The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-24
MILITARY JOTTINGS.
Medals for Marksmen-FOrfeit-
ure of Retained Pay.

The 100 medals for marksmen this year
have been received at the War Department
from the United States Mint at Philadel-
phia. The f0rty-three gold medals are
smaller than those of last year, with much
the same design. The gold medals are di-
vided as follows: Two for frst-prize army
craftsmanship, six second-class prize army
craftsmanship, three frSt-prize division
craftsmanship, nine second-class prize di-
vision craftsmanship, three first-priZe cav
airy competition, nine second-claSs prize
cavalry competition, eight frst-priZe depart
ment Workmanship, three firSt-prize revolv-
er match. OF the silver medals twelve are as
thlrd-class prize army craftsmanship, eigh-
teen thlrd-class prize division marksman-
ship, eighteen third-class prize cavalry COM
petition, twenty-four second-class prize de-
partment craftsmanship. nine secOnd-claSs
prize revolver match. The sixty-six bronze
medals Will be used as third class prizes for
department craftsmanship and revolver
match, forty-eight and eighteen medals re-
spectlvely.
Captain Eli t. Higgins, Second Cavalry,
recently appointed aid-de-camp on General
Miles staff, entered the volunteer service in
1861, as private in the Second Minnesota
Regiment of Infantry, and rose to be
Lieutenant in the First Minnesota Artillery.
1u 1866 he became a Second Lieutenant in
the Second Artillery and was soon pro-
NOTED to the next grade. He was trans
ferred to the Second Cavalry in 1879, and
was Immediately promoted. He has there
fore held the rank of Captain in this reg-
ment for eleven years.
In view OF the new law to prevent de-
sertlonS from the army, regulations have
been further amended 10 read as follows:
1928: The retained pay provided for In Sec
tons 1881 and 1882, Revised Statutes, aud in
Section l OF the act approved June g. 1890 is
forfeited Tor the following causes:
l. DesertiUn duiing the period OF enlistment
2. When discharged under sentence OF general
court martial, or after completion of mptison-
ment extending beyond term OF service or by
order from the War Department specifying for
lecture, OF because Ol imprisonment by the civil
authority.
3. When discharged for minority concealed at
enlistment, or for other cause involving fraud in
enlistment, or Tor disability caused by his own
misconduct
The cause of forfeiture of retained pay will be
stalled on tie Muster aud pay rolls and Oh the
nual statements Of the soldier.
A decision of the Secretary Of War holds
that until after the determination of the
trial of soldier arrested as deSrrtcr lie
shall be required to wear the clothes worn
at the time of his arrest, unless it should be
imperative to issue other clothing, when,
as far as practicable, only deserters' or
other unservlceable clothing shall be issued.
General Beekman du Barry, the newly
appointed COmmlssary General Of Sub
ssteBce, was as Il Second Lieutenant of the
InIrd Artillery on reconnaissance duty of
the northern route for the Pacific Railroad
and in December, 1853, became Fist
Lieutenant, and from that date until 1859
saw service in the West successfully sta
toned at San Diego and Fort Yuma, Cal,
and elsewhere.
Sergeant William Bowman, Company F,
First Infantry, now at Angel Island, will
proceed on the 28th inst to camp at Mon
terey and report as competitor for a place
on the department rifle team.
First Lieutenant James L. Runeie, First
Artillery, Engineer Officer, has been tenn
porarlly recalled from the camp at Mon
terey.