The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
Arrival of the Steamship Mono
wal Yesterday From
Sydney.
KILLED BY SOLOMON ISLANDERS
Captain H. L. Howison to Command
the 0regon-A Mexican War
Vessel in Port.

The Oceanic steamship Monowai, Cap
tain Carey, arrived yesterday morning
twenty-six days, nine hours and thirty
minutes from Sydney by way of Auckland,
Apia and Honolulu. She brought an IN
usually large passenger list, of which the
following named came in the cabin:
John Mills is one of the principal share
holders in the Union steamship line to
which belongs the Monowai. r. V. Web
ster is wealthy tea-planter from Ceylon
making a tour of tie world. Joseph l.
Sheerin, prominent architect from Sgd
ney who designed all the principal build
ings of that city, is travelling around the
world. w. G. Irwin is the agent of the
Oceanic Steamship Company in Honolulu.
From the passengers of the Monowai de-
tails of a whole esale murder of traders and
missionaries by Solom on Island head-hunt-
ers are CLEANED. The savages are reported
to have butchered the crew of a boat from
the trading brig r 10 Loge. and at Rubiana
two French and one American trader
were killed. The mission on the island
had been attacked, and the white people
there begged the captain of the steamer
Titus to take them away.
The natives of the Manning Straits ISL
ands are fierce and cruel, like those of the
Solomon group, and are given to cannibal-
ism. Recently they iured ashore the
crews of two small tradmg-schooner and
put the luckless sailors to death. At
Southwest Bay, on Tounan Island, mis-
sionary named Boyd and one companion
were missing, and it is thought they have
been murdered. A mum Der of trading
posts were found sacked and destroyed.
On the island of Nusa In the Bismarck
Archipelago a few weeks ago chief
named Balek, who was known as a cruel
mnr6arnnq foil into the hands 0f
band of savages. He was speared to death,
and his body roasted and eaten. The
feast lasted several hours.
The Mexican war vessel ZaragoZ arrived
yesterday from Mazatlan. The following
are her officers:
Commander, Miguel Pozo; first lieutenant,
Cristobal Gonzalez Frances Ochoa; second
lieutenant, Jose Servin sub blieutenants, Albert
Zenteno, Jose \. de Caceres, Francisco Riva-
deneyra, Iroge A. Palmer; midshipmen, Tristan
Canales, Luis K. Linares, Leopoldo TourZan,
Antonio Ortega Ygnacio Fores, Jose Melas,
Jesus Rodriguez, Vincente Senties, Arturo Puga;
doctor, Carlos Glass; paymaster, Lisandro
Rocherol Francisco Quibera; first engineer,
George L. Coward; second engineer, Angel
VazgueZ; second assistant engineers, Pedro
Casson, George Z. Howard; third assistant
engineer, Pedro Gutierrez.
The vessel came to anchor off the Union
Iron Works, where she will undergo re-
pairs.
A number of changes have been made
among the assignments of naval officers at
Mare Island. Rear Admiral w. II. Kirk
land, on waiting orders, has been ordered
to assume command of the navy-yard, re-
lieving Captain II. L. Howison, who will
take charge of the Oregon. Chief Engineer
6. F. Kutz is ordered to be placed on the
retired list July %. This is at his request
under the forty-years service law. Lieu
tenant n. G. Sargent of the Petrol has
been detached and ordered home; Ensign
III. G. Macfarland, from the Concord to
the Bennington; Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter Edwin B. Webster, detached from the
Concord and given two months leave OF
absence; Passed Assistant Paymaster J.. S.
Phillips, detached from the Bennington
and given three months leave.
The steamer Farallon, which sailed from
this port May 7 for Yaquina Bay, re-
turned yesterday for repairs, having struck
rock off Little River. She was only
slightly damaged.
The battle-ship Oregon left port for
Santa Barbara Channel yesterday morn
Ing. She will begin her trial tomorrow.
Captain Carey of the steamship Mono
wal ana his daughter, Miss Violet Carey,
left for New York yesterday. They will
return in time to sail on the Monowai the
latter part of the month.