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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-When
christmas day comes, Secretary
Taft expects to be telling his friends
all about his trip around the world.
He hopes that the globe trot upon
which he has just started will be
over in time for him to eat his tur-
key and plumb pudding at home.
It's going to be great trip. 1t
will start in a whirl of politics, be-
cause the war secretary candidate
for president will make several
speeches on the way to his steamer
at Frisco. t.
Sailing out OF the Golden Gate,
Taft will touch at Hawaii. He will
land in Japan to get the sea roll
out of his legs and 1t Is said that
he will make an official call on the
mikado.
The principal object Of his trip,
however, Is to open the first Phil
appipe representative assembly
about November /. Leaving Manila
on November he will sail for
Vladivostok and arriving there on
November II. he will start for the
i Occldent on the great siberian rail-
road. He will be on the cars nearly
2 weeks before arriving at St.
Petersburg. '''
At st. Petersburg the American
war secretary will have an audi
ence with the czar. who will prob
ably not be able to tell Taft how to
be popular with the people.
The secretary's itenary takes
him from st. Petersburg to Berlin,
to Paris, to London and then back
to New York, but 1t is said that II
there Is no urgency for his speedy
return to the United States he will
take in other European capitals.
The chances are, however. that 7.
r. will have a hot job of some sort
ready about December for large.
robust man to attend to.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.--Al
Kaufman. the California giant, is
to try 1t again. He will fight Mike
Schreck here. Aug. 30.
Kaufman. heralded as the man to
succeed Jeffries, is not regarded as
possible winner The punch he
was onece supposed to have has
failed to materialize In his fights,
and when he required ii rounds to
batter down poor old George Gard
ner. he demonstrated he was not of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
INDIANS TACKLE
TIGERS TODAY

Michael Lynch and his bunch OF
Tigers reached town this morning
and this afternoon Manager Eddie
Quinn's tribe of Indians will go out
into Recreation park jungles and
hunt them with clubs.
The Indians have never yet this
season got away with the best of a
series with Tacoma. Eight games
are scheduled this time and there
Is a better cnance to hand the
Lynch something. A double-header
Is scheduled for Labor day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

range continued until the last car
fridge had been fired. When the
smoke cleared Mrs. Wasser lay a
bleeding corpse in the kitchen and
her husband was stretched dead on
the floor of the parlor.
Mrs. Langlotz was arrested, but
the police, after an investigation
of the case, had but / interest, and
that was to secure her freedom.
The coroner and his jury and the
district attorney were moved to
tears at the inquest when the pris-
oner told the frightf,i. story of the
long years of brutality and persecu-
ton.
A pitiful feature of the case was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

the callber from which champions
are cast.
Schreck can eat punishment like
hobo forming contact with a
square meal, and carries a third rail
jolt In both hands for an opponent.
Kaufman is a shifty. pretty fighter.
with a tremendous reach. but the
man Jim Corbett picked as the
heavyweight champion is expected
to get to him early and remain un.
III the finish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
ACCUSED OF BIGAMY.

Charles Besaw. a laborer, was
taken to jail last night on informa-
ton furnished by Sergt. ]. D.
Wightman of the Nelson (B. CO
police, charging bigamy. On April
10 Besaw left his wife and chill
dren in Winslow, B. c., and came
to Spokane. On May 10 he married
Miss Myrtle Shaw, of Bluestem,
Wash. She was telephone girl.
They live at Ill Brown st.
Besaw's only explanation is that
he simply liked Miss Shaw and mar
ried her. He is q years old. They
occupied the poorest room in the
lodging house.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

BUDAPEST, Aug. 27.-Prince
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, can be king
of that country il he wants the
job, according to reports which
comes here from Sofia, the capital,
saying that he has already been in
vited to the throne. Bulgaria is a
principality under the suzerainty of
Turkey and has a constitutional
government Ferdinand, who Is
now As years of age, was elected
prince in 1887 by the national as
sembly.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
FRISCO GETS ZEIDER.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81
Rally" Zeider, whose ownership is
in dispute and for whom the Bos-
ton Nationals offered $4,000, has
been awarded to the San Francisco
team by the national commission.
He will come out to the coast at
once.
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that a 14-year-old girl was left an
orphane by the double homicide.
The authorities were going to
bury Wasser in pauper's grave,
but here Mrs. Langlotz stepped in
and had him given decent burial
in paid lot. But the body was not
allowed to rest near the prosecuted
wife's and there were no tears or
flowers or funeral at his grave.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

Ground gas in we'll at Ballard
killed S. w. Bailey. He went down
to work and was overcome before
he could be brought back to the
surface.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
ROUTE FOR SALE

A good paying route on the
South side. Can be had reasonably.
Boy should live on South side. See
Marshall at Press office. a%s
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Classified Embellishments
Real Estate Inducements
ron SALE.

