The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-02-09
THE MATABELE KING.
Downfall Of Lubengula, the Blood
thirsty African.
General Rejoicing over the Terminat,.
OF a isarbarous and One-Sided War
fare In the Dark Continrpt
Reign OF Terror.

OF "A isarharous and one-Sided War
fare I'm the Dark Contin-nt
Reign Of Terror.
The general satisfaction which b.
been felt throughout South Africa =.
the victory Of the Chartered ,,,,,
pany's forces is caused mainly Lg al.
fact that il win in all probabiIit. h.
50 far as Matabeleland il coucprD.r
the death blow 10 a system of L.,.5
thirsty tyranny which has pr.g,H.s
from the time. over sixty wear. a,..
when the forces of No4eleIa-- Isl. b.
father of Lobengula. swept Throne.
the country between the Orauu.. Ns-.
and Limpopo rivers, leaving q u.r..
mare OF dcsOlatiOn and death I.Is,
them. and settled in the region n,.
known as Matahelcland. III, r.r-,..
through which this dcvastatiu~ arm,
marched was, says Thealc. Govern
with skeletons, and there was Iit.r,H-
no living being left behind
From that time until the p~r...r,
SAYS the Chicago Times. thg Nuiah...
have lived in the country from 1.h..
they are now being ousted. r.' b.
their own toll, but by proving uD.-
the timid tribes which original. .r
habited the land, and which hay....,.
since been compelled. under p.us.r-
- Of torture and death for the least. ..I..I.
or unwillinguess, 10 support fN,..
fcrociouS taslimasters by p,rfp,iI.e,.
tributes of slaves. women. caltI.. s..I
corn. That sixty years has been r..-
the Mashonas and Makalakas a rein.
of terror.
As illustrating the general prs,-
tice of the MatabclcS for U,pr
years past. Rev. Father Hartman. than
whom. OWING to his long residence In
the country, few are more cDmprt,rt
10 speak, tcstifics that IL b. the p..fr-
of an impi To- approach uuuoticr .tI-I
unseen a Mashona kraal In the uirs.
At the first dawn of the day Tho ia5i
raises its war cry, surrounds lhr r,.
fortunate llraal. and slauEhtcr- all .,.
cept girls, children-- or those who are
fit for doing some useful worl. uu III,
home journey.
Sometimes il happens that the Mata.
beles drive a crowd Of Mashouas into
one of their huts and set tir. io IL
This, Father Hartman states. has been
going on for forty years and Will uu,
stop till the Mashouas are r,trru..
mated. Lobeugula himself. with Ls
own hands, cut of the lips. nose. ear.
and hands of poor MashOua bul who
was falsely accused of tasting the
kings beer.
Even since the occupation 81 IN.
country 10y the whites similar raid,
have been Of frequent occurrence. Ia
the early part of last year, for iu~tuuc.
some fugitive Makalal,as cam, into
Victoria asking for protection aga.ut
a large Natabcles impi which ua.
raiding and llillinga at Chibi'S and Other
llraals across the Tuli road. lu Ma.
lsa2. Chenalla and Cunye, Masharl
chiefs. reported that large impi bal
attacked sheir llraals, killed many q
thsir people and taken away their cat
tie and goats
In July Of the same year, Lobcugula I
had hit Of jcalously of III. Regents
Umhlaha and Sidhlohlo. and acting 90
the kings Instructions the imbizo reg.
iment demolished the unfortunate De-
gents and their families. root and
branch. In August. while Capt. Chap
lin was on an expedition 10 discover
and punish the natives who had inter.
fcrcd with the telegraph instruments
plants from the natives OF raids b., The 7
Matabcles.
In October last three hundred Mats
beles were raiding the Makalabas
between the Nuanetsi and Luuli ry-
ers, killing men, women and children
In November Lubengula sent q large
impi 10 punish Chici. and ahout tut
same time a party Of forty Natahrl-
arrived At Lo Magoudi's kraal agi
asked him why he allowed the Eng
lish To dig for gold without the kings
leave.
After they had agreed to discuss ths
matter over in the morning. 10 Ma.
gondi went 10 his hut, but about da.
light next morning his dwelling $50.
surrounded by Matabeles, who called +
him out. shot him and alter..ards
stabbed him. They then killed his tao 4
brothers and two boys and fired into +
the women's hut. killing two of me f.
chiefs wives. ON departing the N.tl.
beles took away with them eighty %
ninety women and all the chiefs goats
and sheep.
In March of the present year large
Matabele impi came raiding down 10
the direction of Palapye, and some E.
Of the fugitives who escaped them
reported the murder Of several iuduuas
including Lubengulas brother. lu-
yande. This recital Of horrors may crg-
clude with a reference to the massacre
of the Mashonas in the streets of Me
toria in July last. the event which de
rectly led To the present situation,