Show PIRATES WIPE OUT A SIBERIAN VILLAGE 4 ships crew lands under guise of friendship and V virtually anniti lates a settlement san francisco news of a terrible massacre of natives on the siber lan ian coast has been received here in a letter from on the coast of A has written to hia his brother a re resident Ident of this city that in the early part of the year the na lives tives in one of the small settlements down the coast which he does not name observed a yacht or schooner drop anchor in the harbor and her coming was hailed with cries of re off irom from the vessel came a number of small boats the natives could see the crew piling waitt they thought were supplies into the smaller craft then the men pulled A tor for the shore during that or the next day there was heard the firing of arms and later on smoke and fire were observed this led to investigation from Petro ski and other towns on the tho coast and a horrible tale of pillage and massacre was brought to light about the ets of the settle ment writes were strewn the bodies of of the innab stants shot and cut to death by the pirates who under the pretense of friendship had gained a landing on the coast robbery was their only motive tor for every hut had been ransacked and anything of marketable value taken |