FOR SALE-KENNEWICK FARM.
improved; snap. Phone 968.
Collins. 30
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

Office, 1913 Main av. loan on dia-
monds, watches, jewelry and all
chattels. First class watch repair
ing. You will be treated square e
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WANTED - WORK; POSITION
of any kind. Address 1B,
Press. -27
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LOST
HELP WANTED-MALs.

WANTED FOR U. 8. ARMY-Able
bodied unmarried men between the
ages of II and IS: citizens of United
States, Of good character and tenn
perate habits, who can speak. read
and write English. For infOrma~
tion, apply to Recruiting Officer.
1875 IL Howard st., Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

GOODYEAR QUICK SHOE RE.
pair, 231 Riverside. Repaired
while you wait Shoes called for
and delivered. Phone 1865.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

New 6 room modern house,
full basement and furnace, fin
ished in select curley fir; beati-
fui lot, 50x210; terms; Mantle
park.
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DR.. FRANK TAYLOR has moved
his Office from 0707 Monroe st. to
rooms 310-11-12 Nichols block. cor
ner Washington and Riverside. Of
flee phone 1149. Residence phone
1878.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
Col. q. w. Dorsey's Testimony.

Isl Wat, stationed ON the Telegraph
Road with my company ON), number.
j knew about our troops being whip
pod and driven back on the LETT was
WHEN General Stuart came down to
by position. with view of ordering
me back: and Just as he rode up to
halted moment and encouraged the
men with the words: Bully for old *!
Give 1t to them hoys!' and lust as IS
had repulsed the Yankees he was shot
through the stomach; He reeled on
then Dorsey. save your men, caught
him and took him from his horse. He
insisted / should leave him and save
my men. told him We would take
Robert Bruce and Private Charles
NYheatley, we sent him to the rear. No
other troops were near General Stuart
when he was shot that say.
Hnrmonize ana Coincide.
Colonel Peters says: II VIII be OBJ
served that the accounts Of Comrades
Oliver, Pitts and Captain Dorsey ha q,
Pitts saw General Stuart ride toward
them from the rear, anu take position
between them. Just then the, enemy
appeared In their. front and the fire
G Federal calyaryman fire his pistol at
Sdiateiy talked with the general, who
knew he was hit, So hot was the me-
lee that Pitts did not see the shot
fired, but INA few. moments saw
the generals uniform saturated with
to the rear, with Oliver and Pitts On
either side OF him, and Waters lead
ing hia horse. Captain Dorsey, having
jAst previously seen and con Yersed
with the general, and heard him en-
courage the man OF Company Is,
promptly Joined the men who wore
With the general, and gave directions
about his removal from the field. fol-
ambuiance and driven to Richmond
Tho genaral's horse becoming restiye
he exchanged horses With Pitts, sWllp
continued with the sAonorinE party
until joining In the counter g large y
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i
him by unshaken. He had indus
triously titled the farm in@the days Of
its prospcrlty; no worked the harder
and the longer in the time OF its desc
Slation.
The "red letter" days in the life of
Ben Jones We're those in which. ele-
waited to the proud position of valet
saccentuated by fine clothes. lie was q
striking feature In the hymeneal jour
to Richmond county to take to wife
Miss Sallie McNeil, the charming
daughter of Major Jack Mcneil Il
large planter and landowner. and sis
ter OF Frank MCNEIL. now chairman of
the State Corporation Commission.
Time passed on, Streaks of silver
began to show In the thick. black
wool OF Ben .Iones;iand the tot, playing
about tho doorstep, lisped after him as
he passed through rhe yard. oh. pap
Spy!'' He has been "pnppS" to all the
children. from the firstfto the last. Time
passes on.geven for the tot--tirst red
checked, happy, laughing schoolgirl;
then u fair maid with eoft eyes; then
"a blushing bride, gliding from the fos-
sterlng care or the home roof-tree to
the sweet mystery Of a new life. But.
as she rides now across to the old
homestead. rBuena VISTA" from her
peHutlIul pace, 'WOOdldWN IN an
other part of tho country, "pappy"
meets the carriage ut the gate, and
his great, toil-hardened fingers are
ulasped In the soft white hand.
Through all the years he has been
steadfnst and true. When the head
of the house,l!n the stress OF business,
left home, he rode away with heart
}at ease-4Hen Jones was there, When
the shadows lay In long stretches
across the plowed field, when the stars
came out ssana the dog harked at the
lone farmsteaa, the children In the ,,!S
house" said; "Nothln' shan,t hurt us-y-
'pappy's' down In hts cabin" Ills
friend and master loved and trusted
him; lie returned the love In measure
overAowing, and never betrayed tho
trust, We had nigh opinion, too, Of
Ben's Intelligence, and this never
failed. Freauently, whenS John Alec'
was fighting the war over again
WITHIN corrade. an& IA question came
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22

