The morning call., 1891-06-01
NATIONAL GUARD.
The Second Brigade Will Camp
Again at Tripe Hill.
Officers for the Signal Corps Retirements An
nounced-Extra Drills in the Third.
Score-Keepers Detailed

All the preliminaries with reference to
the encampment of the Second Brigade at
Santa Cruz, beginning on the 4th Of July,
are progressing with satisfaction to all con-
cerned, and particularly so with the enlisted
men. The remarkable facts exist that there
has not been growl on any matter in con-
nection with the subject. No arrangement
of detail has given more satisfaction than
the one adopted by General Dickinson and
urged heretofore by him-namely, to leave
for camp after the parade on the national
holiday. Then, also, the place OF the en-
campment suits the greater number; bnt
above all these the spirit of contentment and
enthusiasm over the approaching camp Is
the most gratifying feature. All the regi-
mental commanders say that the indications
are for an attendance in camp the like of
which will be without parallel. 1t is not
saying too much that this is due largely TO
the nan in command Of the brigade and the
friendly relations which during his short
command IS Brigadier he has endeavOred,
and apparently has succeeded, In fostering
between the several battaiOnS. General
Dickinson, accompanied by number Of teii
and stall officers visited Santa Cruz on
Thursday night and everything asked Tor
the camp was granted by the citizens, who
in their midst. The citizens will furnish
without charge the camp-gI0und, forage,
fuel, water and light and promised to Oil the
pitfalls and uneven places IN the field aHa
build bridges across the Tavlne which cuts
the ground in two. AS stated the camp
ground will be the one where the brigade
camped in 1890, except that the tents Will
be pitched urther to the left So as TO avoid
the rough ground over to the right ana also
further to the rear, so that the mess-Shcd'
will be well in the foothills under the shade;
Otherw Use the camp viii be lad out as 10
1890. The Light Battery and the cavalry
troop will be on the extreme left and stable
sheds Will be erected for them.
BRIGADE SIGNAL CORPS.
The anomaly of regimental signal officers
exists no more. The new law regarding
signal corps went into effect on the 1ith
nit, and cOnfoTmabIy thereto an election
was held two days after, at which flrst
LieutenantS W. Z. Brown and Charles j.
Evans of the First Infantry and Srcnnd
Artillery respectively were elected Captain
and First Lieutenant Of the corps Major
William Cluff presided ut the election.
Promotions have been announced in the
Third as follows Privates Maurice JuSh,
Company A, William j. Kyle and X. Nj. y.
Aortey, e, Joseph n. Murtha and John
Davidson, f, aud Max Priceless, John W.
Mcintosh and Harry Tuckey, q, 10 he Cor
pOrals; COTp0rals ID. w. hutchinson. Il, ana
William G. Plate, G.. to be Sergeants.
Special orders dated the Goth ult. at Sacra-
mentO, were received at division heddquar-
tiers in this city on the Goth. Yet Sacramento
is only ninety miles from San Francisco.
The resignation of Second Lieutenant f.
A. Baldwin, Company b, First Infantry, haS
been accepted to date from the 18th ult
Private Louis X. l.. ThomeS, Company II,
First Infantry, has been appointed Cor
p0ral.
sCoRE-KEEPERS DETAILED.
practice on Sunday have been announced III
First Infantry as follows: Lieutenants Lint
berg and GielOw, ID to a Thompson and
Subtitle, G to b; Eggert and Williams. b t.
C.: Fraser and Eisen, II to ID; Ruddock and
Dumbrell, c to +; Wesson, B to q; O'Bricn
and Sullivan, A to IL.
The nOn-cOmmssiOned officers of tn
Third will assemble at the regimental ar
mory on every Wednesday evening la
fatigue uniform for iEstrneIiOn in guard duty.
Captain Delaney, AdJulaat, has been de-
tailed as Instructor, and will make weekly
reports as to attendance and proficiency.
Major K. z. Hammond Jr., engineer Off
Ger. has been retired for seven years con
tiDuouS service; also First Lieutenant Louis
A. Phillips, Paymaster. First Infantry, for
disability.
First Lieutenant A. d. Smith, Paymaster.
may be the next Adjutant. Lieutenant L.
G.. Hunt of Company 4 is also spoken Of In
connection with the position
Regmental orders of the First for Nav
discharged one Corporal and seven UriYates,
and all for removal"
WENT OUT OF TOWN.
After the parade on Saturday Companies
c and d OF the First Artillery went oil for
bivouac at Laundry Farm, and Company +
to Mill Valley, in Marin County. Com
panies c and g (Nati0nals). First Infantry.
went off Oh Friday night TO Stockton with
three-fourthS Of their membership, and they
are both full companies.
Company inspections will pe made during
the month by inspection officers to be here
after detailed in the Third Infantry. These
inspectors Will require the companies to be
drilled in platoon and skirmish drills, as
well as the ordinary movements of the
school Of the company.
Brigade orders announce the appointments
Of Major George NJ. Terrill and Lieutenant
Z. c. Hughes, q. NJ, both of the first In
fantry, as Engineer Officer and Quarter
master of the brigade, with the rank Of
Major.
Leaves of absence from the State FOR
forty-6ye days and sixty days from the 10 h
and 18th ult. have been granted Majors d.
E. Miles, 5. o., and V. ID. Duboce, F., Sec
ond Brigade.
Corporal Charles A. jerks of COMPANY
F, Second Artillery. has been appointed
First Sergeant. Percentage of merit, 81
THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE.
Upon his personal request Major Charles
c. Keeue, Quarter master, Second Brigade,
has been placed on the retired list, having
OH the 7th ult. completed thirty years Of
consecutive service in the \. q. c. Special
mention is made in orders of the record Of
this officer for zeal and efficiency during
that period.
Regmental orders Of the Third for May
discharge two COrporalS and four pTivates.
four for expiration of service and two for
removal These orders also discharged two
privates in Company G ''aS being undeSir-
able members" and TWO out of Company d
''for wOrthlesSness." Colonel Barry Is
right to call spade spade.
Each company of the Third is expected TO
perform the ceremony of guard mount once
at least during the month. Lieutenant
Colonel J. &. 0'ConnoT will supervise these
ceremonies and prescribe the evening ior
each company.
General orders from brigade headquarters
were modified to the extent that the six
companies of the Fifth Infantry paraded in
their respective localities on Saturday.
Major George r. Burdick has been de-
tailed In the First Infantry for duty on the
non commissioned officers Examining
vi Sullivan