The San Francisco call., 1897-10-04

sioned anew. in view of the many lncon grui-
ties in the laws governing the National
Guard, 1T has been suggested recently that a
committee of men thoroughly versed in the
needs OF the guard and of men who are guards
men yersed in law should revise the laws ar d
cOdlfy them and then present them TO the next
Legislature for sdoption.
Captain Thomas J. Cunningham and First
Lieute nant E1ward ID. Findley OF Company K,
First Regiment, have passed successful ex-
animation before the Board of Examiners.
II. a. Wagner has been commissioned first
liutenant of Company G. Fifth Infantry.
Ensign Joseph L. Emanuel of the Second
Division, Naval Militia, was at an election pre-
sided over by Colonel Bush last Tuesday
elected Lieutenant, junior grade, of the FIrs |
Division.
r. B. Hall has made application TO be elected
an honorary member of First Division of Naval
Militia
Lieutenant I. A. Ne-ny has been detailed 10
preside a an elect on 10 be held on the u tn
inst Tor ensign Of The First Division OF the
Naval Militia, vice Charles a. Gould, resigned
The following-named heve applied fo- X
empt certificates: l. L, IS, Company a; Il.
lon and w. Z. say sail, Company K; L. H..
Thurton, Company F; w. Corcoran. Company y
/, and G. GoeIzham, Company L, all OF the
FIRST Regiment.
RegimentaI orde No. ID, First Regiment of
Infantry. show that since the issuance of rr .
v1ous ofdeI pumbe of men have been dis
charged. On account OF removal Is, by a two
third vote IL, exempt t. expiration OF tine of
service 4, for the g cd OIL the service 3, died i,
making Il total nf 80.
The First Battalion has been ordered out for
a battalion drill on Friday next
Private ID. j Daley has been transferred from
Compan D to X. Corporal J. NJ. Fo ey has been
appointed sergeant Company L, o. {. Baldwin
sergeant of Company q, Private Get rg. Mitch
ell OF Company 10 be quartermMster-> er.
geant, Corporal {. L. Wissing, Company D. to
be quartermaster-sergeaut. Privates j. L.
Campbell. II. G.. Lehman and II. T. Coleman,
of COmpa L, and Charles G. Reay Of Com
pany NJ have been appointed corporals. On
application of the respective commanders
Sergeant Frank X. Moore has been appointed
first serg cant Of Company / and Sergeant Will
Ham e. Meadows FIRST sergeant o. company d.
and corpo-ais A. s. Hatfield ana William Men,
eel have 1t their own request been reduced TO
The grade of private.
John NJ. New bert, Com psny D, First Iufan-
try, found guilty OF disobedienee OF orders, has
been fined $50 and ordered dlsho lorably dis
charged from the service OF the State of Cali
fornia.
Upon request of the commanding officer
CORPORAL Joseph Dixon of Company E, First
Regiment, has been reduced 10 the grade of
pirate.
The signal corps will start on a practice
march next Sunday.
The forty-second anniversary OF Companies
c and (the Nationals) will be celebrated by
bnil in the Ellis-street armory next FRIDAY.
VISALIA, CAL, Oct. L Company of this
city took part in the regular practice shoot a.
targets, as required by the new rules of the
National Guard OF California. goodly num-
Der of the me n bers of the company shot both
promptly and well: In the absence OF Lieu
tenant Medley of Modes to- who is inspector of
rife practi Captain Ward took charge. A
carriage was run from the armory 10 the rifle
range.
This last practice shoot differed from all
previous ones, in that there were three tar
gets, placed at varying distances, at which
each man required to shoot. The first
target was 200 yards distant. the second 300
yards ana the third 500 yards. Each man
was allowed five shots at each target making
It possible for him TO score seventy-five pon is.
Fifteen OF Company scored sixty points or
over, thus emitting them to The sharp
shooter" bar ii they do as well, or nearly as
well, at the next shoot.