The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-01
THEBLACKREVOLT
Spreading Like Wild
fire in Matabeleland.
FoMENTEo BY THE BoeRs.
Natives Floeking to the Stand
ard Of Young Lobengula.
The BRITISH SHORT OF RIFLES
49, ~esfN,Va stEut lurHl 10 Inc IFAHS-
vaal. Where They Were Seized.
The Present Trouble All Trac~able To
Jameson's Criminal Raid AxaIn,.
the Dutch, Who Now Incite the Ma
tabe'es TO Attack the Britf~h-The
Beers Building strong forts ana
Mounting Krupp Guns - German
omcers Drilling the Arffrlery-
Plenty OF Riac.. Baysnsts, Revolt
ver~ and Maxim Guns Taken From
tie uitianders and Jameson Panic
Among the Officers OF the Chartered
Company.

cape Town. March I-Adiitiopal ad-
sLacS received here from Buluwayo show
tsst tas work OF putting that town in a
state OF defense has been completed, 80
iar as The means at hand permit But
uaSfs - = Jack OF arms ard ammunition
snVts. VIA which 10 supply the many set-
ueFs Who have gathered there from the
outlying districts since the uprising CON-
mehee~ These men II nsans eases have
tiilrs~ but they are OF ali kinds and makes
afa the stock of ammunition procursbie
cor them il small. Consequently Il has
beer found desirable 10 replace these weap-
ons as far as possible with the Mansin!-
HenrS rifles. served out to the police. etc.
the stock OF ammunition fsT the latter
being fairly adequate.
The authorities here are nov feeling th.
ehsets OF the policy of weakening The de-
raises OF different parts OF British South
Africa. In order 10 make The iamenfabl,
display IN tho Trsnsyaai. Had matters at
johannesburg turned out az the manipa-
iAtofs OF The expedition and uprising con-
tvuplated. things would have assumed
different aspect. Bst certain persons
here and elsewhere are now IN the positions
OF hunters caught In their own traps with
the additional modification OF the knowi-
edge That the Beers have By the seizures
made IN the mines. etc. OF many thous-
ands or rifles, basonets. REVIEWERS and
~N%tt-f tai1s +EsAAb4tAFt tHfEE4 the Ia htrS
on the British. Gnui arms and anmuni-
ton arrive from England. the latter are al
mOsS helpless, and a combined uprisiue,
npen the part of The Beers and natives who
could bs bribsd into hostility might be
very disastrous. The Beers now have
weapons with which 70 arm a powerful
auxiliary. for they are aware Of tho predic-
ameat In which the British md them
selves.
Offensive operations against the Mata-
osles are nearly o. n standstiIl. c0mmGse-
rAtioa south OF Buluwsyo Is practicaily cut
on. Parties Of settlers who left their clear
inES al the fFst sssn 81 alarm are stili I'M
relieved. and there seems 10 bs 10 isnrna-
date prospect OF assistance being sent 10
Them some of these. Therefore. are more
than likely 10 fan victims 10 the Mataheles
SeleAs and Napier. al BuluWayo. have
done every thins possible under the cir
cNfHstAnc-s. ara q result of scouting
work hey sre keeping dust In The air -
thst j. 70 say. they are doing their NJ
most 70 conrrai tho weakness Of the post
tion ~ the BRUSH. while auxisuSiy aw.~.
inE the supplies ~ arms AMI ammunition
necessary. Bat these slr plies are rot pro-
cgrshis 40 ssrh short notice Thousas4s
~ e'sajs ~ arzs wAlca wsre believed %
bf q. me disposal - the British Char cred
Cons suys officials seem "a have teysfe-
flousiy aisappcarcd. and few pee2lc Cnsht
,hAt thcy are now Ia the hands Of the
F8~-S TN.1s time must sfaes@ before arms
and ammunition can reach here from EaE-
'ani. Ana ia ;he meanwhile The situation
muss ns'essatily grew more grave The
agent - the Chartered Company, has bs ~,
duly authorized - ralsr az aAdtf.ar Al
force ~ IN nlen. tl'. though ths lron are
available. arms. asnannttloa aua socses
are wanting
The Wsale q The country ontsif. - a
- D.
wAYa is lr a state - open insarrsetion. sd
Uh- Natate}fs nnd ether natives are Seek
'rg 80 re Nslena Siiis whrre he son e
ih= late hos i.czentuls IS raif - lave
h.sa Nslsssi - his fathers raak wiih much
ecrssnaay. preparatory - taking rcn-
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via.9f;y - FluiuSssa i kept ~}ear - rrhria
tY -fe ehs's sceuts hui q S. believed iha-
sAs na.TFs are being sept t7.ly informed
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