The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
OF INTEREST 10 The COAST.
Colonel Moore Detailed to Act as Chief
QQartermnster of the Department
of California

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2. The
Secretary of War orders the following
changes in stations and duties of officers
of quartermas;er' department: Lieuten-
ant Colonel Amos S. Kimhall, deputy
ouartermaster general, will be relieved
from duty as chief quartermaster, Depart
ment of California, by an officer to be
temporarily designated by department
commander, and will then proceed with
out delay to San Antonio, Tex, and report
in person to the commanding general, De-
partment of Texas, for assignment to duty
as chief quartermaster of that department,
to relieve Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert G.
Smith, deputy quartermaster-genera
Lieutena Mt Colonel Smith upon being
thus relieved will proceed to st. Louis,
No, and assume charge of the general de-
pot of the quartermaster' department in
that city and relieve Lieutenant Colonel
Lewis c. Forsyth, deputy quartermaster-
general.
Lieutenant Colonel Forsyth, upon being
relieved by Lieutenant Colonel Smith, will
settle his accounts and retain station at
st. Louis. Colonel James II. Moore, as
sistant ouartermaster-genera is relieved
from duty at the general depot of the
ouartermaster's department in New York
City, and will proceed without delay TO
San Francisco and report to the COM
manding general of the Department of
California for assignment to duty as chief
quartermaster of that department. He
will transfer his duties and respor sibilities
in New York City temporarily to Major
William Patten, assistant quartermaster,
who Will assume them in addition to his
present duties.
Colonel Moore, in addition to his duties
as chief quartermaster of the Department
of California, will assume charge under
direction of the quartermaster-genera of
the general depot of the quartermaster's
department at San Francisco.
Lieutenant Colonel James G. G. Lee,
deputy quartermaster- general, IS relieved
from duty at grand depot of quarter
master de partment at San Francisco and
viii proceed without delay to hicago and
report in person to the commanding gen.
eral, Department OF Missouri, for assign
ment to duty as chief quartermaster of
that department to relieve Colonel NJ. l.
Ludington, assistant quartermaster-gen
eral. He will transfer his duties and re-
sponsibiites at San francisco temporarily
to Captain Oscar f. Long, assistant quarter
master. Colonel Ludington, upon being
relieved by Colonel Lee, will proceed to
New York City and assume charge of the
general depot OF the quartermasters de-
partment IN that city.
The following California postmasters
were appointed to-day: At Ball, Siskiyou
County, s. D. Prather, vice H. e. Schwatka,
resigned; at Horn brook. Siskiyou County,
D. a. Horn. vice D. Horn, resigned; at
Pokegama, Siskiyou County, A. r. Laflesh,
wee E. E. Brown, resigned.
Henry NJ. Owens OF San Francisco and
Albert NJ. Snyder of Seattle, Wash, have
been admitted to practice before the In
terror Department.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Evan Knapp, San
Francisco. ncrease-Frederick N. Woods,
San Francisco. Increase-Minors of Will
liam Leslie, Santa Cruz. Mexican War
widow-Nellie Routbitt, San Francisco.
Oregon: Original-AlexsDder Thomson,
Clackamas. Original widow, etc.-Mar-
garet L. TQttle, Dallas.
Washington: Original widow, etc. -
Mary Sheehan. WateryiIle.