The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-03
THENATABELE UPRISING
Indications That the Rebellion
Will Soon be Checked,
BRAVEsT BLACK FIGHTERS CHOSEN

BRAVEST BLACK FIGHTERS CHOSEN .
Only FuiI Blooded MatabeIes Allowed TO
Join the Fighting Forces-A Rival to
King Lobengula's Son May Cause Inter-
nal Strife Among the Africans.
CAPE Town, April 3.-News from Mata-
beleland is not flowing into any great cx-
tent, but there are indications now that |.
the rebellion may be checked before it has |.
time to spread dangerously far. Dispatches
received here from England say that prep
arations are being made to send reinforce
ments Of 5000 regular troops here at short
notice, should such step be necessary
and it is said So 900 additional troops can
be hurried here from India in very short
time. These announcements have had
calming effect upon the public mind, and
there is not so much loud talking upon the
part of the burghers and their advisers.
A delayed dispatch from Buluwayo says
that Captain MacFarlane, in command
of a mounted patrol, has had a sharp skir-
mish with a band of rebellious Matabeles
at Queens Reef, Dembesi. The natives
are reported to have attacked the troopers
in fine style with assegais and after hand
to hand encounter they were beaten off,
leaving thirty killed Captain MacFar-
lanes party lost one horse and several
white troopers killed, but the number of
the latter is still in doubt. The patrol,
however, made a gallant stand against
overwhelming odds and had the best of
the skirmish.
Three Indunas who have arrived at Bull
uwayo from the scene of MacFarlane's
fight with the natives report that the
young Matabeles fought the troopers
against the advice of the chiefs, and that
the younger warriors could not be con-
trolled.
Another fight has taken place near In
yati. A number of white settlers who
were seeking refuge in the town were sur
rounded by hostile natives. The whites
made a determined resistance, but all of
them were killed except one man, who
brought the news to Buluwayo. The ma
tives also captured thirty rifles and about
5000 rounds of ammunition.
Selous, the hunter and explorer, at the
head of thirty mounted volunteers when
these advices left Buluwayo, had gone to
Mangwe to escort the m all coach from
that place to Buluwayo.
Dawson's patrol reports that the Mata-
bees are massing at Umzengwani Shang-
hani, Chama, Matoppo and Inyati. Cap
tain Dawson cautions the authorities
against being thrown off their guard by
the apparent calm and seeming inaction
of the natives He points to the fact that
only pure blooded Matabeles are allowed
to join the forces being massed for attack
and adds that this shows the enemy must
be numerous and confident. The pure
blooded Matabeles fight desperately, and
with great skill. Consequently Captain
Dawson insists that they will not be
, driven out of the Matoppo hills except by
large and well organized force.
5 There was a bad scare at BuluwayC
early in the week, owing to the report
brought to that town by some scouts that
1000 Matabeles were within twelve miles
of Buluwayo and threatening to marci
upon the place. But it appears they wen
instead towards the Matoppo Hills Tht
big laager at Buluwayo has been consid
erably strengthened by embankments o
\ earth and distractions Of every kind, anC
D the town is now believed to be impregDable
, The Chief Ulimo, or Cod who frs
melted the revolt of the Matabees, la
. proclaimed himself king of Matabeleland
, in succession to the late King Lobengula
The son of the last named monarch, VIII
! is understood to be on his way to the Ma
toppo hills in order to head the natives
has not yet reached there and when h
r does there is likely to be trouble betwee
his warriors and those of the newly pre-
claimed king.
!. Mr.. Cecil Rhodes had not reached BulT
: wayo when the foregoing dispatches wer
: sent but he was expected hourly, and wa
, understood to be bringing with him
!. large force of volunteers escorting awago
train loaded with arms, ammunition an
|. supplies.
]. The details of the massacre Of whit
4 men at Inyati, in Matabeland, includin
a Messrs. Cass, Handley and Burford, hay
= reached here. Assistant Commissions
> Graham was murdered by the Matabelt
o at hyatt on March 27. A general attaC
y upon the whites followed, and they wei
: entirely outnumbered and almost owe
: whelmed, being unable to make any c
. fective stand against the rush of the n
tive warriors They managed to get ho
= of wagon, and with this they manage
to effect a retreat of three miles, The
flight was perceived, and they were close
pursued.
Some 300 Matabeles surrounded Il
wagon and put stop to its progress, al
the hard pressed whites were brought
their last stand, with nothing left the
but to sell their lives as dearly as thC
could They kept off their foes as lor
as possible with their firearms and whe
n the blacks closed in upon them fer
p and desperate hand to hand conflict ende
Z it. Overborne by superior numbers, 81
= of the whites were killed.
p Donovan, the only survivor of the ma
p saore, managed to escape by hiding in I'll
z long grass creeping away undisooyere
q Donovan estimates that fully fifty of IL
p Matabeles were killed before the party
q white men was overpowered.
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