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would be popular, or beneficial from a
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THE LAND-GRABBERs.

would be popular, or beneHclal IioHi
partisan standpoint.
THE ND-GRABBERS.
Mountain Echo: There is nothing SO
dangerous to the interests of the miner
and prospector in the mining regions OF
California, as the operations of the un-
scrupulous land-g -grabbers, who, in the
past ten or twelve years, have made
it a business within themselves TO ap-
propriate by false representations, ev-
cry available acre of mineral land by
laying upon such purchases lieu land
script, school script, and the like in
payment of mineral lands, represent
ing at the time of purchase, the char
acter CT the lands to be anything but
mineral. School sections have been
dealt with in this manner, contrary
to every provision of Congress and the
revised statutes.
This gross injustice has been carried
on extensively in the southern part of
Calaveras County, as well as in por-
tions of Tuolumne County The Gov
ernmant is not aware of it, and tina
ordinary mortal in search of mining
prospects, ignorant as how to proceed
against the "grabbers, stands idly by,
" IiIIl-S, Dul QllCOIlSCIONS ctS INV " az =,
in order to restore these valuable min
eral lands to the public domain for the
benefit of the prospector.
A COMPLIMENT.
Oakland Tribune: The reorganiZa-
ton Of the Sacramento police force un-
der the Land administration evidently
did it world of good, for the quick
work done in locating and jailing the
murderous assailants of E. j. Croly be-
speaks a thoroughly efficient depart
ment. There is little doubt that the
right men have been captured and as
their crime was a cold-blooded, brutal
one. it is hard work to keep the angry
citizens from having recourse to the
oldtime lynch law. For the fair fame
of California it is to be hoped that
the Capital City will not bring reproach
on the State by any such border meth
DDS, but will be satisfied to let the law
take it's course.
PRECISELY.
Los Angeles Times: When the yell
low iends begin reporting that the
President is in state of physical col
lapse, we are reminded of the times
when their predecessors were wont to
print stories to the effect that General
Grant was a drunkard and that Abra-
ham Lincoln was an ape.
NOT BY PURCHASE.
Los Angeles Express: Every now
and then there are groupings out in
Washington, and also in some places
in Europe, of what is taken to be a
purpose, or at any rate, willingness,
on the part of the United States to
purchase Cuba of Spain; and always in
this relation appears something more
than a suggestion that Spain might be
ready tc sell, in order to have the Gu
ban debt assured.
We do not believe that President Nc
Kinley, or any one in authority under
him, is to be charged with the throw
ing out of these hints from time to
time The President undoubtedly
knows the temper of the people, and
unquestionably he is Of that temper
himself It is not Cuba that the peo-
pie want, it is peace with independence
for Cuba If the choice were submit
ted to US to-day, of buying the island
for ourselves, for a lump sum of even
moderate dimensions, or going to war
to drive the Spanards from the island,
the people, by an overwhelming major
ity. would be for war.