The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-02
THE QUERY COLUMN
General Crooks Policy in
Fighting Indians.
EARTHQUAKES IN THIS CITY.
An Island That Is Not Described in
the Gazetteer-The Symbolism
of COlOr-FalSe Teeth.

GENERAL CRooK's PoLICY-M. NJ, City
The policy Of General Crook, the Indian
fighter. was that Indians should be induced
to surrender in all cases where it was DOS
sible; where the Indians preferred to fight
they should have all the fight that they
wanted. and in one good dose instead of
number Of petty engagements, but in either
case they were to be hunted down until the
last one in hostility had been killed or cap
tured. Every effort should be made to avoid
the Killing OF women or children. Prisoners
of either sex should be guarded from ill
treatment Of any kind. When prisoners
could be induced to enlist as scouts, they
should be so enlisted, because the wilder
the Apache was the more he was likely to
know Of the wiles and stratagems of those
still out IN The mountains, their hiding
places and their Intentions. No excuse was
10 be accepted for leaving q trail; il horses
played out the enemy was to be followed on
loot, and no sacrifice was 10 be left untried
to make a campaign short, sharp and
decisive. General Crook died in the Grand
Pacific Hotel, in Chicago on the 21st OF
March, 1890, of heart failure.
-WALRUs IsLAND-L. A. L., City. There
is no description of Walrus Island in the
Gazetteer, but it is down on the chart at
the photographic Office. 1t is in Bristol
Bay, in the Bering Sea. 1t is a rock more
Rocks, and is uninhabited. If any one de-
serted from a ship and landed thera lie
could not dud enough to sustain life. This
rock, or Island as 10 is called is r short dis
tancP, about two miles, east of st. Paul, an
inhabited island. II the parties you speak of
as deserving from the Lizzie Colby, which left
this port July 2, 1891, landed, it is most
likely that they set foot on the island of St.
Paul. 1t is possible that they may have
landed on dagemeisters Island, short dis
lance from st. Paul. This is called by
Whaiers and sPal-hunteTs "Walrus Island"
but il is not known on the charts by that
name. There are about thirty inhabitants
on Hagemeisters Island, and they engage in
fishing. II they landed there or at st. Paul
they would have plenty OF assistance.
EARTHoUAKEs-A. s.. City, San Fran
cisco was visited by a shock of earthquake
on Sunday, the 9Th of October, 1865. 1t was
a severe shock. lasting between and 10
seconds, but did no serious damage. It
occurred shortly after the noon hour. The
severer shock occurred at Z :53 A. NJ. on the
morning Of Wednesday, the 2Ist of October
1868 1t lasted AZ seconds and did consider
able damage to a number of poorly put up
houses aud caused loss of life. This shock
was followed by another on the same day
at 80 a. NJ. and another still later, at 10 80
An. Neither OF the last two did any
damage.
ALASKA, RIGHT TO PROPERTY - T. G.
p, City. A citizen of the United States
has right to take up land in any part of
the United States where land is open to
public entry. There is no reason why he
should not take up land in Alaska. ~ II a
person has had undlsputed possession of
any portion of land for five years he
acquires title. II A has had his house
standing 6 inches on BIS land and during
" bat time las not made any claim 10 the
nd A ha m NIL Iad
house. But if b has at any time within five
&c years after the first occupancy by made
g. any claim whatever. the occupant would, on
=. demand, be required to move his house. All
depends upon the nature OF tbe proof in
each case.
PAYMENT OF PoLLTAx-H H, City.
Those who believe that only citizens of the
State Of California are liable for polltax are
sadly mistaken. Section 1886 of the code