Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-01-09

clock that evening. At 10:3O o'clock
attended service in the little mis-
ION church on Vaisigago creek, and an
our after it was over he was strOlldng
own to Matafele-the German quar-
At of the town-to lunch at the hotel
acre. when little native girl over
)ok and walked past him and quietly
tipped a. note into his hand.
Late that night he returned on board
ne Venus. The captain was await
ng him.
"Wen?" inquired the worthy mari
Ter anxiorsly.
ooh, it's all right. MalietOa has
$500 in English and American gold.
saw and counted lit. And he and
is chiefs hav given me their signed
ond to pay the balance of $4,000 in
welve months, whether they come out
n top or not" Then he turned in.
At o'clock in the afternoon he met
he consuls and several of the leading
torekeepers by appointment at the
British consulate and at once proceed
ID to business.
Provisions at Low Rates.
Now, gentlemen, l have an offer to
make. I'LL put it in aus few words as
possible. You are all hard UP for
provisions, and | havea shipload. III
sell you the lot, or as much as you
want, ut the usual SO per cent on
sydney invoice price instead OF asking
,ou 1OO-which I'm pretty we'll sure
oou would pay rather than go for an
,ther month or two without European
God. Burt III do this on one condi-
ion only"
what is it?''
"That you, gentlemen and he look
ID at the consuls-"will allow me to
and those COMPOUNDED arms and
cartridges of mine and take charge OF
hem until return from the north
vest. | don't want to have to cart
hem about the north Pacific for three
months or more when l want every
AVAILABLE inch of space for slowing
,opra and pearl shell. And don't
want to waste time by calling here for
hem on my way back, but OUR other
1essel, the Susannah Booth, will be
here in few weeks and you can have
hem put on board her and she can
AXE them back to Sydney. And III
Day 500 to the municipal funds for
forage, but not cent more.
There was a brief consultation
Everyone, even Herr Weber, was in
favor of the suggestion, and so an
hour later the cases of Winchesters
and Sniders and the ammunition there
for were sent on shore and, after each
case had been duly sealed with the
British consulate seal, placed in the
building which was used as a barracks
for the incorruptible police, and also
as a goal.
Sails Away With Gold.
Then the good church-going super
cargo fulfilled his promise concerning
the sale of the rest of his cargo, and
the Venus left Apia three days later,
an empty ship. In the supercargo's
cabin were many bags of dollars and
gold, but there was none that he hand
led with such a pleased smile as those
which contained $4,000, which had
been brought on board at night, after
the arms had been taken on shore,
and the police guard had left the ship.
At day light on the morning follow
ing the day on which the Venus saileG
it was discovered that some time in
the dead of night a number of natives
had burglarized the Jail and carried
off not only every single case of rms
and cartridges, but apparently the
armed police guard as we'll, for not
one of them could be found.
But in King Malietoa's lines there
was great rejoicing toward dawn, as a
hundred of his stalwart warriors, with
many women, appeared, carrying the
heavy cases, which were quickly brok
en- open and their longed-for contents
taken out and distributed under his
majesty's personal supervision.