The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-02

end of that time During the absence OF
Colonel Miles the post commander VIII oe
DETERMINATIONS Edward b. Wllllston Oh the
Cox Colonel Mercus P. Miller, Third Artillery.
has eported to the department commander
and assumed his sta tion. as commander OF the
post on Angel Island, relirving Captain
O'Hara, who had been IN command Tor some
time.
announced n this departmen tsome time since
as being arranged for Brigadler-Genera VIII
liam K. Shafter, department com manner, nav!
ing been put in complete order, is now occu-
pied by the department commander Lieu
tenant John D. MiIey, aide to General Shatter.
has taken up his fesidence at Fort Mason.
Major Edward Field, Second ARTILLERY, de-
partrnent inspector Of artillery, has just re,
turned from a visit North with Mrs. Field. ana
they have taken q residence at the fiymoutn.
First Lieutenant Lands, who was cnief aioe
to Acknowledgement Forsythe when he was IN
command OF the Department OF Caiiiornla, Is
now at Fort Riley, Kans in command OF IN e
company OF cavalry towns ne = rraiton If
Compan i. First Infantry. VINO. 1au psetr
absent ON duty at the infsntTy ana caVaIls
school Fort s asaven l son return to the
Presidio, and when he does he WIN nrlns d
bride with him. -, n..
First Lieutenant Morris <. Barroll, batetG
A, Third Artillery who was Quarternasier ana
Commissary at Angel Island, has :Deen Trans.
ferred 10 Angel Island and is now AoJ utano OF
.he Third Artillery, vice First Ne tenans
CQArleS J.. MenOneI, LtdISiSiLcu
First Lieutenant Charles b. Satterle3, Ligns =:
Battery +, Third Artillery, has been granted
leave of absence for six months.
No orders have yet been 1ss sued lot q PiaotiCo
march for the troops, but it is probable tnat
such will be issued in g. short time
Major John NJ. Carson OF Washington, u, ".
in letter to the Philadelphia Ledger, Calls al:
tenuon 10 the fact that since the 1st;ot Feofu-
airy nineteen e!ig bles from the ranks have heen
com missioned as Second Lieut. enants IN, lne:
army, and that recently sixiy-seven mem oeFs'
OF the Class OF 1S97from. West Point on graou,
ating had TO be assigned as additional Secona.
Lieutenants because there were no vacane!es::,
His letter create considerable talk, Tor In ie
he charges that all, or nearly all;:of The en-:
either sons or brothersof army officers VINO:
were recommended by boards that: were pre-:
JUDGED in favor of their brother onceFs rel
tlves. He further charges that the system OF
promoting men from the: ranks is not fair; Tor
the reason that they may be promoted atter
two years service, while the cadets nave los
serve four years before they can be promoted
the arucle in question may be the means of
causing the rules 10 be revised and m a e ~
obligatory for enlisted men TO serve tour years
in the ranks before applying for prom otlon:
1t is stated that the War Department VIII IN
the near future return to the system oil paying
officers and enlisted men in cash instead OF
checks as the custom is now. 1t is said tnat
the system OF checks does not prove satisfac-
tory.
recent test with aluminium cups and meat
cans for cavalrymen, made by men who were
out on practice march lor ten days. proved
that both are superior to TIN ones ana much
lighter.
Ordnance Sergeant Maurer, VINO was sta
toned at Fort Winfield Scott has been as
signed to duty al the Presldio