Show CITY OF BLOOD Nickname of the City of Benin Appears Ap-pears to Be Most Appropriate Brass Niger Coast Protectorate Feb 22The expedition which was formed to punish Drunaml king of Benin for the murder of the members of the peaceable expedition which was attempting at-tempting to reach Benin City has been entirely successful The expedition has captured Benin City and the king is a fugitive He fled northward but apart a-part of the expedition is in pursuit of him and it Is expected that he will betaken be-taken prisoner When the expedition entered the town I was found that I well deserved de-served its name of the City of Blood Many victims of the Juju or Fetish priests were found crucified they having hav-ing been sacrificed to the various gods The Juju houses and the compounds ivere reeking with the blood of those who had recently been beheaded In the religious ceremonies In the firing that took place before the town was captured cap-tured 1 Europeans and 23 native i members or wounded the expedition were killed No trace was found of Mr Campbell a consular official who was captured by the Beninites at the time of the massacre and It is supposed that he was killed by his captors shortly after he was made prisoner |