The San Francisco call., 1897-03-15
BOLD BURGL ARS
TOOK THE CHANGE
A Grocer Held Up in His
Store and Robbed of
$35
Two Men, Closely Disguised,
Negotiated the Deal on Sat
urday Night.
The Victim Was Postel of Union and
Fillmore Streets-N, Clew 10
the Culprits.

The work that has been going on for
some time on the parade ground at the
Presidio, for the purpose of enlarging it.
is still in progress, and what there is in
evidence at this time gives good idea of
what the grounds will look like when they
are leveled and brought up to the proper
grade. When completed it will be one of
the finest pieces of ground for the purpose
that can be found in the United States.
The officers and the men at the various
posts are all engaged at this time with
thoughts OF the great military tourna-
ment that is to be held at the Presidio in
April and in Which competitors from all
the posts in the Department of California
Will take part. This event is one that
will be interesting, not only to the SOL
diers. but TO the citizens, and it is believed
that there will be an unusually large at
tendance.
In the meantime the men are preparing
for the monthly field day, which is an
nounced for next Wednesday. One OF the
events will be shelter tent and equip
ment race, described in the schedule as
follows:
Two men armed with pistol, loaded with
blank cartridges, in each tent, pitched; blan-
kets sp cad under them; hats, b.cuses, leg
gings, spurs and pistol off; saddle. bride and
blanket (unfolded) outside; horse held ten
yards away. At signal rise, put on clothing,
leggings and spurs; buckle pistol; strike
tent; rell blanket in shelter half, and strap on
cantle; fold saddle blanket; bride and saddle
horse; mount, draw and fire blank cartridge
from pis Iol as signal OF completion.
Another event that is on the list is
called the mounted skirmish contest, and
is described as follows:
Troopers armed with carbine, revolver and
saber. Each trooper to take track, draw
saber, right and lett cut alternately against
infantry at six heads on ground and returns
saber; draw pistol, fire six shots (blank cart.
ridges to right and left front alternately at
heads on tall posts; halt, throw horse and
magazine-fre five shots over horse, no shot to
be fired except horse is down. Five seconds
added to time for every head missed (Time
contest.)
In addition there will be a number of
events that will test the agility OF the par
ticipants.
That men may sometimes aspire to rise
from the ranks is manifest from an order
recently issued appointing board OF Off
GERS to meet at the Preside next
Wednesday to conduct the preliminary
examination of Serg aant-Major Robert
McCleave, First Infantry, an applicant for
commission, with view to determining
his eligibility for promotion to the grade
of second lieutenant. The board is COM
posed of Captain Lewis Smith, Third Ar
tillery; Captain Guy L. Edie. assistant
surgeon; First Lieutenant Louis p. Brant,
First Infantry; First Lieutenant Paul f.
Straub, assistant surgeon Second Lieu
tenant Thomas G. Carson, Fourth Cavalry.
The following is the order that has been
received relative 10 the coast defenses:
No persons, exec pt officers of the army and
navy of the United States, and persons in the
service of the United States employed in direct
connection with the use, construction or care
of these works, will be allowed 10 visit any
portion OF the lake and coast defenses of the
United States, without the written authority
o the commanding officer In charge.
Neither written nor pictorial descriptions of
these works will be made for publication with
out the authority of the Secretary of War, nor
will any information be given concerning
them which is not contained in the printed
reports and documents OF the War Depart
ment.
The commanding general of the army
has prepared memorandum relating to
lycaums. The idea of the revision is that
these yceums shall not be conducted in
the light of schools 70 prepare officers for
promo ton, simply for the purpose of ad-
vancing knowledge of tue military art
and science.