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AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
rhe Execution Of women In Franco
"A wires Last Request.


Paris Correspondence of London Times.
Sophie Gauthier had been found guilty
of horrible crime; she had killed all her
children by means Of pins, which she
stuck into their brain The death of this
revolving criminal recalls q few interest
ing facts connected with the execution of
women in France. Since 1910 nine wo.
men have been executed, and they all
met their death with great frmness. Ten
years ago man and woman were eIecut
ed at Chartres for having murdered
their parents. In those days the guillo-
tine was not the horribly neat and
compact little instrument that it is
now; there were steps to ascend before
coming into contact with the execution.
When the criminal couple reached the
foot of the scaffold the woman said, 81
should like TO embrace my husband be-
tore dying. Pray unite my hands; you
can tie them again Immediately after
ward" This supreme wish was reluc-
tantly granted, for it was contrary to the
regulations. Her hands were no sooner
free than she gathered up all her strength,
and gave her husband ringing box on
the ear. According to custom, she was
the irst to suffer the extreme penalty OF
the law. Before the man had recovered
from the stunning blow she bad dealt
him, her head had fallen into the sawdust
Another woman who created q great
sensation at the time. was Virginia
Dezon, who had murdered her husband
and two children. She was only twen-
ty.fve years of age, wonderfully beau
tiful, and belonged to one of the best
families of France. She had not the
slightest fear of death, and the moment
the sentence was passed she sent letter
to the Emperor, begging there might be
no delay in carrying it out. Prison lite
and the less of her long black hair pro-
duced a much more disagreeable i'm
preston upon this delicate woman than
the sight of the hideous chopping-block
and knife. Many summary executions
Of women took place when the regular
troops entered Paris during the
insurrection. l remember see
ing one of the advanced Republi-
can ladies placed against wall behind
the Great Northern Railway station.
She had Just been taken with recently
fred rifle in her hand and standing by
the side Of a dying sentry. "Did you
shoot this msn?' inquired the officer,
pointing TO the writhing body OF the sen
try. II did," was the reply, "and am
only sorry that l did not see you before,
as YOU were better worth the trouble"
Two minutes atterwsrd she was lying on
her face with twelve bullets in her body.
Death had been instantaneous; her vic
tim the soldier, lived two hours after her,
and expired in horrible pain.
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D,stvu~tie. Of sugar - Issssss

New YORK, January 22.-News hn
been received here from Havana that n
force led by Henry Reeves, 2,6OO strong
has invaded Ssgua county within week
past and destroyed sugar estates, sone
Of which are valued at $4,000 each.
sagua IAcbico, al the mouth Of the river
by tbs. name, where there were xar"-
houses with 1860 hogsbeads Of Musco-
vsdo sugar has been burned and all tbs
sugar consumed. The estate at Cayo
Espino, Of Senior Sugsrics is In poss''-
SION Of the rebels, and Of c0arss dies.
.troyed
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Tn. u.r.exoy,nian Rebellion.

RAGusA, January 22.-The attack OF
the insurgents was on the Turkish On.
trenched position or hill, between Ra-
gusa and Trebinge, whittier they had
fled after the seton of the eighteentb.
One of the breastworks was captured.
An inner breastwork was gallantIy de-
Tended but evacuated by fifty survivors
during the night of Thursday, and a
number of these were killed during tho
fight. Trebinje is completely dsmoral-
ized. No troops are moving to relieve
the beleagured, and the insurgents hold
the road unmolested.
RA0usA. January 28.-The Turkish
troops IN Herzegovina are concentrating
for the purpose Of attempting TO revictusl
Trebinje.
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GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Murder of a West Virginian
The Murderer Taken from
Jail and Lynched.

