The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-31
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
A GunbOat Sent to Venezuela to Protect
American Interests Department ieWS.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. - Orders have
been issued directing the gunboat Concord
TO start for Venezuela at once. The Concord
is now at New London. Conn.
The purpose of sending the Concord to
those waters is to give whatever protection
may be needed to American interests In
Venezuela pending the settlement of politi-
cal conditions. Incidentally, however, she
will be expected TO back up any demand
the State Department may make on the
Caracas Government for its seizure of po-
lltIcal refugees on the American steamer
Caracas at Puerto Csbe!lO few days ago
IL is expected that Secretary Foster viii
Insist that tho arrested refugees shall be
given safe conduct from the country. and
That an apology be made TO the United
States for their detention. If this dema ud
be made the presence of an American war
ship will il is believed. exercise a potent
Influence in bringing about a speedy COM
pliance on the part Of the Venezuelan au-
thOrlties.
Attorney. General Miller has recommended
to the President that the resignation Of
United States Marshal Parsons of Utah he
asked f0F Immediately. The President has
approved of the Recommendation, aud the
Marshal has been asked % resign II is
stated at the Department of Justice that
this action was taken because the Marshal
and his deputies on some occasions allowed
prison and visit his third wife for living
with whom he had been convicted under tic
Edmunds law.
Acting Secretary Of the Interior to-day
denied The motion for review fled In De
half OF the plaintiff in the case of John A
Cameron VS.. Isaac y. MeD0ugall, involving
land IN the Seattle district. In the case of
James Scott VS. Nathaniel p. Sheldon, from
the same land district. the Acting Secretary
has reversed the decision of the Commits
i'm q fhn al 4 oseI
that-Shed0n's entry should be Cancelled on
the grounds that the land i'm question was
not mineral in character. Sc0tPS homes tead
entry will be received.
The following patents were to-day granted
TO Pacific Coast inventors: California
Rawdon Arnold, Sacramento, ice pitcher;
Ulrich BachmanD, Mission San Jose, i'm
Iregnating liquids with gases; Pierce Bou-
gin, Oakland, bean thresher; John +.
Chapel. San Francisco, laundry drying
room; Parker Crlttenden. san Francisco, can
labelling machine; Arthur Is. CTGcks hank
San Francisco, fire escape; Michael DiIlen-
burg, San Francisco. air compressor; Samuel
Hamilton, King City, threshing cylinder:
jefferson klndlebeyer. assignOr to NJ S.
Babcock, San Diego. car coupling;
Henry Msthey, South Riverside, reverbera-
tory smelling furnace; John L. Myers
San Francisco. cooking. heating and illumi-
mating lamp stove; John Richardson saw
filing and setting machine; Ira V. Schofield.
San Francisco, air supply for boiler fur
naces; Arthur L. Smell, assignor 20 Smell &
Weldon, Ventura. safety-pin; John A.
Sturgis Jr and +. K. Peck, Presidio, game
counter; Edward j.. Ward. Santa Rosa,
plow.
Oregon-Andrew j. Coffee, Portland. fire
alarm telegraph; Leonard FoIsman, AlbIna.
drag-sawing machine; John w. Todd, Port
land, saw tooth.
Washington-Martin A. Brown, Seattle,
paper holder.
Arizona-Paul J. johnson and }. II. Ham
III, Globe City, calendar attachment for
timepieces.
Hawaii-Frank NJ. Moore. SpreckelsviIie,
globe valve.
A new pOstoffice has been established at
Bluff Lane County, Oregon. Caroline L.
Hawley postmistress.