The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-16
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

at may not be generally known" said an
attache of the Postof1ce yesterday, "that after
January / the postage rates and conditions
applicable to articles OF correspondence mailed
in the United States addressed for delivery
within the Universal Postal Union shall be ap-
plicable also to similar articles addressed for
delivery at places not embraced in the Uni
Versal Postal Union, except 10 articles destined
for Canada, Mexico or the United States postal
agency at Shanghai, China, TO which more
liberal postage rates aud conditions now apply.
Under The new rates a charge of 8 cents for
one-half ounce or fraction OF one-half ounce Is
made for letters and cents for each two
ounces or fraction thereof OF printed matter of
all kinds, commercial papers and samples of
merchandise. The old rate was 10 cents for
half ounce or fraction thereof on letters and 2
c hts for each 2 ounces OF printed matter. The
minimum rate for letters aud packages will be
8 cents for each article mailed. No letter or
parcel will be accepted for transmission on
which there is not a sufficient postage"
S. L. Foote of Chicago, who is in the city for
the purpose Of looking into a large order for
freghtcars which the Southern Pacific is about
TO make, says that there has never been time
when cars could be built as cheaplv as now, or
when competition was 30 sharp between manu-
facfurers. "Some time ago." said he, ''the
Armour Meat Packing Company advertised for
bids for 1000 refrlg6TatOr-cars III lots OF 200.
The first 200 were secured by the Pullman
Company. It's bid being $40 per car low than
its nearest competition. For the second 200
this same competitor bid the same as the Pull
man Company had in the first 200. but the
Pullman Company went So lower and got the
contract On the third 200 cars the second
company bid SO below the second bid, but
when the bid: were opened 1t was found that
the Pullman Company mad gone SO below It's
second bid, or So less than its competitor. The
remainder have not yet been bid for but there
is no money in them for the manufacturer"
A. B. Thomas of Kansas City, who Is iden.
titled with the stockyards there; is at the Bald
win. He ownsa large farm near Coffeyvlle,
Kans., in which locality so much deviltry has
been done by outlaws In the past five years.
| ana tells OF a peculiar order which has lately
been put into effect on the Kansas and Ar.
kansas division of the Missouri Pacific road,
which Is calculated. in measure at least, TO
reduce the danger OF train-robbery. No pas
senger-trains are now run at night between
Coffeyville and Van Buren,, Ark, and the rail-
road people affirm so Mr.. Thomas says, that il
the people who live In the localities lying be-
tween the two cities desire TO have uninter-
rupied service restored they must hemse Ives
protect the railroads. 1t is claimed that II the
| civil authorities would take proper precautions
there would practically be but little danger
| from desperadoes, so far as passenger-trains
| are concerned.
| n. I. West Boston coffee and tea man, who
is In tie city, says the reports OF short crops OF
| both those articles from the countries where
| they are most extensively grown-namelv,
| Brazil and China-has had the effect OF caus-
| Ing slight ADVANCE 10 the price OF each. LAS
usual, said he, "Ihe price OF tea went up in Oc-
Iober. but later began to fall. and the price
! quoted now IS but little above that of las
| year. In coffee the advance is more marked,
| however. as within the past six weeks IL has
| taken on couple OF cents in price. and the tn-
dicaions are that it will 60 still higher. The
Brazil crop is short and the supply OF Java
coffee is nearly exhausted, as the crop of that
/ country was ruined by the earthquakes and IL
will be some time yet before the new crop be-
| gins to come ill.,"
In this column, several days ago. para
| graph was inserted In which the statement was
| made that the manager OF the Hotel del Monte
was giving foreign wines the preference over
those OF California make on his bill OF fare. Mr..
| Schonewald sends TO this office bill OF fare
which proves The paragraph mentioned to have
| been unjust to both him and the hotel, and a
correction Is cheefully accorded him. OaIifor-
/ MIA wines OF various makes head the list, and
| he states that during the year just closing he
| has not sold over ten cases OF foreign wines
| exclusive OF champagnes.
Prince Pierre dArenbey of France Is among
the late arrivals at the Palace.
Michael Heverin, the welknown pioneer anC
| marble-dealer, Is seriously i'll at the residence