The morning call., 1891-02-23

d.
x gain. He was con-
II y stautly devoted TO the
II X interests OF the diyiS
l,-fI ion. as a member Of
~ The Officers Associa-
II = uon his word was law.
II IA Nothing is ever done
II Tp by The officers without
III I'D consulting Dickinson
v III and the latest honor
sn,..--- III = conferred upou him is
=" - but lifting tribute TO
one vino deserves even
EC1yEer more than the honor
of commsndlpf the Second Brigade. lie
goes INTO the Office with the eonEratnla-
tons OF 1924 enlisted men aud every OF,
hcer who commands them, ana every one OF
these, whether they know MN by slsht OF ohly
by deeds, are ready TO pitch III and neip nun
make the Second Brigade as 10 the state what
Tie First Regiment Of Infantry Is 10 the oeCoHu
Bligade.
The Colonel received his commission on
Thursday evening. and, having qualified,
may now with propriety be called General.
His commission reads as follows:
United States OF America,
State OF California.
BY the Grace of God, Fl ana lndepen dent
To all lchont these presents snail come, Greet
ReposiuC especial confidence IN The patriotism
yalOr, fidelity and abilities OF John Ii. Dlckin-
son, l. IN the name aud by the authority OF the
people OF The State Of California, do by these
presents commission him bilgadieT-G eueI al
Second Brigade National Guard OF California,
win rank from February 10, 1891. He l..
directions as he shall from time 10 time receive
fIum tie CommandeT-in-C Chief Of lie military
forces OF this State, or any other superior Off
Ger, according to tie rules ana discipline OF war,
ana TO hold The said office IN the manner speel-
led in and by the Constitution and laws ol the
STATE.
In testimony whereof, have hereuntO signed
:----''--'--'. my name and caused The Great
GREAT : Seal of The State to be affixed at
SEAL. : the city OF sacramento Cal, this
:............: sixteenth day OF February, IN the
year OF Our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred
Ii. H. MARKHAM, Governor
/. G. WAITE, Secretary OF State.
Attest: {. G. ALLEN, Adiutant-GeneraL
The oath Of qualification was admins
tered by Colonel Barry as follows and
signed:
QUALIFICATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
CITY AND COUNTY OF san Francisco '''
l DO sotemuIy swear that l VIII support the
Constitution of the United States and the Con
sIHuuon Of tie STATE Of California, and VIII
maintain and defend The laws aNC all officers EN-
pOyed In administering the same.
JOHN HENRY DICKINSON,
BriCacieT.GeneFal second 81 gade y. t. q.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me Ills 2lst
DAY OF February, 1891
Colonel Third Infantry Regiment, y. G. c.
LEAYE-TAKING OF TIE FIRST.
Colonel Dcknsons devastating of his
regiment was in the following words:
HEADQ'Rs FIRST RECT INF'Y, y. q. ca
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 70, 1891. !
RegimenJal Orders No. 6-The Colonel com
TIsudiuE ID reHuqulshiug tie command Of The
regiment, takes. This opportunity to most SIN
ceteiy and cordially thank TIE officers aud
of the First Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade,
y. q. c, Tor their faithful, intelligent and
earnest attention 10 duty, and che .rful support
given 10 the commanding officer during his term
u nearly eleYen years.
To his stan be particularly feels grateful for
10 their efforts IS due tie fact that staff officers
position Tor some lime past has been and now Is
enc Of consequence, instead OF tile slnecure 1t
was len years ago and the Work performed 10y
them las made II comparatively easy for the
commanding officer.
ON tile I6in DAY Of July. 1880. the Colonel
Commanding issued his first order 10 the iegi-
Went aud has been In active command ever since.
During these years we have made rapid and
marked progress as a military organization; dis
ciplne has improved and the morale of the COM
mand IS far superior to what il has been al any
tine In the past An Esprit de COrps" exists
in the organization, under whose influence IL
always has aud always will respond to the call
OF duty, ana will perform II with credit TO itself
and TO our State.
