The morning call., 1891-03-12
HEARST'S SUCCESSOR
Interest Manifested in the Sen
atorial Fight.
Numerous Applications for the Public
Land Court Judseship.
Real Estate Agents Working 10 Control All
the Eligible Sites for the San
Francisco POSt0fIiee.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

Special to THE MORNING CALI.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Senatorial
contest at Sacramento was watched with
1t is the general opinion that the fight will
be prolonged one, and that combination
against tie ring candidate may be effected,
bringing dark horse to the front. But
meager. telegranhic reports have been re-
ceived by the Washington newspapers, and
the real situation at Sacramento can only be
learned from California newspapers which
reach here week old. so it will be seen
that Washington statesmen are completely
in the dark as to the prospect.
Senator Stanford reads the news from
Sacramento with great avidity, and at tile
same time protests that he is taking no
hand'' in the game
This mornings New York Times has a
long telegram from San Francisco. contain
ing no real news, however, but sizing up"
the various candidates. The Times dis
patch says: g. II. Bonebrake has consider
able sectional strength.
THE BRAZILIAN TREATY.
Brazilian Minister Mendonca has been in
constant telegraphic communication with
Brazil since our recipro city agreement with
that country. Some Of these cablegrams in
dicate a serious condition of affairs and
great discomfort over the reciprocity treaty
with the United States. Senor Mendonca
said t0-night: 81 am ready to resign if my
Government believes | have rendered it bad
gRrViap - Ea sSrha faoiin0
there has reached such pitch that ole
Congressman predicts that all the merchants
in Rio de Janeiro Will go into liquidation in
few months, and the Journal of Commerce
contains column of condemnatory express
sions on reciprocity"
"Will the treaty or agreement be re-
yokei?'
"Nc, it cannot be-" said the Minister en-
phaticaly.
SAN FRANCISCO PosToFFICE SITE.
Supervising Architect Wfndrim received q
number of messages from San Francisco to-
day, making inquiries as to the location of
the Postoifice site. 1t was inferred that a
report was ort that site had been selected
and everything settled. Wndrim was not
at all surprised. as he is accustomed to this
sort of thing. He observed that about every
three or four weeks for year or two past
there would be runors about 4 site being
selected. He understood that such reports
emanated from real estate agents in the
option business, who started the rumors and
got them in print if possible and thereby
appreciated the value OF options.
MAY HAVE TO WAIT.
He expressed the hope that no honest man
IN san Francisco would allow himself to
believe any reports about the selection of a
postofice site. In the course of q few
months, or possibly less time, a commission
would investigate the situation with refer
ence to the location and the price of prop
If n UOn6 and Sita h1a lnn nj
be found at a reasonable price there
would be very little delay on the
part of the officials. and their decision
would be made known to all at the same
moment, and no one would lose money or
make money from any advantage gained
through Government officials If the real
estate agents in San Francisco should at
tempt to cover any thing in and around town
with options, in order TO force big price
for the site, they might be compelled to hold
the options very long time.
LAND OFFICES.
Land Commissioner Croft has exhibited a
tabulattd statement showing the condition
of business at every land Office in the
country. In many instances they are only
| three and four months behind, willie lie
maintains that an office should be behind
six months, as this lapse of time gives an
tabulated statement California makes
as good showing as any other
State. The entries are posted up to
June !, 1880, at Humboldt. Marysville, Red
ding, San Francisco and Susanville; at vi
salia. to January 1. 1891; Stockton, N0vem-
| ber l, 1890; Sacramento Oct0ber !, 1890 {;
| Los Angeles, December l. 1890; Iudepend-
| ence, November /. 1890. At the Carson City
and Eureka New offices the entries are
! posted up to February l, 1891. In Oregon,
at La Grande and Lakeview, the entries
are ar RposhGr, posted up to January L. 1899
| The Dalles, October 1, 1890; Oregon City,
| SeDtember l. 1890; Burns, August /. 1890.
| On Washington at the North Yskana,
| Olympia, Seattle, Spokane Falls and Walla
| Walla offices the entries are posted up to
| January l, 1891; at Vancouver, December
| /, 1890, and at Waterville. November 6, 1890.
THE PUBLIC LAND COURT.
Seekers after fat places in Uncle Sans
| service are beginning to fully comprehend
the fact that there are important new Judge
| ships other than the nine circuit Judgeships
| created by the Judiciary Act TO be DISPOSED
| the new Public Land Court are TO
| be appointed to ajudicate long-standing
| private land claims growing out of the
| Mexican grants in the Territories of New
| Mexico, Arizona aud Utah and the States of
| Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming the Chief
| Justice and four associate Justices are to
receive all annual compensation Of $4,000
| and necessary travelling and personal ex-
| penses while engaged III the performance
Of their duties. The court is to die by
| Limitation December 81, 1895. AS previous
| ly stated in these dispatches the
| President intimated to certain parties
| who called TO recommend app p)iutmentS, that
| he will select the Judges of this court from
| the East, in order to obtain men who would
have no prejudices nor interest in the mat
ters that are to be adiudicated for these
| places. There is now a very livelv race.
aud many applications have been sub nitted
to the President and Attorney General
CIRCUIT JUDGEsHIPs.
In addition to the possible appointments
to the nine Circuit Judgeships there is some
talk about the probability that, as doubts
| have been suggested as to the constitutions
those new offices, the Supreme Court of
the United States is quietly preparing to
review the law for the purpose of
ascertaning whether or not the jurisdiction
of the new tribunals conflicts with that of
the Supreme Court. That the question of
The validity of this act is to be reviewed and
critically examined is said to have been de-
termined, but just how the question is to
come before the Supreme Court has not
been decided.
THE BEHRING SEA MATTER.
Secretary Blaine said this evening that
Sir Charles Upper of Canada would arrive
in few days, representing the English
Government in the Behring Sea matter,
when the details for entering into arbitra-
tiou would be arranged. Pending arbtra-
| ton the United States and England would
each be represented on tho Behrlng Sea by
man-of-war TO do police duty protecting
the interests Of their respective countries.
THE PRESIDENTS WESTERN TRIP.
Just before President Harrison left for
! Bengies, he and Mrs Harrison discussed
| with Senator and Mrs Stanford the probable
| time Of starting on their contempt ated visit
TO the Pacific Slope II is intended to start
| about the middle of April.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
| In the case of ID. NJ. Findlay VS.. Patrick
| Ford, involving land in the San francisco
| District, the decision of the Commissioner
is affirmed.
| NAVAL ORDERS.
The orders to the United States shF
| Omaha, which is now en- route from the
China station to Panama to change her crew
at the latter place have been revoked, and
| when the ship reaches Panama she will be
instructed to repair to Mare Island and
| there be put out of commission. Her crew
| will ha saI IN If nut nj har v.csnls