The San Francisco call., 1899-06-04
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Assistant Surgeon General Greenleaf
Coming to Inspect the Muster
Out Camps.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Interior
Department will during the present month
have g. survey made of the Sequoia and
Grant national parks. The contract will
be given out by the Surveyor General of
California
The Interior Department has set aside
as California school lands 2714 acres in
the Stockton Land District
The name of the postoffice at Sierra
Valley, Sierra County, has been changed
to Sierraville.
Army orders: BY direction of the Sec
retary of War, Charles r. Greenleaf, as
sistant surgeon general of the United
States army, will proceed from this city
to Columbus barracks, Ohio, for the pur-
pose CT making a sanitary inspection of
that post, and on completion of this duty
win proceed to San Francisco and report
Ia person to the commanding general, De-
partment of California, for duty as sani-
tary inspector of camps to be established
for the muster out of volunteer corps re-
turning from the Philippine Islands. The
officers of the army at posts and camps
to be visited will render every facility
necessary to enable Colonel Greenleaf to
effect the object of his INSPECTIONS and
portation at various places to be visited
by him as may be necessary in the per-
formance of his duties.
Captain William H. Johnston, Sixteenth
United States Infantry, having reported
his arrival in New York City, in compli-
ance with instructions heretofore issued
TO MIN, Will proceed the expiration of
his present sick leave to San Francisco
and report in person to the commanding
general, Department Of California, for
assignment to duty.
Captain William H. Johnston Sixteenth
United States Infantry, will, upon COM
pletion of the duty to which he may be
assigned by the commanding general, De-
partment of California, proceed to ioin
his regiment in the Philippine Islands.
Captain Charles F. Mason, assistant
surgeon. United States army, is relieved
from station at Fort Logan, Colorado
and from further duty in the Department.
of Porto Rico, and upon the expiration of
his present sick leave will proceed to San
Francisco and report in person to the
commanding general, Department of Cali
fornia, for assignment to duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ. l.. Heffle-
finger, United States Army, will proceed
from Huntsville, Ala, to San Francisco
manding officer, Department of California,
for assignment to duty. Commissary
Sergeant George Cumming, now in this
city, Nill be sent to the Preside of San
Francisco, and will report upon his ar
rival to the commanding officer, who will
furnish him transportation to the Philip
ton, Company I. Fourteenth United States
Infantry now en- route to the Preside of
San Francisco, will be discharged the
service of the United States upon his
post. First Lieutenant William c. Bennett
Sixth United States Infantry, will pro-
ceed to Knoxville, Tenn, and relieve First
Lieutenant Edgar f. Koehler, Ninth United
States Infantry, from recruiting duty in
that city, and Lieutenant Koehler, upon
being thus relieved, will proceed to San
Francisco and report in person to the
commanding general. Department of Cali
fornia, for assignment to duty. Lieu
tenant Koehler, Ninth Infantry, will, upon
completion of the duty to which he may
be assigned by the commanding general,
Department of California, proceed to join
his regiment in the Philippine Islands.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
r; C;ahn5ornlas. se or1glnal-Gteorge ". Payson'
Stephen Jackson Los Angeles, $S. Re-
issue and increase-W William c. Glass,
Mayfield, Sc to $40. Original widows-Au-
gusta E. Nash. Auburn, s.; Eliza Jackson,
Los Angeles, $S.
Washington: Original-Daniel Coble, Ell
lensburg, $S. Renewal-William F. Siegel,
Warfield, $6. Increase-Alphonso Lyons,
Rossburg, Sc to $40; Joseph D. Greer,
Johnson. Sc to $17.