anaheim-gazette 1887-05-12

WEEKLY GAZETTE THURSDAY...MAY 12, 1887. SUBSCRIPTION. per year, $2. MIGHT VS. RIGHT. Two episodes which have occurred in this State recently are such as to attract the attention of the world at large and afford a text for innumerable homilies upon the justice or injustice of the law, as each particular writer views the matter. The first case to which we will refer is the water war in Fresno county, which has before been reviewed in these columns, and which has reached a lawless culmination. A recent decision of the Supreme Court established the rights of riparian owners to all the water flowing through their lands needed by them, but years before this decision was made large numbers of settlers had built homes in Fresno county, planted crops and trees, relying upon the old-time doctrine of appropriation. And so it came to pass that when the agents of the riparian owners went to the headgate of the Kingsburg and Centerville ditch last week to shut down the gate and prevent the water from flowing into the appropriators' canal, they found a large body of armed and masked men who forbade them to touch the gate and ordered them to leave the place—and their ripparians stood not upon the order of their going but went at once. And what do these armed men say in justification of their unlawful and hostile attitude? Why, that under the fostering influence of what was, and is, deemed good law, they had spent years of time and toil upon their homes; that without the precious water their crops would die, the fruit would parch and shrivel on the tree, hunger would press upon their families, and they would have to leave the shelter of the family roof, under which their children were born and which was endeared to them by the most binding ties. Then could one and all with young men in administration. They effect that those who vice when the civil are to be subjected promotion. Now, described by the Civil consists of a series of history, physiology, metic, so as "to test of the applicant," it of eighteen fresh free capacious or other such knowledge, well of sight. For it is aminations as presuppose little referenceifications for the passage he aspires, but they taining his general A JUSTIFIABLE STRIKE. The bakers of San Francisco are on a strike. That they have good reasons for adopting this questionable method of redressing labor wrongs may be judged by the demands they make, which are these: Weekly payment of wages. Six days work per week. Ten hours to constitute a day's work, except on Saturday, when fourteen hours is to be called a day's work. Lodgings to be outside the house of the employer. All bakers to be employed from the Labor Union Bureau. This list of demanded reforms exposes a condition of affairs which few people knew anything about, and reveals a life of toil and almost slavery which will call for sympathy. The first demand—payment of wages weekly—is pre-eminently a just one. In large cities, where the credit system does not obtain as generally as in the country, it is difficult for a workingman to tide over from one month to another; for as is too often the case, their wages are just barely enough to support their family. Nor is there any good reason why the employer should not accede to this demand, for their collections are weekly, and the withholding of the wages of their employees to the end of the month is a petty abuse which should not be permitted to exist. Six days work per week is enough for any man, no matter what his occupation may be. If Christianity had done nothing else for mankind than to establish the Sabbath as a day of rest, it would still be entitled to the reverence and respect of the people. This one day of rest in seven is a blessed boon to the workingman; and everyone who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow should, whether he be infidel or Christian, firmly uphold the Sabbath as a day of rest. The third demand of the bakers reveals a hardship of a peculiar kind. It transpires that from fourteen to sixteen hours constitute a day's work in that trade, and that they think ten hours a day very moderate in with young men in administration. The effect that those who vice when the civil are to be subjected promotion. Now, described by the Civil consists of a series of history, physiology, metic, so as "to test of the applicant," it of eighteen fresh free capacious or otherwise such knowledge, well of sight. For it is aminations as presuppose little referenceifications for the passage he aspires, but they taining his general Old age has not denied abilities of Jeff Davis said, has it mollified never sweet temper. review of Lord Wolfe Lee is as cutting a book ever read: "In the comparison cases of General and the hypothesis impression made was unable to realize such a high grade o many of the different questions occurred." stood not upon the order of their going but went at once. And what do these armed men say in justification of their unlawful and hostile attitude? Why, that under the fostering influence of what was, and is, deemed good law, they had spent years of time and toil upon their homes; that without the precious water their