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The Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, Montana
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Conflicting reports from Palapye and Buluwayo on the fate of Captain Wilson's party in pursuit of King Lobengula: one claims they were surrounded and killed, the other that they continue pursuing. Rhodes reproaches King Khama for deserting Major Gould Adams' column due to warfare methods and smallpox fears.
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One Story That His
Soldiers Were
Slaughtered, Another They Weren't,
Capetown, Dec. 31.-A dispatch from
Palapye, dated Dec. 13, announces that
native runners state there is no doubt
that Captain Wilson's party was surrounded and killed. Chief Commissioner
Rhodes during his visit to Palapye bitterly
reproached King Khama for deserting
Major Gould Adams, while the latter's
column was on the march. King Khama
replied that his men disagreed with the
white methods of warfare and feared they
would fall victims to a smallpox epidemic
which had broken out among the troops.
The king also said the warriors were
obliged to return to the fields to work, as
there was danger of their families wanting
food. A dispatch from Buluwayo,
dated Dec. 24, says there are rumors
among the natives that Captain Wilson is
still pursuing King Lobengula. The
whites at Capetown are inclined to believe
the Buluwayo dispatch in preference to
the one from Palapye.
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Palapye
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Dec. 13 Dec. 24
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conflicting reports: captain wilson's party surrounded and killed per palapye dispatch; still pursuing per buluwayo rumors. whites in capetown favor the latter.
Event Details
Native runners report Captain Wilson's party was surrounded and killed. Rhodes reproached Khama for deserting Gould Adams' column due to disagreement with warfare methods, fear of smallpox epidemic among troops, and need to return to fields to prevent family starvation. Rumors from Buluwayo claim Wilson continues pursuing Lobengula.