The morning call., 1890-12-13
A RAY OF HOPE.
Chances Of a Postof1Ge Site
Being Selected.
Point Turner Secures the Location Of The
Naval DFy-DOGk.
Sacramento River ImprOYementS-Hu Humboldt
Bay Light -HOuSe-LaEd Decisions.
Big Tree Groves.
special to THE MoRNINa CALL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Stanford
and Representative Morrow had a consulta-
tion to-day about the San Francisco Post
Office site. They united in telegram to
Secretary Window urging that the matter
be settled without delay. The California
Associated Press correspondent has good
reason for belle wing that the lot on the cor
ner of Taylor, Turk and Eddy streets-the
site recomm ended by Special Agent Seth NJ
Low-will he acquired by condemnation.
The California Associated Press has in
formation tonight to the effect that Point
Turner, at Port Richard, Puget Sound,
Wash, has been selected as a site for the
dry dock on the Pacific Coast. There is
intense interest at Seattle and Tacoma over
this matter Real-estate spectators are
eagerly awaiting news from Washington.
SACRAMENTO RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Your correspondent asked Colonel Men
dell when the Sacramento River Commits
sion would get to work on their examina-
ton. Said he: "Y ou can say that we will
meet in Sacramento, January 10Th. Con-
gresham Clunie, General Casey and myself
had talk about it this morning. The plan
is for the commission to make trips up and
down tile river and hear the people on the
subject, who will be assembled in town
meetings for that purpose.
An effort will be made by Congressman
Geary TO have an appropriation made for
the construction Of the lighthouse at Hum
bodt Bay. as provided for at the last Con-
gress, but no appropriation was made there
for.
Specifications have been prepared and
advertisements ordered for the continuance
of work on the breakwater at humboldt
Bay.
LAND RULINGS.
Secretary Noble has decided the case of
the United States ex rel. Bullock ct al. VS..
the Central Pacific Railway Company, the
Mayfower Gravel Mining Company trans
feree. A petition Of Bullock ct al. was filed
in the Sacramento Land Office asking for
the institution of proceedings by the United
States to set aside a patent issued to the
Central Pacific Railway Company to certain
land on the ground that the tract was known
to be mineral long prior to and at the time
of the grant to said company. The Com
missioner of the Land Office declined to
recommend the institution of the suit. The
Secretary directs hearing before the local
office after due notice to all the parties in
terested. and that report be made to him.
In the case of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, proceedings under an act of
March 3, 1887, to set aside certain patents,
the Secretary concurs in the recommends
ton of the General Land Office that de-
mand be made on the company for the re-
covery of said land to the United States-a
report to he made to the department at the
expiration of ninety days.
In the contest of William c. Morgan
against the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany in the Los Angeles Land District, the
decision of the General Land Office in re-
jecting the application of Morgan is af-
frmed.
In the case of C. Nj. Wells against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company the ap-
peal of Wells is premature and therefore
dismissed without prejudice to the appel
lant's right to renew his application at the
proper time.
BIG TREES TO BE PROTECTED.
A circular has been issued by the Com
missioner of tile General Land Office to
Registers and Receivers il California inyit-
ing their attention to the fact that public
opinion demands the preservation of big
trees in other localities besides those named
by the act of Congress. 1t has been approved
by Secretary Noble. Registers and Re-
ceivers are authorized to suspend all entries
and filings for any lands upon which there
are growing sequoia giganteas or sequoia
semvirens (redwooD of size and number to
warrant having said trees Incorporated in
national park.
Representative Geary of California TO-
day introduced bill amending the natural
ization laws by prescribing an educational
test to be made in the English language
without the aid of an interpreter
PETITION FROM ALAMEDA.
Alameda citizens have sent to the Califor-
MIA Senators petitions from their Board of
Trustees and County Supervisors, asking
for the construction of a temporary bridge
across the tidal canal TO accommodate travel
between Oakland and Alameda.
The Postmaster-General has ordered an
increase in the clerical force of the railway
mail service between Portland and Ashland
ON the San Francisco route.
Sub-station L, San Francisco, will be
opened February /, 1891.
The Department of Justice has appointed
Frank d. Lewis of Los Angeles special
attorney for the Mission Indians.
Judge Lemme of Los Angeles Is in the
city and called Oh President Harrison to-
day.
BILLS INTRODUCED BY MKENNA.
McKenna to-day introduced a bill ex-
tendlnS tne letters patent OF DE witt Z.
Hastings for tunneling apparatus to sew
enteen years, from February /, 1891. He
also introduced bill for the relief of the
legal representatives of Ewing NJ. Skaggs,
deceased, late of Sacramento.
California pensions-Charles McClana-
han, Selma; Daniel NJ. McKilleps, San
Francisco; Julia A. Ray. former widow of
Samuel Ii. Berry. Riverside.
Lientenant-Colonel Benyaurd reports as
follows on the examination of San Simeon
Bay: ''There is but little commerce to be
benefited by any Improvement. A slight in
crease is shown in two years, but the total
amount is inconsiderabe. Considering,
therefore. the cost of any attempted i'm
provement at San Simeon, when compared
with the commerce, present or prospective,
to be benefited, l am of the opinion that the
harbor. is not worthy of Improvement"
Brigadier-General Thomas L. Carey. Chief
of Engineers, indorsed Benyaurd's report.