The morning call., 1891-10-05

armory, until there is hardly uniform that
has not been destroyed. The AiJutant-
General has resolved upon clean ing out OF
the old curiosity shop, and in recent order
has condemned for sale to the highest bid
der - tents. 12S tent poles, 1S5 stakes. 14)
muZzle-loadiag guns and % bayonet5. IN
following property will be destroyed as
worthless: Two boxes helmets, % saberS,
800 white-leather seabbards sadde-eiOthS,
50 sword belts, box old harness, lot OF
brides and collars, 80 pairs of pants, LIT
OF scabbaIds, 9 boxes uniform caps, l box
brass scraps, $50 white belts, AIS cartridge
boxes, % catiasses, 175 coats, AZ blOuses and
a lot of black belts. Now, if there is in tie
State any agent of South American Re-
public Revolutionary party or of circus
here's a chance for him that will not uffar
Itself again in years. Imagine the Ad-
jutant-General giving the command. Bid
ders to the front and eenterl Marchl How
much am | bid ?''
Three Boards of Survey will convene this
evening and further serve the State without
compensation. Captain Sine and Lieutel-
ants Mllar and Haistead will pass on lot
of Springfield rifles aud "other property
alleged to be unservceabie," which Is
chargeable to Captain Marco; also 30 car
ridge-boXes, 25 coats, 60 pantaloons, a.
blouses and brides, ehargeabie to Col.nl
Mcdonald; while Major Cluff, Captain
Jansen and Lieutenant Mcguire will SAM
pie 20 waist-beitS, 80 frogs and trousers,
for which Captain Huber has no earthly
use, nor the State either.
In his report for 1891 Captain OConBel
nowhere makes allusiOn 10 the cordial treat
ment, uniform courtesy ana utmost hos
pitality mentioned three times in his repor.
for 1890 Was it lacking?
The Western Soldier is such pretty and
bright publication now that 1t is pleasure
to receive it.
THEY DID RUN THINGS.
Company COf the Naval Battalion tried to
run things quite in its own way, had itself
mustered in and elected officers, as it
thought. Then when the wise men came
together, 10 and behold, it was found that
all the proceedings were illegal, because the
supposed muster was of less than eighty
men, or in other words the company was
not company. More recruits we're brought
in and that is why on Monday evening
there was real muster and an election of
the officers chosen before. The company
was not assembled to hear read the
description of the uniform just given liz
orders" that was guess and a bad one at
that.
The companies in this city composing thp
Naval Battalion will report for orders tn
Brlgadier-General Dickinson, and IN mat
terS of mastering, election and qualification
OF officers, and OF correspondence, will b.
governed by the laws. rules and regulations
governing the National Gu ard OF Cali f0rnla
SO far as applicable. The company located
at San Diego viii report to Brigadier-GeR-
eral Z. p. johnson, commanding First
Brigade. There's some satisfaction in b.
ing informed of these things after they
have already been done.
All things come to them that wait very
patiently. Majors Hughes aud Terrlll of
the brigade staff were commissioned with
rank from May %, 1891. Official nOuuce-
ment of the fact Is made in q. o. No. IL uu-
der date of the 10Th ult.
FIELD DAY AT THE PRESIDE.
General Dickinson wants to enliven
things up little in the brigade, and fell an
easy victim to the army officers, who talked
him into field day with the regulars at the
Preside. The weather clerk willing, the
affair may take place on some Saturday dur
ing the latter part OF the month. The ar
engagements have not progressed further
than this owing to the absence of Colonel
Shafter, who went up to Fort Castor to in
spect company of his regiment located
there.
At the meeting on Tuesday evening OF
Company B City Guard, First Infantry,
Major George R. Burdick was called upon to
administer the oath of re-enlistment to Cor
pOral L. X. Townsend. The Major said it
was a memorable occasion, it being the
fourteenth time the Corporal had taken the
oath, he having served thirty-seven years.
No member now in the Guard has served
longer in it than Townsend. General Dick
iDson remarked loosely that he had read
somewhere that a certain gentleman name
Shakespeare, whom Lew Townsend Ii 5
outlived, once said that "supprhuOus lHgs
the veteran" but that Lew became mad
and swore he would prove that William had
talked through his hat
Company A. First Infantry, will give
series Of benefit performances this week.
II has undertaken to take forty men to the
Worlds Fair.
Private Charles B. Porter OF the Signal
Cores has been appointed corporal.
The latest A. ID. c. on the staff of the
Governor with the high and mighty rank OF
Lieutenant-C Colonel is Frank Mclaughlin.
He will hold rank from June IS, 1891, but
the A. G. has not bothered himself about
publishing this fact until the orders under
date of the 10Th ult. Yet the world moved
without great ado during that long interim.
Leave of absence for f0rty-ive days has
been granted Lieutenant Colonel Reed
Jones, A. ID. c. For forty-fiYe days milf
tary matters will be at a standstill.
Captain Boyd has been detailed to pre-
side on the 10Th at the election for officers
of Company ( Santa Rosa of the Fifth
Infantry