The San Francisco call., 1897-03-08

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The question, "Will the Senate confirm
the several appointees of the Commander
in-Chief2" having been answered by the
. Senate not rejecting one of the appoint
ments, the members of the guard are now
in position to know who will be their
superior officers for some time to come.
But there is one thing which is not to
their liking, and that is the fact that the
Legislature struck out of the appropria-
tion bill the amount that was asked Tor
the purchase of overcoats. If the men
should be called out for duty some cold
night they would find that they had but
little to protect them against the chill for
the overcoats they now have are ABOUT as
warm as a sheet of paper, and very thin
pdper at that.
Now thet the appropriation for camp
sites has been deni' by the Legislature
the guardsmen are hoping that an appropria
tion viii be made to enable them to go into
camp this year without being obliged to indi-
vtdualIy foot the expense in order that they
may acquire experience to enable them 10
serve the State in case of necessity.
The bill that was introduced by Assembly
man Guy to amend section 2003 OF the Politl-
: by the senate last Friday, reads as follows:
2OO3. The National Guard of the State of Cali
fornla is hereby organized into three brigades,
each commanded by Brigade r general the limit
or brigade to be fixed by the commsnder-in-
chief. Brigadierg eneras and their St. II officers.
e, lones and heir stan officers and ALI regimentai
and company officers deprived OF their office by
reason o. the reorganization herein provided for,
or by reason OF the provisions of an act cf the
LegfSlgture approved March rs, 1898 (entitled
act, etcl and all officers mustel ed OF the
vice BY reason OF such reorganization under gen
frTa drpfa nral
ofice OF the state OF California, numb eis
=: 10. II, l3 IL series OF 1895 and
general orders Nos. and 3. series or 1896 spec
lively (providsd such officers shall have served as
cufnmssiOne! officers least five years IN the
ne eby are placed on the retired lis! with their
IA K provided such officers shall make APP
an enlisted men mustered of the service under
the provisions OF the reorganization OF the a.
merely entitled TO all the privileges and exemp- l
tion's mentioned IN section 1885 OF the Political
Code, upon making a proper application therefor;
provided such enlisted men snail have served at
least years in The National Guard OF Ca fornia.
In general orders No. , from general head
quarters appears The following:
The following changes have occurred among the
officers Of the National Guard OF California since
the date OF general orders No /:
Third Brigade-Psul NJ. Norooe, TO be major and
engineer officer, with rank from November 27,
1896 vice Maydwell retired.
First Infant ry-William y Swasey, TO be
ond lieutenant Company G, with rank from De-
cember 7. 1896 vice Christ e, resigned.
second lufantry-GeOrge \. Nlhell, reelected
80, 1887
ia phi P Bowerman. reelected first lieutenant
Com pany G., wi. rank from Angus 49, 1894
sixth Neutrality-suspicious. $ Guthrie, 10 BE- ss cond
lieutenant Company II. Sixth Infantry, with rank
irJm January IS, 1896, vice Bambauer resigned.
Seventh Brigzde--kouert Wankowski 20 De Cap
tain OF CONF paDy A, with rank from December 10,
1885, vice >chreber, promoted Harry A. Bates
to be fiji st lieutenant, Company A, with rank from
December 3, 1896 vice Martin, resigned. Gabriel
Alien to be second lieutenant Company A. with
December Haven.
signed. mos NJ Austin 10 be first lie utenant and
comm ssarv with rank from Mar n IT, 1895 vice
ogden, promoted. Edwin II. Hutchinson to be
from Deem Der l6 1896, vice Austin trans ferred
James o. Capito 10 be fist lieutenant, { ompany
L, with rank from december -. 1886, Say
resigned. VIII RlchaI dsoh 10 De second lieuren-
ant. CONF any L. with rank fIom December u,
1895, Capito, promoted
Ali competitors first class for championship
dals Tor IS96 ~ill meet at tn Target range,
ramento, Marcn %. 1897; firing c1mmence
az 10 O'Clock A NJ Colonel Park Henshaw, !. 6.
r. p, SIAN of cJmmanuer-in-ch .@f. VIII in a.
tendance and supervise the practice and compeif-
tors VIII be governed by me roles prescribed in
smal arms s. fiTInS ca regulations ~ q. (G'o 40
= c ual ralro4d fare aud hotel expenses to the
amount of So, while in sacramento, VIII be al
lowed and pad.
Railroad tickets may be had b. all sharp, hcot-
form by applying ut local railroad ticket
Offices and one-thi:d fare rount trip. Xxx
pense OF railroad travel viii be allowed at this
only
he ammunition used in this contest will be fur
niEhed by the State, and shall contain not less
65 grains of powder ana bullets Weighing not
less than 400 grains.
Ihe ranges will be 200 yalds for rife and fifty
yards for revolver practice
BY the direction of the command er-in-chief the
following is published for the information and
guidance of all concerned:
I. The Myer 81 -nal code ado pied by the
United States Army and Navy Board and mrII-
toned general orders 81. August l, 1895,
A. 6. o.. United states army, WILL and after
March l, 1887 be used for visual signaling in the
National Guard AMI for intercommuncation witE
the Naval Battalion. The use OF the America
NURSE code, prescribed in general orders So,
June 2S, 1889. a. q. o., United states army. will
tn reafter discontinued except for teiegraphic
purposes.
:. proficiency required will be considered
TO have been attained by officer or enlisted
man undt tustruc ton when n a distance OF four
miles from he ooaneci Ing station ne Can send and
receive five words per minute each five letters OF
the written message TO cJunt as o re WORE
J. Cards and pam ph.e;s Cor. ain ny full instruc-
tious for using the ole viii be furnished b the
division sIsnal officer, y. g.. G., upon app.i-
catioI.
Since the issuance OF the order Major Fred s.
Pott has been commissions ed lieutenan t-colonel
and assigned 10 the position OF paymaster on
The staff OF division commander Ma ior- General
Nathaniel T. James, vice Lieutenant Fred F.
Folis, deceased.
The Second Brigade.
The Second Brigade, particularly that por.
ton which has headquarters in San Francisco.
has been remarkably quiet during the past
week