The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29
against the Matabeles may Jesuit in
checking the spread of the rebellion.
FEARS ARE ENTERTAINED

for the safety of a party of 1000 set
tiers, mainly women and chlldren,
who are in Lager in the vicinity of
which strong force of Matabeles has
been reported. The settlers have only
enough provisions to last them short
time Captain Spreckels on Thursday,
it is announced. met and repulsed
strong body of Matabeles and inflicted
great loss upon them. SpreckelS troop
ers esca ped with only few men
wounded.
One of the gravest features of the
uprising is that 1T is now admitted
that the native police have been in
duced, not only to take part in the re-
bellion, but to induce the various
tribes they were supposed to take
back to control to take up arms
against the whites. 1t is estimated that
in this manner seven hundred Well
trained fighting men, armed with
modern rifles and we'll supplied Wrth
ammunition, have gone over to me
enemy.
For obvious reasons the authorities
are
WITHHOLDING MANY FACTS
connected with the uprising which
there is no doubt is of much more
serious nature than at first believed.
The military and civil authorities of
the town of Salisbury. which is capa-
BILE of sustaining long siege, are tax
ing every measure of precautlon. A
Maxim battery has been placed IN
commanding position and ammulll-
ton has been served out to the Voluh-
teers.
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes is expected to arrive
at Buluwayo today. He will assume
the direction of the re2ressive meas
ures.
Business throughout Matabeleland is
completely paralyzed and will remain
so until the rebellion is crushed.
Mounted police are being drafted 10
Buluwayo and Salisbury and addltlonal
maxim guns are beng 1orWdroeu "
both these points.
Later advices from Buluwayo an
nounce that the son of the late King
Lobengula who was banished from
Matabeleland last year has returned
and placed himself at the head of the
insurgent Matabeles The latter nave
in some manner obtained possession OIL
many rifles and a stock of ammunition
which, although not large, is sufficient
to enable them to make very
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE FIGHT
than they did two years ago.
Dispatches have been received from
Buluwayo during the day asking that
more arms and ammunition be hurried
forward, as although there is plenty
of volunteers there are not sufhclent
weapons to arm them.
Scouts who have returned to Sails
bury and Buluwayo report that the ma
tives are gathering in large bodies at
different parts and are herdlng togeth-
er all the cattle available.
They are being excited by the medi-
cine men and a strong force will have
to be employed in order to restore or
der There has been much looting Of
cattle and a native police inspector
has been murdered by his men, who
afterwards deserted and went over to
the enemy with their arms and ammu-
milton.
TRAVELLING IS NOW DANGEROUS
in all parts of Matabele,and, and it is
feared that communication with Bulu-
wayo will shortly be interrupted.
Selous succeeded in recapturing a
large herd of cattle stolen by the Ma
tabeles, and the animals have been
driven toward Buluwayo. to be used
for provisioning the town.
Selous has ordered a number of
scouts to keep in touch with the Malta
'beles, and as soon as a sufficient body
of men can be sent out from Bulu-
wayo an attack in force will be made
upon the rebels.
The outskirts of Buluwayo are oc-
cupied by police and volunteers, and
very effective lager has been formed
around the market house, where the
ammunition and supplies have been
stored. Maxim guns protect each side
of the lager, and it is believed that the
place has been rendered proof against
any assault 1t is not believed, how
ever, that matters will reach such
stage as that but the authorities de-
cided to take every precaution possible
as the fighting power and strength of
tine Matabeles is too we'll known for
any precaution to be neglected.