The morning call., 1891-08-03
eight days of the two camps, that of the
Tenth Battalion, which was the greatest
(eighty-three) on the third day, not being in
Guided in the record OF Camp Markham:
1OcU.
Camp Watermi


more particularly OF Tile 1Dlru Infantry
Regiment. The details are not public prop
erty yet, but enough is known that COM
pany of the brigade will be mustered out
and its place in its regiment filled by q
transfer OF one Of the best in the Third, re-
ducing the latter to seven company bat
tai on, and all this for no good and sufficient
military reason. Among those who are high
in the councils of the brigade the indigna-
ton is consequently great. The Third was
chosen as the victim of someone's owe r
rearhlng ambition, because it attracted COW
etous eyes by reason of its having eight
companies and being the battalion which
last had a company attached to it.
company therefore will be disbanded
in the brigade, not because, Ike Others in
the Interior ii has made itself VIGOROUSLY
liable to be mustered out; q company will
replace it by being detached from the 1hiId,
not because any one in it desires it or has
asked it, and not That tie interests of the
service will be benefited by the change, or
that the distribution of the companies will
accord better with the military require
ments OF the State than now, but simply
and only to give more officers 20 an organi-
cation, which is already top-heavy and reel
ing under Superabundauce of high-tilted
and epauletted officers and to give the va
cancy Iof the disbanded company TO the
Fifth Brigade and raise its Eighth Infantr y
Battalion oil tve companies commanded by
Lieu;enant-Colouel to Il minimum regi-
ment of six companies comm anded by a
Colonel.
This Eighth Battalion, as now composed,
has company at Chico, Colusa, MarySyiile,
Red Bluff and Redding with a total con-
pany membership of 269 40 above the mini
mum), yet is hankering for another COM
2any, though how the military require
ments OF the State can possibly be helped
by locating another minimum company in
that portion Of the State pasSeth all under
standing. 4 brigade Wthla full Brigadier'S
staff and which n lItIlp
years ago had in its limits one company at
Chico then squeezed in a second at Colusa
then Jumped up to battalion of i've COM
panle>. with IA band and Lieutenat- olonel
Tor sixth company and Colonel, is, to put
IL very mildly, rather oVerreaching itself.
Some people would call it gail"
COLONEL BARRY'S RETIREMENT
HE CALL has regretfully to announce
that Colonel Thomas f. Barry, commanding
the Third Infantry Regiment, Will in il
month or two sever his connection with
that organization in particular and the Nj
tiunal Guard at large. Colonel Barry's
friends know that at the beginning of the
year he had made up his mind to tender his
resignation. and was only dissuaded from
doing so by General Dickinson, when The
latter was appointed to command the bri-
gade. The COlonePS resignation was, there
fore, only delayed, aud now with the en-
campment over he feels that his private de-
mandS call for all his time and attention,
and his retirement is toregone conclusion.
The Third will lose ii devoted commander
and the National Guard Jealous member,
who as the trusted aid and adviser of
Colonel Dickinson, and as did he spared
neither time nor money to further the in
tereSts of the Guard when measures affect
ing It's welfare were under consideration by
the Legislature. Colonel Barry received his
military training as member of the bat
talon Of University Cadets in 1870, and was
Its Captain under appointment in 1874. He
so greatly distinguished himself upon grad
uatiOn that upon the Recommendation OF the
Faculty of the University and as a mark of
honorable distinction he was appointed
Major and Atiede-Camp on the division
staff in September, 1874, and as such con-
tinucd for one year.
With tile reconstruction of the Third In
faniry by the late Colonel Robert Tobin,
Major Barry was called in by him as one of
the field in 1884, helping him to build up the
regiment, and serving IS Major for four
years, when lie was promoted Lieutenant
Colonel to succeed Patrick Boland, and
Colonel in January, 1880, to succeed Colonel
Tobin, though Tor some years practically in
command during Ills supeTiOrS lingering
and fatal illness. lnasmuch as Colonel Bar
rvs proposed retirement is not yet public no
thought has been given to the succession.
