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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-30
LOST HIS HEAD
Because He Trampled on the
Peoples Rights.
But Today LondOnders Bedeck
Charles rs Monument.
WREATHS REMOVED
By the Police But Afterwards
Permitted to Stay.
Preconcerted Demonstration by
the "LegitimistS."

LONDON. Jan. S0.-An extraordinary
scene was witnessed on Trafalgar Square
here during the early morning today.
This was the anniversary of the execuI
ton of Charles 1. of England who was
beheaded by order of a special high
court of justice appointed by the house
of commons.
The king was executed in front of the
banqueting house, Whitehall, which
leads up to Trafalgar Square from West
minister on Jan. 80, 1894.
This morning many small parties of
so-called "legitimists" arrived at Trafal.
gar square with floral wreaths bearing
divers inscriptions. These offerings they
attempted to place at the foot of the
statue of Charles 1.
The first of the "legitimists" to appear
arrived at 3 o'clock in the morning and
many others came as the day wore on.
The police, however, compelled them
to remove the wreaths, as such
demonstration is contrary to
law. The large crowd, which was
at no time very large obeyed, and then
with uncovered heads they repeated the
collect, referring to the so-called
"Martyred Sovereign" Then the 'legitl-
mists' offered up prayers for the dead
king, but when~the demonstration began
to attract too much attention they were
dispersed by the police.
During the morning, however, other
admirers of King Charles L came singly
to the square and apparently by orders
of the chief of police at Scotland Yard
number of beautiful wreaths of flowers
inscribed sin memory of the white king"
were allowed TO be placed at the foot of
the pedestal and to remain there during
the early part of the day.
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GOODBYE, LIBERTY BELL.
PhiI0deIphia's Relic Starts from At
Ianta for Home With HOnOrs.

ATLANTA, Jan. 3o.-A special train
bearing the liberty bell and a special es-
cort made up of distinguished Philadel- :
phians and Atlantans left this city this
morning at $3.50 on the homeward trip
for Philadelphia whore the sacred relic
will arrive Saturday morning.
A large crowd gathered about the
depot and took last look at the bell as
the train pulled out of the depot. 1t
was loudly cheered, while the Atlanta
artillery fired salute. The bell is ac-
companied by an escort from Philadel
phia and a committee of the city council
of Atlanta and committee from the
late Cotton States and International ex
position.
The bell came to Atlanta in October
last. and has since been resting in the
Pennsylvania building at the exposition
Liberty Bell day was the largest, with
one exception, of the fair.
A banquet was rendered the Philadel
phia party by the local committee last
night at the kimeall house, and a num-
oer of eloquent patriotic speeches were
made.
The bell train will make numerous
short stops along the way.
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The ancient city Of Rouen, France.
Owns the very earliest specimen of
tie larger varieties of the ancient clock
makers triumphs. 1t was made by Je-
han De Falains, and was finished and
set going in September, 1889. So per
feet in construction IS this ancient time
recording machine that, although it
has been regularly striking the hours,
halves and quarters for more than half
a thousand years, it is still used as a
regulator The case of this early horo-
logical oddity is six feet eight inches
IN height by five inches broad. For 1926
years it continued to run without a
pendulum, being provided with what
the old-time clock-makers called a go
liot."
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TIRED BEING ALONE HERO.

COEgsweII, Assistant Attorney Gem
eraI at Pittsburg, Gives Up the Sa-
loon Fight.
T. W. Coggswell, who was appointed
assistant attorney general for Crawford
county last summer to enforce the pro-
hibitory law, has forwarded his resigna-
ton to Attorney General Dawes.
Along with his resignation he sent a
letter in which he said he was tired try
ing to enforce the law in the face of pub
lie sentiment, which he said was against
it. Attorney General Dawes said today
that he would accept the nomination, as
it would be useless to keep man in a
position of that kind when he did not
want to serve.
Mr.. Coggswell said the men who asked
for his appointment have gone back on
him and although the saloons are run
ming wide open in Pitts burg, he has been
unable to get any evidence against them
since last October.
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GREAT EXPRESS Robbery.
West Shore Express Car Opened and
Cleaned of Everything Valuable.

