The morning call., 1892-06-27


drill, Company ID, Naval Battalion. Leu
tenant William G. Gum: individual conf
petitive drill for a trophy between enlisted
men of the National Guard and Calling
gun drill by a platoon of Light Battery A.
Colonel Macdonald has respectfully adj
dressed "the Office at Sacramento" for in
formation why Captain Huber (retired) has
not received the championship medal for
1891 as shooter. The colonel IS too pre-
cipitous. THE Office at Sacramento" is a
pOnder0us institution and moves only with
deliberaton. Besides, it is not one year
since tho announcement of the award was
made. This hurry is ipexplicable.
The friends of Captain Huber will be
glad to know that he has not been shelved
for while. Colonel Macdonald has asked
that he be detailed from the retired list as
cOmmiSsary of the regiment
Orders of the Second Artillery have been
the Only ones in this brigade which required
the musicians Of the band TO parade for tar
get practice.
Captain White has called for an election
to Gil the first lieutenantcy in +. vice James
A. Mcguire, resigned.
Sergeant w. II. TObin and Private L. a.
Paul Of c applied for certificates after seven
years continuous service.
Frederick Tillman Jr. has been elected an
honorary member of Company Z.
Lieutenants Nelson and Mangels OF the
Light Battery have qualified.
CYCLE PANTRY DRILL
Brigadier-G General Albert Ordway, District
Columbia National. Guard, is at work on
another book which will be of interest,
not only to the National Guard.
but to those officers of the army
who are interested in experiments now
being made with the bicycle for use
in the service. The work will be
called "The Cycle-lnfantry Drill Regula-
tons," and it is in its formation similar to
the new infantry drill regulations that is die,
vided into different parts-school Of the
company, school of the soldier and school Of
the cyclist. The whistle signal will be used,
as it is difficult to give Visuals IN low hanging
smoke or log so as to be clearly understood.
Bugles require trained men, butan one can
use one of the whistles the general has de-
cided to approve for adoption. 1t is small
and easily carried, and 1t has shrIll
and peculiar sound which can be diStin-
guished at n great distance. and above any
band of music or heavy firing. The whole
work will be necessarily original
The Army and Navy Register began last
week the publication of the proceedings OF
the board appointed by the War Depart
ment to revise the manual OF guard duty.
The board is composed Of the following
officers: Major j. c. Gilmore. assistant
adjutant-geueral; Captain +. ;. Go frey
Seventh Cavalry, and Lieutenant j. Il.
French Jr., Fourth Artillery. They have
been busy with this work for some time,
and it is now in shape TO permit publca-
ton. which is desired by the board for the
reason that it invites comment and criticism
from the army upon the work. There are
many important changes and some radical
ones. The work Of the board should be
eagerly studied by the army. The National
Guard will be greatly interested and in its
summer camps may have an opportunity TO
put in practice the methods proposed for
guard duty in the future. The proceed
ings are up to the 18th inst, but will prob
ably be somewhat further revised before
finally submitted for adoption
RUSSELL RETURNED TO DUTY.
The First Brigade will now have another
sudden rush Of blood TO the head, because
Major-GeneTal Dimond has made public
that the general court-martial which tired
Colonel w. III. ii. Russell OF the Seventh
Infantry, aud Of which Colonel Eugene
Lehe was president, found him not guilty
on all the charges and specifications. These
proceedings and findings have been APP
proved, and orders say "he Will be relieved
from arrest and resume his command with
out delay
1t was probably in anticipation that re-
cent orders assigned Colonel l.. Is. Spile-
man of the Ninth 10 command the brigade
during the absence Of General Johnson. so
as 10 cut out Russell, who is the sen.O.
colonel. Take 1t all in all this has been
nee mess down In that brigade. According
10 the telegraph, Colonel Schneider has been
reelected to the command. But Colonel
RusSelPs term has expired, and there should
be no further clash
Captain Essen, First Infantry. has struck
a recruiting boom and enlisted Is men in
seven days and - OF these in one night. He
had offered q prize Of $40 to him who
brought in the greatest number OF recruits
and So to the next. Private Cayagnaro took
the captains eagle on the strength OF
the 49,
Private G. a. Carson of the Signal Corps
has been detailed as orderly TO the COM
mander- in-chief with the rank Of sergeant
major OF cavalry.
FIFTH INFANTRY,
James J. O'Reilly, who was twice cap
tain of the San Rafael company. resigned,
then re-enlisted and was discharged as a
private, has asked for his exemption GER
tiicate. SO has John 7. Davenport. who
resigned recently while holding commits
sion as first Lieutenant in the company.
Captain Coleman, A. ID. c., has been de-
tailed TO hold an election in the san Rafael
company on the Sth proX. for first lieuten-
ant, vice Davenport, resigned.
The date for the target practice Of was
changed to- esterday, and Lieutenant Hendy
detailed as inspector in place of Lieutenant
Stewart, resigned
Right General Guide William Coulter has
at this late day been returned to his COM
panv, i, and Left General Guide William
II. Kelly to his, ID.
Priyates |. Tidestrom, w. J. Peterson and
l.. K. AlvOrd OF Company A have gone w
one, and now wear corporaPs cheYrons.
NAVAL BATTALION.
The resignation of Lieutenant Com
mander Frederic B. Chandler of the Naval
Battalion has been accepted. as of the 2l>t,
and in the meantime DieutenaHt-C Colonel II,
7. Bush, First Infantry, has been directed
to preside at an election tomorrow evening
IN T. hnOQa a Ia
Captain c. NJ. GOodall, who took the
Charleston on her trial trip, and Lieutenant
c. II. Croker, the latter of Company B Of
the battalion GOOdaIl will undoubtedly be
the man. The battalion has for some time
been drilling with the Lee magazine fles,
issued by the Government, and will III Ike its
first public parade on the 4th. BY tue way,
some wonder whether THE Office at Sacra-
mentO" detailed for this election a lieuteu-
ant-colenel because under the impression
that the rank is assim ilated with that OF
lieutenant-eOmmander.