Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-03

wild fruit and large fat bean shaped nut
The slaves of Abed Bin Salim did
their utmost TO ruin the expedition
short of open hostilities. They purchased
rifles, ammunition and clothing, so that when
we left their station we were beggared and
our men absolutely naked. We were so
weak, physically, that we were unable to
carry the boat and about seventy loads OF
goods. We therefore left the goods and boats
at Kilinga Longa under Surgeon Park and
Captain Nelson, the latter of whom was
unable to march.
After d twelve days march we arrived at
native settlement called Ibwiri, between
Kilinga Longa and Ibwiri. Our condition
had not improved. The Arab devastation had
reached within few miles OF Ibwiri-a de-
vastation so complete that not one
native hut was standing between Ugarrow-
was and Ibwiri, and what had not
been destroyed by the slaves of Ugarrowwas
and Abed-Bin.Salim, the elephants de-
stroyed and turned the whole region into a
horrible wilderness.
But at Ibwiri we were beyond the utmost
reach of destroyers. We were on a virgin
soil, in populous region abounding with
food. Our suffering from hunger, which
began on August 81, terminated on Novem-
Der H. Ourselves and men were skeletons.
Out of 2S9, we now only numbered ia,
several having no hope of life left. A halt
was ordered for the people to recuperate.
Hitherto they were skeptlcal of what we
told them. The suffering had been so awful,
the calamitles so numerous and SO
endless, apparently, that they refused to be-
lieve that by .and-by we should see plains
and cattle and the Nyanza, and the white
man, Emin Pasha We felt as though we
were dragging them along with chain
around our necks. beyond these raiders, u
said /, "lies a country untouched, where
food is abundant and where you will forget
your miseries; so cheer up, boys, and be
| men. Press on all the faster" They were
| deaf to our prayers and entreaties, for
| driven by hunger and suffering, they sole
| their rifles and equipments for few ears o.
Indian corn, deserted with the ammunition
| and were altogether demoralized.
Perceiving that prayers and entreate!
aud mild punishments were of no avail
then resorted to visit upon thu
wretches the death penalty. Two of th
worst cases were accordingly taken ant
hanged in the presence of all. We halte'
thirteen days in Ibwiri and revelled oi
fowls, goats, bananas, corn, sweet potatoes
| yams, beans, etc. The supplies were mex
haustible, and the people glutted themselves
The result was that 1 had 173 zone was kille
with an arrow, mostly sleek and robus
| men, when l started out for Albert Nyanza
On November "a there were still 1876 mile
to the lake, but with food such an advanc
seemed nothing. On December we sighte
the open country from the top of the ridg
connected with Mount Pisgah, Sc named be
cause it was our first view Of tn
land of promise and plenty. On December
we emerged upon the plains and the deadly
gloomy forest was left behind. After Ii
days continuous gloom we saw the light G
day shining all around, making all thing
beautiful. We thought we never saw gras
so green or country so lovely. The me
literally leaped and yelled with Joy, an
raced over with their burdens. All this wa
the old spirit of former expeditions success
fully completed, and all of sudden revived
Woe to the native aggressor whom we ma
meet. However powerful he may be, wit
such a spirit the men will fling themselve
like wolves on sheep, numbers not consit
cred. 1t had been the Internal forest thu
had made abiect and slavish the creatures
brutally plundered by Arab slaves.