The morning call., 1893-04-27

the glitter and pomp which surrounded him,
but he seemed TO enjoy the situation never
Ibeless.
81 think that the troops are admirably
drilled and that they execute their Move
ments with a precision greatly commend
able indeed" Prince Roland said TO a CALI.
man who was present, but just how much
of this utterance was given as a matter of
poltteness only can only be cOnjectured.
OF course 10 q man who has seen the
great military reviews, for which the Euro
pean counties are famous. the spectacle
presented yesterday on the PresldiO could
be nothing but very faint imitation Of
what can be done IN that line, Tor there
were hardly more than 400 men on parade,
taking artillery and cavalry, band and Off
GERS all into consideration.
Nevertheless the review was q fine one
and as well managed as any event of that
kind could be with the limited forces at
command.
Colonel Graham. the commander Of the
post, was in charge of the movements,
always, of course, subseryient TO General
Rogers orders, and the showing made by
the troops, especially by the light batteries
of artillery aud of the cavalry was eX-
celent.
The foot battalion, under the command OF
Captain B. K. Roberts. whose adjutant
Lieutenant Winslow was, proved Itself also
fully equal to the occasion, and the bat
teries which compo sed il, namely, Batteries
L, L, K and II of the Fifth Artillery, while
limited in numbers. were evidently COM
posed of well-drilled soldiers.
Lieutenants Ellis, Coffin, Sawyer and
Summerall commanded the four foot bat
teTies.
Major D. H. Kinzie had charge of the
light batteries with Lieutenant Miey as
his adjutant. and Captain Wood was at the
head OF Battery + and Lieutenant Wood
Commanded Battery D.
General Ruger was accompanied by his
aid-de-eamp, Lieutenant Lyman. and by
Major Rogers Inspector of artillery; Major
Egau, chief commissary; Judge Advocate
Hunter and Captain Barry Of Angel Island.
Colonel Grahem's staff was composed Of
Major Middleton, Captain Buchanan, Cap
tain L. Wood and Lieutenants Adams and
Davis.
Lieutenant Blunt, the adjutant Of the
Preside post, was also in Colonel Ora ham's
wake, aud he was Dy all means the busiest
man on the field.
The troops filed on the parade ground and
ranged in line with the foot batteries on the
right, the mounted batteries IN the center
and the cavalry on the left.
Troop K Of the Fourth Cavalry was COM
mandrd by Captain Parker. Its horses
were all black.
~Then came Troop I. under Lieutenant
Lockwood, with gray horses, and Troop L
with bays in charge of Lieutenant Nolan.
captain j. Z. DOrst was at the head OF
the cavalry battalion.
To do honor to the Prince, who was there
on foot, the band played the "Marseillaise"
during the inspection OF the troops by Gen.
eral Ruger. but the bandmaster spoiled
this beautiful effort of his immediately
afterward by striking up Lager beer, lager
beer" the familiar German march, for the
review.
Fancy the feelings Of Bonaparte review
ing American troops 10 the tune OF Ger
man band
1t was bad break, to be sure, but Prince
Roand's politenes5 never permitted him
TO crack a smile.
Ali during the review General Ruger's
staff off rers made desperate attempts 10
inveigle the guest OF the DAY into conversa-
ton, but the latter does not talk English
fluenty enough to be a conYersationalist in
that language.
So one of the officers, who had paid
out large amounts of money to give his two
daughters a boarding school education, be-
came desperate ana called these ladies' from
among the spectators TO act as interpreters.
They were introduced to the Prince, who,
however, hardly took notice OF them, and
after a polite bow left them to the tender
mercies of Mr.. Pierrefen.
The gentlemen made some very desperate
attempts to catch on TO the boarding-school
French the ladies threw "a him, but he had
TO give it up, and with many apologies he
also conferred his attention on the soldiers
once more.
Speaking OF the relative merits of a
monarchy versus a republic, Prime Roland
was heard TO say to one of the officers that
he preferred a republican government.
Republics are all right" be put it, but.
my dear sir. there are good and bad repub-
lies. and l do not like the latter kind"
1t may, perhaps, have been an object
lesson to descendant OF an imperial house
to see how few soldiers the United States
needs to take care Of its most important
Western port.