The morning call., 1892-04-06
C0ECERNIIG THU COAST.
Humboldt HarbOr to Have a Large
Appropriation.
SEiEgiL LAND CASES DECIDED.
Nrgeaaa Takes the Oath as Cirtnit JHdge-Statis'
ties Of ArteSan Webster
sieRS Granted.
SEfEgiL LAND CASES Decided.
ErscIalt TO THE MoRNINS CA5L


called the contract system This en-
powers the Secretary of War to make con-
tracts in his discretion to the amount OF
s.. 700. 600. TO be appropriated in INSTALL
mep,s from year TO year through the sun
dry civil appropriation bill until the work
is completed. The bill as originally decided
- upon only appropriated 100000 for tie
humboldt harbor. with no guarantee that
the work there wonld be completed.
Hon. Joseph Nckenna was to-day sworn
into cfsice as United States Circuit Judge
by Mr.. Justice Field Ia the supreme Court
room. Among those present were Repre-
sentatiyeS Loud. Cutting, Ge0ry, Camlnetti
and Bowers, J. Shaen OF San francisco ana
F. AiCfitt. Justice Field wore his black
gown, and altogether the ceremony was
quite Impressive. Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenna
With their youngest daughter will leave Tor
California tomorrow afternoon, stopping
Gay or two at SuIsun before proceeding TO
San Francisco, where they will reside.
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office to-day sent 10 Congress in response
10 a Joint resolution statement showing
the number of deSeTt-land entities made IN
the United States up to the present time.
One million six hundred and sixty thousand
seven hundred ana niDely-three acres have
been entered under the desert land act,
and the receipts therefrcm have aggregated
S3,479, $50.
TIE House Committee on Public Lands
the present State Of Washington from the
provisions OF the Revised Statues allowing
Registers and Receivers OF land offices IN
certain Territories fees 30 per cent higher
than the general sch edule. This necessity
no longer exists. as the land business III
Washington has largely increased q.
Statistics Of Artssian Wells.
The Superintendent of tie Census has
sent 10 the President a bulletin Cf the arte-
sian wells used for irrigation, prepared by
!. II. Newell, tie special agent IA charge OF
statistics on Irrigation. The total number
of artesian wells on farms in June, 1890, in
the States and Territories forming the west
err half Of the United States, numbered
S0S7, representing IN estimated aggregate
investment of 81, 9SS, 81 %; of that number
S99) are employed Ia irrigation. The aver
age depth per well IS 2l0 II feet. The aver
age cost per well was $40 IS; total discharge
or water per minute, 40 l9 Il gallons. or
"a . .alons per vel per minute. The average
areaiCrgated per well Is 1902 acres, and the
average cost o. water ger acre irrigated is
SIS s.. over one-half Of these wells are in
the State of California, where 1888 acres
of agricultural lands were gated by aTte-
sian water. Utah stands second in the
number Of artesian wells used for Irrigation
purposes and Colorado 10 tie area OF land
thus irrigated.
The General Land Office has issued 22o3
land patents for the week ended 4 pFIl >
making an increase Of 173 over the previous
4
ciic Coast districts received The following:
MaTySyille, Cal, 5 Lakeyiew. Or, 3; Van
C0UveT, ! Naua W ALA, 2 During the same
period homestead certificates were issued in
the following districts: San Francisco, 90
Sacramento, 60; NiSalia. l.; Rose burg, Or,
-; ) p0kane Falls, 49, Vancouver, ..
Land Cases Decided.
The Secretary Of the Interior has al
fTmed the decisions of the General Land
Commissioner in the following cases: John
I. Rushing vs.. 4. 3. Preston, rejecting
PTestOn's application 10 purchase as TIM
Der land portion of sections and 3 10 the
Stockton land district, and allowing the
homestead entry OF Rushing. In the case
Of Nentel Grant V. the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, portion OF section %,
IN the Spokane Falls district, was awarded
10 Grant The Secretary also affirmed the
decision Of the Land Comm issioner reject
Ing list Of indemnity selections, aggTegat-
ing 4917 acres, filed by the Atlantic and Pa
eifc Railway Company. for corresponding
amount OF land within the 1aQui Indian
reservation and the Luis Maria b CT
Location .. in The Prescott (AriZ) district,
for the reason that filings have been made
upon all the tracts offered to be selected.
