The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-02-07

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was an enthusiastic collector. They
constitute a part Of the free exhibition.
The saddle and bride are heavily orna-
| inented with silver and it is stated that
The saddle alone cost the Don $1,000.
| Fremont's headquarters, long low
ldObe, still standing at the corner of
Main and Carr streets, is now used as
q Chinese laundry, and Mrs Fremont,
J. formerly Jessie Benton, and who moved
in the most select society in Washing
ton, D. c., in her declining years is
now residing here in a house presented
her by the ladies of Los Angeles. The
transformation of this old pueblo to a
modern American city has been sur
prisingly rapid. The old plaza, a Cir
cular plot of ground, has been Enclosed
with an ornamental iron fence and
trees and Towering shrubs dot. the ever
green lawn. In its center a cement
multitudes Of goldfish. The old eehhnrch
is still standing but the facade Of the
trCnt Was repaiEedrand rebuilt in 1861.
| rhe old mission\ ells still hang in the
tower and the interior contains many
interesting pictures made many years
ago by the Indian converts. a Spanish
inscription on the front informs the
| visitor that "thiS church is dedicate to
our Lady, the Queen of the Angels"
The padre in charge, who always
preached in Spanish, delivered his fare
we'll discourse last Sunday. He is go
ing to Leon, Spain. A musical service
the choirs Of the Cathedral and the
Church of the Sacred Heart. About
One-fouth Of mile northwesterly is
| the old Spanish cemetery, crowded
with oil wells and derricks on three of
its sides and stone chapel at the
southeast corner. Here are sleeping
the founders of the pueblo. And the
visitor walking among the dilapidated
tOmbs reads the names of Pho Pico,
Kept In remembrance by city streets
and localities bearing their names.
Many OF the Spanish residents live in
this section.
Walk out of the east gate of the
Plaza and across the street ard you en-
ter Chinatown, where 'OutSide barbar-
ianS" are seldom seen in the streets;
Where the long, pointed dragon flag of
yellow silk, is always waving; and all
signs and bulletins are in Chinese char
acters. Here John lives and thrives
and when he feels like it, secretly plays
fan tan and smokes opium. The Chi
nese are industrious, economical, and
are loyal to the government. John has
neither the time nor the inclination to
lounge in the parks nor mount the
band stand and harangue the crowd,
promulgating the doctrines Of socialism
and anarchy. He is not an anarchist.
Last spring when the President and
Mrs Mckinley visited Los Angeles,
Chinatown made grand display. The
great dragon, IS feet in length, was
carried in the procession. Next came
a large float loaded with American born
Chinese f.hil1ron noot1v 1roccoH
with the Stars and Stripes and the flag
OF China floating side by side, and
bearing the motto God bless our
President" 1t was truly pathetic,
when the telegram was received from
Buffalo stating that the President had
been shot. Chinatown was terribly ex-
cited. Down came the yellow flag to
half mast but soon there came anoth-
er message stating that he still lived
declared that the assassin ought to be
lin cheed, which means cutting into
small pieces while living. But, we
must have an exclusion act or onr day
laborers with their families must
starve. 1t is said that in China, the
food for one laborer costs one mace
per day, equivalent to ten-elevent hs
Of cent. Consequently if we admit
the "teeming Millions our laboring
classes would be doomed. Congress-
should see to it that our own people
have protection.
People from the eastern states have
beautiful city, all around on every
side of the old pueblo, and the city is
growing rapidly. BY the census OF
1890 it had about $4,000 inhabitants.
Ten years later lin 1900 it had over
1O2, 900, being the only city of its Size