The San Francisco call., 1899-12-28
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Names Of Mare Island Strikers Soon
70 Be Removed From the Naval
Blacklist

WASHINGTON Dec g..-Serator Per
kins and Representative Metcalf and
Governor Brady ~ Alaska called on
the Secretary ~ War to-day and
urged thar The Government retain per-
nmrcnt occupation of the north end
~ Fort SPENCER Alaska. \ Govern
mcnt officer says that this ia the only
harblr az which searoing vessels can
make landing between Golovin Bay and
Ierins Strait. and the gold fields recent
ly discovered an cape Nome and York
Har1or aye between these TWO places. The
War Department thinks that this land
should he reserved Tor Government pur-
poses. NOT only f0r commercial Interests :.
but mo- keep sQuatters from taking up land
and then demo 1ding from the Govern
1Dert aL cunrm nur price FOR the same.
senator Perkins Representative Metc9lf
ana Governor Brady recommended the
sending ri 30 soldiers % this vicinity. The
department has assured these gentlemen
fhat they Ull send that number. and
probably more.
Senator Perkins and Mr.. Metcalf then
called upon the Navy Department and
asked that the boycott be removed from
lne ftrhlnE ehipWrEhts AZ Mare Island.
The department thinks that they have
not been disciplined enough but both gen.
tlemtn hope Tor their being removed from
The blacklist at an early date. The de-
parfmert half promised this before Christ
lEar and Perkins and MetcGlf are now
cenhcent that it will act before New
Years.
Senator Perkins was to-day told by COL
Cncl halingcr of the Quartermaster gen
eral department that the Government
Would not charter any more ships al San
FRANCISCO Tor transport service 10 Ma
Mia, but. ~ necessary. n would buy a
couple ~ vessels on which IL has an op-
ton
Senator Perkins and Representative
Netlharn to-day called on the Navy De-
part mont and asked that United States
vessels ln san Diego harbor under the
command 0t Rear Admiral KautZ be per-
mitted 90 remain there and have their
annual target practice al that place The
Secretary OF the Navy Informed them tina;
This Government had obtained permission
from the Mexican Government 10 have
this practice take place on the Mexican
oiuons are as nearly similar 20 the open
sea as possible. This Is the usual prac-
ucing grounds ~ naval vessels on the
Iaclhc Coast and the department thinks
II would not be fair 10 have the practice
~ another place after receiving the con-
sent from foreign government
Representative Needham called on the
state Department to-day and asked that
The Government investigate the killing OF
William Gold, formerly OF Bakersfield. IN
Honduras The killing took place very
recently and all press reports indicate
that Cold was murdered. His relatives
AZ Bakersfield have requested that Mr.
Needham ask the department TO learn the
particulars and Secretary Hav has as.
sured them that formal inquiry viii be
made AZ once.
J. o. Enen was to-day appointed Post.
master ~ LOrdsburE. Los Angeles Coun.
~ vice a. A. Torrey. resigned. The post.
Office az Mendoza. Fresno County will d.
discontinued after to-day
DR. r. ~. Thornton has been appointed
pension examining surgeon AT Portland
Self respect is on good terms with ,b.