The morning call., 1891-03-20
AT THE PRESIDE.
A Record of Recent happenings
at the Reservation.

The court-martial appointed to investi-
gate the conduct of Private Adams of Troop
], charged with circulating false and mali
cious reports concerning Sergeant Arndt OF
the same troop, completed its labOrs on
Monday, having been in session since the
I'd inst. Adams charged that Arndt had
stolen Government property, and had been
guilty OF various acts of unmiitary conduct
At the eourt-martial the complainant en-
deavored to prove his charges, and almost
all the men of the troop were subpenaed.
number cOrrOborated the statements of
the private, but the majority upheld the
character OF their non-cOmmlSSioned officer.
The findings have not yet been made pub
lie, but are undoubtedly adverse to Adams,
who is, by the way, confined in the guard
house. Tne general impression is that he
will be sent to ''the rock" for year or two.
the general policy of the army being TO up
hold when possible constituted authority.
AT II o'clock this morning the Examining
Board appointed to determine the fitness OF
certain officers for promotion will hold its
opening session at the Commandant's head
quarters. The board is composed of the
following named officers: Lieutenant Col
onel Isaac ID. de Russy, Fourteenth Infantry,
President; Lieutenant William III. Coffin,
Recorder; Lieutenant-ColonelW w. NJ. Gra-
ham, Fifth Artillery, aud Lieutenant-Cul-
onel Mills. Fourth Cavalry. The officers
ordered to report TO the board are Captain
W. b. Kennedy, Lieutenants James g.
Hughes and POwhatan Clarke of the Tenth
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Grant, Arizona
Lieutenant II. X. Bailey, Flftn Infantry,
serving at the Department Headquarters,
Los Angeles, and Lieutenant John y. Perry,
Tenth Infantry, stationed at San Carlos,
AriZ.
On Monday the hours for guard-mounting
were changed again from l O'clock 10 9:i5
in the morning. This order has been re-
ceiVcd with great satisfaction by the enlisted
men, as under the former order detailing
guard duty for twenty hours from l
o'clock the men stated that two days We're
practically spoiled" Now that they are
released at 9:45 o'clock the relieved guard
is allowed the balance Of the day, during
which time he Is permitted to follow his own
devices. Three men with n non-c0mmls-
stoned officer are detailed in rotation To
guard the Government property at Fort
Point. These soldiers are relieved at sun
down, and during the remaining hours of
their watch work the post at the Quarter
masters corral.
Lieutenant A. C. Blunt, who has been ab-
sent from the post for two months on regi-
mental recruiting service, Is now at Santa
Barbara and will rejoin his battery In few
days Desirable recruits are hard to obtain
in FIRE weather, vacancies IN the ranks being
more readily filled during the winter
months. The duty of the officer in charge
OF the recruiting station at the Preside has
been in the nature of sinecure lately. The
cavalry and light batteries have now their
full complement, but the heavy batteries
could handle some additional men with ad-
vantage.
About forty non-commssioned officers
and privates at the reservation are members
of Corps 1, Military Order, United States
Army. This corps. the only one on the
Coast, was organized in April, and has now
a membership OF 1S0. None are eligible for
admission but enlisted men WIN have
been five years in the service. A corps but
ton is worn by all members, and stated as
seniblies are held at Cosmopolitan Hall.
With the advent of fue weather orders
have been issued for daily morning drill
from until s 80 o'clock. The light bat
teries and cavalry have mounted drill with
sabreS and carbines and the heavy batteries
handle cannon. The attention of all the
men at the post is occupied for three-quar;-
ers of an hour, beginning at II o'clock, with
signal drill and instruction in the use OF
flags and the heliOgraph
Yesterday General Orders ?, dated March
11th, were posted at the Presidio. Taey
recite the section of the recent Act OF
Congress giving power to United States
MarShalS and their deputies, Sheriffs and
their deputies, ConstableS, MarshalS and
police officers IN towns and cities, as civil
authorities, to arrest deserters and soldiers
committing other violations of military law.