He will 20 on the retired list with the rank
OF Colonel,
NO INTENTION TO RESIGN.
A report has been circulated with most
persistent industry that Colonel w. 7. Sui
Ivan Jr. of the First Infantry would shortly
resign his commission. The report even
coupled the names of Charles +. Croker
and Robert p. Wieland with the Colonelcy
of the regiment in the event of vacancy.
Colonel Sullivan was unanimously elected
with the understanding that he would serve
for the full period of his term, and he has
not changed his mind on this subject.
The First Is at this time numerically the
strongest battalion i'll the division. and it
has set OF field officers whose competency
leaves no room for doubt, because it was
demonstrated at Camp Markham. The
staff has been reorganized, and consists of an
earnest and conscientious lot of officers. The
finances of the regiment have never been in
a more healthy state, and the discipline and
regimen tai feeling never better.
To sever now his long connection with a
regiment which is in such n good condition
as the First would avail Colonel Sullivan
nothing, but would for time embarrass the
regiment, whose dominant spirit has been
and now is more than ever not to go out
side" for q commander. The report is with
out foundation in truth, and Colonel Sulli-
van, when questioned concerning il, gave
assurance that the thought of severing his
connection with the regiment has never
entered his mind, and nothing has taken
place to furnish reason why he should con-
template such step.
APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED.
Recent appointments announced in orders
are as follows: Fist Infantry-PIivates
Lawrence ID. Kelly and I. j. McCreagh of
Company A, George NJ. Van Buren, and A.
Allen of ID, ID. Ii. Luce and c. L. Mitchell
OF F, William E. Hamburg of the Drum
Corps to be Corporals, and Corporal A. V.
Mills of the Drum Corps to be Sergeant;
Third Infantry-Privates Thomas j. Car
roll Of b and a. c. Marks of II to be Cor
porals; Second Ar tillery--Private +. J.
Desmond Of f to be Sergeant 50 per cent?
3. Whitney Of D (S3 per cent? TO be Ser
geant. Private NJ. d. Sherwood Of d $50 per
cent? to be Corporal; San Francisco Hus-
sars = Private n. Il. Solomon TO be Cor
pOTal.
Captain Boyd, ADO, presided on Mon
dag evening at an election in Company L of
the Second Artillery. Furty-one men were
present, and Lieutenant L. j. Cunningham
was elected Captain. vice /. j. Lennon, re-
signed, and Sergeant Finley, Lieutenant. the
vacant Second Lientenancy was not filed.
An election will be held on the 18th for
Second Lieutenant of Company b, vice
Kehriin promoted; likewise ON the 18th in
Company Oakland Of the Third, vice IN
cumbents, terms expired.
E. j. Stewart has been appointed First
Lieutenant aud Ordnance Officer on the staff
of the Fifth Infantry. vice j. S. L. Parsons,
resigned.
CoURT-MARTIAL's FINDINGS.
The regimental court-martial in the Sec
ond, with Lieutenant Colonel Roster consti-
tutlng the court, dispo sed OF five cases, as
follows: Private j. c. fOhley Of Company
ID pleaded guilty OF negl ct of duty. ami WIS
reprimapded in orders; Musician George II.
Ransome. II, not guilty; Privates E. p. Du-
gan of II, E. S. Bradbury of c. and Ii. Fl.
Haxe of +, guilty, and sentenced to be dis
hon orably discharged. The last four were
charged with conduct prejudlcial to good
order, etc.
Captain Brown of the Signal Corps has
been granted two months leave of absence,
with permission to leave the State.
Major Geary has been detailed to sit this
evening as regimental court-martial in the
Second Artillery.
Paymaster Giesting of the Second has re-
turned from tortnights trip TO Portland,
Oregon.
Colonel Macdonald Of the Second is out of
town for one week.
: THE DEADLY CIGARETTE
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