The morning call., 1891-01-01
CITIZEN SOLDIERS.
Drilling Men in "Heavy March
>-:,~ ing Order"
The Next Adjutant-General and His Assistant
h. A. Cobb Not Permitted to 60
on the Retired List.

Commenting on the formation rr and
letic club in the First Call ttaroncas " are
the following "editor'"i - ~, GUITAR
worked off by an erenins P''N-
ing public;: u,,,,t,. needs more than ANYTHING
brt viii SPPili ana drIll according 10 the modern
eihfcs at that. So far as exercise Tor their mus
lies goes ifthe men OF the Second Brigade were
thoroughly drilled, not only In their afmories, put
ON lee hills TOO. they would nave all the eNet-
else they wanted, and better Kind OF exercise
than tliey can ever get cut OF the oals, lhe
dumlEbeIls aud the gloves, aud II lhey must pe
athletes let them do their running ana Jun i,ipk
and climpine in heavy marching ordei' ana WIN
arms In their hands. oI1ectfye
How the militia, which is the e0il1 HaIi
mama far sfvsry able bodied hidto
.tart df; .}tS state. except -hol6osi"-' 60
I,ti. Lefween the ages of IS and - years,
not exellptb law" and subject to military
duty, caunet all be drilled, except when
called into service, is not scif-appareut, and
how the National Guard can, in its military
drills and instruction, f0llOw anything Dnt
l'.the system of instruction prescribed lor
tie different arms OF the United states
AaYllv, is net q bit more apparent Inc
INSTRUCTED wh0 would take his men "out (
on tile lTify'' for drill wenlI be set down as
an: fdiet, as great as he who; would require
lnen:to do thtir running and jumping and
etfn8bingjR heavy marching orders and with
arms. in their bands, mot considering that
the StaiesUf California has never equipped
Gle man: in its National Guard in
heavy :: marching order, and that
troops are: ordered 10 be in heavy marching
.orller only when an extraordinary emer-
:gency arises, as; for. instance prospective
service IN, i'll { tijsld. Consider then National
ddardslneii, wurking ali day for a liyeli-
EGcst, appearing at night for drill ard then
be. ordered to place themselves IN heavy
marching cider ito Jump and climb out
on tile hilts.H Athletes strip themselves al
most TO Tie skin for exercise, yet National
GuaIdsmea aFe:eAperted to run and jump
and climb FIN heavy. marching order aud
WIFI arlas in. their hands"
:...:: =. ri =: 4lE:1 s:NoT ON TIE IIsr.
F: BY tha@way, H. A. Cobb, WHO has served
: for YEATS III the \ atTonal Guard, and also
attained high rank IN il, sought to avail
himself Of the remarkable but ignorant
rophaIon that tewQfd s'continnopS" does
Not mean without break. cessation or in
terTupiipfl, y and applied 10 the Adj ataut-
.41eneraIt6 BIZ placed on tile retirrdlfst for
having Served 1Df: a peFiQd of. eight years.
Needless: 10 STATE, lie application was de-
l1ed: y ct the Line of Walter Turnbun
WAS slapped dn<the list, with the high. and
.;iiftglAY faR OF. Maj0r-lieneral by:sonie one
IA III SSIA 40 LOOh ~
Jest eGUIdf OF SERVICE: :.
Il AsIajor NieteE ,: D0hoce;Q @. NJ .,.has been
detil lied 20 pfesile at an election on the 2sth
MS 4 9r5et GERS IF Bat eTyE, 9Seeond Arttla
teTy 4iegtldei(t, 'yies< HAbeI, Blxton- and
& " ess{ltrst TERMS exyiTsd or about to expire:
%BE: ing " aSr brigade headquarters: which is
:SlPpeSedi to be the fQ4nt aiuehead of all mlli-
tai y: acfnleni employs the; term 'batterv,,'
Nls'ca IS WITHOUT sanction in The codes In the
sQuse its Hero {Isfd. - : -
~ ne: :fgLeSing waS.published a few; DAYS
44ge.: ne .taet' that no Drifts are held in
/ 1i23ecemher is: not lamente.t by the bows
ifeparafio Ms are be iils made ter the rosuinp
ton OF duties In january Il would be in
!: tesesting TO know What ::prepararians are
PsIns@ htade fertile resumption of duties?
and What are needed. = -: :
:: COLONEL MT Rk Az. A.. A.. G..
