The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-20
Chartered Company
Gives it Up.
Is OWNED BY THE GERMANS
Affairs OF the Island viii Nov Be
Administsrsd BY Emperor
william.

NEW YORK. March 2o.--The Ger
man New Guinea company has CIV
en- up the nrduous task OF governing
the large territory confided TO II aud
Emperor Williams government will
now administer the AFFAIRS 81 the
country Itself. The New Guinea
company had exercised such control
over the region as the East India
company once possessed over n large
part Of India IL has had trouble
with the natives. ~ la now 20 be re-
llsved Of the responsibility OF main
tanning order and viii devote itself
20 its commercial interests
New Guinea Ia the largest island
In the world. Tho western half OF
~, az far az the meridian. iti degrees
east belongs 10 the Dutch. The
southern half OF the remainder II
British New Guinea. and the North
crn half belongs 20 Germany. and IL
known as Kaiser Wilhelm Land.
Hamburg IL the headquarters OF the
New Guinea company. and the prod
ucis u has been raising. particular
~ New Guinea tobacco. have often
been advertised In the German
preHa. The company has also done
much TO explore the coast mountain
ranges. and has ascended some Of
the rivers for considerable dis-
tance. II wac the Kalkcrin Augusta
river that its explorers reported the
natives an having splendidiy devei-
opcd arms. while their legs had rath-
er iesa than normal strength. and
they attributed this Co the fact that
the natives were almost tncesaanfiy
on the water plying the paddle In
their canoes. and thus giving their
arms a great deal 81 exercise at the
expense OF their legs.
Some 81 the most important effort
% the company 10 develop the coun-
try have been conferred at Astroiabe
hay. which; II one of their chief ports
In that cou1sfy. This bay will al
ways be historic as the place where
the Russian ethnologist. DIR. Mikiu-
cha Aaeiay. Was put on shore from
schooner about Is years ago Go
study the natives. No white man
hed ever been there, and he expect
81 TO live there alone for q long time.
Tho schooner sailed away In the
darkness. leaving him on the beach.
and when the native. saw him there
the next morning they thought the
strange object had dropped from tho
sky They nearly killed him In their
experiments TO determine whether
he was a god They imprisoned him
In a hut and watched him day and
night They nearly starved him. be-
cause n god should not require food.
They tied him TO a tres and shot ar
rows close 90 his head and neck. be-
cause n he were a god he should not
be frishieued- Two Of the arrows
inflicted severe flesh wounds upon
the helpless captive.
Then they pressed their spears
against his teeth to make Aim open
HIS mouth and In many other saw
age ways soreiy tested his temper.
courage and strength. At last they
decide; he had dropped from the
moon and that he was not a god be-
cause hla wounds blcd and he needed
tood. but they voted him a good fell
low and grew daily more and more
fond Of him because he was always
cheerful. however much they an
poyed him. and many Of their alex
soon recovered under his skilfui
care.
Fer two years DIT. Maeiay lived
among these Havarca. feeling amply
paid for all his terrible sacrifices by
the wealth Of scientific facts he wan
able TO collect. Money could not
have tempted him 20 thus jeopardizo
his life and give up every civilized
comfort. But the facts he gathered
we're needed 10 complete his long
studies among the races OF the west
ern Pacific. and. with the Ardor of
the born devotee 10 science. he was
eager 20 make any sacrifice that
would yield him the knowledge he
sought.