Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-01
TREEBAW CAVES.
The Burmese King Surrsndsrs His
Army and the Capital.
TRIBUTES TO THE DEAD ALFONSO.
English Poiitics---A New Problem for
England TO Solve in the
Soudan.

RANGooN, NovewL er 30.-King Thee
bsw, Of Burmah, becoming alarmed at the
rapid approach Of the British expeditionary
force, Notwithstanding the resistance offer.
ed BY the Burmese, sent a messenger to
General PeIdergast begging him to gran,
an armistice ios the purpose of peaceably
settling the difficulty between Burmah and
the Indian GoxernDsst.. General Peuder.
| CAST, ID fepiE, demsSded the surrender Of
the Barmese army and Mandslsy, the cap.
itsl, stating that only then could he enter.
tain any request looking to settlement
of the dispute. King Theebaw acceded
to the terms, and the Ava forts, with TWEEN.
ty-eight guns, were turned over TO the Brit
ish troops. A garrison was placed there,
and the British troops proceeded to Man
dalay on the 18th inst.
HORRIBLE SCENES AT AN ExECUTIoy.
NORWICH, Eng, November 3O.-A hor
rible and sickeniDg sight was witnessed to-
day at the hanging of Robert Goodale, q
market gardener, for the murder OF his
wife, at Wisheach, on September Is last.
The culprit. since his incarceration, had
increased greatly in flesh and weighed
fally 100 pounds. Alter the death war.
rant had been read, and everything made
ready, the drop was sprung and the con-
demned man fell a distance Of six feet.
His heavy weight caused the rope to re-
bound violently, jerking Goods,e's head
completely of his body. The headless
trunk, together with the head, fell upon
the platform Of the scaffold, the
blood squirting and gushing in
all directions The severed heap
lay at the feet Of the victim, the muscles
of the tace comforting in a most hideous
manner, while the eyelids opened aud
closed several times. Altogether the
sight was most horrible, and those who
witnessed it were made sick with horror,
some Of them fainting. An inquest was
immediately held and investigation showed
that Goodale's head had been severed as
though by surgeons knife 1t was found
that the vertebra Tss unusually small
The hangmsn was sober and cool through,
out. The Coroners jury exonerated him
from all blame. The doctor present stated
that while the manner of Goodales death
was horrible in the extreme, it was far
more merciful than strsngula.ion.
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.
MADRID, November 30.-There was an
imposiog scene at the palace Of the Es-
curial upon the arrival Of King Altonso's
BODY. When the procession reached the
monastery the Duke de Serto, the Royal
Chamberlain, knocked aud requested sd-
mttance for Alfonso. When inside the
gates the Duke unlocked the coffin and
called three times in Alfonso's ear. Then,
according to the ritual, he said; There Is
no reply. II is true the King is dead"
He then relocked the ccffiu and broke his
wand Of Office.
PRUssIAN TRlBCTEs TO THE DEAD KING.
MADRID, November AO.-The regiment
Of Prussian Uhlsns OF Which King Alfonso
wss an honorary Colonel has sent wreath
to be placed on Alfonso's bier. The Ger.
man Crown Prince Frederick William has
also sent wreath.
Emperor William, out Of respect for the
memory of King Alfonso desires 10 sign
the Carolines agreement directly.
Prince Won Hohenlohe has left Berlin
Tor Madrid, to represent Emperor William
at the funeral of King Alfonso.
EXQUEEY ISABELLA TO LEAVE SPAIN.
PARIS, November Box Queen Isabel
Ia has telegraphed to the Spanish Embassy
here to prepare residence for herself aud
the infautas Isabella and Eulelia. She
fears that if she remains in Madrid she
will be nominated regent against her will.
The Temps says that Senior Moret, the
new Spanish Foreign Minister, in an inter
view, stated that Spsin would amelorate
her commercial relations with England
and America ard maintain cordial atti-
tude toward France and Italy.