Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-02-18
WITHOUT a SHOT.
Sir W'ilissn aisegFsg0r ea'1s the Ma8fei
Over 3obeIlIsns Natiyes.


Over 3obeIlIsns Natives.
Ono Of the best men who ever headed
colonial enterprise is Sir William
Macgregor who was appointed first
administrator OF British New Guinea
Tour years ago. He is n man OF
great energy and enthusiasm
manages the natives with much tact.
mas M explorers zest in the pursuit
OF geographical facts and has done
more than any oihor man 10 make
Southern New Guinea known 10 The
world. Here is an incident that gives
an insight iGto ;ir Williams way OF
dealing with savage tribes.
The people OF the Sumai district
hhd attacked their neighbog. The
DemoTy tribe says the Eew York
sun. A chief OF the l.emory tribe
met the attacking party and told
them that his people we're friendly TO
'goyornment" meaning Sir william
and Ais rEie, and that Sumai had
Dctiar not Sight is nCighbors because
The government wou.d be sure 20
lnh'et punishment. Thou he chief
poinied 10 the shirt wz6eh he wore
as bedHg a g0ycr2mcn. rh;rt. The
sauna men repi5ai thFt they id not
care liz Ter tbe RsVerAAant o..
government shirts .ni oee OF them
Drew his hoT aud skot TIA unfortunate
ehiet csean Lbrsalh tie boz, a feat
winch Is often achieved BIZ New
nlHea boWmeD.
s'r " illiam Gee.4ed that the .umai
warriors must receive "a lesson in
, good manners. hs seon as possible
he landed Il force In Tie / strict lie
tod Tie men that Jkey bad attacked
peopo WHO were or3eF.y aud we'll
behaved sBd that iaeg gislst suffer
for il lie advised then 10 ret
ready 10 fight They replied that
they did not Wish 70 fight ST. VIII
ian made answer tina: fight Was
necessary IN order 10 ascertain who
was TO BE master in ful4re. They
would not obey the government and
nov the government intended 10 lind
o0t whether Il could make ihcm obey.
My guns are loaded und ready.
said Sir William. aoT yod GET all
your Weapons uii We will have a
.ght aul settle the question who is
master.
Sir William had brought with him
quite q number 81 mon from neigh.
boring tribes 10 whom tie Sumai PEG.
pie Ind toasted that II the whites
came against them their heads should
rot on poles In .amal Tie narives
however had now lost their boastful
vein. il wGs great humiliation for
them 10 beg ia' mercy 10 tn presence
% rEsr neighbass But rier did beg
most lustI.. They SAID The govern.
mcnt should be masiCr from that day
and that they would always listen 10
lie commands.
SIR William would no; promise TO
pardon them. lie told them howey-
or that he would not 6g4; them but
lie would return TO them ia three
weeks 10 see II thcy had carried out
the orders he was aboui 10 give them.
lie selected two men ~ chiefs ana
two mca rs policemen and told them
that they were 10 be his agenis in
seeing chat The people kept at peace
with their neighbor& The Sumai
men had treated The teachers who
had been sent among them with con
tempt and neglect Sir William told
them that the church aud school
house which the teacher had tried TO
build must bc completed by the time
he returned. Then he went away
aud three weeks later upon his re-
turn hs found the church and school
completed the teacher carrying on
his work under very pleasant condi.
tons and tho people living in amily
with al Their neighQcrs,
Il do no; believe says Sir VII.
liam Macgregor that this tribe will
again modest any OF their ne'ghbors
They had been conquered and the
white governor mad not shed a dror
ni blood.