The morning call., 1892-02-22
DATES FOR THE MUSTER

ter and inspection Of the batta!ions and
companies Of his brigade direct that they
shall be held on the dates given:
First Regiment Infantry, March "A.
TLld Regiment Infantry, March D.
Second Regiment Artillery, March l6, except
Battery A. which viii he mustered aud Inspected
on Wednesday, March 9.
Fifth Regiment Infantry, Companies aud /,
at Oakland on March p.
Companies c, D aud E at Santa Ro sa on
Company B, san Jose, on March II
First Troop Cavalry, Oh March Is.
The bands OF the respective regiments when
desired ~ The commanding officer, viii b. IN
srected al O'Clock 10 the AFTERNOON OF The dates
when their commands 10 be Inspected, and
al their respective regimental aimOres.
The field and stat Of each regiment VIII be In
speCted IL 8 O'Clock on the evening wien their
respective egjmeuts are Inspected aud mustered
All inspections Will commence promptly at
S:I5 OF each evening mentioned. and the brigade
Sfad viii report TO tie lnSpec or OF the Second
Brigade on each evening mentioned, at 8 &C. Ock
sndIl, 10 Iuil uniform, FOR duty as lnspectIn
officers,
Inc attention Of the commanding officers Is
cal ed 20 the necessity of lh-lr respective COM
mauds having their arms, uniforms and equip
menJs iu a clearly condition. for II some COM
paalls appear 40 The same condition for iHSpec-
lion ana muster this year thar they du last,
sney VIII be must red and Inspected until they
come Up pretty nearly 10 the standard.
Major William Cluff, the brigade inspect
or, has signed and applied Tor retirement
after seven years continuous service. OF
Major CIuIf lt cannot be SAID that his loss
will be a distinct gain 10 the guard. There
are now two vacancies on the brigade staff.
The majors application went up approved
re uctauuy.
Regimental orders Of the Second dis
charged II enlisted mem each from l. and
@ and l each from c and d; 4 each for re
nOya' aud term expired, , on tw0-thrds
vote, and for exemption.
HUNTING CARA THE BANDIT.
Second Lieutenant John (. Madden,
Fifth Infantry, l. ). A., and recently
corporal IN the Nationals, was last heard
from ia camp on the Rio GTande, at Los
Angeles, EuCinal County, Tex, temporarily
attached TO Troop X, Third Cavalry, in
pursuit OF Cattar.nO Cara. lie sad IN q
letter 10 one Of his former comrades:
As regards Cara, lie is the most "hlde-and-
SEEK attIst l ever heard OF. The troops. no
doubt, keep his men from gathering Ia any
Strength, hut as Tar as nHdlug The man himself,
you might well ny 10 ind the neecie IN the
haystack. The county we are operating ~ is
he same that General Sheridan made his famous
remark about: III l owned hell ana Texas 1
would rent ont Texas aud live In helL' The
County Is divided into number Of Mexican
ranches, connected by faint trails through Tie
cactus and mesquite, aud the Inhabitants are
every one friends Of GAIA and haters OF United
States troops. There is no wafer, except at these
widely separated ranches. ana no feed for horses,
ana Tie RHOie place IS covered with dense chap
Aual, winch, lu some places, Is prac icaly I'M
peueuaDle. You can Imagine the "ktd-glOye'
aud tutug only traces OF the bandits, Who DO
not even give US the satisfaction OF lighting when
encountered, but NY" and With speed OF
abOu mile a minute. Ii WAS so cold Oh one
occasion that when We got up In The morning lie
ground was covered NiJh sleet and the blankets
were wet anG frozen stit. his is what the poet
calls tile life OF a "dashng cayalTymdu, whose
foot Is ever In the strIup and his hand on his
saber belt"
A later order has relieved the lieutenant
from further duty in the field with the troop
and ordered him 20 return to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, the detail ito this post for
instruction, which was to have expired on
the 18th pruX., having been extended until
the 10Th of April.
The Secretary Of War has reported to the
Senate that the national guards Of the States
and Territories number 1913 officers and
men, and the militia of the country {, 5e7, 25S
Connrctlcut's First Regiment elected a
colonel recently after taking ninety ballots.
AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
An international military rifle competition
will be held at Chicago during the month Of
August, 1893 it is proposed to select a team
from the National Guard and one from the
RTmT, and extend an invitation 70 all foreign
powers to send a team to compete tor inter-
national honoTs. The competition will be
under the auspices of the State OF Illinois
and not by a private corporation. The
various foreign Ministers TO this country
VIII be fully informed as to the character OF
the affair, and invitations Will be extended
i'm the name of tie State Of Illinois, and for
waTded through the Secretary OF State aJ
Washington, TO the various Min listers, who,
in turn, will forward them TO home Gov
ernments with assurance Of the official ma
tuTe Of the enterprise.
The Seventh Regiment of New York has
adopted the battalion formation with its
ten companies and to give it three battalions
Of four companies each has provided for l.
and NJ ms provisional companies.
The First Infantry has a committee of
officers out trying to ascertain what can be
done in the way OF a regimental rifle range
Oh the lire of the electric road to Baden in
San Mate0 County.
Captain Cook of b of the First has ap-
piled for honorary membership certificates
for George ii. Bryant and w. g. Richard
son.
Connecticut has Just adopted the new
drill regulations and North Carolina is also
a late me too"
RETIRED OFFICERS SOCIETY.
The newly formed association of retired
officers has revised the draft of proposed by
laws. They set forth that the object OF the
association 10 TO engender and promote So
cial and friendly feelings among its men,
bers. and as a body to extend its influence
and assistance in maintaining the efficiency
of the guard of this State. A badge, the
top bar of which VIII designate the rank
which the bearer held. was adopted. After
all, II appears that the association will not
be strictly one Of retired officers. for now
active officers WHO have served seven years
and others who have resigned in good
standing after service for such period are
eligible
The orders reducing to the ranks Ser
geant David {. Boles and discharging Ser
geant Herbert A. ConkIin of the light bat
terry have been revoked. Corporal Fred
Smith OF ID, Second Artillery, has been re-
duced to the ranks for neglect OF duty. Tie
latest order has discharged Boles as exempt.
Sergeant Major James S. Smith, Sscond
Artillery. has been bOnoTably discharged
from the service and in orders the COM
handing officer acknowledges his faithful
service and strict attention to duty while
attached to the regiment
Captain Thomas +. O'Neil has been APP
pointed TO meet on ueXt Monday evening as
Teglmental cOuTi-ma Ttial la tile Second
Artillery.