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horrid practices of the older brutes, man
aged to get O'Keefe out in the morning
The lad had been so badly used that he
was positively sick. Moreover, he had
been beaten into submission, and showed
black eve as the result of his attempt
at self-defense. The present board in
tends to stop these practices, and clean
out the Augean stables of the school
morals 1t is quite probable that if the
boys minds are purged their bodies will
not be so hard to deal with.
HOW THE MEAT BILL WAS CUT
The rsmark at the manner in which
some of the household expenses of the
reform school have been rttiuced has at
tracted much comment and great and
ornate praise has been bestowed upon
the new administration. A large and
eloouent finger was pointed particularly
at the magnificent decrease in the meat
bill for the school, which had been cut
from $500 per month to $500 for the same
period. No perceptible lessening OF tood
was noticeable, and it seemed as ii an
other. but more modern loaVes ana
fishes miracle had been performed. But
these things are susceptible OF explana-
ton. In the verdant fields belor%ing to
the shcool once grazed a herd of fine
Young Jersey cattle, worth about $40
apiece as blooded stock. They Craze
there no longer, for the forty-dollar
hlooded stock has been turned into six
teer-dollar beef by a single blow OF
pole ak. In other words, the Jersey cat
tie have all beer converted into meat
to make up the difference in the meat
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at all the doors and entrances leading
to the rooms. The young toughs, boys
varying from IS to "a years OF. age, and
the worst specimens in the school, de-
clared that they would not work and
would not be beaten; and it would have
been a bold man who would have ven-
tured violence among that hooting
crowd of rebellious youths, whose mus
cles have been trained we'll at the ex-
pense of the state.
THE TRUSTEES INVESTIGATE
William Rowland, Harry Patton and
Mrs. John w. Mitchell, comprising the
board of trustees, and John W. Mitchell,
who is acting as the legal adviser of
the board in this emergency, have been
making a thorough investigation as to
the causes which led up to the mutiny.
All signs point one way, and that is
that Company c, "the silent heroes"
is at the bottom of all the trouble. This
company is composed of all the largest
boys in the school, and it wields its in
nuence over all the rest of the inmates.
Many of the younger boys have de-
clared to Mrs. Mitchell that they are
ready and willing to go back to their
duties, but that they are afraid of Com
pany C. In the words of Mrs. Mitchell,
Company has really been the ruling
the trustees are going to run the insti-
tution.'
Yesterday morning all the members
of Companies A, c and D were sepa-
rately searched, and all pocket knives,
razors, and weapons of any description
were taken from them. The razors We're
part of the boys personal toilet effects,
and apparently We're not regarded as
Dangerous weapons. However. they
were taken from their owners.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER
The anonymous letter received by Su-
perintendent Van Alstyne on June 9th
last, in which bodily harm was threat
ened to him if he did not return to the
milder methods pursued by Mr.. Coffin,
the former superintendent, was made a
subject for strict investigation by the
board Of trustees. A boy by the name
of Newton Edminster was suspected of
having written the letter, which pur-
ported TO come from 800 cadets, and
samples of his handwriting, together
with the letter in question, We're sub
mitted to an expert, who declared that
the same person wrote the samples and
the letter. Edminster was called before
the board and examined. He denied
having written the letter, and when
called upon to produce some specimen
of his handwriting gave the board a
piece of pepper on which We're written in
pencil number of disconnected phrases.
The difference was so marked that at
first the investigators were puzzled
However, they called Edminster back.
and Mr. Mitchell requested him to copy
some typewriter matter in front of
witnesses. Edminster- reluctantly did
so, and then there was no further doubt
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TEN THOUSAND VISITORS
Have Come to California During the
Past Seven DAYS

