Evening journal., 1891-08-10
EawEhR COLONISTS MAD
They Will Tell America OF
Their Alleged Wrongs.
AT ODDS WITH SECRETARY NOBLE.

BE Thinks the California BeIlamy Settle
ment should Move. hut the Members
Claim They Are Living on Their own
Eands-No Resistance to the Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-The trouble be
aween the interior department and the
people of the so called Bellamy colony, at
Kaweah, Cal, arising from various inter
pretations placed on recent act Of con
gress reserving certain lands in Califor-
ala. Is likely to bear fruit Of some sort, for
ahe colonists have determined to carry the
anatter into congress and into tho political
arena. The act that has placed the depart
zaent and the colonists at swords points
reserved lands which include those of the
colony, and among the restraining clauses
Is one which reads as followss Provided,
However, that nothing in this act shall be
construed as in anywise affecting the
grant OF lands made TO the state Of Cali
sornia or as affecting any bona fide entry
Of land made within the limits above de
acribed under any law of the United States
prior to the approval Of this act"
What the Colonists Claim.
The colonists claim that this proyiso Sc
enres them the land they occupy, but SEQ
xetary Noble places different interpreta-
tion on it and thinks the colonists should
vacate. Agent Cauldwell, OF the general
land office, secured the conviction Of the
trustees Of the colony under the act, and
has stopped them from cutting timber on
the lands.
He also attempted TO oust colonist
from land within the reservation which
he (the colonist) leased from man named
Atwell The Atwell estate it is claimed
by the colonists. is private property, aud
the lessee has as much right TO cut timber
on it as the owner has. Complaint has
been made by colonists to President Har
xison Of the alleged overzealous interfer-
ence OF Agent Cauldwell in endenvoring
TO cause the military to prevent the colo
nists from working on the land.
1t was No Wonder
In speaking OF the controversy, a prom.
inent member Of the colony here said IL
was no wonder Secretary Noble and the
general land commissioner placed different
constructions ON the congressional act
when the boundaries Of the reservation
are found when traced on the map TO lack
six miles Of joining. He says that Agent
Cauldwell is devoting all his powers to tho
special work Of constructing the act TO
mean that men who have made bona fde
entries under laws prior to the passing OF
this act shall be driven of as trespassers
No Resistance TO the Military.
The ppblished statement that the colo
nists have defied the military is denied by
this gentleman. "The truth is" he said,
t.G. a.. Al..ts 4.f4ftf 20.
American citizens and refused to recog-
nize the use of the federal troops to dipos-
sess men from their own private property
in time of peace and depended ON injunc-
fion Of some civil court This the officers
could not give and they desisted. This
was all the defiance there was. The people
OF California are getting weary Of this sort
of thing and it viii be odd II they do not
speak pretty loud about il at the ballot
box next election.
what KaweAh win DO.
1--WE intend to make this infamous piece
OF monopoly legislation and persecution
known TO more millions Of people OF the
United States than there are scores that
know il at present. We mean TO ascertain
whether American citizens-some Of whom
fought to save the Union-haye any rights
left that those in high places are bound Go
respect We are going TO find out who
runs this government, and whether out OF
the millions Of acres of vacant land in all
this wide continent there cannot be one
little corner allowed where men and
women may get together Il they wish Ia
try and live honest lives 1t viii not pay
the government to make martyrs Of the
Kaweah colonists. This injustice may b,
the little cloud no bigger than a mans
hand that will prove the precursor Of i
political deluge."