The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-13

publican party, the other from the Demo-
cratic party. Edward j. Phelps, Minister
TO England, is mentioned as most likely to be
one OF the ar5itrat0rS on the part Of the
United States
LAND CASES DECIDED.
The following land eases were decided to-
day: In the case OF Felipe BOmbas VS..
Samuel A. Lane, involving a homestead
contest in the Sacramento District, the Com
mlssioner's decision is affirmed.
In the case of Luke Ferguson VS.. the Be
lair Mill and Mining Company, involving a
mining claim IN the Sacramento District,
the Commissioner decision Is affirmed.
Secretary Noble finds from the evidence
that the company did not intend to abandon
It's claim, but that its failure to perform he
labor and make the expenditure requi red
each year under the statute resulted In an
abandonment, and rendered the mine open
to relocation.
In the case of Theodore Bolle ct al. vs..
binds Dnbravich, involving a exemption
hllng in the Los Angeles District, the plain
TIT motion for review is denied.t
In the case of Brnnis and Reinberg VS..
Daniel Geary, involving land in the same
district, the motion for review was denied.
TREATY WITH INDIANS.
The President to-day sent to Congress,
with a recommendation urging It's early
and favorable consideration, the agreement
of Messrs. Brigham of Ohio and Merrillat
OF Washington, majority of the Shoshone
and Apache Indian Commission, made with
the ShOshOne and Arapahoe Indians of
Wyoming for the cession Of more than half
Of their reservation on Wind River in wy
0mlEg. The lands ceded comprise 1,150, 900
acres in the northern part of the reseTva-
tion and the price is 5000, 000 or about 90
cents an acre. a minority report signed by
j. q. Woodruff Of Lander, wy, the Chair
man of the commission, opposes the treaty,
principally on the ground that the Indians
would not sell the southern tract Of the res
erVation near Lander.
COMPARATIVE NAVAL STRENGTH.
Secretary Tracy desires to have it known
that he did not say, as he is widely quoted
a. saying that the naval strength of Chile
Is greater than that Of the United States.
What | did say" remarked the Secretary,
was that Chile WAS ambitious to maintain
a stronger power in the Pacific than any
other nation, and if there had been no war
In that country, and she had not lost her
ships, and ii the three new ships con-
structed for her in Europe were out, she
could have done everything she pleased
with the Pacific squadron. was not speak
ing, however, of our naval strength as
whole, for the reason that our Pacific and
Atlantic squadTons combined are much
larger and more powerful than the Chilean
fleet"
CONSOLIDATION OF CUSTOMS DISTRICTS.
Representative Harter of Ohio introduced
In the House to-day bill for the cOnsolida-
ton Of the customs districts Of the country.
ltreduces the number of districts materially.
Under 1t AriZOna will be one district, Call
fOrnia and Nevada two, Alaska one Mon
tana and Idaho one Colorado and Wyoming
and Utah one. The bill abolishes all com
missions, enrOllments. etc, aud provides for
annual salaries TO the collectors Of customs,
naval officers and surveyors at certain of
the larger ports. The smaller collection
districts are to be divided into five classes,
according to the amount OF business tran
sacted.
PATENTS ISSUED.
Pacific Coast patents were issued to-day
as follows: Charles Buckner, San Fran
cisco, either; James J. Culley. San Fran
cisco, cuff-hOlder; Robert II. Dixon, Santa
Rosa, pruning implement; c. +. Gillett,
Corvallis, Oregon, pOtato-p planter Samuel
n GOldy, San Francisco, sash balance; An
drew S. Hallidie. San Francisco. clip for
rope tramways; Emery l. Nichols, San
Francisco, pulverizing-mill; T. Ii. Eles phar
and A. Renard. Chehals, Wash, stump
extractor; John r. Russell, San Francisco,
Ore-teeder; Augustus L. Scharff, Tacoma,
Wash. brake for chidTen's carriage.
NEW NAVAL ORDERS.
Ii. utenaut- Commander George A. Bck-
well is ordered as executive officer Of the
receiving ship Franklin from the 21st inst.
Lieutenant o. E. Lasher is ordered to as
sumo charge Of the branch photographic of
fee at Portland, Oregon. on the 11th of Feb
ruary next as relief of Lieutenant David
Peacock. Lieutenant Walter j. Sears is de-
tached from duty as Inspector of Steel from
the 18th of February next and placed on
waiting orders.
THE COUNSELMAN CASE.
Senator Cuilom, speaking in respect to the
decision Of the Supreme Court in the COun-
selman case, says: Il am afraid the court
hardly realizes that the people are entitled
to protection in their rights as between
themselves and common carriers. Com
mon carriers are quasi public institutions,
aud Fave no right under the common law
TO discriminate between persons or lOcall-
ties"
THE GUN FOUNDRY BILL.
The Senate Committee on Fortifcations
and Coast Defenses had a meeting this
morning, and on motion of Chairman Dolph
the bill 10 establish gun foundry on the
Pacific Coast at a cost of Sl,0O0,0O0 was
taken up, but on motion of FELTON, its con-
sidcratiOn was postponed in order to give
him chance to secure certain data from
California.
THE IDAHO CONTESTED SEAT.
Arguments were begun to-day in the Sem
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
in the Idaho contest of Dubois and Clag-
holds the seat which is contested by Clag-
gett on the allegation that Dubois was not
legally elected by the Legislature of Idaho.
After the arguments, the committee ad-
journed until Thursday.
THE UTAH MARSHALSHIP.
Patrick ii. Lannan, one of the prOprietors
of the Salt Lake Tribune, will arrive here
in a few days to urge the dismissal of United
States Marshal for Utah, f. III. Parsons.
ho he hapn pH If 10
ID the discharge OF his duties. 1t is reported
that Lannan Will recommend as Parsons
successor William Nelson, managing editor
of the Tribune.
RECEPTION AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
President and Mrs. Harrison this evening
gave q reception 10 the diplomatic corps,
the members of Congress, officers of the
army and navy and many prominent Wash
ingt0n officials being invited. 1t was one of
the most brilliant receptions held at the
White House in years.
A PAYMAsTER's GUARD ATTACKED.
A telegram was received at the War De-
partment to-day saying that a guard of SOL
dlers, accompanying an army paymaSter,
bad been attacked by rOughS at NOgales,
AriZ, and the sergeant arrested by the civil
authorities for his share in The fight that
followed.
PERSONAL MENTION.
MdlSndl OuSnlHS anu MS DFlde, WHO were
married in San Francisco on Christmas day,
will arrive in Washington tomorrow
Mrs. Justice Field was assisted in receiv-
ing by Miss Whitney of California and Miss
COndit Smith yesterday.
ARMY CHANGES.
By direction of the President Colonel
Thomas NJ. Anderson, Fourteenth Infan-
try. is detailed as member of the Army
Retiring Board at Vancouver Barracks,
Wash, vice Brigadier-General August V.
KautZ, retired from active service.
PoSTMASTERS APPOINTED.
J +. Nichols was to-day appointed Post
master at AptoS, Santa Cruz County, Cal,
vice j. Leonard, removed; w. j. McClur-
kin at El CascO. San Bernardino County,
Cal. vice K. Z. Cook resigned.
THE OVERMAN CoURT-MARTIAL.
The Secretary of War has granted the re-
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