The San Francisco call., 1897-12-06
Changes That Have Been
Noted at General Head
quarters.
A Movement in the Direction
Of Amending the Very In
correct Red Book.
Iowa Will Make True Soldiers of the
Officers of Its National Guard.
Delayed Reports.

The latest orders from general headquarters
show that the following changes have occurred
since the issuance OF General Order No. z by
the mimeograph process
Dvision-Thomas NJ CluP to be lieutenant
colonel and ps; master vice POtt, retired: Charles
II. Murphy t. be lieutenant-c colonel and engineer
officer. vice stone retired; a. b c. Dohrman TO
b. Iieutenaut-co onet and INSPECTOR, V fce Sumner
retired; Thomas Cunningham reelected cap
tain of Company X; Edward D. Finley reelected
first Lieutenant of Company X; Charles -. White
10 be first lieutenant of Company vica sullivan,
retired; Henry +. McGTrren to be second lieuten-
ant Of Company D, vice " bite, promoted. Carlton
". Seeey reelected second Lieutenant Of Com
pany X.
second Infantry-Henrv P. de Fiennes second
lieutenant OF Company C. vice Rivett, term ex-
pired; Peter L. Riley, captain Of Company l (or g
inA); John X Tyrreli first lieutenant, and Fred
NJ. Miller second lieutenant, Company (original).
Fifth Infantry-W. II. Cobb .edick. re-elect d
first Lieutenant Company F: George II. " ethern
first lieutenant Company c. vicA Pickett, ign ed
". Downie second lieutenant 90 mpany a, vice
Va lghn. term expired.
seventh fRntry-Charles II. Cole first lie u
tenaut, vice Lippincott, promoted.
Naval Milita-Henry p. smith. ensign and sig
nal officer (orginaD; Joseph L. Emanuel, lieuten-
junior grade first division, vice Caldeu, re-
signed: Edward McLaughltu, reelected ensign
fifth division; A a. NJ Morey, reelected lieuteu-
fourth division; Carl + Lindsay, lieutenant
Junior grade, fourth division, vice George. term
r.
fourth division; John c Doyle, ensign fourt b d
vision. vice Lind -ay, promoted; George r Kings
land, lieutenant and passed assistant engineer Iii
vision (orlglnal); harry p Gray, lieutenant ju-
niOr grade and passed ASST tan5 engineer (orlg-
nal); george d Merrlmal, ensign and assistant
engineer (orlElnal): William G Morrison, ensign
first division, vice Gould, resigned: William +.
Burke lieutenant and ordnance officer prank in
erased by the Legislature)
Cavalry-C II. howland, captain Troop D. wee
Soano, resigned; William h. FisSe first lieuten-
ant Troop u, vice How aud, promoted
Inc sanitary COrpS-EurSuant % The provisions
of the Political Code which provide Tor the or
ganIzatiOn Of The sanitary corps and upon the
recommendation Of Colonel r Hopkins sur
geon-general, officers of the sanitary corp, are as
sensd as follows: olOnel Johu Galwev cbjsf
surgeon division staff: Lfeutenant-C Colonel J /
ChOate, chief surgeon First Brigade. Ideutenanr-
Colonel q. +. Hanson, chief surgeon second kr,g-
ade; Lieutenant-CUloH g, a. J. Pedlar, chief sur
geon Third Brigade. Major W. D. Mccarthy, sur
ge0n, ana Captains p. J. H Farrell and A. P.
