The record-union., 1894-06-16
A COMPANY ORDERED TO DISBAND.
The Result of Dissension in the Los
Angeles Military.
San Francisco's First Regiment Used
Its Own Ammunition and Must
Shoot Over Again.

On account of dissensions that pre-
vailed in Company C, Seventh Infantry
Regiment, n. G.. c., located in Los An
geles. that company has, by order of Gov
ernor Mark ham, been disbanded.
The following extract from orders
issued by Adjutant- General Allen, bear
ing on the matter, is published so the
local guardsmen can observe the punish
ment meted out to company whose
members caused condition of affairs
that made the existence Of the organiza-
ton detriment TO the National Guard:
upon the report of the Inspector, and
the approval Of the Commanding officer
First Brigade, and as provided in Section
2020, Political Code, Company c. Seventh
Infantry, n. G.. c., is hereby disbanded.
At the annual muster of said command
in March last, but twenty-eight men ap-
peared and answered to their names, and
for many months. owing to dlSsenslons
in the company. no elections have been
held for First and Second Lleutenants,
and those offices are now vacant. 1t is
deemed for the best interest of the serv-
ice that this company be disbanded.
Lieutenant Colonel L. S. Butler is
said Company c. Seventh Infantry, n.
q. c. He Will give to Captain Glowner
of said company receipts for all property
and moneys in his possession belonging
to the State and to the company (and for
which he is responsible) received from
said Captain Glowner. He will hold such
property and moneys subject to further
orders.
1.-The rolls containing the names of the
hp rH IN
these headquarters, and reference made
to this order. Upon the muster out of the
company, Captain G. w. Glowner will
cease to be all officer of the National
Guard Of California;
AS provided by law, the National Guard
is ordered TO parade on the Fourth of
July.
Paragraph 3, G. 0. A. G. o., No. 5, C. s.,
is hereby modified to read as follows:
1.-The service hats issued to the enlisted
men of the y. q. 9. are hereby adopted,
to be worn in the field. Hats of the same
color will be worn by all of1icers.'
The Signal Corps, Second Brigade, will
encamp at such time ana place during
the month of June, 1894, as may be desig-
mated by the Commanding Officer Of the
Second Brigade.
The Fifth Infantry has been ordered to
hold its encampment at Santa Cruz.
Leave of absence for six weeks has
been granted Lieutenant Edwin L.
Wright, Battalion Adjutant, Second In
fantry.
Governor Markham has commissioned
the following officers of the University
Cadets: Harry NJ. Wright, Colonel; Ed
ward y. Selfridge, Jr.. Lieutenant Colo
mel; Mccoy Fitzgerald, Major; Freder-
ick Denicke, Captain; Russ Avery, Cap
tain; William Denman, Captain; Shef-
field S. Sanborn, Captain; Henry G.
Hyde, Captain; Herman II. Eddy, Cap
tain; Davis A. Porter. First Lieutenant;
Sanford Blum, First Lieutenant; Joseph
C. Meyerstein, First Lieutenant; Angus
tus V. Saph, First Lieutenant; Jabish
Clement, First Lieutenant; Hugh Fitz
r. Vail, Second Lieutenant.
The First Infantry, located in San
Francisco, recently held its semi-annual
target practice and used ammunition
other than that provided by the State.
Adiutant- General Allen was informed Of
the matter and he has ordered the regi-
ment TO cancel the shoot and hold another
practice.
The San Francisco soldiers are dissatis-
fed with the ammunition provided by
the State, and during the championship
contest held in this city some time ago
they claimed they were not treated fairly
because they were not allowed to use
their own shooting material.
The First Infantry is about to go into
camp at Santa Cruz and they will shoot
again after returning from their outing.