St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-20
HEMMING WHITES IN
HOSTILES ATTEMPTING TO SUR
ROUND THE EUROPEANS AT
BULUWAYO.
SUPPLY TRAINS IN DANGER.
THEIR LATEST DEMONSTRATION
CAUSES THE GREATEST AP-
PREHENSION.
BoERs IN TRANsvAAL ARMrNG.
Germans Secretly Assisting In the
Supply of AccOutrements-
kruger's Demands.

LONDON, April 19.-The officers of the
Chartered South Africa company here are
persistently representing that the situation
at Buluwayo is not as serious as represented
in non-oficial dispatches, and that the town
is not in any real danger. The Chartered
company today announced that they learn
that the officials of Buluwayo are confident
that they can hold the town, and that the
town Of Salisbury is also safe, and is organ
izing its defense forces. The tone of nom
official dispatches from South Africa reflects
contrary tone, and continues to represent
the situation at Buluwayo as alarming, and
the condition of affairs throughout Matabele
as growing more and more threatening. Elab-
crate precautions for Defense indicating a mo-
mentary fear of overwhelming attack, are
reported from Buluwayo, and grave appre-
tensions exist there that communication with
the settlements to the south will be cut off,
The supply of provisions is diminishing in
Buluwayo in a constantly increasing ratio
to large number of refugees, and, what is
much more serious, doubtful natives, that
are coming in. The dread is abroad among
all the white inhabitants that those natives
are hostile Matabele, coming in under the
disguise Of friendlies, but meditating a
treacherous outbreak in cooperation with an
attack from without. The diminishing sup
plies make the keeping open of communica-
ton to the south doubly important as it is
from there that supplies for Buluwayo must
be looked for. Fears are entertained for the
SAFETY OF those now on the way and even
should these get through to Buluwayo, they
are only sufficient to temporarily relieve the
necessity of keeping these roads open to the
passage of the people in Buluwayo
The Daily News says that military authorf-
ties consider that the appointment of Gen.
Darlington, British commander at Gibraltar
who has been ordered to the Cape of Good
hope TO take command of the British forces
in Matabeleland, is a measure of precaution
and that it will probably be followed by the
uispatcn or more troops. 1.-THE war office Is
busy making arrangements" the Daily News
continues, land placing stores In readiness
Tor being transported. kilograms have been
sent summoning every officer on furlough in
Great Britain from the Cape to return to duty
without delay. The militant section of the
Tories are in active revolt against the policy
In Africa of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
and Gov. Sir Hercules Robinson, of Cape
Colony, and they talk of adjourning the house
the subject
Inc chronicle OiberaD commenting upon
the situation in South Africa does not assume
that 1t is Mr.. Chamberlafn's policy; but, it
says, III the government deliberately intends
the subjugation Of the Dutch race in South
Africa in revenge for the defeat of Dr. Jane
son, 1t is time that Englishmen were I'D and
doing" The Chronicle suggests the forma-
ton of watching committee of leading men,
A dispatch from Mafeking, Cape Colony. to
the Times says: There is native discomfort
throughout Bechuanaland and the adjoining
districts. More police and military are need
ed Earl Gray has arranged for a daily coach
service from here to Buluwayo."