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The herald., 1894-12-30

OAkdale Leader: Tramps were never
before 80 numerous in Oakda as dur.
ing the past two weeks. Some OF them
are undoubtedly earnest laboring men
out of work, but the majority are worth.
lesa vagabonds, insolent, and some of
them dangerous. A short time ago
lady in town, upon returning home
from short absence. found hobo in
her kitchen calmly munching come
choice fruit-cake. Another boldly
walked into residences by the front
door without knocking the other night,
and being met unexpectedly by the
lady of the house simply asked tor
something to eat. Another incident. .
little more sensational. is to the effect
that a hold-up Was attempted upon one
of our ci.izeus the other night. His
qualities Rs pedestrian. however, saved
him. Another tough specimen applied
for something to eat at I certain house
on Wednesday, and being told that
there was nothing cooked at that time
went away angry and gave vent to his
feelings by kicking panel out of the
gate es he departed. So 1t goes. The
officers, heretofore very lenient upon
them, have taken the matter up and
will now insist upon them moving on.
Five were ordered to leave town last
week and four were taken to Modesto
Wednesday and lodged ia jail.
The herald., 1894-12-30
TRAMP LODGING HOUSES.

Orange Newe: In an article in the News,
December 10th. entitled A Few Thoughts
on Ordinance No. 43, in regard to tramps.
by A Native American, you requested
the writer to suggest solution of the
tramp nuiaance without resorting to ex-
treme measures. In answer to this l
submit the following plan:
First-Phe establishment of tramp
lodging house. where cheap meals could
be had ut coat; the meals to consist of
nothing but the plainest food and coffee.
Second-lt should have connected
with it few acres of good land putable
for roising fruits and vegetables. such as
strawberries, blackberries. raspberries,
etc. also all the vegetables now supplied
by Cinnamon.
Third-All that apply for accommoda.
ton should be required to pay for the
same either in cash or labor in the
garden.
Fourth-Connected with this should
be q room or hall for holding religious
services, and should be presieed over BY
some godly man or woman whose heart
would be in the work OF the Master, and
adapted in every way to fill this impor-
tant station.
These are the outline merely; the de!
tails could be attended to as experience
would suggest.
Undoubtedly place suitable to make
beginning could be leased in the sub
urbs OF town without any great expense.
After it way got under way 1t would be
self supporting or nearly so. Contribu-
tious OF cast-of clothing or anything
nseded to carry on the work could be
handed in to the principal to BIZ ap-
plea to the relief OF the most needy
cases.
This would be in q measure bringing
the heathen to our very doors where all
would have the opportunity OF direct
application Of their means and labor OF
love to them. 1t would be of benefit to
all concerned; means of grace to all
that helped even a little. ''Tho quality
Of mercy is not strained; it droppeth
like gentle dew from heaven upon the
place beneath. Ills twice best; it
blesses him that gives. and him that
takes"
1t might be objected that such place
would draw the tramps 50 as to overflow
and make it impossible to accommodate
them. No doubt other towns would fol-
low in short time go that tramps would
find home anywhere in our land. A
beginning must be made; why not Or
ange inaugurate this movement? *
A NATIVE AMERICAN.
Orange. Dec. "a. 1894.
The herald., 1894-12-30

