Show RETURN TO VIGIL vigilantes ANrES the dispatches bring word from sac bac the capital of california that yesterday january 8 3 the city board of trustees ordered all saloons to be closed from midnight until 6 am revoked the licenses ot of numerous nume roua dis dig reputable resorts rea ortt directed that bat all known criminals and tramps be driven irom town by the police authorities and ordered the arrest of every man without visible means meana of support aupp orf the police forte force was increased by over fifty citizens who volunteered to serve wi ae special if ficera and still further addi adai tip meare to be made to the guardians of We peace it is 16 announced that in ID baota semblance of mar marcial aai law has bag been inaugurated augu rated 0 aj besides the adoption ol of the measures named a citizens cona com mutee ateo ol of safety has boo been formed and it I 1 t a intimated that a reign like that of earby california vigilantes may follow U the outlawry of be abe dast few weeks doebet cease the cause of those these sensational proceedings ce to a in the carnival of crime which alch Is 1111 said to have hav held away to re and which the police have balleu to 00 cope I 1 4 with there have been three brutal murders in close succession the object being robbery numerous nume roua as adulte to rob and a vast vait number of burglaries bw tries husbands reported report eu that their wives refused to remain at home ane nev and nd many residents threatened ep io move out unless junices the authorities gave bet pa adequate d asto protection hsuch a condition may seem anomalous in a state or locality where ti ii la Is so ao easy for officers to get all ail the as sis lanoe in 10 enforcing the law and can be accounted for only on the she hypothesis that the police depart duent in the california capital has baa b eon een woefully lax in its policy toward the cri criminal clasp it would make little IWO difference bow comparatively 01 small mail the police force was if pr proper 0 per plIne were enforced the city could not be easily placed in such a position as that described sacramento boa baa a population of about half that mat of salt balt lake and four or five good policemen should have made a much hauw showing than ban boa baa been done in this instance where all ail the guilty par ties thill have escaped thus far whatever necessity mily there may be for a commit WP toj of lafety or vigilance committee earns to arises arise therefore from official incompetency the direction of the now new movement however will effect a change as it sims alma at the class from which most ot of the be criminals are drawn those abose who are not dot known to follow any legitimate business but are usually designated in law as being without visible muns of support tUp port with those these in jailor jail or out ot of town the reign of terror as an it to is called in the telegrams telegram will end quick ly 13 in the he meantime other cities will need to be on the alert for the ol of vagrants and to be protected must give thew them the alternative of moving oo on or going to jail all due feature may be noted la in connection with the sacramento P 9 A a 0 t vi at 2 0 a M adu ii lag yes d a large of in 43 california Oali fornia and ol bils winter inter general 1 kelly the same sama that was det alBed in ogden la in april last has bae been raising another army 00 and established his bla headquarters headquarter a at sacramento preparatory to lo ao an eastern campaign as aa soon boon as spring opened among the orders issued by the sacramento municipal authorities was one to the effect that kelly and hie big r lindus indue cria liati be notified abat unless they immediately sought work they would ue te arrested arrea ted as aa vagrants grante va the reason lor for tola this action was that on now new years olli ht kelly noade made a speech on a street corner in which tie he said eaid that if men out oui of employment could not dot obtain work at 2 per day they should go to the back boorts of different bouse if refused take what they needed by force As aa kellys bonagu headquarters arters boo bao been the meeting place of known thugs action was directed thereto it la is announced that the general and some of his hia leading henchmen not ri ribbing abing the alteria tive live of work or the jail only stayed in the city over night after the notice was wae served thin illustration may serve as ae a pointer to show that 1896 1895 will not experience peri euce ence an demonb demonstration tra similar in all respects oto to abat of 1894 A ato a to the probability of old vigilante methods met bodei bring being resorted to in sacramento there doea not seem to be a very jorge jarge snare share of it the abow of earnestness on the part of the people and a little effi efficient clent work by the police will battle the trouble which never should bould have firisen it if the police do de parti pertinent nent had bad been alive to the exl gobolos of the situation aitu atlon as they appeared A active well directed force of peace officers officer even if small mail dis with the elty Ity of vigilance committees |