The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-30
ALTGELD is NOT AN ALIEN
Says His Father Was NaturaliZed When
the Governor Was Small Boy.
Hanged in Efigy by the People of Naper-
Vile for Pardoning Anarchists.

CHICAGO. June 29-Governor Altgeld,
this afternoon. replied to the charge made
since his pardon of the Anarchists that he
is not citizen of the United States. In
an interview he said:
1.-The people who are uncertain as to the
legality of my acts as Governor of Illinois
need give themselves no uneasiness on that
score. / have no time TO 60 into details.
but can assure you that my father was nat
deed, | was just three months old when the
family arrived In this country, and my
father at once took the necessary steps to
make him citizen of the United States.
He became fully naturaliZed and |, beng
minor. became q citizen on reaching my
majority by virtue of the papers issued to
my father This occurred at Mansfield. o.,
and the records will show the time OF his
naturalization, II any one cares to make an
Investigation"
The Governors action In pardOning the
Anarchists has reused the residents of the
town OF Nsperville. near this city. to such
pitch that they gave expression to their
feelings last night by hanging Governor
Altgeld In effigy. A large stuffed figure
surmOunted by counterfeit presentment
of the Governors head and face was swung
across the principal street in the town.
Hanging from the neck, across the breast
was painted two hands clasped in a grasp
OI ITieuuSulp. On one manu- was tue NOTu
Anarchy" and on the other "Altgeld."
The ettgy hanging in the moonlight at
tracted O large crowd OF people, many OF
whom gave expression of their approval.
There was considerable excitement and it
was not until this morning that the ettlgy
was cut down by the authorities.
Whereabouts of the schnaubeits.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 29.-Accordipg to q
local newspaper Rudolph Schnaubelt. who
was arrested after the Haymarket tragedy
in Chicago. but was released and disap-
peared. and who was afterward charged
with being the man Who actually threw the
bomb in to the ranks OF the police, is now
living in this city. His four brothers. also,
either live in this city or in the interior of
the State. The Schnaubelts and less than
score of noisy followers are the only An
archists In San Francisco. The police.
however. say they know nothing about the
Schnanbelts.
Paul Grottkau, the original editor of the
Arbelter Zeitung. at Chicago, and known
there as g socialistic agitator. came to this
city year ago and is the editor of three
papers here, printed in German, devoted TO
the sOclalistic propaganda. He is the head
of group of sympathiZers with the men
convicted In connection with the Hay
market riot. 1t had been known that some
| me bers of Schnaubelt's family have been
members of this group. and this. fact Is
probably the origin of the statement that
| Rndoiph Schnaubelt himself has been
| hiding here. 1t is certain that his pres
ence here is not known to the police IN the
sense that they are willing to conmuni-
| cate the fact TO the public. Grottkau him
| self declines to name the members of the
sooialistio group In or near this city.
| Two London Anarchists Arrested.
LONDON, June 29.-The Anarchists Cant.
we'll and Young were arrested, this even
ing. for posting plaoards virulently de-
| nunciatory of the royal family. After al
| luding to the expensive preparations made
| for the wedding of the Duke of York and
| the Princess Nay, while thousands of fam
lilies arc starving in London" the placards