The morning call., 1892-06-20

from California" il il Is the intention to
mass regiment from each State next year
at the Worlds Fair. or course as the
standard of excellence Tor the Eighth II, and
has always been the Eighth, this little harm
less Growing on its dunghill is pardonahle.
Then there was "a great contest OF the day"
between two squads of a MaTysville COM
pany and one from OrOville, and the Marys-
Williams, liked tie tabled frog which swelied
10 enormous proportions with exaggerated
ideas of its own importance, has challenged
any company in the State TO shoot it as a
whole or IN squads. OF course such a chal-
lenge. directed to no one by no one. is bun
cOmbe.
For the competitive drill on the 29th in the
school 0f the company for the benefit to
Trumpeter Wells of the Light Battery. Com
pany & of the Nationals. Captain Wood
ruff, Company E of Second Captain Cum
| ningham. and Company ID of the Third.
Captain Sullivan, will DO entered. They
are all fairly we'll drilled companies, but
the advantage. If any, is with Company 4,
number of men for some time in aatclpa-
ton Of the competitive drill, which was
to have been held on WaShington's birthday,
and when not then, was suggested for Me-
mortal day
Major Stanley has been detailed to pre-
side on the evening OF the 9th at an election
for Captain of c. Will BoxIOn make il?
Captain AdOlph Huber has been placed
on the retired list, with rank from Decem-
Der /, 1884
F, with members enough to make up a
! platoon, went TO Mill Valley Saturday even
ing.
Lieutenant-Colonel Geary and Major
! Waters passed the board on Friday.
A truly remarkable admission was the one
| forced from the official organ" which in
! nOcenty announces in It's roster that Com
| pany Z OF the Third is located in Oakland,
though the company of that regiment
| IN that city wEs mustered out mouths
| ago. The plea is that Ii either of
the colonel or ad1utanb OF the Third
Infantry, or the captain OF Company c alone,
should desire a correction 10 be made IN the
roster, request in harmony with that de-
sire would be entertained. 1t is some salts
faction 10 know that this official roster is
what it preteuds 10 be only so lar as the
same may have been corrected by obliglng
colonies. adjutants and captains.
Seventeen pairs of pantalo0ns, 81 coats, II
blouses and 10 caps, the property OF Com
psny A, have been condemned and ordered
| destroyed after survey.
Colonel Barry is absent on leave of 80
days from the Fourteenth with the destinies
Of the nation in his keeping at Chicago.
A platoon Of some 20 troopers of the
cavalry went off for an outing in Marin
County on the 18th, riding TO San Rafael
that night and on the following day to
Sausalto, and on returning stopped on the
nOmeWGTd march at General DlcklnsOn'S
castle at Old Sansa.lto. To the credit Of
Captain Bumenberg the troop has had
more mounted drills during his captaincy
than in years before that, ana the men are
beginning to look like something when in
the saddle. IL Is also creditable that so
many avail themselves Of these outings, con-
sideriug that every time they 20 they put
themselves under personal expense.
The troop has begun 10 move and by the
end IF the month will be Ia its new armoTy
on O'Farrell street.
1t is noted in the latest orders from 'the
Office at Sacramento" that it unconSciouSly
but properly designates the companies Of
the ARTILLERY" regiments as Companies
and not batteries" There is not now and
never vas in the \. G.. c. battery" or an
ARTILLERY regiment" crimson facings to the
contrary notwithstanding
General johnson Of the First Brigade
| being absent from the State on leave of 60
days from the 1st inst, Colonel Spleemau.
Ninth Infantry, is temporarily in command
south of Tehacnapi.
The national conventions are responsible
for the absence of eight officers ranking
from brigader-general down to first lieu
tenant. But then they never will be
/ missed"
Leave of absence for 80 days. ending this
month, has been granted Lieutenant-Col
Cutler division inspector, with permission
10 leave the State.
Captain Thomas II. Barry, First In
fantry, L. s. A., detailed as instructor and
inspector Of the \. q. c., has been ordered
to report to Major General DlmOnd for
orders,