The morning call., 1891-04-14
SEQUOIA PARK.
Action TO Be Taken Against
the KaVeah Colony.
ILLEGAL Settlers Will Be Removed by
Troops In a Short Time.
Work to Be Resumed on the Los Angeles
POStOflce-InteriOr Department Rul-
lnss-NaVal Changes.
speciaI to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Land Commis-
sioner Carter said to-day that in all prob
ability the military on taking possession of
the Sequoia Park Reservation on the 1st of
May would be given instructions to remove
all settlers, who according to the recent de-
cision of the Secretary of the Interior are on
the park reservation unlawfully. This, ac-
cording to his estimate, will affect about
four-flfths of the members of the Kaweah
Colony. He added that possibly the colo
nists would be given orders to remove about
the 1st of May, or should it appear to be a
hardship, and they want one or two months,
the department would be inclined to give it
to them, as above all things it is desired to
extend to them as much courtesy as pos
sible, but ut the same time protect the
park. Being asked if the colonists would
be allowed to raise crops this year on the
lands they occupy, the Commissioner re-
piled: PARKS are not for agricultural pur-
poses, 1 believe" The rights Of those max
ing homestead entries in the park reserva-
ton will soon be investigated by special
agents. and the exact legal situation known.
Should they be found there legally; 1t Is
thought the Secretary of the Interior will
recommend that Congress take such steps
as are necessary to remove them, and thus
remove all settlers from the park reserva-
ton.
A PROMOTION
NJ. A. Norton, who is now in San Fran
cisco, the Special Agent for Timber Depre-
dations, has been promoted to be special
agent to investigate fraudulent land entries
for Southern California.
LOS ANGELES PosToFFIcE.
1t was learned at the Supervising Archi-
tect's Office to-day that arrangements are
being made to proceed with the work on the
Los Angeles public building. The total
appropriation is S15O,000, and the work was
suspended owing to a demand from the
people in the town insisting that the amount
was not sufficient to provide building
large enough TO meet the demands. Time
was given to present the matter to Congress,
where $3.50, 600 additional was aSkel but not
appropriated. The department finds itself
supplied with the original Sl50,000. and will
proceed to erect a building that will come
within this limit
LAND DECISIONS.
In the case of the Oregon Central Military
Wagon Road VS.. Alexander f. Carter, in
volving land in the Lakeview Oregon Dis
trict, the decision OF the Commissioner Is
affirmed. In the case of Ben jamn L. Will
Jams vs. Kate Lane. involving land in the
Independence (Cal) District the decision Of
the Commissioner is modified. On October
%, 1887, Kate Lane made desert-land en-
try, and November 3, 1887, Williams initiated
a contest against the same, alleging that the
land was not desert in character at the time
said entry was made, and that as much as
half ,ot A.i I'D Ntro mi o1
irrigation. The Commissioner decided to
give Williams the preference to the part irri-
gated. The Secretary holds that he should
have right to the entire quarter-sectiOn.
Secretary Noble, on motion to review the
decision in the matter of the Nil Desperan-
dun placer claim, dated February 2, 1890,
involving property in the Sacramento Dis
trict, observes that nothing new is urged in
the finding OF the facts in the decision conf
planned OF, and accordingly denies the mo-
tion to reopen the case The judgment of
the Commissioner in the matter of the su.-
vey of the pueblo lands of Monterey, Cal,
is affirmed.
INSTRUCTIONS TO IMPORTERS.
Messrs. Lilienthale 6 Co. of San Fran
cisco have been directed by Assistant Sec
retary Spaulding to have it clearly indicated
on their imported goods where they are
from, if they desired to be entitled to entry
under the recent provision regulating such
matters.
NAVAL ORDERS.
Naval Cadets W. 0. Cole, T. P. Magruder,
R. E. Carney and B. n. Fuller Will be de-
tached from the Charleston on the'23d inst.
and ordered to report for examination on
the 14th of May next. Naval Cadets r. Nc
Duthin, S. A. Kaiser and w. w. Phelps are
detached from the Mohican and ordered to
report for examination on the 14th of May
next
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Edmund Wore has been commissioned
Postmaster at Weimar, Cal. Martin Brady
has been designated as Acting Paymaster at
Los 0livos, Cal The special service to
Briceland, Cal, has been discontinued.