Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland Both Before and During the Recent Native Insurrection Up to the Date of the Disbandment of the Bulawayo Field Force

INDEX 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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