1t is estimated that the Santa Fe and
the Southern Pacific railroads brought
10000 Christian Endeavorers to Califor-
MIA within the past week. Nearly all
of these arc expected to return east by
way Of Los Angeles, as we'll as large
number who reached San Francisco by
the northern route.
Railroad rates have taken a tumble,
and San Francisco can now be reached
for $3.50. The rate to the city is $5 one
way, and all the brokers are doing an
enormous business at that price. The
eastern rate of $25 goes into effect on
July 18th, and the brokers announce that
they will cut this to s21. The Southern
Pacific refused to recheck baggage here
on westbound transportation, the reason
being SO that passengers could not dis
pose OF the unused portion Of their ticket.
The scheme, however, failed to work.
The Santa Fe made no effort to stop
the sale of unused transportation.
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There is war-red war-at Whittier.
On one side are the trustees and the
officials, backed by force of men called
on to meet the emergency of the un-
looked-fo rebellion; on the other are
the boys, stubborn and threatening
The situation is decidedly strained, and
at almost any moment there may be a
general outbreak among the 800 cadets
now in the buildings.
The whippings that it was reported
took place on Tuesday night served in
a good many cases to bring the young
mutineers to their senses, and many
of them returned to their duties. Com
panies A, D and C. however, were in a
state of rebellion during the morning of
Wednesday. They were locked up in
the basement rooms of the administra-
ton building, and guards were placed
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CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL EVENTS
Chronicled on Pages S. 6, s and 10

Forecast: fair; westerly winds.
Single-tax topics elucidated by DR..
Longstreet.
Burbank rancher killed by run
away team.
An effort being made to obtain a
pardon for Mace Mayes.
Fire commissioners fine two delin-
quents; oil well permits allowed.
The killing of crazy horse causes
a complaint for cruelty to animals.
The family of w. M. Ware, in Jail
for forgery, left penniless and desti-
tute.
An arrest made at Downey in con-
nection with the assault upon Lee
Mayne.
Boarding-house keeper suing for
$4,000 damages for being run down
by a milk wagon.
Chamber of commerce will take act
ion in regard to the miserable condi-
tion of paved streets.
Charges against Police Officer Rich
ardson fall fiat; police commissioners
fill another place on the force.
The rebellion at Whittier crushed
for the present; recalcitrants given a
fogging which they will remember;
bestial practices among the inmates.
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by the superior court of said county to
Whittier State school on the 1st day of
January, 1897, for the crime of burglary
and allege that in the judgment of the said
board of trustees the said John Doe is
entirely incorrigible and determined to be
an improper subject for detention in said
school.
Wherefore, the said John Doe Is returned
to said court under section 16 of the act of
March %, 1898. amending an act entitled
IAN act to establish state reform school,
etc." for such action as the court may see
fit and proper in the premises.
Dated at Whittier, Los Angeles county,
this 1st day of July, 1897. H.
(Signed)
Board of Trustees Whittier State School.
Attest:
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THE REBELS ON THE RAMPAGE

wont stand it atall. We have already made
arrangements to strike and might strike
friday, if not then in a few days later. 1t
is all right to lik boy. but not so hard.
we ant animals.
"You might just as well treat us like
Coffin did and we are going to be treated
that way.
1T is a shame some of us cant give you
that kind of treatment
"If you treat us rite we will do rite by
you, and as long as you treat us like dogs
we will do the same by you.
You are worse than dead dog.
1--WE will now close.
"Hoping you will do better in the future.
eve remain, 300 cadets of the
"Whittier State school in your charge.
And we must have some decent grub
and we are going to get it or good by to
Whittier and we will fly the COOP
ANOTHER MESSAGE
This somewhat suggestive epistle was
sent on June o. On June go Edministel
decided that he would write to his
| mother. All letters from the boys to out
side parties pass through the superir-
tendents hands, and a very differen
tone was adopted by the writer, who au-
thorizes as follows:
Loving Mother: 1t gives me great delight
| to write you these few lines. l received
| such a loving letter from Ted l ditent ne
what to do. l think | will see you soon
again as l would like to be with my loving
mother once more. Just think it has beer
| four long years since have lived with you
and l know when | and my loving mother
come together again we will live happy
and 1 intend to be your support and joy.
l love you M. even if l aint with you
don't worey about me, for the day will
come when you and me will be living to-
gether again and l no we will be happy
L am in the best of helth and hope you
are the same.
We have a new superintendent and he
seems to be a very nice man. his name is
Mr.. Van Alstyne.
How is my little John getting along. Kiss
him for me.
I will now close saying prayer for you
all, may God be with you all.
1 remain your loving son.
NEWTON EDMINSTER,
Company c.
Write soon.
The contrast between the two asser-
tons that Mr.. Van Alstyne is "worse
than dead dog" and is "a very nice
man." is quite touching.
THREATENED WITH PRISON
The board of trustees has about de-
cided that the ringleaders in the trouble
can stay no longer in the school, and il
will be recommended that they be re-
turned to the court which sentenced
them to the reform school, and by that
justice be sent to San Quentin or Fol-
som for such a term as the original Of
Tense may call for. Mr.. Mitchell. as
legal adviser of the board, has drawn UP
commitment blank, addressed to the
Judge who sentenced the youth returned
on order of the trustees. Section 16
of the act of March 2S, 1898, makes it
possible for the trustees to rid them
selves of a boy who seems determinedly
obstinate in his viciousness. The blank
Is as follows:
State of California, county of Los Angeles,
Whittier State School.
TO the Honorable Judge of the Superior
Court of the county of Los Angeles: The
hoard of trustees of Whittier State school
hereby complain Of John Doe, committed
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PERSONAL

