The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-25
MILITARY NOTES.

Departure of the First Infantry for
Camp.
The companies of the First Infantry Regi-
ment, U. S. A, left Angel Island and the
Preside yesterday morning for the sum-
mer encampment at Monterey. The Gov
eminent steamer General Mcdowell trans
ferred the ten companies at 10 o'clock aud
landed them at the foot of Washington
street Wharf, where the steamer Sonoma
was in waiting to take them further to
Alviso. The companies numbered 400. ex-
elusive of the band, and the men were uni
formed and equipped as prescribed for field
service, but only carried one-half the weight
required in actual war service. detach-
ment of enlisted men under Lieutenant
Connolly was left at Angel Island to gar
rison the post. The regiment will have
marched from Alviso to San Jose, which 1t
was also to have reached last night. meet
ing there light batteries d, Captain Kinney,
and Z, Captain Brinckle, of the Fifth Regi-
ment Artillery; Troop /, Captain A. Il.
! Wood, and Troop K, Captain Nolan, Fourth
Regiment Cavalry, which left the PresidfO
on Monday. The march by easy stages to
| Monterey will be commenced to-day ana
| camp reached, it is expected, by the LIST oil
next month.
A general order will shortly be issued
| prescribing that small percentage of the
| profits of the army canteens shall be de-
! voted to the support and maintenance OF
regimental bands. The abolition Of post
! leadership lost to the bands the allowance
! derived from the tax on that system, and
| this new source of revenue is intended to
! furnish funds until Congress eau be In
| duced to make an appropriation. Ihis as
! poSal of portion of the canteen profits
! will in no sense disturb that cooperative
| spirit which has given the canteen its de-
/ served popularity. 1t is believed by the
| department that the patrons will regard
| this use of canteen income as beneficial
| reyerSion of the fund.
| The general order announcing the
! changes in the general recruiting service
will probably be issued this week. A
superintendent and eighteen recruiting
! officers, one for each Of the odd regiments ,
will be designated. Among the officers
eligible for the detail of superintendent
and from whom the selection seems to be
| likely are: Colonels J. G. Tilford, Ninth
! Cavalry; Elmer Otis. Eighth Cavalry; IL.
! A. Morrow, Twelfth Infantry; j. +. Wade,
| Fifth Cavalry, and Lieutenant-ColonelG G.
| NJ. BTaytOn, Ninth Infantry. 1t is more
than PROBABLE that Colonel will be ordered
| for this duty.
Captain Daniel f. Callinan of the First
| Infantry, OIL sick leave of absence at Co
! lumbus, Ohio, has been ordered to report
| by letter to New York City to conduct re-
| cruits TO the Department of the Platte or
| the Division Of the Pacific.
Many may have forgotten that General S.
/ B. HOlabird, Q. NJ. g. L. 5. A, who retired
under operation OF law on the 10th inst,
| was the one to introduce the gold lace
chevron in the army, to be worn with the
uniform dress coat
First Lieutenant NJ. W. Day, @. NJ, and
| First Sergeant George Jordan, Troop X,
| Ninth Cavalry, have received medals OF
honor for distinguished bravery in action
| with hostile Indians.
The military reservation of Fort Laramie,
Wyo.. has been abandoned. having been
transferred to the Secretary Of the Interior
for disposition.