The San Francisco call., 1898-05-13

half of the Government the Marine Hos
 pital for all serious and surgical cases.
 The many friends of Company M of the
 Seventh Regiment are determined that
 the boys of Riverside shall not be locking
 in funds while here in camp, and conse-
 quently the citizens of Riverside oy pri-
 vate subscription have raised a purse of
 $500, which will be presented to the cap
 tain of the company to-day to be used for the comfort of the conmissloneu
 and non-commissioned officers ana men
 of Company M. The Sheriff or Riverslae
 County will arrive to-day ard present the purse to the company. 4. talon drill in the afternoon when ma9
 witnessed by many hundreds of the l Vlslll
 prs. Major Rope pu; ms qyitb c1iiihas,o nerl
 feet military grace and precision.
 Major Mccarthy has. taken the precau.
 ton to see that all or the n men ba III vens elre
 cinated. This will be done at once, so
 that the boys may have no sore afihs
 when they arrive at Mania, m tSa recruiting Lieutenant HrSnt, who Is the reci uiIi1is officer of the fourteenth Infantry hao a number of applications yesterday lroia
 men desiring to join the regussairSb reg sir5b Regi-
 ment will have it's tent erected and the
 corps in shape to-day: rr4.,,+rx,
 In the camp of the Fourteentn ,,r,oy
 a basis of strict military discipline. The
 clock-IilSe order of the camp routine and
 the perfect harmony prevailing among
 the men and officers at once impress the
 visitors Major Robe has made many
 friends since his arrival here HIS com
 mand is composed of men recruited rom
 along the coast, ana more mas .ilniottie tte
 looking body of men 1t was never the
 good luck of an officer to command lie
 is as proud of his command as Napoleoh
 was of the Old Guard. Major Rope eA- pects to have his battalion augmented by the 2Oth of this month by the two com panies that have been ordered here rom
 Alaska. co,.
 fornia Volunteer Infantry, was Kept ex- ceedingly busy yesterday unpacking his medical supplies, which have arrived. me
 hospital corps is now entrely seeppltttSo elI tta with everything that Is necessary ioh lne trip to Manila.
 the command of Majors slime and Illae1, engaged in a mimic battle yesterday morning while they were drilling, ana both battalions came out or the plood- less fray with colors flying and honors ments and performed deeds Of great vaIor. while the behavior of the men who were supposed to be under an ex- ceedingly heavy fire was gallant i'll the extreme The fight was. of an impromptu nature. as neither of the majors nor their men had any idea that it was pending. saw the two battaIions drilling, to order them to engage each other, and they obeyed orders with gratifying results
 Captain Darlington was at the camp 1n the morning swearing in the necessary men to complete the company compile | ments of the Sixth Regiment. These two battalions are now practically in shape l to move, as their reQulSluonS nave been about completed
 Lieutenant Hammond of the Seventh 1 has been appointed by Colonel Berry | of subsistence. Colonel Smith also issued | an order yesterday morning changing the detail of several of the non-commissioned i officers, who have been employed in the 1 quartermaster department and around | headquarters. The acquisitions of the | First have been completed by the com pany officers, and the command will soon be entirely outfitted
 Lieutenant-C Colonel Johnson the com mander of the two battalions of the Sixth | Infantry, celebrated the thirty-fifth ami 1 California Cavalry Volunteers, from this State to the Civil War by buckling on his sword and taking command of his di- vision at the call of the President in the
 Sergeant J. Alexander of the Sacra- mento company of the Sixth Infantry was yesterday promoted to be regimental ser
 The citizens of Stockton have raised $500 by popular subscription to purchase horses and present them to Lieutenant Colonel Johnson and Major G. Grant.
 When the Sacramento company left the Capital City last Sunday the boys of the corps were given grand ovation by the | Captain J. F. Lucey will send an 1 letter expressing the gratifi- | cation of the officers and men to Mayor | Land.
 The work of making out and signing | for the officers of the Cali | fornia volunteers was completed at Cali | fornia State military headquarters yeSter- day by Governor Budd, Adjutant-General | Barrett and Colonel Burgin of the Gov ernor's staff. Altogether 252 commissions | have been made out. These will be taken | to Sacramento to-day, where the great | fixed after which they will be presented | to the respective officers entitled to them
 The post commiSsary at the PreSidio re- ceived telegraphic instructions from Washington yesterday to issue ten days [ field rations to the volunteers now sta | toned on the reservation. which instruc- tions will be carried out to-day. As it | will require the delivery of over 30 600 ra- | tions at one days notice, the magnitude | of the undertaking will De easily appre ciated The commissary, however, says he is equal to the emergency, and, in fact, Is ready to meet any demand that may be made upon him at the shortest notice.
 The headquarters of Captain F. de l.. Darlington at the California Hotel were crowded yesterday with men who failed to pass the required physical examination to admit of their being accepted as re- cruits in the volunteer service of the United States army. Altogether, Lieuten ant Cloman, acting quartermaster of the recruits, furnished transportation to 348 men, who presented certificates from the captains of their respective companies certifying that the men had come to San Francisco in good faith with the intention 70 enlist. There are still about fifty men entitled to return home to whom. trans will be furnished to-day.