The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-19
SOME COAST GOSSIP.
Reindeer to Be Brought From
Siberia.
DR.. Sheldon Jackson Has Been Sent
Upon a Mission to the Terri
tory of Russia.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALI.

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-Dr. Sheldon
Jackson. Commissioner of Education for
Alsska, has received orders to go to Siberia
to purchase and transport to Ala ska tame
reindeer TO be propagated there for the use
OF the natives. The appropriation for this
purpose was made at the last session of
Congress. DR.. Jackson expects to leave
here in few days to join the revenue cutter
Bear at Puget Sound. That vessel sails
soon on its annual cruise TO Boring Sea and
the Arctic Ocean.
Superintendent White of the railway mail
service has received information Of the
burning OF storage mailcar in the Ogden
aud San Francisco railway pOstoffice al Sui
sun. Cal. last evening. Postal Clerk Swauey
wires that the paper mail for all points east
Of Ogden. Utah, is destroyed.
Roy Jones. son of Senator Jones of Ne
vada, and his bride have returned here from
their wedding tour and are now at the resi-
deuce of Senator and Mrs. Jones. The
young couple will reside at Santa Monica.
Professor L. w. Hilgsrd Of Berkeley will
read a paper entitled Biographical Ne
moir OF Julius Erasmus Hilgard," at the
National Academy of Sciences. the annual
session OF which began here to-day.
By direction of the Secretary Of War a
board OF officers is appointed, to meet at the
call of the president thereof at the Preside
Of San Francisco. for the examination Of
such officers as may be ordered before il, to
determine their fitness for promotion The
detail for the board consists of Colonel
William NJ. Graham, Fifth Artillery; Cap
tain Louis Brechemin, assistant surgeon 4;
Captain Joseph H. Dorst, Fourth Cavalry
Captain Frank II. Edmunds. First In
fantry, and Captain Leonard Wood. as
sistant surgeon, with First Lieutenant
John Mcclellan. Fifth Artillery, as re-
corder. Such journeys as Captain Ed
munds may be required TO make between
his station and the Preside Of San Fran
cisco are necessary for public service, and
the commanding officer of the Preside Of
San Francisco, Cal, will furnish such
troops and material as may be required by
the board n conducting its practical eXani-
nations. First Lieutenant Leonard A
Lowering, Fourth Infantry, will report in
person TO the president of the examining
board at such times as he may be required
by the board for examination as 10 his fit
ness for promotion, and on the conclusion
of his examination will return to his proper
station.
Pacific Coast patents: California-John
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Brown of Angels Camp, guide for stamp
mill; Francisco Caballara of San Jose, beam
and girder support; Jorgen Christensen.
TWO patents, assignee of one-half to II. Ii.
HUI of San Francisco, steering mechanism
and mechanism for controlling ships rud-
ders; Arthur w. Coffin Of San Francisco,
pen and pencil holder; Edward T. Earl OF
Los Angeles, ventilalor and combined ven
tilatOr and refrig orator car; Alfred f. FL
fora of San Francisco, ships propel-
lor; Michael Emme Of Oakland, ground
generator of electricity; Harry Z.
Fairman of Bakersfield, watering cart
William Y. Galley Of Castroyille, machine
for cultiyating sugar beets; AdOlph f. HIM
of san Francisco, combined huller ana
scoureT Alexander J. McDOnOugh, assignee
Of one-fourth TO J. V. Baird of San Fran
cisco. potato separating and grading ma
chine; Benjamin d. McEachren of San
Francisco, windo w-hanger; David NJ. Miller
Of Fairfield, field and lawn mower Lars A.
Olsen of Oakland, boiler; Henry A. Shipp
of Atwater. cable-grip; Enoch w. Wear,
| asslgnor of twO-thi:ds to E. II. Tucher OF
Selma and S. c. Boiling Of Alameda, fruit
pitter.
Oregon-Mary E. Cook of Amity, railway
car stove; Gustaye a. Sachs OF Eugene.
breakdown breech-loading gun.
Neutrality-suspicious. E. Catterson of Day.
ton, car-coupling; Clara 7. Colt of Seattle,
| egg-poacher.
Utah-Daniel D. Green OF Scofeld car
coupling; Robert NJ. Jones Of Salt Lake
City, electric rotary drilling machine
Henry w. Nichols Of Salt Lake City, roof
templet; Julia Samson of Salt Lake City,
fastener; Samuel r. Whall of Salt Lake
City, process for refining ores.
c. a. Lee was to-day appointed post
master at Greenwich, Kern County, Cal.
vice P. ID. Greene, deceased
First Lieutenant Samuel C. Robertson of
Troop L, First Cavalry, well known on the
Pacific Coast, where he served some time,
attempted suicide at Baltimore to-day by
cutting his throat. He is in precarlous
| condition.
The following pensions were granted TO-
day:
California: Orignal-George A. Walker.
Original widcws-Theodocia Cole, Susan
Warner, Annie Donahue, Sarah 0, FrRee,
| Harriet a. Williams. Mary L. Davis, minor
Of Albert E. Westover.
Oregon: Original widows-Margaret D.
| Cannon.
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