The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11
COL. MAC DONALD'S WRATH
1t Was Aroused by the Brilliant
Armory Coup of Three
Companies.
They Moved to Market Street With
out Leave and Now Are
Yanked to Cough.

Colonel William Macdonald issued an
order Thursday which means that he will
stand no nonsense, and now the three
companies OF the old Third Regiment, who
quietly packed up and moved to the arm
ory at Tenth and Market streets without
leave or consultation with the colonel of
the regiment are sorry they did it.
His order issued last night, the third
orders he has given since taking command
metaphorically takes the three smart
companies by the back of the neck
and lands them in the armory at
Page and Cough, where they don't want
to go. He declined to say ANYTHING
about his order last night and did it in a
quiet tone that was tinged with deep
Indignation and resolute determination.
Since the reorganization the armorv
question has been a burning one. The
three companies on Golden Gate avenue
knew that they would have to move soon.
They wanted to move, but didn't want TO
go to Page and Cough streets. 1t was sup
posed that the settlement of the armorv
question would turn out that two more
companies of the new regiment would be
sent to the Nationals armory, on Ellis
street, and the remaining eight concen-
trated at Page and Cough streets. 1t IS
now practically certain that this will be
done.
But there was a possibility that the ar
mory at Tenth and Market might be
chosen instead of the one at Page and
Cough, and the companies who made the
surprising coup thought that if they really
got to Tenth and Market they might be
aole TO stay. So, without saying a word.
all their effects were suddenly rushed over
to the coveted quarters, Company E TAX
Ing possession OF the old regimental Off
GERS headquarters.
The rest of the guard were astonjshed
at the audacity OF the move. Colonel
Macdonald was astounded and wroth. 1t
was held to be not only violation of reg
ulauons, but gross discourtesy to the
commanding officer The colonel had
about ready for issuance an order arrang-
ing the companies as described at Page
ana cough and Ellis streets, and the fact
became known by rumor, fastening the
move which forestalled the order.
Colonel Macdonald didn't go ahead
with that order He got out a new enc
yesterday directed solely TO the new COM
panies, whose accoutrements were still
on the floors of the claims thew had
jumped. 1t directs that these three com
panies, A, e and II, Of which the re-
spectlve captains are John f. Connolly,
Edward Fitzpatrick and Frank B. War
rem, move to the armory at Page and
Cough streets before February 1 and take
their State property along.
The officers and men of the three COM
panles heard of the order last night and
didn't feel so we'll. II suppose the order
will have to be obeyed," said Captain
Fitzpatrick. The captain explained that
the move was made by virtue of orders.
The orders We're verbally given by Briga-
dler-General Warheld to Lieutenant-Col-
onel James T. Smith month ago AMI
fY frQT Tod H., -
yesterday it was decided to oney these
orders, in the absence of any others.
The Tenth and Market quarters were
desired because OF the location and because
the company quarters there are larger and
more attractive than the ones at Page and
Cough streets. 1t is a moral certainty
that companies F and K of the old Second
will soon go to Ellis street