Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-11
MILITARY NOTES.
The Brigade Inspectors Commence Work
Distribution of the New Guns-Etc.


drills of the companies, number of men
present, officers in command, etc. Or
dered by the Brigade Commander, was
begun this week by Major F. D. Ryan
in companies A and B, and will be con-
tinued in E and G next week by Major
Aug. Hebron. The Cadets VIII be in
spected by Major White on February oath,
and they ought to make good showing.
Rumor has it that at the meeting Of the
Board of Officers held February 9Th, q reso-
luton was passed requesting that the Board
Of Examiners Of the Fourth Brigade tender
their designations. The Board consists of
, the three field officers of the regiment. and
IS this is 4 very unusual proceeding, there
must De some strong reason for the line
officers action. Perhaps 1t is on account of
the latter not being represented on the
| Board. The appointments are made by
! CommanGer-in-Chief Governor Waterman.
through bis Adjutant- General.
! For the first time in several months. the
monthly reports of all the companies have
reached headquarters On time.
| All of the companies of the regiment in
| the city have been ordered out for drill
next Monday evening, in full uniform.
! There will be a dress parade after the drill
The n-commissioned officers assem-
! bled for drill and instruction last Wedncs-
! day evening. Out of a total OF some
! seventy, only in the neighborhood of
! twenty were present. An excellent oppor-
! tunity is here offered TO become proficient
/ in their duties. These schools CONSTRUCTION
! will be held monthly. Colonel Guthrie
was the instructor at the last meeting.
! The commissions of Lieutenants Sheehan
| and Mott of Company g have been issued.
| a N me 70 J.,
! listing in the various companies, Judging
| from the Oaths forwarded with the last
monthly reports. Captain Seymour, Com
| pany f. reporting dozen enlistments.
The Stockton papers speak in very COM
| plimentary terms of a squad drill held
there recently by sixteen men from Com
pany B, of that city. The chief features of
! the drill were some new movements out
side of Upton's tactics, introduced by Frank
II. Powers, well known in this city and
now resident of Stockton. The perform
| ance is spoken of as being most brilliant
! and the movements were designed to be
used by political campaign clubs
| One OF the questions to be asked of COM
manders of companies by the Brigadier-
General Is, Is your company divided into
squads, as required by paragraph No. 81.
rules and regulations n. G. C.?' This is a
requirement whereby certain number of
men in each company is placed in charge
OF Sergeant, who is required to account
for them at all drills and parades. If Cap
talns OF companies would require this
duty of their Sergeants strictly the
attendance at weekly drills would
no doubt be largely increased, better dis
| clpllne maintained, and the result of a
regular attendance at drills by a large num-
| Der would soon be felt in the movements
being correctly and evenly executed. All
that IS required is for each Sergeant to per-
sonally see the.members of his squad dur
ing the day on which the drill comes off.
and urge each 10 be present; also, to state
that he Is held responsible for them at roll
| call, etc, and If any member cannot posi-
bly, be present, then he should ascertain the
reasons and report to the Captain. As the
men get into the habit Of going regularly,
this work will become verv light on the
Sergeants; but in the start they should be
conscientious in the matter and give the
rule fair trial.
Captain I. T. Wiseman, Adutant of the
regiment, is about to begin the making of
J a new roster of the members, and it IS a
work that is much needed.
An order has just been iss ed from the
acknowledgements Office as to how the
new guns which he is to receive from the
Government are to be distributed among
the State National Guard. Each company
excepting the Cadets is to give I'D all the
guns they have over fifty, and in turn they
are to receive ten new ones. making sixty
IN all, to every company in the State. Com
pany A, of this regiment: has fifty-five
old guns. They will return five to the
Acknowledgement and in return will receive
ten new ones.
Company B has 80 old guns, and return
ing . will receive 10 new ones.
Company c. of Nevada City, returns s
of their guns and gets the 10 ones.
Companies Z, +, G, return all old guns
they have over 80, and each will be pro-
vIded with 10 OF the new Springfield
guns.
The Cadet companies of the State will re-
ceive no new guns, but Sacramentos Cadet
combination are to receive sixty of the old
ones, which the other companies will re-
turn. As it is now, the Cadet company in
this city has no guns of their own, the ones
which they now use being borrowed from
the other companies of the regiment
An important feature of the order is the
following clause: LAS these old rifles are Il
be returned, the Adjutant-General will moi
receive from the companies any unseryice-
able guns"
After July LIST the State will be entitled
10 more supplies from the General Govern.
ment; another lot Of rifles will be drawn
and further issue of ten or twelve to each
company will be made, when unseryice.
able arms may be returned.
The Adjutant-General has distributed
400 of the new guns to the State militia
giving go to the Fourth Brigade
Blanks are being prepared by the Adju-
tant-Genefal, and they are to be issued 10
the different companies. Every three
months a report must be made by the Can
| taIy IF
stores they have in their possession, and
the condition of the same
Major Fred Neary has sent in his resigna-
ton as member of the Examining Board
of the Fourth Brigade
The following clause it is thought, is not
being noticed by the Board of Officers
The Cadet company officers will not. how
ever be considered as members of the
Board of Officers This clause is taken
from General Order No. 49, issued by Gen
eral BaCkus on May 3, 1880
yesterday and to-day the First Infantry
Regiment at San Francisco is holding 8
grand entertainment at the Mechanics Pa.
vilion. Tents are pitched in the hall. and
the regiment is going through the scenes Of
camp life.
INVESTING IN SHASTA LANDs.-The An.
dersor Enterprise says: Vim. Marsh has
sold his tract of 53S acres just north o.
town to James S. Foster, of Sacramento
Mr.. Foster has already commenced the
work OF clearing, having employed twenty.
five men the first of the week. A number
of the colored people from North Carolina
are engaged in this work Nv Foster is ar
experienced Orchardist He will put out
100 orange and a large number of olive'and
prune trees Immediately In fact as soon
as the land can be cleared. every acre of il
Will be planted in fruits. Such men as Mr.
Foster are desirable. He is not afraid tC
invest his money in the fruit industry. He
will spend $1,000 in Improvements this sea.
son.
THE SMALLPOX ScARE-Robert Hilton
the nurse who has been caring for the
smallpox patient Lyons, is now said tc
have been placed in house by the officials
OF Washington, and is being guarded. The
Washington people are aroused, and il
Hilton don't behave himself he will be
roughly handled. The Mitchell and Parker
houses. in the eastern part of town, have
been thoroughly fumigated. and all the
clothing which was in the room of both
the patients has been taken over the levee
and burned. VI ISIS Mitchell and the vounp