tribes which originally in
'habited tho land, and which have eyer
since been compelled, under penaltg,
of torture and death for the leastdela9
or l1nwilliugness, to support thch
ferocions taslzmasters by periodiea
tributes of slaves, women. cattle, an&
corn. That sixty years has been fous
the Mashonas and Makalalras a reign
of terror.
AS illustrating the general prac-
tice of the Matabeles for many
years past, Rev. Father Hartman, than
whom, OWING to his long residence in
the country. few are more competent
to speak, testifies that it is the custom
oflan inapi to approach unnoticed and
unseen a Niashona llraal in the night
At the first dawn Of the day the impi
raises its war cry, surrounds the un-
fortunate lsraal, and slaughters all OK
cept girls. children or those who arc
fit for doing some useful work on the
home journey.
Sometimes it happens that the Mata
beles drive q crowd of Masllonas inlo
one of their huts and set fire to it.
This, Father Hartman states. has been
going on for forty years and will not
stop till the Mashonas are extcrni-
mated. LobenGulil himself, with his
own hands, cut off the lips, nose, ears
end hands of q poor Mashona boy who
was falsely accused of tasting the
kings beer.
Even since the occupation of the
country by the whites similar raiol;
have been of frequent occurrence. in
the early part oflast year, for instance.
some fugitive hIalzalalzas came into
Victoria asking for protection against
q large Matabcles impi which was
raiding and killing at Gibbs and other
kraals across the Tuli road. In Mag,
1883, Chcnala and Cunye, Mashona
cliefs, reported that lar~e inlpi hi.
attacked 5heir kraals, killed many OF
their people and taken away their cat
tie and goats.
In July of the same year, Lobengula
had fit of jealously of the regents.
Umlllaba and Sidhlohlo, and acting on
the kings instructions tho lmbizo resg-
ianent demolished the unfortunate re-
gents and their families. root and
branch. In August, while Capt. Chap
lin was on an expedition to discover
and punish the natives who had inter
fered with the telegraph instruments
at Nuanetsi, he heard on all sides com
plants from the natives of raids by the
Matabelcs.
In October last three hundred Mata-
beles were raiding the MalSalalsas
between the Nuanetsi and Lundi riv-
crs, killing men, women and children
In November Lubengula sent large
impi to punish Chici, and about the
same time a party of forty Matabeles
arrived at Lo Magondi's kraal and
asked him why he allowed the Eng
lish to dig for gold without the king
leave.
After they Ind agreed to discuss the
matter over in the morning, Lo Ma
gondi went to his hut, but about day
light next morning his dwelling was
surrounded by Matabeles, who called
him out. shot him and afterwards
stabbed him. They then killed his two
brothers and two boys and fired into
the wonan's hut, killing two OF the
chiefs wives. On departing the Mata-
beles took away with them eighty to
ninety women and all the chiefs goats
and sheep.
In March of the present year a large
DIataEele impi came raiding down IA
the direction of Palapye. and some
of the fugitives who escaped them
reported the murder of several iaduHas,
including Lubongula's brother, I'm
yande. This recital Of horrors may con
clude with q reference to the massacre
of the Mashonas in the streets Of We
toria in July last, the event which di-
rectly led to the present situation,
How the Bee Sees.
We are SO nsed to regarding the