Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-04-19
FED TO CANNiBALs.



omon Islands.
A letter from Captain Noodhouse,
who has charge OF u trading schooner,
the Emma Fisher. belonging "a Mcssrs
Kelly 4 Williams, Of sydney, was re-
ceiyed in town yesterday, giving brief
particulars OF the pcrpetration uf some
further atrocities on Traders and the
practice os cannihalism by the natives
Of one OF the solomon Islands. The par
ticulars to hand are that the Emma
Fisher had fallen in company with the
schooner Enterprise, OF sydney, from
which II was CLEANED that the boat
stecrer. an A. b. on board the Enterprise
named Nelson, had been killed and
eaten. together with three others ma
tivos. Nelson is given as native of
| Norway. d man OF about thirty years OF
| age, and possessing some years eNpe-
rience in the island trade. The massa-
ere would seem to have been premedl-
tated.
Nelson bears the reputation here Of
being well-conducted man. and had
always appeared 10 be- and was, in fact
on the best terms with the solomon
Islanders at the places periodically
called at by the schooner Enterprise.
From the information To hand 1t appears
that the natives came of. as is custom
ary. from (it is believed) Hammond
Island. near Rubiam, In the Solomon
group. and represented that they wanteS
10 dispose of some copra.
: Nelson and three If the native crew ol
board the Enterprise we're thus induce'
to land In the schooncr's boat, and pro
ccedcd up to the village at WHICH tn
copra was reported to be stored.
While in the act OF STOPPING 70 pick
handful of the copra up, Nelson was.
As stated. fellcd by blow on the bac
Of the head from an axe or tomahawh
:. and before his crew of three nativ
: boys" could regain the boat they wer
similarly maSsacred. The bodies wer
roasted and eaten.
The letter received from CAPITAL
:, Woodhouse further mentions that h'
= Maicstys ship Royalist had visited Il
. group. aud Captain Hand, upon hearir
the particulars of the murders, she'll,
the villages at which the perpetrato
' were reported To have taken refuge.
, The letter also contains particulars
, the trial and sentence of Solom'
y Island chief named johnson. the natl
10 name Sono. Johnson was taken son
q time since by the Royalist for the mt
~ der of q European belonging To Sydn
named Thomas Datelle, and various
40 quiries have been made as 10 what b
"A been done with him. From CAPITA
/, Woodhouse's letter 1t is ascertain
i. that after fully investigating I
:, charge against the semi-civilizcd saya
Cd johnson was taken TO Moth and tbs
ed hanged As 10 the continuous outral
no committed by the natives Of the 80
ad mon Islands. some inquiry MAS m;
nd recently frnm one or two of the
IN traders Who are at present in sydney
CAPTAIN Cable. wcll-known 81
master. trading out " this port ;
Of that skull-hunting Is as ripe as II 9
was with many OF the tribes. He ;
see mentions as an incident in point I
Inc n number of boys tnatiycsl IN
I'VE employ Of white men. on the occasion
he Che massacre. and who were pres
.he when the murdered men we're receiv
ing Christian burial protested am
zen themselves that they should be |
fou mittcd to use the bodies for (,
de- Gannihalism, according TO all that
ost be- learned. still exists TO a terrible
len tent. and the cruelty and barbar
are still perpertaed by the natives am
rth their own people is reported to be
yill most incredible Al some OF the isla
our In the Solomon group. Sydney Il
you tralial Herald.