The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-01
Recommendations by the For
estry Association.
Pension Commissioner Raum Demands the
Dismissal Of Three Department Clerks.
Plotting to Cause His ReSignatiOD--The
Time Expired for Continuing the Bonds.
Pensions and POStmaSterS.
Epecial to THE MORNING CALI

WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-Committees of
the American Forestry Association and the
Association for the Advancement of Science
presented to the President to-day Ele-
mortal relating to the various forest reser-
vations to be proclaimed by the President
under the act of March 8. 1891. The COM
mittees subm itted detailed information re-
garding the Tulare reservation in Cali
fornia, the Pecos River in New Mexico,
Pixies Peak in Colorado, Flathead and
Marias reservations in Montana and TIE
Minnesota National Park, which they
strongly urged the President to create and
to provide for their proper protection. The
objects for which the reservations at the
headwaters of streams are asked is to retain
in the hand of the Federal Government
these lands, upon the forest conditions Of
which depend to a great extent the water
supply for large areas of adjoining country.
RESERVATIONS DEMANDED.
Pension Commissioner Raum has de-
manded the dismissal of three prominent
employees in his Office, WHO, he believes, are
plotting to injure his character and compel
his resignation. These men are j. Edgar
LuSlo VI fHUSylNdHlH, L. Ne ldylUI VI
Illinois and Edward Howard of Connecti-
cut.
1t is understood that the immediate cause
of Raum's action is the recent filing by
Engle aud Howard of afidavits charging
Raum's son with attempting to obtain
money from them in consideration of his
influence with his father in securing their
promotion. Young Raum has made an
affidavit denying the statements. His father
characterizes the allegations that his son
has Influenced promotions or appointments
in favor of his friends. as entirely without
foundation in fact 1t is understood that
young Itaum has prepared statement cOy-
erng the entire period of his connection
with the Pension Office, and he has obtained
letters from the heads Of the divisions eX-
Onerating him from the imputatlOn that lie
has in any sense acted c0rruptly. General
Raum believes that the charges against his
son are not only untrue, but cruel, as the
evident intention is to strike down the
father through MS son. General Raum says
while lie is always willing to meet any criti-
csm upon his administration, he does not
propose to be driven out of office, and said
that the men who seemed most to desire his
retirement had adopted policy which most
likely would defeat their object He further
was gratihed TO be able to say that he never
heard word of disapproval of himself
coming from the President or Secretary
Noble.
THE FOUR AND A HALF BONDS.
The continuation of the AZ per cent
bonds at per cent closed with to-day's
transactions. When the offer was made TO
continue these bonds there were nutstand-
ing $50, 500, 200. OF this amount SlS.009, 600
have been redeemed and S25. 364, 800 con-
tinued al per cent, leaving now outstand-
ing S7,495, 100, of which So, $50, $50 are
coupon bonds and S4,131,3j0 registered
bonds. Secretary Foster said he was per-
fectly satisfied with the result, for the rea-
hot ia fpd
more than half of the loan, and also be-
cause lie redeemed over S1S000,000 of
bonds payable in coin, with a reduction Of
half million OF the gold balance.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following California pensions have
been granted: Quincy V. c. SeareS. An
drew j. WilSey, Hugh AgaD, Charles L.
Chapman, James Dwyer james A. Harris,
James n. Westfall, Jacob b. Lewis, Han
nah Mcclure, Francis E. Lynch, William C.
Hughes, Charles Sauer.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
The following postmasters were appointed
to-day: NJ. n. ROwley at Fall River Mills.
Shasta County, vice j. Ii. Courts. removed;
c. Henderson at Ocean View, San Fran
cisco County, vice f. Wolf, removed.
NEW NATIONAL BANK
An application for authority to organize
national bank has been filed with the Comp
troler of the Currency under the style of
1.-The First National Bank of HOLSTER" by
A. Tom, San Francisco, and his associates.
ARMY ORDERS.
The following new army orders have been
issued by direction of the Secretary of War:
The detail of Captain John j. OCOnnell,
First Infantry, in connection with the Ma
tiOnal Guard of California, Is extended to
January 1, 1892. Private William F. Bartz,
hospital corps, now at Angel Island, Cal,
will be discharged without character from
the service of the United States to date
from June g. 1890.
PERSONAL MENTION.
E. j. Baldwin and J. A. Christy, of San
Francisco, were at Wizards Hotel and left
tonight for New York. a. M0ncure and
the Misses Taylor, of California, are regis
tered at Wizards.