The morning call., 1892-02-01
STATE SOLDIERY.
The Regulars Will Not Take Part
in the Field Day.
Communication by the Heliogrsph- Requisi-
tions for Gathngs-R designations aud Ap-
pOintments-COl Barry's Caprice.

1t has been learned that the regular troops
Will not take part in the field-day exercises.
Washington's Birthday viii come on Mon
day, and as it will be a legal holiday the
military authorities do not care to call upon
the men for the extra duty they would have
to perform on that day. The Second Br-
gade, n. G. c., will have, therefore. the day
10 Itself, even the six companies of the Fifth
Infantry having been ordered to take part
Talking Of the competition in the company
drill under the new regulations it is not the
idea Of General Dickinson that whoever
may choose will enter; on the contrary. he
wants the twenty-seYen foot companies in
the brigade in the contest and with that
object in view will probably have four con-
tests progressing at one and the same time
that Is to say, four groups, one for each
regiment The four top companies will, in
turn, compete for the three prizes. The
judges will probably be officers of the army;
and in this way the General not only hopes
to have a good drll on the day, but in the
companies also the good effect Of the drills
in preparation. Inasmuch as the Fifth In
fantry will take part in the exercises IN this
city on WashpgtOn's Birthday, Colonel
Fairbanks has warned his six company
commanders that sit will be necessary to
see that all men are we'll and thoroughly
drilled in the new regulations, and schools
tor instruction of nOn-commSsl0ned Othcers
should be well looked after"
An exemption certificate is at hand for
Quartermaster c. l.. BlgelOw, Fifth In-
IahtIy; honorary members certificates Tor
the Ialbots in the cadet company and
commission for Captain A. II. Williams
with rank from I)pppn her RI 1891 z A DIM
tant Of the First Infantry. The latter also
qualified on Wednesday before Colonel Sui
Ivan.
To date e. 0. No. l and S. 0. No. /. R. 0.
No l, Third Infantry, r. Q. No. !, Fifth
Infantry. and Troop orders No, have dis
played sublime contempt for Paragraph
6o2 OF the rules and regulations.
CONNECTION WITH HEADQUARTERS.
The Adjutant- General has received from
the Signal Officer Of the First Brigade
map showing how COmmun cation from san
Diego TO Sacramento could be secured by
means Of the heliograph system, the map
being the work Of Corporal William A.
Burr Of the Signal Corps after devOting
many weeks of labor. 1t shows what
points on or near the coast and what Islands
of the coast Of San Diego can be c0mmunl-
Gated with by means Of this system OF Sig
mailing, demonstrating the numerous high
peaks Whe con stations might be established
ia case Of eCessty and hundreds OF such
stations beilg designated In order TO COM
muuicate from San Diego TO Sacramento,
the message would have 10 pass through
the hands of the operators at about fifty
stations The last station from which
San Diego message would be repeated for
Sacramento would be on the top VI Mount
DiaUlO.
II. Il. 52-the Cutting Bil-was presented
in the House Of Representatives on Janu-
uaTy 9Th, has been read twice, referred 10
the Committee on the Militia and ordered to
be printed. Il was published in IHE CALL
on November 80 1891
The new armOry of the Second will be
formally opened Gu Thursday evening.
Tegimental bazaar will also be held during
the asst week in the month For the open
ing the invitations read "Receptl0n from
to 1890 p. NJ Military in uniform"
Lieutenant Colonel Roster Second Artll-
leTy. has made requsltion for 4j-callber
Calling gun and he wants it Tor the lnstruc-
ton Of gun detachments. Calling guns are
suddenly in great demand
IIeuteuantS O'AiahOney, Hagan and Muir
/ ply, Third Infantry, constitute the Board
Examiners of Candidates for non-commis-
/ stoned officers, relieving Lleutenants OZlas
/ and Fitzpatrick.
AN ALLEGED RESIGNATION.
| The resignation of Theo. c. Alarceau, al
/ legged to have been an aid-de.camp On the
! sta fl Of the COMMANDMENTS CHef. with the
! high, mighty and empty title Of Lieutenant
! Colonel. is pretended 10 have been accepted
| under date Of the 9Th ut. AS the pre-
/ tended commission was issued and the
/ Qualification presumably had by virtue OF
aud under SrCtiuu 1917, as anne ndo1, but be-
! fore the new law went iutO effect the aver
/ age man cannot understand how a resgna-
/ ton could have been accepted from an
/ Individual who never was IN POSITION to
/ tender one However the colorS will not
/ be draped in mourning and the guard Will
/ not be seriously crippled.
Colonel Fairbanks has announced the fol-
/ lowing staff changes aud appointments:
! Lieutenants c. +. Sipgley, LR.P., to be
| Paymastpr; f. 5. Pott Jr. Comm sSary, to
! be Inspector Of Rife Practice, and Quarter
| master-Sergeant John Hendy, TO be First
| Lieutenant and Quartermaster. vice Bige-
/ low.
| Colonel Barry, Third Infantry. has had
] occasion again to call the attention of his
! company commanders 10 orders of March 7,
| 1891, requiring papers to be forwarded to
/ regImental headquarters before the 9th OF
! every month.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the
/ Board Of Survey one battery wagon, ore
battery forge and parts Of eight sets Of bat
! terry harness, chargeable 10 Colonel MacdOn-
aid, have been ordered condemned and de-
! strOyed.
Lieutenant Malone of E of the Second
| qualified before Major Geary, and Lieuten-
ant Kerwin, c of the Third, before Colonel
/ Barry.
ACCOUNTING FOR CAPRICE.
! In accounting for his apparent caprice In
/ asking for retirement and eOnsentiLg TO re-
! election after the retirement" the official
! organ" has discovered q military weather
/ bureau, and says that 10 "inclues TO the pre-
sumption that Colonel Barry saw tie war
! cloud in the South American sky after his
resignation was forwarded to the Governor,
and imagined that his retirement from ac-
! tive duty on the eve of hostiitieS would be
regarded by cynical brother officers as a
measure OF precaution, and therefore placed
himself in line for reelection"
r. O. No. l of the Third Infantry dis
charged for January Sergeauts. l Cor
poral and y privates; 10 from C., from A,
from b and each from ID aud + for
expiration of service, against % for re
moval The nOn-coms were discharged as
nOn-cOms.
The cavalry was out at the Preside yes
terday forenoon and tried the new saddles,
which 1t bought with the proceeds of a re-
cent benefit entertainment at one of the
theaters.
Second Lieutenant W. F. Chapman of D
of the Second has rendered his resignation,
having suddenly discovered that the mill
tary takes up too much Of his time
The Third Infantry will assemble at
Shell Mound Park at IL A. NJ. on the 14th to
comp to by company for the TObin regi-
mental trophy.
WEST POINT OF THE N. C. c."
A Corporal of the Signal Corps was re-
Gently appointed a regimental ordnance
officer and the official organ" jumps with
beth feet on this new feature to say that
If IT continues the Signal Corps may well be
called the West Point of the n. G. c."
Major Burdick will now have to take up the
cudgel in benalf Of the City Guard and
Captain Mango Of the Light Guard may also
have the floor to protest.