smoke house with juicy ham and sweet
bacon side. In childhood he played
and yrestled, and now and then fought
out IN the cattle lotaSor behind tho
barn with the nrst-borli OF the house.
Atlchn Alec. as he was everywhere
called. In the lustiness of youth they
hshed down In the mill race, with the
calling in liquid whis-
tie from tho tall gum tree and the
long. lanky heron sweeping down like
a flashing bolt from the blue on the
glittering surface OF the pond; With
dog and torch they freed the opossum
off In the dark, deep swamp, where
the stars triclsled down through the
trailing vine of the wild grape and
the breath of the late wild flower came
fresh and sweet.
When the Civil War came on and
ssJohi Alec now handsome college
lad about of age, WAS getting ready
to volunteer for service there was y
family council, as to whether or not
Ben Jones should go to the front with
his young master. AS Polk Miller said
or his owl, case, the eldest son OF the
house must fight for his country, but
3"the old man was afraid that the ne
gro boy would get kllled Ben cut
tho SGordtan knot with the "brutun
fulmen .of straightforward loyalty
anu r0llllpSbtoIiAtiSE VIZ NoNtp'Asall w III
Marse John Alec goes. goes'--and no
went Fills master BECAME captain IN
the Sixth North Carolina, one OF the
fierce lighting infantry regiments of
the Army of Northern Virginia. In
camp Ben Jones boiled the pot With
the peas and bacon (when they had
any). simmored the lizard taclS's,in thy
frying pan, and polished up the young
soldiers, sword. When the long roll
beat the p,ucky negro was out on the
battlefield or down on tharBharp- shoot-
by the side OF his lifelong
friend and companion--tWhap Marse
John Alec goes, j goes, liz carried
the desperately wounded captain out
of the carriage of Fort stadnan. and
with; remarkable Judgment Rnd self
sacrificing love conveyed him, safely
back to thesold home In western Cum
5berland, The collapse OF tho cause
awaited not against the tidelity or Hen
Jones' The W sudden acknowledgements
and demoral liza ton of his race passed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
GRAPHIC STORY Of
A SOUTHERN NEGRO.
Slave Who Was Also a Soldier,
and Marched With the