/ =, The telegraph ANNOUNCED "a few DAYS ago
SI .Sa, I.PEaln 3toQeEt - Murray of Stockton
| aIid' AdjAlant of the: Sixth Infantry. Third
| l}Tlgatte,'i has: received notification that at
I Use proper time he Will be appointed a ssiSt
I SIl1 .AG}Iftant- General, To succeed Colonel
/ + Iile KEY wen Captain Murray lnay met
sc e. no sgn - the Iain body OF the n National
he eIs ted 9% air 3 Tesat eoatef into
(lhdepenGentl. Of Stockton, and was elected
lis Second Esentenant in; JanjEa 1880;
First Iiautenant in january, 1851: and re-
elec1edln. 1883 and 1884 on the ed of May:
of which las t=Ilame ed: year the company was
mus tered. into service and designated as
| :Company B.. when. also he was: commits
SioGed First l1ieIften ant served in "tlle
MUqueIuInd0ss War n:= July of that
|: year; hut sgltiE on the 25tlI ofthe month
/ ana enslSted IN C0nrany g .tSacramentoi of
The First Artillery, Fourth Brigade, and was /
discharged; on. ) uGe 2ls 1885,: On the same
date U0i Qnef EHgfne Isptle. COMMANDING tile
SIX tn, a{p6TnleeL. lin Fist LleutenaEt and
GoIlmi5Sarz Of the reg flbeil t., which pesi-
.tleii' he stryed:Hnt! Marth. !, 1882 when be
was #ppQ@nted AllIfdnt with The rank of
Captain, sice Frank E. I1unlap, renewed, so
tiIat the. new Assistant Al 1atant- General
may be. saiyl;tG be a inan who knows some
thing. Qt.the;N. g. (, ana has its interests at
Heart. =: :; !: =
- . ;'yERY. RAPID Promotion. -.
Whatever his reeogd as. veteran of the
! C&ylt War, the devotion To the2State military
-seryice: attF ibIited in the telegraphic dis
: patcbes{0 CU,Onel Charles c.: Allen, whom
G0yern6r-elect. Mark ham WEI appoint Ad-.
. 3lltant- Generat of theState with the rank of
B!lgadtsr- ef.l, has not been very pro-
nennced: .Hssls known. to have been APP
pointed Major and Inspector: of the. First
~ B5Ifsade. on :MareIr'3l 1889. by:Brigadier-
General E.. p. j QhasoTe and elected Colonel
ii 1.-The Seventh i fan1ryss0f that brigade<on
+ September 2Qth last To. enter. the seryiee
as "a Major by appointment, and within one
year, nine "lnOntrs aud sixteen days to rise
10 thefank of Brgadier=t7eBeral. with the
attaclred S3DCO salary for four Years. by. an
ever :. = -: -
@Speaklng Of enc Of the pro spectjye- aid-de-
cahlps on theGQyernor'S staff, with the rank
o. I-leIrtenan t=CQlonel, the Evening Tribune
81 oakland says: Reed Jones of';Oakland.
strange 10 say, IS not known very-extensiye!
lX: In military circles be is an entire
stranger:aTid in:poljtical circles he is equally
as little known, In fact The City DIRECTORY
ialls to reveal. the newly made Lieutenant
Colonel: -:
=. T.. THOSE MENU CARDS. ::
che, ne menu card at the officers: +bandnet: IN
fuI fhiar TTat.eiman was a pretty andtaste
- ~ 81 ~ Ihe tornmttee of A rra-5ts
hiells, " nicH passed on the taii+nfana
a man IN. fatigue uniform apd
parade rest should: be conrf',oaaI
tailed and caShiered for conduct. .preindiriaI Il.
TO good order and military discipline. Not
alone was an attempt made in The picture
to hold.the -muZZlef Ia front of, the center of
the body. but the piece ltself.is held In that
position, very. fortunately, however. with
the barrel 10 the Iett, Neither hand is in
proper PLACE, the right mid way between the
upper and. lower bands: and mot gras ming
the piece. but the fingers extended and
sprawling.. The butt of the piece is he
tween the. feet and canted to the right. In -;
stead Of To- the left. The left knee OF This
remarkable soldier is so bent as to give him
inc appearance of one: in the POSITION of
ABOUT TO take fly: heayenward 1t is a
pity he was not permitted to. do. so before
card. 1880 "
PERSONAL NOTES.
PaIano l.. Watson of India ie Ut tba