The morning call., 1891-09-03
COAST INTERESTS.
A. Nail Contractors Cenplait-Land
Cases Decided Pensions Granted. :.


Calfornians residing at small towns in the
: vicinity of OreyiIe and Chico protesting
against the changes in the postal: routes
asked by Mrs. ,Langdon the woman con-:
tractor Mrs. Langdon, through q San;
Francisco paper, charged that Mr.. Wana-
makers administration Of affairs in that
locality is not:conducted 20 the best. interests
OF the people. The PoStoffice Department
officials say that last winter Senator Stan
ford appeared at the Postoffice: Department
and introduced: Mrs. LangdQh and then
Withdrew. The fatter Immediately: re-
qlested numerous changes in the schedules .
and in.routes for which she has q contract. !
She was tGld.. that the matter would be
looked into ard reported upon by a special =
agent. Mrs. Langdep said: Il don't want
: it done that way. 1t can be settled now
while I am in Washington as well as
not She demanded that certain of her
: mail routes be ex pedited and Others wholly
abandoned, and because the department re-
fused to make these changes before the mat
ter WIS Investigated Mrs. LangdOn became.
!: angry and made serious charges against
Postmaster General Wanamaker Ehe re-:
ports to the department from California
showed.:that the very changes that; Mrs. !
Lahgdon declared should be made. "in the
interest OF the people, are not favored by
the latter: N transplres that her PROPOSE
tiouS@Were mad 9 with a view of:relleylng her
from the exaetf0nS of o. losing contact.
I. After the c0lltr act was let to Mrs. Lahgden
it is claimed that SHE found. cut thai she
had made too low a bid and would lose.
money, She endnayored to get a former
contractor 10 take this losing contract oil her :;
hands, but failed inthis. and as Il last resort =:
visited Washington with the purpose Of get =;
ting the de partnens to make certain changes 7
so, that she might make some profit. There
were NO complaints made 10 the department !.
by citizens before Mrs. Langden' 5 cont ract
s*was made bat: since that time there has !,
.JeeB a n:llnbes efspfatests ff9n peaple near
Chico and ;9rogfle. :: :.
~: LAND. CASES DEcIDE11s. i:
/: 1n'the case Of Jessie B. .Agnew VS.. Barney
Morton, on rAGneW's appeal from tn e Com
mfssi0ner's decision dismisstng his eentest
against "a Homestead entry In the NtsaEla
lis sustained. The deeisiOns:of the, Commits:
Siouer were also affirmed in the following
cases INVOLVING land in the Oympia:( ANash.l ::
-distrlct: Willi8fn A. Berry, William Me-
TIntyfe. Richard Roediger. George Her
@rtott and james NJ. Morrison: They APP
neaIed from the Commissioners decision
rejecting their applications to make honle-'
stead entries. =.::E = =.
s. In. ilie case. OF Jacob c. Mann. who made.
application to locate Valentine. scrip on un-
surveyed lands lying between the high aud
low water mark In the Puget Sound district,
Wash, the application was allowed by the
local officers, but afterward Cancelled by the.
Commissioner. The Secretary Of the inte-
:rior SAYS every question nowraised by Mann
was formerly raised by Frank Burns 40
H. d., b. 65): In which case the department
held that such 4ahJlS were not subject to To-.
cation of Valentine scrip, and he sees ne
reason for changing the decision announced
at that time. = 'Fbe- same decision IS made In
the similar case of Albert E. Joeb, inyoly-.
Ing land in the Seattle district. (. : III.
+. Assistant Secretary Nettleton upon being
informed OF the expected attempt to smuggle
Mexican lottery tickets into this country by
i. mail lnstTucts tire Collector. of Customs at
N9gales, .Ariz., to be. on the lookout and
prevent it If possible. -:
r.: :: NEW NATIONAL BANKS.
The Comptroller Of Currency to-day is-
sued eertiicates authorizing the folio wing
national banks TO begin business: First
National Bank of Roseburg. Oregon-Presi-
dent, Thomas R. Sherdan, cashier. John
P. Sheridan; capital, $50, 900. The Colum-.
bia National Bank Of Tacoma, Wash
President, Henry Oliver; cashier, Noel b.
DOIson; capital $500, 600. -:
COINAGE FOR AUGUST.
:. The coinage of the United States Mints
during the month of August Was: Double
eagles $l.66o, 900, eagles Sl20, 000 half eagles
$4,000, .standafd dollar S1,1S0,00o, dimes
S5S4o00, five cents Sf4. 200. one cent $40, 200;
total coinage S3,71S,4o0.
ARMY OFFICERS TRANSFERRED. =
The following ARMY orders have been issued
by direction of the Secretary of War: First
Lieutenant Edgar S. Dudley, Second Artil-
lery is detailed as Acting Judge Advocate
of the Department of Arizona, and Will re-
port in person Tor duty accordingly to the
commanding General Of that department.,
relieving First Lieutenant Hobart Bailey,
Fifth Infantry, who, on being SO relieved
Riill proceed to Join his com pany.
PosToFFICE ESTABLISHED.
a new Postoffice has been established at
Newport Beach, Orange County, California;
special service from Fairyiew; Emmett G.
Brockett, Postmaster. 49,.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
The following California pensio MS have
been granted j. Clement Cox, William C.
Chandler. John McQuaid. Calvin A. Loomis,
James q. Johnston. Victor Fouck, Patrick
Murphy, George W. Ling, Mary Jones and
Elizabeth Dodd