│ │ │ Date │ │
│ Names. │ District. │ (1896). │ Details. │
├―――――――――――――――――――┼――――――――――――┼――――――――――――┼――――――――――――――――――─―――――┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ Birkett, W. │ Salisbury │ │ Body supposed to be │
│ │ │ │ his recovered on 5th │
│ │ │ │ August. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Kentenge, Frank │ " │ 18th June │ Killed at the Gwibi │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Wills, M.M.P. │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Loeford, S. │ " │ 15th June │ Killed at Beatrice │
│ │ │ │ Mine. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Tait, James │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Van Rooyen │ " │ 16th June │ Killed at Hartley Road.│
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fourie, Benj. │ " │ " │ " " │
│ John │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Norton Family │ " │ 17th June │ Killed at Norton's │
│ (3), Joseph, │ │ │ Farm, on the Hungani │
│ Mrs., and infant │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fairweather, Miss │ " │ " │ Killed at Norton's │
│ │ │ │ Farm, on the Hungani │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Alexander, H. │ " │ " │ Killed at Norton's │
│ │ │ │ Farm, on the Hungani │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Grahener, H. │ " │ " │ Killed at Norton's │
│ │ │ │ Farm, on the Hungani │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Harvey, J. L. │ " │} │ │
│ │ │} │ │
│ Dixon, James │ " │} │ │
│ │ │} │ │
│ Briscoe │ " │} │ │
│ │ │} │ No particulars of │
│ Hite, W. D. │ " │} │ murders; but six or │
│ │ │} │ seven weeks having │
│ Dowenbrock, R. │ " │} │ elapsed without any │
│ │ │} │ news of these │
│ Basson, Nicholas │ " │} │ persons, and who were │
│ │ │} │ known to have been │
│ Joubert, J. │ " │} │ surrounded by rebels │
│ │ │} │ at the time of the │
│ Gray, Harry │ " │} │ rising, it is beyond │
│ │ │} │ all doubt that they │
│ Curtis, J. H. │ " │} │ are dead. │
│ (surveyor) │ │} │ │
│ │ │} │ │
│ Saunders │ " │} │ │
│ │ │} │ │
│ Calcott │ " │} │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Cass, J. │ Mazoe │ 18th June │ Killed near Salvation │
│ │ │ │ Army Camp. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Faull, W. │ Mazoe │ 18th June │ Killed near Salvation │
│ │ │ │ Army Camp. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Dickenson, J., │ " │ " │ Killed near Salvation │
│ Mining │ │ │ Army Camp. │
│ Commissioner │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Routledge, J. J. │ " │ " │ Killed near Telegraph │
│ │ │ │ Station │
│ │ │ │ (telegraphist). │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Blakiston, J. J. │ " │ " │ Killed near Telegraph │
│ │ │ │ Station │
│ │ │ │ (telegraphist). │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Pollard, H. H. │ " │ ... │ Killed near Mount │
│ │ │ │ Hampden. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Nunesty, C. │ " │ ... │ Missing. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fletcher, John. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Salthouse │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Smith │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Short, Henry │ Charter │ ... │ Killed. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bester, Mrs. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Smith │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Moore, John │ " │ ... │ Dunstan estate; killed │
│ │ │ │ Umtala Road; body │
│ │ │ │ recovered 3rd August. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Milton (transport │ " │ ... │ Killed at Homestead │
│ rider) │ │ │ Store; body found on │
│ │ │ │ 3rd August. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Graham, Harry │ " │ │ Killed at Homestead │
│ │ │ │ Store; body found on │
│ │ │ │ 3rd August. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Weyers Family │ " │ ... │ Bodies recovered. │
│ (4), Jan, wife, │ │ │ │
│ and 2 children │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bekers, C. D. │ " │ ... │ Killed at Campbell's │
│ │ │ │ Store. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Campbell, J. D. │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Phillips │ " │ ... │ Killed at Graham's │
│ │ │ │ Store. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Law, Horace, │ " │ 20th June │ Killed near Campbell's │
│ M.M.P. │ │ │ Store. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Tucker, M.M.P. │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Dickenson, A. J. │ " │ ... │ Killed near Law's │
│ │ │ │ Store. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ White, James │ " │ 7th July │ Killed at Marandellas │
│ (Willoughby's │ │ │ Mission Store. │
│ consolidated) │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bremner, Lieut. │ " │ ... │ Killed near │
│ │ │ │ Marandellas. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Eyre, Herbert H., │ Lo Magondi │ 21st June │ Killed at Umvokwe │
│ M.M.P. │ │ │ Mountains. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Young, Arthur │ " │ " │ Killed at Umvokwe │
│ Liston, M.M.P. │ │ │ Mountains. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Gambier, J. C. │ " │ 22nd June │ Killed at Menin River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Boijes, W. H. │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Drysdale │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Mynhardt (native │ " │ 21st June │ Killed at Mynhardt's │
│ commissioner) │ │ │ Camp. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Shooter, F. │ " │ " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Dougherty, J. │ " │ 31st May │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Watkins, Charles │ " │ ... │ Medical officer; │
│ H. │ │ │ killed at Hinnan's │
│ │ │ │ Store. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Jameson, Arthur │ Lo Magondi │ ... │ Mining Commissioner. │
│ John │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ M'Gowan J. } │ │ │{ Were at Jameson's │
│ } │ " │ ... │{ Camp and have not │
│ Hodgson, A. } │ │ │{ been heard of. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bent, F. L. │ " │ ... │ Missing. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Box, James │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Box, Duncan │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Kerr, Carr, or │ " │ ... │ " United States │