crops would die, the fruit would parch and shrivel on the tree, hunger would press upon their families, and they would have to leave the shelter of the family roof, under which their children were born and which was endeared to them by the most binding ties. They could say, and doubtless do say, that the water so precious to them is by virtue of law and might turned into the river, there to be lost, to serve no useful purpose, for it is notorious that the riparian proprietors in that county cannot use the greater part of the water flowing in the stream, but because they have the lawful right to it all they want it all. And soothwithstanding the respect for law which every good citizen should entertain, how many of our readers is there who find it in their hearts to condemn them? They are criminals, guilty of no crime; they are outlaws, not deserving of punishment. Still another instance of defiance of law, parallel in some respects to the one cited, occurred in Plumas county last week. That county is the seat of hydraulic mining against which an injunction has been granted, but in defiance of that injunction many of the mines are still worked. All efforts to enforce the law have heretofore proved futile, because mining is the only industry of the county, and the livelihood of almost every man, woman and child in the county is derived from the pursuit of that industry. Hence, the officers of the law are powerless and in active sympathy with its violators. This condition of things caused the matter to be carried into the U. S. Courts, and the U. S. District Attorney, desiring some information, sent a special agent, L. F. Basset, to Plumas county to investigate the hydraulic mining field and report to him the status of affairs. Mr. Basset went to Quincy, the county seat, but his arrival was expected. No hotelkeeper would give him accommodations, no storekeeper would sell him oven a cracker to appease his hunger, and he was waited upon by a committee of miners who told him if he valued his life to leave the place—and he left forthwith. By this act Plimas county has virtually seceded from the Union. It has defied the authority of the State Courts and of the United States Courts, and has proclaimed itself an independent commonwealth. It will be interciting to note what steps will be taken to place the rebellious people under subjection. Doubtless vigorous measures will soon be adopted. These hydraulic mining outlaws probably use about the same argument in justification of their acts as do the Fresno county farmers, but they are not entitled to the same sympathy, by any means. They cannot plead that their lawless acts hurt nobody, for the slickness and debris from their mines If Christianity had done nothing else for mankind than to establish the Sabbath as a day of rest, it would still be entitled to the reverence and respect of the people. This one day of rest in seven is a blessed boon to the workingman; and everyone who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow should, whether he be indulgent or Christian, firmly uphold the Sabbath as a day of rest. The third demand of the bakers reveals a hardship of a peculiar kind. It transpires that from fourteen to sixteen hours constitute a day's work in that trade, and that they think ten hours a day very moderate indeed! And yet the tradesmen who are agitating for nine or eight hours as a day's labor are immeasurably better able to stand fourteen hours at their work than is the baker ten hours at his work. Who that has lived in cities has not been often greeted with a suffocating whiff of heated air which comes up from the basement where the immured bakers are at work? Their workshops in the main are little better than dungeons, badly ventilated and necessarily heated to an unbearable degree by the ovens. And yet such has been the condition of affairs hitherto, that they look forward with delight to an arrangement whereby for five days in the week they will work for ten hours a day and on the sixth day fourteen hours in this cheerless, stifling and unhealthy atmosphere! Conditions which to them seem freedom would mean to other working men something akin to slavery. But not only have these men been compelled to labor long hours, but their freedom has been further curtailed by being compelled to sleep on the same premises and contiguous to the hot and unhealthy atmosphere where they worked. It is difficult to understand how some customs originate, and it is probable that the cause which gave rise to this rule is not known to those who today follow it blindly. It is a reliance of serfdom under which the workingman of the present day cannot be expected to remain quiescent. The proposition that all bakers should be employed from the Labor Union Bureau is of questionable propriety; but if the very moderate demands of the bakers cannot be attained without the help of unions, then they should cry "The union forever!" Law unions are as autocratic, unjust and unreasonable in their way as the employer is in his way, and we have about as much sympathy for one as the other. But we are compelled to admit that without organization the workingman is buffeted