P. Walsh of Topeka, Kas., general bag
gage agent for the Santa Fe railroad is
a guest at the Hollenbeck
james Fl. O'Brien, prominent build
ing cont% ctor from San Francisco, is
at the Hollenbeck, accompanied by his
wife.
non. George A. Fisher of San Fran
cisco, late commissioner of building and
loan associations, arrived in the, city
yesterday having come to attend the
funeral of his sister, who died at Santa
Monica Tuesday. The funeral will take
place this morning at Pasadena,
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A CHINAMAN ACQUITTED
A Jury Finds Jew Sing Not Guilty Of
Selling Lottery Tickets

Another victory was scored for the
Chinese lottery dealers in Justice Nor.
rison's court last night. Jew Sing, who
was arrested by Officers Fowler and
Sparks on a charge of selling lottery
tickets was found not guilty by a jury
which was only out about so minutes.
The evidence was about the same as that
introduced at the former trials. The
Chinese did some hard swearing but the
jury seemed ready to believe them
in preference to the officers.
Senator Deboe, the new Kentucky
member, has called regularly once day
at the White House since he took LIS
seat as senat tor. s'H -"
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People Never knnw

What they want but we will try YOU
again. Good hard finished four-room
cottage with large unfinished room up
stairs, good lot and barn one block from
car line for $3.50, at the rate of $40 q
month, pay down whatever you like and
we throw in some fine climate A good
view and piece of the moon, if YOU
want it. Langworthy Company, 226 s.
Spring street.
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EVENTS OF TODAY

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Meeting of Free Harbor league,
chamber of commerce. p. m.
Semi-annual election of officers,
Northwest Improvement association,
S12 Temple streets p. m.
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containing a picture and description
were distributed all over Southern Call
ifornia. A Redondo constable received
one and recognized the lad from it. VIII
lie will now have to go back to his
mamma whether he wants to or not
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BACK TO MAMMA
A Runaway Lad Will Be Taken
Home

frankie Wilson, 1G-yeaT -oid boy who
ran away from, his home at San Pedro
several weeks ago, was found at Re
dondo yesterday on a police circular
which was issued from the Los Angeles
station. Mrs. c. w. Curtis, the mother
of the boy, wrote to the city Immediately
after the lads departure. An effort was
made to locate him and lot of circulars
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Some of the boys sobbed. some of
them groaned; but one or two took each
stroke with a stubborn doggedness that
showed an i'll nature. By the time the
boys were making their third round
the whips We're drawing blood, but the
offense had been a severe one and the
punishment was equally heavy. The
boys were the worst element in COM
panles A, c and D, and they were re-
ceiving a portion of their punishment for
rehplliA
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THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Re of observations
taken at Los Angeles, July Z. The
barometer is reduced to sea level.
Time. Bar. Th'r. RH. Wind Vel wth'r
!am- 29.91 SO 92 NE Cloudy
!p.m. 29.S7 II 90 SW 10 Clear
Maximum temperature, 76.
Minimum temperature, 81.
Indications for Southern California; Fair
Thursday; westerly winds.
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officer at all. Some of the boys refused
to obey their superior officers and for
this they will be punished. The worst
that has occurred is the fact that the
boys in their cells shouted, yelled and
sung, later refusing to go on detail The
boys are not sent here because they are
good; and as long as they are bad the
trustees are going to do all they can to
reform them" -a
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
While the members of the board are
drawing up this statement in the hand
some committee room on the second
floor, very different scene was being
enacted in the basement of the main
building. On benches around the walls
sat about dozen deputy sheriffs, Off
GERS of the school and special guards.
armed with clubs for their visible weap-
ons. In the center of the room stood
two men. their coats off and in their
hands pieces of rubber packing, about
two feet long and an inch wide. One
side of the room was u triple row of
boys, stripped to their Shirts the rear
part pinned up. AS the word of com
mand was given one of them would
come to the front, bend over ard, swish!
the rubberwhip would raise a huge welt
on the bare flesh.
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THE COMMUNICATION

