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188 and went to Romie, another Arab town, which they found had been already captured by a small force un- der the command of Mr. Five, the inspector of the Congo State, and an officer. Here Mr. Mohun saw some sights which were revolting in the extreme, sur- passing in savagery anything that he had imagined. The butchery of the Arabs in the fight which re- sulted in the capture of the village had been fearful, and the natives, who swarmed like vultures over the whole place, began cutting up and eating the bodies. Commandant Chaltin had given orders that this was not to be permitted, and any native caught with hu- man flesh in his possession was to be shot on the spot. Mr. Mohun says that he saw several natives carry- ing arms and legs down to the beach, preparatory to a feast, and laconically adds that a bullet soon put an end to this proceeding. The natives, he says, say they do not eat human flesh on account of a liking for it, but as the Arabs are their enemies, they gain all the strength possessed by them when they eat them. Note 2. Page 93. It is something remarkable to hear these advanced hybrids express their views of the future of the negro in the United States, and listen to the arrogant opin- ions they entertain. Very well do I remember listen- ing to that ignorant fellow, G. W. Murray, when he was a Congressman, address the House of Congress. It was a pitiable sight to see a man of that kind sit- ting up there and having a right to help frame the laws for the United States. Disgusting, one might truthfully say. Here is what they thought of them- selves, and their future, some ten years ago. I take it from The Evening Star of Washington, D. C. (Satur- day, October 28, 1893, p. 1) : —