Commandant's successful return; at the end of which period of rejoicing I had most of the station on the sick-list. There were also occasional cases of smallpox in the town, and I vaccinated some hundreds of people with vaccine I had brought from Europe, but unfortunately none of it took.

After the defeat of Congo Lutete by Dhanis and Descamps, the Arab authorities at Stanley Falls refused to take any action in the matter. Upon the State officials demanding satisfaction for the incursion, they replied that they were not responsible for Congo Lutete, who was acting independently of them, and that the Free State officials must take what steps they pleased in the matter. With us orders had arrived from Europe to form at the earliest date possible a large expedition to explore Katanga; and before many days had passed we were