│ Care │ │ │ man. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Ireland │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hermann, Louis │ Abercorn │ 21st June │ Killed at Macombis. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Tupnell, W. │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Steel, J. │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Austin, F. │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Smith, Newman H. │ " │ ... │ Missing. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Horn, J. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Jansen │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Steele, W. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Cronchly, J. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ North, A. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hawkins │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hornby │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Gibson, J. G. │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Sagus │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Newman │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hermann, Harry │ " │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Ruping (native │ " │ 28th June │ Killed by his native │
│ commissioner) │ │ │ police at Tahoskos. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Rhapiro, Renten │ " │ 21st " │ Shot at Abercorn Store.│
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fletcher │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Eaton, J. │ " │ 19th " │ Killed at Chipadgus. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Thurgood, A. │ Hartley │ 15th " │ │
│ │ Hill │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hepworth, J. C. │ " │ 17th " │ Killed at Wallace's │
│ │ │ │ farm. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Wallace, "Friday" │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Moonie, D. E. │ " │ 15th " │ Killed at Mashingontis.│
│ (native │ │ │ │
│ commissioner) │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hunt, A. J. │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Skell │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Purser, A. L. │ " │ 19th " │ Killed near Hunyani │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Carrick Edward │ " │ " " │ " " │
│ (mining │ │ │ │
│ commissioner) │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Wickslorn, A. │ │ │ Killed while │
│ │ │ │ prospecting near │
│ │ │ │ Hartley. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Nelson │ │ ... │ Killed while │
│ │ │ │ prospecting near │
│ │ │ │ Hartley. │
└――――─────――――――――――┴――――――─―――――┴―――――─――――――┴―――――――――───―――――─――――――┘
The following were killed in action:—
┌―――――――――――――――――――┬――――――――――――┬――――――――――――┬―――――――――――――――─――――――――┐
│ │ │ Date │ │
│ Names. │ District. │ (1896). │ Details. │
├―――――――――――――――――――┼――――――――――――┼――――――――――――┼――――――――――――――――――─―――――┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ M'Geer, C. M. │ ... │ 20th June │ Mazoe patrol. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Van Staden, H. J. │ ... │ " " │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Jacobs │ ... │ " " │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Dillon │ ... │ " " │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Mitchell, J. │ ... │ ... │ Wounded first Hartley │
│ Bentley │ │ │ patrol; died 27th │
│ │ │ │ June. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Stevens, Charles │ │ 25th " │ Killed Cheshwasha │
│ Trelawney │ │ │ patrol. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Gwilkin, W. H. │ │ 20th July │ Killed second Hartley │
│ │ │ │ patrol. │
The following were wounded in action:—
│ Grey, Dr. │ ... │ ... │ First Hartley patrol. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bottemley, │ ... │ ... │ " " │
│ Trumpeter (Natal │ │ │ │
│ Contingent) │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Finucase, E. │ Salisbury │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Burton, Arthur │ " │ ... │ Mazoe patrol at Jwito │
│ │ │ │ River. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hendrikz, C. │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Neibuhr │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Ogilvie │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Berry │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Judson, Captain │ " │ ... │ " " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Cartwright, │ Charter │ ... │ │
│ Trumpeter, M.M.P.│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Van de Merwe │ │ ... │ At Hunyani. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fitzpatrick │ │ ... │ Beal's column on │
│ │ │ │ second Hartley patrol.│
│ │ │ │ │
│ Arnott │ Salisbury │ ... │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Kerr │ " │ ... │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Lee │ ... │ ... │ White's column in │
│ │ │ │ foraging patrol. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Fraser │ ... │ ... │ Beal's column. │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Brown │ ... │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Millar │ ... │ ... │ " │
│ │ │ │ │
└――――─────――――――――――┴――――――─―――――┴―――――─――――――┴―――――――――───―――――─――――――┘
APPENDIX E
For the following statistics I am indebted to the courtesy of Colonel
Heyman, the President of the Compensation Board, which up to 15th
August 1896 had paid claims for the following items:—
GROWING CROPS DESTROYED
Mealies 896 acres
Kafir corn 270 "
Oats 70½ "
Barley 17 "
Potatoes 67 "
Wheat 7 "
Various 151½ "
―――――
Total 1,479 acres
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TREES DESTROYED
Fruit trees 1,092
Gum trees 290
Various trees 19,957
――――――
Total 21,339
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DOMESTIC ANIMALS CARRIED OFF OR KILLED
Imported bulls 59
Kafir bulls 58
Oxen 4,440
Cows and heifers 9,592
Mixed cattle 7,394
Sheep and goats 5,114
Pigs 842
Horses 33
Mules 6
Donkeys 548
Imported fowls 4,348
Matabele 7,133
Ducks and geese 514
Turkeys 58
――――――
Total 40,139
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No. of homesteads destroyed 150
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FARMING AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS STOLEN OR DESTROYED
Ploughs 112
Harrows 30
Carts, various 15
Waggons 85
Scotch carts 52
Picks and shovels 2,349
Cream separators 5
Churns 19
Sundries 5,121 including mining
――――― implements
Total 7,788
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_Note._
Up to 15th August 371 claims had been adjudicated upon.