different missione. In this new homo
and with their mode of life changed,
they were soon reduced to a condition
Of peonage in which conquerors and
conquered alike became the 'hewsrB of
wood and drawers of water to SUE
perior people,"
DR.. Carr does not attempt to throw
any light upon the antiquity of the
Santa Catalinans, and l have but one
suggestion to offer; that is, 1 believe
the Island to have been inhabited for
many ages. The American continent,
and undoubtedly California, has been
the home of nude tribes Of men for
untold ages. and 1t is impossible that so
attractive q region as Santa Catalina,
with its wealth OF fish, its sbalones and
varied food supply, could have been
neglected.
But have another reason for believe
ing the island to have been inhabited
for long period. Once when wander
ing down deep arroyo in the heart of
the island, 800 feet above the ocean, in
search of evidences of early occupation.
l carefully examined the wall of the
little cafion for long distance, and
was finally repaid by finding nest of
abalone shells, one in the other, from q
very large one down to very small one.
They had not been washed down the
arroyo, as they were imbedded, the glis-
ten of the shells having caught my eye,
and had to dig them out. Human
hands had packed them together, and
over the spot was deposit OF earth
which roughly estimated at thirty or
forty feet, and in which old trees were
growing not far away. How long it
would take this forty feet to accumulate
do not know, but geologist would
probably have said that the shells, which
crumbled to pieces, had been there
thousands of years.
Mr.. Warmers statement that some oi
the old Santa Callahan natives formed
a settlement in 1882 in Los Angeles is
extremely interesting; he also states
that they spoke the San Gabriel dialect.
Albert S. Gotschet has made an inter-
esting study of the various linguistic
stocks of the western Indians, and he
divides them into seven linguistic stocks
with forty vocabularies. He considers
the Indians of Santa Barbara as repre-
senting separate stock, and includes
the Indians OF Los Angeles county in
what he terms the Numa stock, possess
ing eighteen vocabularies, the one of in
terest 20 US being the Kauvuya dialect,
comprising the Indians OF San Bernar-
dino. San Diego and Los Angeles.
The number OF these dialects met
with in such short distance was re.
markable. Thus at the oases in Ca
huillo valley. San Gorgonio, Temecula,
and San Jacinto We have what OIcar
Loew called the Kauvuya dialect. Near
San Bernardino. Cotton and Riverside
was the Takhtsin. while the whites
called them the Serranos or mountain
Indians, the dialect being almost ident-
ical with the former. The Indians at
San Luis Rey spoke the Kechi dialect,
while those at San Juan Capistrano
spoke the Netili, while the dialect of the
San Gabriel Indians was known as Kizh
and included the Indians at San Fer
nando.
OF the Indians who lived at San Pedro
and Wilmington. and found there by
Cabrillo, nothing seems to be known,
and if the Santa Catalina Indians we're
recruited from the mainland OF Califor-
mia it ia not improbable that they came
from thss locality.
The herald., 1894-12-30
GIVE THEM WORK.

Orange News: In answer to q remark
o." "a Native American" on ordinance
No. 43, yon ask him whether he could
suggeDt some scheme by which the
tramp nuisance can be abated without
res orting to extreme measures.
would like to ask you whether any,
and be it the worst, feature Of the tramp
question could. under any clrcumstaE.
ces, justify the utter disregard of all
principles OF govern ment under which
we, in these United S!ates, pretend to
live.
The tramp is the prodact OF the very
condition and social adjustments which
are pronounced the glory Of our nine
teenth century civilization the absorp-
tion and monopolization OF all wealth
and all channels of production in the
hands of very limited num-
ber; and one might weep to zee
host of good and well-meaning
people. misled by a few who find
their profit in human misery, helping
along this monopolzstion and impover.
ishmsnt of the masses. without dream.
ing that their turn must come. without
fail. to join the vast army of tramps
bhu h1NO JuSt cuCu OutEhk0Uud UIOtu~
ances enforced against them and their
children.
OF course Orange. in itself, can not
change this condition OF things even if
it would, but instead of hunting down
the poor fellows that chance to pass
through, and spending money in jas
tices' fees and printed placards. it
might arrange some way to give them q
little work, and then honorahly and
conformably with little human dig
nifty. provide them with a nights
shelter and warm meal or two.
Tor one am not. and have never
been. afraid OF tramps. l always give
them shelter and food and they have,
almost without exception, been men
that deserved aid and comfort aud have
been but too glad to du some work in
return. Yours truly.
Gro. G. GUENTHER.
Orange, Dac. 81, 1894.
The herald., 1894-12-30
until you have accomplished the desired
snd-work for the idle-which means
millions for Los Angeles and the world
at large, j. r. ARMSTRONG.
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Santa Ana Blade: The tramp prob
lem is indeed becoming a momontous
one to the people OF Southern Cslifor-
mia. Never before in the history OF this
country has there been such large
number OF that species known as the
genus hobo luxuriating in this land OF
sunshine. Not only are their numbers
30 alarmingly great, but they eeem to be
endowed with predaceous instinots
which. as rule, were not heretofore
manifested by the common vagrants
who were wont to overrun the country
during the winter months. There are
daily dozens OF holdups and burglsries
committed throughout the southern
counties OF this state. 1t is getting so
that it is dangerous for man to ven
ture on O dark street or byway at a late
hour at hight, and homes in obscure
locations can hardly be vacated for few
minutes without being sublect to raid
hy sneak thieves.
The fate of one of these predatory ma
rauders. VINO last night fell dead before
the unerring aim OF O local official. ought
to have q most salutary effect upon their
ilk who are operating in this locality.
Last week q citizen came near losing his
life in attempting to arrest burglar
who was trying to effect an entrance to
a house in broad daylight, and the man
who was shot yesterday would doubtless
have killed several of his pursuers ii
the officer had not welded his gun with
such celebrity.
Many OF these men are doubtless
journey men mechanics who are reduced
to desperation by the lack OF employ
ment. and all Of them uae this argument
as an apology for their condition and
pretext for their conduct; but, never.
theless. people who have been frugal
and industrious, thereby accumulating
little of the "wherewithal." do not
propose to suffer without resentment
the ravages of these luckles5 vagrants.
OF course. if the excuse OF MANY OF these
perpetrators of evil deeds 10 true, that
they are driven to it by enforced idle
ness and threatened starvation. then it
is the duty Of the government to provid 9
for them an opportunity to get work.
This condition reminds Us anew that
the way to obviate the excuse for va
grancy and prevent the crimes arising
thereirom, is to provide the means of
employmen for all willing hands and
then treat as criminals OF the worst class
those who will not work. In the pres
ent industrial crisis the energies OF every
county, state and national legislature
should be exerted to thia end.
The herald., 1894-12-30
THE w. c. T. U.

