Reorganization of the Country. 369 all the secondary Niam-Niam chiefs depend on Mdarama or Mbio. But these two princes are not the only ones who have submitted ; other seventeen sheikhs of the Nuer, who have escaped Arab persecution, have also given in their voluntary allegiance. This is a proof that the negroes are sociable and UK. W. JUNKEK.

good, and that it needs neither powder nor lead to subdue them. They only desire that their families and their cattle may be left in peace. Dr. Junker's arrival is a great satisfaction to me, for during the exploration he will see with his own eyes what progress has been made in so short a time."

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