The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27

correspondent to-day that the report OF the
court martial in Captain Healy's case had
not been considered.
Hamlin said: "The report of the find
ings em mbraces 1900 pages of typewriting.
AS yet it has not been examined. Not an
individual in this department knows its
contents, and all stories of approval or dis
approval are fakes, pure and simple"
A letter was to-day submit ed to the
House Committee on Rivers and Harbors
signed by the Senators and Representa-
tives of the California delegation asking
that the contract for the construction OF
San Diego jetty be made continuous one.
The same request will be made for San
Pedro harbor.
The members of the California delega-
ton have all received dispatches signed by
the Ship-owners' Association OF the Pacific
Coast asking their support of the House
bill removing Determinations against
American sailing vessels OF the coast
trade. This bill is known throughout the
country as the pilotage bill. 1t is possible
that all the members of the California
delegation will support the measure.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Soldiers Home, Los Angeles; John Py-
george, San Francisco. Increase-Clarence
E. Goodwin, Santa Rosa. Original, widow
Henrietta J. Fay, Redland.
Oregon: Reissue-William F. Hiatt,
Mist.
A card from Am brose Biercein the Star,
declaring that if Huntington's charges
against the Examiner were true he would
resisn his position with that paper, is an
interesting topic of gossip in the California
colony here.
The following postal routes will be dis
continued in California after April 30:
Aberdeen. (late Tibbots), Inyo County,
from Tibbots station; Manka, Solano
County, from Suisun City; Moss, Monte
rey County, from CastroYille; Offutt, Ma
rim County, from Petaluma; Pyrema, Kern
County, from Bakersfield.
The Senate Commerce Committee to day
reported bill granting American registry
cisco. Captain Nelson's vessel. Some criti-
cism was heard to-day among California
Congressman, who declared the vessel was
an old English-built hulk, unworthy to fly
the American flag The Kahului has
been engaged in foreign trade, but her
condition practically untitled her for long
voyages, but now as an American ship she
can ply in the coastwise trade.
The following are among the items car
ried by the sundry civil appropriation
bill, reported to the House to-day: Goat
Island wharf, $50, 1000; for suffering natives
of Alaska, $40, 800; Humboldt Bay (Califor-
nia), $159,00O education in ALASKA and en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion act,
$125, 900: revenue cutter for the Pacific
Coast, $125, 900.
Sam B. Solomon of San Francisco died
at Garfield Hospital at 10 o'clock tonight.
Two weeks ago a piece of chicken bone
lodged In his throat, pus formed around it
and his throat and head swelled to twice
their normal size. Tonight an operation
was decided upon, but Solomon died on the
table. The bone, an inch long, was re-
moved after his death.
Mr.. Solomon was we'll and fayorably
known in San Francisco and Sacram ento.
He was often at the State Capitol during
legislative sessions and he was familiar
figure in California headquarters at Ma
tional conventions. OF late he has been
employed in Senator Perkins committee