The San Francisco call., 1899-12-29
OF INTEREST TO
THE PACIFIC COAST
Colonel II. B. Freeman at the Pre-
sidio Is Slated for a Brigadier
Generalcy.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Colonel Free
man OF the Twenty-fourth Infantry will
retire January II, 1901. and there is every
probability that he will reach the grade
of brigadier general long before that
date The policy adopted by the War De-
partment since the advent of Secretary
Root at it's head has been TO give the
highest possible rank to army officers
who have distinguished themselves before
their retirement. A large number of ofii-
GERS are to be retired soon, and opportuni-
ties will be afforded TO give Colonel Free
man a star. His long and faithful service
Is recognized by the department, and at
the first opportunity he will be rewarded.
but promotions are made now in order of
precedence and Colonel Freeman will
doubtless come in his turn.
The death of General Lawton has made
a vacancy in the regular establishment,
which will be filled soon. The officer pro-
NOTED will retire within a short time and
create a new vacancy. II is the policy of
the department to advance officers who
have come up from the line. as has Colo
mel Freeman. He entered the army as q
private In 1856, and is not a West Pointer
This record will commend him to Secre-
tary Root, who looks at merit and not the
source from which a soldier comes. He
will also receive the Endorsement OF Gen
eral Miles, who is himself a product OF
the ranks and not of West Point. :,
The omnibus claims bills introduced by
senator Teller, which include claims
OF California for $S95l,9l5 and of Oregon
for 1886, 1852, will probably be among the
first to be considered by the Senate. This
bill would have passed last Congress had
delegations from the coast been unani-
mously favorable, but lack of unanimity
caused its failure in the House. Senators
White and Perkins succeeded in passing
the bill through the Senate.
Senator Perkins is confident that the
claim Will pass the Senate and there is
hardly any doubt but that the House will
allow the matter TO go before the Court of
Claims. Representative Needham is a
member of this committee and is giving
the matter his full attention.
The following Pacific Coast claims are
also among items in Teller's bill:
To Frank and Susan F. de la Tore.
heirs of Peter de la Tore, deceased, late
District Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict OF California, $4,000 for extraordi-
nary service rendered during the years
1857 to 1859 inclusive in defending the title
in California: to William A. Starkwesther
OF Oregon $2l70: to legal representatives
OF the estate OF Alexander w. Baldwin,
late United States District Judge, Ne
vada, 1924 for internal revenue tax illeg-
ally collected on his salary as said Off
Ger, and TO j. w. Adams. superintendent
OF the Mint at Carson, New, $301
g. w. Cox was to-day appointed post
master at Reiff. Lake County. vice John
Reiff, resigned. Also William Dunstone
at Wyandotte, vice. H. S. Thatcher, re-
DR., ]. ]. Medros has been appointed
pension examining surgeon at Oakland
and Dr. w. I. Smith at McMinnvilie.
Pensions: California-Original James
Colegrove, Verdugo, Sc; John S. Robbins,
Newhall. Sc. Increase-Frank A Moves
Jr.. Riverside, s6 to $40. Mexican War,
widow-Harriet Bradley, Grangeville. S'
Oregon = Reissue - Thomas II Clark
Wasco, 81. Original widow, special &C,
corded December 16-Catharine Boyd. Ba-
ker Hill, S.
Observation-Disclosures Bur
gett; Centralia, S6. Additional = Jacob
Dabler. Tacoma, Sc to S. \Increase-Amos
Knowles. Lakeside, Sc to sl2.