At the great reunion In Richmond,
Va. last June. in line with the South
ern soldiers, time-w worn. Oattle-spent
and gray, along with Camp S52, United
Confederate Veterans. OF Cumberland
county, marched Ben Jones, negro.
sixty-tiv or seventy years old. halo
and erect, with white hair and short
grizaled moustache decently q dressed.
his heart thrilled with joy and pride
In the Impressive and impoRing cere-
monies OF the august occasion,
He had right to be there. He Had
trodden the streets of that fair city
more than forty-tive years ,befor w hen
1t was the storm centre of one of the
most terrible armed conflicts of any
age. the stronghold of a people chat
Ting forsllfe and liberty, the hope of a
galaxy of great States, which in vlndl-
cation of principle had cast their all
into the scales at destiny,
* Ben Jones was born a slave on the
plantation Of the late Alexander Me-
aPherson, prosperous farmer tho
western part of Cumberland county,
N. C,awho traced his lineage IN the
mother country back to the Scotch clan
Mcpherson, whose chief was the bril-
liant but Willy Cluny Mcpherson, anon
lin the flush of his power as a leader,
anon "hunted like "a partridge on the
mountains" who might say, not IL
8reverently. '.the foxes have holes and
the birds of the air have nests" but
5many3a days and hight no "had not
where to lay. his head, Ga 81.
The Scotch farmer owned broad acres
and many slaves. but he lived With hts
family about him In the old homestead
after the manner Of his neig hhors,
comfortably. Hospitality. but Spnosten7
tatiously, He observed closely,
though the appea rances / and acollNen-
.tionallties OF the world Y ridins to town
on business Oh. ia church for worship
In Il carriage drawn BY two stout gray
mules or q pair OF sle eek bay horses,
He always wore black hroadcl 10th on
these occasions and q tai; silk hat,
.outSot style; years back, but the plant
er said, With the sour smile of. the
Duke Of Norfolk, that Y was attn q
dress hat,
his lines cast In pleasant planes,,. on
the thrifty arm In Seven ~ first town
shin a community OF sturdy Niacs.''
Who plowed tle corr, che ps.d tl'e. cots
tom, dNy the POTATOES and stocks Inc
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The two families, Ashton and Aston.
Of Virginia, both OF whom settled early
in the colony, and whose descendants
are numerous and prominent, are often
confused, as being one and the same
family. Yet both are here given to-
show that they are entirely distinct,
and that their traditional descent In
arms are from different sources and
periods in English history. Taking the
first Ashton, the oldest. who, as will be
seen, had arms Inscribed them 1851.
during the time of Queen Elizabeth,
of England. We find that their Eng
llsh seat was at ChatteSton, Lancaster
county, where the emigrant, James
Ashton was born, and who enigrated
to Virginia in 1880, settling first In
Warwick and Charles City county, and
afterwards in King George county.
This James Ashton must have died soon
after. for his name is not found again;
but he must have left sons or brothers,
as the names. OF Henry, John, Peter,
and Roger are given by HeninE, who
states that; they were active in the
councils and military of the Eastern
Shore counties. Burke, in his first vol
ume. speaks of Sir Roger Aston as be-
| v
name without the h; yet, this may
have been the same Roger, as men
/ toned by Hening, and who doubtless
/ returned to England as his name does
not again appear. Henry Ashton is
| found among the restrymen of King
George county, iT20. and John his
4 brother signed the Resolutions of 1905,
4 of the Northern Neck patriots.
Lawrence Ashton. grandson of
James, was also in the church of King
/ George, and afterwards in Spotsylvania
lITS0. From these the Ashton family
were we'll represented up to the begin
4 ming of the nineteenth century, when,
from migration to other States, the
name In Virginia was not SO numerous
Yet their arms rs given have always
| been held as significant of noble de-
scent--being shield, argent. bearing
Il a mullet, sable; crest--a mower, with
Iscythe ppr. habited quarterly, arg. and
| sable, the cfardle of the scythe, or,
(gold), the blade of tho first argent
| (silver). No motto. Thus we may read
that they We're valiant horsemen. by
the rowlet, and that their profession
Twas that of the peaceful farmer, the
county of Lancaster, England, being
lnoted for Its grass crops.
Let us now turn to the Aston family,
whose arms are also given.
\ Aston.
As has been stated. Burk says Sir
/ Roger Aston was among THOSE who
had settled In the colony as early "a
4 1920. II he was the first of the Astons.
4 he is nowhere else mentioned. Walter
\ Aston is the only name given by Hen-
/ ing as the first emgrant, who came
over in 1923, and located In Charles
i City county. In The Cradle of the,
Republic lately issued by President
Lyon G. Tyler. of WILLIAMSBURG, Is
! given special notice of this Walter
1 Aston. who was lieutenant-colonel
| of militia 1t says: Colonel Walter
Aston was son OF Walter Aston. OF
l.onglen Stafford county, England.
In 1854 he bought 200 acres of land
called "Cawsey's Care He had al
ready patented in 1919. 1.o4O acres on
Kmage's Creek. which included
"Cawsey's Care" SO named for an old;
soldier, Nathaniel Cawsey. who first
owned 1t In 1908. Colonel Aston LETT
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up about some Incident of n battle
or march, he would say. In that Slow
quiet voice of his, as soft as a $wo-55
mans, "Well-er- I've forgotten about
that. I'll ask Ben Jones, he'll know''--..
and Ben always lSneW',
After a life of usefulness and honor
loved by his friends and neighbers, es-
tcemed and trusted by his fellow-citi-
zens-brave old Saptain John Alec"s
Mcpherson WAS stricken down. AMI
they carried him to the Highsmitlr
hospital in Fayetteville. The nurses
faithfullysand tenderlN ministered to
the fine old-fashioned gentleman. nut
the face of the superintendent was
grave, as he stood by his bed and felt
ibis pulse. One morning, feeling much
better when he woke up. the veteran
soldier rose from the hospital cot. and
walked across the room toward thu
bureau when the end came like the
lightningSs fash, and lie was with his
God. es
They laid him away in. the quiet
graveyard under the shelter of .he
ancient spreading oaks around Me-
Pherson Presbyterian Church in the
country, and Ben Jones stood Mt tho
head of the open grave, marked his /
rugged face, ssnd I,
The painful grip
or the old sufferers bearded lip
US ne slFoNes 70 Dear up ana conLfolg5
his GRIEF.
When Hen Jones dies, Camp s5a.s
United Confederate Veterans or Cunl-
Sberlnnd county Will lay him to rest.
and only Southern soldiers will throw
the earth on The bowed head. pulsetesss
form, and still. folded hands OF this
faithful, aifectionate, lion-hearted old
man. ~ IN OH Il sfstl5s ss7 s5
Tho thin line, the guard OF honor,
who bear him toS5the grave Will ba hut
li,tle way behind him.. The sha Al
ows leEgthen the darkness deepens.A
tho night ia near at hand, the night
of rest and peace. Hut Il short while
now, comrades, and we shall have ans
tho vacant rank there on the Eighth
Steady, Froftt. TAPS. and lights outl
We are safe ~ 5caapp at last
Fayetteville. NJ ". 1907.
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ASHTON AND ASTON FAMILIES
|ttIE4EEINH I1t|zI u l tAFL
Il son Walter, who Inherited tho es-
tate. and In 1866 left the entire estate
tosGeorge Harris. q merchant OF Vest

