The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-27
BRoILED GIRL FOR NEW YEARS.
Now Part OF the Society Islands Ar,
Asking for an American Protectorate.


Asking for an American Protectorate.
Prom the New York Herald.
81 came in 10 tell YOU Of some OF the
vessels that the Herald has reported lost, +"
siid Capt. Frank -. schall yesterday. 81
have been trading with the Society, and
particularly the Marquesas, islands for the
last ten years. used TO come across a
HTaid out there or when | touched at
San Francisco or Hong Kong, where
went occasionally to sell fungi, and when
| noticed thcsr lost ships made note OF
those knew anything about, and thought
the H,oaId would be glad TO clear up these
mysteries. Nearly all Of them | knew
anything about came TO grief in the tidal
waves that visit these islands Of the Pacific.
Why, during the last ten years, should
say not less than 5000 natives have been
swept from these coasts by tilal waves
"why, that must have made big hole
in the population
Eyes, II did. suppose the population
Of the port Of Papcctc, which II the capital
Of Tahiti, would be about 1000, and there
are not many more than that number ON
the rest III the islands forming the Mar.
quesas group. This tidal wave business,
aud an occasional broil OF babies or we'll
fed boys and girls, keeps the native popu.
lation fairly within bounds.
you mean that cannibalism IL still
practiced thcrv2' lac was asked.
The conversation, II will he observed, had
stmyed entinly away from the object OF
the Interview, but In regard 10 the missing
vessels lost In these seas Il must be said
that the H,ldh had already pcciyed inior.
nation months or perhaps years ago.
Capt. Schall was glad 10 hear these mys-
tories had been cleared up.
"CannihalismP Why, oi course, there
u, especially on two Of the islands Of the
fourteen. last New Years day my
schooner was anchored In the bay III Han.
iapi, and had all my men out collecting
a cargo Of cotton. cobra, fungi, etc. Pms
emily there came down a nice little party
Of natives, Of about 100 or 10. They
built linz on the shore, danced aroun !
for time aud then started On what looked
like n real old fashioned clanhakc.
You would have thought Il clamhaks
" you had been there. Hut knew better
I watched them carefully and saw vi,
grown pcHons-mcn aud women KILLED
AMI hung up 10 roast.
"By the way. there was one piece o
canni6alism | saw which hal a spice o
romance In t. A native got mad With
probably jealous al, the woman he live,
with. lie killed her, Gu, her heart out
and, having toasted Il 10 turn on
sharpcncd stick, ate Il with evident relish
What do YOU think of that3
"rhc island Of Dominique IL cannibal
although the father superior Of all IN,
Catholic institutions In the Islands live
there. One time he paid me handsomcl,
for carrying away on my schooner a younl
nan the natives had decided 10 make
dish o.
"No. they never in,cricrcd with me Il
my trading or tried 10 eat any Of my men
: They seem 10 confne their appCliics I,
natives, Besides which they have quite
friendship for Americana and the Who'll,
native population Of these Islands are II
! hopes Of somehow obtaining Unite,
States pro,cctontc. Their principal idci
IN this u 10 escape the clutches Of France
She nov holds all the Marqucsas groul
|, except one, and also one o( the Societ,
islands. She has had Roman Catholf
institutions there Tor over forty ycan.
Recent, the Moumons Of The United State
have gone out there, probably with tn
idea Of forming new Utah II the law run
them too close nj home Bui the Romal
Catholics arr lighting them tooth aud nail
and, a. Mormons, they can not get per
NIT Of residence, which Is always a ncccs
sity befor anybody can settle ihcp.
, ''Oi course the Roman Catholic mission
aries will ash French aid 10 drive thcS
Mormons out Then probably the French
70 make II pay. will annex the Who'll
MawuCsas gro ~. aud " possible the Soci
city islands, and We will not be- pcrmilic,
10 trade thew. These Islands are yer
prolific, aud think the United State
ought 10 lake hold uf them while sic La
such an Clsy chance of doing 40 /"