The San Francisco call., 1897-09-26
md makes daily reports of progress to the

and makes daily reports of progress TO the
commendant
Cavalry, promoted lieutenantcolonel, ce
Samuel H. Young, promoted coionel OF the
Third Cavalry, arrived in TINS city on last sat
urday, and he will assume ms statlon at the
Prasinio and he in command of the cavalry
squadron on duty there. 80
A leave OF at ,ence tor thirty days with leave
TO appIy for All extension, has Deen granted 10
Lieutenant- Colonel j. v. d. Middleton, deputy
surgeon-general. The Northumberland ana
his family left for the East on or ABOUT
the 20tn inst.
Major Thomas NJ X Smith, First Infantry,
having completed the duties assigned him at
the Presidio, has returned to his station at the
BenIcia Barracks. -
ON or about the 1st OF November First
Lieutenant Charles l.. Porter OF the Corps OF
Engineers, under immediate orders OF colonel
Charles 4. Suter. will be relieved by add1-
ional Second Lieutenant Louis c. Wolf, and
he will proceed TO Portland, Or, there 10 re-
lieve Captain Walter L. Fisk OF such portions
of his duties as may be indicated by The Chief
of Engineers of the United States army.
Second Lieutenant Percy NJ. Kesser, who
was recently promoted from the Second to the
Third Artillery, has been notified that he has
been assigned to the Presidio Post
Company D. First Infantry, Captain Petit,
having concluded its target practice, has re-
turned 10 is quar- terS at the BenIca Barracks.
The recent orders from the War Department
in regard to prohibi ting any one from visiting
foruticdtions have been revised and now they
provide that:
Except by special authority of the Secretary Of
War, no Iersons. other than officers of the army
and navy of the United states, and persons in the
service of the United States emp. Dyed in direct
connection with the use construction or care OF
these wor&s viii be alrowed 10 visit any portion
OF the lake and coast deenSes or the United states
without the written authority of the commanding
officer in charge, TO be giv-n only for proper milf
tarT reasons,
Special authority to visit defensive works
granted b. the secretary Of War will be limited TO
lheir puohc dutles requiring theh 10 axe ofhclal
action matters connected therewith. ana the
Governor (or his .iutan. gener ral of the stale in
which the works located, commander-in-
chief of the local militia instructed there.
Neither written pic oriaI descriptions of
these works will be made for publication withouU
the au hurity OF the Sec etary War nor Will any
not contained in the printed reports and documents
of the " ar d partment
commanding generals OF departments VIII see
that this oruel is carried mo effect that the
permls sion visit defeDses referred to is only
given for proper military reasons.
Upon the recon mendations OF the COMMANDED
ing general OF the army, modified instructions
regarding the officers lyceums have been is
sued from the War Department. These pro-
vide:
With view to progress in knowledge of military
AFFAIRS post garrlSOned by the line OF the
army, Officers' lyceum wi be maintained under
the direCtlv., OF the department com ander. the
sessions of which shall be on regu ar desls mated
days, no. less than week. for four months,
during the Wint season All officers OF the ,ine
of the army of the ,Umm tni, no. prev ente by
Other duty, sickness, or Lave of absence will be
pleseDt.
hearing osIalna' essays on sunjec's germane 10
their present prospective duues, anu partict-
latin; discussion thereon, and the discussion
of such other pro. essional matters, in the sama
line may with the approval of the com mand-
ing officer and due n-tice TO the mem bers, be
brought befors the Ivceum. All discussions will
begi with junior officers who desire 10 partici-
bate the seniors partic pating la'L All discus
son, aud ays to be from personalities
ana in Terms Of the strictest courtesy ,owad botn
superors and Interiors. The anding oT1cer
of the post Tor the me being, sb Ill be president
# the Iyceum, and III that capacity shall preserve
the order and decorum of the lyceum
L.'ceum essays Will not be published, unless by
a button three-io irthS or tAe members Of
the lvceum (the o. 10 be by aye AID nay bal
lot) they at recommended a meTitoriouS, as
oouched in prop r IA guage and expressed with
due courtesy, as not m!srepreseHting the service
and o dlsCi osiua mat ers OF Advantage TO an adj
VerSart; such Il resolution of approval to be also
subject t. ,he approval of The post commando and
the nandIng general of the department; 1t
then be publ shed by its author. In consid-
ering plans of and defense of places on this
continent none but members of the lyceum viii
be allowed to be present or within h, airing and
o.d W. be made OF the discussion on the essays
on such subjects viii will b regarded conf
dentia, amU-g the officers Of the army
Inc instructions provide that during the
lyceum season there shall be eacn lyceum
two SESSIONS devoted o sanitary matters. The
medical officers of the post to be present
at these sessions and they as sucn officers
expected to prepare papers connected with the
preservation Oh health OF troops in garrison
and in the field, first aid and transportation
OF the sick and wounded, physical standard
for