The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04
NEWS OF THE REGULAR ARMY Changes of Officers and Men During the
 Week. Students to Be Graduated and Assigned to Duty at
 Once. Promotions and Appointraents-Pra uce DrilIs-A One-Sided
 Ball Game.

Captain J. H. Dorst, Fourth Cavalry, has been appointed military attache to the Secretary of War. Captain Dorst IS well known in San Francisco, having served tour of duty at the Presidio.
 Colonel James M. Moore, assistant quartermasterg general, United States Army, and chief quartermaster, Depart
 ment of California, returned last Thurs day from San Diego, where he has been on public business pertaining to water
 transportation required in connection
 with the mounting of guns at Ballast Point
 First Lieutenant Frank O. Ferris Com pany c, First Infantry, has been detailed as recorder of the examining board at the Presidio, vice First Lieutenant Charles D. Palmer, who has been transferred from the Third to the Sixth Artillery,
 with station at Fort McHenry, Md. By direction of the Secretary of War First Lieutenant Edwin B. Rabbit, Ord- nance Department, Benicia Arsenal Will make four visits to the works of the Cali fornia Powder Company, at santa cruz
 on official business in connection with the inspection of powder.
 Chaplain G. G. Mullins, United States Army, retired, at present resident or Los Angeles, visited San Francisco last week. Chaplain Mullins registered at the Occidental.
 Captain Alexander Rodgers, Fourth Cavalry, who was recently appointed military attache at Paris. France, sailed for England March 8 on the steamship New York
 First Lieutenant Frank Greene, signal officer, Department of California, has been directed to report to Colonel Marcus P. Miller, Third Artillery, president Of the examining board at the Presidio, for examination as to his fitness for promo tion.
 First Lieutenant John D. Barrette has been transferred from the Ihlrd 10 the Seventh Artillery. Lieutenant Barrette left the Presidio last Friday for his new station at Fort Slocum, N \. n.
 First Lieutenant Alexander 5. Porter, assistant surgeon, United States Army, at present on leave in Phoenix, Arizona, has
 been ordered to San Diego Barracks Tor duty.
 First Lieutenant Francis B. Lacey Jr., Company B, First Infantry, Bemcla Bar racks, and Hiram Mel. Powell. SomPans pa ny been in the field for several months past in connection with the preparation or the progressive military map ordered oy ane ne Friday night on the steamer Pomona Tor San Francisco. They arrived at the Ere sidio yesterday. oe the Third Artillery, attending the Arui- lery School at Fort Monroe, Va, Will De graduated immediately in order tnaL they may be at once assigned to duty with seq coast batteries: First Lieutenants H: R. Lemly and J. K. Cree; Second Lieu Lteuteh-
 ants C. H. MeManqs E g onSnaro,rb and M; M6r'GH Even ty-fifth Infantry, who has been visiting Tn Los Angeles on leave of absence, passed
 through San Francisco last dnursaa1 siso,,Ie Ie- Mont The captain stated that the IWen- ty-fifth which is a colored regiment, has
 been statons tG rhe at DPy Tortugas and Tampa Fort Missoula will shortly | be abandoned. ,,,. s
 Orders have issued from mitarS enera neaa
 William R. Shafter, department comman-
 der, accompanied by First Lieutenan5 ne fd
 John D. Miley ni1go f1dfh Rarracks arIly and T Bal tast Point for the purpose of making in
 ass snections u1,' thereat. he General shafter left
 on Saturday evening ming ana Lieu'ehaii'
 George H. Thomas Post No. 2. c. A.
 R. gave an entertainment in Red Men building assembly hall last week: The teresting address on "The Defense Of san Francisco by Major Edward Field. Artillery Inspector of the Department or California.
 The regular monthly inspection and
 muster of troops at the Presidio took
 place Thursday morning at 9:3o o.ciock: Payments to troops on the muster or
 March 31, 1898. are assigned to officers or the Pay Department as follows: Lieu tenant Frank M. Coxe. Deputy Pay master-General Angel Island, -Alcatraz Island Fort BakeT 6enGla on obn s Witcher @ Paymaster Presidio, Fort Mason ana San Diego Barracks.
 The garrison at the Presdio was in- creased last week by the arrival of Bat tery I, Third Artillery, from Angel Island Battery I will remain for temporary duty as part of the garrison of the Fort Point Notifications. It is quartered III one or opt of barracks.
 There are three applicants at the Pre- sidio for the position of Commissary Ser
 geant. United States army: Sergeants
 Richard Weege, Troop K, Fourth Cav, airy; Albin E. Strom, Battery A, Third Artillery, and John Salter, Company B. First Infantry. The following named offi- port upon the qualifications of the candi- dates: Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Bisbee, First Infantry; Captain Ramsay
 D. Potts, Third Artillery, and First Lieu tenant Leon s. RoudieZ, First Infantry.
 The examinations will probably be con- | cluded to-day.
 Private John Fisher. Company B, First Infantry, Presidio, has been transferred toned at the Presidio.
 The detachment of Battery G. Third
 Artillery, that has been on detached duty at the Presidio for the past month mount | ing guns, has returned to its proper sta | ton at Angel Island.
 Private David s. Mack, Company F, F11teentn lnIantry, HOW on IuIlOuSn at | Vancouver Barracks, Wash, has been transferred to Battery M, Third Artillery, stationed at Fort Canby, Wash. | By direction of the Secretary of War,
 upon the request of the Board of Com
 missioners of the Soldiers Home in the
 District of Columbia. Charles c. Hart,
 late private Battery l., Third Artillery,
 will be sent from Los Angeles to Wash
 ington for admission to the Home. | Pursuant to authority from the Major
 General commanding the army, furloughs
 have been granted the following enlisted l men stationed at the Presidio: Four
 months to Sergeant Michael Feehan,
 Company c, First Infantry, with permis-
 sion to leave the United States, to take | effect after his re-enlistment: four
 months to Artif1cer Charles Stevenson, 1 Company A. First Infantry.
 Private John A. Blackstock, Company
 H, First Infantry, has been tried by a ] general cnurt ma rtial at the Presidio an nd