Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-08-28
National Notes.
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nary movement among the Mohammecans
of the Negretian regions, extending from
Timbuctoo to the west coast. 1t appears
that in 1880, Mandingo, named Samudu,
of extraordinary intelligence an energy
conceived the idea that he
WAS CALLED OF GOD
to wage war for the suppression Of pagan
ism and opening the roads to the coast
which, in certain districts, have been for
generations subjected to excessive blsckmail
and to the plundering of vagabond tribes
During the last five years he has collected an
army consisting Of foot and horse of about
100000 Mohamedsns who, wherever he goes
flock to his standard, anxious. not only to
secure the reward in the hereafter promised
to those who fight for their religion, but to
carry of the rich spoils of Timbuctoo, which
the expeditions that battle for the faith
ARE SURE TO WIN.
It is said that Samudu's army is divided into
three portions. One is operating near the
headwaters of the Niger. That portion re-
Gently drove certain troops from the gold
regions Of Course, of which they had taken
possession, and are now besieging Bammaks,
. large town on the Niger, occupied about
three years ago by the French who have
erected Notifications there. Another portion
Of the army is operating in the regions east
of Liberia and by supervising the disturb
ing element, interfering trade and introduce
ing knowledge Of religion and letters, is in
one sense opening the way tor negro emf
grants of 81, .,l .- 81 es
INTELLIGENCE AND ENERGY
from America to push out from the Afric-
American republic to the healthy and fertile
districts of the interior. In another sense, il
is iorestalling the whole region for Mohanl-
medism and making it difficult, if not i'm
that country to the faith imported from
America by the emigrants. The third por.
ton of the army is approaching the coast Q
few miles northwest Of Sierre Leone 1t ha.
secured the submission by force or voluntary
surrender. ta
OF ALL THE TRIBES
on the way for 500 miles back. The largest
and most important pagan kingdom on THU
side of the Niger was Soolima- of which
Talada, q large commercial city was the
capital. For the last 60 years the Fellaf
Mohammedans have been trying by dirlo-
macy and by arms to subdue this city to the
faith, but it has always successfully deal
with both diplomat and warrior. Last year
Samudu's army, in overwhelming numbers
surrounded it and called upon the king tc
surrender and profess Islam. This he re
! fused TO do. The town was then invested
and after
| TERRIBLE SIEGE
of five months the king assembled the
royal family and principal chiefs in hi
1 powder house and informed them that ht
could hold out no longer, as his resources
were exhausted, but having for more than
200 years belonged to the ruling element he
was determined for himself and family Il
die rather than come under Mohammedar
rule. He gave the chiefs their choice, eithei
to die with him or go ont of the town ant
give themselves up to the enemy. They
decided
| TO DIE WITH HIM.
lie then set fire to the powder and they wer,
all blown up. Thus ended the Zooluns
power which, for more than seven genera
tons, had influenced The trade and politic
of extensive district and bad commanded
the principal highways 70 the coast. An
other very imports6H achievement of thi:
army is the destruction Of the Hooboo pow
er, an irresponsible orBEnisatioay which fol
thirty years has been eGeafge Of annoyan
! and loss to caravans pasfng from the in
terror to the coast Samud6 gave orders tc
attack them in stsst yss!!ysse.isia >
THEIR MOUNTAIN srnDNennKD
which until the had proved iaaeconiO1e u
the neighboring forces. Thsg Veee SUE
| prised and their chief Abal Was eaytsno1f
and decapitated and his arms and ~ ~
cred from the trunk were sent 10 the v1Riogl
countries whose inhabitants had suffered
ceedings. The Hooboos are described as
king of Timbuctoo. The roads have now
been cleared of these thieves and murderers
SO that
AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE
may travel IN safety all through that dis
triet. These operations will not be without
salutary effect on American commerce
for there is in that country an increasing
| demand for American productions, and
many of the articles produced by the people
are valuable in the American trade. Samu-
du's army is now only few miles from the
coast, northwest of Sierre Leone. 1t is SAID
| to be their purpose now to deal with the
| Timuch and Sherbro countries, whose con-
slant wars keep the maritime regions in
such
STATE OF FERMENT
that often the caravans have struggled
through distractions for hundreds of miles.
| They find their greatest difficulty among
| the coast tribes and often fall victims to the
| latter.
APpoINrNrSTs
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 25.-The acting
postmaster general to-day appointed the
following fourth-class postmasters: Julius
Huenhausen, Ray Summit, NO., and E. r.
Holmes, at Atwood, and Job L. Miller, at
Pawnee Rock, KS.
TREASURY RULING.
The first comptroller of the treasury to-
day made ruling to-day that is like
ly to embarass the court Of commits
| sioners of the Alabama claims for some time
to to come. 1t is in effect that the employ
ment OF persons borne on the rolls of the
court is entirely without warrant Of law and
that no payments can legally be made from
the treasury on that account in the future.
UTE INDIANS.
The report Of Gen. Miles upon the con-
dition Of the Southern Utes in Colorado was
received at the interior department this
morning and the commissioner Of Indian
affairs this morning instructed the agent to
SECURE supplies for the Indians. The bureau
officers say that this trouble was caused by
,, = deficiency in the appropriations for the
purchase Of food supplies. The department
has endeavorcd TO distribute the amount Of
the REPRESENTATIONS throughout the fiscal
wear. hut to prevent starvation
among the Indians il hes been found neces-
sary to expend more than the limited
amount set apart for each quarter and to
RELY upon congress TO make GOOD the de-
ficiepcy, In the case OF the Southern Utes
there Is an interest fund that can be used
for the purpose of food when the regular
appropriation ia exhausted. Supplies
amounting to 10000 pounds of beef and
400 pounds OF flour will be issued weekly to
these Indians.
.n,o,rrSrs
~. .,LL..
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o-Ihe acting post
master general to-day appointed the follow
ing fourth class pos,masters; In missouri
newer, lnoinas Wliiianis; UreehtoP' Na'hen
Finlay; Doniphan, Chas. d. Bremen;
Mound Valley, Peter W. Slick; Oskaloosa,
N. Critfeld. In Nebraska-Orleans, A. Z.
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