The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-18
The POSTOFFICE SITE.
Opinions Concerning The Acceptance Of the
Property by the Government.

AANRSibJ " NAN NNANAAA
WAsHNGTON, Feb. 17.-Ex-Judge II. S.
Brown stated to-day that he had received
telegram from San Francisco with the in
formation that the Board of Supervisors had
released the 30 feet on the end Of Jessie
street needed to make up the whole plat for
the POstOtfce site on Seventh and Mission
streets.
That makes it all right now, don't 1t,
Judge~ Queried your correspondent.
Yes" said he. ''it is all right now or the
Court Of Claims will make it all right
There was really no use in my opinion, OF
getting that release of the Jessie-street end
from San Francisco, but as | was confident
that it could be done easily, | offered no
strenuous opposition. If the people of San
Francisco had voted on the proposition 1t
would have been carried by large ma
jority because the people of San Francisco
are for that Seventh and Mission streets
site. A great majority OF the citizens re-
siding south of Market street favor put
ting the POstOffice at Seventh and Mission
streets"
CHOICE OF TWO VIEWS.
When Assistant Secretary CrounSe was
this morning informed of the action Of the
Board of Supervisors he expressed sur
prise. " You don't say SOP" said he
We'll, ii indicates either one OF these two
things, viz. that that site IS considered a
good one by representative Sau Francisco
citizens or else some Of the San Francisco
Supervisors are corrupt"
"What will be the effect of this action %
Mr. CTcunSe was asked.
why" said he, cit removes another
barrier but the people of San Francisco
still have a chance of presenting evidence
of fraud and cOlluSi0n, and if that can be
proven beyond doubt tue site will, Of course,
not be accepted. The action of the San
Francisco Supervisors might, however, be
taken as presumption that there has been
no fraud and that the site is good and worth
the money!
The correspondent said to Mr.. Crounse:
Judge Brown ntImates that as the title /.
now complete unless The Government take.
the property 10 offered % bay the matter
viii he taken TO the Court Of Claims"
Well, said Nr. Crounse, Brown stand
upon Justice"
This last might be construed to mean that
the department is Of the opinion that as the
title is now complete, the Government must
accept che property.
BONEBRAKE's ASPIRATIONS.
Since the publication Of the news on the
Coast that Major George II. BuuebTake OF
LIS Angeles would be appointed Minister
t0 Japan numbe. OF protests against the
deal OF criticism Is also heard Of Nh Bone
brake for giving 10 the press the lnfOTma-
tOn he had received from Senator FELTON,
concerning his probable appointment and
indicating his acceptance OF the same before
he had received any communication frdm
the President on the subject. Senator Eel
ten stated to-day. however. that he did not
thiDk this would cut much figure in tue
matter, as President Harrison only smiled
when he heard Of Bonebrake's statement TO
the press. Mr.. FELTON, said lie could state
nothing positively about the appointment,
but he believed II would be made.
DoLPH's CANDIDACY.
1t is reported that Senator Dolph's
brother has withdrawn from the candidacy
for the new Circuit Judgeship for the Ninth
District, created by Congress at its last
session, and that Senator Dolph will him
self be a candidate for the United States
Supreme Bench, 10 succeed Justice Brad
ley, decreased. Ii Is customary TO fiji a va
vancy in the Supreme Bench from the cir
cult I'D which the deceased Justice resided,
though this is not absolutely essential
Senator D0lph might be appointed from the
Ninth District TO this vacancy, although
that circuit already has Justice in Mr.
Field.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing CalIfOrnian,: Timothy ID. Leslie,
Asa W. Hebberd, Christian PaSsold, Osca 7
i, Dodge, James +. Wright, George SNYDER
Jerome, j. Y. TyreI, Francis Coolidge
Rush L. Potter, William b. Ingels, William
). Green, John Shanuessy, Robert S Nc
Clure, John j. White, John j Shephers and
Ellen Howley.
A MINERAL LAND CASE.
In the case Of John g. Gressendorfer ct
al. vs.. Allen TOwle, involving the Bennett
Creek and Alta consolidated placer mining
claim in the Sacramento district, Cal, the
Commissioners decision holding the land
to be mineral in character and dismissing
the protests OF GrissendOrfer ct al. is al
frmed by Secretary Noble.
NEYADAs ARID LANDS.
Very numerously signed petitions from
citizens of the State of Nevada in favor of
the cesslOn Of arid lands to that State were
forwarded 10 Mr., Newlands, a mem ber Of
the Executive Committee of the Salt Lake
Convention, and presented TO the Senate bv
Senator Stewart, and they were referred to
the Committee on Public Lands.
THE NEW REVENUE CUTTER.
A bill was reported TO he House to-day
apprOpriatng $4,000 for the construction of
revenue cutter for use IN San Francisco
UarbOr
PURCHASE OF SILVER
The amount of silver purchased nv the
Treasury Department to day was $4,000
ounces at from $3.50 to .9l75
PERSONAL MENTION.
J.. A. Sheldon of Los Angeles, ex-Gov-
ernOr of New Mexico, is at Wizards Hotel
A. W. Thomas of San Francisco is in the
city
Baron Won Holleben, the newly appointed
German Minister to the United States, ar
rived here to-day.