The full amount claimed in settlement of these claims amounted to
£166,829 : 19 : 9.
The amount awarded in settlement of the same being £111,439 : 10 : 11.
The total number of claims filed amounted on 15th August to 637, the
total amount of compensation claimed for which amounted to £266,237 :
19 : 4.
Since 15th August other claims have been filed bringing the total
number up to about 800 for losses sustained in Matabeleland alone.
The total amount of compensation which will be paid by the Chartered
Company in settlement of these claims will, it is thought, reach the
sum of £230,000.
APPENDIX F
Schedule showing the number of Native Policemen in the employ of the
Government throughout Matabeleland, at the time of the outbreak of the
rebellion, and the proportion of the same which remained loyal in the
different districts.
┌――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――┬――――――――┬―――──────┬――――――――――――┐
│ Station. │ Loyal. │ Rebels. │ Doubtful. │
├――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――┼――――――――┼―――――――――┼――――――─―――――┤
│ Headquarters 60 │ 45 │ ... │ 15 │
│ Bulawayo district 30 │ 15 │ 15 │ ... │
│ Bulilima " 30 │ 28 │ 2 │ ... │
│ Umzingwani " 30 │ 11 │ 19 │ ... │
│ Mangwe " 30 │ 6 │ 24 │ ... │
│ Usiza " 30 │ 2 │ 28 │ ... │
│ Gwanda " 30 │ 18 │ ... │ 12 │
│ Belingwe " 30 │ Nil. │ 25 │ 5 │
│ Gwelo " 30 │ Nil. │ 30 │ ... │
│ Bubi " 30 │ 1 │ 29 │ ... │
├――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――┼――――――――┼―――――――――┼――――――─―――――┤
│ Total 330 │ 126 │ 172 │ 32 │
└――――─────―――――――――――――――─―――――┴―――――─――┴―――――――――┴──―――─――――――┘
These figures must be taken as only approximate, as it is known that
three or four of the police were killed by the rebels, and it is
doubtful whether others did not meet the same fate. It will not be
known exactly what number of the police were murdered by the rebels
until the war is over.
For these statistics I am indebted to Mr. H. Morrison Jackson, the
native commissioner, who was living on my company's property of
Essexvale.
F. C. SELOUS.
APPENDIX G
GOLD OUTPUT
┌―――――――――――――――――――┬――――――――――─┬―――――――――──────┬――――――────――――――┐
│ │ │ │ Approx. output │
│ Reef. │ District. │ Tons crushed. │ in ounces. │
├―――――――――――――――――――┼―――――――――──┼―─―――――――――――――┼―――────―――─―――――┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ Alice │ ... │ 2 │ 7 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Auriga │ ... │ 41 │ 49 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ African │ ... │ 150 │ 97 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Birthday │ ... │ 100 │ 104 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Beatrice │ ... │ 100 │ 563 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Bonanza │ ... │ 201 │ 80 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Cotapaxi │ ... │ 4857 │ 2328 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Congress on Hill │ ... │ 20 │ 15½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Concession │ ... │ 4 │ 7½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Dickens │ ... │ 1090 │ 1084 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Golden Quarry │ ... │ 23 │ 96 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Golden Horse Shoe │ ... │ 100 │ 71 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Glendarra │ ... │ 3 │ 7¼ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Hidden Secret and │ ... │ 120 │ 60 │
│ Rob Roy │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Heathfield │ ... │ 2 │ 20½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Inez │ ... │ 40 │ 97 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Just in Time │ ... │ ¾ │ 27 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Lion │ ... │ 2 │ 5½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Matchless East │ ... │ 20 │ 12 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Matchless West │ ... │ 12 │ 20 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Natal │ ... │ 6 │ 7 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Old Chum │ ... │ 20 │ 49 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Nil Desperandum │ ... │ 2 │ 2½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Panhalanga │ ... │ 50 │ 50 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Pioneer │ ... │ 18 │ 10¾ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Standard No. 2 │ ... │ 278 │ 222 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Shepherds │ ... │ 6 │ 10½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Salamander │ ... │ 799 │ 439½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Shankaru │ ... │ 25 │ 75 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Vesuvius │ ... │ 40 │ 90 │
│ │ ├―――――――――――――――┼―――――――――──―――――┤
│ │ │ 8131¾ │ 5707½ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Ancient Ruins │ ... │ ... │ 357 │
│ │ │ │ │
│ Alluvial │ Manica │ ... │ 84½ │
└―――――――――――――――――――┴―――――――――──┴―─―――――――――――――┴―――────―――─―――――┘
For these statistics I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Arnold,
Secretary of the Chamber of Mines.