about and imposed upon, and it is only by concerted effort that he can ameliorate his condition. CHINESE NOT WANTED. In the early days of California's history the Chinese in the State were considered by laborers as well as employers an unmixed blessing. But as they increased and multiplied by immigration, this feeling changed in a way which needs no explanation to California readers. But the anti-Chinese sentiment was confined until late in this State, because the mass of the people in the East had no conception of the situation. But the Old age has not done abilities of Jeff Davis said, has it modified never sweet temper; review of Lord Wolfe Lee is as cutting a book ever read: "In the comparison cases of General and the hypothesis impression made was unable to realize such a high grade o many of the different question occurred perverted and aptered not remember ever felt any interest in report created an it would save General impending sacrifice." Suggestive Letter Ed. Gazette:—A started out in the riter question I would and figures. In redditch my idea is head to the east line district. We have flume to replace at we have about 400 for an expense of several year, and the first hit in the river bed and in the first flood and cavern than a thousand dollars large gates that cost three of them are not maintainthe present pipe crosses tha posed to cross it, it m ter which runs both parallel with it for now with only the few w narrow banks to keep ing away. Now,the sequence will wash tha away and that mean miles of pipe or a new ditch is built it t $16 000,and you w miles of extra ditch t side hill ditches are e will have two or three stantly repair. My proposition is contemplated ditch f flume $5,000,t three $22 000.Expend $16 $3,000 in pipingthe se from the reservoir te ditch at Mr Langueb $9,000 on the Cajon d and with that amount ditch it will carry 16 12,justthe amount t ditches now when tha pacity.Of course,$16plete the reservoir no Cajon ditchthe desire start on good substan isthe foundation of a nothing or a very little loss being by evaporation grade ofthe ditch and improved. One year was one-tenth of a foot what bends that were places graded down,t creased to two tenths fromthe head to flumphthe proper way to incitethe Cajon ditch.The bethe flumes and tha away with except I were 423 feetof filla has defied the authority of the State Courts and of the United States Courts, and has proclaimed itself an independent commonwealth. It will be interesting to note what steps will be taken to place the rebellious people under subjection. Doubtless vigorous measures will soon be adopted. These hydraulic mining outlaws probably use about the same argument in justification of their acts as do the Fresno county farmers, but they are not entitled to the same sympathy, by any means. They cannot plead that their lawless acts hurt nobody, for the slickens and debris from their mines have about ruined the finest natural waterway in the State, have utterly destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land, have driven from their homes hundreds of families, and endangered thousands of lives. The slickens have filled up the Sacramento river to such an extent that with every winter freshet the most extreme diligence is required to keep Sacramento, Marysville and other towns from being overflowed. The grand principle of the greatest good to the greatest number requires that hydraulic mining should cease, and the defiance of the miners should be promptly accepted by the Government and punishment mated out to them. STATE CONTROLLER DUNN has made arrangements with a Philadelphia firm by which the pure-wine stamps required by a recent Act of the Legislature will be furnished by June 1st in any desired quantity. The law goes into effect on that day. It was thought for a while that the purpose of the law would be defeated, as the Legislature made no provision for furnishing the stamps. Dealers in wines do not wish to use them, but if one or two do so the others will have to follow suit. A PARTY by the name of Pinkham committed suicide at St. Helena last Wednesday by drowning himself in a vat of wine. Wine drinkers should sight shy of St. Helena brands for a time until it is reasonably certain that the wine has undergone the process of purifying itself. THE Michigan Legislature has put a price of one cent a head upon every dead sparrow produced for the premium. What a delightful and profitable time the Michigan small boy will have with his little sling-shot! CHINESE NOT WANTED. In the early days of California's history the Chinese in the State were considered by laborers as well as employers an unmixed blessing. But as they increased and multiplied by immigration, this feeling changed in a way which needs no explanation to California readers. But the anti-Chinese sentiment was confined until late city to this State, because the mass of the people in the East had no conception of the situation. But the number of tourists who have of late visited California and visited the Chinese slums and saw John in all his native filth and with his wealth of smell about him, have fathomed to some extent the mystery of