The San Francisco call., 1898-05-14

Fourth United States Cavalry, who naS the Presidio, Is receiving many recruits Tor each arm of the service. intelligent men Of fine physique daily present theHi-
 The Government pays for the exclusive use of a wire of the telephone system connecting the headquarters of the post with various offices in San t'ranclsco, put the service given by the telephone conl- pany of late has been so unsatlSIactoLy that every officer of the garrison nrouei wordo like to kick the manager of the corpora tion. The Government wire seems to pe crossed with every fish market ana gro cery line in town and when ,I. eIIoro r,es9 5s made to send important and urgent mes- sages pertaining to the organization oi troops some housewife gets in to oroer
 The companions of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Commandery or cal, fornia will this afternoon at the oincers commissioned officers of the volunteer and regular service now encamped on u, Ihe reservation. There will be music. refresh ments and general 1ntercnanse ol patrl- otic and soldierly sentiment;
 Surgeon-Cap Rethers has suomltted the following list of necessarles Wllch will be required by the officers going to Manila:
 socks@woolen. without seams. or cotton ''tl overshirts~Two light madras shirts, two cheviot one light flannel.
 -E Abdominal bandage-Two, preferably or Jae- ger gI,1,ito wool; ,or seven feet long. | Shoes-One size larger and broader than usual, low heel broad toe, soles thick and pro | truding beyond the uppers.
 i Leggins-Cavalry of canvas:
 ! Slippers-Hgh to keep out the dust ! Blankets-Two blankets and one comforter, i two rubber blankets.
 Canyas-1Oxi2 to roll bedding in. to be used
 as covering of floor Of tent tn4 ana m the hed to l Canvas telescope bag-Ths can be carried | rolled up in the canvas covering | one canvas hammock.
 Macintosh or overcoat.
 Major Mccarthy was yesterday appoint ed by Major White, '. $. A, as acting brigade hospital in the hospital tent, of
 the First Regiment. Serious cases will be brought to the brigade hospital TOT treatment. All of the regiments will still maintain their own regimental hospital but a detail of surgeons will be made for each day from the different regiments fol duty in the brigade hospital. One CT more surgeons, however, will remain at their regimental hospital. Major Me Carthy speaks in high terms of the valu- ahle assistance rendered by the Red Cross Society in donating supplies to the hos pital corps.
 Rev. Father W. D. McKinnon, of St. Alphonsus Church, at Suisun, reported to Colonel Smith for duty yesterday. He was assigned to quarters in Officers Row
 Under the provisions of military law recurring IndL OH or USlOIS lLlt SIALll Qd y after enlistment, the articles of war shall be read to the enlisted men, the same were read to the companies in the flrst Regiment yesterday by their company commanders.
 Lieutenant Hunt, the recruiting officer of the Fourteenth Infantry, is experienc- ing no difficulty in getting men to fill the vacancies in Companies 1 and K. In ad- | dition to bringing these two companies up to their full complement he will also recruit men for Companies L and -.l. which are the two new companies yet to be formed As soon as these are recruited commissioned and non-commissioned off, cers will be assigned them.
 Captain Darlington yesterday finished mastering in the necessary men to fill the vacancies existing in the Sixth and Sew enth Regiments. There will be a regi- mental drill of the First this morning from to 10 o'clock. Yesterday was visf- tors day at camp, but no one was all lowed to pass the lines into the company streets When soldier was wanted by relatives and friends, he was brought from out the camp by sergeant. I nis precaution of not allowing anyone within the lines is in accordance with strict mili- tarv discipline.
 While it is true that the officers and