In the case CT William c. Witcher vs..
Charles w. Conkin on appeal from the
decision OF the Land Commits oner dis
missing Witcher'S protest against the final
proof of Conklin ia support Of his pre-
emplon filing on section % in the Susan
vile Ind district o. California, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Chandler reversed
his decision admitting Conklin's final proof
and directed his fling to be Cancelled. Con-
seQuenty the papers in the case will be re-
turned with Instructions to proceed under
act Of March 3. 1921
In order that Ctah may not 90 unrepre-
scented at the Worlds Far. Washington of
Tennessee, chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Territories. has reported faYorably
bill Introduced by Delegate Cain, providing
for tie appointment of a commission to see
that Utah is properly represented. Tie
bill apDropTiates $4,000 for expenses.
la the case Of the Columbia and Puget
Sound Railroad vs.. W. &. Hawthorne, ap-
peliee, the United States supreme Court
has reversed the decision Of the Washington
Supreme Court, which awarded Hawthorne
SlJ,0J0 for an injury sustained.
Postmasters and Pensions
Tie Postmasters appointed to-day were
as follows: At Del Sur. San Diego County,
Bl. l. Rainford, vice L. Bennett, removed !;
Aukeny, Marion County, Or, Ii. 2. KEEP
pin, vice III. IillotsoD, resigned; Rowland,
Linn County. Or, NJ. g. Barger. vice j. T..
Rowland, resigned; Westport, Chehalis
County, C. A. Scamm0ns, vice C. Yana, r..
signed.
Pensions have been granted the following:
California: Original-Edward de Rome,
Joseph u. Daniels, James A. Morton, James
Huston. Increase-Willlam l.. TIngley, John
Roberts. Original widows, etc-Sarah T..
Crane, Margaret 5. Dennis.
Oregon: Original-Eh L. Bush, William
D. Ingram. Additional = William Glenn
mems, William Ii. Davis. Jahel Boyles.
Mexican surviyor-Enoch W. Converse
Washington: Decentralization j. Shaw.
George Yark. Norman SchoonoYer Add
tioaai-Franklin Hays.
Two 10-inGh guns for the coast-defense
vessel Monterey, now in course Of construc-
tion al the Union Iron Works at San Fran
cisco, have been finished and tested. The
second 12-inch gun, sister Of Big Betsy now
In san Francisco, has been finished and
shipped to Indianhead proving grounds,
where it will be tested in the course of the
next two weeks. AS soon as the armoI
work on the Monterey is finished these guns
viii be shipped to San Francisco.
j. Lee Palmer has been appointed second
assistant keeper and 4. II. Boies third assist
ant keeper at Point Conception (Califor MAJ
lighthouse station. Mark Grayscn has been
app nted second assistant keeper at De.
struction Island tWashington) lighthous
station.
Steps will soon be taken by the lighthous
BOARD to put In operation the light at ST.
Georges Reef lighthouse station Of Cali
fofnla. The lenses 10 be used in this light
house were ordered from Paris six months
ago, but for some unacc0untable reason
they have not yet been shipped.
Personal Mention.
The President has appointed Surgeon ].
{. BOYD, now on special duty in this city.
to be assistant to Medical Director j. N
Browne, chief Of medicine and surgery of
the United States navy. succeeding Medical
Director Van Ripeu, who was recently or
dered to duty as fleet surgeon Of the Pacific
squadron.
OF the three steel tugs recently completed
at Boston one has been assigned to service
at San Francisco.
Lieutenant John Z. Reinberg United
States revenue marine, accompanied by his
bride. left to-day for San Francisco. where
he has been ordered for duty
Miss Cora A. Clark of Seattle is visiting
here.
Hugh Devois. Fourth Cavalry at vancou.