The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-09
POSTOFFICE SITE.
Probable Acceptance Of the
Property.
4 Quiet Tip Given by an Interested Cali
fOTnia Lawyer.
The Officials Fear a LaWSuit-ReluCtaltly
Decide to Complete The Bargain.
Contested Election Cases.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

sion streets, Will have to be accepted by the
Treasury Department This information
comes from eX-Judge Harvey Brown, the
/ Southern Pacific attorney, and its correct
ness isnOtt to be disputed. as eX-Judge Brown
has been here looking after this matter for
weeks and knows whereof he speaks when
he declares that the Government will take
the property. 1t is not to be denied that the
department will accept this property very
reluctantly. The people and press Of San
francisco were so emphatic and unanimous
in their condemnation Of the selection Of
tie Seventh aud Mission site that the Treas
ury officials, as well as Attorney-General
Miller and Postmaster General Wana-
maker, became nervous about it and anX-
iouSy looked around for some l0ophOle by
which they might escape from their di-
lemma.
THANKFUL FOR A FLAW.
How they found the loophole and with
what apparent eageruess they gTaSped at
the flaw on the title are well remembered.
1t was very apparent that Secretaries Fos-
ter and Crounse, Postmaster General Wana-
maker and Attorney General Miller were
glad enough that Mr.. Mogan refused to give
Harvey title to the narrow strip of five feet
needed to make up the whole plat. Secre-
tary Crounse was in a happy mood when he
informed the The CALL correspondent sew
eral weeks ago that the Government need
not take The property after all
MUST TAKE THE PROPERTY.
But now all is changed. Mr.. Mogan, the
owner Of the narrow strip of ground needed
by Mr. Harvey to complete the title to the
whoIe tract hec,ms anprabensiva when no
t.t - - f- 80, .
4Ou"u o"' ''i'' 'lo No'Ct tt''i0"' """'" NV
take the seventh ana MISSION SlIeel prop
cry, aud then he agreed 10 dispose oI MS
Mite piece oil ground TO Harvey ana not
'cinch' aim IN the transaction either MT.
Harvey's attorneys have informed the Gov
erpment that their client is now prepar ed 10
fnrnish o ti+la a. tho vyhoIe Mai ori,ina lIv
-, g" " ~ 90 900
A THREATENED LAWSUIT.
What i the Gnvernment 10 do novq
IT,, ilI hove, -, ,.,,,+ o- b,,,o o hi,, lou,
"''' - 90 y, C.'o,,77 M
suit on Aahd' ana as Acknowledgement Mil
.er said several months az O: I'VE otfere 50
much money provided a perfect title was
punished. If Mr.. Harvey can send US the
vidanca of n nerfect titie to the nronertv
We ofI+T,J to buy for 81. go 000 We must
take il. Ii is binding upon us to do So" 1t
OpreU Secretary
agreed with Acknowledgement Miller in this
opinion.
EROWN'S QUIET TIP
Fx-Judgs Harvey Brown said tonight to an
i,ti,,,ta f-;a,d o,d ,o,vor,ar ~ goiIl 1i,,n
von y oniDt Tin The Govarnmant has
o(yroed - t,Le tho Savantb and Mission
n1orGr+, hacausa NogaT, has weakened and
las 'disnosed of ms nronartv n Harvey who
Is inns enabled to fnrnisb a good and com
nleta title to the VIII lie niece If pronrrty Of
fered to Tho Government oririnaiIv" It is
nrobabIo that senator Leland Stanford has
6aInad tbe Traa>urv officials In a decision in
Tins matter
~ 1->-pro,,rr,ptr yADc,N
,;-' -, - - - - =.
assistant Secretary CIouhs7 was seen 10
nent oy your coIIes Ponuen' a.H W,'l!e ne
Mou.u ny S'a'G ue.u.,Jly .ud' tne HGFeini i
nn,ehI n, Hdu ueC!utu 70 lahe Iue ooEent VI aIu
MISSION stTteIs property MS manner clearly
"badc,ed5 ocoi1
"When will the San Francisco Postofice
site matter he taken mn againP" he was
asked Inv your corresnondent'
VERY Soou now | think " said Secretary
Crounsp.
rs il true that Harvey can furnish \ title
To the uronrrtv p"
Yea" said he "hat is nv under
standing"
"Tbp6 the Government will bave +o carry
ont its agreement viii Harvey viii itnoIP'
"WeU." said Secretary Cronnse. II can't
answer as broadly as tIat Ynu NAV saw
that the matter is vet under consfderatio1.
The papers are stflI in the hands of Attor-
nav-G -Ganrrol Niiiar ard NO viii Giva hie
oninion in few days ''''1 ''0 "''' 3''0 ''''
The fact of the business is i" said he.
che whole thIng ia nov hocL aoain imsf
where il was before M0gan's refusal to Sell
to Harvey"
That means that the Government must
take the property, doesn't it?"
wei, said Mr.. Crounse, "as l said, the
matter is not definitely settled yet W 9 Will
| decide In few days"
EX-JudGe Harvey Brown is fearful that
Those newspaper correspondents will tele-
graph the news 10 San Francisco. And
then' sald he to friend, IAN avalanche OF
telegramS and protests will come from San
FrauclSco TO the Treasury Department. and
everything may be spoiled again. We must
Keep the matter quiet.
WHY EsTEE WAS OVERLOOKED.
A week ago information vvos teleoraphed
from Washipotnn 10 a San EronciSco ta,1er
to the effect that Hon NJ NJ Fstee was in
Washington. and was n Candidate for mn
pointment ON the Interstate Commerce
Commission. This renort was nnt trne
Mr.. Estee has not been here lately, neither
has he been candidate for appointment to
the interstate Commerce Commission. The
rum0r arose In this way: A California
gentleman now here called on Senator Stan
Ioid at his residence, and In the course of a
general conversation remarked: IF we
had made prOper effort we could have got
Estee appointed on the Interstate Commerce
Commission
DO you think :" said Stanford.
This gentleman said afterward to THE
CALL correspondent: Il don't know
Whelher Stanford named the matter to the
President or not, but believe he did"
THE CIRCUIT JrDGEsHIP.
Representative NcKnpno,s friands are
honing that no NAV ba annointed CircmIt
Judge O~e of fhen, sojd tpNn Nni,bt. - Wr
McKenna Is nv NO means " nandi4ata for
fhis Mace ia i nnl-lossd IN %is T"m0ros o.
sionaI AFFAIR." and -, ,1 ~ hiISor
honors heSiJas ba hnS renommesndad Ton
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