The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-25
SECOND BRIGADE.
When Will the Seasons Target
Practice End2
Cling On the Retired List-Escort to Gov
error Stevenson's Remains-The Light
Battery in Its New Quarters.

1t appears that permission has been given
to the Third Infantry TO have another and
additional day on which the qualified
shooters, who did not present themselves on
the 14th inst. as ordered, to make score on
which medals will be awarded, may at their
sweet leisure come and very condescend-
lEgly do what orders required them TO have
done on the date FIRST named. The Third
las been accorded this leeway for three
Years in succession, and the First, it is I'M
derstood, Will now demand the same priv
lege; and of course, the Second Artillery
and the Fifth Infantry of the Second
Brigade will only be asking what is their
right to be accorded the same privilege.
There is no reason then why the other
five brigades should not come in also, and
goodness knows when a halt will be called
to the thing. The granting of the privilege
is wrong-not 10 say unjust. The orders
fixed the 14th for the qualified OF the Third
10 shoot. Whoever was not present for any
cause should have been counted as having
made clean score of misses" Those are
The orders, aid what are orders issued for
if they are not to he obayed? Then con-
slider what manifest injustice is done
To qualify, enc was given only one oppor-
bhilll. 1t CiNlCL iualIl4Oit VI uCNi iOt' II
lie was absent lie was credited with "a
string of goose-eggs," lowering his company
percentage and that of his battalion neces-
sarily. also, by so many points. He who
qualified, however, but because his individ-
uaI engagements were not consulted did not
report to make his final score on the day
long before set in orders, is given a second
opportunity; and if one extension Is granted
why not three or four, or rs many more
until the llprs0Onl convenience of n
diyiduai has been consulted?
These extra days of shooting only open
the door 10 practices OF which there have
been enough in the target practice of the
\. q. e.. ii the above custom will be
countenanced, what is to prevent additional
days being set for the annual inspection, un-
til every member of a company or battalion
shall have had the opportunity-consulting
his own sweet convenience and private en-
gagements-to have pleased 10 answer
Here" TO roll-eall and have been in
Spected?
GOING on THE RETIRED LIST.
The application to be placed on the re-
tired list with the rank now held by him
was signed on last Monday evening by
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Taylor, and
by this time is probably in the hands Of the
AdjHtant-General. By his retirement the
Fifth Infantry will lose an officer who has
inJ1g been with the regiment, his connection
with II dating from his enlistment in Com
pany B, in March, 1880, receiving promo
ton as corporal in August, 1880, and ST.
geant in January of the following year.
His first commission was as First lieuten-
ant, after election III June, 1881. BE was
elected Captain in March, 1882; reelected
two years later; elected Major in Septem-
Der, 1855, and Lieutenant-Colon in Janu-
airy, 1858, thus completing a service of more
than nine years a commissioned officer
The retirement will necessarily make two
changes in the field. For the Lieutenant
COlonelcy no other name Is mentioned save
that of Major William Z. Sullivan ,r., whom
the line officers would choose under any cir
cumstances. 1t viii not be so Easy to find one
to fill the Majors boots. Captain II. Z. Bush
of Company Ii, who has been Il commits
stoned officer If the regiment and also ia
that company since July, 1870, is unquestion-
ably entitled TO the place, being the senior
ranking line officer in the battalion. A COM
miSsioned officer may be retired after eight
years continued service, and, as stated
above. Lieutenant Colonel Taylor has served
q longer period.
1t IS given out at this early date that Cap
tain John e. Klein OF the color company Of
tie First proposes on the expiration OF his
commission to go on the retired list, having
served in Company C. in all its grades from
a private enlisted in July, 1873 and received
his first commission as Second Lieutenant in
March, 1882. Captain Klein has built up
what is to-day the crack shooting company
mum ag9 The 0Dg Sne Wi,R record eaS
10 90 On the ratred list.
OAKLAND's MILITARY.
The Oakland military reporter innocently
assumes the responsibility for the following:
How to explain the ia that Company A
OF the Fifth Is only credited with three drills,
when it really had five, not including the
Fourth OF July, and Company + had four
drills is not known. 1t Is strange why the
record of the six companies of the Fifth
should be kept at the minimum as to drills.
There must be something wrong some
where" There is nothing wrong. bless
you. The o. N. r. has neither been a cap
tain nor a valiant and tTusty first sergeant,
or else he wOGld understand that what they
do not know about figuring is not worth the
knowing.
Oakland is exultant to the following ex-
tent: The Tribune knew what 1t was talk
ing about when it advocated The removal
of the headquarters Of the Fifth Infantry
Regiment 10 Oakland. Colonel Fairbanks
has secured rooms for headquarters in the
new Blake Block on Washington street, Op-
pCsite the armOTy Of companies 4 and +.
Tho move l. good one for the Oakland
companies and for Oakland" The con-
Guiding sentence smaek5 somewhat of the
dog-in-thr-manger fable.
In obedience 10 orders from general head
quarters, a battalion, consisting OF Company
G, ! hird Infantry, and the band, and COM
panies A and L, Fifth Infantry, under COM
mand of Major T. Il. OBren, Fifth In
fantry, will report at the Sixteenth-street
station, Oakland, at 10 O'clock Thursday
nsorning, the 18Th inst, to receive the re-
I6ans Of the late Governor Stevenson Of
Y Nevada, ana escort the same to Mountain
View Cemetery.
CAPTAIN sIdE'S LIGHT BATTERY.
The croakers who predicted that Captain
Hugh 4. Sine of the light battery OF the
Second would find that he had made q mis-
take when he abandoned the regimental ar
mory on Grove street for new quarters on
Pacific avenue prove to have been false
prophets. 1t is true that the battery suf-
Tered some in membership when II resolved
upon removal, but since that has been ac-
cOmplished a reaction has set In and Cap
tain Slime reports an increase of class most
desirable. The battery has been in its new
and splendid quarters since camp, in fact lis
impedimenta-a term which has come into
popular use during and since camp-was re-
moved while the men were at Santa Cruz
The drill night has since been changed from
Friday TO Monday night, and at the reg-
mental armory Company" Battery'-G has
changed from Monday to Friday night The
quarters formerly occupied by the battery at
the regimental armory are now used as a
storeroOm.s
The silver medals for the best score in
each organization during the preliminary
practice for the year 1880 were received Tor
distribution on Monday. They are neat
decorations hanging from badge and PIN
by blue ribbon, while the medal, with
some additions, is a coun terpart Of the
bronze marksman medal. Seventy-siX of
these will be distributed throughout the
State.
1t is estimated that notwithstanding the
States allowances, the seven companies of
the First Infantry will have to ASSES them
selves 500 each 10 defray the expenses of
pipht 6avs nj Camn Waterman.