The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-15
"CANNIBAL JACK"

carver than that of sailor who arrive
In IRONS last week at this port, and hs
since been lodging in Cherry stree
boarding house, as quietly as though h
had never exercised despotic powerov
thousands Of blood thirsty cannibal
This singular parsonage is brow
bearded man, Of medium size, dar
complexion, retiring manner, and
most perplexing accent. Amy on
would pronounce him n foreigner, bu
no two would agree as to his nationali
t.. He has never permitted himself t
be tattooed, but bears his credentials il
the shape of q round hole in the fore
head, made by the point of a javelin
which he struck up with his club il
time to prevent Its piercing his breast
Despite his ominous title of Gambia
Jack" he asserts that he has never ta,t
ID human flesh, although his savage
Marquesas' subjects feast upon it ever,
week with the utmost relish. ''Is II
possible /? And whom do they eat !"
"Oh, prisoners Of war mostly, and any
strangers they can CATCH"
"And, l cay" continues the question
q, with slight shiver, 'how do they
cook them ?"
"Bake them. Take them just as you
would pig, clean them aud stuff them
with sweet scented leaves and hot
st0Mes. Then they lay hot stones OH
the ground for an oven, cover them
with leaves, put the bodies on these,
then more leaves and hot stones, and
finally layer Of earth to keep in the
heat and steam from the green
leaves"
"And can't you stop it,"
mot . bit. I can save white men,
but not natives"
Owing to his knowledge of their many
dialects, and his familiarity with their
customs, he is either obeyed or feared
In many different island groups, but
the special seat Of his power is on Oita-
hu, one Of the Marquesas Islands.
There white man, named Butcher,
was chief when Jack first landed and
there Butchers skull is still preserved.
There Jack reigns in naked and native
dignity, with his tappa girdle and his
fcathered head-dress. There he has
fourteen wives in one house, besides
anany more on other islands. There he
makes laws for two thousand islanders,
aud plans raids upon the Typec savages
OF Dominica, another of the Marquesas
Islands, with whose natives he is cease
lessly ut war. There are his double war
canoes, made of boards sewed together
with cocoa nut sonnet, and propelled IA
miles AL hour by 800 rowers, who not
only keep stroke to the sound of war
song, but vary tho exercises every few
moments by tiinging their paddles in
the mir and catching them as they fall
with military precision.
1t is utterly impossible to give within
column any just idea of the wild life
OF this white chief of Oitahu. On one
occasion he and Typee King of Domi-
Mica were rival suitors for youue
Princess; Jack, finding his sui, likely
10 fail, ran Off with the girl who was
only about twelve years old, but was
caught, bound, and turned adiift in
canoe. Regaining the shore he climbed
! NH, saw native coming up the other
side with musket and another mans
eg over his shoulder, and hastily scram
,led up tree. The savage laid down
lis ugly burden under the same tree
Ind went after 4 cocoa nut. Jack sim.
'ed down, got the gun, and pointed il
It the native, who fled for dear ifo from
he white man who was drowned the
lay before. In trying to pass the town
u his enemies, in order to reach a por, ;
y the island friendly to him, he STUN.
'ieu into taboo ground or cemetery.
place full of skulls which were walk I
ng around aud nodding to each other
II the most extraordinary manner, and
showed that each sku1 I
Vas tenanted by Il young crab of the
Ind called 90 90 by the natives. This :
title chapter in his life ended with set
ing fire to a village, 10y which means
le decoyed the warriors out of fort
which guarded the only pass leading to
he friendly territory, and then made
is escape directly through the deserted
ortress.
Jack is evidently ola Christian turn
! mind, does not swear, and takes
leasure in attending divine service.
nevertheless, he does not like missiona-
les, will not allow them OH his island
nd declares that Father Dammon. Mt
honolulu, and Mr.. Brown, on one of {
he Navigator Islands, are the only {
mes who have done the natives any
,al good. He charges the others with ,
ovetousness, inhumanity, aud other I
villanies.
Fourteen years ago Boston traveller {
no helped found the first newspaner
the Sandwich Islands, offered Jack
1000 II he would return with him to
cston and relate his story in detail, in {
fder that book might be made of it.
ack declined, but now, as he wishes to
lake some money, he isquite ready to
ccept such proposition, He iutcu, =