The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST
Irving M. Scott Writes tt
Hilborn About Contracts
for Warships.
Streetcars of San Francisco May Soon
Be Used in Carrying the
Mails.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-Rep-
,resentative Hlborn has received the fol-
lowing personal letter from Irving NJ. Scott
hof the Union Iron Works:
We all very much appreciate your efforts to
have a CT ause fixed in the act of Congress au-
thorlZlng an increase of battle-ships, so as to
compel recognition of the Pacific Coast, and
We presume that by. this time you are fully
aware that however finely other interests NAV
talk Philadelphia is against anything be-
ing made on the Pacific Coast that it can pre-
vent. have found it out in every contest
that have been engaged in in Washington.
AS we cannot possibly get your clause in the
act, may l suggest to you the propriety OF
having clause inserted to the effect that not
more than two battle-ships or three torpedo
boats shall be built at one place? This will Sc
cure one battle-ship and at least one torpedo
ooat for the coast. knowing that you are bet
ter acquainted with the situation than we are
here, we take the liberty OF making this sug-
gestion and hope that you can manage through
friends IN the Senate las both the California
senators and oregon Senator'S are friendly to
built in any one yard added, and also manage
to get on a committee of conference and con.
tinue your fight for Pacific Coast interests
Representative Loud to-day succeeded
in increasing the approximation for a re.
survey of San Francisco harbor in the sun.
dry civil appr opr iation bill from $4,000 tc
$4,000
Senator Stewart to-day reported from
the Claims Committee Senator Whites
bill to pay W. ]. Bryan $9100. which was
sto len from him while postmaster at San
Francisco also bill for the relief oil
Ames 81 Deitrick of San Francisco.
The Treasury Department is considering
the case of John RoundIy of Oakland, who
was dismissed by Collector Wise from his
position in the Custom house. Represen-
tative Hilborn has filed at the department
letters and petitions from Roundly' S
friends, asking that he be reinstated.
The Postoffice Department has not yet
decided whether mail will be carried on
the cable-cars of San Francisco. Repre-
sentative Loud saw Assistant Postmaster
General Nelson about the matter to-day.
Superintendent Flint of the Pacific Coast
Railway Mail Service is heartily in favor
of the plan, but Postmaster McCoppin
wants to try the "pouch" system, that is
the furnishing of mail pouches to the or
dinary streetcars, without going to the
trouble and expense of constructing special
postal streetcars.
The department has received a map OF
San Francisco showing its cable lines. and
as soon as figures are received from POST
master McCoppin as to the terms that he
will be able to make with the streetcaI
companies for carrying the mail the mat.
ter of inaugurating the system at San
Francisco will be decided
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 31.-Miss
Inez Thompson was to-day appointed post
mistress at Lake Green, Lassen County
CAL, vice Harriet Haley resigned.
California patents were granted to-day
as follows: George Armstrong, San Fran
cisco, mold for pipe covering; Martin 2.
Boss, San Francisco, boiler: Charles A
Conger, San Francisco, buckle; John F.
DAILY and w. L. Corson, San Francisco
gas-engine; Henry P. Holland, Oakland
ore-crushlng mill; Leitz Adolph, San
Francisco. mathematical instrument;
August H. ScherhoIz, San Francisco, all
valve for water pipes; Benjamin E.
Stevenson, Redding. wagon-j jack; Henry
s. Wood and r. S. Perry, San Francisco
dredging apparatus.
By direction of the Assistant Secretary
of War, Private Martin Baumgartner will
be discharged without honor from the SER
vice of the United States on receipt of this
order by the commanding officer at BENZ
cia barracks.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-Angus Falconer
Bodie; Macy, San Francisco; Robert
Johnson, Soldiers Home, Los Angeles
Fritz Alien Gourley, San Francisco.
Oregon: Observation-Disclosures H. Gray
Oakley; Martin Hill, Beaver Creek.
Washington: Original-John Owens