The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-10
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
CALIFORNIA; Naval Militia Will Re
ceive S4336 of the Appropria-
ton Made by Congress.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The Navy De-
partment has made a distribution of the
100000 appropriation made by last Con-
gress for the assistance of the naval
militia of the various States. Under this
distribution the California naval militia
organization gets 1896. Only three States
get more than California. The money is
made available at once
A postofice was to-day established at
CASTOR, Nevada County, Cal, and NJ. II.
Harmon appointed postmaster also at
Udakta Alaska, and Joseph Stanley
Brown appointed postmaster
Army orders-By direction of the acting
Secretary of War the following changes in
stations of officers of the Ordnance De-
partment are ordered: Colonel Alfred
Mordecai is relieved from command of
Watervliet Arsenal and is assigned to
Colonel Lawrence S. Babbitt is relieved
from command of Benicia Arsenal and is
assigned to command of United States
powder depot, Dover, n. j.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Charles Fitz-
patrick L. S. A, will proceed from Phila-
delphia to San Francisco and report in
person to the commanding officer, Fourth
United States Cavalry, for duty to accom-
pany that regiment to Manila
Leave of absence for two months, to
take effect when his services can be
partment of the Pacific, is granted Cap
tain Mark l.. Hersey, Ninth United
States Infantry.
Harris, hospital corps, Camp Mackenzie
Augusta. Ca, will be sent to the Preside
of San Francisco and will report to the
commanding officer of that post. who will
furnish him with transportation to Ma
Mia by first transport leaving for that
place.
John A Kick, unassigned infantry re-
cruit, Preside of San Francisco. is trans
ferred as a second-class private to the
SIGNAL tNOTnC "A n
the commanding general Department of
California, for duty in the Philippine ISL
ands.
Fourth United States Cavalry, Preside
of San Francisco, will be discharged the
service of the United States by the COM
handing officer of his station.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-James Martin,
San Ardo, sc: Alexander Lindsey. San
Francisco, Sc; Marcus H. Davis, River
Stephen NJ Meeker, Bakersfield, $40 to $12;
owen Neylon, Bishop, Sc to $40; S. Brock
way Anderson, San Jose, $24 to $50. Orig
inal widows, etc.-Marinda c. Tannehill,
Oregon Original widows, etc-Susan
Durkee, Waldo, IS; Mary E. Case, Oregon
City, SO. Renewal, special April 29-Minor
of John Bendure. Medford, S14.
Washington: Original-Henry H. Horn,
Vanderford, Spokane, So to S14.
Pacific Coast patents were granted to-
day as follows: California-Thomas J
Barbour, San Francisco, combined gravity
separator and conyeyer; John A. Beving-
ton, Escondido, assignor of one-fourth to
c. G. Witt, educational device; Peter F.
Clerc, San Francisco, putting irons An
drew A Hallidie,' San Francisco, con-
veyor attachment for roadways; Virgil
L. Moore, San Rafael, bicycle luggage
carrier; Wilton S. Schuyler, Oceanside,
motor vehicle; Melville l.. Wilkinson, Los
Angeles, motive power mechanism. Ore
William B. Gray Ashland, pillow.
shington-Theodore Bootsman, Arctic
inter box; Valentine Clark, Dryad. boiler
cleaner.
The Treasury Department to-day opened
bids for plaster models of the San Fran
cisco Postoffice. These models are for the
were all from firms of this city. the
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $1,000.