The San Francisco call., 1899-09-29
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Pensions Granted, Postal Changes,
Army Orders, Including the
Transfer of Officers

WASHINGTON, Sept 2S-The post
offices at Crockett, Weayerville and Yuba
City Cal, have been advanced from the
fourth to the third class. The postal SER
vice between Pine Grand and Placerville
swill be discontinued after September go
! Army orders-By direction of the Sec
retary of War, Second Lieutenant Parker
Hit will proceed to San Francisco and
report to the commanding general Of the
Department of California for assignment.
Private Albert T. Wood, Troop l., First
Cavalry, Fort Robinson, Nebraska, is
transferred to the Fourth Cavalry. He
will be sent to the Preside, San Fran
cisco. Private Frank Corves, Hospital
Corps, transport Sherman, San Francisco,
is detailed as acting hospital steward.
fantry, United States Volunteers, recently
appointed, with rank from August II, 1899,
VIII report in person at the recruiting sta
ton at San Francisco, Cal, for temporary
duty to assist In recruiting for the volun-
teer infantry while unassigned. Unless
otherwise directed, at the expiration of
ten days from the date on which he shall
report as herein directed the recruiting
officer will forward to the Presidio, San
Francisco, such recruits as shall have
been enlisted through the inStrumentality
of Captain Weller, and that officer will
accompany such recruits to the Preside
and report in person to the commanding
officer at that place for duty. Captain
John Biddle, Corps of Engineers. United
States army, upon completion of the duty
assigned him by the commanding general
of the Department of California, will pro-
ceed to Manila, Philippine Islands, and
report in person to the commanding gen.
eral of the Department of the Pacific for
assignment TO duty as engineer officer of
that department. The travel enjoined is
necessary for the public service. Second
Lieutenant Ethelbert l.. D. Breckenridge,
Seventh United States Infantry will be
relieved from duty at Fort Wayne, Michi-
gan, and will proceed to San Francisco,
Cal, and report in person to the COM
manding general of the Department of
California for duty. Second Lieutenant
Hunter kinzie, recently appointed. is as
signed to the Twentieth United States In
fantry, and will report in person to the
commander of the Department of Cali
fornia for assignment to duty with the
troops en- route to the Philippine Islands,
where he will join his regiment. The fol-
lowing named enlisted men, having enlist
ed under false pretenSeS, will be dis
charged without honor from the service
of the United States by the commanding
officers of their respective stations: Re-
Private Martin Grady, Company b,
Twenty-seventh Infantry; Recruit Willard
Moore, Fourth Cavalry, Presidio, San
Francisco, and Private Horace Hailman,
Company H, Third Infantry, Philippine
Islands.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Robert Nelson Nc
Increase-Charles NJ. Wells. Los Angeles,
$6 to $12; William Brown, Veterans Home.
Napa, $S to $40; Adam NJ. Parry, Veterans
Home, Napa, Sc to IS. Additional-R
erick Mcleod, Soldiers Home, Los An
IS to So Increase-Jesse D. Oldham San
Jose, Sc to IS; John Foley, San Francisco,
$6 to IS; John Payne, Los Angeles, IS to
$12 Reissue and increase-Edward c.,
Dunning Paso Robes, S8 to $12
Oregon: Increase Michael Sharp, AS
toria, $S to $40. Original widow. etc
Louisa Garner. Baker City, IS. Additional
Ira Richardson, Progress Sc to $12.
Washington Original-Solon A White,
Rockford. $40; Bolton w. OGrady, De-
courcey. Tacoma, $S