The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-20
NATIONAL GUARD
OF CALIFORNIA
MAJOR GENERAL DICKINSON
WILL REPORT THIS WEEK.
The State Will Probably Make a
Demand on the War Depart
ment for Money Due It.

Major General Dickinson will return to
this city on Wednesday, and he will then
present to the board of location the re-
suit of his observations in the limits Of
the First Brigade. Upon that report will
be arranged the plan of reorganizing the
several companies in that territory.
He will also present a partial report of
the condition of affairs in that portion Of
the Third Brigade which he could visit on
his way from the south. The limits of
the Third Brigade embrace the greatest
number of counties, namely: Alpine, Am
ador. Butte, Colusa Calaveras, Ell Dora
do, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings,
Lassen, Mariposa, MERGED, MADEIRA, Mo-
doc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Suffer, Shasta, Siski-
you, Sierra, Sacramento, Solano, Tuo-
lumne, Tulare, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and
Yuba. In this territory there were the
Second and Sixth regiments of infantry,
each having eight companies. The COM
panies of the Second were located as fol-
lows: A at Chico: B, Colusa; c, Nevada
City; D, Marysville; E, Sacramento; F,
Woodland; G, Sacramento; H, Redding;
and I, Grass Valley. Sixth Regiment A,
Stockton; B, Stockton; C, Fresno; D, Mo-
desto; E, Visalia; G., Bakersfield; and H,
MERGED
The Government Of the United States
is indebted to the State Of California
something in excess of 500, 600, for what
the State furnished the National Guards
men when they were mustered into the
volunteer service. 1t is probable that be-
fore the reorganization is effected the
State will make demand for this sum in
order to have funds with which to equip
the new organization.
What provision will be made to en-
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to return to the several commands to
which they formerly belonged has created
some talk among men who still take an
interest in such matters The prevailing
opinion is that those who have gone to
the front, and particularly those of the
sixth and Seventh Infantry who have
not yet been sent to the front, will, by the
time they have been mustered out, have
had all the soldering they want, and that
they will be glad to resign their places to
ambitious men, willing to wear the uni
form of the State. The only serious fea-
ture that there is in the matter of organ
izing new guard is that of officers.
There is a desire to give those who are
now IN the service an opportunity to re-
turn to their former commands, should
they so wish, but if new officers are COM
miSsioned, there will not be any opening
for the old ones upon their return. 1t has
been suggested as way out of the diff
Guilty that officers on the retired list be
detailed for active duty If that is done
these can be relieved at any time to make
room for those who shall return, and
turn to their respective commands, then
new officers can be commissioned.
Colonel Dolphes b. Fairbanks of the
Fifth Regiment of Infantry who was not
commissioned when his regiment and
part of the Second Infantry were merged
into the Eighth California Volunteers,
has filed an application to be placed on
the retired list. The colonel was a cadet
a q California from IN
1874; captain at that academy in 1874;
with the University of California Cadets
from 1874 to 1871; was commissioned cap
tain of the University of California
Cadets May 16, 1877; captain of Company
c, Fifth Infantry, October 10, 1882; major
of the Fifth, February s, 1888; lieutenant
colonel. October 20, 1889, and colonel of
the regiment April 26, 1890.
Shortly before the call for volunteers
J. W. F. Diss, then major on the staff
of Brigadier General Last and inspector
of the First Brigade, held the annual in
spection, but the returns We're not trans
mitted to him until last week. He re-
ceived them at his new station at Fort
Point, where he is now lieutenant of
heavy artillery, United States Volunteers.
OF the five men from the Second Brig
ade Signal Corps who were mustered into
the volunteer signal corps, three have up
to date been promoted from first-class
hill Germany, H. F. Jurs and p. C.
Knapp. When the Indiana sailed there
We're five sets of chevrons for nom
commissioned officers placed on board
and these were to be distributed before
the vessel reaches Manila. Up to the
time that the vessel reached Honolulu
but two sets had been awarded. Car
many, who remained in this city at Camp
Merritt. will probably sail with the next
expedition.
What there is left in this city of the
naval militia still reports at headquarters
on the Marion. At the meeting last Tues
dow r1ieyhf
men, who were drilled by Lieutenant w.
E. Elliott.
Lieutenant Commander T. A. Nerney
is, in the absence of Captain Turner,
now in command of the scouting vessel
Iroquois, in command of the militia.
Lieutenant c. c. Dennis is the executive
officer of the Marion.
Lieutenant C. V. Otto, commanding the
Fifth Division of the militia, located at
Eureka, Humboldt County, was In this
city last week and he stated that the
men of his command are very much dis
appointed because they have not been
called into the service.