F. C. SELOUS.
INDEX
Abenzantsi, 26, 71
Aborigines' Protection Society, 87
Adams, Col. Gould, joins Dr. Jameson, 45
African Bond Association, 249
Africander Corps, 59, 105, 144, 147, 200, 242;
courage and skill of, 117, 118, 125;
brilliant charge by, at the Umguza, 173;
complimented by Lord Grey, 240
Ammunition, abundance of, among the Matabele, 49
Anderson, Mr., murder of, 25
Appleyard, Trooper, death of, 174
Armstrong, Major, 114, 141, 142, 148
Artillery, defective condition of, 55
Axes, natives borrow, 23
Babian, 169
Baden-Powell, Major, 239
Baker, Mr., death of, 125
Banks-Wright, Lieut., 231
Banyubi tribe, 75
Barnard, Commandant, 170
Barthelemy, Father, 195
Baxter, Trooper, bravery of, 164
Beal, Col., in command of Salisbury relief force, 186;
forms laager near Bulawayo, 222;
joins Col. Spreckley, 223;
returns with his force to Salisbury, 235
Bechuanaland Protectorate, 254
Belingwe, laager formed at, 135
Bembisi, 101
Benson, Mr., 179
Bentley, Mr., murder of, 33
Biscoe, Lieut., 147
Bisset, Capt., 127, 133, 156
Blick, Mr., American scout, narrow escape of, 201
Blöcker, Herr, 11, 23, 28, 74, 79, 169, 216
Boer element in Rhodesia, 241 _et seq._
Boggie, Lieut., patrol under, 175
Boyce, Mr., 79, 80
Brand, Capt., 59, 117, 119, 125, 223
Brown, Capt. Howard, 144
"Buccaneers," 108
Bulawayo, 4;
in 1895, 5;
lowness of food supply in, 56;
critical position of, 57;
total forces in, at beginning of rebellion, 58, 59;
laager formed at, 90;
Matabele scare at, 91;
rebels hanged at 137;
Matabele advance on, 144;
arrival of Lord Grey at, 179
_Bulawayo Chronicle_, quoted, 188
Bulawayo Field Force, the, 58, 218;
disbanded, 239;
Lord Grey's address to, 239, 240
Burnham, Mr., the American scout, 176, 195, 222;
narrow escape of, 201
Button, Trooper, 202
Campbell's Store, 103
Cape Boys, excellent services rendered by, 59
Carnegie, Rev. Mr., 117
Carrington, Major-Gen. Sir F., 58, 60, 239;
reaches Bulawayo and takes over command of forces in
Matabeleland, 217;
despatches three patrols against rebels, 221
Carter, Mr., 100, 102
Case, Mr., killed at Inyati, 103
Cattle, carried off by Matabele, 26, 61;
recapture of, 62, 63;
used as a decoy by the enemy, 206;
large herd captured by Col. Spreckley, 214
Cattle-confiscation question, 7;
its final settlement, 9
Celliers, Mr., 105, 107;
death of, 108
Chartered Company, the, natives under rule of, 7, 71;
and the cattle-confiscation question, 7;
and the revocation of the charter, 256;
the white population of Rhodesia under, 257;
Bulawayo Chamber of Commerce expresses confidence in, 258
Chibi, loyalty of, 238
Chilimanzi, loyalty of, 238
Colenbrander, Mr., 59, 137, 251
Colonists, their difficulties during the rebellion, 43;
their unpreparedness on outbreak, 53, 56
Compensation Board, 255
Comployer, Mr., murder of, 96
Cooke, Mr., 108
Coolies, murder of, near Bulawayo, 177, 178
Coope, Capt., 219;
gallant behaviour of, 221
Corke, Mr. S. H., killed at Inyati, 103
Crewe, Lieut. F., 127;
miraculous escape of, 165
Crewe's farm at Redbank, 220
Cumming's store, laager formed at, 38;
relief of, 40
Cunningham family, massacre of the, 35
Currie, Mr., 96
_Daily Graphic_, "Young Tradesman's" letter to the, 137
Davey, Trooper, wounded, 223
Dawe's store, 168
Dawson, Capt., 59, 127, 176;
leaves Bulawayo with patrol, 110
Dawson's Fort, 179
Dawson's store, at Amanzi Minyama, 119;
on the Umzingwani river, 18, 79, 118
Donovan, Tim, killed, 104
Duncan, Mr., 38, 146
Dutch in South Africa, 244 _et seq._
Dutch Reformed Church, 249
Dutchmen, murder of two, 168
Eagle Mine, 94, 96
Eagleson, Mr., murder of, 25
Edkins, Mr., murder of, 33
Edkins' store, 85, 112, 118
Egerton, Hon. Tatton, M.P., 96, 198, 212
Elibaini Hills, 107
