Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-01-11

kochefort, In tue lntranslgeant, pub
fishes an article headed END of a
Savior" reminding those whom Gam
BETA threatened at Belleville that they
can now sleep in peace.
Further details of his death state that
Gambetta was impatient TO see the end
Of the year, which he considered has
been unlucky for him.
Gambetta's fortunes is estimated I'M
der 10000 francs.
A HORRIBLE RUMoR.
A startling report is in circulation
to the effect that Gambetts received a
bullet in the abdomen which caused
death.
who was present, embraced the corpse
frantically. Throughout his illness his
friends have sought to conceal the gray
ity of the situation, and above all the
agency of woman in the tragedy.
Nevertheless, it is permissible that the
shot which directly or indirectly caused
his death was fired, by lady well
known in Paris, and whose pseudom,
Leonie Leon, conceals the patronymic
of one of the most honorable Israelit-
ish families in Bordeaux. She
LEFT HER HUSBAND,
the councillor-general of the Gironde
department, to follow the fortunes of
him by whose eloquence in the Bandin
subscription and trial she was COM
pletely fascinated, and uniting with
him in 1868, she deserted her faraily
Their connection has lasted ever since.
He was impatient of the chain he
could not break, especially as
A CAILD WAS BORN
the succeeding year, whose paternity
he refused to acknowledge. These re-
fusals caused scenes of recrimination,
and often of positive violence, between
the lovers, The man wearied of the
connection, and the woman chung de-
votedly to him for whom
SHE HAD SACRIFICED HER HONOR.
Gambetta disliked the child who was
sicklv but intelligent, and lived with
his nephew. He resembled Gambetta
in character and feature.
Two years ago Leonie's husband
died, and she summoned Gambetta to
fulfill his promise OF marriage, but re-
ceived another refusal. He made an
agreement, however, 10 provide for
young Lion on the condition that he
should be
EDUCATED IN GERMANY.
The mother hesit9ted, but finally cor
sentsd, and accompanied the child and
his father to Dresden. This was the
Journey so much commented on last
year by the European press, which as
cribed political motives to the presence
of Leonie Massabic ct la Dame at the
German hotels. The connection was
continued after their return, Leonie 60
ing every Saturday evening to his villa,
where she was
ACCEPTED AS MISTRESS
by the servants, and returning Monday
morning in his CARR age. Their quar-
rels also continued. Within a week
three discharged domestics revealed the
mysteries OF the ill-starred establish
ment. Finally the dissension culmin-
ated in the scene of
THE UNHAPPY PISTOL SHOT.
Gambetta lost his temper, giving vent
to abuse and coarse language, such as
he was wont to employ in moments of
passion. She was exasperated, seized
a revolver, and fired. He raised his
hand to turn aside the weapon, and re-
ceived his death wound Everything
else is conjecture. none but they know
the truth, and Gambetta died, yet
made no sign.
Another complication not generally
known was that of varicose veins on
the left leg, the existence of which ex-
plains certain attitudes often severely
commented upon as undignifed. He
was physically incapacitated from sit
ting straight in chair. 1t is whis'
pered also that he disobeyed the medi-
cal order OF strict diet Of milk and
eggs.
HIS GREATEST ACT.
Gambetta first appeared in public
life as q world-noted man. in the. Franco.
German war, as the virtual dictator OF
France aIer the occupation of.Paris by
the Germans. He contracted loans and
raised armies to drive out the Germans,
but they were too strong for him and
France, and the French had to sue
cCmb. Theirs acted as voluntary
peace-maker, and he accomplished the
peace, of course at immense conces-
sions. Gambetta sorely felt the bitter
ness of that peace, because he per-
ceived that he had sacrificed thousands
of lives and hundreds of millions of
treasure in vain. And it is to the credit
of France that she has agreed to pay
every dollar of debt incurred by Gam
BETA, literally upon his assumed dicta-
torship, because the French people
know that the money was honestly ex-
pended for the deliyeraaee- Of their
land from foreign dominion.
While the United States, England and
nearly every other portion OF Europe
will lament the death of Gambetta, as
a grand and powerful man in the gov
eminent of the French republic, the
Germans will be pleased, because they
have felt that he was their greateat and
most dangerous enemy in population
of IS, 100000, and in all the broad coun-
try from the British channel to the
Pyrenees. This feeling is correctly and