The morning call., 1892-06-25
PLANS FG5I THE POSTOFFICE.
The Secretary if the Treasury arranging
for t:le AeW Building.

WAsHIN GToH June 24-The Secretary
of the Treasury is preparing for the trans
mission to Congress Of plans and estimates
for building to be erected on the site
which has just been selected for the San
Francisco postoffice. He thinks a building
to be in keeping with the size aad import
auce Of a city Ike San Francisco should cost
not less than S5,00Q000 or S6.000,000.
The United States Marshal for the State
of Washington arrived to-day with William
JamisOB, VINO was indicted here Oh October
3 last wit IA A. j. Littlejohn and Thomas E.
der for violating the Revised Statutes of the
United States in forming a conspiracy to
defraud the United States. 1t IS alleged
that the three, confederaIinG together to
defraud the Government, procured the re-
removal Of certain papers from the files of
the Land Office IN this city which related to
homesteadiDg land in the State Of Wash
ington.
LIfe-ssving Medal.
Senator Allen Of the State Of Washington
received from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, for transmission to a woman in his
State. a magnificent gold medal, engraved
around the face with the words: in testl-
monv Of heroic deeds in saving life from
the peTils Of the sea" and on the face of
tile shield With the words. "To Mrs. Mar
tha White, fer heroic deeds in rescuing three
men from drowning" Mrs. White saved
the lives Of three sailors OF the wrecked ship
FeTBdale.
Army Changes.
By direction Of the President Adiutant-
General heltOn is retired from active
service.
Major L. c. Overman, recently tried at
Cleveland for lTregUlaTity IN his accounts,
hg hp4n
accepted, 20 90 into effect September %.
Private john Howard Of the Fifth Artil-
lcry, stationed at the Preside of San Fran
cisco. has been discharged.
The Third party men in the House this
morning prevented an adjournment of the
House til Monday, raising the point of no
quorum, and an adjournment was taken till
tomorrow.
Pensions Granted.
Pacific Coast pensions have been granted
as follows:
California: Original - Ezekiel R. jim
nette. Noah ". Miller, James :. Crawford,
William Graham, Ferrill 3. Nickel, William
Gurney, Upton ). Mathis, Levi Van
Fossen. IDciease-Flaviu u. Treat, Ira
A. W. Merrill
Oregon: Original - James Letellier,
Charles \. Daly, Amos 0. Hooker. IN
crease-William Il. Reynolds.
Washington: Original - William r
LAltDkh ulla sam NCl D. i CLAtu5l l4ls
Census on Population.
The Census Office to-day issued a bull
letin on the population Of the United States
by color, sex and nativity. During the
decade from 1880 20 1890 tho males have in
creased from 25,jl8 $50 20 80. O67, $50, or % 66
per cent; females from a, ,636, 963 to 3d.
554.370, or 24.O2 per cent. OF the total
population 53,372, ,703 are native born and
9,249 547 are foreign born. Tie increase in
the native born during the decade was
1896 S63, or %. 70 per cent az against an in
crease for the decade ended 1880 of 81
per cent The increase ia the foreign born
was 2.5G9,6C4, OF 38.47 per cent, against
1899 per cent ID the previous decade.
According 10 the census there are in this
country 7,65S, $50 colored persons, meaning
persons OF African deScent-Chnese, Japa-
nese and civilized Indians. There has been
an increase iu tie white race in the past dec
ade Of 25.68 per cent, and in the cOloTed
race Of 1911 per cent In the previous
decade the whites Increased 1922 per cent,
and The col0red race apparently $500. AS
was explained in the previous bulletins.
however that increase was TO a certain
extent fictitious. particularly as regards the
colOred population Of the South