The morning call., 1891-06-03
AT THE PRESIDE.
News Mites Gathered Within
Military Circles.

The storm in which the Inflated Elizabeth
was wrecked was felt at the PresidiO, where,
among other marks of devastation. the high
fence surrounding the tennis court was
blown down. and ever since the court has
been fenceleSs. In consequence the game
has been entirely abandoned on the reserva-
ton, the most enthusiastic player not caring
to chase balls over large field. With the
advent of fine weather. however, there has
been return of enthusiasm, and yesterday
force of carpenters was engaged in erect
ing a substantial wooden enclosure, high
enough to prevent any balls from escaping.
Play will be resumed as soon AS the fence Is
completed and a series of matches will be
arranged among the players stationed at
the various military posts around the bay.
A c0urt-martial has been In session at
the PresidiO during the past four days, oc-
cupied in trying the cases of four prvates
charged with sleeping while on guard. The
defense offered was that the accused were
not asleep, but sat down for few moments
to rest their weary bones. Two of the de-
PENDANTS, Privatcs Kane OF Battery f aud
Sampson of Battery b, have been acquitted,
and a similar verdict is expected upon
conclusion of the cases against the Others
Lieutenant Colonel Arson Mills is Presi-
dent, Lieutenant A. G. Blunt is Judge-Ad
vocate, and the following officers complete
t. IL.
kiuZie, j. K. Brlnckle and Charles Morris;
Lieutenants John Mcclellan, o. Z. Wood,
j. e. Sawyer, ID. d. johnson, q. E. Sage
and WilmOt E. Ellis.
Recent orders from Washington have eff
fected the following transfers: First Lieu
tenant Etbridge Il. Hills, from Battery NJ 20
Battery L. and First Lieutenant Luigi Iona
from Battery L to Battery NJ, Fifth Art,l-
lery; First Lieutenant William p. Stone,
from the Fifth to the Fourth Artillery;
First Lieutenant Thomas Rdgway. from
the Fourth TO the Fifth Artillery; Second
Lieutenant H. d. Todd Jr., from the Fifth
to the Third, and Second Lieutenant NJ. g.
Krayen buhl from the Second to the Fifth
Artillery.
Forty military prisoners from AlcatraZ
Island are sent over every morning to per-
form the share Of Government work on tie
extension of Lombard street. The Preside
furnishes a guard for the prisoners, COM
priSing a sergeant, two corpOrals and six
teen Driyates. The work is not progressing
very rapidly, the quantity of labor per-
formed by convcts not being considered Of
a high standard.
Recent advices from Troop of the Fourth
Cavalry, In camp near WaWOna, give glow
ing accounts of life IN the Yosemite, the
troopers all approaching the change from
routine life in a garrison. The duties of the
troop are light, consisting for the most part
of tr0ut-iishing with little bear-hunting
thrown in. There are many tourists, but
they give no trouble.
Hospital Steward Christian Schmidt ar
rived at the post on Wednesday and entered
upon the discharge of his duties forthwith.
His last station was at Fort Stanton, n.
Mex, but he has been quartered at the
Preside several times. and was for three
years Oh Angel Island. His last service on
the reservation was in 1873.
DR.. TOwne, chief surgeon of the post, who
has been under the weather lately and the
victim Of an attack Of influenza, is now
eonvalescent and is attending to his usual
duties, which, owing to the general good
health, are not very onerOus at this season.
The ball for the enlisted men ami tLer
friends, which was TO have been held last
night in the Library Hall, was pos poned
until the evening OF Tuesday, the 9th inst,
owing to the absence of number OF men
from the post.