The morning call., 1893-06-03
SOME COAST GOSSIP.
CarIin Will Command the De-
partment of the Columbia.
There Are Still Any Number of rIen
Who Desire to Serve Their
Country.
Special to The MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON. June 2-The Secretary
of War has issued an order placing Briga-
dier-General W. P. Carlin, recently pre-
! NOTED, in command of the Department OF
the Columbia. with headquarters at Van
couyer. Wash, relieving Brigadier- General
Ruger from further temporary duty in that
department.
John B. Brockburgh Of Oregon City,
Or. was to-day appointed special agent of
the General Land Office at $500 per year
Applications for Offices were filed at the
Treasury Department to-day by Louis
Hess OF San Francisco to be Appraiser
Z. d. Patterson OF Santa Barbara, Col
lector of Internal Revenue First District
Wesley Gibbs. Moreno. Internal Revenue
Agent; Z. H. Page. Collector of Customs,
Astoria.
In the case of Thomas a. Holden. Secre-
tary Hnke Smith to-day held that all lands
within the limits of the grant to the Ore
gon Central Railroad Company were re-
duced TO 81 % per acre by the forfeiture
act of January 81. 1886, and this act did
not except lands falling within the con-
fiicting limits of the grants of the Oregon
Central and Northern Pacific roads.
In the case of Thomas r. Grindey ct al.
the Secretary held that the act of March
8, 1873. providing for entries of desert
lands in Lassen County, Cal. was repealed
by the act of March 8, 1877, which was
general in its application over the entire
State of California a nd the other States
named in the act.
Secretary Smith denied the motion for a
review of the departmental decision in the
case of Mary L. Tickert against Robert n.
Spencer. The land involved is in the vi
salia district.
Motion for review was denied in the
case of Robert Cathcart against John Da.
wilson In the Los Angeles district
The Secretary affirmed the decision OF
the Commissioner in the case of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
against Horatio n. Wilcox, rejecting the
claim of the railroad company for land in
Waterville, Washington district.
The Secretary affirmed the action or the
Commissioner in the suit of Francis H.
Veatch against NJ. F. Park, holding that
/ defendant was not entitled to perfect title
to homestead entry in the Roseburg OR
district, and awarding the land to Mrs
Veatch.
The motion of the Northern Pacific Rail
road COMPANY for review of the depart
mental decision of its suit against \. r.
Mead for land in Oregon City, Oregon dis
trict, was denied.
By direction of the Secretary of War.
Lieutenaut-Colonel johnson V. d. Middle
ton, deputy surgeon-general, and First
Lieutenant Charles Wilcox, assistant sur
geon, are detailed as members of the ex-
aiming board convened at the Preside of
San Francisco, vice Captains Louis Breche-
min and Leonard Wood. assistant sur
geons.
The followiDg-named officers will report
in person to Colonel William NJ Graham.
Fifth Artillery, president of the examining
board convened at the Preside, at such
time as they may be required by the board
Tor examination as to their ftness for pro-
motion: Second Lieutenant Nathaniel F.
Mcclure, Tenth Cavalry; Second Lieu
tenant John D. Miley. Fifth Artillery ;
Second Lieutenant George E. French.
Fourth Infantry. Upon the conclusion
OF their examinations Lieutenants Me-
Clure and French will return to their
proper stations.
BY direction Of the President, the War
Department order of May is amended
to detail First Lieutenant Frank S. VIM,
Twelfth Infantry, at the University OF
California. to take effect August L
Pensions were granted as follows:
California: Increase-Lauron T. HoI-
land, John Howard Reissue - Jesse
Scott. Original widow-Jane DilIey.
Oregon: Original widow-Iydia Liusay