West Shore Express Car Opened and
Cleaned of Everything Valuable.
TRoY, N. Y, Jan. 30.-What was
probably an extensive express car rob-
berry on the West Shore road, has been
discovered in this city. There were two
express cars on the train, one for this
city and the other for Boston.
Both had been sealed at Weehawken,
but between that place and this city the
Boston car had been entered and robbed
of everything valuable. There was evil
dence that more than one man had been
engaged in tho job
The car was resealed here and sent on
to Boston, due there this morning.
Boston, Jan. 39.-The express car re-
ported TO have been robbed on the West
Shore road last night was one containing G
matter for the National Express Co.
The officials here admit that the car
was robbed, but refuse to give particulars.
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GRANDPA ASHBAUGH DEAD
Ono of TopeIxa's Oldest and Most Revered
Citizsns Is Gone.

CifIZ9ns Is GOnes
Grandma Ashbaugh is dead Mrs
Sophia G. Ashbaugh, who has been
known as Grandma Ashbaugh ever sin
she came to Topeka thirty six ye ars ago,
died at o'clock this morning at the
home of her son, John Ashbaugh, 618
Hancock street.
Mrs. Ashbaugh is about IS years old
and her death was due to old age. She
and her husband, DIR. Armenius Ash
baugh, came to Topeka in the winter of
1859 and 80 and she has always been an
honored and respected citizen.
Her hus sband, DR.. Armenius Ashbaugh
was a prominent man here during his
lifetime. He was county coroner several
terms and was lecturer on phrenology.
He died about fifteen years ago.
Before and during the war and for
many years afterwards Mrs. Ashbaugh
was one of the leading workers in the
Methodist church. although for several
years past she has been connected with
the Topeka Society of Spiritualists.
During the war she was an untiriug
worker in caring for the soldiers and
their families and since the war she has
been actively engaged in the work of
looking after the families of the veter-
ans as far as her age and henlth would
permit
She was the mother of four children,
two sons and two daughters, three of
whom are living. Miss Anna Ashbaugh,
the one daughter living, was with her
mother at her death, as was also
her son, John Ashbaugh the aactioneer,
who is we'll known in Topeka Her other
son, DR.. PArdee Ashbaugh, lives in Usage
City, but he arrived today to attend his
mothers funeral.
The funeral will take place Sunday
aftRrnnOn from lincoln Post haI
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WAR WITHIN AND OUT.
CresPO Keeps One Eye ON. t7le British,
One Eye on the RevOIutiOntsts.

CFespO Keeps One Eye ON t7Re Brf ii Ia,
One Eye on the ReVOIUtiOnfsts.
NEw York, Jan. 30.--A letter to the
Herald from Caracas, Venezuela, dated
January 20, says: Venezuelans are still
discussing the news from The frontier to
the effect, that British authorities had
reinforced their position on the bound
ary by sending 100 men and two cannon.
Local patriots are anxious to have their
own frontier armed, and in the event of
war to take the aggressive sther than to
try to repel an English invasion.
President Crespo is not however sit.
ting calmly by and waiting to be at.
tackled. He is taking every possible
means to ferret out his enemies and
when he finds them to punish them.
Mails are carefully watched and sus
picious correspondence is seized and ex-
amined. The mail that carries this let
ter will take to the United States an or
der for half dozen steam yachts for gov
ernment use. They will be used for work
on the coast in the Orinoco river and
will be armed, with American rapid fire
guns In the event of war the smaller
boats will be transferred into export
boats.
81 visited the other day the largest
boat owned by Venezuela, the Lib
erador. She has been in the harbor of
La Guayra for a year and she has not
made any long trip since she took
Anduea Palacio out of the country after
his defeat by Gen. Crespo.
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COVERS PURE CUssEDNEss.

Mr.. Brodcrick's Bill About Shooting into
Trains in Indian Territory.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent t
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-A favora BILE
report has been ordered on Congress-
man Broderick's bill to provide penalty
for shooting into trains in the Indian
Territory.
There has been no law covering this
aud it is said the practice has become
very annoying, persons shooting or
throwing rocks into cars for 'puGe Gus
sedness." The bill, which was pre-
pared at the suggestion of Pliny L.
Soper of Muscogee. has been modified
so as TO make differences between cars
having persons in and stock or freight
cars.
The penalty for throwing missiles into
cars containing persons will be that for
felony, into others, malicious mischief.
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FEARS FOR ANOTHER AMERICAN.
Robert Catlin, One of the American Min
ing Engineers.

