The morning call., 1891-08-26
COAST INTERESTS.
Land Decisions = Army Changes = Mail
ROuteS-PatentS and Pensions.

| WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-Secretary Noble
and Commissioner Carter continue to re-
ceive complaining letters from the Kaweah
| colonists of Tulare County. Cal, and from
| their friends in various parts of the coun-
| try. The department in vain tries to ex-
| plain that the coOniSts have not been pre-
| vented from cutting timber on patented
| lands, but only from lands the title to
which is yet vested in the United States
| Government. The Kaweah colonists claim
| that Special Agent Caldwell is to blame for
| all their trouble. and that he ordered the
| troops to eject the colonsts from patented
| lands. Commissioner Carter declares that
| but very few letters have been received
| from Caldwell concerning the Kaweah colo
| niSts, and that he has never ordered the
| troops to prevent ttimber-cutting on patented
| land. The colonists claim that they have
been misrepresented all over the country,
and that the object of their putting the Bel
lamy ideas into practice are praiseworthy
instead OF being for the purpose of
swndling, as asserted by some California
papers. Some of the members OF the Ka-
weah Colony who have been here have left
for home, satisfied that the only redress for
their grievance must be had at the hands of
Congress.
In the case of Mary ]. Duffy, on appeal
from the Commissioner decision rejecting
her application to file presumption declara-
tory statement for land in Humboldt Dis
trlct. California, the departmental decision
of February u, 1890, is recalled aud revoked
and the Commissioner decision affirmed.
REDEMPTION OF BONDS.
The amount of the " per cent bonds con-
tlnued at 2 per cent to date is S21, ,338, 100
and Secretary Foster said this afternoon
that 1t was his impression that the amount
would run over $50, 0,000, 900 before the trans
(
realized there will be less than $50, 900, QUO
subject to redemption. The Secretary said
there will be no difficulty meeting this pay
ment or larger one, if necessary, without
recourse to the 500, 900. 600 of gold reserve,
and the S17,000,000 on deposit with National
banks.
PosToFFICE CHANGES.
The dispatch of through registered pouches
by the postalcard agent at Birmingham,
Conn, to Sacramento and San Francisco is
discontinued dis to take effect immediately.
The special postal service to Last, Fresno
County, from Huron, Cal, will be discOn-
tlnued after September 30th. Attillio Mar
tinelli has been commissioned postmaster at
Marshall, Cal. After October 1st Star mail
service will be established between Last and
Huron, Cal, mails three times a week each
way.
ARMY CHANGES.
The following transfers in the Fourth
Cavalry have been made: First Lieutenant
Alexander F. Dean from Troop d to Troop
b. First Lieutenant George o. CreSs from
Troop b to Troop d. Hospital Steward
William Book will be relieved from duty at
Fort Bidwell, Cal, and will proceed TO Wa
tertown Arsenal, Mass, reporting upon his
arrival TO the commanding officer for duty
BY direction of the acting Secretary of War
the leave of absence granted-to Major Will
lam blaynadIer, Paymaster, Department of
Arizona, is extended one month. Hospital
Steward Charles o. Scnott, now awaiting or
ders at Fort Apache Ariz, is trans ferred
for duty at that post from San Diego Bar
racks.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Californians: Bohn d. Rendrickson,
Eliza Hunter. Archibald Gilderson, Maria
Thompson, Lee Campbell. Henry Copeland
aud Nancy Brown.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Patents have been issued to residents of
the Pacific Coast as follows:
Callfornia-Peter Abrahamson, San Fran
cisco, fire chamber ventilator; John W.
Baker and j. Lacey, Bakersfield, cutter-bar
attachment; William II. Blast, Olinda,
square for rafter and stair work; Naaman
l.. Darling, assignor of one-thrd to j. r.
Dixon, Los Angeles, harvester; Adolph l..
Gerecke, Sonoma, farm gate; Clarence V.
Ggeenamy, San Francisco, assignor to Ver-
nor, wrench car mover, and to Power
Manufacturing Company of California,
electric-powrr brake; Adam Harpold. as
signor of une-half to r. n. Moran and G. l..
Hutchinson, Cotton, wheeled road-scraper:
Heber L. Heath, San Francisco, glove
James Fish, assgnor to j. L. Mosher, r. H.
Chandler and J. B. Robinson, San Fran
cisco, fruit grading machine, David B.
James, San Francisco, quartz mill; Milon
w. Lipe, San Jose, dOur-packer; George F.
Mohn, Los Angeles, electric supporter;
Moore Noble. San Francisco, vapor-form-
ing attachment for CRATES.
Oregon = Addison Goodrich. Astoria,
packing extractor.