the Californian's antipathy to them as neighbors; and the increased number of Chinese who have found their way into the labor centers of the East have opened the eyes of the laboring classes there to the danger of fostering this formidable competitor. It is evident that a complete revulsion of feeling on this subject has taken place, and that an extension of the Restriction bill would now evoke but little opposition. Even the cold blooded Canadians are becoming anti-Chinese in sentiment, and a per capita tax of $50 is proposed on each Chinese immigrant. Is this a purely Canadian measure, or do we recognize the fine political hand and influence of El Hammond and other financial and political exiles from the free soil of America? And is it possible that even a Chinaman would pay $50 for the privilege of living in Canada? We can readily understand why a Caucasian or Celestial would be willing to pay even more than that to get away from Canadian snows and storms, and if the object of our northern neighbor is to raise revenue it would doubtless accomplish its aims by charging an exit fee instead of an entrance fee, for emigration from that country will continue for some time to be greater than immigration into it. A PARTISAN TRICK- Those who believe that the Democratic party is a disloyal party, and that the hatred engendered in the Southern wing of the party during the war is still in full force and virtue, will have their belief strengthened by a recent rule of the Civil Service Commission which, whatever its intention, will have the effect of displacing veterans from public office and filling their places. with young men in sympathy with the administration. The rule referred to is in effect that those who were in the public service when the civil service law was enacted, are to be subjected to an examination before promotion. Now, as the examination prescribed by the Civil Service Commissioners consists of a series of questions in geography, history, physiology, readin', 'ritin' and 'rith-metic, so as "to test the general knowledge of the applicant," it is obvious that the kid of eighteen fresh from school, with his head, capacious or otherwise, crammed with just such knowledge, would best the veteran out of sight. For it is notorious that the examinations as prescribed by the Commission have little reference to the candidate's qualifications for the particular office to which he sapires, but they are content with ascertaining his general knowledge. Not only is it directly charged that the adoption of this rule is a scheme to oust Republicans and inject Democrats into the vacant places, but it is pointed out that the rule is in direct violation of the law enacted by Congress, which provided that those officials in office when the law was passed were exempted from its operations. If this be true, it is an outrageous exhibition of partisanship which will not receive the sanction of the reputable members of the party which it is intended to benefit, and will bring a good law into disrepute. Old age has not dimmed the intellectual abilities of Jeff Davis, nor, it may also be said, has it modified the acerbities of his never sweet temper. The conclusion of his review of Lord Wolseley's article on General Lee is as cutting a bit of sarcasm as we have ever read: "In the comparison instituted between the cases of General Washington and Lee, and the hypothesis of Mr. Davis, the first impression made was how very puerile. I am unable to realize that a British officer of such a high grade could be so ignorant of many of the differences in those cases, and the question occurred, why he should be so protected and careful." New Saloon. I WILL OPEN MY NEW SALOON OPPOSITE THE postoffice building on Saturday morning, the 16th instar, and I hereby extend an invitation to all my friends to give me a call. I will keep the finest of Equestrians and cigars, and hope to deserve a share of public patronage. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD Of Trustees of the Town of Anahiem will meet on Tuesday, June 21, 1897, at the Town Hall in said Town of Anahiem, at 3 o'clock p.m. of said day, to give a hearing to all parties desiring to show cause against the opening and extending of Broadway from Palm street to the western limits of the said town, as per map of said proposed extension, on file in the office of the Town Clerk. By order of the Board of Trustees, M. NEBELUNG Town Clerk. F. L. MASON, W. A. DOANE, Proprietor. PLANTERS'HOTEL, CENTER STREET, ANAHEIM, CAL. Headquarters of Commercial Travelers. Large Sample Rooms to Connection. HORSES. ---75 HEAD OF HORSES--- For sale at his stables on the corner of Alliso and San Fernando streets, Los Angeles, which were received from the northern counties. Among them are a number of Matched Teams. Also first-class roadsters for single driving, and saddle horses. This is an extra fine lot of horses, all sound, well broken and free from blemish. Call early and get your pick of the lot. At Reasonable Prices. J.S.WEBER Pacific Coast Steamship COMPANY. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. General Agents, San Francisco. NORTHERN ROUTES. Embrace lines for Portland, Or., Victoria, B.C., and Puget Sound and Alaska, and all coast ports. SOUTHERN ROUTES. TIME TABLE FOR MAY, 1898. STEAMERS Apr 29 May 1 May 2 May 5 Santa Rosa May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Los Angeles May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Queen of Pacific May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Eureka May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Santa Rosa May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Los Angeles May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Queen of Pacific May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Eureka May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Santa Rosa May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Los Angeles May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Queen of Pacific May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Eureka May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Santa Rosa May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Los Angeles May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Queen of Pacific May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Eureka May 1 May 3 May 6 May 7 Santa Rosa May 1 May OLD age has not dimmed the intellectual abilities of Jeff Davis, nor, it may also be said, has it modified the acerbities of his never sweet temper. The conclusion of his review of Lord Wolseley's article on General Lee is as cutting a bit of sarcasm as we have ever read: "In the comparison instituted between the cases of General Washington and Lee, and the hypothesis of Mr. Davis, the first impression made was how very puerile. I am unable to realize that a British officer of such a high grade could be so ignorant of many of the differences in those cases, and the question occurred, why he should be so perverted and spiteful against one who does not remember ever to have seen him or have felt any interest in him, except when the report created an unrealized hope that he would save General Charles Gordon from impending sacrifice." Suggestive Letter From Supt. Karnes ED. GAZETTE:—As Mr. McFadden has started out in the right direction on the water question, I would like to add a few acca and figures. In regard to the Anaheim ditch, my idea is to abandon it from the head to the east line of the present water district. We have not only that mile of flume to replace at an expense of $5000, but we have about 400 feet of dam to keep up at an expense of several hundred dollars per year, and the first half mile of said ditch is in the river bed and will be washed out with the first flood and cannot be replaced for less than a thousand dollars. Then we have five large gates that cost about $350 each, and three of them are nearly gone, and if you maintain the present Anaheim ditch where the pipe crosses the sandwash, or is supposed to cross it, it merely divides the water which runs both sides of the ditch and parallel with it for nearly or quite two miles with only the few willows growing on the narrow banks to keep the ditch from washing away. Now, the first flood of any consequence will wash that two miles or ditch away and that means the expense of two miles of pipe or a new ditch. Again, if that new ditch is built it will cost from $14,000 to $16,000, and you will have seven or eight miles of extra ditch to keep up and those side hill ditches are expensive. Besides you will have two or three large flumes to constantly repair. My proposition is this: Estimating the contemplated ditch $16,000, replacing the flume $5,000, three gates $1,000, we have $22,000. Expend $10,000 on the reservoir, $3,000 piping the sandwash and ditching from the reservoir to the present Anaheim ditch at Mr. Lungenberger's east line, and $9,000 on the Cajon ditch from flume 7 to 12, and with that amount expended on said ditch it will carry 1600 inches to flume No. 12, just the amount that is carried in both ditches now when they are running full capacity. Of course, $10,000 would not complete the reservoir nor would $9,000 give the Cajon ditch the desired capacity, but it is a start on good substantial work. The Cajon is the foundation of a good ditch; you lose nothing or a very little by seepage, the main loss being by evaporation, owing to the light grade of the ditch and this can be greatly improved. One year ago the average grade was one-tenth of a foot in 100 feet and by what bends that were taken out and high places graded down, the grade has been increased to two tenths or double its velocity from the head to flume No. 7, and that is the proper way to increase the capacity of the Cajon ditch. The great expense would be the flumes and they could be all done away with, except Nos. 1 and 2. There were 423 feet of fills made last summer in... NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SELLING OUT! As the public well knows, at the time I sold out to the firm of Northam, Cahen & Nebelung, I had on hand my usual large stock of dry goods. The new firm does not deal in dry goods, and my contract with them compels me to sell out my stock as quickly as possible. 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