Elliott, Mr., 111
Edmunds, Mr., 28, 93
Essexvale, 6;
life at, 10;
progress of the insurrection at, 31;
cattle left in charge of the natives, 69;
burned down, and cattle carried off, 69, 216
Europeans, first murders of, 32, 33;
evils ascribed to influence of, 51
Famine, apprehensions of, 18, 56
Farley, Mr. F. C., narrow escape of, 225
Farquhar, Mr. Mowbray, 96, 198
Ferreira, Mr., 125
"Fig Tree," 111;
fort erected at, 140
Fincham, Mr., 104
Fletcher, Mr., 74
Fonseca's farm, 129;
engagement at, 130
Food supply, a plentiful, the sinews of war to a savage race, 198
Forbes, Mr. Gordon, narrow escape of, 220
_Fortnightly Review_, 243
Foster, Mr., murder of, 25
Fourie family, massacre of the, 209, 212
Frost, Lieut., 113, 205
Fynn, Capt., 128, 130
Fynn, Mr. H. P., sworn statement of, 35, 36;
warns Capt. Laing of the native rising, 135;
his faithful servant, 234
Fynn's farm, 231, 232
Gambo, detention of, in Bulawayo, 52;
diminished influence of, 52;
loyalty of his followers, 52
Ganyana murders one of the native police, 22
Gifford, Hon. Maurice R., 29, 38, 39;
letters from, 41, 42;
his prediction regarding the insurrection, 43;
patrol under his command leaves Bulawayo, 127;
engagement at Fonseca's farm, 130;
wounded, 133;
patrol returns to Bulawayo, 133
Gifford's Horse, 127, 200, 236;
excellent services of, 221
Gold output, see Appendix G
Gordon, Mr., saved by native police, 116
Government House at Bulawayo, 57
Gracey, Mr., murder of, 96
Gradwell, Capt., 231
Graham, Mr., native commissioner, 100;
killed at Inyati, 103, 231
Graham's store, laager at, 190
Grainger's stores, 118, 119, 121
Greeff, Frikky, accident to, 201
Greek trader, murder of a, 116
Grenfell, Lieut., 28, 77, 93, 113, 156, 168, 169;
his account of the fight at the Umguza, 170-175;
takes over Fort Marquand, 176
Grey, Capt., narrow escape of, 93;
returns to Bulawayo to give warning of rising, 95;
leaves for the Tekwe, 97;
his timely arrival, 98, 203, 233
Grey, Lord, arrival of, in Bulawayo, 179;
his address to the Bulawayo Field Force, 239
Grey's Scouts, 58, 97, 127, 145, 147, 200, 223, 236;
their gallantry, 165
Grootboom, John, narrow escape of, 158;
wounded, 173
Gum-trees, planting of, 11
Gwanda patrol leaves Bulawayo, 117;
Lieut. Webb's account of, 117;
arrives at Nicholson's camp, 119;
attacked by the Matabele, 122;
narrowly escapes annihilation, 122;
returns to Bulawayo, 124;
gallant conduct of, 125
Gwelo, 96, 97
Haden, Mr. Thomas, 102
Halsted, Capt., 139, 141, 142
Halsted Fort, 142, 180
Hamilton, Mr., wounded, 219
Hamilton, Trooper, wounded, 224
Hanley, Sub-Inspector, 100;
killed at Inyati, 103
Harker, Mr., wounded, 146
Hartley, Mr., 184
Hays, Trooper, shot dead, 220
Heany, Mr. Maurice, 1
Helm, Rev. Mr., 6;
views on the cattle question, 7, 8
Henderson, Mr., 105;
gallant conduct of, 207
Hocking, Mr., 37
Holland, Mr., 120, 125
Holm's farm, 128
Hook, Lieut., 149;
severely wounded, 164
Hope Fountain, mission station at, 6, 53;
destroyed, 143
Horses, scarcity of, 54;
number in possession of Government at outbreak of rebellion, 54;
their uselessness in the Matopo Hills, 78
Hosking, Mr. John, sworn statement of, 37
Howard, Lieut., 180, 185, 205
Hulbert, Lieut., wounded, 133
Hurford, Mr. G., killed at Inyati, 103
Hurlstone, Mr., murder of, 100, 196
Impembisi river, 232
Ingram, Mr., the American scout, 176
Insiza district, rising general in, 40
Insiza river, two columns despatched to, 198;
large quantity of stores discovered near, 199, 213;
running fight and casualties at, 201, 202;
enemy found in great force at, 204;
laager formed near, 208;
many kraals burned in valley of, 213
"Intabas a Mamba," 233, 234, 239
Intuntini, burning of kraal of, 70
Inxnozan, raid by, 69