IftE GUM M ONlCAIlOIN
I'VE drop you these few lines to let you
know that we are going to strike IL you
don't get down to business. We are tired
of your monkeying, and we want you to
understand that we won't fool with you
any longer. You are straping us boys to
hard and we ant going to stand it any
longer.
when Capt. Brady takes a boy to the
office all he haste say is that he wants this
boy STRAPPED, and you will give him 30 and
40 lilSs with the strap. Now we don't want
that kind of business any longer. We want
a fair show and we are going to get 1t or
we will all go over through the field.
You make us sick and now there are
over 800 of us going on strike and If we
do we will make it hot for you, we will,
sure go.
"You treat us worse than dogs and we
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AUTHOR OF THE ANONYMOUS LETTER FOUND
OFFICIAL STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES
the Notorious
pany c. Ring Thrashed With Rubber Whips
Till the Blood Runs-How the eBsefB Was
to a Remarkable Extent

as to the authorship of the threatening
letter. The document itself. dated at
Whittier on June 81, and addressed to
Mr.. Van Alstyne, reads as follows:
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A pretty

1893 calendar for you -
whether you guess the
missing word or not
Get Schs2aMg's Best tea
at your grocer's threetimes,
and send us the yellow
tickets withyour guesses.
Rules of contest published in large
advertisement about the first and middle
Of each MONTH. Az
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ATTEMPTED INCENDIARIsM

ATTEMPTED in CEN DlAklSM
Yesterday another thing was discov
cred to show how much more serious
than at first supposed was the attempt
at, rebellion. The guards around the
administration building and the trades
shop discovered number of oily rags
placed in punches around the two build
ings. These were at once removed as
possible source of danger. Later it WAS
found that, every piace of fire hose Oh
the grounds had been cut in several
places, rendering it absolutely useless
until repaired A force of men was at
once set to work repairing the hose so
that it could be utilized in an emer-
gency. This one act of the mutineere
shows how fully planned had been the
scheme to successfully conduct the re-
hellion.
BESTIAL DEPRAVITY
Another thing that the trustees are
devoting attention to is the frightful
state of immortality that exists in the
school. The most bestial crimes against
nature are practiced, the elder boys ter.
rorizing the younger ones and forcing
them to submit to these horrid practices
In the hospital at the present moment
are eleven eases, al boys who have been
the victims of this vile species of out
rage. The officers who were there under
the former administration do not hesi-
tate to say that these practices We're
known and if not connived at We're at
least winked at. When the tough ele-
ment of Companies A. C and d were seq
regated and placed by themselves in a
playroom young lad named O'Keefe.
aged about IA, was put in with them.
A merciful Official. remembering the
The herald., 1897-04-23

