New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-09
FRANCES AFRICAN EMPIRE,
THE RICH AND PopULoUs REGION oPENLD
UP BY RECENT EXPLORATION.

,,s Al, occ .s,os1I con- FsPoNDEEr OF the TRisuSkI
4. Paris, May "a.
H., ~, ,-o IL Fsnin and Stanley is being
snacted on the Congo and the Dppe' w = FL sLo
-, a,.,i,or soono has been taking place on the
sna,.,or. ~ tho Niger and Of the senegal RIVERS
-. .5..,,or news was received here from the
.~.s.o, ~ tbe Western Soudan to the ehect thaC
- ,,,,isbel French explorer, Captain Binger,
- o.. ,nnre than two years had been cut OH
49,, an communication with the outer "ofiu' anu
- haa been mourned rs dead, was h"Ne anu
"a, a, Kong one of the great native euipoF'"'n'
$3.50 some eighteen DAYS march to the north
- ,shonti border. A relief expedition, due, as
.ha, NJ Stanley, 10 private munlhcehce' al"iousn
,rSsv Government auspices, was az once o'sSu-
,,.s and dispatched by way OF ASSUME u MS
ssscne with a NJ. Trcich-Laplenc IN command
THE meeting between the latter ana CapV"ih
Ringer took place at Salaga on January Id i"s',
and ten days ago they both hnaeo s'ie anu
soupd at MarseilIcs, where they were welcome"
amidst much popular enthusiasm not oniS Wy W.
- sn,boritjes but also by Populations OF both
houses of the Legislature ana delega'io"S iron ','
Naysl Colonial and War Departments, VINO hS"
.r..n,,a down 70 the Riviera for the purpose
On their arrival in this city couple oil DAYS
st,o.uord ,bev were received at the railway
s.o.;on Nv, NJ dc LessepS in his capacity OF presi
an rs tbe National Geographical Society, an"
.1so HI. several q the Cabinet Ministers D'io
.Lnn 10Th the Captain and NJ Treich-Dapicne nav
hacn Bopizcd on all sides. They have o'ne" ~,
chs FIvsee with President Carnot, VINO pilin'" Wv
Ia .yoss Of officer Of the Legion OF Honor VI,
the breast of Binger and the SILVER o""s' ".
Cbevslier of the same order on .h"U -. no
oomrauiop: they have been entertune" ~
,ay;ons Ministers. and the Captain, oeSiuee ~
ceiyine his promotion has received INC e'"1N
medal Of the Geographical Society, =,
An this tends TO demonstrate tue eAue =,
uor,ance which the Government mere Ut i,,ot,
,ha rcsnl,s of Captain Dingcr's expedition "n,In
vs. vs. - 20 nroro Of inestimable value TO his
SoMrtrvmen The French have long been anAlouS
- too tho trade and vast wealth OF the Imulehee
-. l,,;rr between the southern border oil ,'o
SoLoro 6esnrt and The God Coast, Inc ulsc''o'
- question is without exception the richest III
- aorso of the entire African continent
Abpndantlv wntercd, fertile ana hlehS 'u
yatsd the land is inhabited by p'puiuu' 90
so,t,ed nations, which have arrived aI ''''""
dsgree Of civilization Indeed, the nesro'S VI
,hs Niger Basin have justly been descfiueu 90
,hs Jo,vs of Africa. being mainly engaged IN o'F"''
,rade and manufacture. Nnny OF The clteS NUN
-. s-o-, an 600 20 100 900 inhabitants, are sur
rounded by lofty walls OF hewn stone anu or
rotad throuahou the native states oi ,''o ~
continept for their commerce, TRADE ana inn"'''S
Thus the towns of YakOba and hano' tue i''' ",
with a population OF 100000 ana tll' i"'Ue' w,
80 a, 20 O0o, are famed for their Manufacture
OF blue cotton cloth, enormous QUANTITIES. VI W.
Gro annually shipped by camel caravan 10 lin,
- CHI and other important centres OF
Afriean trade The city Of Salaga, where b'hSc'
snd Traieb-IapIpne met, is described as oelnE
,be greatest emporium of the Continent LOT 1io
.aIa ~ noId and ivory The important Guy u
Jenne owes its prosperity to It's TRADE IN e"''' 81
;ndisnensable commodity, which IS sOm'"h"' 'It'0'
In the Western Soudan. AT the Town Vi o"u
sandig. on the Upper Niger, precious stones al"
sraar are extremely abundant, aud there are ie"u
ing merchants of the place who couid a' ~"
nirntas' notice produce gold and IVORY u VIZ
amount OF 100000 to sSOo,OOo. =,
The first practical attempts on the p"f. VI
France TO obtain control OF the vast region aoVve
mentioned were made In 1863 10y oehei"i "'N
horba now Grand Chancellor Of the Legion OF
IT,, ond AZ that time Governor of the Imperial
Colony of Senegambia. The plan which he con
ceived WAS TO csta bish chain OF forts and trade
ropte from, the Senegal River 20 the Upper Niger
DC ,ras rcrhled "A couple Of years later, before he
hsa had time 10 accomplish anything bryohu tne
suyvev OF tho road in question, ana iof priv"
~ ,jxtcen years his plans remained IN aorE'uce
During the past few years, however "h~ VIC
English have been Involved in series OF trat"ss
caunaisns n the Eastern Soudan, the trehch nav
been quietly pushing their outposts across Iue
billy country which divides the upper wh'eFe VI
.hs SENEGAL from those OF the Niger Inc "oiN
has cost them q considerable amount OF Irta'u'''
much loss Of life by violence and DISEASE anu SeS
.~oI srcaIl wars with native kings, about which,
SSn,over bnt little WAS allowed TO be heard IN
Fnrope. But, after seven years OF hghnng anu
nsgotiatiug France at the present time not onT
holds several fortified posts on the Upper N6eF,
A., hes alan launched several small steamships anu
,,,rhoats on the river. The French are even GU
gaeeA at this moment IN constructing hsh'
railway from KhayeS, at the head OF Navigation
"a, the Senegal 10 SIguiFi on the Niger Hh "pou'
twenty miles Of the road are already In operation
In order 10 realize the full importance OF TINS
movement, il must be borne In nina tlht ho'
only most of the great trading centres ana manu-
featuring towns above described are on the DAMS
- ,hc Niger or OF its continents, but that moreover
-. %o,onns city of 1imbuCtOo with the stately
S-Ss,Inps Of its merchant princes its magnificent
,nosopes and its exquisite architectural monu'
,..nts Is perrned on II bend Of the great stream
=, is,hnt n few years ago that the very existence
=, Tipbuctoo was regarded rs mere myth, ana
ve. to-day its inhabitants ore engaged III shippint
cayooes Oh board the French steamers "hich ~
,astened 10 the handsome stone quays oi Ihe
spburb Of Kabara the port OF 1lmOuctoo Inc
latter is the greatest emporium of tfaue Oh 'u'
entire Dari; Continent ana It's anhuo' 'ait 10 o.
famous throughout the whole OF Africa as thau u
Ni;ni.NovaoroI IS la Europe and Asia Inc ulre'
,,;nc,pal highways OF trade and the two great
d...,t caravan routes all converge at Timbuctoo
and. together with the River Niger, conduce t'
,,nder its traffic both in native ana European
,,,oduee Of enormous extent and importance
The English will he the principal sufferers oI
this enterprise on the part Of the French who's
advance closes markets to all trades but theii
own. Until now Manchester goods constituted
the only class of European goods TO be found II
chs Tfmbuctoo market. They have already, how
s,,sp heen superseded by those OF Lille aud Lyons
(,,nn ~