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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
Rattlesnake Jake,s Death.

From the Portland Oregonian.
On Big Spring creek, in Meagher county, a
few days ago, Rattlesnake Jake and his partner
0Fallon, two desperadoes and reputed horse
thieves, attempted to run small place called
Lewiston, and meeting with some opposition
they declared they would clean out the town,
and commenced shooting ateverybody IN sight.
There were only three guns IN the town and
they were placed in the hands of men of un-
daunted courage who used them with such
good effect that both of the supposed horse
thieves were run down in a short time, O'Fal-
Ion being sho first, through and through with
Winchester rifle, and Rattlesnske served IN a
like manner q short time afterward Both
men showed great pluck. OFallon, after be-
ing shot through, rode back to his partner
and asked him if he was hnrt. Jake said that
he was. "Well," said OFallon, II am shot
and am dead man, but will stay with you. "
At that moment he fell from his horse, then
raised himself upon his knees, took deliberate
aim with Winchester at young man named
Smith, an outsider, who was trying to get
away from the fracas and shot him through
the head killing him instantly.
The citizens sa W that there would be more
men killed if the thing was not ended quickly
and shooting of pistols of all sizes commenced
in earnest O'Fallen took five shots in the
body before he fell the second time and then
he raised himself on his side and continued
shooting until he had not strength enough to
support himself, and after lying down he kept
shooting as long as there was life IN him.
Rattlesnake Jake, after he was shot through
the body, kept shooting; then his right arm
was broken by ball and he changed to his
left hand and kept shooting; another ball
broke his left leg and, supporting himself by
the other, kept shooting; another ball struck
his chin, carrying away half his jaw, when he
fell on the ground, raised himself on his side
and kept shooting. From weakness he could
not support himself any longer and he fired
living fiat on the ground. There were nine
balls in him before he gave up just before
he drew his last breath he made an effort to
draw his pistol again, but had not strength
enough and it fell by his side.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
Decline of Wheat in England.

a correspondent of the Country Gentleman,
living it England, notes the gradual decline in
the value of the wheat crop and the necessity
for a change. He says: "Our crops of wheat
for the past nine years have been deficient for
the acreage produce has been only 241s
bushels. The main cause of this low average
was the disastrous season of 1879, when the
crop was estimated at but Is bushels per acre.
The most productive wheat crop of the present
generation was in the hot and dry summer of
1868 The difference between the last harvest
and that of 1868 is very striking indeed, and
it.shows in bold relief the changed position of
the farmer. The price of wheat of the former
period was "a shillings per quarter, and "a
bushels at that price is Els 12s per acre. Last
wear the average yield is placed at 20 bushels
per acre and the price So shillings. The farm
er would therefore pocket Is lis per acre
Thus it is plain that wheat cannot be
grown at the money, far the Eng
lish farmer asserts that he cannot grow
wheat at less than about 50 per acre The de-
crease of wheat cultivation in ten years amounts
to upward of ,000, 900 acres, and about double
the quantity of what is now grown at home has
to be imported. More land is being laid down
to grass and the alteration of the times obvi-
ously points in that direction. One result of
the times appears that great reduction OF rents
is imminent Many of the large owners are
granting reductions of rent which range from
10 to 40 per cent but reduction OF less than
80 per cent is of little avail, and very lately a
number of farmers have sunk under their bur-
dens The agricultural situation would have
been much worse but for the good prices OBJ
tanned for cattle and sheep"
On the point regarding the shipment of store
cattle from the United States he says: 'The
idea of bringing store cattle from the western
states of America is entertained by some British
farmers, especially those III Scotland, but II
looks somewhat Utopian. II is granted that
stores are too high; then why should not the
British farmer rear and get the high price for
himself one ear-old and under pays as
much, counting the value of food consumed,
as two-year-old or q three-year-ol
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
Baby's Pulling Questions.

