The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-02-19
|rhe Occupation Of Timbuctoo
by the French.
ar PRINCE and PRINCESS COLONNA
,,mirsl Benham's Course at Rio de Janeiro
Inproyed Other Matters Of Interest.

PARIS, Feb. l9.-At lnls time Tile
French people have their attention
md interest intensely concentrated
mon the dramatic and unexpected
went of the occupation of the
c.utral S oudan city, Timbuctoo by a
avine French column, under the
.ommand of Colonel BONNER and
composed Of a few French regulars
# marine infantry and a contingents
If native Soudanese. Colonel
BONNER, who for a long time, it
seams had been ambitious to dis
anguish himself with the honor of
,sjslng the French colors over the
queen city of Central Africa, eagerly
took. on his own responsibility,
without Instructions from his
superiors, the occasion of being
left, sd interim, at the head of the
column, to swoop down upon
Timbuctoo and to take possess on
Of it in the name of France, which
pso facto is mistress now of the
larger portion of the African conti-
nent. The large city of Timbuctoo,
in the very center of North Africa,
is the hub FROM which radlate all
The caravan roads of the west, north
,nd east, the very center of the
north continental trade.
But disaster, unfortunately, has
overtaken the gallant colonel.
leaving 500 men in the city, he
nok small detachment of about
10 men to pursue the band Of rob
III Arabs from whom he had de.
Tered the city and who, under the
lame Of Touaregs, are known as the
curse and terror of all the other
inhabitants of the oasis at the
desert, as we'll as of the travellers
and traders between FL Lagonat and
Timbuctoo. Then the Touaregs,
who are full OF cunning, succ seded
IN ambushing their pursuers, and in
the midst OF the night in killing
seventy men, including the colonel
and nearly a | the officers of t g
column. Now it is Capt. Philippe
who says he will hold the city as
long as his provisions and annual
ton last, and soon he will be reached
oy Commander Taffre, at the head
OF convoy Of reinforcing troops.
The French government, in ac-
cora with all the parties, has deter
mined to keep the French flag fly
ing over Timbuctoo and strong
FORCES are sent to it from different
african Freoch colonies, aad
deneral Dodds is appointed com
aander,ln'ohief and organizer of the
sNy and country, with the power to
'ame or destroy the robber Touaregs,
VINO are very troublesome even to
soata Algeria aud Tunis, and thu
oalsl' II not the only, obstacle to
S'Sii'zatlon and commerce in these
'eglons General Dodds is giver
mat important command as a recon
psnse Tor his successes in Dahomey
'uefa he crowned his career by the
capture OF King Behanzin and tn,
.oupiete submission and paci6ca
81. ..un OF the country, having giver
, Ssn as a new king a good negro
' .no has sense enough 10 under
t ,.aaa that there will be more com
;ot' LOT HIM and his numerous w.yel
y ialing Dahomeyans according Il
Irene. . suggt stlon, commencing b,
hSuuOllsnlng forever the orthodox
~, sacrifices to their fetiches.
,., me French papers do not fail tt
" ,ua'S that as usual the Englisl
fp, os. Particularly the Mornins
hs w y; and London Times, appear t,
in S'sp,eased by the French succe.
ina SUDAN VI an particularly by the TAX
h sS Of Iimbuctoo, which was no
a0, TO be possible with 50 small
u ~. at so great distance frou
80 ~ easls of operation.
p,,, ~ upper aristocratic circles
colona among the America
qu,,,s,' nave been agitated by tn
dauas sl OF Princess Colonna, tn
husS Sassf OF Mrs. Mackay, with he
e,ss A 10. Although the facts in tn
soms N.e not yes we'll ascertained