Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-04-11
MlTiBELES.
Indications That the Rebel
on May be Checked.
NOT so MUCH TALKING
Preparations Made to Send Rein
fOrcements of Five Thousand
Troops at Short Notice.

CAPE Town. April 3-News from Ma
lakeland are scarce, but there are nov
indications that the rebellion may b.
checked before it has time to spread
dangerously far.
Dispatches from England Say prepa-
rations are being made to send reinforce
ments of 5000 regular troops at shor,
notice, should such step be necessary
and 1t is said 5000 additional troops car
be hurried here from India in q very
short time. These announcements had
a calming effect upon the public mind
and there is not 30 much loud talking
upon the part of the Burghers and their
| advocates.
Delayed dispatches from Buluwsyo.
dated Tuesday last, says Captain Mac.
Farlane, in command of the mounted
patrol, had a sharp skirmish with band
of rebsllious Matabeles at Queene Reef,
Dembesi. Natives are reported to have
attacked the troopers in fine style and
in hand to hand encounter, in which
they were beaten of, leaving 20 killed.
Capt. MacFarlane's party lost several
white troopers killed, the number still
IN doubt. The patrol had the best of
the skirmish. Three Indunas, who ar
rived at Buluwayo from the scene OF
MacFarlane's fight with the native re-
port that the young Matabeles fought
the troopers against the advice OF the
chiefs and the younger warriors could
not be controlled.
Another fight has taken place near
hyatt. A number of white settlers,
refugees in the town were surrounded by,
hostile natives. The whites made de-
termined resistance, but all were killed
except one man, who brought the news
to Buluwayo. The natives captured 30
rifles and about 5000 rounds of ammu-
milton.
Selous, the hunter and explorer, at
the head of thirty mounted volunteers.
when these sdvices left Buluwayo, had
gone TO Mangwe TO escort the mail coach
from that place to Buluwayo.
Dawson's patrol reports the MRtabe-
les masslpg at Umzipganwio, Shanghai,
Matoppo and Intati. Captain Dawson
cautions the authorities against being
thrown off their guard by the appar-
ent calm and seeming insction OF ma.
tives. He points to the fact that
only pure blooded Matabeles are al
for attack and odds this shows the
dent. A pure biooded MatsbeIes will
b. nt11x ~.
Consequently Captain Dawson insists
they cannot be driven out of the
Matoppo Hills except by a large and
well organized fore.
Chief Ulimo or "God," who first in
cited the revolt of the Matabeles, has
proclaimed himself king Of Mstabe-
land IN succession to the late King
Lohengula. A son Of the last named
monarch, who is understood to be on
his way to Matoppo Hills in order to
bead the natives, has not yet reached
thers end when he does there is likely
to be trouble between his warriors and
those of the newly proclaimed king.
Nobody here puts any faith in the
report that the Beers have offered 10
assist the British in quellipg the re-
bellion in Matabeland. They say that
II such Rn otfer was made II was surely
done in spirit OF sarcasm. The Beers
nave important matters of their own to
attend TO just now and are very likely
to take any steps which may strengthen
the hands of the British. Besides, it
is believed, Mr.. Rhodes is about the
last man in South Africa, the Beers
would help out of hole.
PRETORIA, April 3-President Kruger
hts received from Governor Sir Her.
cules Robinson, OF Cape Colony, q re-
ply to his offers of assistance in quell-
ing the uprising in Mstabeland. Sir
Hercules declines the offer and thanKs
President Kruger and the Burghers
heartily for the offer. Governor Rob-
iuson save be considers an imperial
force of 5000 men sufficient to quell the