The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1893-01-07 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

OUTRAGES IN THE SOUTH SEAS.  Further South Sea Island outrages were reported on the arrival of the schooner Clara Jackson at Sydney recently. The Sydney Morning Herald says the vessel has traded for some months in the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, and other groups. When at New Britain she received word that a vessel named the Three Cheers, lately belonging to Sydney, had gone to Feed Island on September 3. and while there an attempt was made to arrest the chief and his son, who were known to have been implicated in the massacre of the trader named Coe and six of his native employis as far back as 1889. Captain Stalio, who was in charge of the Three Cheers, landed with some of the vessel's crew, and demanded the chief (or king) to a conference. The latter was in his house at the time, and when Captain Stalio showed himself in the open ground, the presumable heir apparent to the Feed Island throne shot him dead. Captain Stalio was about the last man from an island trader's point of view that -vould have been entrapped in the manner rPeorted. His murderer was afterwards captr-ed and shot. The vessel that brought this int..agence had also a had experience when at Admiralty Island, in the group of that name. The Clara Jackson anchored off the island to trade, and the mate put ashore, accompanied by three natives (crew), to negotiate with the islanders. To all appearances the natives were inclined to do business, and the route of the Clara Jackson, Mr. William Pit' • ...nded. While engaged in bartering, 35.• eitl was struck with a tomahawk the neck. He fell stunned, and when rising was again struck on the chin. Bleeding from both wounds, he turned on his assailants, and drew his revolver, which he fired in their midst, and ran towards his boat. The natives pursued, but dashing into the tide he evaded further injury, except a spear wound. The native boatmen seeing the occurrence sprang out of the boat and swam towards the schooner. Captain Burohart on board the Clara Jackson had, in the meantime, put off from the vessel to rescue the mate and the three natives. Spears fell thickly upon them, and two of the three natives were badly hit, one of them receiving fatal injuries. The master of the schooner then fired over the heads of the excited savages, who, seeing they had lost their prize of four heads, sprang into the boat belonging to the mate and his crew, and amidst dreadful yells sent the last of their weapons among Clara Jackson's crew. Mr. Pitt arrived on board the schooner. He had nearly recovered from his wounds on reaching Sydney.  A fatal railway accident occurred near Castres (France) on Sunday. A passenger train left the rails, the engine being completely overturned. The driver and stoker were killed on the spot, and nine of the passengers were injured, while many others were severely shaken. At Eastbourne on Monday, William Arnold and James Huggett were each fined 108., and John Elphiok 205., for disorderly conduct on Boxing Day, when the Salvationists held street services. From Berlin is announced the death of Dr. Peter Franz Reichensperger. Deceased, who was born in 1810 at Coblens, was a leader of the Centre Party in the Prussian Diet and of the Catholic Party in the German Rechatag, being also well known as a Writer on jurisprudence and politi,4l , eoonomy.  -Iz.