The morning call., 1891-05-25
NATIONAL GUARD.
Orders for the Turnout for Tar
get Practice.
Equipments Condemned = Memorial Day Pa
rads- Court Martial in 0akland-Money
Allotted by Uncle Sam.

Brigade orders have been issued for the
parade during the month of June for tar
get practice, by regiments, except the Fifth
Infantry and the San Francisco Hussars,
which will parade by company or discon-
tinue:
Commanding officers will see that the score Of
each company is Kept by commissioned Omcer
OF their command, and not OF the company
whose score lie Is keeping. Each score-keeper
Will be provided with a blank target report
upon which he will keep a correct ana accurate
score. and certify the same as correct, ana hand
Tie same 10 the Inspector OF rifle practice OF the
command, who will in lurn forward the same 10
the brigade Inspector OF rifle practice, with the
reports.
Should it become necessary TO change the
scorer at any time during the time OF practice,
ald Tor any reason, each scorer VIII, ID me col
umn OF remarks" write his name opposite each
score Kept by him. Company commanders are
requested alSO to keep a score OF The shooting OF
their respective companies.
Commanding officers will see that the otncers
aud men of their command are thoroughly In
formed OF the fact, that in the awarding OF
medals, the scores made at both regular prac-
tees for the year will b. considered.
Bunts targetS-the oval OneS-will be
used in the practice this year. The COM
panies of the Second Brigade should insist
upon shooting at no other. If they do not,
the marksmen of some of the interior
brigadeS will have decided advantage. 1t
is understood, however, that Captain Sebe
will furnish the new target for the range at
Shell Mound Park.
General Dickinson has had all well
regulated bookstores" visited for copy of
BlunPS Manual Of Target Practice. None
has been found-that is, no copy OF the
manual.
The parade of the First Infantry for the
first competition of the annual target prac-
will oil Mo tho
Colonel Barry of the Third has appointed
the 2lst proX. for the first practice OF the
regiment
CONDEMNED AND TURNED IN.
In pursuance of the recommendation of
the Board OF Survey, ordered in January,
1891, the following property OF Company A,
Tenth Infantry, has now, by Ur0trs dated
May 9Th, been ordered condemned and de-
stroyed: Fiftv-tWo blOuses, 80 caps, %
shakos, 81 black waist-belts and the follow
ing turned into general headquarters: One
hundred and twenty-five cartridge boxes
aud belts, So bayonet scalps and 90 white
waiSt-beltS
Lieutenant-ColoneIA A. D. Cutler, Inspec-
tor, Captain Robert Burtis First Infantry,
and Lieutenant Albert Behneman, Second
Artillery, constituted board which assem-
bled on Friday TO examine and report ON
number Of uniforms, belts aud fatigue-caps,
etc, in the possession OF Company 6, Sec
ond Artillery
1t takes now thirteen days for special
order dated the 9th at Sacramento TO be re-
ceived in this city at division headquarters.
The Western Soldier Will probably insist
upon a court martial for the publication OF
this item.
The Ashland Tribune says anent the jack
SON. COrbett affair: The military editor of
the Tribune does not think il was much of
a fight after all. There was not enough
blood to suit his CORY appetite.
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
The Second Brigade has been ordered TO
parade on Memorial day, Saturday, May 80,
1891, To participate as escort TO the Grand
Army OF the Republic. This is a service
which should be cheerfuily performed, as
Memorial day recalls and tends TO keep
alive all that is patriotic and loyal in an
Americans breast. The brigade line will
be formed at $3.50 o'clock in the morning on
that day at Joint to be hereafter desig
mated.
The cadet company of the First will be ex-
cused from this parade. The boys are off
now or their school vacation. Companies e
and q Nationals have also been excused by
the brigade and regimental commanders.
They Will 70 TO Stockton on Friday night,
and will parade in that city with the troops
of the Sixth Infantry OF the Third Brigade,
returning to the city on Sunday night. They
viii be accompanied by band.
Private Max Levy, dishonorably dis
CudlBcu III OAits lotiy AlNAi NOhiP hsIJ IL
First Infantry, for absence from more
than three consecutive aSsemblages' has
been at this late day pardOned by the Com
mander-in-Chief.
The Oakland companies of tie Fifth In
fantry held a bivOuac at Laundry Farm on
Saturday and Sunday one week ago. The
usual military drills and a number of base
ball gaines kept the guardsmen busy.
CoURT-MARTIAL IN OAKLAND.
Lteutenaut-COlO A. X. Whitton of the
Fifth Infantry sat as a couTt-martial in
Company A in Oakland on Thursday even
ing. Corporal J. Il. Notter was the pris-
ontr before the bar, and he was accused of
the crime of telling his superior officer that
he could 'court-martial him and be -"
and that if he had done what was right he
would have Smashed the Lieutenants
nose"
The allotments of money from the general
Government for the National Guards of the
Pacific Coast are as follows: California
S737l, Idaho S2764, Montana S2764, Nevada
S2764 Oregon S2764 Washington $2764, Arl-
iona $1,000. The funds will be available on
the LIST Of July.
Brigade orders approve the transfer of
signalman to Company c of the First; of a
private Of that company to the Light Bat
terry; of a corporal and two privates from
Company + and as many from Com any +,
Second Artillery, to the San Francisco Hus-
sars.
in the 1Blrd ofderS are That untll camp
company drills will be devoted exclusively
to the skirmish, as far as the same is prac-
ticable within the limits Of the armory.
SURGEON OF THE BRIGADE.
Major Terrill, Surgeon of the First In
| fantry, is about to leave for Europe ITO do
the Continent" so that brigade orders will
| announce his promotion aud temporary as
| Segment as Engineer Officer, vice Ham
| mond, retired, to permit Lieutenant Colonel
| Pardee to continue as Brigade Surgeon dur
| ing camp.
What lot of courts martial the Western
| soldier will have on hand with the sarcastic
! comments and criticisms on the Adjutant-
| Generals camp circular. AS regards the
| inspection at Petaluma trot out your court
| martial!
Leaves Of absence for sixty days to leave
| the State have been granted Lieutenant
| Colonies George b. 81 cry COmmissary,
and NJ. II. Hecht, Paymaster, FROM April
9th and 18th respectively.
The designations of Captains Robert
Mackenzie, Chaplain of the Second Artil-
| lery, and lillian b. CASTOR, Adiutant of the
Fifth Infantry, have been accepted in spe-
ciaI orders.
Colonel William Macdonald of the Sec
ond Artillery has applied for leave of alb
sencc for thirty days from to-day, with per-
mission also to leave the State.