The San Francisco call., 1898-05-07

 VOLUNTEERS.
Two BattaliOnS of Infantry Will Rendezvous at
 Stockton.

| The formation of the two battalons ol | infantry has been determined upon py the Governor, who has decided to 1oilo" the desired policy of the President as Tar | as possible and keep the reg1mental or ganization intact. The Sixth Regiment will be taken in entirety, with the ex- ception of Company F of Fresno, which will be replaced in the battalions by Company E of Sacramento, from the l Second Regiment. The companies form- ing the battalion will rendezvous at Stockton on Sunday night or Monday morning, and proceed from that point here.
 The Governor has appointed Colonel Choynsh as lieutenant of one or the batteries of heavy artillery.
 The following dispatch was received from Colonel Last just as he left Los Angeles with his regiment:
 LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 6. 1s9S
 Brigadier General A. W Barrett. San Fran trains sb of neop p depot so great as to make it imposs ble to move. c. r. A. LAST.
 Colonel Commanding
 Colonel Guthrie of the Second Regiment and General Warfield were in conference with the Governor yesterday. The latter officer, when shown copy or the resolu- tion adopted by the Building Trades Council opposing the appointment of Harrison G. Otis to the brigadier general ship, refused to discuss the matter, but 
 had been wired to the President and that there was no doubt that Otis was very unpopular among the workingmen of the West.
 Captain Cooks battery of heavy artil- lery will leave Sacramento at I o'clock this morning, arriving here at S:15 o'clock this morning. It will be immediately marched to the First Regiment Armory, Page and Cough streets, where the men will be mustered into service prior to the arrival of the Seventh Regiment from Los Angeles.
 Captain Steere's battery will leave Los Angeles at an early hour, tomorrow morning, arriving here Monday morning at 7:45 O clock 1t win be mustered into service just as soon as the Seventh has been mustered in, and in the meanwhile the men will be quartered at one of the armories here,
 General Barrett was officially notified yesterday when the Seventh left Los An geles, and the headquarters was kept in- formed of the progress of Colonel Berry's command along the entire route. The Seventh will arrive this morning, and it will be met at the foot of Market street by the Naval Militia, the League of the Cross Cadets and the Signal Corps The regiment will be at once marched to it's quarters at the First Regiment Armory.
 Early yesterday morning Governor Budd received the following compimen- tary dispatch, at which he and his staff were highly gratified:
 VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.
 Governor of California San Franc,sco iSs Cai am gratihed at your prompt work of organ fZation. MERRIAM,
 Brgadier General. Major Rice of the heavy artillery was at headquarters in the morning, and re- ported to the adjutant-general that his two batteries had assembled at the arm ory on Market street and that they were being physically examined, and that he had been notified by Captain Darlington that they would be mustered in this morning. Colonel Thomas F. Barry, formerly of the Third Infantry, will be one of the lieutenants of Battery A. He mission will be signed by the Governor