The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-06

troll the destiny Of n state the most extensive In
the Union. and with resources surpassed by
none. Shall these children be allowed to grow
up In ignorance, or Will loxos have liberal
public school s, stem, such as can only be main
tanned bv liberal expendturef The Democruto
press OF the State seems to represent the ma
jority Of taxpayers In asserting that they will
meet the expense OF public education cheer
fully, and that they regard tho future welfare of
the state of moro Importance than the adj
dition Of few mills to the annual levy.
As the facts in relation 10 the expulsion
OF the Pala Indians from their lands at Ttme-
cula, san Diego county, California, come grad
ually to light, the perndy Of the officers OF the
Indi service becomes more and more appa-
rent These Indians we're peaceable, indus
trious farmers, and their summary eIectment
from their homes, after they had been assured
by tine United States authorities that they
should be protected In their rights, caused
gcner 4 expression Of ndlgnatlon from the lead
ing journals Of California. But the Rev. ID. A.
DRYDEN, the agent In charge of these unf rtu-
nate creatures, in a recent letter to Los Ange-
les newspaper, says Substantially that the Palas
have cause for complaints that the owners
81 the Temecdla grant had a legal right To Dust
the Indians; and that the lands belonged to the
new claimants according 20 the decision Of the
courts Indeed And how did they obtain
such a decision7 The story "a very simple one.
Certain residents Of California claimed the
ownership OF the Temccua rancho under an
alleged Spanish or Mexican grant. Surprising
that grant to have been genuine, II would he in
teresting to know how II could have antedated
the original possessory title OF these Indians to
! nds which they ard their forcfathcts have oc-
cupicd for centuries. This title, known rs the
title OF occupancy. l. as valid In law "a any title
under which white citizens hold property. But.
IN fct, IL ia well known that there Is no end Of
| forged and fraudulent Spanish claims afioat In
| California, and II does not appear that there
was any genuine attempt made to defend the
| case OF these Indians In the courts. when the
notice OF ejectment was served upon them they
va'nly sought for MIR. DRYDEN, their agent. and
II was not until they had been driven destitute
from their ancestral homes all their effects "
| ing been seized for costs of the proceedings
which resulted in their Impeachment, that
| their reverend Official protector suddenly put IN
| an appearance-not "a their defender, but as the
advocate Of their dcspoilers. And now a de
spatch from California announces that Agent
| DRYDEN. after visit to the Indian country, re-
| ports that there 10 no eligible Government land
| on which to place these homeless, starving In
dians, and he therefore recommends the pur-
chase Of the Temecula rancho from the new
| owners lot tuclr uSel lnere Us every lnul'htlbn
Of n very scandalous job under the surface Of
this business, In which the Rev ID. A. DRYDEs
has possibly played the most dsrcputabe part.
French journals state that paper may be
| rendered exceedingly hard and tenacious by
suDiectine the pulp to the sction Of chloride Of
| zinc. After It has been treated with the cloride,
1t Ia submitted TO a strong pressure. by which II
| becomes a. hard as wood and Ms tough rs hide,
the hardness varying according to the strength
| OF tho metallic solution. The material thus pro
duced can be easily colored. 1t may be employ
ed advantaeeously In the covering of floors and
| affords a substitute for leather In the manufac-
ture OF coarse shoes II likewise furnishes a sub
stance valuable for working into whip handles
buttons, combs, the mountings OF saws, and
other useful articles. An important application
OF the material IL that OF a covering for roofs. on
account Of its solid texture and great durability
The SDiru Of nc Times. long issued Ivy Mr.
GFuFGE WIkEs, viii henceforth pc published by
GtoHoK WuKK- ana A. kUCk, proprietors, and Mr.
BucK Will Uc the editor. THIS loneostahlsa, juu
l.. perhaps. the most comprehensive publication de
has ever been issued IN this country The INST
ter which 1t publishes 'he variety Of informant,
which f. furnsheg. render II truly remarkable, anc
We presume that. under MIR. Bucks direction, 1t viii
lose nothing OF its force reputation.