The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-10
JEFFERSON'S JEOPARDY.
Intense Excitement at the
State Capital.
A Huge Wolf Story and Other
Frontier Adventures.
The Capitol Getting Ready to
Move TO SEQ ALA for Pro-
lection.

Jefferson City, Feb. IL Correspondence
DEAR BAZoo-I write you in hss'e aud
under great mental excitement, owing to
the terribly agitated condition of public
sffsirs. As you are aware, latest reports
from this border section of civilization init
mated that owing to the severity of The
winter the wolves in the adjacent country
had grown dangerous and ravenous through
hunger. and IN Galloway county, on the
opposite side of The river, had on several
occasions attacked the hardy settlers, who
narrowly escaped being deyoured. From
courier who arrived from there your CORE
pendent learns the full particulars Of the
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF HUNTERS
who had imprudentIy wandered SO far into
the forest IS to be overtaken by night be-
fore getting out of the timber, ss br.fy
mentioned in our village paper, the Tri-
buue. When about six miles out from
Fulton this party, consisting of four men
srmed with Winchester rifles, which
they had procured from Sedslis were ov r.
taken by night; the weather was so in
tensely cold and the timber so thick that il
was deemed best not 70 risk an attempt to
| reach the settlement In the darkness III "
ing supply of spirits, BAN of yeplsun,
| aud soms corn bread, the party concludesi
| to encamp for the night. With the aid of
flint and powder a bright FIRE was o.
started beside a huge log and the party
were just beginning to enjoy its warmth
| aud iuhale the bracing odors OF their roast
ing venisou, when distant bowling at
tract.d their attention. They gave little
| heed TO il, hoSever. Being used to wolves
they felt secure from intrusion so !org as
| the bright blaze of their fire was kept up.
The bowling, however, continued TO ia
crease in volume and approsch nearer and
nearer until tie
UNEARTHLY DIN
proved that IL emanated from a multitude
Of demons, unusual even 70: this wild Sec
4 lion and the hardy hunters felt their hair
rising on their heads and peculiar and
| indsscribable chill creeping Up
their backs and they ins,inctiye!y grasped
| their trusiy weapons. In q few minutts
more they found themselves surrounded by
a mass of gaunt canine forms, whose
blood red eyes shown back the reflection
of the camp fire with q vividbess terrible
to behold. Ii was sooD apparent 10 the
| experienced woOdman that hunger had
driven their assailants to that verge OF
desperation which even FIRE and the fear of
human beings could not stay, and the or
der was given for every man to prepare
aud spring simultaneously 10 a tree of
which providentiaily, plenty were at hand
within easy reach. Scarcely had their
guns been slung to their backs and the or
der executed when the quick eyed wolves
perceived and interpreted the maneuver
| and
WITH HOWL RUSHED FORWARD
to prevent its accomplishment. Fortunate
Iy the smell of the veBison and the fact
that some of the wolves in the general rush
we're crowded into the FIRE and bad.
lily burned delayed the onslaught
by creating q row and fight among
the sniGals during the progress
of which the hunters succeeded
in reaching safe height, where shivering
with cold, hunger and excitement they
gszed upon the wild scene below, where the
wolves after devouring the half cooked
venison aud several of their wounded COM
psnions and tearing to atoms the blankets
left on the ground by the hunters, began to
cast longing glances up the trees 10 the r
escaped victims. About tnis time it was
suggested that 1t would be at least occupa-
ton to furnish their enemy further rations
iby
SHOOTING SOME OF THEM.
This wss acted upon, and the huntsmen
used their rifles with good effect and had
;he pleasure of seeing a regular CAMS can
nibal feast until daylight caused the re-
msining wolves to beat retreat into the
Businesses, when the hunters came down
and reached home in an almost frozen and
famished condition.
When the news reached this city there
was considerable excitement, as it was fear
ed the beasts might find u
crossing on the ice and attack
the village but the recent warm weather
has greatly allayed the danger from this
source. Yesterday however the town was
again thrown into 3 state of excitement by
report circulated by a courier who came
In from the south to the effect that the
Indian were growing very hostile, and
AN ATTACK WAS FEARED.
A message has been sent to Rosa to send
rs some e1pe rieuced dynsmiters in order
to place explosive torpedoes in the roads
leading to town with view of blowing up
any approaching hostile parties. But not
withstsnding all this, quite a number of
Legislators and reporters have gone home,
while q number of others have retired to
Sedslis to await deyelopements. Alto
gether things are very unsettled and pro-
visions are high and scarce, and it is hard
to tell what will be the final outcome.
One thing however is quite certain the
members are growing tired of trying to
maintain the state capital on the outskirts
of civilization, and in = wild and spsrsely
settled section of the state, and the belief
that 1t should - removed to Sedalia is fast
gaining ground. RoMULUs.
A Valuable Paper.