Inyamanda, son of Lo Bengula, 143
Inyati, massacre of whites at, 103;
bodies of murdered men found at, 231;
mission house and church destroyed, 232
Ivers, Mr., murder of, 34
"Jackal," Makalaka chief, interview with, 112
Jackson, Mr., 12;
distrusts the native police, 14, 18;
rumoured murder of, 71;
arrives at Bulawayo, 92
Jameson, Dr., 12;
forces under, in 1893, 43;
Matabele attacks on, 44, 194;
beneficial results of his campaign, 46
Jarvis, Mr. Weston, 95, 197, 205, 222
Jenkins store, 100
Jobson, Mr., 122, 125
Judge, Mr., 86
Khama, his loss of cattle through the rinderpest, 225
Khami river, fort built at, 177
Knapp, Capt., 218;
bravery of, 221
Labouchere, Mr., 36, 108, 137, 193, 226, 227, 236, 256
Laing, Capt., 135, 237;
his successful engagements with the rebels, 238
Langabi, Matabele Induna, 116
Langford, Dr. and Mrs., murder of, 40, 214, 215
Lanning, Mr., native commissioner, 230
Lee's store, 93;
burnt down, 194
Lemon, Mr., murder of, 214
Leopard, adventure with a, 3
Liebert, Mr., 35
Lo Bengula, 4, 13, 44, 45, 236;
his belief in the Umlimo, 16, 143
Locusts, plague of, 51
Long, "Texas," 164
Loots, Mr., 125
Loyal Colonists' League, 248
Luck, Capt., 141
Lumsden, Capt., 113, 127, 130;
death of, 133
Lyons, Mr., 86
Maatjiumschlopay, Matabele attack on, 147
Mabukitwani, fort ordered to be built at, 146
Macfarlane, Capt., 105, 133;
expedition under, 147-154;
despatched with force to the Umguza, 221
Mackenzie, Trooper Kenneth, killed, 130
M'Kisa's kraal, 127
Madden, Patrick, 103
Maddocks, Mr., murder of, 37, 135
Mazhlabanyan, a Matabele guide, 72;
fidelity of, 79
Mainwaring, Capt., patrol under, 166
Maiyaisa, rebel chief, 137, 140
Makalakas, their peaceable and industrious character, 71, 111;
interview with principal induna, 112
Makupikupeni police station, 72
Mangwe laager, 114
Manica, 256
Marquand Fort, construction of, 169
Marzwe's kraal, Matabele raid on, 182;
women, cattle, etc., belonging to, recaptured by Obas, 184
Mashunaland, news of rising in, 235;
Umlimos responsible for outbreak, country admirably adapted for
colonisation, 256
Mashunas, loot the object of their rising, 236;
their principal characteristics, 237
Matabele, the, prosperous under the rule of the Chartered
Company, 7, 71;
murder a native policeman, 18, 19;
attack the native police at Umgorshlwini, 20;
inscrutability of the native mind, 25;
raids on cattle, 26, 61;
barbarity, 34, 36, 213;
campaign of 1893 against, 43;
demoralisation and surrender in 1893, 46;
their military spirit scotched, not killed, 47;
probable losses in 1893, 47;
disarmament only partial, 48;
waiting an opportunity to rebel, 51;
want of combined action, 56, 154;
belief in the Umlimo, 56;
non-interference with waggon and coach traffic, 57, 58;
improved tactics, 60;
raid on Essexvale, 69;
friendlies among, 71;
massing in the Matopos, 73, 221;
bad shooting of, 153;
severely defeated at the Umguza, 177;
effects of rebellion on, 253
Matabeleland, suitability of the country for cattle breeding, 5, 255;
appearance of the rinderpest, 13;
rumours of native rising, 13;
transitional state of, 66;
curious position of affairs in, 142;
plentiful harvest, 198;
Dutch settlers in, 241;
Boer element strong in, 240;
railways, 254;
effect of the rinderpest in, 255;
country admirably adapted for colonisation, 256
Matabele rebellion, the, rumours of, 13, 14;
opinion regarding origin of, 17;
first overt act of, 19;
its Zulu origin, 26, 52;
progress of, 31;
reflections upon, 29-31, 64-67;
account of, 93;
horrors of, 193;
number of settlers killed, 250;
negotiations for peace, 251
_Matabele Times_, quoted, 58, 176, 177
Matibi, a Mashuna chief, valuable assistance from, 237
Matopo Hills, massing of Matabele in, 73;
