The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
The Case of the Southern Pacific
Against Jesse Davis Decided Ad-
versely to the Railroad.

WASHINGTON. June 29.-The Interior
Department has rendered a decision in
the following cases: The Southern Pacific
Company VS.. Jesse Davis. involving a
homestead entry in the Visalia land dis
trict, in favor of Davis. the railroad COM
pany showing no cause why entry for the
property should not be made A decision
was also rendered in the case of Gable
ID. Davis ex parte. Davis appealed from
the Land Office decision denying him ap-
plicatfon TO locate. use and acquire for a
reservoir site and for purpOes of irrigation
about 100000 acres of land, said to be COW
cred by the waters of Tuare Lake in
Kings County The office decision was
affirmed
BY the direction of the Assistant Sec
rotary of War Sergeant Charles f. Booth
signal corps, United States army, Fort
Grant, Ariz., will be sent 70 San Francis
co and Will report upon his arrival there
to the commanding general Department
of California. who Will furnish him with
transportation to the Philippine Islands
Private Jacob Zerr, Light Battery F,
Fort Riley, kans., is transferred to Light
Battery E, First United States Artillery.
He will be sent to the Preside of San
Francisco.
Private Frank H. Hall. Company A,
Fourth United States Infantry, now at
the Philippine Islands, is transferred to
Company d, Twelfth United States In
fantrY, at that station.
Ninth United States Cavalry. Fort
Apache, Arizona, is transferred to Com
pany b, Twenty-ffth United States In
fantry. He Will be sent to the Preside
of San Francisco, and will report for duty
upon arrival to the commanding officer
of the company to which he is trans
ferred
The following enlisted men will be dis
charged the service of the United States
Privates John w. Crenshaw and Frank
5. Vaughan, Third United States Artil-
l,-r~
teenth United States Infantry, unas-
signed Cecil Hensley and James Smith.
Eighteenth United States Infantry, unas-
signed; James F. Bickerstaff, Twenty
Recruits John W. Morris, William A.
Sparhawk. William Hickey, Robert Nc
Anally, Michael Calvin, Edward Bricker,
Frank Henssler, Patrick Howar I'd :Thomas
F. Egan, Frank Smith. Victor Westman
and William Bagley, general service Pre-
sdio of San Francisco.
The following enlisted men, now on de-
tached service in Alaska, are transferred
to the Seventh United States infantry
and assigned to companies following
fheir I'd rgSpe %tts ana Names
Company H. Fourteenth United States In
fantry, to Company e; Priyates Charles
a Be rana II MSore 'oe com R S0f
Elias J. Vancourt, Clarence l.. Mullen,
Burt Sapp and Clarence E. Younker,
Company Fl, Fourteenth United States
'
The discharge from the service of Pri-
waite Jesse F.. Spangler. Company II,
First California Volunteers, under general
Instructions from this office, is hereby
confirmed
United States Cavalry. is relieved from
duty in the adjutant generals office and
will proceed to San Francisco and re-
port in person to the commanding gen.
eral. Department of California, for as
signment to temporary duty.
Sergeant BATTERY
Islands, will be discharged from the ser
vice of the United States by the COM
manding officer of his station.
The following enlisted men of the hos
pital corps, now supposed to be at sta
lions designated after their respective
ice of the United States by their COM
handing officers: Privates James Brown,
Scott y. Ieowther and James S. Tor
renee, General Hospital, Preside of San
Francisco.
The following enlisted men, now sup
their respective names, will be discharged
without honor from the service of the
United States by their respective COM
handing officers: Privates Alexander
Archer, James NJ. Carman and Patrick
Malone, Troop N, Fourth United States
Cavalry. Preside of San Francisco.
Pensions; a-Original-Thomas
j. Coggshall, Paloma, Sc; John j. Boyle,
San Rafael, Sc; James H. Tompkins
Yreka So. Additional-Samuel Howe
Santa Cruz. Sc to IS. Original widows,
etc.-Mary "A. Gilmer, Fresno, s12.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and increase-Isaac
etc.-Johanna A. Weaver, Milton, $S
observation-disclosures widows, ETC.
Anne Ballard, Tacoma, S12.