Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-18
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Kind Services Rewarded The
Civil Rights Rill.

Kind services Rewarded = The
Civil Rights Rill.
SAN Francisco, October II. = John
l.. Brooks, who lately died in this city
leaving property and funds valued al
Sl25, 900, has bequeathed it all, with the
exception OF $4,000, to Mrs. Jane SEN
ter, and an annuity Of 5000 to his sister
Mrs. Jane Morris Of this city. The be-
quest is made her for painstaking services
aud fidelity to the interests Of deceased.
the testator preferring that his property
should 60 to those who were devoted to
him during his life time rather than to
relatives far away and from whose lives
and interests he has long been removed.
Interviews with prominent represen-
taiives Of the colored people in this city
show them to be amazed and indignant
at the decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States on the Civil Rights
bill. Rev. Alexander Walters says 1t
will be disastrous to the Republican
party. p. A. Bell, the veteran editor Of
the Elepafor, says: II am amazed. I
have been Republican fer half GEN.
tury. cast my first vote in 1928 in
New York State under the property
qualification act. | voted for
John Quincy Adams. Since then
Two seen lots Of surprising things
but this beats them all. How it may
change me, / don't KNOW" he added,
.'for | am getting too old to change
much now but the young folks will take
this to heart and will not forget those
who sat in Washington and tried to
place them in the same fix we were in
twenty years ago." The federal off,
Gals are not pleased with the decision
as they think the colored people cannot
be counted on in the future to vote with
the Republican party. :
A serious Indian Scare In
Arixona.
San FRANCISCO, Oct. l7.--An Eram-
iaer special from Guthrie, Arizona, says
that q party of railroad men four miles
south OF Clifton discovered twenty In
dians encanped on an old trail leading
south to Mexico. The men fed TO their
camps but are very poorly armed and a
massacre rivaling that Of April. 1882,
would not be surprise. 1t is reported
that large band of Indians rave left
the reservation. Arms will be sent to
the railroad camp by special engine
tp.night.
In Favor or American Merchant
Mariae,
San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE report
OF the special committee on the revival
Of the American merchant marine to the
Chamber Of Commerce resulted in the
..f .s.,I hot
eitigenz Of the United states be permit
ted TO purchase foreign built vessels aad
place them under the American flag for
employment in the foreign carrying
trade with this country.
Ada Atkinsen's Murderer ~ he
Aynehsd
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Oct. l7.--Jaeob
Nelling's confession Of the murder OF
Ada Atkinson continues to create grea,
excitement ut Fowler. There was an *
citing scene when Melting was removed
from the Court room to the jail. The
spectators rose and were ordered to sit
down by the Sheriff They did not obey
but moved toward the prisoner muttcr-
ing. He was taken out of the rear door,
which was Immediately locked, and q
Deputy Sheriff announced: mo man
leaves this Courtroom for five lninntes.'
3he Sheriff placed Nelllpg in the most
secure cell in the Jail aud went inside
with trusty, well armed force Of eight
men. A mob of 800 has been about the
jail oil night but seem to have no leader.
Militia from Lafayette is expected soon.
The mob has built a scaffold and pro
yided the rope. A gang Of fifty men has
gone to get railroad iron to batter down
the doors of the Jail.
The Excitement over the Atkin.
son Murder.
KpwLkB, Oct. 1.-THE mob numberI
800 or 100. The men are wild with ex
citemept and fear that Melting will es
cape the gallows on the plea Of insanity
The Sheriff and his assistants stand firm
refusing to deliver up the prisoner. A
rush was made by the lynchers and {
struggle ensued, resulting in the repulss
OF the mob.
LATRR-The Sheriff and ex-Sherif
pleaded earnestly to the crowd to dis
perse and the best citizens OF the towr
went in among them begging them to de
sist. The mob is under no regular lead
ership or 1t would have accomplished its
object. As it is, the would-be lyncher
have dispersed with threats Of hanging
the murderer at some future time.
Hcsitating Lynchers,
CINCINNATI, October 1.-THE Com
nercial- Gazetfe's Lafayette, Ind, specia
saysi Adju.ant.General Carnahan ha
49, l...at,.y1 A. koLa ,c;lsfto and rx<, 4
Fowler. The men are so scattered b
cannot get them together quickly bu
will start on the early train. The lates
information from Fowler Is that crow
Of several hundred still surround tn
jail. The mob has been repulsed or sti
lacks leadership.
Does II Mean Warf
CHICAGO. October 1.-THE Norther
Pacific has issued the following. ''Th
Northern Pacific has given formal motto
to the Transoontinenta Association thi
Il will not be party to the renewal
the special contract system which ha
heretofore been in force between th
the Union and Central Pacific Con
panies and merchants in San Francisco
The Northern Pacific Railroad reco.
nizes the fact there are some classes
freight which viii go by way of CAP
Horn instead of across the continent
and does not consider TINT the speci,
contract system can ever be arranged
prevent it, II Ia the general opinio
that this action on the part Of u
Northern Pacific will undo all that W,
accomplished at the San Francisco NEE
ing and is likely to lead to serious con
plications in the Pacific Coast busines
Trichinosis In saxony,
LONDON, Oct. l7.--Four hundred pc
sons are prostraied with trichinosis
ten villages in Saxony. Sixty suffere
are in hopeless condition. Deaf
from the disease are occurring every da
The civil Rights Decision
chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. l7.--A Times Washin
ton special says: The civil rights d
cision is the talk Of the town. The CT
ored people have decided to hold q met
ing in Lincoln Hall on Monday night
express their views on what they m,
Do now in view Of the decision.