, 1880-01-04
CANNIBALS IN FRISc0
Three Strange Visitors from xba
que8aB Islands-A Horrible Rano,sss

Three Strange Visitors from the Mr.
quesas Islands-A Horrible Banon..t
| San Frunetsco Cnu
The French gunDoat Lamothe p;opa+
towed alongside the Spear street wharf ra..' "a
day afternoon and will go into Cozzena s1.st ns
| Dock for repairs tomorrow. Among tha w
of the Lamothe Pi1uet IRE three men who ~ Nv
their peculiar facia1 appearance, attract ,ha y.
tention OF all observers. They ure fnely-Yo,r,@ss ~
OF large stnture, with regular features AMI w.,
soft, expressive eyes; but their faces m 'aa "
cording to civilized taste, oishg1red by taftoe
| ing. They are natives OF the Mufuuesss ralass
and, learning TINT their history might nrns.a
interest to the public, Ca0 reporter wnne ot
board Of the Lamotho Piquet yesterday. ~ s1s os
through me courtesy CIT Of the commander, cant
antecedents. These men, Wh., are sn tra,.{Ses 3{es
nnd obedient in their duties On stlinhoarJ a
vertable eanntbais, and only few months sse s.e
their own species. In pursuance OF IN or,a.
from their commander, the three msn.ao lug
were summoned upon the quarterdeck fos tgss 81
r Tbe eldest IS Called Manowa, The tho 'neeTtfF neer
Hon, and the younger Puato, which signifies esn ~
the Marquesan tongue son Of Il man who WV ~
most yolubly inclined, and to him were The rse pe
portoriM inquiries mostly directed They @ h.rs Ss.
acquired quite smatrering OF the French ise ia,es
guage, so that they can reply to the most srnnh MI
not cold, Puato?" wns the first inquiry n ~ ~
obedience to the Captain, he opened ii. shiT ~
md displayed hieroslyphic:l mass Of tattoone
cold, col chatsered the poor fellow; psto ms ss;2 z
YOU ike to eat mcn? The large eyes su, trnn,e9 %
to the deck, almost blush started 70 the surtaes
Of the swa5thy cheek, no5 covered BY tattoo, "a
one but a newspaper reporter would have hesI
tuted to pursue subject further which ev;,er,
" was dlstasteful to the savage in his present
strong to be resisted .Puato, did you ever ct est
ead qaa then len, looking nP tnt9 the repos
Stanowa he like baby" Manowa only replied q
the. assertion by 4 genuine savage glance At
Puato. and the sententious answer: in tolerably
nItack upon the humanitarian instincts Ut MAJ.
owa had the effect Of making thar individual d.
cidedly shy Of reportorial advances, and the ID
While seated In the cabin Of the LaInothe Piquct
some interesting particulars were obtained II
the course OF coversatlon with Capt. Bienaine
Ut the natives or the Marquesas, and the causes
which led to the presence on board Of the natyet
just referred to. In July last intelligence was
received ut Tahiti, where the Lnmothe Piauet
wus then. that u Swede had been killed On tha
group, BY the natives. The vessel immediateiT
got Under way, and on the 10th OF August cana
in sight OF the fsland. On the morning of th5
11th landing was effected and the French force
took up d position in the Valley Of Hanalapa,
where they we're soon after attacked by lafsp
body Of natives. The natives were armed s,:h
muskets and fought desperately: but after
dead upon the held They were pursued, dan; sud
umong those captured were the three men nov
on board the Lumothe Piuuet.
DO these people, then, really practice cannI-
ba1ism at the present day?" asked the repyrter,
'oh, yes was his reply: it is still very com.
mon among them We even saw remains Of ona
Of their horrible banquets In the Valley ot Han
use % half century ago, but during the i pas: u.s.
twenty-five or thirty years the frequent visits G
whalers and traders upon the islGcds haye had
lemorllizing effect upon the natives. The women
have been debauChed and the men let into tie
secret Of distilling kind of rim from the cocoa
tree When Intoxicated they commit the
most revolving basbaritics, and become
selves. While in this condition % he,
become worse than beasts; the hereditary man
eating instinct appears to be revived. and break
%ho aed IN ahese ~ bros @
to be eaten. They also eat the bodies Of their
enemies killed il battle, and It man bass
deadly spite against another he does not feel
that his revenge has been satisfied until he h2s
eaten q piece Of his heart stewed In its oHu
blood. Infractfons Of any Of the Social laws ara
punishable with death, and tho body OF the cul.
In the market-place, that ali may eat
and be warned Of the terrible punishment that
awaits the law-breaker, In fact" continued
cah bef man in he sfaruuegas Is 70 s la as.;
and eaten by his fellow islAnlers-'
Santa Dominica is situated In lut- 8 deg. 30 min.
south and long. l3s deg 20 min: east, and, to-
group, has nominally been under French douin-
ion since ISL. The natives are brave, and when
they have reason to believe their rights ars
number of sailors and officers Of whaling and
ships have been killed by' them at dk.
ferent times since the islands were discovered.
4 year ago convoy Of provisions, while ea
colony. on the island OF New Caledonia, vas
and the men who were accompanying
t, twelve in number. were taken prisoners.
Fearing for their fnte+ tho Lamothe Piquet, b.
Ing in the neighborhood, was dispatched along
the coast to obtain tidings Of them. They
Effected landing at the point where the t1air
bad been captured, and surprised the savags
lred Frenchmen- The would-be banquetefs
teen Of them killed. The scene upon tho beach,
5fckcnfng in the extreme. Several l1rye blocks,
similar to those used BY butchers, were standing
I short distance back from the shore. These
massed the trunks Of their co.lntry1neu, De.
auded of their heads aud limbs, and
heir bowels torn open to get ut -
1eart, which IS esteemed = delieacy: Pflea e9
he arms and legs. scrnped clean Of the aesh.
The flesh from the limbs was cut into steaks
or roasts, and broilng md sizzling over the coaH
If huge fires kindled for the purpose, sending
forth u smell that was fairly sickeEng. Tia
lesh Of the head, together with the brains, they
lud placed In Il large kettle t4ken from the
,tovc In the tr1in, which WAS boiling over the
Ire The provisions, wines, etc, were scattered
about In tho greatest confusion: One Ut the
men who accompanied tho French crew recog'
llzed among the bodies, ty portions OF the
:lothing still left upon them, those Of two OF big
IONS. The father fAintel ut the sight; and such
vas the impression made upon his nsind that %
lad never fully recovered from the ehpek. u
he course Of the conversation with Cap!
3ienaime yesterday fact concerning cannlcal
1nbfts Of the South Sen Islanders was ad!uced
which goes to disproye the theory generally adt
ianced By archnologists that prehistoric lnR1
vas not cannfbal- They generally clAm that
Ind tho men Of the quarteruary period beth
:annihals, we should find the bones generally
:rncked for the marrow, like those Of beastA
which is not the case; also, that hud the mound.
builders enten their own species they woaia !aa
ave thrown the human bones into heaps VIII
hose Of beasts and fishes. Capt, Hienatne sa5s
hat the bones OF the victims in the Mar:luesn
nd New Caledonia were never broken, nu1
lways scr1lped, and after the feast WIS oves
'laced in piles near some lArEe pNlm trees. 1hs
condition OF the natives in New Caledonia %
tates, Is very deplornblc, and he recognizes 4
8 q very promising missionary field. Outs5os
t the convicts thcr. are probably not more snaa
,000 white persons On the island