Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-02-19
FOREIGN NEWS.

Paris. Feb. "Details OF tie
disaster that befell the French
flying column under Colonel
BONNER near Timbuctoo early
in December were received by
the Foreign Office tonight. The
Tuarges, tribe of Arabs, armed
with lanees and knives, made
attack upon the leading division
of the French column. Tie
attack was so desperate and well
sustained that the first division
was apparently cut to pieces
The news of the disaster was
brought to the second portion of
the column by Captain Nugette.
wis. badly wounded, managed to
escape. The official statement
admits that at least nine French
officers, including Colonel Bon
nier. two European non-commis
stoned officers and sixty-eight
native soldiers were massacred.
Paris, Feb. 9-Maxime do
Camp. member of the French
Academy, is dead.
Puris, Feb. 9--It is semi
officially stated that the Govern
or of Soudan has taken extra
ordinary measures to relieve the
French forces at Timbuetoo and
all French outposts have been
doubled. Timbuctooo, where
Captain Philippe's command is
intrenched, is town nearly at the
border of the Desert of Sahara,
eight miles north of the Niger.
The permanent population of the
place is $4,000, principally ne
goes, with some Moors.
Boston, Feb. 9--The Common
Council has passed an order that
the Mayor be requested to direct
the Trustees of the Public Lib
rary to cause the immediate eli
mination of certain decoration
in the facade of the New Library
building that is directly over the
entrance. The principal features
of it are a shield or globe in the
center of which are nude male fig
ures and the legend "Omnia civ
ium.
New York, Feb. 9-The forces
of the Salvation Army have just
been strengthened by one of the
most nots bic converts it has ever
bad. This time it is member
of the royal family, Prince Galit-
zin of Rusia, % has succumbed
to the earnest requests of the lads
and lassies to live better life.
Pittsburgh, Feb. 9--United
States Engineer William f.
Skunk, who has conducted the
great survey for an international
railway through Mexico and the
South American States, has bonn
pleted his report and will place
it in the hands of the Interonti-
mental Commission at Washing
ton next week. The report will
say that the scheme is entirely
feasible and everything fav9able
or the line.
Chicago, Feb. 9. Congrei isman
Tarsney, in speaking of the tariff
measure, said the bill as passed
by the House would be substan-
TALLY passed by the Senate, and
tariff may be put on sugar, but
there will be no return to the
bounty feature of the Mckinley
bill. The income tax will be
adopted by the Senate.
Washington. Feb. 9. The
Democratic Congressional { dam-
paign Committee organized t4lay
by the election of Senator F,hlk
ner of West Virginia. Chairu ban;
Liwrence Garner, Secretary J.
! L. Norris, Treasurer.
Washington. Feb 8. The old
reserve of 500. 900 900 is nee
more pr ,ctically intact, requiring
only Sc ESQ to make it absolute
ly so.
Frenso, Feb. 9. Sheriff Scott
arrived this morning from Ibed
ley, bringing with him Ems
arm which was secured in the dbin
from which the officers drovdthe
bandits Tuesday evening.
London, Feb. 10. A dis4tch
to the Standard fromI st.
Petersburg says: The CORN
ment commission appointed to
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