Every Man A Fighter

About three yenrs airo the warlike and intelligent Metabeles, of Mashonaland, threatened a war upon the English colonista in that country, but, listening to tlie counsels of their king, the wise Lobengula, the trouble was warded off. But the gruinblings of the fighting men continued. They partially believed Lobengula's explanation of the course he was pursuing. He had told them that hls ambassadors to England Raid that for every drop of English blood shed a fresh Englishman would into being. The medicine men said: "Let us kill these here and sec if what say will happen," but Lobengula's counsels prevailed. The restive feeling finally grew beyond that sable monarch's control and dow the cable brings newe that the young men have risen and are marching upon Forts Victoria, Salisbury. Tuli and the others, comprisiniithe forelgo military system in that country. 1 f the uprising is not speedily suppressed England has a serious job on hand. The Metabeles are of the same stock as the Zulus. Their military organization is almost perfect. The population of Metabeleland proper is about two hundred thousand. The standing army is said bythe l'ittsburgh Dispatch to number fifteen thousand, divided'"into ferals or regiments and commanded by Indunas. What is more, these f ellows can fight. They are bom soldiers, and as the troops are almost as thoroughly organized as the British they will make quite a struggle. The favorite weapon is the assegai or spear, but many are equipped with good guns and know enough to piek out their men to shoot at when doing lattle.