The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-29
DEPARTMENT DOINGS.
Treasury Order Relating to Struggled Chi
neSe-Land Decisions.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Assistant Secre-
tary Spading is displeased over the action
of the United States Commissioner at Og-
densburg, n. Y, in releasing three China
men who had been arrested for unlawfully
entering this country. He to-day instructed
the special Treasury agent at Ogdensburg,
H. A. Moore, to continue his vigilance, and
''let no Chinaman escape hereafter" not
withStandng the United States CommiS-
siODer's ruling.
Assistant Secretary Spalding has directed
the Collector of Customs at Portland. Ore
goD, to cancel the bond exacted from George
Taylor to produce a certificate of landing
at a foreign port where the articles manu-
factured in the United States from imported
material are exported for the benefit of
drawback, the amount Of which drawback
is less than 500.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Patents have been issued to the following:
Washington Berry, Angel Island, sash bal
ance; Martin Bingham, assiguor of two
thirds to A. johnson and o. G. Hanson,
Shelton. Washington, caves trough hanger;
Elijah 5. BaiSdel and j. r. Morse, Los An
geles. hydro-carbOn burner; Matthew p.
Campbell, Glasgow, aSsignor to himself and
J.Rutherford, Spokane Falls, Wash, toothed
gearing; III AIRY L. Clarke, assignor to Port
land (Oregon) Iron Works, reversing valve;
Pedro Costa, San Francisco. fishing-boat at
tachment; Adolf Frtchi, Suisun City, knife
and scissors sharpener; William S. Her.
rington, asSignOr to himself, T. E. Jones
way; Charles c. Lane, assiguOr to Hughes
q Co., San Diego. Cal, roller for quartz
mill; Marshall Martin, Walla Walla. Wash,
machine wrench; Nathan A. Wheeler, AL
powa, Wash, scissors.
AN UNSATISFACTORY TEST.
II T.
Army Beard of Ordnance regard as unsatis-
factory the recent test of the twelye-inch
gun at Sandy Hook, not on account of any
fault OF the gun itself, but because of the
unsatisfactory nature of the powder used.
The powder burned too quickly, and
placed an unnec SSary strain upon the gun.
although the charge was far below the SER
vice charge. An American powder COM
pany has developed successful powders up
to that required for the ten-inch guns for
the navy. and will follow this up by pow
der Tor the twelve-inch guns by the time
the navy guns of that csliber are ready for
trial. The Navy Department has relied on
foreign powder Tor Try ing Its new guns, and
the first lot they received Is so unSatisfac-
tory that there will have to be considerable
delay until suitable powder is obtained.
CENSUS OF PRISONERS.
A census bulletin shows that Pennsyl-
yania ranks first in the number of prisoners
in Jail, being 23S7. California ranks seventh,
with $50. Oregon has 81, Nevada 81, WASH
ington 151. The Chinese in Jail are distrib-
uted as follows: Arizona 27, California S6.
Idaho 5, Louisiana l, Montana 3. Nevada 3,
New Mexico |. Texas l, Washington 3,
Wisconsin l. The Indians in Jail are dis
tributed as follows: Arizona 6, Arkansas
46, California 6, Connecticut l, Kansas 6,
Maine D, Michigan 6. Nevada 4, New York
l, South Dakota ., Texas 10, Washington
and Wisconsin 3.
THE FSTINI ATFn COFFEE fyPOp
The estimates received at the Bureau OF
American Republics place the Brazilian
coffee crop for the years 1S90-9l now COM
ing into market at 9, ,200. COO bags. The daily
receipts do not average 5000 bags, notwith-
standing the high prices. Should the
present dis rganlzation OF labor con-
tnue it is believed that the coffee crop
for 1922 now placed at eight or nine
million bags will not exceed six or seven
million bags.
RECRUITS FOR ARIZONA.
The suDerintendent of the recruiting
service has been instructed to send twenty
five recruits TO be assigned to the Tenth In
fantry under proper charge TO such point or
points in the Department of Arizona as the
commanding General OF the department
designates. After arrival in that depart
ment the recruits will be distributed as
equitably as practicable among the COM
panles of the regiment serving therein.
LAND DECISIONS.
In the case of Julia A. Mathern VS.. Ed
ward L. NIell. involving land in the Los
Angeles District the First Assistant Secre-
tory directs the local officers to forward GER
tain records relating TO the case.
Some ctize ms OF San Diego have Joined in
a petition to General Wana-
maker praying that san Diego be made a
port Of call under the Postal Subsidy Act.
PosToFFICE CHANGES.
G. F. Hendricks has been appointed Post
master at North Columbia, Nevada County,
Cal, vice d. Holland, deceased; j. L. Blair
at Terra Bella, Tuare County, vice J. H.
AIoag, resigned; Daniel r. Nelson at Dun
nigan; Louis (. p. La Chance, Greenwood;
Edward Trussell at Hetasna
Edwin 5 Sucker of San Francisco is at
Wizards Hotel