Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-30

People who imasino+hat cauuib1.li-n 4
a thing Of the past arc very much nistal.
en-. taptain kohlshon, a GcrHan trader
and 0V-i.crC % cutter called thc Sea. Ghost
started from Queensland in the carly part
Of September for the island II BUizn. Of tn,
GCrl.lan solomon group, with the inten.
lion of procuring a cargo of copra.
the sea Ghost arrived 1T Bul,a at night
and waited until morning. There was
somewhat of mist close iushurc, and 1t was
wei Ola toward 3 O'Clock when the skip.
pr went into the rigging with the idea a
steering the schooner through the reef To
an anchorage inside. Tho first officer was
sent forward and tho other officer was in
charge of tho wheel
soon Captain kohlshou gave word that
several boats were putting of from SHORE
for the schooner, hut the occupants were
waving palm branches and giving other
signals of peaceful intent. Anchor was
dropped inside the reef and sGils lowered
The captain Kept his position in the rig
GiuE, rs the channel had not been fully
passed, and his orders were to warp IN
closer 20 tho mainland by means of q
Hedge, 10 DO carried inshore 10y u small
boat
Five or six native boats came alongside,
and in Il few moments the Sea Ghost mon
and white mates were chatting and max
Ing friendly signs To the Solomon island
er- Before the vessels crew had made a
move to go below for goods thc Islanders
drew knives from under their belts and
attacked them fUriJusly. The mates and
tho sea Ghost men seized pieces OF wood,
irUit or anything that could be used as an
instrument of defense A desperate con
hict followed. Two native sailors went
down at the first attack. The Iuatcs and
other members OF the crew backed up
against he galley and fought against great
odds
several moro boa;Ioads Of armed natives
arrived ard fell upon the vessels crew,
quickly Gisp1tchiUE al but tE-yc. one
man jumped overheard, SWAN ashore and
was taken prisoner. and his two surviving
comrades were ovc-pOwered ana tied with
ropes
Captain Kohlshon was still in tho rig
Siug. lie was desperately wounded, as
the spcarmcn Of the solomon islanders
had flung their lauccs at him and struck
him several times he saw THAI il was
useless u remain aloft and BE- ported
like "a bird la tree, - he slipped down 70
tHs deck, seized an TX and knocked two
Of his assailantS down. He was soon over
come, however, and his body was run
through with spears. The body was then
thrown over the side OF the schooner.
The natives then started ashore with
their prisoners, taking with them the
loliys u the mates and the other dead
canoe landed ca the beach and left on the !
sands while the solomon islanders pre- !
pared meal O: the bodies Of their com I
rades.
While this grewsomc feast was being i
made ready several warriors put out TO 1
2 no Schooner and found IN the cabin a keg l
~ liquor There were wild shouts Of de- i
light, and IN less than an hour the entire |
party WAS stupidity drunk. The Bismarck
men managed To escape from the thongs
that bound them, took "a boat and put out
- scs. After floating helplessly about for
two days the surviving members Of the
e. hooner's crew were picked up by u trader
ana efterwaru transferred TO the trading [
steamer Noresby and taken 70 Queens
land, where they related their adventures.
i : understood that cannibaIisIu i still
Trccti ID by certain Indians in the south
- Mexico. and Professor Frederick starr
O. the University OF Chicago proposes 10
SPEED the winter with them The tribe
from which the professor expects the most
trouble Is the Juaves, living on the south
west coast These people are known TO be
extremely tenacious Of ancient rites ana
vs-y bitter against the advent of civiliza-
ton They are entirely unlike the other
EIhes Of the country. They wear their