The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
MARE ISLAND YARD.
Bids Opened for Furnishing
Naval Supplies.
Congressman de Haven Sends His ReSis-
nation to Governor Waterman.
The Superintendent Of SiIk-RaiSing CleY-
erly SVindled by Two San Fran.
cisco SharperS.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 49, Bids for sup
plies at the Mare Island Navy yard were
opened at the Navy Department to-day, as
follows: William Walker, Vallejo, class A,
1927 665; class G, S367 6S; class II, S2l9 80.
Levi M. Kellogg of San Francisco pre-
sented an informal bid on class E. S. G.
Forsaith Machine Company. Manchester. N.
H., class c. SIT 90 class K, $12 70; class L,
$3.50 25. Rowland & Robbins, New York,
class E, S41S7 70; class F. $554 %; class l,
$50 10; class K, S1375; class L, $500. Dun
ham Carrigan Hayden Company, San Fran
cisco, class B. S53 50; class c, S15 60; class E,
informal class K, $1,000. William P Fuller
Jr, San Francisco, class d. S2636 81.
Charles NJ. Yates, San Francisco,
SASS Of. Cunningham, Curtiss s. WEIGH,
San Francisco, class T, S462 Sc;
class l, 1921. Charles II. Peasants, New
York, class c, $40 So; class d, S30S6 30;
class II, S222 81; class K, Sll63 rs; class
i, S337 so. A. S. Carman, Oakland, class
A, S276S 81; class G, $500 SO. A. Powell,
San Francisco, class A., S291S 16 class G,
S3l7 "a; class II, S24S 40. James NJ. Soper,
New York, class III, $3.50.
LAND DECISIONS.
In the case of William A. Howard vs..
John A. Colby involving the title to land
in the Stockton Call district, the Secretary
Of the Interior to-day denied the motion to
reconsider the decision of the department
made April 9Th. In the case of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company vs. Joel
Powell, on appeal from the North Yakima
CWash.) Land District, a decision was rem
dered in favor of the railroad company
The Commissioner OF the Land Office de-
ciied that Powell relinqushed his entry,
and The tract was exempted from the opera
ton of the withdrawal of 1879. The Secre-
tary decided that it was not necessary to de-
terinine the right of the railroad company
to the land.
SACRAMENTO PoSToFFICE.
The contract for the concrete foundations
for the Sacramento public building has been
awarded to Kreuzberger u Haryie at S40,-
261.
Passed Assistant Engineer J. P. Lawrence
has been detached from duty at the navy
yard at Norfolk and ordered to the Mono
cacy on the Asiatic station, per steamer Of
October 1st from San Francisco.
Captain Horace Neidr, Fourth Infantry,
will repair to San Francisco and report there
ny telegraph to the Superntendent of the
Recruiting Service at New York City for
assignment 10 recruiting duty.
New postOfiices have been established at
Kenyon, Fresno County. Cal, with Silas w.
Kenyon Postmaster, and at Wheeler, Crooks
County, Oregon, with Lafayette Frizzel
Postmaster.
Pensions have been granted to California
people as follows: Increase : John P.
Gavin, Oakland; William Winters PO-
mona; William a. Wright, Cotton; Joseph
McKn ght, Novato; Conrad Brown. Lorln;
Henry Dickson, San Diego; Henry. v
Rishit, San Francisco George w. Clute,
Hanford.
CROP BULLETIN.
The crop bulletin issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows that the corn
crop in Sle United States is poor one,
which has hal the effect of making mer-
chantable graiu eagerly sought. but on the
Pacific Coast the corn crop is in a fair aver
aye condition. California barley has de-
clined during the past month. The yield
was inferior, though the quality of the grain
was good
A PANIC IN CHINA.
Consul SimOns at Hong Kong reports to
the State Department that exports to the
United States have greatly decreased. This
is due mainly to the general depression
which amounts almost to panic. A great
many Chinese merchants have failed, and
these have heretofore furnished the bulk of
invoices for the merchandise exported.
DE HAvEN's RESIGNATION.
Representative De Haven to-day for
warded to Governor Waterman his resgna-
ton as a member of Congress from the
First California District, to take effect No
yember Sd. 1t is probable that Mr.. de
Haven's successor to fill the uneXplred term
Will be voted on November 4th, and the same
person VIII be elected to the Fifty-second
Congress. At least this is what Mr.. de
Haven expects.
Instructions were to-day sent through the
Major General commanding the army to tie
Division Commander and to General Nc
Cook, commanding the Arizona Department.
that the latter will report direct to the head
quarters of the army.
DUPED OFFICIAL.
Virginia Vaccarino, Superintendent of
Sllk-raising at the Agricultural Department.
was recently accosted by two of his country
men, who claimed they had known him in
his native land They told him that they
were wine merchants and owned large
stores in San Francisco, in addition to an
extensive vineyard at Los Angeles. Their
conversation constantly turned on large
financial transactions. until Vaccarno be-
came very proud of his acquaintance with
such wealthy men. In short time, how
ever, reDittances became slow with these
men, of money. and they were frequently
about the tardy habits of their agent in San
Francisco. But an old priest at their Cali
Ornlas vineyard died oppOrtunely and left
them his fortune, $1,000 in gold.
FILLED WITH BUCKsHoT.
This fact they related to Vaccarino, and
one night they appeared with mysterious
looking valiSe, which they said contained
their fortune in gold money. They invited
him to feel its weight, and afterward allowed
him just little peep at four $50 gold pieces
which snugly nestled at the top of one Of
the stockings in the valise. They borrowed
$4,000 in convenient paper money from the
credulous Italian, leaving the valse dep0S-
tied with him while they went to transact
some business. When they had gone Vac
carino got the valise out of its hiding place
and opened it: His fingers itched to handle
the shining. slippery gold. and he lifted one
Of the stockings out and critically felt its
weight. Then he took peep at the con-
tents, dropping it with an agonizing groaD,
for the stocking was filled with buckshot.
He tore open another one which had con-
tanned the gold pieces, and he found in their
stead heap of bright copper pennies, some
Chinese money and some more buckshOt.
The savings OF five years were gone. The
police think the rascais were from San
Francisco. They were veritable prototypes
of Cadeaux and Ravenneso. One of them
was large, stout man. with false beard,
and the other was short and slim with a
rowing eye and au uneasy, suspicious man
ner.
ANOTHER CHINESE PORT OPENED.
Minister DENLY reports as follows to the
State Department: have the honor to in
form the department that convention has
been made by the British Minister with the
Chinese Government whereby in considera-
tion of England reliuquishing the right given
her in the Chefoo Convention TO navigate
the Upper Yang Use by steam, China agrees
to open Chung Laing to foreign trade
China agrees also that whenever Chinese
boats propelled by steam 60 up the Chung
Laing, the subjects of Great Britain may
engage in such navigation. The addition of
Chung Laing to the list OF open ports makes
twenty-three. The agreement referred to
will be sent to the Home Government for
ratification before it will take effect"
NO QUORUM.