II son Walter, who Inherited tho es-
tate. and In 1866 left the entire estate
tosGeorge HHrris.Sa merchant OF Vest
over. tssee p. 225,)
Among early Writers Bishop Meade
also Speaks of Colonel Walter Aston,
who was buried at MISSIONER church
yard, which he helped to build. and
whore he was prominent yestryman.
Colonel Aston was appointed Iieute-
nant-colonel OF the Charles City county
militia September ~, 1855, and COM
manded tile troops in the border wars
with the French and Indians.
That they were descendants OF Sir
Roger Aston Is highly. probable who
was of the peeruge, and brought with
him the arms thus described: "a
shield, argent. upon which Jesse
sable. In chief three lozenges of the
last. Crest A bulls head couped sable
Motto: Numini ct patriae asto. q
stand by my God and my country
Their seat at Langdon, Stafford
shire, was no doubt named for the
Chateau Landon, or Langon, OF Bara-
dois, France. on tile River Garonne.
and thus the Astons were originally
of French origin. That they were a
brave and chivalrous family, is early
recorded, when Sir Thomas Aston dur
ing the civil wars, raised a. troop OF
morse for the Kings service. and was
high sheriff of Cheshire in 1885, and
was killed while attempting to es-
cape from the republicans in 16i5.
Also of Sir Arthur Aston. who was a
brave commander of royal troops dur-
Ing the reign OF Charles l., and was
distinguished I the battle of Edge
Fill; he was Governor of Drogheda.
1870 when 1t was taken by Cromwell.
and was killed by having his brains
beaten out with his own wooden leg.
Though the American descent Is not
SO distinctly pronounced. yet from tho
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CatIett

CNtIctt.
Editor Genealogical Coiutn:
sir,--Will You please Give at your
earliest convenience the gepealogy and
coat -of -arms of the Upton Gaines and
Catlett families, and oblge.
Danville, Va. a DESCENDANT.
In issue of September IL. 1901. will
be found the Gaines family with arms
The Catlett and Upton qre hero traced
as far as our space will admit, neither
OF which have coat-armor ascribed
them.
John Catlett was the first of that
family in Virginia. settling in Glouces-
ter county. In what year he emigrated
is not known, but he had a son, John
Catlett. who was born in Virginia. and
educated in England. He~also had q
son, John, who married Elizabeth
Gaines (see Gaines article). John Cat
lett, of Gloucester county, died May s.
1905 leaving a son, John Walker Car
ter Catlett, and daughters. Hetty and
Sally. who married Bartholomew Gates.
He had brother, George Catlett. of the
same county. The second John Catlett,
of Essex county, was major In the
Colonial militia OF 1888. Tho 8Catletts
tntermarried with the Ccnyays, Madl-
sons and Browns. and mary of them
moved into Spotsylvanla, Cuipeper. Car
oline and other upper counties In yir-
GINA.
John Catlett, Jr, bought land and
settled In SpotsSlvania In 1922. and
in 1925 he harriet Mary Graysons, as
per license of October Goth of that
year. His father was John Catlett, ST.,
Gent of Caroline county, who owned
much land in Spotsylvanla, which he