The morning call., 1891-11-28
OCEAN MAILS.
Bids Awarded by the Postmas-
ter-General.
LAST Of the Successful Contractors and The
Compensation.
Perlectlne the POStoffice Site NEGOTIATIONS.
President Harrison Preparing His
Annual Message.
special TO THE MORNING CALI

ocean routes under the act of March 3, 1891,
IS follows:
Pacific Mail Steamship Company-Be-
ti7een New. York and Colon, three times a
month, in vessels of the third class, COM
pensation 81 per outward mile.
Same company-Service between San
francisco and Panama, touching twice
each month, going aud returning, at San
Diego, CAL; Mazatlan. San Bias, Man
zanillo, Acapulco, Port Angel, Salina Cruz,
ronala. San Benito, Champerico. San Jose,
Acajntla, La Libertad, La Union,
Anapalia, Corinto, San Juan ana Punta
arenas three times month, in vessels of
the fourth class, first three years, an1 in the
remaining seven years service once a
week in vessels OF the third class; COM
p"nsaton 65a cents per outward mile FOR
the fourth class, and 81 for third class
vessels.
Same company-Between San Francisco
and Hong-kOng, via Y ok kohama, once
every twenty-eight days, in vessels OF the
third class, compensation 81 Der outward
mile.
William II. Hughes of New York City
Service between New York and Buenos
Ayres and Argentine Republic touching at
Montevideo. Uruguay, once in three weeks.
vessels of the second class. compensation
81 per outward mile.
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
pany-Between New York and Tuxpan,
Mexico, via Havana, Progresso aud 1anI-
pico, and returning by Vera Cruz, From
tero, Progresso aud Havana; once week,
vessels oil the third class; compensation, 81
per outward mile.
New ork and Cuba Mail Steamship Com
pany-Between New Yurk aud Havana once
week in vessels of the third class; conf
pensatiOn, 81 per outward mile.
John B. Clark, hiclgo-Between Calves
ton and La Guayara, returning by Curacoa.
Sanivalla, Cartnagena and Colon, three times
month, in vessels of fourth class; com.
pensation, Cos cents per outward mile.
Bouton, Bliss & Dallett, New York City
between New ofk and La Guayara, by
Curacao AMI Paerto Cabeilo, three times a
month, IN vessels of third class; compensa-
ton, 81 per outward mile.
The contracts are all for q term of ten
years, except the service between Galveston
ana La Guayara, which is for FIVE years.
The PaciEc Mail Steamship Company's con-
tracts eall for services to begin January !,
1892; the New York and La Guayara service
sill begin March ], 1892; the Galveston and
"a Guayara service Mas |. 1888; the New
Ok ana II uNdUn SFESlEC IGDruaiY /, lSDy.
the New ork and Tnxpan service February
l, 1852, and the New York and Buenos Ayres
service December l. 1894.
THE PoSToFFICE SITE.
John P. Irish of San Francisco brought
with him TO Washington the evidence of
title to the Seventh and Mission streets Post
office site. 1t appears from the indOrse-
meDt on the papers that the United States
District Attorney for California has exam
ined the title and found it all right. The
papers now go 10 the Attorney General, and
If he finds no flaw in the title the papers
will 60 to the Warrant Division OF the
Treasury, where Treasury draft will be
made out and sent to l.. g. Harvey. Un-
less some tangible evidence of fraud is pre-
sented pretty soon the matter will be closed
up. 1--WE want something tangible" said a
Treasury official to-day, "and not mere va
porings. IL there has been conspiracy to
defraud the Government it is my opinion
that we should not be bound TO take the
site. But we must have evidence of fraud
pretty soon or matters will take their regu-
lar course and the matter will be closed up"
PACIFIC COAST LIGHTHOUSES.
The report of the Lighthouse Board is
being printed and will soon be ready for
distribution un the Pacific Coast. Congress
is expected to make the principal appropria-
tons for the Coast, in accordance with the
boards recommendations, as fol ows: Fog
bell on Deadman's Island, $4,000; for light
and fog signal at Point Arguello, twelve
miles north of Point Conception, S35, 900;
for buildings lighthouse and fog signal at
Point Buchon. S33,oo0 for the pur-
chase chase OF ths strip Of land at Point
rev Harbor, $1,000; for light and fog signals
at New York Slough. at the entrance to the
San Joaquin River, $4,000; tor fog signal
for B0dega Head, $4,000; for light and
fog station at Punta Gordo, $4,000; for
Yakima Bay. Oregon, lights, $500; for the
establishment of first order light at North
Head, $4,000; for light four miles north
OF Point Brown, first order light, $4,000;
additional to the $4,000 already appropr-
ated to change The location of the fog signal
at Cape Tlattery. West Island, S17, 900; for
thirty lights along the navigable channels
Of the Snohomish, Skagit and Nooksack
rivers and Lac0nner Slough and other tribu-
tary channels. $4,000; for lighthouse and
fog signal on the Alaskan coast, $4,000.
RAILROAD MAIL SERVICE.
The annual report of General Superin-
tendent White Of the Railway Mail Service
shows that at the close of the fiscal year
mails were carried on 1898 miles of rail-
road in the United States; postal clerks
were employed on 140, 1856 the service on the
remainder being performed by closed
pouches. The total number OF cases under
control of the department was 1891. AT the
close OF the fiscal year there were 10SS rail-
way postoffices and 81 steamship lines in
operation, on which 5565 postal clerks were
employed. During the year 473S miles OF
new service were added The record of the
annual mileage for clerks shows an increase
OF 6,u3o37 miles, or per cent, In the dis
tance Travelled in the performance of duty,
and SOS S14 462 pieces, or 6S. 8 per cent, In the
quantity of matter distributed. Mr.. White
recommends law providing for the retire
ment Of all permanent railway postal clerks
on third or half pay who have become in
capacitated for further service by reason of
age or Injuries received in the discharge Of
duty, ETC.. fund to be created by with
holding one-half of l per cent per annum Of
the salary of each clerk.
CAUSE OF THE OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Irish told Assistant Secretary Crounse
to-day that real estate experts in San Fran
cisco would testify that the Government had
made great bargain in getting the Seventh
and Mission streets site for 81 O40O OO0 Mr.
Irish said also that certain San Francisco
newspapers had pecuniary interest in To-
eating the PostOffice elsewhere. 1t is under
stood that If the San Francisco people will
60 to work and present some evidence Of
fraud the Government authorities will hold
further acton in allegiance, but must hear
pretty soon that such evidence Is likely to
be forthcoming.
AN INTERVIEW.
When Mr.. de Young was here atten ding
the Republican national meeting he had a
talk with Secretary Crounse about the Post
Office site. The interview was Mt the request
of Secretary Crounse, who is a very cour-
teous and mild-mannered gentleman. Mr.
CrOunse was presented to De Young at the
parlors occupied by the California Commit
tee at the Arlington Hotel.
PosToFFICE CHANGES.
The Postoffice at Omega, Nevada County,
has been discontinued The California
Postmasters appointed to-day were as fol-
lows: Elsidore, San Diego County, l.. Is.
Peck, vice A L.. Hunt resigned; Hart,
Shasta County, X. G. Hart, vice nj. Stevens,
resigned; Milp itas, Santa Clara County, E.
Topham, vice l.. n. Hobbs, resigned.
PENSIONS GRANTED.
California pensions have been granted as
follows: Alisha S. Hudson, Richard H.
McCoal, Conrad Roth, John Gaeitig, Charles