Reports From the Various Committees.
Notes.
Last Friday was evangelistic day at
the meeting Of the w. G. T. u, which
convenes in Temperance temple every
Friday.
After Bible lesson and most impres.
sive devotional exercises. the reports
OF the railroad, jail and hospital super
intsndents were given. Mrs. Hollister,
OF the horpital work. goes every week to
the county hospital and cheers the un-
fortunates there, who are not My bod
liz sick, but often homeeick and heart
sick, by carrying to them fruit, flowers,
and reading matter, writing letters for
them, and with it all, some prescrip-
tions for their souls. Many have been
turned into better life.
The railroad superintendent holds o
meeting in the shops on San Fernando
street every Thursday from IL to /
O'Clock. The assistance of any good
singer will be welcome. The report OF
the jail superintendent. Miss Darhoff,
brought out much discussion in which
the following points were asserted:
Hundreds of men are confined for q
few days or weeks, then turned into the
streets without money, home, friends or
character. Many of them would be
glad to try better wayyit they. had y
chance. The only place in this city of
Christian homes and many churches
where they are welcome is the saloon !;
there they find light. warmth and free
lunch. but nothing that helps them to q
better life. Can every minister in the city
preach a sermon on this subject? The
city prison ia reported as being some
thing dreadful; the report from that
would be too long. Rev. Campbell, who
was present. said he believed it was the
worst city prison in America. Steps
were taken to start the Anti-Ssloon
league in this city. Next Friday Mrs.
Hutton, who has Just returned from the
national convention, will give q talk
upon what she saw and heard there.
Meetings open to all,
The herald., 1894-12-30
HE TRAMP AS A PROBLEM.

with q pitchfork. At night he would
anchor him to tree with the steel trap.
Finally the tramp swore he wouldn't
work any more and lay down. Old Ike
convened court right there, found him
guilty Of contempt and sentenced him to
another month on top of the old sem
teDce. The fellow got about half .
dozen contempt sentences and Ike kept
him splitting rails and choppins for
pretty near year before q lawyer came
along and told him he was playing it q
little stronger than the law allowed.
But we amt bean troubled with tramps
much since, ,"-TYuma Sentinel.
The herald., 1894-12-30
Four Boys for whittier.

Four boys were cent to the Whittier
reform school yesterday from thia city
in charge Of Deputy Sheriff Benson.
They were Willie Creelmap, Fred
Spinks, Harry Nader and Frank Wash
ington. The boys have been incorrgible
for many months. and Judge Smith de.
cided to cony let t1em.
The herald., 1894-12-30
LAID TO REST.

Funeral OF the Late Patrick Conn oily.
Tho Widows Request.
The funeral Of the late Patrick Com
molly, took place from ST. Vincent's
church, Friday. The remains were fol-
lowed to the grave by large concoursc
OF sorrowing friends. among them many
of,the old pioneers. Mr.. Connolly having
come to California in 1849, and havin g
resided in Los Angeles for a quarter of q
century. The bereaved widow requests
hunters to refrain from shooting on the
lake on the premises OF the deceased.
for week or two at least, out OF respect
for the daceasad.
The herald., 1894-12-30
Coming Event. for the New Year.