Robert Catlin, One of the American Min
ing Engineers.
New YORK. jan. 3O.-H. G. Catlin. a
mine owner, now in the city, is somewhat
concerned about his brother, Robert Cat
lin, one of the American mining engi-
heard nothing from him since the
Jameson episode. He is a friend
of Messrs. Curtis and Hammond
aud went out to the South African
gold fields at the request of Mr.. Ham
mond, to take charge as manager of the
East and West Simmer and Jack mines
and the Dunleeps and as controlling en-
gineer of others
He arrived there December 1st. With
him were ]. c. Clements, whose arrest
has been recently cabIed; Harry Webb,
gardner Williams, engineer named
Jennings, and others to the number of
twenty, all we'll known in the Colorado
and Nevada gold regions
Hlr. Catlln is As years old He was
oorn IN vermont After finishing a
course In engineering at the university
OF Vermont, he went vest twenty wears
ago and was at different times connect.
ed with the Iuscarora companv's Navajo
Belle Isle and North Belle Isle and DIN
{ er mines. Last summer he accented
terms made by British owners of the
mines and started for the Cane
taking his family with him
His brother, speaking of the min
ing operations in the Witwaiersrand. said.
you see they were not accustomed TO
deep mining out there, aud the services
OF our miners were called in.
heretofore it was surface work from
2Oo to 400 feet. The direction taken bv
the veins indicated that at greater depth
gold could be found ON adjoining nlote
anu this was shown to be true
Dy the use of the drill. Now
they are sinking shafts to a depth of
%"VV teet and where $4,000, 600 was
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SULLIVAN MAY DIE.
He Is i'm Bed Now with Both Eyes
Tightly Closed.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Jan. 30.-John
Lawrence Sullivan is confined
to his bed at the Palace
hotel and will not be able to leave
it for a week. His troupe left East St.
Louis this morning. DR.. j. N. Dixon,
the attending surgeon, says:
Sullivan is in a procarious condition,
and has sustained serious wounds that
may result in fatal complications.
The wound on his head will
slough away and may cause erysipe-
las. Both of his eyes are closed
tight and he suffers much pain. He will
not be allowed to leave his bed for
week.
His recovery will rely upon the healing
of the wound in his head. He is inter
nally injured also. 1 believe l can
bring him around, but it will be a
sCratphT -
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PENSION BILL PASSES.

Senate Votes to Give the Widow of q Su-
Prsme Justice Salary L .Iance.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
rill of Vermont called up the bill in the
senate today for the payment of the wild
ow of the late Samuel Miller, chief. JUS
tice of the supreme court, sum equal
10 the balance of his salary for the year
in which he died
Mr.. Morrill, explained that the Justice
had left only house, encumbered by
$4,000, and that the widows circum-
stances were such as to make the appro-
pristion desirable.
The bill was passed,
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company, whose partner, Lionel Phil
lips, is one of five prisoners, tells me
there is no danger of the death penalty
being inflicted upon any of the accused,
but that under the Transvaal laws almost
any other penalty is possible.
Under special law applying to "pro-
claimed mining lands" which applies to
johannesburg and therefore to the ac-
cused, all their property may be confis-
Gated in addition to any physical punish
ment.
Friends of the accused Americans
warmly approve the suggestion that a
UIued States warship be sent to Cape
7 IN or Delagoa Bay, and that her cap
tain be instructed to go to Pretoria and
represent the American government
there.
Hammond and the other prison ers
when being taken to the Jail at Pretoria
were roughly treated aud obliged to run
TO tho Jail to escape being torn to pieces.
, Hammond was flung down, trampled
upon and bruised amid the yells of the
armed Beers. The aggressors were not
arrested.
The prisoners were allowed nothing
more in Jail than ordinary criminals are.
The heat of the burning sun to men ac-
customed to luxury, and the risk of ty-
phoid fever from lack of sanitation, were
awful. They had to eat their food on
the ground at first.
The hatred against Hammond is
strong among tbs Beers because he is
the resident agent of the Hon. Cecil
Rhodes. Mr.. Hammond is paid "a salary
of 100000 year. He is Californian.
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PENSIONS GRANTED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 0.-Ths follow
ing Kansans have been granted pen
sions:
Orlginal-James Beasley, National
Military Home, Leavenworth; James NJ.
Graft, GsIena; Samuel w. Hall, Leba-
non.
Increase-Thomas c. Maley, Osborne
City; Alexander McCohn, Hutchinson
VIM. S Johnson, Fort Scott.
Reissue-Geog Mihart, Wamego. John
Renfro. Valley Falls.
Original widows, ,etc.-Minor of Samuel
Freeman, Severance; Emily Graham,
Netawaka; minor of George w. Fitz-
water, Delaven; Biney Powell, Waterloo
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TO HIRE A HALL.
The Democratic National COmmitte e
Meet Tomorrow In Chicago.

