The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-17

In way to show that it is for the best in
terests of the country, and so to place the
general policy of subsidies on foundation
that shall commend itself to the people gen.
orally as being one of great advantage. The
Post master General has already been made
aware that the. Pacific Mail Steamship
Company will be glad to improve its serv-
ice by making quicker time on its routes, by
calling at all Of the ports on the routes
more frequen ly, and by increasing its pres
ent tonnage, perhaps, 10 the extent of $4,000
or 10000 tons.
THE PANAMA SERVICE.
This is on the suppostion of course, that
the Postmaster-General finds it of advantage
TO the department to make the required
contracts. 1t is believed that the Pacific
Mail service between Panama and San
Francisco can easily be increased one trip
per month. This " Guild make permanent
service Of three trips per month between
New York and San Francisco of what has
been heretofore only semi-monthly service
between Panama and San Francisco. except
in short and irregular periods. 1t is be-
lieved, TOO, that the time between New
York and Colon can be decreased twenty
AOul lfOulS, anu tilc llIllc hOLNGcH Cdu L
cisco and Panama may be shortened by
four days at least, and that, too, without
emitting the present stops.
NEW SHIPS REQUIRED.
The Pacific Mail has at present monthly
line be tween Panama and Acapulco. This,
it is thought, can be increased to tri-
monthly service. or. if that improvement
were not made, an entirely new line. to be
semi-monthly, between Panama and Cham
perico, might be established Although
this service would involve 12,000 tons of
entirely new ships. it is believed that it
could he put on within six months. Two
ships of 1860 tons each for the Central Ameri-
can service, and two ships of 1900 tons each
for service between New York and San Fran
cisco, would probably be required. One of
the new big ships could be used on each
side Of the isthmus.
The Pacific Mail would look forward, un-
der the provisions of the Postal Subsidy
Bill, to building two new ships for the
China line, each of 5000 tons aud eighteen
knots speed. But these vessels could prob
ably not be completed for two years.
DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
4 diffietiit problem before the Pesteftice
Department is how best to give this country
and the Western Coast of South America
the largest advantages under the Subsidy
Bill. One suggestion is that a fast line of
steamers, say of 5000 tons each, which could
be put OH in two years, be operated by the
same company, 10 carry mails, passengers
and through freight between New York and
Valpara also, stopping only at the principal
port in each co untry on the gulf, tranship-
ping at the isthmus. and then on the other
limo ctnnniuu ao1u of thn Dripciual in
each country on the west coast of South
America. The distance from Panama to
Valparaiso could be covered in eight or ten
days.
This arrangement would naturally involve
local lines of steamers TO stop at intermedi-
ate ports and to connect for their mails,
passengers and freight at the principal
ports. Ii these were twelve or fourteen
knot boats they might serve the purpose.
The distance from New York to Panama
could be made in five days. An arrange
ment by which vessels might sail once in ten
days and connect directly with South Pacific
steamers at Panama without delay Is conf
IDENTITY looked forward to by many people
WHO have presented their views to the de-
partment.
SAN FRANCIsco's RANK
A census bulletin issued to-day giving
the relative rank of cities shows that in 1870
San Francisco was the tenth city of the
Union. In 1880 it took ninth place, out
stripping New Orleans, and in 1890 jumped
over Cincinnati and took eighth place. A
list Of towns of over 5000 population Is given,
and the following appear for California:
Alameda, Fresno, Los Angeles. Oakland.
Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco. San
Jose and Stockton.
ALASKA SALMON FISHERIES.
The Collector of Customs at Port Angeles
was informed to-day by Acting Secretary
Nettleton OF the proclamation OF the Pres
ident of the 4th INST relating to the protec-
tiOn of the salmon fisheries of Alaska. He
Is given authority 10 have legal notice made
at his port. Arrangements are being made
to give official notice in every port on the
Pacific Coast,
COAST POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The following exchanges of inner regis
tered mail sacks have been established by
the Postoflice Department between Oakland.
CAL, and Chicago daily, to begin April 9th:
Sacks to leave Chicago at 3 P. NJ. via the
Chicago and Burlington r. p o., and Oak
land at :36 p. NJ via Ogden and San Fran
cisco. The PostOtfice at San Bruno, San
Mateo County, Cal, has been discontinued.
The service between Keno Oregon, and
Picard, Cal, is increased to three times
week after May 1st From Evergreen to
Cdu UUSt IL Is lUCItdStu W SIX tllLtS pei
week. Between Pacines and New Idria,
Cal, 1t is increased to three times per week.
X. Mcpherson has been appointed Post
master at Mcpherson, Orange County, Cal.
HILLMAN's SUCCESSOR.
The Secretary of the Treasury was noti-
fed to-day OF the death of James Hillman,
United States Boiler Inspector ut San Fran
cisco, and the Supervising Inspector for the
Pacific Coast was given notice that mau
should be recommended to fiji the vacancy.
A board, consisting of the Supervising In
spector. the Collector of Customs at San
Francisco and the Judge of the United
States District Court, will pass upon the
fitness of the applicants and submit a recon-
mendation. The Instructions covering such
work will be sent to the members OF the
board, and possibly within two weeks a
recommendation will be made.
RESERVATION LANDS.
Within few days Secretary Noble will
announce a decision that will be of unusual
interest to settlers along the Northern Pa
cihc. 1t will set aside the Glford-Miler
case, which for some time has been used as
precedent. 1t takes the position that
when an Indian reservation is opened TO
settlement along RAILROAD receiving the
odd sections as grant, the odd sections
along the road in such reservation go to the
company the same as II the land had been
open to settlement when the road was con-
structed. For some time the department
has had under consideration case involv-
ing the same questions as found in the Gill
ford-Miller case, and it is said an opinion is
about prepared. and will hold that in reser-
yations opened to settlement after road is
constructed no part goes to the company by
way of grant. This decision, it is claimed
will simplify the situation in the Ceur
d 'Alene lands, as we'll as in some other res
ervations about to be opened to settlement,
where the railroads claim the lards under
the Clifford Miller decision.
SENTENCES RENTED.
In the case of George TilmOn, now at
AlcatraZ Island, the unexecuted part Of his
sentence is remitted. In the case Of w. l..