Two good stories are told by Mr.. Romanes
in view of Sully's Psychology: ''It is evident,
from the number of original observations
which are scattered through the book that Mr..
Sully must himself have spent no small
amount of time and devotion at the shrine
(baby-worshipl Here is one of his expert
ences, in which "a little girl of AZ years once
drove her mother to one of the most diff
ficult problems of philosophy On asking
why wasp could not hurt winpow- pane
with its sting and on being told in answer.
Because the window pane has no nerves. and
so is not able to feel the child perplexed the
learning of the household by asking, Why do
nerves feel?' We quote this little incident in
order to cap it with enc of still more embar-
RAISING kind, which we were told a short time
ago. Another little girl of the same age was
silently watching her father write his sermon,
and after protracted observation, put to him
the somewhat difficult question, Papa, does
God tell you what to write in sermon?'
With some little hesitation our clerical friend
replied in the affirmative, whereupon he was
ANONYMOUSLY nonplussed by the further quss-
ton, Then, papa, why do you scratch it out
again?'"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
RnHaln Bones

A letter to the Boston Transcript says: One
cold day last fall while in one of the northern
Pacific cities, saw box ar standing on side
track and a man busy unloading something
from wagon into the car From distance /
could not make out what kind of merchandise
he was handling, so went up to the wagon to
satisfy my curiosity Fancy my amazement
when | found the merchandise nothing
more nor less than-bones. Having found out
what it WAS at once proceeded with the illog
ical but altogether natural inquiry What ID
that stuf?H you're a tendeTfoot, guess,
said the man. ! pleaded guilty, "Well, sir,
these are buffalo bones. We farmers are all
through with our fall blowing and just now
we gather these things as fast as we can sell
'em What's done with EN-! We can sell all
we can gather right here, and get IS ton for
them They're shipped to st Louis, and there
they're ground up and sold for fertilizer. i
don't know whether the buffaloes was much
obliged to us for driving en- of frm their old
stamping ground, but any way they've LETT MS
their bones as a kind of legacy, and we make
good use of iem sir. There ara two or three
carloads of buffalo bones shipped from herr,
every day now, and will be till snow flies Yes
they re shipped from most every place of any
size all along this line Gar out as Bismarck.
Well, must get this load of. There are two
or three other teams waiting their turn"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
The rn turs Ktng of England.

An inspired article has appeared IN Lloyd's
Weekly, the chief organ of the working classes,
on the politics of the prince of Wales. The
writer says the prince of Wales has no belief
in the policy of effacement of the empire, nd
will not shrink, when necessary, from asser-
ton or extension Of imperial responsibilities,
though opposed to aggression. He is, there
fore, drawn to the radicals, who have brok-
en- from the traditions of the Manchester
peace party. The article further recltes the
herr apparent to the throne of England is free
trader ON principle, and regrets the existence
of protection policy in other countries on the
ground that hostiietarin beSets other forms
OfinternatIonal hostility. He considers that many
of the ideas and plans now identified with so
cialism are thoroughly practical, Christian and
constitutional Respecting tOrL-s of govern
ment, LIE accepts the pope's dlctum that what
is best administered is the best constitutional
monarchy, and Is the most economical form of
government because it keeps check upon in
dividuaI ambition, extravaganza and Jobbery.
The republican idea, in the abstract is very
faeinating, in practice, delusiye and costly
through waste and unstable, especially in It's
foreign policy, which should be permeated by
fixed principles, common to all parties of the
state The prince believes the English mon
archy will endure, because it is the nucleus of
the real republic, and having what other re-
publics need a center of gravity apart from
all, vet allied TO all
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
destructive Fire at Anoka, Mimi