OF these one at least will OF more than
usual interest to the ladies of Los An
geles and vicinity. Every woman is q
born trader, ever on the alert for soms1
thing of unusual value. and they gener-
ally find it. On Wednesday, January
2, an event of more than usual import
ance will take place on Spring street,
near First. j. M. Hale company's great
January clearance sale, q sale where
every piece of dress goods in their i'm.
mense stock will be reduced in price to
less than cost. Every lady needing or
who expects to need new dress should
attend this sale and secure some OF the
great bargains that will be offered.
The herald., 1894-12-30

Despite all the plans presented for his
amslioration. and his possible disap-
pearsnce, the tramp continues to con-
front society with the query: What are
you going to do with me? Herewith
will be found somo recent contributions
to the literature on this question.
The herald., 1894-12-30

DR.. Palmer wishes to notify his
patrons and friends that he has fully
recovered his health. aud that in con-
nection with DR.. II. +. Van Treas, be
has resumed the practice of dentissry nt
the old stand, 2301s South Spring stseet,
All old patrons and the general publlo
are cordially invited to call.
The herald., 1894-12-30

The Glenwood range is superior in all
points of mechanical construction over
all other stoves, that is the reason why
it will save you money when it will
burn 80 per cent less fuel than all others.
Furrey Co., 161 North Spring street..
The herald., 1894-12-30

Buy the Glenwood range and reduce
your coal bill 80 per cent. Furrey Co.,
16l North Spring street.
The herald., 1894-12-30

Try gal. Maltese club whiskey, $3.50,
unexcelled for purity and flavor. Vache
& Co., cor. Comerc'l & Alameda. tel. 300.
The herald., 1894-12-30

Kregelo & Bresee, funeral directors,
Broadway and Sixth street. Tel..24
The herald., 1894-12-30
IN THE SAN JOAQUIN.

Bakersfield Democrat: The tramp evil
is becoming serious one in the San
Joaquin valley, and ss winter approaches
VIC can hope for no material change in
the situation. The hobos are incrsasing
in numbers, and something must be done
soon to make Kern county an undeeira-
BILE place for this GLASS to residein. Tho
only way we can settle the question of
dealing with the willingly unemployed
is to work them hard upon the roads and
feed them on scRnt diet.
The herald., 1894-12-30

For rheumatism l have found nothing
equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
relieves the pain 40 soon az applied. j.
W. Young, West Liberty, W. Va. The
prompt relief it affords ia alone worth
many times the cost. so cents- It's con-
tinued use will effect permanent cure.
For sale by Off & Vaughn, corner Fourth
and Spring street, ana 9. F. Heinzsman,
222 North Main street, druggists.
The herald., 1894-12-30

$50 envelopes 10c v resm writing paper 25c'
Langstadt ter, S67 n. Main st., opp. Baker block.
The herald., 1894-12-30

Drink Shasta Water. woollacott agent
The herald., 1894-12-30

e Raskas. asesls. aaeS Wess sss.t ssssss
The herald., 1894-12-30
A NUISANCE AT OAKDALE

Orange, Dsc. 81, 1894.
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07

Recent reports from the Bull
Dog mine, Superstition district. are
most encouraging. There are about
II feet of the ledge that averages
$40 in gold per ton, and there is
plenty of water to run the MILL
Capt. Jack Newman, who owns an
interest in the southern extension
of the claim, was in town this week
and is strongly impressed with the
productiveness and permanancy,
not alone of the Bull Dog, but the
whole Goldield camp. II will un
doubtedly prove with development,
the best gold producing section in
the territory,-,Tribune,
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07

News from Globe is that the Old
Dominion Company while closing
down the smelters, has not by any
means stopped work upon the won
derful copper mines of it's group.
1t is understood that work for some
time has been handicapped by the
fact that the slopes were not ex-
tensive enough. Sixty men, COM
prising about-all the married men
on the force, have been retained
and are now busily doing dexelop-
ment work, running new levels
farther into the ore body and sink
ing the main shaft hundred feet
more. 1t is understood that the
company does not design working
in the near future any of the rich
ores below the $50 foot level.
Above this level the ores while less
rich than below are of a sfree car
Donate character, readily run thro'
the water jacket furnaces. The
deeper ores must be treated by
some other and more expensive
method, by reason of their higher
percentage of sulphur. It is under.
stood that the bullion output will
be resumed as soon as q sufficient
amount of new ore has been ex-
posed to stopping in the new level:
now being run, while in the mean
time the more distant ore bodies
will be explored by means of a dia
mond drill. Proprietor.
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07

