The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-20

departure of the enemy which has been
massed at the north of the town for
several days and from which an attack
has been almost hourly expected.
This movement however, brings lit
tie comfort to those in Buluwayo The
excited manner in which the natives
quilted their positions indicated a con-
fident
PURPOSE OF MISCHIEF.
There is no evidence that they were
alarmed Friday at the demonstration of
the patrol Of ~ men from BulUwayo
against their vanguard. Although this
vanguard was driven back upon the
main body, the patrol did not dare to
place itself within reach of the over
whelming members of the main body.
The direction taken by this great
body of hostile natives after quitting
the position to the north has not been
learned but it is feared the purpose of
the movement is to try and effect a
junction with the rebels in the Matoppo
hills and thus sever col nection to the
southwark. The road runs through, the
Matoppo hills to the south of BuluWayo,
and is
DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS ONE
for fifty miles from here, at which
distance the road reached the Mangwe
pass. This angular and precipitous de-
file it is felt must be held. 1t is of
such character that it can be made
impregnable against the attacks of ma
tive warriors. But for the same reason,
if allowed to get into the hands of the
natives, it would be extremely difficult
and perhaps impossible to dislodge
them with any force at present avail
able. To leave this pass to the enemy
would effectually cut off the intercourse
of Buluwayo with the outside world
To hold the pass and to patrol the road
between it and Buluwayo, measures
which are felt to be imperatively nee
essary for the safety of this place, re-
quires a large proportion of the avail
able force, less than thousand men
in Buluwayo. The threatened move
ment of the enemy upon the line of
communication perplex the authorities
with the problem Of how far they can
further denude Buluwayo of it's fight
ing force to guard the road. The lack
of certainty as to the whereabouts and
immediate destination of the great
mass of natives moving so near the
town causes much dread and anxiety.
The Daily News says that military
authorities consider that the appoint
ment of General Darlington, British
commander at Gibraltar, who has been
ordered to the Cape of Good Hope to
take command Of the British forces in
Matabeland, is a measure of precau-
ton, and that it will probably be fol-
lowed by the dispatch of more troops.
1.-The war Office is busy making ar
rangements," the Daily News con-
tinues. land placing stores in readi-
ness for being transported.
kilograms have been sent sum-
moning every officer on furlough in
Great Britain from the cape, to return
to duty without delay.
1.-THE militant section of the Tories
are in active revolt against the policy
in Africa of Colonial Secretary Cham
berlain and Governor Sir Hercules
Robinson of Cape Colony, and they
talk of adjourning the house on the
subject"
The Chronicle GiberaD commenting
upon the situation in South Africa
does not assume that it is Mr.. Cham
berlains policy, but it says, "if the
government deliberately intends the
subjugation of the Dutch race in