Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-04-26
IN THE TROPICS.
THE ADVENTURES OF A TRADER IN
THE HEART OF NEW GUINEA.
Probable Results Of the Proposed Scientific
Expedition Ignorance and Barbarism
Of the Natives What Foreign
Powers Want 10 do.
[Globe. Democrat Interview. |


falobe. Democrat Interview.l
The proposed scientific expedition 10 Nav
Guinea from the United States has attracted
a good deal Of attention in England and
Australia. and the probable results of thu
enterprise have been elaborately and ABLY
discussed. One of the most famous of New
guinea explorers has been In the cjtv during
the past week He Ia ChevaIier A. r. Bruno
an Italian soldier now residing I'm San Fran.
cisco. who made two trips 70 the New Guinea
islands. tho frat time IN 1877. when no pene.
trated tftv miles from tbe coast. and again
in 1879. with Cant Amos Weber. of Salem.
Mass, and a Russian scientist. Baron
Maclay.
When met bv tho reporter tho cbeyalier
had Just finished a conversation with a st,
Louis man who is enthusiastic over the pro.
posed VOYAGE of discovery. but Bruno by no
means shared his enthu ,iasm.
"What 4, really known about tho islands
Of New Guineaf was asked Of the cheyalier.
"Virtually nothing. except as To the coaxt.
D,Alberti. one of INV countrvmen. claim, to
have penetratsd into the interior a distance
of 800 miles. but. An NV opinion. mn one viii
ever exnlore the island from ons and IN Che
othary
avon mu.t bava rood -e.sor. for tb,. ho.
uefr
aMv re.son. for s,cb N, o,,i,;o,, .ra tho
unhas,thin,ss NJ Tho ciir,ata tho ,-.rl;s, mn.
tura ~ tho n.tivss .nd ~, tarr,,,io n,o,,r
tain. And ,vam,S which No ,;v;n, t.a, ~, ca ),
pa,s over or throuoh In is77 1ot sortv
miles from the coast in search of vans and
cocoanuts Thar, ,..r. a;,ht no., a., my,
boat, and we were fired upon from the high
honrs ~ ,h. H., r;,,1, To..,,...,,, 20.
~ ma ware hi, and I .voiaad a t,,It yyi,h
the savapes
"Do they bavo are.armsp
"Only those near the coast. Two bundrad
miles inland thew never sa W or haar tho r.,-
mort OF n gun. Even at soms ,,oints .Iono
the coast thew ara ionorant or tho o,istancs
OF powder and hall. shall naver
forget one night wa we,a ancborad
in small bav The noon
shone brightly. not a cloud obscured
tho beautifnI tr,,n;coI .Lv and a dooth- uLa
calm rested on the land and water We had
sent prssents In the ,.lander. n sa tisfv them
NJ o,,r friapd,;pasa hut th.v ,ni.trr.t.5 ,,s
finally induced few to come on hoard the
vessel and told them would show them how
talked to my God pointing at the same
time toward the star. lit sky. Those on shore
came out Of their huts to SOC the white man
talk with bis God, and the night was one of
the most picturesque I ever saw. We had
some sky-rockets on board and fired two or
three Of them As the Door savages saw the
bright flames shoot up and away into the
heavens they prostrated themselves on the
ground amid yells and cries Of terror. was
during our stay there regarded as a SUPER
natural being"
"What did you discover in your visit to
the interiorp
~ found unmistakable traces Of gold, but
was not prepared to make a thorough inyes
tigation. The country is very mountainous
and rough, which separates the different
tribes. They are very hostile toward each
other. Cannibalism Is practicei among
them. Prisoners taken in war ara kille
cooked and eaten They use spears and bows
AMI arrows l learned by experienc, that
tho islanders are all thieves. They will not
hesitate to kill q stranger for purposes of
robbery"
as polygamy practiced!
an some part, OF the country l presume
so, but not where VISITED. The women are
quite good looking and generally virtuous.
The people Of New Guinea are copper.c d :
ored with smooth, regular features. They do
not possess the fiat no,es OF the African ne.
groes, and are wlthal handsome savayesp
"Can new Guinea ever be utilized by white
menp
81 think not Il wifi never be of any prac.
tical benefit II there Is gold in large guam
titles the white man can't got at it. Feyers
and the natives would DESTROY them. NV
American companion, Capt. Weber, died on
shipboard Just after we returned from our
trip to the interior. The islands can be of
no value except to the people who inhabt
them ar co,Irse thev MIGHT la dastrnvad