During these years We have, of course, had our
family jars, Which occur in all well regulated
families, and without which we should be unable
10 enjoy the benefits and satisfaction resulting
ftom peace and quietness, and IL IS hoped that In
The future, as in tie past all differences may he
settled bly,, in the proper place and at ihe
proper time. and when once settled The result be
accepted as final by every one.
though promotion IS dear to the heart Of very
soldier, and 10 secure II Is, aud should be, bis
gIeate-t ambition, and though II has come 10 the
Colonel commanding in most gratifying man
ner, vet II IS not without pain aud much regret
that lie leaves the First, and the memories Of
brightest, the pleasantest and most lasting OF all
tie memories OF life.
The sorrow Of PARTING with the command Is
much lessened, however by the fact that In our
rev relations We shall Sill be near together aud
the Colonel commanding requests, ana IS posi-
tive that lie Will receive, IN hts new command
tie same earnest and intelligent suppart and as.
slStance from the officers aud men OF the First
tiat lie has received In The past, aud with it sue
cess viii attend him in his new posi:iqn. and II It
should tie. credit shall be largely due TO the
officers and men of the First.
By order OF COLONEL JOHN II. DICKINSON
K. ": BURTIs, Captain and AdjgIant.
LOficiaJl
Who will be Dickinson's successor in COM
mand of the regiment is now the question
The candidates. named are Lieutenant
Colonel William 7. Sullivan Jr and Cap
tains H. =. Bush ana Charles /. Tilden of
companies II and G respectively. The
order in which they are given is according
to rank, not in favOritism as candidates.
THE CALL knows who General Dickin-
sons personal choice is for a successor to
himself, but for obvious reasons declines at
this stage to make that knowledge public.
Several names OF persons not connected with
the regiment have been mentioned also. and
as regards their candidacy General Dckin-
son was very decided when he said The
regiment is in a condition that it never was
before. The First need not go outside fer a
Colonel The man is in the regiment, and
he IS good officer and will make good
Colonel"
DIBBLE ALLOWS NOTHING"
It Is about a fortnight ago that the 0. H.
(Which means Queens HuSsar) in his great
frendliness for the \. G. C., edtorally
gloated over what he believed was the sup
posed discontinue OF the organization in
the matter of appropriations, and ignorantly
prated IN empty words as follows:
The Dibble bin making appropriations for the
Stale Government for the coming two years; re-
presents a cut OF SS39,G10 In the total, as com
pared with The appropriations made by the
last L"gtsla ure. We notice that it cuts out
several large sums which the militia no doubt
hoped TO get. For example, in 1889 the National
Guard was allowed $4,000 for annual encamp-
menis. DlbDle allows nothing. Should the Leg
isIature indorse Mr.. Dibbles views the State will
be saved the whole of this $50 600 for the fainre
- TO hold annual encampments would IN no wise re-
duoe the efficiency OF the Natloual Guard
There was more of this Sort of stuff, but
il is not worth Quoting, and how reliable it
was may be judged from the fact that no
such cut Tor encampmentS was made; that
no appropriations at all are. made for the
militia" which is force existing only on
paper; that, as matter of fact, the COM
mlttee allowed for encsmpmentS a sum eX-
ceedlng $4,000 by over $4,000. and that
when Dibble, the nan who ALLOWED moth
ing according to the Q. III. reported back
the appropriation bill with amendments,
one week ago to-day he said that the
original I'LL provided for So, $50, 900, but he
Hau increased 1t to So, 995, 657. One of the
reasons Tor doing so was that in the bill
many items had been left blank-for in
Stdhce the military and agricultural fairs.
Again. on the 18th in the Assembly. sew
eIai legislators OF the @. II. stripe attacked
tne appropriation, and the moldy chestnuts
Oh rlDbon-counter clerks needing a little
ssa-DreeZe AT least once a year 10 harden
The original appropriation was Of conrse
reported Iavoraby on. but the National
Guard has borue under this abuse Of the