the Sangamon, and redolent with sweet
scents from the Chicago river. We do
not wish to rob the Prairie statesman of
any eclat fairly earned by his brilliant
corruscations of wit. But. just the same.
It is quite as well to let the Dingley bill
season for a brief period in the senate
before springing it with all the imperfec-
tions incident to the haste in which 1t
was rushed through the house under
the heavy logic of Gear Reeds gavel.
A little deliberation and an opportunity
to hear what the people have to say in
answer to the special pleadings of the
attorneys and lobbyists of the trusts
will do no harm. This great work of
might be applied with benefit to the
office of the secretary of war. That Is
neither a deliberative nor judicial body.
Its functions are merely executive. Mr..
Masons figures of speech are catchy.
If he will just put Alger and his friend
Hood into the dry dock and scrape the
barnacles off SO that they may make
haste to San Pedro and begin the work
congress has ordered, he will be all right
The senate may be "a lonely graveyard
to which are committed the bodies OF
deceased measures" Dead things be-
long in graveyard. and such places are
usually lonely. But the harbor question
is not dead nor moribund. Let us put
all our excess of energy into that matter.
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old, born in slavery. and had devoted
40 years of her life to serving the Nolan
family. When the emancipa tion procla-
nation was issued she declined to leave
her mistress. Aunt Evaline was that
rare bird among negroes an old maid.
The late Jules Jouy who wrote many
OF the most famous songs of the Paris
streets. was a Partisan of the Parisians.
and had been copious contributor to
comic papers ever since he had taught
himself to write, for he received the
merest elementary education in youth.
He first attracted notice by his ballads
at the Chat Noir tavern. and subse-
quently composed many Socialistic and
political squibs in verse. He was one of
the most determined opponents OF Gen.
Boulanger.
Gov. Pingree Of Michigan has received
the following letter from Charles A. Bu-
siel Of Laconia, N. H.: my attention
has been called to the contrary in regard
to your serving as mayor and governor
at the same time. Your case Is the same
as my own. was mayor Of the city OF
Laconia when elected governor Of the
state of New Hampshire. was inau-
gurated January 1, 1895, and served out
my term as mayor, ending March Is,
1885. Gov. Western did the same thing
he serving out an unexpired term %
mayor Of Manchester"
The herald., 1897-04-23
The Los Angeles Fiesta

The Los Angeles Fiesta has now be-
come one of the notable features of CAL
ifornia life, and serves to attract an
nually a large number of visitors to the
state. 1t has not yet become so noted as
the carnival at New Orleans, but is rap
idly approaching a close rivalry with
that great festival and promises within
a few years to surpass it in magnitude,
in brilliancy and in popularity.
An occasion Of this kind, which serves
so we'll to advance the welfare of the
state, is matter of no little Importance.
1t is something more than a pleasant
rastime and a weeks frolic. 1t takes
the nature Of ceremony, serving as an
education in artistic development and
in the art Of life. 1t makes known
throughout the world the genialty of our
climate. the profusion of our flowers,
the wealth and culture of our people and
the open -doored hospitality of our homes.
1t gives to California a repute and a
prestige among the states Of the union
which add to its attractiveness to all
who have strongly developed social in
stincts and the means to exercise them.
1t serves, therefore, to promote the gen.
eral interests of the community and de-
serves liberal patronage from all parts
of the state.
The Fiesta this year has a particular
claim on the people of San Francisco,
from the fact that when a carnival in this
city was talked of some of the leading
men in Los Angeles arranged to bring
large excursions from Southern Cali
fornia to take part in it, That the in
tention was not fulfilled is due in nowise
to Los Angeles. The kindness which
prompted it and the state patriotism
manifested in it remain as obligations
for us to repay. We should fulfill to Los
Angeles that which her people promised
to us. Our society should show itself
there, and add what 1t can to the beauty
ard the gayety of the festival. We should
help the enterprising people of the south
to make their display worthy of a ma
tional reputation, being we'll assured that
all the benefit TO be derived from 1t Will
not be confined to that portion Of the
commonwealth, but that we. in common
with the rest of California, will reap
a portion of it as we'll as of the pleasure
which the Fiesta will afford to all who
witness its beauty and take part in its
gayeties.-San Francisco Call.
The herald., 1897-04-23
THE RETROACTIVE CLAUSE

The Democratic members of the senate
have won victory of great Importance
in knocking out the retroactive clause
in the Dingley bill, which seeks to collect
duty on goods imported subsequent to
April 18th of this year.
The tariff bill passed ten years ago
is still in force and any goods brought
into our ports prior to the passage of the
bill now under consideration. or of some
other measure formally repeating the
bill in force. should pay duty under the
existing schedules.
The amendment to the Dingley bill.
tackled on at the last moment before the
house voted on it as whole, is clearly
retroactive legislation. The delay Incl
dent to the passing Of any new tariff
law necessarily paralyzes business, but
nc uncertainty as 10 what the law will
be could do half the damage sure to
follow this retroactive clause. 1t leaves
merchants in a state of the greatest pos
sible doubt. 1t may take three months
to send the Dingley bill to the president.
No clairvoyant skill can reveal what
changes it may undergo in the mean
time. Buyers are therefore in dense ig-
norance of what they will have to pay
for goods actually bought and being
sold day by day.
The program outlined by the Demo-
cratic members of the senate is the
right thing. 1t is one for which they will
receive the thanks of all business men,
Republicans as we'll as Democrats.