The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
or INTEREST 10 THE COAST.
Secretary Gage viii Soon Take Up
the Appointment of a Drug
Inspector.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 14.-Secre
tary Gage said to The CALL correspondent
to-day that he would take up the matter
of appointing a drug inspector at San
Francisco in day or two. The papers
will then be sent to the President for his
action. There is no doubt that DR.. Tufts
OF Sacramento will be appointed to sue
ceed Kern, although there are a dozen
candidates. The latest is Charles A. Sci
fert OF Oakland, who filed his formal ap-
plication at the Treasury Department to.
day.
Applicants for promotion and rein
statement in the classified service are
learning to their great dissatisfaction that
Presiden McKinley's recent order abso-
lutely prohibits the making of vacancies
except under charges formulated and sub
mitted to the party destined for removal.
A number of former employees in high
grades who have received assurances .ha,
vacancies would be made for them in
their old positions have given up the
struggle and left for home. One OF these,
who served as chief clerk in a department
under four administrations and who had
confidently anticipated restoration, was
informed yesterday by Ca binet officer
that the Interpretation placed upon the
Presidents order made 1t impossible to re-
move or displace an employe except for
cause which would stand the test OF the
courts.
The order" says this official, sis ex-
plicit, and mesns what it says. 1t builds
a Chinese wall around the departments
through which no breach can be made.
The only exit for employees through which
vacancies can be made is regularly formu-
lated charges based upon ineffciency or
dishonesty, or a cause which would be
operative in business life in relieving a
clerk of his position. The old system of
dispensing with the services OF an en-
ploye on the mere statement that such
severance of relations was ordered for the
good of the service has gone, never to re-
turn, except through subsequent modifica-
tions OF the Presidents order. These are
not likely to occur during the present
administration. President Mckinley has
let 1t be known that he expects the order
to be rigidly adhered to. and it Will cer-
tainly be carried into effect in accordance
with his intention. While the admins
trstion has safeguarded the retention in
office of faithful and efficient clerks, it
proposes to apply the ordinary rules OF
business management to employees in the
various departm ents and to insist upon
eff cheney in the different grades"
Senator Morgan has arranged his itin-
erary for his western trip. He will arrive in
San Francisco August 26 and will sail for
Honolulu Septem ber 2.
Lieutenant Waldemar D. Rose has been
ordered from the Monocacy to the York
town, which will arrive at Mare Island
Novem ber 15.
Pacific Coast patents have been issued
as follows: John Bend, Lagrange, Or,
combined matchsafe and cIgar-cutter; |;
Joseph Bell, Troutdale, Or, pipewrench; !;
Thomas c. de LisIe, San Francisco, hand
measure for gloves; James @. Dixon, San
Fran cisco. composition of matter and
method of applying same; William H.
Kirkham, Berkeley, assignor TO II. Z.
Pohlman, pulley-locking device; Thomas
Lindsay, Capitola, lead line controller for
hshing-nets; Harry w. Mccormick, Gen.
tralia, WASH, com bined gauge and stop
for boring machines; Michael Mccormick,
San francisco, surgical appliance; Fred
squeezer; Obedish Sallady, Los Angeles
fumigator; Zengiro Gamabe, San Fran
cisco, hot-water bag.
G. Y. Bogue was to-day appointed post
master at Glendale, Los Angeles County,
Cal, vice Robert French, removed. Fran
els w. Clark has been com missioned post
master at ForestvllIe and Clayton A.
Douglass at Tracy.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-John H. Lakin, San
Francisco; John II. Owens, Pomona;
Charles Sweeney, La Honda. Restoration
George T. Hill, Ventura. Restoration and
reissue Jerome Terry, San Francisco.
Increase - Lyman Whitney, Pasadena
Original widow-Ellen Hennessy, Oak
land.
Oregon: Original-Charles Hurd Myrtle
Point; James H. Mccoy, Sweet Home.
Increase-Andrew J. Chapman, Eugene.