U'Brien, assistants First Regiment Infantry Ma
1or +. l. Atkinson. surgeon. and Captains L p
Iooley and W. J. Hanna, assistants second Keg-
Captains T. a. Rottanz and q. ID. hamlin assist
ans, Fifth Regiment Infantry: Major P \ rus
sell, surgeon aud Captains T. p. CLARK and G A
Rogers, assistants, Sixth Regiment Infantry: Ma
T { D. al, sul geon ano Captains G. B. SOM
ers, assistant seventh Regiment Infantry: can
tain r, l. Fltzgibbou, assstan surgeon, cavalry
captain t. T. SomerS. assistant surgeon, signal
corps: Lieutenant F. V. Harris and A. f. Nor
gan. Lieutenant junior grade, assistant surgeons,
cadets-The ioIowing-named cad cts have been
reported by nited states military INSPECTORS as
showing the greatest aptitude for military service
in lsS7i Mount Tamalpals Military Academy,
san Rafael Harold Z. Mann of san Francisco
and Jackson Temple OF santa Rosa
The organized strength OF the National
Guard OF this state on the 1st OF October
practically as follows: Commander in chief
and staf %, division and staff 16 three bri-
gades and staff 40, three signal CORPS Third
not Teported) 10Y. four troops cavalry go
naval militia ia 438, First Infantry (B and f not
reportedl S34, Second Infantry IF and G not
repOrted) 633, Fifth Infantry $50. sixth In
tantry (B not reported) 515, Seventh Infantry
80 Total as far as reported 4241, Cadet
Company, First Infantry, 90.
John Dolbeer, Company B. First Infantry
applied Tor an exempt certificate.
W. X Robertson. elected Captain of Com
pany Z. First Infantry. vice Fitzpatrick re-
tired. has passed the board of examination.
captain +. w. Ward and Lieutenant C. A.
ople5' company +, sixth Regiment, have ap-
pied for ten years service medals
w. ID. johnson has been elected first lieu TEN
ant OF Company L, Seventh Infantry
W. E. Gum has been reelected lieuten ant
OF the second division Of the naval militia an
George B. Kammerer ensign of the same di-
vision.
Albert E. Graft has been appoin ted staff or.
corps.
By virtue of, orders issued from brigade
neaGquarters OF the Second Brigade Charles
A: jerks, who was in command of Troop A.
First Cavalry, found guilty of neglect of dutg
ana dlsobedience OF orders and conduct detri-
mental to the service, has been discharged
from the National Guard. The matter still
has to be acted upon by the commar der-in.
chief. who has the power to modify the sen.
tence il he feels so disposed
Attention has been called Several times in
TINS de partment to what is known as the "Red
book, or book OF rules and regulations of the
Nauonal Guard OF the State, which, by reas on
OF lts age and the many changes which have
taken place since 1t issued, has becom G
useless as guide book. There is uoyement
afoot in this city to call a meeting of officers
Tor the purpose of having the book revised
and made to conform with the laws aud re-
qulrements, or IN other words to make il an
up-to-date book If that is done then the
guard of the State viii be than kful
The neglect of company commanders in fur.
n1sh1ng reports which will enable the officers
at headquarters to prepare documents for nm h.
lication is again illustrated in the neglect ~
the Third Brigade OF the Signal Corps, Compa-
mes and h OF the First Infantry, F and G oi
the Second Infantry and OF the SIKH In.
fantrv to send to headquarters the muster rol
in time to admit of the making up of the mn.
merical strength of the guard on the first OF
last October.
As no penalty is visited on deiinuuents. re-
ports are sent IN whenever it seems to please
those whose duty 1t is attend to such matters
These individuals should remember that the
taxpayers. who foot the bills for maintaining
the organization have an interest in knowi u Q
now the Guard stands at stated periods and il
some penalty were visited on them they would
nave their reports in the Digeon-holes at head
quarters on time.
The authorities of the State of Iowa have
laken sep that the authorities of this ate
might adopt with most beneficial results to
the National Guaro. 1t has established a
school OF instruction for the officers of the
guard. IL Is to be in charge of a commandant
appointed by the Governor of the State who
Will appoint instructors nominated By the
commandant. The members OF the student
class VIII be designated in orders, and the IN
dlViduaI records OF attendance and result OF
examinations will be kept The course of in
struction Will include law engineering hy-
glene, strategy and tactics. The instruction
that the officers will receive viii be on the
lines OF instruction in the United States army
and those who are required to take examina.
ton Will be more in touch with military mat.
ters than they are now.
The First Infantry.
There have been twenty-eight men dis.
charged from the First Infantry between Oc
tnlAn nrdN nr.,l.