The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-10
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
BOY-EATERS SENTENCED-MERCY
The Congo Question Becomes More Inter
esting as the Work of the Confer
ence fsNgresses-Other Gen
eral News from Abroad
The Boy Eaters Sentenced.

the mate of the wrecked yacht Mignon-
nette, who wore found guilty of murder
in the killing of the boy Parker for food
TO keep themselves alive, were to-day
sentenced to death. 1t is believed they
certainly will be pardoned
Inc court room was crowded, and the
scene during the pronouncing of the
sentence was most impressive, Lord
Chief Justice Coleridge read the iudg-
ment OF the court, citing authorities at
length. The court declared that the
taking Of human life could only be ius-
tlhed on the plea Of seli-deiense. The
conlmiSsioh OF murder Tor the sake of
preserving ones own life was uniastif-
able. or course, it was a duty To pre-
serve ones own life, but duty often
required one not TO save,
but to sacrifice his own
lite, The court must apply the law
and declare that the prisoners wore
guilty OF wilful murder, for which there
was no justification. If this Judgment
was TOO severe, the court must leave the
prisoners to the mercy of the crown.
The prisoners were asked what they had
TO say Before sentence was pronounced.
Both Capt. Dudly and Male Stephens
pleaded Tor mercy in view Of their terri
pie situation, when the deed was done,
Lord Coleride, said it was the iurv's
privilege to recommend the prisoners to
mercy, and then he sentenced them to
be hanged, but without the black cap.
TREY DON'T DESERVE 1T.
LONDON, Dec. 0.-The secretary of
state for the home department advises
the queen TO respite Capt. Dudley and
male, stephens, of the lost yacht, Mig
nonette, the men who were cast away in
the open boat, killed the cabin boy and
ate his flesh TO keep themselves alive.
Gen. Sanford and the Congo Conference.
BERLIN, Dec. 9-In spite of its reiec-
tion by the subcommittee, Gen. Sam
ford has decided to present to the cor
ference his project for the building of a
railway from Nivi to Stanley Pool. The
National Gazette states that the powers
have agreed that the decisions of the
conference regarding the occupation of
unoc"upied territory shall only take
practical effect after the lapse of q speci-
he'd time. The object Of this is to avoid
race between the powers that wish to
auncN African territory. The scheme of
neutrality proposed by England stipu-
lates that III the event Ofwar, the Congo
ttlAh ANlEtlt Nlln llltlT dlllutHLS anu lIb
littoral for maritime league from the
mouths of these rivers, shall remain
free to merchant ships, except such as
are laden with munitions of war: and
further, that merchants OF all nations
who have depots on the Congo and Niger
are forbidden to supply war vessels
with coal, except in sufficient quantities
to reach the nearest port. The scheme
proposed by France is similar to this,
but does not mention the subject of sup
plying war vessels with coal in time Of
war.
The committee of the Congo confer
ence has accepted England's proposals
regarding the Niger without reserva-
don, but subject to the sanction of the
conference itself. This sanction is re-
garded as certain to DO given. Eng
lands position on the Niger is left alto
gether unchanged.
The Congo committee to-day dis
cussed the details of navigation
statutes TO be applied TO the Congo
and Niger rivers, The committee APP
proved the clauses giving private
parties the right of appeal
! against the actions and decision
OF the international commission,
| through their respective consuls. Uni
ted States Minister Kasson's neutrality
proposals are to be debated tomorrow