The San Francisco call., 1895-05-24
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
California May Get Slice of Land From,
Neruda,

| Necada.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., May 23.-Seno1
Romero Mexican Minister, having been
shown the interview published yesterday
with Patterson Sprigg, the San Diego at.
torney who has come to Washington rep
resenting the claim of Charles Oberlande1
and Mrs. Barbara NJ. Messenger against
the Mexican Government, for alleged i'll
treatment, said that as the subject to which
the claim relates is being treated directly
between the United States legation at the
City of Mexico and the Mexican Govern.
ment he would not enter into the details
of the case, and would only say that Mr.
Sprigg has drawn great deal upon his
Imagination. which he believed would be
clearly shown when the official papers
bearing on the subject, including the
| claimants memorials and affidavits, are
| published.
| Field Officer st. Clair of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, with twelve men under
him, left for the West yesterday to resume
the California Nevada boundary survey.
| General Duffeld, superintendent of the
survey, said to-day he expected the work
| would be finished this season. He says
| that Nevada will lose part of her territory
| to California, although, of course, he can
| not speak with any degree of accuracy at
present. He believes that from the way
the lines are running at present Nevada
will lose strip of land from one to one
and half miles in width, and which will
become part of Californias domain.
1t is not definitely decided yet whether
Professor Davidson of California will have
! to go or not. 1t is thought it will be
Officer Rogers. They have both been en-
ployed in Pacific Coast survey work for
many years. Professor Davidson seems to
stand well with the officers in charge here,
but nothing is said to indicate that he will
be removed or retained.
General Duffield said to-day the matter
would have to be decided before July 1
next, but that the Secretary of the Treas
ury would have it in hand. 1t is alto
gether probable, however, that General
Duffield's recommendation Will be needed
by the Secretary.
postoffice was to-day established at
Challenge, Yuba County, Cal, with Elijah
B. Sparks as Postmaster.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: California: Original-Samuel A. Nc
Curdy, National Soldiers Home, Los An
geles; Seneca A. Foster, Yountville; Al
bert g. Bradley, National Soldiers Home !;
Charles W. Chapman, Gridley; Daniel S.
Brant, Santa Ynez; Joas Siberia de
Brume, alias John Broom, San Francisco !;
Francis III. Nunes, Georgetown; John Mi
ley, National Soldiers Home; John Nc
Loon, National Soldiers Home: Albert s..
Moore, San Francisco; Frederick Stutz,
Sisson. Increase-George A. Strausbaugh,
Hyde Park; Robert P Wilson, Sisson
Rudolph Pfeiffer, San Francisco. Refs
sue = Almus Kennedy, Lower Lake
Daniel H. Wilson, Suisun CITY;
Reuben B. Richards, Oroville; Jonathan
| Moon, Bakersville; Albert Wheatland,
Whittier; Edward M. Edeline, alias Ed
ward H. Oakes, Bay Side; Emery B.
Gates, National Soldiers Home; Ephraim
R. Higgins, Tulare. Original widows, ETC.
Thomas G. Haskins, Los Angeles. Mexi-
can War, widows-Tabitha Sharp, Ven
| tura.
Oregon: Reissue-August Buder, Silver
| ton; Levi Henderson, Salem; William A.
| Vincent, Eugene; Joseph A. Braden,
Mount Taber; David Nudge, Woodburn.
| Increase-James M. Reese, Roseburg.
| Washington: Additional = Friend HI.
| Holman, Seattle. Increase - William E..
| jester, Kelso. Reissue-Calvin NJ Vowel,
| Olney; Francis A. Hoagland Fairfield !;
Marion Johnson, Egypt; William T. Con-
nor Pennington.