Nearly all the business portion of Anoka,
Mimi, was destroyed by fire on Saturday
morning The flames started about two o'clock
in a priyy adjoining Van De Welde * Pages
roller skating rink, and when first seen were
spreading up the hill toward the high school
The efforts of firemen and volunteers to mar
row the course of the confagration were un-
availing. Every piece of wood every box and
plank fences, blinds and corniees were as dry
as a bone, and instantly caught fire as the
flaming current approached
The fire showed no signs of stopping as long
as there was anything for it to feed on, aud 1t
cut clean swath to the river, taking in Its
course the magnificent Washburn Touring mills
as well as the opera house, block, First Nation
al bank building, and four score buildings,
some of them finer buildings than are usually
to be seen in such small city as this. There
was no ''partial damage" except one building
the school house All the rest are total loss.
As Anoka now looks there is a wide level gap
from the bridge north to the court house, OK
cept the standing ruins of the First National
Bank, the Opera House block and the tall,
round chimney of the Lincoln mill rough
estimate of the figures foot up as follows:
Buildings burned, So; loss on buildings, s34l,
$50: loss on CONTENTS S275, $40. Insurance on
buildings slg1, $50; insurance on contents, STA,
SIS; total loss, 1920 100; total insurance, s3l6,
225
w. d. Washburn's loss was roughly estima-
ted by him at sl75,00O with S145,o00 insur-
auce The principal buildings destroyed, be-
sides Mr. Washburns are Jaekson's Hotel,
Anoka Club House, Anoka Bank, r Taylor g
store, Bean & Guderain's store, A. Ia IIcknor 8
stores II. L. Plummer's stores; J. A. Foote g
buildings, skating rink, Postoffice Block OF
these buildings destroyed, - were on jackson
street; 133 on Maine street; and others on
Monroe street and others, besides those on the
river bank.
Steam engines from St Paul and Min
neapolis were sent by rail TO Anoka and
rendered effective service in staying thet FLAMES,
though the destruction had been accomplished
previous to their arrival The Mississippi river,
crossed by handsome wagon bridge, Is one
mile west of the city and its tributary, the Rum
river, runs through and pretty equally divides
the corporation through the business portion.
Where the destruction occurred is north Of the
Rum. In 1870 Anoka had not more than ,0Oe
inhabitants; now fair and low estimate Is
5000 and with its street cars, electric lights
and other metropolitan paraphernalia, the city
Incorporated in 1873 has an air of activity Inn
pressive and surprising.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
THE GREEDY SHADOW,
Shooting of Representation Denied.

special from Portsmouth, n. H.. says:
Early this morning Col Kent obtained an in
teryiew with Lieut. Greedy, who admits that
Henry had military execution on the 9th OF
June. AS early as March it was suspected
that Henry was stealing the limited food
which was apportioned out to the survIy-
ors. and this fact being finally positively
ascertained Lieut. Greedy had thereafter
hard work TO protect the mans life. 1t
became necessary, III order to keep up
the discipline. to inform Henry that he
would be shot if the practice continued, and
that similar fate would be melted out to any
other member of the party detected In like
crime. If Henry had been permitted to con-
tinue his stealings unmolested, the balance of
the party would surely have starved to death
and Henry alone survived After and IN spite
of these warnings Henry was again detected
stealing provisions, among the food taken beng
two pounds Of bacon, the eating of so much OF
which made him sick Search was then in
stituted, when it was found that Henry had,
among other articles, stolen and secreted
a pair of sealskin boots which had be-
longed to hunter of the party Lieut.
Greedy was therefore forced, III order to
maintain military discipline and protect the
lives of his other comrades, to issue written
order that Henry be shot, which order was
carried into effect June 6. As to the alleged
cannbalism, Lieut. Greedy says if there was
anything of the kind it must have been an IN
dividual act and not general. Nothing of the
kind however, came under his personal obser-
walton. Sergeant Brainard, who is in the hos
pital at the navy yard, confirms Greely's state
ments More than week ago Lieut. Greedy
forwarded to the secretary of war detailed
report of Henrys execution. Upon proper
representations to Secretary Chandler, court
of inquiry will undoubtedly be ordered
A verbal report was made to General Hazen
by Lieutenant Greedy shortly after the arrival
Of tho relief expedition at Portsmouth. In re-
gard to the execution of Henry, General Hazen
said: sit was not only justifiable but the
noblest thing in the expedition.
written report was submitted by Greedy to
the war department few days ago, fully COW
ering Henry's case, and court martial has
been asked for by Lieut. Greedy if the facts
seem to the war department. to warrant it. In
responsibility of deciding Henry's case was
thrust upon me, but feel | should have failed
in my duty to the rest of the noble men Of my
command had | not acted as | did.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
A Brother Unknowingly Assaults His


