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110.

Kindly placed the "Canton"

Steamer belonging to that bompany at my disposal for that purpose

"purpose. In the evening of the 17th further information was received

which

· put it beyond doubt. that the native officials

at Stanley

were not only

in traitorous communication

mies against

with our enem

Ms

but had also a quilty Knowledge of or co-operation

in Markwick's murder.

I accordingly despatched

Mr. Caldwell thither at

midnight and he

-ight and his search

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in which he received the

officient co-operation of

the

Military stationed on the

spot, resulted in the

apprehension of the Tepo,

the

watchman and some others.

In the house

of

the

found

watchman were

the remarkable document.

accompanying this being

communication

unication from the

person specially charged

with the

organization and of the plots against

direction of the

-

Houghong, offering 50,000.

Dollars and other rewards

for the destruction of the