The morning call., 1894-06-23

opportunity to show what kind of soldiers
! they would make in action. Several thou
sand rounds OF blank ammunition will be
used, and the field Of operations will be
where fences and bitches will make 1t
seem real. After the battle there will be q
review, and then the regimental parade.
! There will certainly be an immense crowd
| of visitors on the field, and preparations
are being made to receive them royalty.
When the officers of the regiment ar
rived at camp from the Pacific Ocean
House last night Cuffs vigilantes IN
corked deal of pent-up enthusiasm in the
practical joking line. The vigilance CON-
mittee is a self-preservation concern, and
was organized at Camp Columbus two
years ago, when the Second Brigade staff
officers unearthed Ratchet and began war
on the First Infantry gentlemen. Like all
well-regulated vigilance committees, 1t Is
necessary that candidates for memb ership
shall undergo initiation of an appropriate
sort. Fearful oaths- are taken, the eyes are
bandaged. nauseating incense arises about
the tribunal. aud the candidate is generally
frightened half to death. Lieutenants
Dohrnlann and Hosmer passed last night.
Dohrmanu submitted quietly. but Hosmer
objected, and so was initiated twice. The
advent of the Second Brigade staff will
burden Chairman Cluff with new labors.
Late this afternoon Camp Dimond was
honored by the arrival of host of repre-
sentatives of the California National
Guard and regular service. Those who came
were Major General Dmond, division COM
mander, with Colonel Hecht, Major Geist-
ing and Major Puppy of his staff; Briga-
dier-General Allen, chief of the adjutant-
generals department. and Colonel Sumner
of the staff of the commandier-in-chief;
Brigadier- General Dickinson with the fol-
lowing of his staff: Colonel Edwards aud
Majors Duboce, Stanley, White, Miles,
POtt and Wilson.
Captain Darlington and Lieutenant
Brant of the First United States Infantry
were IN the party. The Third Infantry
was represented by Colonel Barry. Lieu
tenant Colonel O'Connor and Captain
Duffy. From the Fifth Infantry were
Colonel Fairbanks. Lieutenant Colonel
Wilton and Captain Wethern. Captain
Tilden, formerly of Company G, First In
fantry, but now on the retired list, was
among them. and Superior Judge Levy.
Some of the officers will remain in camp
to. night and others will stay at hotels. The
presence of these distinguished guests at
Dimond is particularly gratifying to the
officers of the First and is certainly the
best possible indication of the high stan
dard Of this encam pment.
Something happened at Camp Dimond
this evening. 1t was weird, wonderful.
0ewildering and everything else that
on parade. and when these unearthly
creatures go parading there are surprising
doings. They were members of the Ma
tionals. about 100 Of them, and they
marched about camp in most fantastic
costumes. After hOnoring the company
streets the bewilderng cavacade drew up
before headquarters. The chief of the
SnOlligOsters, mounted on donkey,
waXed eloquent over innumerable topics,
and cheers were given for the officers and
for everybody. The march was then re-
sumed, and the queer outfit held high
revel in the streets of c and G tonight
This extraordinary attraction drew hun
dredS of visitors to the camp and alto
gether the night will be memorable one.
Something else happened at the enlisted
mems supper-table. The pudding went
wrong, and several hundred sorrowing
guardsmen placed a sample on a bier,
formed in line, and with a costumed high
priest in advance they marched to a local
ity near the hillside cemetery, and the
pudding was planted with proper cere-
mony. The high priest preached sermon,
green sods were placed tenderly over the
pudding, and the several hundred guards
men marched back as silently as they
came.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock the
competitive drill takes place for credits In
the DmOnd cup contest. 1t is impossible
to predict the result of the competition, but
it certainly will be keen and Interesting
until camp is broken.