Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-07
BURGLARY BY
ORDER OF THE King.


with Germany, and the agents of that
power We're stirring his subjects to re
bellion, he was extremely anxious to arm
thoroughly his forces and cope with the
rebels who, II was well known. were be-
ing secretly supplied with arms and ann
mlnition by Hamburg house whose
headquarter, were in Apia This wa, in
direct violation ot the agreement entered
into by the consular representatives of
| England, Germany. United States and
France that TO subjects OF those nation
aities residing in Samoa should sell arm~
or ammunition to Malictoa and his fol
lowers, or to the rebel party.
The latter were daily increasing in
strength and boosted that before lou-
they would capture and loot hpia and
kill all Europeans who favored Mahetoa.
| Matters were in very critical state
when there one day sailed into Apil
harbor a harkeutine of 500 tons named
the Venus, and in less than an hour the
news spread like widhre that she had
on board some thousands of Snider rifles
and some hundreds of Winchcstcrs. to-
gethcr with an ample supply Of ammuui
tion. and ere long the vessel was sur
rounded by canoe, literally packed to
gether. and her decks filled with many
hundreds Of excited NATIVES, all eager to
buy fana talala manuya tbrecchluadng
rihesl
But the cou>uls had been before thrm
and had warmed the master and super
cargo OF the Venus that if single rifle
was sold they would seize the vessel and
detan her She being a British shin
until The arrival of an English ship of
! war
The supercargo, who was a nice pleas
,nt-Spokeu young man. frankly admitted
| that IL was a great and mcs pcctcd dis
| appointment to him not to be able to Dis.
pose of the arms aS lac would now have
la carry them about over the Pacific for
another three or -four months, a. the Shin
was bound ON a long trading voyage
throughout the Gilbert Marshall aud
/ Caroline groups. and then finally fake
them back to Sydney,
And then | shall get into hot water
! with the owners, he SAID ructullv "aS
don't suppose shall he able to sell
more than hundred OF 50 OF the guns in
the Gilbert and MarShall~" Then he
asked the consulS il they Hould be 40
good rs to clear the ship Of the natives.
IF YOU won't let me sell my guns. gen
tlemcn. YOU can at least save me the an
uuynncc OF having the vessels deck filled
with natives. Besides that, il Il SUNDAY,
and I'm going ashore TO church.
The con,ulS stared fnl the Young ocn
tIerau had formerly resided for some
years in Samoa. and had by no means
achieved distinction for his religious ten
dcnce-. Which were absolutely nil
Il think sand the German consul.
vino was very willy and a~tute per
,ouagc, that the best thing would be-
tor a guard Of the municipal police ia
remain ON board until you salt"
Just the very thing. Herr Weber
said Mr.. Supercargo, clr-iycN; and or
der- were sent on shore tul the police
boat to come off, and the German consul
felt satisfied AIaIicioB would rot no
, arms from the VEINS. at any rate 4
, must mention that the English and
American resident merchants were
: strongly in favor OF King Maiietoa and.
had they dared. would have supplied him
p, I with all the arms hc VantrdJ
, This matter arranged, the consul- in
Iquircd what Other cargo the Venus had
5 under matches, and were all delighted TO
p learn that the bulk of it wa. provisions.
J for the town was very short Of European
food and the white men and their fam
: iIic- had been without such necessary ar
+ tclc~ az iloIjr sugar. brcr uud whisky
i for two months Ihi- was owing tu 3
- large German snip named the ANN.
e. which was loaded with stores. having
+ been lost ou the voyage from sydney io
5 Apia. They alI VI one" begged thc ~lprr
= | cargo to quote bis price. lie shook NO..
= head and ~mWu. almost -9dIF