CINCINNATI January 22.-A Ga
zettes Bsrboursville, West Virginia,
special says: A young man named
Charles F. Meeling has been missing for
some time. Search was instituted to-
day and his body found buried in stable
with his throat cut. Meetings. wife and
q man named Williams, who had been
paying her improper attentions, were
arrested, and Mrs. Meeling confessed
that she and Williams had killed him.
The excitement is reported as very high,
and 1t is feared the prisoners will be
lynched tonight.
Later-The Offenders Ly yncbed.
CINCINNATI, January 23.-The Gasette's $
special SAYS that Edward Williams, who
with Mrs. Meeling, was arrested for the
murder of the latters husband, was taken
from Jail last night at Barboursville,
West Virginia, and hanged by mob.
The parties were assured by the minister
that sufficient evidence of their
guilt had been obtained and the
jall was surrounded by a mob of excited
people but both denied any completely in
the act, although minister continued
praying with them and asking confess
sion. The mob finally forced the keys
from the jailor, took Williams out and
placed him under tree in the court
house yard, when, with rope around his
neck, standing on barrel, he made a
confession. He expressed the hope that
the crowd might obtain Gods forgive
ness for their crime as he had for his,
and declared he WAS happily started on
his journey home To heaven. He died
after
Fifteen Minutes OF Terrible Agony.
Mrs. Meeling was then brought oat and
placing her in front of the dead murder
or, the crowd called for her confession.
She said Williams had been her para.
mour for three years; that she had been
trying for the last, three months to poison
her husband without success; that Will
Jams struck Meeling on the head with an
axe while be WAS asleep, Wednesday
night and afterwards cutting his throat /;
she assisted in destroying the evidence
of murder and of burying Mrs. Melting.
Size accused herself of being the cause of
the murder but begged Piteously for life,
Though the feeling WAS very strong
against her and the crowd voted unani-
mously for her execution no man could
be found who would put rope aronnd
the woman's neck and so she returned 10
Jail. Williams body was lett hanging
until cut down by the authorities this
morning.
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(oHee Cv0O ,

LONDON, January R.-Ths du'lns,. IN
Mincing Lane continues, but coffee has
experienced ; good demand at some fur
,her advance upon plantation CeyIon.
According 70 present estimates the crop.
will generally bs short More liberal
shipments arereported from BIO Jsnsiro
which may, # continued, influence the
sale Of ordinary quantities here. Sagsr
CONTINUES depressed. Refined petroleum
10 quoted to-day st 10i6SlI.
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BY TELEGRAPH
10 THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Press Report. BY Western
Union Line, otnce Northwest cor.
OF Main and 18th Sts.
FIRE AT BELLAIRE.
BELLAIRE, January %.

BELLAIRE, January %.
Special to RegisterS
The furniture store of the MARKETS.
Company at this place and the merchant
tailoring establishment Of Mellott {
Minto, on the corner of Belmont ad
Thirty Third streets, were entirely de-
troyed by Gre tonight. The alarm ws
given at about half-past seven o'clock. A
good portion of fine furniture and also 'f
Clothes and csssimers were saved. 1t
the time of sending this dispatch, we ae
unable to tell how the fire originated.
D. w. LEET.
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Ourspau,,h correspondence.

WAsHINGToN, January %. As the
president did not when he transmitted
the documents in relation TO affairs be-
tween the United States and Spain in
the House, deem it proper at this time 10
include the correspondence between our
government and foreign governments on
the interference question, it is not pro.
bable from what can be asccr:ained he
will furnish the correspondence in COM
pliance with the call OF the House made
Saturday
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The seuera Revolution

SAN FRANcIsco, January "a dis
patch from Tucson ltne capital of Arizo-
nsl SAYS. regarding the Sonora revoiu'
uon: .On the 9Th frst. Sesvis's force de-
fea,ed the State troops under the Secre-
,sry of State, who had bean 70 Gusyma'
for supplies and money, capturing the
treasurer. arms, sc. Servis's hesdqu.r-
ter. Is now at Hermosilo, Nearly al
the neishboring tovrs have declared for
him. The S,aie headquarters are al
Aguga, seventy-ave miles north OF Guay,
mas, where tney have l,loO men, And
xul soon march TO GuAymAs.
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NEw YORK, January 22--Ths wife Of
Sir Hugh McKeazie, Of Montreal, and
Frederick II. Bridges, son OF the Gen
eral Superintendent Of the Grand Trunk
Railway, of Csnsda, we're arrested here
to-day, having. il vas alleged, eloped
The police justice discharged them from
the arrest and Mrs. Mckenzie s 70 re-
turn TO Montreal. She had tuo infant
children Si,h her in her so-called fight
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H..I,s Of C.rassas A.ssseIi,.

