The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-01

Tl1ent was made this afternoon that all
the rcheI leaders IN Dublin had sur
rendered.
Dublin. Sunday, April 3o.-Rebels of
the rank and file followed the exam
pie of their leaders today and con
fessed the cause of the Irish republic
by lost by laying down their arms a.
the foot of the Parnell monument III
Sackvillo street and surrenderlhs ~
British troops.
About 45O of them who had tousht
since Monday III this central area
marched out from their strong iloi"s
,,rder the white flag and gave them-
sa1,,es un. A few ilreconcilables con-
tinued sriping from lairs, cifncun 10
locate. on roofs or among rafters ol
buildings nearby. -.
zoon afterward ii rebel heutenant
wearing a heather green UNIFORM 90
carrying a white tias canie t,i dioining
er11ard of ten men from the auJoillinSS =
County of EIeath to learn the u Lulh @
about ruuaors of a general surreliuet
rrhe Darty marched off to the cas-
lie and learned from }. n. Pea rec, =" ~
,,,.s named provisional president ot
~. I,ists rennblic. that the movement
bad callaDsed and was advised 10 re-
sisr no Longer. The lieutenant anu
bis escort then started out TO paIieS
with the rebels in the country uAs
triets in an effort 10 lhuuSe
law down their arms. -.
lanes Connolly, one of the leaoeIs
Of +ne nursing, is said by government
officials to be wounded and a prisoner
in the castle.
Dublin in Ruins.
cor,.esuondent of the Associated
press visited The entire area or the
disturbance today. Ihe uesoldtIon
and destruction showed now SEVERE
was the fighting While II lasleu- xAily
effort TO describe the ruined center OF
the disturbance can give oh'y sen, se
oral idea of the havoc which, however,
locks more extensive than it actualiy
is. owing to the amount OF DEBRIS.
Passing down from heaoq lil tels l,7
,,ear the entrance to Phoenix Park on
North Circular road to the -Four
courts district one found that every
window of the law court had peeh
shattered. The rebels had held the
building in force for a week. Nalu-
ture were utilized to barricade WIN
dotvs and through the interstices be-
tween the bulk volumes the repelS
sitiped without cessation aay anu %
night. and were fired on IN turn ui.tli
thev we're compelled to evacuate the
,1,.eT,,ises Houses all around were
dented with bullet marks. Some or
them we're barricaded with thick oak
on Dlanks which were marked with
bulIet holes over Wine Tavern
bridee there were similar scenes.
Civilians Venture Out Again.
This morning the streets were full of
c,1I.ious, persons who were glad to have
tfc oDp6rtunity to be about after their
long detention in their homes. during
which they were deprived OF food un-
til the authorities made provision for
them.
Down Cork Hill and King Edward
streets strong guards of troops are
still in evidence and every passerby is
challenged.
several days by the rebels and even at
this time snipers in houses in the vi
cinitv were shooting at intervals.
AS the correspondent approached
the castle Il party of more than loo
ca utured members of the Sim Fein
marched by under escort toward Rich
rnond iail. where more than 400 are
now imprisoned Many of the men
were in green uniforms. One wore
the uniform of the Irish volunteers
and others were in civilian clothes
suffering but most of them held up
their heads defiantly.
Use College for War Office.
The soldiers escorting them were
men who had fought all through the
uI,rising and were even more bitter
against their rebellious fellow coun-
trynen than the troops brought over
from England. This feeling seems to
be shared by most of the population of
D&blin
Rebels Issme Proclamation.
Dublin, Sunday. April 3O.-Great
damage was done in Sackville street
and adjacent thoroughfares. such as
Middle Abbey, Abbey Mary and
Henry streets Only a few girders and
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