The San Francisco call., 1898-07-05

sight of each other. Mayor Thomas. City Attorney Dow, John A. Brittan. John Mitchell, Sol Kahn, ex-Councilman Mott and F. M. Farwell estimated the audi ence on Adams Point and around the lake at from fifty to one hundred thousand persons.
 Colonel H. c. Kessler divided the First Montana Volunteer Regiment, taking the First and Second Battalions. except Com pany E, the color company, for an at taeking force, and leaving the Third Bat talion and Company E for the defensive. The latter consisted of companies F, l, E B and A. with Major John R. Miller in commando.
 The First and Second Battalions, under command of Lieutenant Colonel R. B. Wallace, left the Point shortly after o'clock and started off in a northeasterly direction After they had been gone ployed his skirmish line. They went out nearly a mile. In the meantime the at tacking force was seen coming out of a clump of trees nearly two miles off, back advanced with a heavy skirmish line in front. The first shot was fired at 3:05 o'clock, with the fence dividing the Ad- ans Point property from the Anderson home, between the contending forces.
 Major Nliller's skirmishers were rapid ly driven back, but he advanced, his com mand nearly half the distance to support them. Then the tables turned under a heavy fire. Colonel Wallace's, command was driven back to the fence in a hurry. With rush the men, tumbleds over IL with Major Miller's forces right on top Of them.
 for rebuff. Colonel Wallace .hadia reserve of two or three companies, These, lying under cover of the hill and fence, turned loose upon the aevancing army. This rat,6 EysayYo cY1d nc 70 TpfFaaTfnC fell in Major Miller'S men were driven back with heavy firing. The men con tiued retreattng, firing at will until they reached the ravine, where the ammuni-
 Each side claimed a victory, but the retreat of Major Miller's command when surprised by the reserve force gave Colo mel Wallace's command the advantage and the decision. SThe battle lasted but .twentyf minutes, but was very exciting
 The crowd behaved admirably and never once interfered with the plans. The Eighth California Regiment, 800 strong, were interested spectators of the. battle from 8. point of vantage on the left of the defense. The executive committee was in the foreground on the rear right of them. The rnarshals of the parade did Supervisor John, Mitchell. chairman of the executive committee. Lake Merritt was covered with pleasure parties. The dead the hospital corps, which made the scene very realistic. During the battle the grass took fire and after the men retired the whole field was burned over, but no damage was done.
 The field staff and line officers of the regiment,whicf made the day such a sue cess are as follows; 'yaEsN < Harry c Kessler, colonel. .F
 Robert B Wallace, lieutenant colonel. Maiors-JameS w Brennan. Byron H. Cook and John R. Miller. .-.. Francis J. Adams regimentaI surgeon and major. A;'r ..s
 Ben E.. Calkins, first lieutenant and regi-
 Aired seadorf, first lieutenant and regi- mental quartermaster.
 Lou C. Pruning. first lieutenant and assist ant surgeon,
 Louis P Sanders, first lieutenant and bat
 William B Hanna, first lieutenant and bat talIon adjutant.
 William Brown, first lieutenant and battalion
 tsaptains-oeorge " Ref Charles Gardner William l.. Hill. Ellis W: Wynne, Thomas S. Dillon. John E Moran, John Hallihan. Andrew Jensen James F. Keown, George H. Preston, Frank R Green and Asa l.. Duncan
 First lieuteuants-W Walter J. Bradshaw, Will jam F McGrath Charles ". Meads Gustav Nickel Edward S. Paxson, Jacob M Kennedy Charles French, Fred J Bird, Byran Conrad Edward A Foster, Samuel Hiiburn and John F. Mercer. .-+fs
 Second llentenants-E Eugene s. French, Ed ward J. GainaIi Joseph Coxby, Adolph Kepp- ner Philip Greenan. William B. Knewlton.