The morning call., 1891-10-23
THE POSTOFFICE site.
Additional AfldaVits IndOrsins The Sc
lection as a Desirable One.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-The Secretary of
the Treasury received to-day another batch
of affidavts from John p. Irish tending to
prove the Seventh and Mission site de-
sirable one for the San Francisco PostOffice
building Among the affidayits were the
following: j. G. Weir contractor and
builder of San Francisco, and '49er; X. Z.
Hopkins, for thirty-one years surveyor OF
San Francisco: Robert f. Pratt, born in
San Francisco. and a resident within one
block of Seventh and Mission streets for
fifteen years. Robert Cleary. Il resident of
San Francisco since 1851; Arthur Waters,
drayman and liveryman in San Francisco
since 1850; j. n. Thorne, att0rney-at-law,
real estate agent and ex-State Senator;
Abner Doble, manufacturer and importer
in San Francisco since 1850. Ferdinand
Vassault, the builder of the Mission-street
plank road and the bridge beyond Seventh
and Mission streets in the year 1851, says
his plank road extended from the corner OF
California and Kearny streets to Mission
Dolores He is satisfied that no living
man knows as much about the site as he
does, and he declares that the entire front
OF the lot on Mission street, by $50 feet on
Seventh, has a good foundation and he
considers it an excellent location for post
office. Thomas Butler of the firm Of Nc
GOwan IL Butler, builders of the new City
Hall, says he has constructed buildings in
all parts of San Francisco. The foundation
of the City Hall site was from twelve to
fifteen feet below the official grade of the
street aud was composed of drift sand from
the ocean of the same character as is found
in all parts of the city. 1t is not unusual to
find sand fiI;el with or bearing water in
large quantities, but in no instance did 1t in
terfere with securing a firm foundation for
the northeastrrly wing of the City Hall, or
for the Fair Building, the National Bank
pnt tha ctr ...Il IL. sri,,p-
Mary's Cathedral Or other buildings of great
size. The Secretary of the Treasury also
received telegram from Irving NJ. Scott,
Max Pepper. Behrend JOOst and John
Center. saying: "Your selection Of the
site we consider a good one and we trust the
purchase will soon be consummated.'
ARMY ORDERS.
First Lieutenant Nathan ). Jarvis. AS
sistant Surgeon, is relieved from duty at
Fort Bayard, n. Mex. and will report in
person 10 the commanding officer at San
Carlos, AriZ., for duty at that station, re-
lieving Assistant Surgeon johnson and re-
porting by letter to the commanding Cen
eral of the Department OF Arizona. Cap
tain Richard w. johnson, Assistant Sur
ge0n, upon being relieved from duty at
San Carlos, Ariz., by Assistant Surgeon
Jarvis, Will report in person to the COM
manding officer at Fort Bayard, \. Mex.
for duty at that station, reporting by letter
to the commanding General of the Depart
ment Of Arizoua. Lieutenant Colonel Da-
vid ID. Van NaiZah has been promoted from
Major of the Twentieth Infantry to the
Twenty-fourth Infantry. to date from Oc-
tober IL 1891, vice Pearson, promoted He
will report by telegraph TO the commanding
General OF the Department OF Arizona Tor
assignment t1 station and will join the STA
ton to which he may be assign ed.
TIE OREGON CHINESE CASE.
Acting Secretary Spauldng says the
Treasury Department will take no action
in regard to the case of the two Cinnamon
released by Judge Deadly in Oregon on
habeas corpus proceedings. Judge Deady
held that the departure OF these men as
cooks on a foreign vessel to foreign port
and their return on the same vessel was not
a adepaTture from the United States within
the meaning of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
CASE FOR CONGRESS.
In reply to an inquiry the Secretary of the
Treasury has written letter, saying that
he agrees with the Attotney-General in the
opinion that the question as to whether
Cinnamon may eater this country for the
purpose Of abOring on the Chinese Worlds
Fair exhibit, or whether ChinameD may visit
the fair, must he settled by Congress. The
remedy lies in the hands of Congress. The
department has no discretion.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following Californiaus have been
granted pensions: Remold A. de Elwardo
Edward d. Morden, Peter j. Moldt, Thomas
Rynes. James E. West, Mathew AtmOre,
George d. Williams, William Murphy,
Marion f. West, john D. Preston and Cor
della A. Kniekerb0ckeT.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Benjamin C. Holt OF Stockton is at the
National Hotel and ID. E. Coon of San
Diego is in the city.