Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-29
SPUN GUT OF WHOLE CLOTH.
World Taken In by Yarn ct MAasa-
ere and caunibaItE.

World Taken In by Yarn ct MAssa-
Ge and cannibaltau.
/ A great many newspapers ani geo
graphical magazines published last
spring q narrowing story Of the fate
of an exploring expedition sent to
New Guinea by the Paris newspaper,
La Patr1e., Dr.. Henry Rouyer hadre-
turned to France with the melancholy
particulars.
|. He reported, IN brief, that his ex-
piarlng party had penetrated a short
distance inland On the south coast Of
the great island when they were
tEeacherausly attacked by natives,
who killed % men. ffouraf whom were
Writes. Thirrv-three others were
wounded, including DR.. Rauyer:
The doctor was knocked senseIess
by Blew en- the head. When he
came to be saw the bodies ef his mur-
dered frienGs fer the cooking pot.
They ha& begun te roast the body
OF the unfortunate Mr.. Haganheek
when, just III the nick Of time to save
the horritied doctor. a rescue party
burst through the woods. having
heard the screams Of the men. The
doctor owed his Life to the promp ap-
pearancas OF these reseuers. In other
words. be lived to fill several columns
Of La Patrie with the gruesome de-
tails Of this terrible event,
| Every newspaper that was worth
its salt repeated the sad story. The,
periodicals: OF learned and digniied
geographical societies gave it consiG-
cradle space
Perermanns MiIttreiiIIungen, one Of
the most scientific publica1ions.
thought that the tragieaI affair ia might
have been Indirectly the result Of the
aeings Of a person named kroeseu,
who had been sent to nflct punish
mend upon the natives for stealing
property from white men IN the Brit
lsh domain The magazine said that
according To the logic Il the Papu-
ans they would be likely to hold any
white men whom they might catch re-
sponsible fer the acts CT the other
whites.
One Iittls Fact mentioned by Peter
mann>s MiGGeIlungen might perhaps
have aroused suspicion as to- the
veraeiitTv of DR.. Rauver:. This, SAWS the
New York Sum-, was THAT nothing
whatever had been heard IN the geo-
graphical world of the activity CT
even OF the existence Of the exploring
parity before the massacre occurred.
The same journal now desires to-
Withdraw IT'S report Of Dr.. Rouvers
story Ut says that investtiiga ttian
proves that the report Of the massa-
ere Of the French expedition GU the
south coast Of New Guinea was IA
frivolous invention Of an alleged
member OF a pretended expedition
and OF the Paris; newspaper La Pa
trle:.' No such ezpediGion had been
anywhere near New Guinea. DR..
Rouyer,y who, SO vividIE reported the
MASSACRE and asserted that he had
been wounded and rescued, has; In
fact newer been nearer to New Guinea
than Buiienzozrk en- the island ef
| Java.
| The long story which La Patrie
printed was adorned with pictures Of
villages, boats and other things pur-
porting to- have been made from pho.
tographs taken in New Guinea. The
| pictures, however represent scenes
| in the neighhorhood Of Buitenznrg
/ The able narrative of Dir: Henry
RauYer,, sad to- say, must be relegaEed
to- the realm Of fable, 1t is not the
first time that the, imagination Of a
rumancer has enIiNened the pages,
not always picturesque and interest
ing, Of geographical explnratianl