The Democratic National COInmitte e
Meet Tomorrow In Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30-Cnairman
Harrity of the Democratic national COM
mittee left here today the Pennsyl-
vania road for Chicago to be pres
ent at the meeting to-
morrow of the sub b-committe e
which is to have charge of the arrange
ments for the Democratic. national con-
vention. Besides Mr.. Harrity the sub
committee consists of Messrs. German
of Maryland, Cabel of Illinois, Wall
of Wisconsin,, Sherley of Kentucky
Prather of Missouri and Secretary
Sheering of Indiana. 1t will select hall
for the convention and headquarters for
the national committee and possibly fill
the position of sergeant at arms
Many applications and recommenda-
tions have been received by Mr. Har-
rity including numerous requests for
newspaper seats.
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brought from johannesburg last year
they look for $50, O,OOO, 900 this year. Not
only engineers but mum bers OF miners
have gone from the United States TO the
new fields. Richard Parker, an engineer
who went out in September last, took
body of workmen with him. Many have
gone through the Frazer and
Chalmers company. an American con-
cern with works in Chicago and Erith,
London, who supply large part OF the
mining machinery used in the Trans
vaal
Besides American engineers and
miners most of the machinery is of
American manufacture, and the, timb
used in the mines is obtained entirely
from our west coast, the red wood
of Washington and Oregon being
much moro durable than native
woods and the best adapted for mining
purposes. So extensive is this business
that as many as six vessels may be seen
loading at time at Port Jefferson on
Puget Sound and many more sail from
Tacoma.
prom this port the steamers of Norton
s. Son and Grrber s. Co. carry
large quantities of American
manufactures to the Cape and
among the concerns having reg
uIar communication with Johannes
burg are the General Electric company,
Ingersoll- Drill company, of
which w. r. Grace is president, the Ma
tional Tube works and the Lidgerwood
Manufacturing company.
'None of these houses has received
any advice as to the troubles Cables
being very expensive are confined strict.
ly to businee. Instructions received by
one house to hold back the shipping of
certain freight were subsequently coun-
fernandez, and shipping firms referred
to have been receiving freight as usual"
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NEVER MEANT TO TAKE 1T.

j. S. Richardson Doesn't Want the Kansas
Land Office.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-J. S. Richard
son, chairman of the Kansas state Demo-
cratic committee, who has been in Wash
ington for a couple of months, when
asked about the rumor that all Kansas
land Offices were to be consolidated and
that he wished TO be appointed receiver,
said he knew absolutely nothing about it.
81 have heard of no such proposed
ORDER" he said, sand know nothing what
kind has been proposed know nothing of
it, and ! have not been seeking such a
position"
not take charge of his Topeka land Office.
ooh. l refused to take that at
the start" he said. II wouldn't
have that, and told them so.
1 had no intention of taking charge of
it,"
Mr.. Richardson would not express
himself as to:the probability of fusion
between the Populists and Democrats in
Kansas. He simply said; "When you
talk about two parties getting together
it is big undertaking"
MIR. Richardson said he believed that
the Republican party in Kansas would
straddle the money question. He
thought in his own party there would
be more of a fight but that most of them
were for silver. Mr.. Richardson him
self leaned toward the Sound Money"
side judging forom his conversation.
He doubtless finds it moro promising to
side with the admin istration.
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POOR HAMMOND.
The American Citizen Under
Arrest in the TranSvaal,
Maltreated and Shut Up in an
= Unhealthy Jail.
EATS OFF THE FLOOR.
Boer Hatred is Strong Against
y Him
Because He Was Hon. Cecil
Rhodes Agent.
: GETS A FINE SALARY.
Paid 100000 Year For Look
ing After Rhodes Interests.
Fears For Other Americans in
the TranSVaal.
Boer Hatred is Strong Against
Him
Because He Was Hon. Cecil
Rhodes Agent.
GETS A FINE SALARY.
Paid 100000 a Year For Look
ing After Rhodes Interests.
Fears For Other Americans in
the Transvaal.

