The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-01
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Natives Arc Flocking TO the Hills FOL
SnfetY.

Natives Arc Floching TO the Hills FOR
Safety.
| Capetowu. March 3l.--Addltonal adj
vices from lSuuwayo show that tho work
of placing tina, town In state OF defense
| has been completed so far as means at
hand permit. But there Is n great lack
OF arms and ammunition with which to
supply the many settlers who have gath
cred there from outlying districts since
the uprising commenced rniii arms and
ammu alton arrive from England the
| British are almost helpless and n com
| bn'd uprising upon the part OF the Boers
and the natives, who could be- bribed INTO
| hostility, might be very disastrous.
The soers have weapons with which to
| urn II powerful auxiliary force and they
are aware of the predieament IN which
| thr British find tho NN -"
! operations against tht H-fs ~.
| most al a sfandstil. r, ~ B i14
south OF Buluwayo Is Irt n1lw 81
| inrtios Of settlers VIZ t.rft
| ings al the first sign, ~ tftr lrf
unrcleved and there l.e tEt
mediate prospect of a
them.
1'be agent of the
mas be n authorized 10 .a..- IA. aaii-
iona. Iona. force OF 900 men. bui, though the
ana horses are wanting.
The whole country, outside o. n radius
or noont twelve miles around liuiiwayo. Is
Matabcios and other natives nrc docking
TO the Nlatapo hills, whore the son of the
late King l+obenguln is said 10 have besp
raised TO his fathers rank with much Ger
emory, preparatory 10 taking command or
the army. and the natives arc Hooking 10
nm IRON, an parts. The vicinity of nnin-
scouts, hnt II Is believed the natives ave
fclhg fully Informed Of all going on, aid
nobody now doubts that the root OF thc
trouble liz at Pretoria and that Herln IN
krpt wen informed regarding the progress
OF the uprising.
AdNiccs from the Trarsvaal show the Z
me , worh Of preparing for war IL being
contlhunu lhcre night and day. Gangs VI
men relieve each other ut Intervals IN the
WORK upon the armored forts designed 10
b bnon m,felora plates for which have
.no guns ~ INC great krupp nrm OF Ger |
many. The drilling OF arlilcrymen under |
German r,i officers goes on openly every day. |
II, me foreign legion, composed almost en- |
,ifo'y OF Germans has recently entered tho |
! fhnsVhal To Organize This force VIII be |
being relied upon to furnish ali the cayalry
necessary, Tho general opinion expressed |
zero ~ mat tho company's officials and
ierestimate the serious state of affairs
winch prevails here.
cnpetown, March si.--rhe news from tho
seat OF the outbreak In Matabciand in
'rcased In gravity and details are coming
% hand OF the failure OF the forces dis
=
SUBSTANTIAL advantage over them. The
'ebeilion Is spreading and tho inade1uacy
D. me present forces and equipment 10
lucn II In admitted.
II Is learned that Ave white men. In
'ludins Messrs. cas7. Ilnndley and Bur
ord, have been murdered AT hyatt, forty
niles northeast Of lsuluwayo.
patrol force. which was sent to the
ollef OF hyatt. found the place was too
lot to hold and they We're compelled TO
ctrent.
+. &. Selous, the great hunter and cam
'aigner. whose farm was attacked last
week, and who led a raid into the Matapo
ills, which threaten Buiuwayg ON the
ast has also retired from the hills. Tho l
iatabcles are assembled there In large
orcc and are well victuaBcd.
sclons did not retire without trying the
nettle OF the blackmen and In his fight 4,
NH them two Of his men were wounded,
lille several of the Matnheles were killed. I
.fter This Ginord's patrol was Obliged. 10
nd to retreat. Tho patrol ut Gweio has
lso bcen repuscd and Captain Pocock
'o,nnlded. The driving in Of these forces q
aids by the Ma'abelcs and increases the I,
crll Of the settlers In the extreme.
The Rhodesia horse has been disbanded q
nd the Buluwayo field force has been
INSTITUTED In the preparations which are | :.
NV taking for n two months campaign
he force dispatched against the blacks
the Matapo NILS report that Il ~ not
ositions and asks for endorsements TO j
'complish that purpose. d
London. March SI.-Thc secretary OF
ate for the colonies Mr.. Joseph Cham y
'rlnin. read dispatch from the gov +"
nor of Cape Colony. Sir Hercules Rob-
son, in the house OF commons today.
ne message announced that the Mata-
lies were massing In the Matapo hills
g added that communication with tho
'uih was endangered. that there was
nj % Ian af U.tsn Lam ~. al
but that there was lack OF
ms with which to supply volunteers.
r Hercules Robinson also said the ma
'e' were well supplied With guns.
'SicY TO THE ALTAR.
nd, March 81. tienefnl Z.
waite secretary, and Dau-
n fer NON York, whSrr