LosDos, January "A disPsieh 70
the Daily Secs from Rome, says The
gr.vest anxiety IL fel. in regsrd 20 the
beal,h Of Cardinal Antonelli- He hss
had . relapse which has bssn very
married within the last fosty-eight hous.
Immediats,y before be vs taken Gek Be
Instructed tks Suscio 1t Madrid 20 kosp
the Spanish Government loyal 10 the
church in view Of the tendeneis revealed
by electionA
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Tn. Lucky GIRL VIII Get Him.
rom tho Jefferson City Tribune.

From the jefferson City Tribune.
During leap year the girl who counts
all the gray horses she sees, until she ha:
got up TO hundred. will be married
within s year, to the first gentleman with
whom she shakes hands after counting
the one hundredth horse. Every girl in
the CITY carries q memorandum book,
that She may be sure to keep correct
record. One has already twenty-si1,
another eleven. and another, who only
began yesterday, has seven. If some
body would bring drove OF s hundred
gray horses to town to day, what shak'
ing of hands would take place tomorrow
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spain Getting DipIomaiic.

WAsuINGroN, January 22.-The Span
ish Minister and wife gave brilliant re-
ception last night. The guests included
the Diplomatic Corps, Chief Justice and
Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court,
Secretary Fish and other members of
the Cabinet, Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress.
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rreixht Train wrecked.

CINCINNATI. JsHuary 2.-About
1890 o'clock this Inor;ing, asa Marietta
X Cincinnati freight tram WA crossing
the iron bridge, it gave way. Five cars
overloaded with sbelled corn IS said 10
have caused the wreck The falling
cars pulled the engine With them, killing
Cou,ry, the engineer, Frank Lennon,
the fireman, and 8 brakeman. Two men
who were driving along the avenue at
the time were caught in the wreck, one
suffering broken leg and the other
broken shoulder. The bridge iss total
wreck.
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From the Columbus Enquirer.
Two white boys and negro in Gerard
went possum hunting, the negro furnish
ing the dogs. Next day the darkey vas
asked how they came out -kocht four
possums." Well, what did you getf
Dunno, massa. yer see ives gwine in ca
boot and kocht four possums- Mars Jim
took two, and Mars Mack two, and as
wes gwine in cahoot I reckon gifts de
cahoot.r
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Eseape Of Jail Birds.

Knoxville, TESy- January u
Joseph Agne', the abettOr of John
Webb, hanged here lhs: August for
murder; Prior Coleman, under indict-
ment Tor the murder Of Miss Bell and
Henry Avery, the notorious murderer
and suindlirg z claim agent escaped from
prson this morning. Coleman rA, re
captured, and q large force a in pursuit
Of The othera
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C..n,srfeiier, Arresssd.

OnAHA, Nrs January a.-The Dep
u,y United States Marshal arrested yes'
terday two Germans near Schuyler
Neb who have for some time past been
manufacturing and passing counterfeit
nickels. They were brought here and
bound over for trial.
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HAvASA, January 2S-Tbe Journa'.
assert ths. the sugar crop Will certainly
be thirty per cent Is,s than last year.
They also consider the coming tDbacno
crop Of yuslts Absio almost totally de-
froyed.
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Geo. e. Psndle.On xAs serensded Ss-
.urday night and from the balcony Of
the Palaski Hoa.s st Savannah, Georgia
hs made speech 10 = large gathering OF
citizens.
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u,.~eI,.~ N.s<s-

CHICAGO, January 2l.-The wrestling
match which took place this evening be-
tween Regal and Csnteron, for one ihou-
sapd dollars . side Vas won BY the tor
mer sner . severe and exciting struggle.
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BALIIMoEE, January 2-EIIG0ver'
nor Franci. Thomas, Of Maryland, late
Minister 20 Peru, While walking on ths
track Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road near his bone II Frankyi!le, Gar.
rett county, this afternoon Ma struck
by N engine ~ d instantly killed
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CAKyEY-At her residences, No. 7fS
EoY street, In the f7th year 1f heS sxss
Mr.. Macy CARSEY. Of pnsunaoSis.
Hunersi notice to-morrov. -
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The officers OF the Direct United States
Cable Company announce that their
cable broke again yesterday.
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From our reports this morning the
,,obsbilities are that the weather to-day
will be cloudy, with north to west winds,
Iower temperature and rain or snow.
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(;nmbeIta's speech.

