Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-28
FROM OTHER LANDS.
BRUTAL BARBARlTIES IN BURMAH.
Horrible Atrocities Practiced Upon the
Princes and Their FamiIies-The
Walking Match Brown
the Winner.
Massacre of the Burmese Princes and
Their Relatives.


, RANGooN, March l6.-The Kings fears
continued to gain upon him, as one after
another of the princes pined away and
died in the frightful underground pris-
ons OF the palace-loathsome with filth,
and never moved since these dens were
constructed years ago. The fears OF
British intervention alone prevented
him from putting them all to death
months ago. Suddenly news Of the dis
aster in Zululand reached Mandalay.
That apparently decided him, and
work Of cold-blooded butchery began
which will hardly find parallel in his
tory.
At first the massacre was carried on
according to the old Burmese wont.
The victims were led out of their cells
in twos and threes, brought to Thekha
to the King, and disposed of in the or
dinary Buddhist fashion. The head OF
the victim was tied down to his ankles,
and a blow on the back OF the neck from
a heavy club put him out of pain. But
this soon proved too milda spectacle for
the fendish mind OF Theevau. The
Fhoughal Prince, whose insolent bear
ing English visitors TO Mandalay will
remember, on being brought to do
reverence to his young brother (the
King is past twenty-one years. pro-
fessed an utter scorn for what could he
done TO him, and he was flogged to death.
The late Kings oldest son, the truculent
Mekhava Prince, who used to look upon
all foreigners as so much dirt under his
feet, turned craven, and was taunted
and driven to madness before receiving
the blow, which only half stunned him,
when his writhing body was thrown in
to the trench dug to receive the victims.
The massacre was carried on in
leisurely fashion, extending over several
days, fiendish ingenuity being taxed to
the utmost TO devise fresh horrors.
MoungOke, the Governor of Rangoon
when it was captured by the British in
1856, had his nose and mouth filled with
a light was applied, and he
was then flung into the trench to be
stifled by the bodies of succeeding vic
tins. The daughter of the Nyoung
Yam YOurg, girl of sixteen, was
handed over to eight soldiers of the
Royal Guard, to be pitched insensible
into the same heaving grave when they
had gratified their brutal lusts. The
wife OF one Prince, far advanced i'll
pregnancy, was ripped up, and the ag-
onized husband was brought to see his
wife and child once more before he
died.
After some days of this sort of thing,
the execuioners got weary and hurried
through their task. Little children
were put in blankets and swung against
the palace walls, and women were bat
tered over the head as taking less tuou-
BILE than tying them up so as to get a
blow on the neck. Altogether about
ninety persons are believed to have been
put to death in this way.
The Pedestrian Contest.
LONDON, April 26.-There were eleven
thousand spectators at the pedestrian
match Yesterday. Corkey, the cham
pion, last night handed Brown, the leader,
the kew of the champion belt, which the
latter carried around the hall in tri-
umph. At 10 o'clock this morning the
score was as follows: Brown, SOB;
Hazael, 472; Corkey, 454; Weston, 427.
Brown was going well, Hazael wearily.
and Corkey very stiff and sore. Wes-
ton was resting. Browns time is over
eight hours ahead of any previous re-
cord. The match terminates at hall
past 10 tonight.
The score at 3 o'clock stood: Brown,
SIS miles; Hazael, 4Sl; Corkey, 46l
Weston, 430. At that time only Brown
was on the track, looking well and in
splendid condition. Brown was alone
on the track at o'clock, when he made
522 miles. At 6 o'clock the store was:
Brown, $50 miles; Hazael, iS5; COrkey,
467; Weston, 49,. Weston plays mon
KEY tricks around the track, and Brown
leads his child. Ten thousand specta-
tors are present.
LoNDoS, April 2G.-The match ter
minated at hal-past . O'Clock tonight.
The score stood: Brown, 542 miles;
Corkey, 1872; IIazael, 473; Weston, $50.
Brown has beaten the fastest previous
record (that OF O'Leary) by 2l miles.
Corkey stopped shortly before s o'clock
and Hazacl shortly after. Fourteen
thousand persons witnessed the finish
LONDON, April 27.-The correct score
AT the close OF the walking match Satur-
day is as follows: Brown $40, Hazael
492, Corkey 473, and Weston 40.
Hanlan and Hawdon.
LONDON, April 26.-IIalan and Haw-
don were both on the Tyne twice yes
terdav. notwithstanding the uniavorable
weather. Betting was about to in
favor OF Hanlan. Many OF the Tyne
siders affect TO believe the reports OF his
indisposition. He has been entirely in
the hands OF his Canadian trainer.
Mexican Affairs.
CRY OF MEXICO, April lS.-For the
first time since the DAYS OF Maximilian,
the chiefs Of the church and state are in
accord. While accord lasts no attempt
ed revolution can become important,
the Diaz growing daily more popular
with the church party, but in conse-
duence, is losing some Radical partisans.
Liberal private contributions coming
in TO aid the payment Of the next in
stallment of the American debt.
W. Carlos Artist, member OF Congress
from NOeTTaNdca, WAS sllOl lu tllt Stast
coach while en- route for the capital.
The other passengers were unmolested.
Ii is supposed the murderer was insti-
gated by local politicians.
Russian Nihilists.
LONDON, April GA dispatch from
Berlin 10 the Sdnddri says: Personsto
guard the doors OF houses and prevent
the posting of placards in st. Peters
burg, as required by General Gourko's
relations. cannot be obtained, because
the Nihilists threaten all who undertake
the service with death. Gen. Gourko
has apparently been removed from the
dictatorship of St Petersburg, on &C.
count OF the impracticable nature OF his
orders. A peasant has been arrested
with a letter in his possession contain
ing detailed plan Of attack on the win
ter palace and the prison in which Salo-
viefT is confined. Although the letter Is
probably hoax, the entire garrison was
called out. The Czarewitch has re-
ceived an anonymous letter, warning
him 10 90 abroad. Murders continue 20