The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-08-27
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NJ. Laws tysi AZ have The honuI
Ia mlng ~ tie notice at the depart
. Wfut NJ NiHtu tho ia.I Of M
eEifaOr1insrv movement among The
Nnhalniutdsns AZ the NtgritiAn, ex
tendinR from rimhueiro ~ tho west
coast. IL appears that in l,sO u Man.
'dIngO named Samdar, 1T eNtraOfdi.
luHrY iutalgeuea and energy, con-
.ctiVsd tho idea that hn was called "a
wage war for tho suppression uf ma
gunism aud The Opsnins vi tho roads OF
tho coast, which, la certain districts,
have been for generations subjected TO
excessive hlaOkmail ana 10 tho plan
deIing Of VagabDnd tribes. During
the liit i've years ha has col
l6cted ma army consisting ~ foot
aud horse, Of about leo Coz
men, MOhanm0dan youth, wherever
no goes, ilnck "a his standard, anxious
not only % secure tho reward in tho
| hereafter, promised 20 those who tght
| Tor tAeir religion, but TO carry ca the
rich spOils OF time which these exps-
dltions that battle for tho faith ara
sure 20 wiz. IL IN said tuHt Sandals
| army Ia divided into three portions.
On"is OpOTki Ink near tho head waters OF
| tho Niger, This portion recently drove
certain Rr0ncL troops from the gold
regions Of huurse, of which they had
possession, and they sro now ho-
sleging Banks, a largo town on
tho Niger, occupied about TIRES
years ago by the French, who
| have erected Notifications thOre.
Another portion OF tho army 10 OpeT-
ating In Liberia and supprossiug the
troublesome elements, uuiettoring the
trade, introducing Is know ledge
OF religion, and ia ono sense opening
tho way for negro emigrauts Of mtell.-
gence and energy from America TO
push out from tho Africa merican
republic TO the healthy and iertilo
reg,Ons Of tho interior. In another
sense 10 IL forestailing tho whole region
for Accommodation, ana making Il
diiliGult,ifnot impoSsible,if h. IL indeed
desirable, TO court this country with
faith imported from America by immi-
grants. Tho third army IL approaching
tho coast southwest of Siorra Leone. n
Aag secured tho submission by force,
or voluntary surrender, OF all the
tribes on the WY for 500 miles unrk. |
The largest and most important Pagan |
Kingdom on this side oil the Niger !
was Sou,imG, OF which TslnbB, q larger |
commercial city, was tho capital. For |
d8ns have been trying by diplomacy I
N subdUe.ihi5 cfty ~ the faith, but II /
has iSt#ays succ5ssiihi, resisted Both
diplomat and warrior. o.
Last year Samdau's army, In over
whelming numbers, surrounded II BnL
called upon the king 10 surrender and 1
pro.oSs Islam. This he refused TO do.
The town was then invested, and after
a terrible siege OF two months the king
assembled the royal family ana Erin
Clple chiefs IN his powder house aud in
faV In hlI ftnH 7
any longer ~ his resources were OK
haus-Cd, but having for moro than 200
years belonged TO the ruling element,
DO was determined tor himself and
family TO die rather than como under
Mohammedan rule. He gave the
chiefs their choice, either 10 die with
him or go out oftown and giyo them
selves up to the onomy. They decided
To die with hin, Ho then set fire to
the powder and they were all blown
up, Thus ended the SoOiima power,
which for more than seven generations
had Influenced tho trade and politics
OF extreme districts and had com
manded the principal highways to the
coast,
Another very important achieve
meut of this army is the destruction
OF the HoObo power, an irresponsible
organization, which Tor 80 years has
O"eu source oil annoyance and loss 20
caravans passing from tho interior to
tho coast. Samdan gave orders 10 at.
TACK them in their mountain strong
holds, which, until then, mad proved
To the surrounding force.
They were surprised and their cniei,
AOUi, killed. His body was divided
in pieces aGl seit TO various
Whost Inhabitants had suf-
iaged by his depretory proceedings.
The uOobos arc described as renegades
in the rebellion against the king Of
UmoOo.
The roads have now b9en cleared
of these thieves and murCerers so that
an unprotected child or female may
travel in safety all through that dis
trict. These operations will not DO
without salutary effect upon Amerl-
can commerce, for there ia ia that
country an Increasing demand for
American productions aud many arti-
cles produced by the people are
valuable il American trade. Samd1'ns
army is now only a few miles from the
coast. north vest of Sierra L9Ouo. 1t ~
said 10 be their purpose now to deal
with the Timuch and ShorbcO coun-
try, whose constant wars keep tae g.,
regions in state Of fermaut; ,,
hat after tho caravens have struggled
through obstruc.ions for hundreds of :
mllCs, they find their greatest difficult
5y among the coast tribes, atto7 falling
yictime 10 the latter.