The morning call., 1891-07-03
COAST INTERESTS.
Presidential Appointments Of CalifOrnians.
Pensions Granted Land Decisions.

WASHINGTON. July AFTER a considera.
BILE controversy between the Auditors of
the Treasury Department and the Navy
Pay officers at San Francisco, Seaman
James ONeil. one Of the survivors of the
Samoan disaster. has been paid S263 60 and
his attorney S24 40. ONeil was granted
this amount by a special act of Congress in
August, 1889. He was court-martialed for
dcsertion and served a sentence of six
months besides forfeiting about SIPS of his
pay. In addition to this the naval officers,
as alleged, attempted to withhold the
amount allowed him by act Of Congress as
indemnity, but thi S was overruied by the
Treasury Department For a cOnsderab e
time the Treasury Department was at a
loss to understand what had become of the
check for S24 40 due O'NriPs attorne ey, but
the matter has finally been adjusted, and all
parties are apparently satisfied.
PACHECo's NEW APPOINTMENT.
The appointment to-day of Hon. ROmualdo
Pacheco to he Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Guatemala and
Honduras is due to the fact that the last
Congress abolished the Central American
mission" to which Mr.. Pacheco was at first
appointed, and provided for two missions
Guatemala and HonduraS) to be represented
by one Minister, and San Salvador, Costa
Rica and Nicaragua 10y another. Hence Mr..
Pacheco's new appointment.
Richard l. Lambert. appointed to-day as
Consul to Mazatlan, was warmly indorsed
by Senator FELTON,.
DEPARTMENT DECISIONS.
In the case of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company against James b. Taylor. in
volving land in the Los Angeles district,
the decision of the Commissioner was af-
firmed.
The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
writes l.. l.. Bo.es of Aberdeen, Wash,
that under the law no fur bearing animal
can be killed by persons other than natives
within Alaskan limits or the waters thereof,
except the fur seals taken by the lessees on
the islands of st. Paul and st. George.
The United States steamer Marion has
been ordered TO the Behring Sea. She will
stop Mt Port Townsend to receive instruc-
tiOnS.
POsTOFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
The President has appointed the follow
ing Postmasters at offices recently raised to
the Presidential class: o. p. Moor, Sisson {;
G. G. Belknap. PoTterville; William j.
Bigerstaff, Lakeport.
L. Trussel has been appointed Postmaster
at Huasna. San Luis Obispo County, vice
! M. Steel; p. Hall appointed at Mckinney,
signed; Mrs. J. Ash at Pope Valley, Napa
County. vice A. Ash, deceased; John C.
Jones has been appointed Postmaster at
GatewOod, Arlz Paschal Hunter at Cape
Town, Cal; Charles 5. Sullivan at Palm
Springs, CAL; John Schultz at Bristol.
Lincoln County, Wash. Mary E. Thomp-
son, Plano; c. F. Little. Glendive; Mrs.
Alice Shannon, Red Lodge, Mont; Levi r.
Davis, Newcastle. Wyo.; James p. Driscoll,
Eureka. Utah; Horace l.. Swift. Wallace,
/: Idaho; James S. Howard, Medford, Oregon.
CALIFORNIA PENSIONS.
Pensions have been issued to the follow
ing Californians: Charles w. Crowner,
James Clark. Daniel Crowley, William Ro-
land, James Aiken. Henry Sbibley, Upton
c. WeEtz, Seymour Is. Allen Jr., Hibachly
1nez, Eve Chevalier, John II. Harold. An.
derson NJ. Elsoy, Allen Cornelious, John j.
Hill, Thomas NJ. Matthews, John Fl. Smp-
son. Joseph E. Robins, William Longden,
John S. Corrigan.
PERSONAL. MENTION.
James A. Waymlre, an attorney OF San