The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-04
SOUTH SEA NEWS.
Another Massacre in New Guinss-Fineen
Men KILLED.

nothe Massacre In New G~uInes-Fineen
Men KILLED.
Vancouver, b. c., Nov. 3.-The Royal
Mail steamer Aorangi arrived this
evening from Sidney. wellington and
Honolulu.
Another massacre has occurred in
New Guinea. Reports from Samarai
say bushmen living on h slopes OF
Mount Sucking have raided the VII
lagos e Masina. Collingwood Bay.
and killed a government chief and Is
other men. They also threatened the
Anglican mission at Sinapa.
Another volcanic eruption has oc-
Cured in the New Hebrides. more
alarming than Its predecessor. The
volcanic Lopeira. after remaining qui-
escent for 20 years. broke out, and the
burning lava thrown up could be seen
~ miles away. Five villages were hud-
died nj the base OF the volcano and the
houses were buried deep In scoria at
the first outbreak. The sea for miles
around boiled and Jets OF water leaped
high In the air. Fortuntelv none OF the
Inhabitants OF the Ave destroyed VII
lagos were buried under the molten
lava. A few days after the outbreak
the natives went up to the top OF the
stu smoking volcano. carrying punches
Of cocoanuts. which they offered up as
sacrifices Ito make the fire dead"
News from Pitcairn island states that
a man named Christian, who was ac-
cused of the murder Of his paramour
and child by throwing them over a cliff.
has been found guilty and condemned
to death. Christian desired to marry,
and his paramour and child stood In
the way.
The defense force Of the colony OF
Queensland now consists of Is, oficers
and 2.44s men. The commandan rec
ommends that II be Increased.
A gold rush has occurred at Kanow-
ma. westralia. A speck Of gold was
seen under a private house close to
town and Immediately the district
around. including the residence area.
town blocks N a railway line. was
taken up.
The New South Wales government
has gone into the stud farming bust
ness.
The Victorian legislative council
threw out. by a majority of 10 to Is.
the woman's suffrage bill sent up by
the assembly.
The Australian governments have
decided TO experiment with inebriates.
The New South Wales and Queensland
governments have set aside special
buildings for their treatment.
In Australia most OF the railways are
owned by the government. and at a
conference recently IL was determined
to put down scalpers. The conference
decided to alter the form OF return
tickets and TO allow q refund to per-
sons who do not use the return half,
A very disgraceful scene occurred In
the Queensland assembly Oct. 5. Several
members were suspended. Messrs. Me-
Donald and Hoolan violently resisted at
tempts to remove them from the
HOLLAND styled the speaker of the assem-
bly, as "a contemplate little Niger
driver"
A proclamation has been issued bringing
Santa Cruz and other islands under the
British Solomon islands protectorate.
Napoleon Jeab Lisson was convicted OF
numbering Mrs. Edith Gorrick. The jury
recommended him to the mercy OF the
court. but Lisson expressed a desire 10 be
hanged as soon as possible. Justice owen
was greatly affected In p~ronouncing the
death sentence. but he was urged by the
prisoner mot to cry"
Sydney papers. dated Oct. 8. say: Heavy
dust storms ave ragged through the coun-
try, doing serious damage TO crops and In
some cases to buildings. The drought In
the country stiil continues and crops are
being withered up I'm all directions. Some
''halves" farmers In Riverina have abap-
doned their crops and returned to Victoria
owing to the drought. Unless rain comes
wheat crops viii not be worth cutting.
even for hay.
There il distress also In the Pacific ISL
In the Cook group to Auckland. II. NJ. =.
Tauranga called in at Sunday and found
the crops lead and people living on wha
they could get.
IA. wainscott. Official receiver of Cool
gardie. westralia. has been relieved from
ONCE on account of a speech In which he
said the country was rotten and con-
public officers.