The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-12

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anxious to get out. Among the applicants
for the position i. D. A. 0. Stock Of Cali
| fornia.
The apprasements of lots and parcels
OF land in the town site of Port Angeles,
Wash, by the commission appointed by
Secretary Noele has been approved by the
Interior Department. The Commissioners
General of the Land Office is now prepar-
ing instructions to the proper register and
receiver for the sale of said lots and par
cells Of land. Settlers, under the law. are
entitled to purchase, at the appraised price.
the town lot on which they live. and one
other on which they may have made
valuable Improvements. The remaining
lands are to be sold to the highest bidder
above the appraised value. The whole
town site aggregates about 5000 acres.
The advance guard of the returning
Bering Sea Commission has arrived in the
persons of Major E. w. Halford and D..
Stanley Brown. Major Halford will
spend few days in Washington and then
visit his home in indianapolis. 1t is
probable that he will be assigned to duty
under General Brooks at the headquarters
of the Department of the Platte in Omaha
will be concluded in shorter time than the
three months allowed by the treaty under
which tie proceedings are being conducted.
The impression in Paris is that the arbi-
tration will result in decision recognizing
the property right of the United States in
the seals. to more or less limited degree,
and recommending some international
agreement for the protection of seal life.
The Columbia Iron Works have notified
the Navy Department that the cruiser
Detroit. built by them, is ready for deliv-
cry to the Government. The reports of the
Bureaus of Construction and Engineering,
recommending the acceptance Of the ves-
sci, are in the hands of Secretary Herbert
and will probably be acted on tomorrow.
The vessel will be sent from Baltimore to
Norfolk Navy Yard. where she will stay
until she goes into commission.
The Department of State to-day re-
ceived news of the death of United States
Consul Josiah E. Stone at Nogales. Mex
leo, this morning. Stone was appointed
vce-c0nsnl in 1872 and was promoted to
the post Of consul last February.
The President has directed Assistant
Secretary Sims to inform Robert p. Por-
ter that his resignation as Superintendent
of Census is accepted. to take effect July
81. and in the meantime he is granted a
leave of absence from July 10.
The to tai number of fourth-class post
masters appointed to-day was ninety-nine,
of which thirty-three were to fill vacancies
caused by resignation and death.
Senator Ransom of North Carolina.
chairman of the subcommittee of the Com
mittee on Commerce of the Senate. that
was to have made trip to the Pacific
Coast to examine the proposed sites for a
deep-water harDor on the Pacific Coast,
said to THE CALL correspondent to-day ::
"Of course the extra session of Congress
interferes with our plans. and we will n OF
be able to get out there this summer. 1t
was a hard matter for US 10 get the SUBJ
committee together early, or we would have
had the trip over with by this time.
! cannot say as to whether the trip Will be
wholly abandoned"
Collector of Customs Wise has been in
structed to recognize temporarily the re-
Gently appointed Hawaiian Consul-Gen-
eral. C. T. Wider, pending the issue of
his eXequatur.
Nine Tsui, wife of the Chinese Minis
ter, leaves to-day for San Francisco. ac-
companied by her son and companion. In
San Francisco Mme Tsui will await the
arrival Of the Minister and his suite, when
they will return together to China.
The Mexican Minister and Nine. Ro-
nero leave this morning for their summer
outing. The trip to Japan has been post
poned until another year, as the extra ses-
sion of Congress will require the Minister
10 remain in this country. After trip to
the Worlds Fair. if nothing prevents, a
taken. which may also include visit to
Yellowstone Park. They expect to return
about the last OF August
The United States ship Yorktown, now
at New York, will sail for the Pacific side
in about two weeks. Commodore Har-
rington will succeed Frank Wilde as her
commander.
Commodore George Brown to-day sue
cessfully passed the physical examination
necessary for promotion 20 the admiral
ship and in few days will take the pro-
fesslOnal examination.
Lieutenant H. S. Chase has been de-
tached from the Atlanta to the Bureau of
Navigation Lieutenant Commander G. A.
Blcknell from the Atlanta to the Frank
lin; Lieutenant W. W. Kmball from the
Monongahela to the San Francisco; Lieu
tenant A. G. Berry from the San Francisco
and granted three mon ths' leave; Lieuten-
an t Nj. E. Hall from the Yorktown to the
Machias; Lieutenant S. l.. Graham from
the Bancroft to the 1orktOwn; Ensign
G. B. Britain from the Atlanta to the
Vesuvius: Ensign j. f. Hubbard from the
Vesuvus to the coast survey; Lieutenant
Il. S. Warwig from the Atlanta and
granted three months leave: Lieutenant
g. r. Clark from the Atlanta to the
Machias; Lieutenant B. A. Fisk from the
Yorktown to the San Francisco; Lleuten-
ant w. G. Cutler from the Atlanta to the
Yorktown; Lieutenant w. O. Babcock
from the San Francisco, and granted three
months leave; Lieutenant j. o. Wilson
from the Atlanta to the Mononaghela; /;
Lieutenant r. G. Davenport from the
Hydrographic Office to the Bath Iron
Works; Lieutenant c. D. Galloway from
the MiantonnmOh to the Monongahela; :;
Lieutenant Chauncev Thomas from the
Monongahela TO the Remington; Lieuten-
ant F. B. Howard from the Bennington