The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16

000 00 co @ 00 co Q e @ @ Q ( the bids are considered and a con- tract awarded what route the First Infantry will take to New Orleans, or by what line the artillerymen will go to Chattanooga.
 As the 3.2-inch breech-loading field guns, caissons, ammunition, horses and complete equipment of wagons go with the artillery, and as the infantry takes along every thing required for active field service several special trains will be required to transport the troops and baggage to the respective points of destination.
 The following-named officers be- long to the batteries:
 Light Battery C-Captain, John M Calef; first lieutenant, ArcK- ibaId Campbell, and second lieutenants, Lloyd England and Rogers F. Gardner.
 Light Battery F-Gaptain, Ram say D. Potts; first lieutenant, John P. Hains, and second lieutenant, Edward P. O'Hern.
 General Shafter will leave Mon day night. He will be accompa- nied by the following members of his staff: First Lieutenant Robert H. Nolle, First Infantry, and John D. Miley, Fifth Artillery, aids; Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Bab- cock, assistant adjutant- general; Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Eagan, assistant commissary-gen- eral.
 Colonel Moore, assistant quar- termaster-general, will leave on Sunday night for New Orleans, twenty-four hours previous to the departure of troops, to select a site for camp in New Orleans and make arrangements for supplying the command with fuel, forage, etc.
 The following named officers of the First Infantry will accompany the reg iment to New Orleans: Colonel Evan Miles, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Bisbee. Major Thomas M. K. Smith; adjutant. First Lieutenant Everett E. Benjamin; quartermaster, First Lieu tenant Leon s. Roudiez.
 Company A-Captain Louis P. Brant, First Lieutenant Hiram Mel. Powell and Second Lieutenant Charles L. Bent
 Company B-First Lieutenant Charles B. Vogdes, First Lieutenant Francis E. Lacey Jr. and Second Lieutenant Lin- coin F. Kilbourn.
 
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 Company D-Captain James s. Pet tie and Second Lieutenant James N. Pickering.
 Company E-Captain John J. O'Con- nell and Second Lieutenant William M. Crofton.
 Company F-Captain Charles G. Starr, First Lieutenant George A. Detchmendy and Second Lieutenant Dana w Kilbourn
 Company G-Captain Nat P. Phister and Second Lieutenant Dennis E. No Ian.
 Company H-Captain Leopold o. Par ker.
 Companies I and K are skeleton com panies- Company I is commanded by Captain Frank de L. Darlington, who is on duty with the National Guard of California; First Lieutenant Charles B. Vogdes, temporarily in command of Company B; Second Lieutenant Jac- ques de L. Lafitte, who is on duty with the National Guard of Louisiana.
 Company K is commanded by Cap tain Frank H. Edmunds, absent on duty at St. Johns College, New York City; First Lieutenant Samson l.. Fai- son, absent on duty at West Point, N Y
 Major Smiths battalion of two com panies of the First Infantry. stationed at Benicia Barracks, will be taken to the Presidio Sunday so they can leave San Francisco for New Orleans next Monday evening with the regiment to which they belong. The Government steamer General McDowell will go to Benicia Sunday to bring the troops down. At least, that was the arrange ment made by General Shafter and Colonel Miles a few minutes before the general left the city for Bakers field yesterday.
 In the light of subsequent events the troops may. be ordered to remain at Benicia Barracks until the main col umn reaches Port Costa
 Immediately after the news came from Washington yesterday that the First Infantry had been ordered to New Orleans, Colonel Miles relieved several officers from special duty at the Pre- sidlo to enable them to go with their -6SD0CtiVa Orpa nj