journey through, 74;
skirmish in, 75-77;
strong position of enemy in, 220
Maxim, unfortunate jamming of, 152
Meikle, Capt., 128, 156
Metcalfe, Sir Charles, 197, 205, 222
Moffat, Lieut., 151
Molyneux, Capt., 139, 142, 156, 185;
erects fort at Fig Tree, 140;
Matabele attack his farm, 180
"Mondoros," 236
Mostert, Mr., 104
Mounted Police, distribution of, 53
Mullins, Lieut., 218, 232
Munzberg, Mr., wounded, 77, 110
Napier, Col., 29, 54, 142, 146, 155, 185, 198, 203;
force under, reaches Tekwe store, 98;
arrives at Bulawayo, 215;
commended by Lord Grey, 239
Native Police, Mr. Jackson's distrust of, 14;
defections among the, 50, 53, 70;
disarmament of, at Bulawayo, 93
Native question in Rhodesia, importance of the, 88
Nellie Reef Mine, 37
Nicholson, Capt., 144, 155
Niekerk, Capt. Van, 59, 105, 117, 120, 154, 200, 203, 223;
cool judgment and bravery of, 122, 125;
wounded, 126
Norton, Mr., 28, 169
Notman, Mr., 23
Nyenyezi, proscription of, 44
Obas, recaptures women and cattle belonging to Marzwe, 184
O'Connor, Joe, remarkable escape of, 80;
his brother and cousin murdered by the Matabele, 86, 87
O'Leary, Sergt.-Major, 40
Ottens, Mr., murder of, 34
Parker, Trooper, death of, 201, 210
Parkin, Lieut., 176, 180
Parsons, Trooper, death of, 175
Peacock, Sergt., wounded, 219
Pelly, Rev. Douglas, 212
Pittendrigh, Capt., leaves Bulawayo with a rescue party, 100;
encounters the rebels, 102;
fortifies Campbell's store, 104;
relief of, 106;
returns to Bulawayo, 107
Plumer, Col., successful engagement by force under, 217-221;
sets out for the Khami river, 221, 239
Police force, effects of removing, 51
Pongo store, 98, 195;
murders at, 94, 96, 100
Purssell, Mr., 120, 125
Queen's Mine, 230
Redbank, large impi at, 143
Reddington, Mr., murder of, 100, 196
Reed, Rev. Mr., saved by the Makalakas, 117
Rees, Rev. Mr., narrow escape of, 231
Reid, Capt., 147
Rensberg, Commandant Van, 105, 200, 202, 208;
and the Africander Corps, 241
Reynolds, Corporal, 133
Riebek, Van, 66
Rifles and ammunition belonging to Government at beginning of
rebellion, 55
Rinderpest, 13, 253-255;
spread of, 17;
effects of, 56;
ravages at Mangwe, 115
Rhodes, Mr. Arthur, 234
Rhodes, Mr. Cecil, 186, 197, 205, 208, 222, 243, 251;
confidence felt in, 259
Rhodesia, steps necessary for future safety of, 34;
importance of native question in, 88;
opening up and colonisation of, 241;
Boer element in, 241, 242;
present position and future prospects of, 250 _et seq._;
gold in, 256;
administration under the Chartered Company, and as a Crown Colony
contrasted, 257-259
Rhodesia, Eastern, force sent to, 236
Rhodesia Horse, 54, 105
Rixon, Mr., 214
Robinson, Capt., 235
Robinson, Mr., 96
Rooyen, Cornelius Van, 114, 180, 182
Rorke, Lieut., narrow escape of, 130
Ross family, massacre of the, 209, 212
Rothman, Trooper, death of, 202, 211
Salisbury coach chased by Kafirs, 99
Salisbury Relief Force, meeting with, 197;
leaves for Bulawayo, 215
"Salugazana," a prophetess, consulted by Lo Bengula, 236
Schultz, Mr., 86
Scott, Major, at Bulawayo, 91
Sewhoi-whoi river, game plentiful near, 2
Shashani Hotel, 113
Shashani Pass, 56
Shiloh Hills, Gifford's fight in, 127
Shiloh mission station, 229
Sinclair, Lieut., 202
Simms, Mr., 74
Slowey, Trooper, wounded, 220
South Africa, compared with North America, 65, 66;
British and Dutch in, 243 _et seq._
Spargot's store, 118
Spiro's store, 72, 110, 118, 121
Spreckley, Col., 29, 33, 69, 71, 197;
his valuable services at Bulawayo, 91;
inflicts heavy loss on the rebels at the Umguza, 224;
leaves with patrol for Shiloh, 228;
arrives at Fynn's farm, 233;
falls in with large body of rebels, 233;
captures a large amount of grain and returns to Bulawayo, 235
