The morning call., 1891-09-08
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Proposed Survey to the Ha-
Waiian Islands.
The Steamer AlbatrOSS to Commence the
WCRk This Fall.
The Pensacola Ordered 10 Honolulu to
Protect American Interests = Free
Mail Service in Small Towns.
Enecial to TIE MORNING CALL.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Commodore Ram
sey, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation in
the Navy Department. said to a correspond
dent to-day that it had been decided to use
the United States Fish Commissioners
steamer Albatross in running the cable sur
vey from San Francisco to Honolulu. The
Albatross is now at Puget Sound on her
way south from Behring Sea. Commodore
Ramsey said she ought to arrive at San
francisco In two weeks, and that she mig ht
be expected to be fitted out with apparatus
and begin the work Of survey in about one
month from this time. He said it would
take about two months to do the work. SO
that the survey will probably have been
completed by the time Congress meets.
Lieutenant Commander Glover, Chief Of
the photographic Bureau in the Navy De-
partment, and son-n-law of the late Senator
Miller of California, is entitled to credit for
his work in expeditng this matter. While
OF course the survey work would have been
done sooner or later, Lieutenant -Comma1-
der Clover frequently brought to the atten-
tlon Of the Secretary of the Navy and Com
HlOuUIt I.dIilS6Y eulLOTldlS IIUlu lie Cdu
francisco Bulletin showing that the people
of California desired this work done before
Congress met. The survey will be made un-
der the supervision of Lieutenant-Com-
mander Tanner.
FREE MAIL SERVICE.
Postmaster General Wauamaker was very
indignant when he learned that dur
an ill-informed clerk in one OF the
bureaus of the POst0flice Department had
given out false Information to the press that
the free delivery experiments in small towns
had not been a success. he caused an ex-
animation of the latest reports from these
experiments to be made, and found that
they were succeeding beyond his most SAN
guine expectations, and in q way utterly
to conf0und the critics OF the experiment.
1t is already an established fact, il is
stated, that the increased revenue in those
offices where the free delivery experiment Is
.on trial almost pays for The increased eX-
penditure, aud it is hoped by judicious man
agement that in the average the experiment
will entirely pay for itself, as some Of the
offices more than do that.
NOTICE TO BANKERS.
The Comptroller of the Currency has sent
a notice TO the cashiers of those national
banks which have Az per cent bonds on de-
posit with the United States Treasurer as
basis for circulation on which interest has
ceased, asking item either TO renew the
bonds at per cent or substitute some otner
bonds as security.
INTERESTS IN HONOLULU.
In consequence of the feeling at the State
and Navy departments that the English are
getting strong foothold on the Hawaiian
Islands and that the new Queen is partial
to the English. the United States steamer
Pensacola's orders to go to San Salvador
have been countermanded and she Will go
to Honolulu. 1t is the pur ose of the Navy
Department 20 keep United States vessel
there from this time on to guard American
interests in the islands.
THE CABLE SURVEY.
The formal orders for the survey of the
Hawaiian cable were issued to-day. Lieu
tcnan / Commander Tanner, who will have
charge of the work, has had considerable
experience in decp-sea soundingS work, and
will probably commence October 1st
PERSONALS AND PENSIONS.
The Star says: ut is reported that w.
r. Hearst will put up S2,000,000 building
in Washington"
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing: Joshua Taylor. John w. Carrothers,
Robert l.. Booth, John X. Hoffman. Jasper
n. Jefes, Hiram Z. Phelps. Jackson w.
Richardson, John ID. Day and Louisa Web
ber,