LONDON, January 22.-The Times
special, reviewing Gambetta's speech, de-
lvered in private at AK, Gays: The
speech will force itselfon the attention OF
all France. L: is essentially an appeal
to conciliation and is the programme OF
the moderate Republicans. In the speech,
which is very long, Gambetta says: I'VE
do not want monopoly. We are too
anxious to repair the losses of France 70
exclude any Frenchmsn from the task ol
raising up the country. They must,
however, enter the Republic honestly.
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The Vatican has decided that u viii
nos resist the inspestion of the seminsrie'
by the govern men. ofIciab.
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American Securities.

This is the reopening prices Of Amsri-
can securities: United States sos, 1865,
1861; do 1867, l09; l0-40s lO7; funded
loan lO4i; Erie railroad shares IA! Erie
preferred 29!.
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xVery Inpsrtani Piece ef Ns"s.
Nrw OxIEAxs, January IA party
Of Jews with q band Of music have left
for Montgomery, Alabama
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Aubusinessletters and COM
,,,uuicatiOns, intended for
this paper, should be address
.atoTHE REGIsTER,Wheel-
ing, w. Va
At'hetlina Rr9ister.

GOLD closed in New York Saturday
st llS.
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Retired Army Officers.

Several members OF the House Com
mittee on Appropriations are looking
into the inequalities which are prevail
ing in the army and especially in rela-
tion 10 retired officers. They say they
can see no reason why some officers
manned in the late war should be retired
on full rank with corresponding pay,
while others who held as high rank and
we're similarly manned or disabled should
be receiving only $50 a month. They
will make an effort TO remedy this inc-
quality, and are also looking into the
question of forage TO ofticers who turn
over their supplies for private livery.
Pa.saSe ofthe Centennial BiII Ger.
tain.
The Congressional friends Of the Gen.
tennial million and half appropriation
bill regard its passage certain though net
by large msjority as was first anilcipa-
ted. w hile all the House Committees are
striving to make large reductions Of e1'
penditures IN all branches Of public ser
vice and will doubtless so report in their
appropriation bil', and its not, probable
the house will be seconded by the SEN
ate 70 the fall extent unless
it is plainly made to appear that the
public service would be largely bene'
| fitted by the reduction. A large NUM-
Der OF members Of Congress express
themselves as opposed to tariff 70 any
great eItent
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JNTME OSUTRlGT COu9I - IWE
United 6tafes, for the DfstStet of Ns>t
HirKinia, In the matter Of Thonas bwee-
ney, In Bankruptcy.
To Whom II may Concern:
TIM n 10 give notice that . seeosd
general mestibg of ths cfoditOrs o setd
Thomas Svesney. the above NAMED bank
rupt, Win b hsid - No. q, rwsloe slssss,
in the CITY Of whselisg. - aet4 dslr1ds
George Il. BOYD. Esq., one Of ths hsgts.srs
In BsnkrupSey in - peanss, log th-
purposes named In the stS3d sectf0n OF
I'i.s; bs:.s sesi WsesIiss. ". Va, ysn.asy TN.
'''> A.. J. CLAkKE,
VIZ. HUsBAsD.
fsnleE AsssGnsss
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GOLDSMITH MAIDS rRorTING.
She Wins the PouRbkeepsic Race. Distapc-
ing Lula. smugsier, aud Fullerton.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, Aug 24-Fully 1900
persons were In attendance at the Driving Park
to day. Three more heats in the postponed
race were trotted, slow Go finally winning he
fastest time was 2:s4A. In the postponed go
race, OF which six heats were trotted yesterday,
Thorndale won two Of three moro heats In 2ss+k
and 2:23L
The next was the free for all race. The start
ers were Goldsmith Maid, Smuggler, Judge
Fullerton. Lula. and Bodinc. The Maid sold at
two to one against the field. The appearance of
the horses was a signal for cheering. In the
Lula outside: After. eleven scores they were
gler second, Bodine third. Fullerton fourth,
Lula breaking. The Maid next dashed
Fullerton IRON Broke at the su.risr se MSd
was then fourteen lengths ahead OF Bodins. he
was twenty lengths ahead OF smugeler, and the
Going down the back stretch Lula again broke
badly. The Maid passed the half-mile pole ten
ahead Of Lula, she twenty ahead OF Smuggler,
and he nve ahead of Fullerton. At the three
quarters pole the Maid was twenty -nve lengths
abe ad of Bodine, and she came down the home
stretch very fast, going under the wire twenty
in the second heat the diver OF the Maid pur-
posely gave Bodine two lengths OF the best OF
tho start. and he held II round the turn. The
Maid made two Of her peculiar breaks between
the turn and tbe quarter, aud at the latter place
pDuluo was ienstu aucdu. On the pack
stretch the Maid closed the gap, tapping Boz
| dine, but broke again and fell back N length
Once more she closed the gap, aud they
passed the half mile neck and neck
| between there and the three-quarter pole the
| Maid skipped, and then went to the front. Boz
| dine, however, hung ON her Wheel the Maid
breaking little, and they passed the three
| quarters pole neck and neck. Coming down the
| home stretch the Maid broke, and II really
seem ed AS II BOdine would win the heat. but
she made tremendous burst Of speed, passed
her antagonls and won the heat by two lengths
In Elsa, amid great cheering.
ln the third heat the pair got away evenly.
The Maid led around the turn where she broke,
but shooting night away from Bodne, she was
three lengths ahead at the quarter wnsn she
aRoin broke and lost two lengths. She held the
length ahead a, the three quarters, and came in
lapgths. In .:1.
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APOLITICTAN 1854 ULTED.
4 Shooting Array In Brooklyn for Which
Nobody can Give n Reason.

