The morning call., 1892-03-04
SAN DIEGO Nails.
The Steamship Company to Be Compelled
to Keep Its Contract.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Second Assis-
tant General Bell was asked to-
day as 10 the facts concerning the reported
conflict between the Postmast sr- General
and the Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY as
TO whether or not the latter should receive
and deliver mail at San Diego. California,
in pursuance with its contract recently en-
tered into under act CT March g. 1891. Bell
said that there had been no friction or even
misunderstanding between the steamship
company and the department on the SUBJ
ject. He knew there was an impression
prevailing among some Of the citizens OF
San Diego that because of pricr arrange
ments with the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company and the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company the Pacific Mail Company intend
to avoid, if possible, doing any passenger
or freight business between San Diego and
the ports south of it. Bell expressed the
belief that the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
paDy had no such intention, and expected
and desired to fully carry out the contract
with the Government, both in letter and
spirit The company had, however, init
mated that it would beextremely difficult at
times to make San Diego harbor, and had
inquired what action would be taken by the
department. in case of failure because of
stress of weather The department de-
clined 10 answer this hypothetical question.
and Informed the company they were ex-
pected TO fully comply with the terms of
the CONT act.
Must Fulfill the Contract.
Bell was asked whether it would be
deemed violation of the contract If the
vessels OF the company should not 90 up to
San Diego dock, but deliver and receive the
mails by means Of a lighter. In reply he
said the spirit of the act under which their
ato ada m diu
with it obligation to promote commerce, and
this includes all business incidental to
steamship line running for freight and pas
sengers, aud therefore the company's vessels
will be expected to 90 to tile wharf and
regularly receive freight and passengers.
Failures to do this, Bell said. will be fol-
lowed by deductions and fines, and IL il
appears that these omissions or failures
were wilifui he did not believe the POST
MASTER General would hesitate to annul the
contract. Bell. however. desired it dis
Iinctly understood that the company had in
no way indicated any purpose or desire
other than to carry out the contract In letter
and spirit
Senator Dolph reported favorably from
the Committee on Commerce Senator
Mitcheirs bill appropriatng $1,000 for estab-
lishing and maintaining range of lights
and buoys at twenty-five different places on
The willamette River, between Salem and
Portland.
iosthhsieIs appointed.
The following Postmasters were ap-
pointed to-day: At Burson, Calaveras
County. CAL. j. +. Thomas, vice G. c.
March, resigned; at Campo Sec0, Calaveras
County, CAL. Nj. K. Cutler, vice ID. b. Nye.
removed; at Mokelumne Hill. Calaveras
County, CAL, Z. NJ. Burleson, vice w. M.
Wells. removed at Wallace, Calayeras
County, CAL, S. N. Wiley, vice r. Z. Ham
nagan, resigned.
A new Postoffice has been established at
Champlain, Mu!tnomah County, Oregon.
Fred Gaskell Postmaster; also at Warren
tor, Clatsop County, Oregon. Luther Camp
bell Postmaster. The Postoffice al Corbin.
Stevens County. WASH. has been dscon-
| tinued.
j. +. Schroeder has been appointed Post
master at Rough and Ready, Nevada Coun-
| ty, Cal.
A new Postoffice has been established at
Herman. Lincoln County, Nevada, and
fhiliipa Kiernan has been appointed Post
| master.
New Army Orders.
| by direction of the Secretary Of War. the
| commanding general Of the Department OF