The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-28
THE MATADELE UPRISING
Settlers Are flocking to Towns and
Volunteers Enrolling.
LATEST AFRICAN TROUBLE
ksinforccmcnts Of Mounted Police Sent
~ BUiuwayo sud Other Places.
Many settlers Reported Slain.
A Patrol Repulsed.


received from Buluwayo. Matabeleland,
this morning indicate tina: an uprising
of the natives has taken place. and the
revolt is likely to spread 10 other parts
of South Africa. The settlers in Mata-
beleland are fiocking into the towns,
and the latter are being placed in a
state for defense. Volunteers are en-
rolling everywhere. and all necessary
steps taken to meet serious develop
ments.
Reinforcements Of mounted police
have been sent to BuluwayO Inserze.
and Gambo and the Cape Rifles have
received orders to prepare for active
service. Supplies OF ammunition for
the Maxim guns are being hurried tn
Buluwayo. and all the horses of the
disturbed territory have been COM
manded by Colonel Napier, who Is in
charge OF the government forces. The
natives are raiding farms and killing
white settlers in Matapo Hills district.
and Ii ~ reported that more than fifty
persons have been slain
Frederick 4. Selous the explorer who
distinguished himself during the Mata-
belle war. has been driven from his farm
and has sought safety at Buluwayo. He
brought in with him three lndunas
whom he had arrested as u matter of
prisoners until the cattle from the Se-
lous estate. raided by the natives. are
restored. In the meanwhile he is en-
rolling volunteers and will soon start
for the front at the head of strong
force. In an interview. he Is quoted as
saying that the authorities must act
quickly and effectively. otherwise the
revolt will spread I'm all directions. and
the government will experience great
difficulty in restoring order.
POLICE DEFEATED.
A patrol Of mounted police which
was sent out from Buluwayo yesterday
had sharp engagement with the nat
ives, and although the official report
says that the troopers retired In good
order" unofficial advices have 1t that
the patrol lost several men killed had
number Of men wounded. and beat u
hasty retreat closely pursued by the
Matabeles. A small detachment OF vol
unteers which also pushed forward yes
terday to protect the endangered set
tiers has been compelled to halt. and is
now occupying u fortified position
about twenty-five miles from Bul,-
wayo. while awaiting the reinforce
ments under Selous. There are plenty
Of volunteers, but the horses necessary
to mount them. and the arms ammuni-
ton, and supplies necessary to equip
them. are not forthcoming as prompt
ly as desired. The authorities. indeed,
have been caught LS.pt:pare0 for. thu.
outbreak, and the usual detachments
Of mounted police have been drawn
upon IN order to provide troopers for
service elsewhere.
Other advices from Buluwayo today
say that there was great alarm there
ON Wednesday and yesterday. caused
by report. which turned out to be
false. brought into the town at mid
night, that the natives were within
half "a mile OF the place The women
and children were ordered to the court
house, the men were all armed for the
defence of the town, and scouting par
ties We're sent In all directions.
The opinion Is expressed here that
the outbreak IL one of the Outcomes Of
the Jameson raid and the defeat in
flicted by the Beers upon the British
The news has spread far and wide in
greatly exaggerated forms. and. coupled
with the arming OF the Beers of the
Transvaal and of the Orange Free
state and the departure of Beers from
other parts of South Africa into the
two republics. has excited the natives,
who are led to believe that the British
are tn be driven out Of South Africa
state are making common cause
against Great Britain. In which they
are secretly encouraged by German
agents.
BOERS DEFIANT.
The Beers are daily becoming more
defiant. and the question Of demanding
Il large Indemnity from Great Britain
as a result of the Jameson raid Is OPEN
ak l..
property Of the Uitlanders who took
part In the demonstration against the
government of the Transvaal. I'm case
the indemnity is refused. The trial of
the members of the reform committee
of Johannesburg has shown that the
titlanders had carefully paved the
way for an attempt to overthrow the
government. Arms and ammunition,
rifles and Maxim guns had been SNUG
gled into the Transvaal by wholesale
labelled Machinery" or Hardware"
supposed to be intended for use in the
mines
Numbers of Germans are fockine in
to the republic. and it is currently re-
ported that German army officers "or
leave" are supervising the construction
of forts at Pretoria. and drilling the
Roer artillery. armed with krupp guns
recently imported from Germany.
The report that Great Britain has
purchased Delagoa Bay from Portugal
.,as been repeatedly been circulated
here, and as has often been denied:
bit in official circles It is understood
that II an emergency arises. IL will be
seen that Great Britain has for some
time occupied stronger position in
that connection than has generally
been believed. The British naval force
at Delagoa Bay far Outnunbers the
other foreign forces combined.
Great Britain undoubtedly intends to
maintain her protectOrate over the
Transvaal. the Beers are determined
TO declare their complete Independence,
and the war preparations at Pretoria
are the preliminary steps towards this
declaration.