The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
REGULAR ARMY NOTES.
The Recent March to Encamp-
ment and Field Practice
at Redwood City.
Privates Tell About Second Lieuten-
ants Commissioned From the
Ranks-The Tournament.

The target practice by the troops at the Pre-
sidio and the companies stationed at posts
around the bay is still being kept up. The
men under the regulations are required TO
have a weeks firing at individual, targets at
the Presidio range and then go into the fields
where they can indulge in volley firing, as the
range at the Presidio Will not permit of such
practice. Last Wednesday Companies +, Cap
tain Starr; G, Lieutenant CrOxtou command
ing, both from the Presidio, and Companies
B, Lieutenant Lacey commanding, and C,
Lieutenant Ferris commanding, both from the
Benlcia Barracks, returned to the Presidio
after having been in camp several days at
Redwood City. The men were marched to the
encampment camping on the way there On
the march down the time occupied was the
better portion OF three days, but on the re-
turn the distance, about thirty-fve miles, was
made in two days. The marches were accord
ing to army regulations, fifty minutes march
with ten minutes rest The volley and field
practice was on the ranch OF E. A. Hooper,
near Redwood City. and the men, it is said,
did remarkably we'll.
This week Company A, Captain L. P Brant,
and Company E, Captain ]. J. o. Connell, from
the Presidio, and Company D, Captain James
S. Petit from Benicia, were to go 10 the campa
Redwood City and be absent about ten days.
The company from Benicia is at the Presidio
company, with the other two named, will
start for Redwood.
The rumor has again been started that the
troops OF the Fouria Cavalry, stationed at the
Presldio, are to be sent away from that STE
ton. This time rumor has 1t that Troops B, c,
| and are to be sent 10 Fort ASsinniboine,
Mont, and that they will b. replaced by four
troops OF colored cavalry These troops
commanded by white officers. There is also
some talk that the accompanies of tie First
Regiment
Logan, Colo, and that COMPANIES of the
seventh Infantry, Colonel Danle1 w. Benham,
will be sent to relieve them. These rumors
cannot be traced to any reliable source, but
there is one thing that is known, ana tnat is
that Secretary Alger is opposed to The transfer
OF troops so long as there is no ground OF COM
plant.
Colonel Evans Miles of the First Infantry
commanding the post at the Presidio. who
was recently granted leave OF sabsence Ior
thirty days, with leave 10 apply for an extern
sion of thirty days. started OH his vacation
last Wi elk, anu the post is now in command of
Lieutenant-ColoneI Edward b. Wllliston of
the Third Artillery
T. Morris, recently promoted lieutenant
colonel of the Fourth Cavalry and assigned TO
the PresidiO, Is al present on leave of absence
and will not reacn his station tOr several
eeks
Pursuant to the requirement OF general Or
ders of the War Department competitors from
the department OF California, selected as pro-
vided or in the smalI-arms firing reguiat
for this years cavalry competition, will be
sent to Fort Wingate, New Mexico, in time TO
report there to the commander on the 21st
prox. Each competitor will take with him
his dress and fatigue uniforms, necessary
blankets, field mess Kit, service carbine. re-
voiver and equipments.
First Lieutenant f. E. Lacey Jr., First In
fantry, reported asst week at department. d head
quarters for consultation with the &C ting en-
gineer officer in connection with the recon-
noissance work in the vicinity Of the harbor
of San Francisco.
Private George E. Cooper of Company A,
Fourteenth Infantry, tried by general court
martial at the Presidio for desertion, has been
dishoIoraply discharged from the service of
the United States, forfeiting ali pay and allow