While Detective Harry Van Wagner and
Sergeant John Eason OF the First Precinct
of Brooklyn were standing In front Of
the Washington street police station, last
night, they heard the report Of a pistol
from the direction OF Court and Joralemon
streets, and saw man sneaking toward Fulton
street. They captured Thomas Stanley,
cooper. of 21S Furman street. As
they seized him he threw away n pistol They
learned that as Michael Allen. the chief clerk In
the tax collectors ONCE. had been standing in
named, Shanly had fired upon him at dts
tance of or 10 feet, striking him in the back. in
the right side, Just below the shoulder blaze.
Allen was taken to the First Precinct station
house. where Shanlv was locked up. DIR. kissam
attended to Aliens wound, but was unsuccess-
ful In bis search for the bail. At first II was
thought that 1t might have taken effect In hts
lung but as he was In good spirits and bore up
well during the probing the physician consid-
cred this Improbable.
The cause OF tho attack could not be
definitely ascertalned. II was said that n feud
years. ShaDly snid last night that he had excel
lent reasons for his condu II. and when tho righ
tiue came he would disclose them. Allen, on
the other hand. admitted that he had stood In
fear of Shanly for nve or six years, but said he
knew no reason why he should be at
tackled by him. Shanly, II Is said, has been a
standing candidate for Alderman In the First
Ward Tor dozen years. He Is a Republican.
Allen. who lives at Columbia place, Is a
member Of the Kings County Democratic Gen
eIal Committee ana the Secretary OF the First
Ward Democratic Association. lilo Is repre-
sented to be a man OF peaceable disposition,
while his assailant Is sullen ana dogged, and en-
tertains violent prejudices.
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BY zACH cHANDLER,s ORDER
Boss shepherds Building Rented for the
Pension Bureau.

WASHINGTON, Aug. A.-To-day. by or
der Of Zach Chandler, Boss Shepherds new
building, In which Babcock Is said to be part
owner. WAS leased for Ave years at the annual
rental OF $500 for the use Of the Pension or
nce and the Board OF Education. A clause was
sueaked into the Legislative, Executive and } u
dcial bill, while 1t was IN conference commit
tee, authorizing the Secretary OF the Interior, In
the event the owners OF the Seaton building
should not make their building nrs proof, TO
rent suitable building at the rate OF $4,000 q
year The fact that the amount specified IN the
lease Is larger than that stipulated by Congress,
Is ,xplAined in an arrangement that has been
made which relieves the Government from
heating the building. One Of the House con-
ferees was absent ali the time this was done.
The clause also provided tlat IN changing the
Seaton building Government EMPLOYEES should
not tie disturbed. OF course this forpid the
owners OF the SeatOn building from changing
their edince, and was done with he object Of
renting Shepherds building. Seaton's building
was rented to the Government at $500 ana 10
roomier ana better adapted to the wants Of the
Government. The new lease goes into effect on
Sept. 10, and will give Shepherd and Dabcock an
Interest on the capital Invested that they could
not get by renting the building 10 private par
les.