The San Francisco call., 1898-04-14
Lieutentant Frank Greene, Siq- nal Officer, Instructs Class
 of Enlisted Men.
ORDERS RECENTLY ISSUED.
Captain Frank de L. Darlington, First Infantry, U. s. A., Expects to
 Rejoin His Regiment

uc E lISL OIlIcQ OtdteS SCd- toned at the Presidio is ready to march and waiting to receive further orders. There is nothing to do now but wait. Every company of the regiment is pre- pared to move at the word of command. The wagons are ready and the com pany property, tents, kits and so on, can be loaded on the teams at once and taken to the boat or railroad station.
 Every dispatch from Washington, Madrid and Havana is carefully read by the soldiers. Enlisted men and of- ficers have about dismissed all thought of a peaceful adjustment of the diff ferences between the United States and Spain. The army people do not un- derrate the fighting qualities of the Spanish. The fact is understood that Spain is in position to put up a pretty strong battle on the sea and do some effective fighting on land. The ability Of the United States to end Spanish sway in Cuba is not doubted in the least. The opinion is expressed by some of the enlisted men that it would not be good management to send Amer ican soldiers and horses to Cuba until next fall. The summer climate on the island would kill six soldiers where Spanish bullets would kill one.
 The order issued by Colonel Miles, the commanding officer of the Presidio, directing that no officer shall leave the post without special permission from headquarters is still in force.
 The following was issued yesterday:
 Presidio of San Francisco California, General Orders No. B.
 and under such instructions as may be given him, Lieutenant-Co. nel W. F. Randolph, intend the tactical instruction of the light and foot batteries. of artillery at this post required cers and men in regard to their duties where participating therein. By nf order a;,, ,, B. E. BENJAMIN. First Lieutenant, adjutant
 One paragraph of another order is- sued yesterday reads as follows:
 Hereafter men on extra duty will not be put on other duty by their organization cOm- manders except by special authority of the commanding officer.
 The Government steamer General McDowell, after its regular trip this morning will go to Fort Mason and take on board General William R. Shaf- ter and First Lieutenant John D. Miley, aid and engineer officer, and then pro- ceed to Benicia barracks, where Gen. eral Shafter will make his regular an-
  ficers will return to San Francisco this afternoon.
 Captain Frank de L. Darlington, commanding Company K, First Infan- try, Presidio, who has been absent from his regiment since September 3O 1895, on duty with the National Guard of California, was asked yesterday if he expected to accompany his regiment East in case orders were received from the War Department directing it to move. In reply Captain Darlington stated that he daily expects telegraphic orders from Washington relieving him from duty with the California National Guard and assigning him to duty with his regiment. In case of war his con- pany, which is a skeleton company, will be recruited to it's full limit as pre- Scribed by law.
 First Lieutenant Frank Greene, Sig nal Corps, United States army, chief signal officer department of California, is now undergoing an examination for promotion, before a board of officers convened at the Presidio, of which Col onel Marcus P. Miller, Third Artillery, is president. Lieutenant Greene has charge of connecting electrically the posts in San Francisco harbor, con- tracts for which work have already been awarded.
 Lieutenant Greene is also giving in- struction to a class of thirty enlisted iliGI dL lle IIGSlulO, L06 Infantry and cavalry arm, for the purpose of making them familiar with the code of signals adopted by the United States army.
 The class is at present engaged in sending and receiving messages be- tween the Presidio and Fort Point, but shortly signal stations will be temper arily established at Fort Baker, Mount Tamalpais, Alcatraz and Angel islands, for the transmission and re- ceipt of messages In case of war the most proficient of the class will be transferred to the Signal Corps.
 Assistant Secretary Howell of the Treasury Department has notified Col lector Jackson of the adoption of resolution by Congress requiring the admission free of duty of all guns. am- munition and other naval and military supplies as may be purchased abroad by the Government for the national de- fense prior to January 1. 1899.