The herald., 1898-05-13
NEW COMMANDERS
STAFF oH1rcz1s GIVEN CHARGE
OF COMPANIES
THEY HAVE TO BE EXAMINED


Expected Today
The national guard of this state will
practically be reorganized, and that within
very short time. Just as soon as Gov.
ernor Budd can get around to 1t, which
will b, It is thought. in q week or ten
dntes he will issue his official order fol
recruiting the militia to its limit.
But there will be this difference: Every
man who II enlisted will have to pass a
medical examination on the same lines as
are IN vogue for service In the United States
army. Even those now militiamen will be
a1ectsd BY this change. By these means
e. y hoped to bring the national guard te
: standard Of physical excellence, so that
{ they .ean be; used Immediately when called
upon. This has been deemed necessary
and advisable by the incidents in connec-
tion With the examination of the militia
for present service The fact Is recognized
that heretofore almost anyone not crippled
or In Soma way MANNED could get into
the national guard. 1t will be vastly diff
fereut henceforth, II intentions as ex-
pressed here and in San Francisco are car
xied out.
nent made three times as good showing
from the standpoint of the number of
men rejected as did the First Of San Fran
cisco, who are said to have lost 40 per
cent OF their men. Captain Steere, COM
uAndings the heavy battery, is reported
to have come out excellently with his
men, losing very few. This is as expected
for no officer took greater care in the Sc
lection Of his men than did Captain
Steere. and he had the discretion to make
his reflections before the examining board
played it, part. Had all captains done like
wise they would not have lost SO many
men.
y Life and activity are again personified
at the armory, and last night the crowd
was the largest since the boys left on
Friday last. The drill room had many
spectators. watching the signal corps in its
practice drill. An order was issued last
night which breaks the suspense that has
been paramount at the armory since the
brigadier general left. The boys were
anxious to know who would be their
future temporary commanders. The fol-
lowing order will answer this:
General orders. No. s.
''Eirst-The following details are hereby
made a. temporary commanders of the
hereinafter named companies of the
Seventh regiment infantry, N G. c.: Major
John 7. Jones, judge advocate, to COM
mand Company A; Major John H. Dock
weller, engineer officer, to command Com
pany C.: Major C. d. Ball, to command
Company l.: Captain George Bower, aid
de-camp, to command Company b, and
Captain Charles M. Baker, aid-de-camp,
to command Company F. They will be
obeyed and respected accordingly.
''6econd-The commanding officer Of each
company Of the Seventh regiment, N. G.
c., will Immediately take possession of
all state property and of all books and
papers and company property of what
ever kind remaining In the possession of
his company, and will forthwith make an
inventory Of the same. and will forward
duplicate returns thereof to these head
quarters, together with a statement of the
expenditures since March 30, 1898, and of
the amount Of money on hand.
M. T. OWENS,
major and Acting A. A. General.
by command of Brigadier General c..
r. A. Last"
The officers affected by this order seem
not to have expected it, and yet they may
have known 1t before they left San Fran
cisco. They arrived yesterday morning,
that II. those who were not given appoint
ments In the northern city. Besides the
brigadier general. Major Dockweiler. Cap
tain Baker and Captain Bower returned
on the early morning train. All were in
happy spirits. but fatigued.
Captain Baker said the ovation ten
dered the boys Of the Seventh regiment
was immense. People lined Market street
from the ferry to Van Ness avenue, and all
along the line Of march. 1t was one of the
biggest days seen there. Curiosity is still
great and the Preside is crowded every
day and evening.
The rejected men did not arrive yester-
day as expected, and now it is said that
they have left San Francisco at such an
hour as to reach here this morning. Many
of the disqualified men have written to
friends here that they would not return
for several days, or until such time as
they thought they would cease to be a Gu
riosity and run no chance of being guyed.
These men should be respected for having
had the nerve to volunteer their services
which is more than can be said of many
men.
Now, the question that is worth serious
consideration Is whether these young men
who were rejected and are going to come
back will be taken into the militia, of which
they are still members, In the face of the
rumored decision that those coming in the
guard under its reorganization will have TO
pass physical examination. OF course
It stands to reason that If they could not
pass in San Francisco they cannot pass
here. But all these things are in the en-
bryo state yet, and 1t is scarcely worth
while prognosticating thereon.
1t is now given out as fact that the First
and Seventh regiments of this state, with
others from the northwest, will leave San
Francisco for the Philippines some time
next week, four large steamers having
already been engaged by the government
to transport them. Gen. Merritt, who is
said to be slated for military governor of
the islands, Is on his way to the coast
after having conferred for several days of
this week with the authorities at Washing
ton.
a man on the inside Of military things
says that II Gen. Merritt goes, three or
four corps will accompany HMM all about
1000 men. This, the volunteers hope, will
give them chance to get In.
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