The San Francisco call., 1897-04-12
WHO SUCCEEDS
COL. SHAT TERI
Not Yet Certain Who Will
Command the Post at
the Preside.
May Be Colonel Cook or Colonel
Kline-Military Tournament
This Month-New Rules.
Another Sham Battle Announced for
Wsdnssday-New Infantry Regu-
lations Delayed.

Al The great events OF the week In army
circles were reported In TsK CALI during
tie course OF the week. The officers and
uea - the Presidio are waiting for the
con1rusn OF Colonel Shatter as erigs.
ols--geoeral. as they are anxious to know
Il Colonel Henry c. Cook, the senior
colonel now II con nmsnd of the post at
Fort She-osn, Is 10 succeed him st tha,
post. Under The Law the senior colonel
takes command OF the first vacancy that
occurs. and this will be the first unless
beiore the confirmation OF Colonel Shaits-
the retiring board that was ordered for
William L kellogg. Fifth Infantry, should
report and create vacancy. In thst case
Colonel Cook Eoulc have 10 iii that, and
The next vacancy caused BY the promo
non OF Colonel Shsfier would De filed by
Colonel Jacob Kline, Ninth Infantry, who
Is tie next ranking colonel
About the 18th OF the current month
Troop c. Fourth Cavalry, Captain George
Z c. Gale, and Troop Of The sane regiment,
Captain Alexander Rodgers. VIII leave The
Preside toz Seq quois and Grant parks. 70 be
absent On guard duty for some tine.
Captain John Pl-cnsr, First Cavalry, his wife
and his wigs sister, were IN this CRY Last
weak from Fort Hnscaaes, Arir.
Private william 7. Garner, Battery z, Third
Artillery, found guilty ay 3 court-nsrtigl OF
drunkenness and OF fighting with conrEds
70 she prejudice Of good order and military
discipline. was sentenced fsiI previous co.,
TlctionE within eighteen months being ia
eT1dsncs) ito be dish onorably DISCHARGED from
the army OF The Uaiied states" The sentence
teiture Of $50 OF MS pay.
The tolloEing rule 70 govern In regard 10
mounted contests 4 athletic events has been
promulgated:
'SIhe contestants stand atty ysrds sps-.
facing each other. The 5udge stands about
DioTsy between them and Commands FIRST
Tor sUch) assault Al his command, The coz
IssIsnts advance al gAlop, meeting right
hand 10 right hand, ana score II possible Il
they 1Eal 20 score, each clTc4es 20 the right,
taxing advantage OF his opponent 10 score :
point " hen point Is scored, The judge VIII
command Halt. AID the contestants VIII re-
tire 70 the starting point Nothing pli
cIesn cuts 10 count Should z Contestant
strike the Others horse the judge hall decide
whether II vas accidental or otherwise, and II
he decides thstit was through csrelessnsss or
intent that CONTESTANT viii be disq ifsd.
Fifteen attacks The 6rst con fsstsnt scoring
eight ~ points 20 Be declared the winner. IN
case both men make clean cuts simultaneously
the Judge declares that particular assault a
draw unless one OF the contestants had 9 no.
t1cesble advantage In all cases The assault
viii continue until the judge makes lis an
nouncenent A contestant who fslis from his
horse or who Is dissrned shall be considered
defeat
The regular period OF instruction IN Mill
tsry signaling comm e1eed last Monday and is
to continue for two hours each afternoon, ex-
eept Sunday, until twenty-four hours prac-
tlce shall have been had There are men sue-
cislly detSiled for this particular duty, but
every oficer sud man In the service must
tsmiIarize himself n The art OF signaling;
thai Is. they must all be able 70 read signals.
There are some who do not think mat the
post 10 which Lieutenant Colonel Young has
been assigned-thst Of the Yellowstone Park
will prove an altogether pleasant one, for the
reason that Tor eight months IN the year The
park is almost deserted The only months
that the visitors go there are June, July, Aug
ust and September, although q few have reg
istered as late as October The balance of the
time the place Is desolste and the prospects
not the most cheerful.
Another sham battle has been announced
for this week, possibly On Wednesday. This
viii take place, like the one q short time since
in the vicinity OF Fort Point
Major Wells Willard Of the subsistence de-
psriment has bsen granted Leave OF absence
for q month.
First Lieutenant Edwin B. Babbitt Of the
ordnance department, on duty a. the Benicis
arsenal has been ordered 10 make not 10 ex-
eeed two visits 10 the California Powder
Works in santa Cruz County, on oEci busi-
ness pertaining 70 the inspection of powder
under process OF manufacture 81 those works
for the ordnance department
There is = manifestation of impatieuce be-
cause : he new infantry drill regulations are
not out General Niles has had them under
consideration for some time, but IL Is expected
that they viii be sent 10 the printer shortly.
There Is great expectation at the Preside ss
TO the grand military tournament that viii
take plsce there commencing on the 18th and
continuing for 81 least four days. II viii be
the greatest military event that has taken
place there, and il is expected that there viii
be larger number of people On the grounds
than there ever was seen az the Pregidio since
il was known as such.