The morning call., 1891-12-10
The POSTOFFICE SITE.
Treasury Officials Glad That Ii Has Been
Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. - Those who have
talked with The Treasury Department officials
within the last day or TWO say that the depart
ment was glad 10 Gud q way by which they
might avoid taking the Harvey property on the
corner Of Seventh and Mission sire Is for a Post
office site. A Treasury official asked to-day II
Judge Harvey Brown was still In The city and
being answered in the affirmative, said: lie
may as well 60 home and save his Washington
hotel bills" AS Mr.. Brown has been here tax
Ing good deal Of interest in having tile Seventh
aud Mission streets site retained by The Govern
ment, tile remark of this official will appear sig
nlheant. one Of The California delegation said
to-day: at seems TO me the Treasury Depart
m ent officials are glad that they Nave found a
way out of their difficulty. l think the depart
ment viii now look after The matter themselves
without tile aid OF any local San Francisco com.
mission and probably condemn 4 site" An
other Treasury official said to-day: "0f course
we are now free 10 select any site we please but
1 think II Is no more than night 10 say that In
our opinion there has been no job in This San
francisco site matter; at least the circumstances
do not Indicate 70. One Of the prOperty-owne
tried 10 cincn Mr.. Harvey, as l understand IL;
that Is TO say lie wanted an exorbNant price for
the narrow strip of land which was needed. The
TACT that the parties most concerned refused to
pay this price Is evidence TO my mind that there
cannot be much proht in 1t for them"
POSTAL INSPECTORS CONFERENCE.
The third annual conference of the Chief POST
office Inspector aud the inspectors in charge of
the divisions, which has been in sessions here
for the past TWO weeks, has adjourned.
service than AT any pteyIous meeItng wei dis
cussed and acted upon. In regard 10 free-deIiveTy
service the INSPECTORS recommended that IL be
extended 10 include towns of 5000 population
aud $4,000 postal revenue per annum. Recon-
mendatoDs looking to the extension of the bene-
fits of The registry, money order and pOstal-nnfe
system were also mIde IL wos supp.sten Ihat
all p0stmasIeTs and custodians Of Posfof1ce
buildings be charged with The duty of keeping
the American nag suitably displayed.
A DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE.
There noble gathering tonight AT AL
bauph's Onera House President II ,rsisop md
his Cabinet with the single exception OF MIR
Wauamaker who never poas IN rhe theaier oc
cupled the four stage boxes, ENJOYING heartily
Stuart Robson's fine production OF She Stoops
TO Conquer" The upper boxes were occupied
by Speaker CRISP, Mr. Springer, Roger O. Mills,
MI. holman ana senators Hlscoek ana David B
Hli with lhelr families. Speaker Crisp was
iouuiy eneeted Dy the audience at the END OF the
tiiu act ol u, tne COMEDY; VINE " tne resident
passed rom MS poA INTO MT. huDSon's dressing
room ana cohgratulateu me comedian on MS
',, y. ..,,,1, So p'"'
LhE CooNstLMAN CASE.
,,, Inc GnIoea states supreme court today heard
man. brought here ON appeal from decision by
Judge Gresham refusing TO grant hlnl writ OF
oe, nmoeTs oo'ru' , 1oumseLham M ieiuseu 10 answer
Who were INVESTIGATING alIened Valuations of The
Interstate commerce law ana was fined $500
decision in hs favor IL is Is'u sto wnuId oe he
Interstate commeIce law pracIicaIIy ipeifecttve
-, ,,.,, - . -
LANDS sohN N. Eh Ed bA Noh"Ah.
@ oi " t'1 70 d. Llna no u
f - n da, W 'o nc @ ~ ui tne
e enst al uesert anus anus erDtteed IA me So
cheu -nol way SUI Wy i, aaouuu ,,S uae Lake Cal.,
EN- empIacne apout i15'ooo aeIesi De cerlined TO
Lands nnder the acr Of ISSS This case has baeu
before the land 01icn foT seversI v@ars nu The
question of lie character OF the land and :he in.
tegrity OF the survey.
ARMY ORDERS
Major CbarIes peptzoni h,s hear ,ro,,o,od
from Cantain of the Twsntvfiith Jnfanffry io The