Stewart's store, 95, 98, 187, 209
Steyn, Mr., 125
Stoddart, Lieut., 238
Stracey, Mr., wounded, 77, 110
Stuart, Jack, American miner, 229
Swinburne, Mr., English scout, 176
Tati, food supply at, 146
Taylor, Capt., 204
Taylor, Mr. Herbert, and the cattle question, 8, 9
Tchangani store, the, 94, 99;
laager at, 95;
patrols sent out from, 96
Tchangani column, despatch of, 186;
composition and strength of, 186, 187
Tekwe river, Matabele impi at, 187
Tekwe store, 97
Thaba Induna, enemy in force at, 189;
skirmish near, 191;
no quarter shown at, 192
Thomas, Mr., 13, 72
Thomson, Mr. Moodie, 101
Transvaal, the invasion of the, 245
Tree-planting and farming, 11
Umfondisi, nephew of Lo Bengula joins in the rebellion, 22
Umgorshlwini, native police attacked at, 20
Umguza, the, skirmish at, 145;
expeditions to, 155, 156, 223;
Lieut. Grenfell's description of fight at, 170-175;
composition of force engaged at, 172
Umjan, neutrality of, 52;
hostility of his sons and followers, 53
"Umlimo," the god of the Makalakas, prophecies of, 13, 226;
superstitions regarding, 15, 56;
accepted as an oracle by the Matabele, 16;
Lo Bengula's belief in, 16, 143;
responsible for outbreak in Mashunaland, 236
Umlugulu, 11, 112;
one of the chief instigators of the rebellion, 12;
his anxiety regarding Jameson's surrender, 12;
and the Umlimo, 17
Umsetchi, 28
Umsheti, 169
Umzingwani store, broken into by natives, 111
Umzobo, 19;
attempts to pick a quarrel with the native police, 20
Usher, Mr., predicts the rising of the Matabele, 14
Vigers, Mr., 146
Vigne, Dr., 157
Vultures, extraordinary absence of, 115
Walsh, Lieut., 157
Warwick, Lieut., 218
Watts, Major, 218
Webb, Lieut., 117, 121, 125, 140, 142
White, Capt. the Hon. C., sent with a force to Eastern Rhodesia, 236
White, Mr., 125;
wounded, 126
Willoughby, General Digby, 179
Willoughby, Sir John, 44
Willoughby's Consolidated Co., 99, 230
Wilson, Major, death of, 45
Wilson's farm, 115, 139;
fort built at, 176
Windley, Capt., 160, 161, 205;
his horse refuses to carry double weight, 162;
gallantry of, 163
Wise, Trooper, wounded, 164
Witch-doctor, influence of the, 51;
death of a, 131
Wood, Mr., murder of, 99
Woodford's store, 38
Wrey, Capt., 193
Zambesi Kafirs, murdered by Matabele, 138, 229
Zeeburg, Mr. H., murder of, 100
Zeederberg, Mr., 119
Zinjanja, loyalty of the, 237
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] One of the most influential men in Matabeleland in the time of Lo
Bengula.
[2] The name of my Company's estate on which I was living before the
rebellion.
[3] God. See Chapter xxvi.
[4] There can be no doubt as to this, as there is now an Umlimo or
prophet with the insurgents in the north-east of Matabeleland, who has
apparently no connection with the Umlimo in the Matopo Hills.
[5] His title was "Umlisa go Bulawayo," or Lieutenant of Bulawayo.
[6] Literally king; but the word is commonly used in addressing a
European, as a complimentary title, conveying the idea of dependence on
the part of the speaker.
[7] There is some doubt as to whether these murders were committed on
the Monday or the Tuesday; Colonel Spreckley thinks on the Monday,
whilst Mr. O'Connor says it was Tuesday. It is possible that the latter
may have been a day wrong in his reckoning, whilst the entry in Mr.
Bentley's books seems to favour the earlier date.
[8] Correct name "Impembisi."
[9] "Buccaneers" is the term of endearment commonly bestowed upon the
Englishmen in Rhodesia by the editor of _Truth_.
[10] "Oude Baas" or "Old Master," so named after Mr. Hartley, the
veteran elephant-hunter, who must have been in the country when he was
born (1864 to 1870).
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