The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-28
ONCE MORE MATABELEs ARE MAS
SING AROUND THE ENGLISH
SETTLEMENT.
SITUATION AS BAD AS EVER.
ENGLISH HAVE BEEN REFUSED
AND THE NEWS OF DEFEATS
SUPPRESSED.
For Political Reasons Cham be rlain
Is Very 10th to Grant the
Urgent Request.

LONDON, July PA dispatch from
Cape Town reports that intelligence
received from Buluwayo is that the
Matabeles are again massing around
that place. The situation seems no
better than it was last April, when
Buluwayo was practically besieged for
weeks. Various operations, some Of
them reported as highly successful and
in which Cecil Rhodes was an active
figure, have been conducted against
the insurgent natives, but they were
apparently Intellectual in stamping out
the disaffection. The news received
yesterday of Capt. Nicholson's posi-
tive reverse in the Matoppo hills and
the withdrawal or retreat of his forces,
deepens dissatisfaction with the state
Of affairs in Rhodesia Today's re-
ports from Buluwayo are that Capt
Nicholson is remaining there in order
to guard the lager and that the pick
cts around the town have had to be
largely increased owing to the mass
ing of hostile natives in the neighbor-
hood.
A telegram from Gwelo, reported in
dispatch from Cape Town, says that
Maj. Hurrell left there July IL to join
the force at Fort Victoria He had d
sharp engagement with the enemy at
Belingwe, which lasted for four hours
Three Of his troopers were killed and
Maj. Hurrell after joined the forces
at Fort Victoria and proceeded from
there towards Noemas Karaal. Heavy
firing has since been heard, but the re-
suit of the engagement was not known
at GWelo when the telegram was dis
patched.
The unfavorable news from Rhode
STA renews the suggestion for the
dispatch of additional imperial forces
to assist against the Matabeles Colo
NAL Secretary Chamberlain has shown
himself loath to agree to this step,
it is believed on political grounds, ow-
ing to the jealous fears certain to be
aroused in the Transvaal. These would
not be lessened if the imperial rein
forcements were to be sent at this
time, by the fact that Cecil Rhodes is
on the ground and with practically a
free hand
The Chronicle publishes letter from
Ruluwayo this morning, giving a
characteristic description of Burnham
the American scout, who has done
such excellent service again at the
MdldpeleS, notably his shooting of
Milmo, the Matabele God, in a cave in
the Matoppo hills, while he was in the
very act of performing some of the
religious mummeries by which he
maintained his hold on the supersti
tious natives. The Chronicles cor
respondent says: Among the work
man1lke and picturesque figures here
scarcely one catches and charms the
eye more than the spry and alert form
OF Burnham. Years ago, Selous the
famous elephant hunter said to be the
original Of Rider Haggard's "A1len
Quartermain'O captivated me with
Wondrous hunters eye, now Burnham
does the same
one of the chartered South Africa
company's subsidiary committees yes
terday voted 5000 pounds to assist tha
chartered South Africa COMPANY in
suppressing the Matabele revolt. This
subsidiary committee also resolved ~
ask the other companies to ioin in
raising I5O,0O0 pounds for that purpose.
me press correspondents at BuIu-
Wayo, IN their dispatches this mornino
complain that the authorities are hush.
ing up the details of the recent fights
Wnlch are said to be not so fayorahle
TO the British forces as the reports al
loWed to be sent indicate These cor
respondents assert that persons ar
irving at Buluwayo from the front re-
port that the MatabeIe rebels manifest
extreme confidence and display great
arrogance. jeering at the whites and
calling them towards