The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-24
TO SAVE TINE.
A Change Urged Regarding South
American Mails.
San DiGSanS Want Them Received and Dis
patched at That Port.
Naval ard Army Orders Promulgated Wash
lngton POStOfiCeS Discontinued.
The Pension List.
Special to The MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, April 23-Captain Brookes,
who has charge Of the foreign mail service,
has received numerous petitions and memo
rials from the Chamber of Commerce and
business men of San Diego. asking that the
department select that point for receiving
and sending out the mail for South Ameri-
can countries. 1t is represented that by
receiving the mail there it will reach San
Francisco thirty hours quicker than il car
ried to San Franciscosby vessel. They also
ask the same for the outgoing mail. thereby
giving the business men of California over
one day advantage by selecting San Diego.
with its good harbor and facilities. They
are pressing the matter very hard and max
ing the best showing possible to induce the
department to comply with their wishes.
So far nothing has been received from San
Francisco in relation 10 the matter. The
department is rather anxious TO have infor-
nation from various points concerned in
the matter. Captain Brookes says that
Postmaster-General Wanamaker, while on
the Coast, will make personal investiga-
tion. and take in the situation from busi-
ness standpoint as thoroughly as his time
and facilities will permit
THE PROPOSED NEW SERVICE.
AS contemplated, the new service will
shorten the time from San Francisco 10
Valparaiso ten days, which will make the
schedule time twenty days. This cannot
be done without decreasing the number Of
stops. The new plan contemplates not over
nine stops from California to Valparaiso.
lie for ina in,
Mexico and the new one under eonsidera-
tion only two. In addition to improving
the mail facilities the question of commerce
will be given due cons liberation and will be
one Of the perplexing features. As con-
templated by Captain Brookes, the service
at first will be an enormously expensive one
and quite a burden to maintain for some
time. 1t is believed that the Government
revenue will increase rapidly, as 1t Will
facilitate the means OF doing business which
is expected to increase enormously and
especially if reciprocity negotiations are
concluded successfully.
NAVAL ORDERS.
Medical Inspector McMurtie has been de-
tached from the Nayy-yard at New York
and ordered to the Lancaster, and upon his
arrival upon the Asiatic STATEN to report for
duty as fleet surgeon Of that station.
The Charleston was ordered to-day to re-
at the service of the Reception Committee
having in charge the Presidential party.
THE ARMY.
BY direction of the President Captain
Henry G. Burton, assistant surgeon, is de-
tailed as member of the Army Retiring
Board at Los Angeles. Cal, vice Major
David l.. Huntington, surgeon, who is nere-
by relieved. BY direction of the President
Captain Leonard Hay, Ninth Infantry, will
report in person to rgadier-General Alex
ander Med. McCook, President OF the Army
Retiring Board at Los Angeles, Cal, for eX-
animation by the board and on the cOnclu-
sion of his examination will return to his
proper station.
GENERAL ORDER.
James E. White, General superintendent
of the POstoffice, has issued the following
order: The attention of this office is called
to the fact that in many cases postal clerks
are in the habit of lacing mall sacks to-
gerher and using the same as hammOcks
This practice is in violation of Section 951
of the Postal Laws, and the regulations of
1887, and must be discontinued.
The following Postotfices have been dis
continued in Washington: Gate City,
Thurston County,; Lookout Wha,com
County; Porter, Chehalis County; Roches-
ter. Thurston County.
California pensions-JameS Knox Walker,
Sidney Davis, William L. Pepper, Francis
NJ Virdan, David B. McCrane, Royal T.
Clark, Babette, widow of Lawrence Wise.