DISTURBANCES IN CALIFORNIA,
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DISTURBANCES IN CALIFORNIA,


find outrage committed upon The rights Of


Foreigners.


We insert the following extract from a
letter received by the Don Quixote, and
written by an eye witness, which gives a
minute account of the transaction, and
of the sufferings of the prisoners.


"Early in the morning of the 7th of
April, 1910, the English and Americans,
residing in Upper California, were start
ed from the peaceful manner in which
they had formerly lived, by being sudden
ly taken from their homes and business,
and hurried to prison. In the space of
less than four hours there were thirty men
cast into prison, nor could any foreigner
imagine for what offence. In the after
noon, four or five mechanics were taken
out and put into better quarters. Every
day for two weeks, more English and
Americans were brought into the town,
and imprisoned. One night, there were
over forty in one room, which was eight
cen or nineteen feet square; only two
thirds of them could sleep at time, while
the others had to remain standing. No
food was allowed them by government,