The San Francisco call., 1897-11-29
REGULAR ARMY NOTES.
How Discipline Is Maintained
in the United States
Service.
There Will Be Muster and Inspection
at the Presidio Tomorrow.
The Artillery Posts.

lieutenant A. T. Dean, Fourth Cavalry, has
been granted one months leave of absence
from the 25th inst, witE privilege a the ex-
piration of that time TO apply for an exlen.
sion OF two months.
Lieutenant James N. Pickering, Second In
fantry, and party have been ordered to Join
the party with Second Lieutenant c. T. Boyd
at Clay instead of at Lockio as heretofore
ordered.
Battery B. stationed at Angel Island, tn at is
10 relieve Company at San Diego, will not
leave for its new station until December 9
Captain Charles b. Thompson, assistant
quartermaster, is now quartermaster at the
Presidio post.
Captain William H. Baldwin, comm!ssary OF
subsistence, has been as signed as chief COM
missary of the Department OF California dur
ing he absence OF Lieutenant Colonel Char les
2 Egan, assistant ommlssary-general of
subsistence.
Second Lieutenant Frank A. Wilcox, First
1nfaliry, has been ordered 10 report at head
quarters to-day in connection with the pro-
gressive military map ordered by the Secre-
tary OF War
The many friends of Second Lieutenant Den
mis- E. Nolan. who for some time past was on
special duty at San Diego, will be pleased
10 learn that he has Deen ordered TO
return to duty with his company Company
&, First In1antry) at the Presidio post.
Colonel Evan Miles, commanding the Pre-
sidio post, spent Thanksgiving day al Benicia.
Next Tuesday Will be muster and inspection
al the Preside post. 1t is expected tnat The
troops there assembled will make fine snow
ing on the big battle-ground. The inspection
will be at $50 O'Clock.
The military court-martial IN the regular
army is strict, and there is no unnecessary
delay in the execution OF the sentence I'M
posed. In this branch of the service the be-
lief that swift, but just punishment in cases
where such is merlted is the only thing that
will inure to the maintenance OF good order
and military discipline: Private Fred James
oil Company B. Fist Infantry, found guilty of
having used insulting language TO a on
comm iss Ioned officer and of having as
saulted him, and Private William Fischer
of the same company, having been found
guilty of assaultng non-comm stoned off,
Ger by striking him with his fist at time
when he was in the execution OF his office,
were each sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from the service, to forfeit all paw
and allowances due and to be confined at hard
labor COR TWO years. The Brigadier- General
approved the sentence in each case, except as
to imprisonment, which was reduced to ono
year, and AcatraZ was designated as the
place of i'm prisOnment
A similar sentence was imposed on Private
Perry A. Robertson of Troop K, Fourth Cav
airy, who was found gully of larceny and of
breaking into tent with intent to commit
larceny.
The theore tical work in the army is carried
on during the winter months in the lyceums
for officers and sch ools for non-commlssioned
officers. This work Will commence during the
early part OF next month aud continue fol
mODlnS. III tnese lyceumS SUBJECTS
given out and officers are required to explain
them. One line of subject is, say for in
stance, campaigning. The officers present
papers as TO how such should be carried on and
in the summer they carry out the ideas by
practical work. The school for non-com-
missioned officers will be conducted by cap
tains CT companies in various branches of the
service to the end that the instruction will i'm
prove the military education OF the men.
So intense was the opposition 10 the order
that the cavalry be skele tonized both by the
rank and file, that the Secretary OF War has
Withdrawn the obnoxious order.
The officers Of the army are awaiting with