The morning call., 1891-06-04
POST0FFICE SITE.
Postmaster General Wanamak-
er'S Statement.
The Location Not Yet Definitely Settled
Upon.
Alaska Lands to Be Opened for Settlement.
Enforcement Of the Law Relating
to Pauper Emigration.
speeial to THE MORNING UA.L

sIeeial to THE MORNING GAEL
WASHINGTON, June ga New York
paper having printed sensational dispatch
from San Francisco alleging that Postmas-
ter-General Wanamaker had, before leav-
ing San Francisco, arranged with certain
citizens of San Francisco to purchase GER
tain piece of property for site for the Post
office, your correspondent called upon Post
master-General Wanamaker tonight, and
in response TO the question whether he
would care to make any statement Mr..
Wanamaker dictated the following: Yes;
the dispatch from San Francisco printed in
a New York paper this morning was brought
to my attention to-day. and, in reply to the
allegations therein, have this to say: No
site for the San Francisco Postoffice has
been selected, because the prices of the
various properties have not as yet been
ascertained. You see how long l would
have been obliged to stay in San
Francisco had l remained there to get the
prices on the various pieces of property, 1 had
to hurry back to Washington and had to
leave to others the matter of gathering
prices. The statements published in San
Francisco aud telegraphed to New York
show how far some Of the spectators are
going in this matter aud how high they are
willing to play if they fear they will lose
the sale Of their property. | was notified
that this attack would be made. | have
been expecting it, aud have the names of
those that are engaged in 1t. will not be
bulldozed or fiattered in the Interest of any
particular piece OF property. Ii the news
papers that are publishing the statements
can hnd an individual who will testify in
court OF justice that any step | have taken
has not been thoroughly upright and bust
neSS-like. | will contribute to the Pioneer
Association or the Mechanics Institute
$4,000 in aid of their laudable work in
California
SETTLEMENT OF ALASKA LANDS
Acting Secretary Chandler to-day ap-
proved the instructions for securing land
III Alaska for town-site for manufacturing
and trading purposes. The instructions are
based on an act ntitled an act to repeal the
timber-culture laws and for otner purposes,
which was approved March g. 1891 Ac-
c0rdlng 10 the instructions one or more
parties as corporation may secure land IN
Alaska for the purpose designated. For
tOwn-site purposes the party or parties
securing tile land must pay all expenses
connected with the survey and ST 25 per
acre, which goes 10 the Government If
The land Is TO be used for trading or manu-
featuring purposes 81 30 per acre must be
paid. Owing 10 the great distance from
here to Alaska and the time involved in cor
respondence the United States Marshal
is gwen unusual power in order to facilitate
business. He is made Surveyor General
ex-OfliciO. and is empowered TO receive
applications for lands which are sent to the
department here and when acted upon
hat ara OF ixran fak hi htr
the Land Office. The Marshal receives
from the applicants the money necessary
TO cover the expense of the survey, and he
then appoints n surveyor, who is placed
under $1,000 bonds, the land surveyed, a plot
made and the records sent to the Land
Office. As soon as the work is completed
and the price paid to the Marshal the parties
gain possession and are not delayed by
waiting for departmental approval. BY
this plan land can be secured within four
weeks after an application is made. In no
case, however, Will any party or association
be able 10 get possession OF over 640 acres.
WHAT Is RESERVED.
The following reservation is made: None
Of the provisions of the last two preceding
sections Of this act, shall be so constructed
as to warrant the sale of any lands not be-
longing to the United States, which shall
contain coal or precious metals, or any town.
site, or which shall be occupied by the
United States for public purposes, or which
shall be reserved for such purposes or to
which the natives of Alaska have prior
rights by virtue of actual occupation, or
which shall be selected by the United States
Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries on the
Islands OF Kodiak and Afognak for the pur-
pose of establishing fish-culture stations.
All tracts of land not exceeding $40 acres in
any one tract. now occupied as missionary
stations in said District of Alaska, are here
by excepted from the operation of the last
fhrpt. nrppndinO ~ ehfc or No
ti0n of the islands of the Pribyiov group, or
to sale under this act, and the United States
reserves, and there shall be reserved in all
patents issued under the provisions of the
last two preceding sections the ri sht of the
United States to regulate the taking Of sal
mon and to do all things necessary to pro-
tect and prevent the destruction of salmon
in all the waters of the lands granted fire.
quented by salmon.
CALIFORNIA PENSIONS.
Pensions were granted to-day to the fol-
lowing Calfornians: Simon Humel, George
III. Barnard, Henry G. Stevenson, James ii.
Todd. Thomas Wade, John Miles, Jacob
HaneS, John ByeTs, ShobOld Baldwin,
Daniel Sullivan, Samuel B. Adams, Thomas
w. Field, Sarah, widow of John Henry,
Martha j., widow of Joseph Hurt, Colum-
bus Cherry, John w. EdmOndson.
SILVER PURCHASED.
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased $4,000 ounces of silver at .974 TO .979
per ounce. The offers aggregated $4,000
ounces.