New YORK, Jan. 3o.-A dispatch to
the World from London says: The Pre-
toria Jail in which John Hays Hammond,
the American and four other leading
men of Johannesburg are confined is de-
scribsd as a wretched structure of red
brick, with standing gallOws always in
plain view to the cell windows.
Mr.. Warner. the head of the great
diamond house of Warner, Bert and
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BRIDGE AT DETROIT.
A PrOjecI to Build a 100000 Structure
Across tho Straits.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The PROPOSE
tion TO build a bridge across the Detroit
river at Detroit, Mich, was the subject of
a hearing before the senate committee
oE commerce today. A large delegation
of prominent citizens of Detroit and the
state at large were present, including
Governor Rich, Don NJ. Dickinson, Gen
er4l Alger and Mayor Pingree, besides
the representatives of the railroad and
navigation interests.
The bill authorizing the bridge con-
templates a structure sufficiently ele-
waited to permit the tallest masts to pass
under it. 1t is to be built by the Michi-
gan central Bridge company for the &C
commodation of the Vanderbilt svstem
and is to.cOst about $4,00OOuO.
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Do WAGNERS GET 1T?
In All Probability No More PuIIrnans
ON Santa Ee Trains.

NEW YORK, Jan 32-The report was
revived today that the Wagner Palace
Car company would get the Santa Fe
contract, long held by the Pullman COM
pany, and one story has it that President
Ripley has already awarded the plum to
the Wagner company,
The report now current is that the con-
trac: has been signed and it is for long
period of years. The Wagner company,
it is said, will receive cents a mile as
mileage, in addition to the privilege of
doing business over the Santa Fe system.
The contract, according to the same au-
thority will go into effect March l.
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March 10 has been selected as the day
for the meeting of the Swedish Ameri-
can Republican league of Kansas, which
will be held at Lindsborg. The execu-
tive committee of this Republican or
ganization held a meeting in Topeka
yesterday afternoon and selected the date
for ths annual meeting and decided to
invite Lieutenant Governor James A
Troutman and Attorney General +. Is.
Dawes to deliver addresses at the meet
inp
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Dcnarfnrcs Frorn Toneka.

The following persons have left Tope-
ka within the past twenty-four hours :
Via Santa Fen. Morris. Indianapolis:
Miss Tsssie Greenwood, Chicago; c. A.
Herring, Lawrence; j. N. Prat, Kansas
sas City; w. W. Mills. Colorado Springs;
G. NJ. Parker, Ph9aix, Ariz.; Miss Fan
ME Hill, Arkansas City. Via Rock
lsland-C. Hayden, Holton; E F. Con-
ner St Joseph; D. A. Herring, Kansas
City.
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HE STONES THE KING
An Anarchist Throws n Stone a.
King Charles of Portugal.

UE TOTTUBAIs
LISBON, Jan. 30.-While King Charles
was returning to the palace today after
a drive in open carriage, accom-
panied by an aide-de- camp. an anar-
chist workman threw a stone at his
majesty.
The missile, however. hit the aide.de-
camp, who jumped from the carriage
aud seized and held the anarchist until
the latter was arrested by the police.
The prisoner was removed shouting
cheers for social revolution.
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oUANrRELL RAID PENSIONS.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-Congressman
Curtis's bill granting a pension to Caro-
line Parker of Waverly has been report
Mrs. Parker is the dependent mother of
one of the victims of the Quantrell raid.
Seventeen men were killed at Lawrence
before they had been mustered into ser
vice but they were on the way. The
recog ognition of this claim opens the way
for the sixteen others. The bill being
reported by the committee of the whole
house is equivalent to its passage.
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STUDENTS EXPELLED.
They Gave n Banquet to the Fema e
Members Toe Late at NigSst.

OTTAWA, Jan. 30.-Twenty five mem
bers of the sophomore class of Ottawa
university have been expelled.
They gave banquet to the female
members at 10 o'clock at night in a down
town cafe, contrary to orders of President
Colgrove, who desired them to hold il
earlier. All but one of the young wom-
signed an apology, and two of the
expelled
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Dr. W. H. Furness Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30.-Dr. W. II.
Furness, the oldest and most promirenr
Unitarian minister in the country died
today at his hOme in this city aged %.