Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-29
FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC.
Japan Offers 10 ArbIrate tho Dispute
With hawaii.
The Trial of BuiI.r-yIIinges ON solo.
mon Islands Laid in ASHES
a Guinen nassncre.

BAN FRANcIsCO, July 90. - The
steamship Alameda arrived from
Australian ports this morning via
Samoa and Honolulu. Nothing oil
Importance has occurred at Hawaii
since the departure OF the previous
steamer On July II.
July %, Foreign Minister Cooper
made public the ii hawaiian side OF the
recent diplomatic correspondence with
Japan. The Hawaiian government
IN this correspondence maintains its
right 10 re- uiate Japanese Inn M Ia ratio o
aud finally ofiere to leave the settle.
meut Of tue difficulties TO arbitration.
Il. f. Lantiug has been appointed
minister Il finance to succesl NJ. s..
Damon, who 10 now In the United
States. Mr.. Lansing will probably
retire upon Mr.. DAmon's return.
The Alameda brings from sydney
pspers describing the trial anu cOnvlc.
zion Of Butler, the murderer, VINO was
captured IN San Francisco anu 70.
turned to Australia and who mas since
been hanged. The trial lasted three
days ami In some respects was sensa-
tionsl. On tho last day OF tue trial
Butler attempted to out bia throat
with the metal tag taken from a plug
OF tobacco. The attempt was discov.
cred, however, before he had done any
serious damage. On the same day while
being led into court, Butler became
unoontrollabie nnd hsu u flsrcs strug.
gle with his guards. He WAS finally
dragged into tue court room and hand
cuffeu anu forced TOT keep still. When
the prosecution finished its case, But
ler was asked II he had anything to
say. The murderer was In state OF
collapse apparently and the court ad-
journe1 until the afternoon TO give
MIN time to recover. He then IN a
low tone made rambling statement
that he started for the mines with
Weller at Weller's solicitation. On
the way Weller acted queerly, ami
when ne displayed pistol, Butler
thought that Weller was going to
shoot him. Instead, however, Weller
placed the pistol TO his own head, anu
when Butler grabbed IL in the enuea.
vor to take 1t away, the weapon was
discharged aud Weller was snot
through the head. Butler said he
mad u sod WeileI's papers ~ enable
him to ship as Il sailor, as he
had no papers OF his own. The case
was then given to the jury, which De.
Liberated Tor an hour anu twenty
minutes before bringing In a verdict
Of guilty. The judge then pronounced
sentence anu when he concluded with
the words, sand may God have mercy
On your SOUL" Butler quickly re-
torted, "snd may lie have mercy oil
you're, to3."
News has been received OF Ii. NJ. s.
II ipid. Inch has been cruising among
the Solomon Islands anu Furnishing the
naiives for the murder Uf Capt. Glib
bons five months sgJ. Six villages
were burned and hostages received.
John Adams, grandson OF the
bounty IL utineer ana one OF the oldest
OF the Pitcairn islander, died last May
ut Norfolk islanu a. tue age OF IS.
Adams took n leading part in the
islands affairs.
Another massacre Ia reported from
the interior OF New Guinea. sIt is stated
that n party OF men making their way
through on the Vanaps track campeu
near village. They all were slaught.
cred, IL lie supposed, by mountain
tribts. A party OF ponce was sent to
the scene, but the leader returned sick.
No details are available.