Ayoung lady, the daughter of highly respec-
ted merchant of Hackensack, n. J., had occasion
to visit some friends about three -quartersof a
mile distant from her own home. AT about s
O'Clock she started on her way home. When
about midway between her friends house
and her ewn, the young woman was suddenly
seized from behind and while one of her as
sailants for there were two pinioned her
arms, the other placed his hand over her
mouth to prevent an cutlery Thus handi-
capped the girl was unable to defend herself and
was dragged into the bushes She had scarce
ly been thrown to the ground, when the moon
broke through the clouds and terrible dis
covery was made '0h, brother, spare mel"
the girl cried, and then tainted my God"
calculated the horror-stricken young man, sit
is my sister" Then he sank down beside her
on the grass and cried like child 1t was
some time before the. young lady returned to
consciousness, and when she did neighbOr
stood beside her, and when she was able to
stand, accompanied her to her home. The
young woman, upon arriving home recounted
the particulars OF the terrible ordeal through
which she had passed to her parents, but care
fully, in order to shield her brother concealed
the facts Of the horrible discoy cry she had made
Both of the young men have heretofore been
highly respected, aud it it is thought they were
under the influence of liquor at the time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
The Charge of canniba,igm.

Washington Special: The terrible tale of
the experiences of the party in their canvas
hut during the winter of 1884 has been the one
topic of conversation in naval circles here,
aud there is a general belief that although the
horrible story of human butchery which was
published may not be true in all its allegations
the worst side of their life in the Arctic during
that period has yet to be made pub
lie The attitude assumed by Commander
Schley and the other officers of the
rescuing party certainly gives color TO this
belief. While some of them were Inclined to
be communicative when questioned on the
subject to-day by reporters, most of them
were reticent Commander Scheley, when APP
preached by your correspondent, was not at
all in communicative mood
Don't bother me with your questioning =
he said ''for will have nothing to commu-
nIcate to the public till the story is told
at the official investigation. There is no
truth IN the story at all-none whatever
If the survivors of the party ate the
flesh of THEN dead comrades, / know
nothing whatever about it, Did / know
of ANYTHING of the kind having been done, |
should refuse to crafty a morbid curiosity and
create sensation out of the sad misfortunes
of these men by disclosing any knowledge to
any but the proper authorities Men in such
a situation lost their reason and are not strict
ly human beings Starvation reduces men
to brutes pretty rapidly, and they will resort to
means of sustaining life which to us would seem
appalling If You and were reduced TO such
a state that one must eat the other or both die,
then it is proper that only the flttest should
survive :"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
ARCTIC cANNIBALIsM.
Lieut.. Kisling bury's Remains Exhumed
and Pound to Be Denuded of Flesh.

