The San Francisco call., 1896-11-23

with the exec ption of overcoats, blankets.
field glasses and telescopes, they wish 10
make their corps the cham pion of the
United States.
Already they have begun talking of
plans, one of which is in case OF the ap-
preparation of $4,000 passing the Legisla-
ture for camping expenses, to eSta biish a
line of stations during one of the encamp-
ments, and in conjunction with the rest
OF the corps of the State, try signaling
from the Oregon to the Mexican lines.
This If successful will be the greatest
achievement of this method of sinaling.
MODESTO. CAL, Nov. 1S.-The third
Sunday In every month is the day set
apart Tor the regular monthly company
target practice of Company D, Sixth
Infantry.
Last Sunday, November Is, being the
third Sunday, the company responded bv
sendlng thirty men to the range, whose
average scores amounted to thirty, two
men falling below twenty, eight below
thirty, eighteen below forty, two over
forty and under forty-fve.
:, Ihe range occupied by the company at
the present time, although not the best
in the State, yet will compare with the
best.
Company d at last muster and inspec-
llon ranked as one of the lowest in the
State-not from lack of proper material,
but from lack of interest. That interest
which was lacking is being supplied by
the newly elected captain, D. w. Morris.
de is alive to the best interests of the
company. On regular drill-nights he is
hrst In the armory and last to leave. To
see the captain work for the advancement
OF the company one not knowing would
think he was receiving the pay OF cap
tain in the regular army.
Monday afternoon the g-looked-for
emergency call put in its appearance
through the Western Union Office. The
sergeants were notified TO have their
squads III the armory at P. NJ,
equipped in heavy marching order, and TO
report absentees, where they were and the
shortest and longest possible tune it would
take to bring them together.
AT o clock their reports were filed with
the company officers which in brief are as
follows, summarized: Present, 80 officers,
non-com m issioned officers and prlvates.
Absent, 81 officers, non-commissioned eff
GERS and privates who could be called
from the fields where they are at work in
side OF from one to i've hours time. Alb
sent who are outside of the regimental
boundary. Owing to the fatal lack of
blankets and oveTcoats the company did
not leave town. as the weather looked
squally.
At last inspection Company D of the
Sixth was one of the lowest in figures OF
merit. at next inspection the leading
companies want to look "a leetle oudt.''
There has been new life and interest
stirred among the men, which is being
kept at fever heat by rivalry among
them to excel each other in drilling and
shooting.
The expense for silver and bronze bars
Will be Increased next year, ii present in
dications count for anything in this COM
pany.
MERGED, CAL, Nov. 1S.-Captain
Graham received orders at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon to assemble his company
at the armory at 8 o'clock in the evening
IN heavy marching order with tents and
one day ratlons. While the order was
unexpec ted il had long been provided for
as near as could be done in advance. Cap
tain Graham had previously laid out the
duty OF each man in such an event, and
written directions for each department of
the work to be done were ready in the
Office desk. The non-com mlssioned Off
GERS were Immediately notified, who in
turn, warned their squads of the duty to
be performed.
From the nature of the order, and the
fact that the first brigade had taken the
field few days before, it was supposed
that further orders would be received
which would send the boys into the field
for the night at least, but instead orders
were received to dismiss the company
after an inspection by Lieutenant Smith.
Upon the receipt of the original order, and
the notification OF the non-commissioned
omcers, squad was put at work in the
armory packing tents and camp equipage
ready for movement, and rations were
brought IN from an adjoining provision
store. Another detail of men prepared
the haversacks, canteens, meatcans, tin
cups and blankets for issue to the men as
soon as they arrived. AT 4 o'clock every
thing was ready 10 be moved, and at
O'Clock forty-two out of the fl ty-one men
on the company's rolls were standing in
line In heavy marching order, with twenty
hVe rounds OF ammunition in their thim-
bJe-belts awaiting further orders. Lieu
tenant Smith Inspected the company, and
after short drill it was dismissed.
The call gave Captain Graham an op-
portunity that he was anxious fer in order
TO thoroughly test the arrangements he
had made for sudden call and see what
flaws there were in them or where i'm
provements could be made. 1t speaks
well Tor the captain and his assistant IN
the arrangements that everything worked
so smoothly. Some of the men were at so
great distance that they could not have
been reached In time for the assem- bly,,
being at Fresno, Modesto, Watsonvile
and in the mountains. Two members
came in sixteen miles and two Others
about twelve miles and reported for duty.
The company is well provided with blan-
kets, but if 1t had been ordered into the
field for the night the men would have
suffered because OF a lack of oyercoats.
There are not a sufficient number belong
ing 10 the com pany to clothe the guard
on such an occasion as this.
Troop Cavalry.
SALINAS, CAL, Nov 20.-The emer-
gency call sent to the National Guard of
California brought out Troop in short
order, notwithstanding many of the men,
bers of Troop live in the country several
miles and could not be reached by tele-
phone or telegraph. Sixty members of
the troop out of seventy three members
were in line ready for marching orders at
4 P. NJ, Saturday. This, considering that
the telegraphic order did not reach Salinas
until nearly noon on Saturday, was rapid
work. Four mem bers of the troop were