Chicago Inter-Ocean: II. T
Magner of Prescott, Arizona, at
the Palmer, sneers at the idea of
speaking of Arizona as "a desert ,
after coming across Colorado and
Kansas, where" said he, "the
country is as barren as if swept by
a fire. The corn is destroyed and
there is not vestige of green in
either state, the trees even droop-
ing and looking scared by the hot
winds that have been blowing over
the country for couple of weeks.
Out in Arlzoaa it is altogether diff
feren.. We never have crop
failure, as we irrigate. Our fruit
crop is splendid and we will outdo
the world in grapes this year."
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07

The Republican says the Santa
Fe is preparing, rs an incident in
searching a north and south line
through Arizona, to materially
alter the line of the New Mexic
& Arizona railroad. The informa-
ton upon which this announcement
is made may be considered semi
official. The company proposes to
abandon the road between Benson
and Calabasis and connect the lat
ter point with Tucson. The work
will be begun this fall and will be
completed it is estimated, almost
simultaneously with the arrival of
the north and south no d at Phoe-
nix. There will then remain a gap
between the two ends which will
be filled with the greatest possible
expedition. The change does not
involve the construction of much
additional mileage. Benson is
about seventy-fve miles east OF
Tucson and Calalasis about sixty
miles due south. A line between
the latter points will he easily con-
structed and besides fulnishiny a
much more direct route for trans
Arizona line will he free from the
difficult grades of the present road
south OF Benson. Since the build
ing Of the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix was begun it was suppos-
ed. though never officially announ-
ced, that an object was to join the
N. M. u A. at Benson. The diff
Guilty of that route is apparent to
those familiar with the contour of
the country, difficulty Sc great as
to be- almost impracticable. On
the other hand route from Phoe-
nix to Tucson by the way of Flor
ence presents minimum of natural
instructions to Arizona railroad
building.
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07
GerOnirmO 10 Return.

Every good citizen of Arizona
will endorse the following from the
San Francisco Chronicle:
The War Department has de-
cided to transfer Geronimo. and
his Apaches from Mount Vernon
barracks in Alabama, where they
have been in custody for several
years, TO Fort Sill, in Oklahoma
Territory There are nearly 800
of Geronimo's Apaches, and they
will be talxeg@tes Fort Sill, and after
period Of surveillance there, will
be returned to their old reserva-
tion III the mountains of Eastern
Arizona.
Once again, as heretofore, the
Chronicle, on behalf of the white
citizens and residents of Arizona,
protests earnestly against such
action on the part of the United
States Government. 1t would be
bad enough to try to locate Ger
onimo and his band at Fort Sill,
but when it is added that this is
onlya period of probation, and that
if they behave themselves for
short time they will be returned to
their old hunting grounds and for
mer residence in the White Noun
tains of Arizona, we protest against
inflicting such curse upon the
people who have built up and de-
veloped Arz. ma and made it nearly
it not quite, ready for Statehood.
We do MT forget that Geronimo
has been depicted as a thoroughly
civilized and converted Apache,
even teaching class IN Sunday
school and impressing upon. the
pupils the lessons of the Ten Com
mandm ents and the Sermon on tn
Mount but none the less do we
believe him to be just what he has
always b. en-, one of the most cum
ming, patient, hypocritical and
hloodthirsty savages and villains
that ever cursed the American con-
tinent.
If the War Department insists
on inficting this outrage on Ari-
zona we do not see that there is
anything for that Territory to do
but to stand on it's innate and in
herent right of self-defense and
take measures to protect itself
against Geronimo and his promising
800 Sunday-school scholars. The
Chronicle cannot tell the people of
Arizona anything about Apaches
The knowledge of that cruel and
treacherous race has been burned
and scared into the consciousness
of Arizona until the scars are in
effaceable. Thus much, however,
we may say, that the Government
of the United States has no more
right to turn 800 Apaches loose in
Arizona. with the fend Geronimo
at their head, than it would have
to stock Arizona with so many
man-eating tigers, and that the
people of Arizona will be fully
justified in adopting any means of
self-protection, no matter what the
consequences may be.
Mesa free press., 1894-09-07

Many of the mines sold these
days are bought by men who bond
or lease and then take the purchase
money from the mine. In most
cases the original owner could just
as we'll do this himself.