The sickening details connected with tho
sufferings of the Greedy party continue to ABB
sorb public attention to the almost entire eX-
clusion of politics. A new interest has been
given to the CHASTITY subject by the result Of
the examination OF Lieut. Kislingbury's re-
mains at Rochester The doctor who exam
med the remains, made tho following report;
''The body in weight Appropriated, III our
opinion, about fifty pounds. On examination
Of the head, no signs of wounds or injuries
were visible. The skin was not broken, The
ears and nose were intact The skin and mus
Giles of the interior portion of the face and neck
were intact From the upper portion of the
sternum and claviele to the lower portion of the
fifth rib on the left side the skin and muscles
had all been removed down TO the ribs on the
right side The skin and muscles down to the
lower border of the last rib were gone, There
were two openings between the fourth and
fifth intercestal spaces INTO the thoraclc
cavity The skin and muscles on tho anterior
portion of the abdomen were intact to
the crest of the ilium or pelvic bones.
Tho muscles and skin of the anterior and pos
terror of the thighs were entirely removed, ex-
cept the skin on the anterior portion OF the
knee Joints The muscles and skin of the left
leg were removed to within three inches of the
ankle joint On the right leg the skin and
muscles were removed TO within five inches OF
the ankle joint Both feet were intact, and the
toes all present There was no Yestlge OF IN
tegument or muscles on either arm including
the muscles of the shoulder blades to the wrist
Joints except on the right forearm and an IN
terosseous membrane remaining of the flesh
and muscles: both hands were intact Theex-
animation of the interior portion of the body
showed that the skin and muscles of the back
from the seventh ceryieal yertcbra had
been dissected or cut completely away,
down to the bones, with the exception Of
pieces of skin from two or three inches square
ON each side of the upper portion of the sacrum.
The pelvic bones were completely denuded.
All the extremities were attached 10 the body
by ligiments only, no fractures of body dis
covered We found all the organs of the thorax
and abdomen present There was evidence of
recent Inflammation of the stomach and bowels.
The large intestines were distended with
hardened Jumps of focal matter, in which
there was hair moss or woody fiber. In our
opinion the flesh removed was cut away with
some sharp instrument That remaining on
the foet, hands and face showed no signs of
decomposition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
A Montana Mining sensation j..

Butte Mont, Special Telegram:-A sensation
has been caused here by the sudden and secreI
departure of francis w II. Medhurst, genera
manager of the Lexington company, the biggest
silver mining enterprise in Montana. The i'm
mediate cause of his fight is that Judge Davis
prominent mining man, some time ago at
tached property of the Princeton Mining COM
pany and Medhurst in whose name the title
rested, could not raise the $4,000 necessary to
recover possession. Medhurst was heavily in
debt caused by excuses at the gaming table
hereaand in Salt Lake, where he once flour
ished His gambling debts aggregate about
$4,000 He did not touch the funds of the
Lexington company HIS salary was sl2,000 a
year Baron Erangor Of Paris, who is at the
head, of the Lexington syndicate, will pay the
$1,000 claim of Judge Davis against the
Princeton company, and it was with this under
standing that Medhurst was allowed to leave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
Death OF a prominent scandinavian.

Lewis O Storla, auditor of Clay county, Min
nesota, and appointee of the receivership of
the Crookston land office, died Tuesday morn
ing at Moorhead of typhoid fever, aged fifty
one years. He was the mostprominent man of
his ustionalityin Northwestern Minnesota. His
life was insured for SSeo0 in the United Work
men, Mutual Aid Northwestern and Hartford
Life
Paul Sletten, Mr.. Storls's predecessor in the
Crookston Office. it viii be remembered
died few weeks ago. Mr. Storla was
born IN Alamakee county, Iowa, Nov
80, 1919, of Norwegian parents. His early
years We're spent on the farm of his father
and attending school in the neghborhood In
1876 Storla went to Clay county, Minnesota, and
settled in the town OF Eglow, purchased a farm
and run it until 1850. when he was elected
county auditor by an overwhelming vote. He
had held the Office ever since, being reelected
in ISL A few weeks ago he received notice
of has appointment 10 the receivership of the
Crookston land Office, had accepted, and was
taking steps to qualify when he died
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
The Earthquake at a Funeral.

New York Special On Sunday, during the
funeral OF Lewis IngIer Jr, the young mar
who committed suicide at Amityville, l. L,
an extraordinary scene occurred AS the min
lister was about to kneel in prayer, the shock
Of the earthquake shook the house. A large
mirror which reached from the ceiling Ia The
floor was cracked into from the top to the hot
tom. and The walls Of the room were bracked
in two places, The flowers were shaken from
the coffin and the silver handles at the sides OF
the casket ratified The minister and several
Of the mouTners tainted. There was a
stampede 70 get outside and one lady jumped
through an open window and sprained her leg