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Show EXTRA!!!! U. S. Conquers S. F. Bay Isle SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7 (UP) Tha United Statea had a new territorial possession today In Mission Rock of San Francisco bay, which la really two rocks with an area of 15-lOOths of an acre above the water. 'The conquest was mads without with-out struggle by a landing party of one U. S. naval officer, one U. S. marshal and a deputy U. 8. district attorney. The entire en-tire population, consisting of a caretaker, was banished In exile to the mainland and the stars and atrlpea of the United Statea of America were hoisted triumphantly. trium-phantly. Mission Rock juts up In the bay a quarter mile off the foot of Mission street Once It was a docking place for sailing vessels. ves-sels. President McKlnley first claimed It for the government In ISM. The aupreme court of the United Statea approved the annexation an-nexation in ltOS. The verdict was that the part of the rock above water belonged to the United Statea, and the part below waa the property of the Mission Rock corporation. Tha corporation had warehouses ware-houses on the rock and for 3t years It defied the United States with prolonged litigation. Fire swept the warehouses this summer sum-mer and diaaster struck again yesterday. yes-terday. The Invading force was comprised of Lieutenant Harry Zollee, U. S. N.; Marshal George Rice and Deputy Attorney William Wil-liam Licking. The corporation bought the rock from Henry P. Plchener, who obtained ob-tained it by legislative grant from the state of California In 1(72. In conquest Mission Rock will be converted to navy uses. |