The San Francisco call., 1897-06-02
OF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Senator Perkins Takes Steps to Charter
Vessel 10 Take Reindeer TO
diusk1

w WASHlNG lON, II. u, June -Sena-
tor Perkins saw Captain Shoema aker of
the revenue cutter service to-day about
the charter OF a vessel TO take reindeer
from Siberia to Alaska. 1t has been de-
cided TO hire a vessel from Wightman
Bros. of San Fran cisco. A store of goods
will be carried 10 Siberia to trade 10 the
Siberians for seye raj hundred more REIN
deer, which will then be taken TO Ala s. ka.
The revenue cutter Bear, which is now in
Siberian waters, will be on hand also, by
orders from the department, to add a lit
tie dignity to the transportation.
Charles Weller will not be continued as
Chinese inspector at San Francisco. Sem
ator Perkins learned this at the Treasury
Department to-day.
The following assignments of officers to
regiments are announced: Colonel Jacob
Kline (promoted from ieutenant.colonel
of the Ninth Infantry to the Twenty-first
Infantry, vice :Jewett, deceased. He Will
1. proceed TO Join his re giment. Lieutenant
Colonel Ezra z. EweTs (promoted from
major OF the Ninth Infantry to the
Ninth Infantry, vice Kline, promoted;
Major Erasmus G. GilbFeath (promoted
from captain ofthe Eleventh Infantry to
the Ninth Infantry, vice Ewers, promo ted !,
I Captain Pierce NJ. b. Travis (promoted
from first lieutenant of the Eleventh In
fantry) 10 the Eleventh Infantry, Com
! pany b, vice GIIbreath, promoted; First
Lieutenant Willis u. Line promoted from
second lieutenant Twelfth Infantry to
The Eleventh Infantry, Company Il, vice
! Travis, promoted. ~
! The following transfers are made: Major
] George w. Davis, from the Eleventh In
fantry TO the Ninth Infantry Major Eras-
mus z. Gllbreath, from the Ninth Infan-
try tothe E eYenth Infantry; Second Lieu
i A fired
noted from ssrgeant of Company II, +,
Sixth lniantry), appointed to rank from
! May 3. 1897, IS assigned to the Twelfth In
! fantry, Company l, Fort Niobrara, Ns0..
and will proceed to Join that com pany not
later than July TO-
Following assignments OF officers to
regiments are announced also: Colonel.
Marcus 2. Miller (promofed from lieu
llenant-colonel First Artll eryl to III.
Third Artillery, wee BAN bridge retired.
he will proceed to Join his regiment upon
the expiration OF has present leave of alb
sence. i eutenant- Colonel j. COB B. Rawles
l(promUted from major Fourth ArtiHery0
10 the First Artillery, vice Miller. pro-
NOTED. Major Lewis Smith (promoted
from captain Third Artillery to the
Fourth ArtIll.ry, vice Rawles, pro-
IN oted. He will report to the COM
handing general of the Depart.
ment OF the East for assignme ent. to
q Sh0tASh anu pLOCSCN 70 JOIN the SLdIlOn
to which be may be assigned: Captain
Cta-les w. Hobbs, promoted from first
Lieutenant of the Third Artillery to the
Third Artillery, Battery X, vice Smith.
promoted. He will proceed to Join his
battery. First Lieutenant de la Mere
SkerFett, promoted from second lieutenant
of the Fifth Artillery, to the Third Artil-
iery, Battery E, vice Hobbs, promoted.
Additional Second Lieutenant Clarence
ID, Mcneil, First Artillery, to a vacancy
of second lieutenant. Fifth ARTILLERY. Bat
terry. A, Ami %. 1897, with rank from
June II, 1895, vice Joyes, appointed first
lieutenant of the ordnance department
he will proceed to join his battery Ad-
ditional Second. Lieutenant Joseph 2.
Tracy, First Artillery, TO vacancy of
second lieutenant, Fifth Artillery. Battery
c, April 80, 1897, with rank from June 70.
1896, vice Skerrett, promoted. He will.
proceed TO join his battery. =.
Pensions California: Original Louis
VI: I. Rose, Garberville; Otto Mucklish.
San Diego; William Craig, Soldiers
Home, Los Angeles; Frederick Hill.
Veterans Home, Napa. Increase-Pat.
rick Collins, Sacramento; James Morris.
Soldiers Home, Los Angeles. Original
widows, etc.-AFmena Ogle, Biggs; Ida
C. Pitcher, Princeton. Widows Indian
wars-EHen Van Noy, Oakland.
Was hIngton: 0rieinal-Henry C.. Stin-
son, Chehalisi William Mackey. Elma;.
Francs MARI, New Whatcom. Orieinai
widows, eio.-Eiza R. Runkel, Seattle.
Original reissue-Sarah Lawrence, m other,
WaiIa Walla. I.
Oregon: Restoration and increase
James E. Taylor, deceased, Portland.
Patents 10 Pacific Coast inventors have
been issued as follows: Cassius NJ. Carr
Los Angeles, CAL, denta! bridge work;
William Curlett, San Francisco, faucet
Edwin T, Earle, Los Angeles, Cal, veati,
lator and relripevator cars Ferdinand
Ephraim, San Francisco, rubber boot or
shoe; Peter H.xJackson, San Francisco.
floor, roof or sidewalk construction; Tito
M. Lash and > A. Street, Sacrament TO,
Cal, hinge; Egbert NJ Masters, Slcra.
mento. Cal, spring hinge; Julius f.
Meisster, San Francisco, typewritef desk;
Frederick A. Redmond, San Francisco
arbureter; Samuel H. Russell, Watson
yille Gals, fusiole socket for electric
lamps; Winfield s. Saviers, Hueneme,
Call bean planter; Louis r. TulIoch.
Angels Camp. Call, ore concentration.
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