The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-23
COAST INTERESTS.
Detail fer the Compton COurt-Martial
Land Cases Decided.

WASHINGTON, June %. i Miss Phoebe
Cousins filed a voucher for her salary
for May as Secretary of the Board of Lady
Managers OF the Worlds Fair with Assist
ant Secretary Nettleton at the Treasury De-
partlnent to-0ay. together with a brief in
support of her claim. The case is reviewed
in all its bearings and an elaborate argu-
ment is presented TO show that Miss COuS-
inS is still legally Secretary of the Board of
Lady Managers. Assistant Secretary Net
tleton says the department. will take no
action in the ma tier until the Status of Miss
Cousins has been determined by the courts.
THE COMPTON COURT-MARTIAL.
By direction of the President Secretary of
War Proctor has issued an order for gen.
eral cOurt-martial to meet at Fort Walla
Walla, Washington, on Wednesday, July
18th, or as soon thereafter as practicable,
for the trial of Colonel Charles E. Compton,
Fourth Cavalry. The detail for the court is
as follows Brigadier- General Thomas II.
Ruger; Colonel George l.. Andrews, Twen-
ty-hfth Infantry; Colonel William X.
Shafter. First Infantry. Colonel Matthew
NJ. Blunt. Sixteenth Infantry; Colonel
Peter T. Swaine. Twenty-second Infantry :;
Colonel Zenas r. Bliss. Twenty-fourth In-
fantry; Colonel Charles g. Bartlett, Ninth
Infantry; Colonel Joseph S. Conrad,
Twenty-tirst Infantry; Colonel James j.
Van HOrn. Eighth Infantry; Lieutenant
Colonel William NJ. Graham, Fifth Artil-
lery; Lieutenant-Co Colonel Henry G. Corbin,
Assistant Adjutant- General; Major Abram
G. Widrick. Fifth Artillery; Major Tully
McCrea, Fifth Artillery; Captain Charles
Mcclure, Acting Judge Advocate, Judge
Advocate of the court. The court is en-
powered TO proceed with the business be-
fore it with any number of members present
not less than the minimum prescribed.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
Private Gustav Marck, stationed at the
PreSidiO of San Francisco, has been placed
on the retired list Of the army. Assistant
Surgeon j. T. Page Of the navy has been de.
tached from the Naval Hospital at Mare
Island, and ordered to receiving ship Indie
pendencs. Assistant Surgeon NJ. r. Hell
gait has been detached from receiving ship
Independence aud ordered to the Naval
Hospital at Mare Island.
Charles Kohlcr of San Francisco is al the
EDbitt House.
COURTESY TO NAVAL OFFICERS.
A private letter from Peru brings the IN
formation that Admiral Brown and the
other officers of the United States Naval
Fleet on the west coast of South America
paid an official visit to the President of Peru
on May 9th and were received by him with
great ceremony and cOrdiality. During the
visit the President expressed interest in the
Chicago Exposition, and said that although
MS COuulI1 WAS very pOOI tllSy dIl ItduLou
the Importance of being well represented at
that exposition, and would make the finest
display that the means OF the Government
would permit
LAND CASES DECIDED.
In the case of James Butler VS.. Henry c.
Richardson, involving land in the Los
Angeles district, the decision of the Com
missioner was sustained. In the case of
William A, Howard VS.. John A. Colby, in
vOlvng land in the Stockton district, the
decision of the Commissioner was sustained.
The appeal OF Lucy B. Thomas, involving
land in the North Yakima district, was
considered by First Assistant Secretary
Chandler and rehearing ordered before
the local officers.
CASH IN TIE TREASURY.
The statement of the condition of the
Treasury made to-day shows the balance
available is S4,664,S79. The TreaSurer's s
statement, issued to-day, but which bears
date the 10Th inst, shows the cash balance
to be S42, ,952, 91S or S2G3, 1G4 less than the
total amount OF deposits in the national
banks and OF fractional silver.
INVESTIGATING COOPERATIVE COMPANIES
Ex-AssiStant Postmaster General Clark
son, now abroad, recently wrote to the State
Department suggesting that it would be
well to have American Consuls devote
attention to protit-sharing corporations on
theco-operative plan, formed in many coun-
tries Of Europe between capital and labor.
His suggestion will be carried out.
ARRESTED FOR EMBEZzLEMENT
Anton Karl, an old and trusted officer of
the Geological Survey, was arrested to-day
charged with embeZzling $4,000 of Govern
ment funds. He asserts that while there
are apparent irregularities he never took a
dollar not belonging to him.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
S. A. Whiting has been appointed post
master at SmithSOn, Shasta County, Cal,
vice j. n Logan, resigned.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions were granted to-day to the fol-
lowing Caifornians: Thomas Davis, Mag
nus j. NJ. SchOw, William B. Cl0thier