The San Francisco call., 1898-05-10

E TORE troops will be mobilized at the MI Presidio. The regiments now on the WI reservation are but the advance
 guard of the great column. Tele-
 grams were received from General Merriam yesterday announcing that two light batteries of artillery and one troop of cavalry from Utah will be Immediately sent to San Francisco. A press dispatch says that a regiment of infantry from South Dakota has been ordered to this city General Merriam at last accounts was at Vancouver hastening the work of organizing the volunteer regiments of Washington, Oregon and Idaho for con- centration at the Presidio.
 Significant orders came from Washing ton yesterday, and in compliance with directions a recruiting office will be opened at army headquarters in the Phelan building at 10 o'clock this morning. Eight hundred artillerymen will be en- listed for the Third United States Artil- lery. The recruiting officer is First Lieu tenant Delamere Skerrett, Third Artil- lery, U. s. A.
 Recruits will be accepted on the same terms regarding discharge as the volun- teers obtain. At the close of the war honorable discharge will be granted to such men as apply. Some of the men will probably go to the Philippines, while others will remain here to man the de- lenses of this harbor. Of course, all will be subject to orders sending them Wher- ever their services may be necessary.
 Each heavy battery of the regular serv- ice on war footing will consist of one captain, one first and two second lieuten- ants, one first sergeant, tWenty-two ser geantS, ten corporals, two musicians two artificers, one wagoner and 162 privates, making a total of 203 This strength is an expansion from a peace footing or IS.
 To-day Lieutenant Skerrett, occupying the spacious offices recently vacated by the nspector-general or the department of California in the Phelan building, will receive applications for enlistment. Sur geons will be present to conduct the medi- cal examination. The artillery service ranks high and since the enlistments are on the same terms that the volunteers re- ceive, the best young men or the lana may respond.
 and 100 horses for the light artillery com ing from Utah will be purchased in Cali fornia, under the direction Of the chler quartermaster.
 General Merriam has sent messages by wire to the quartermaster's department here, embracing acquisitions for every article needed for the equipment of the Washington and Oregon volunteers.
 The following order was issued from army headquarters yesterday:
 ]. First Lieutenant John Nj. Neall, Fourth Cavalry is detailed to perform the duties of chief quartermaster Of such organizations of the regular army as do not belong to the gar rison of the Presidio of San Francisco and of
 
 United States, eneamped this reservation until such time as chief quarterrnaster shall have been appointed for duty with these troops All acquisitions and official correspondence per- taining the quartermaster's department will be submitt41, for the necessary official action 10 Lieutenant Neall by the quartermasters of the respective organizations.
 By command of Brigadier General Merriam
 EDWARD FIELD, Major Second Artillery, Acting Assistant Ad- jutant General.
 Major Edward Field, adjutant general Of the Department of California, yester- day received by wire a message from General Merriam to this effect;
 Instruct the commanding officer at the Presidio to designate one officer to aid each volunteer regimental commander in drawing and issuing arms, clothing and general outfit, and accounting for same. as these regiments arrive and go into camp, and give all other aid necessary to start administrations.
 Tn line with the foregoing Colonel Nor iris, Fourth United States Cavalry, com handing the post at the Presidio, desig- hated Captain James Lockett. Troop l. Fourth United States Cavalry, to perform the duty enjoined by General Merriam.
 Captain Lockett and First Lieutenant Neall, the chief uuartermaster of volun- teers, are able and active officers. lieutenant James E. Nolan, Fourth