Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-07
To Be Re -OrganIzed
Brigsdier General Beebee Issues
a Circular Letter.
o. N. c. To Be Thoroughly Rehabilitated
Many Fail to Pass the Medical Ex-
animation.

The Oregon National Guard is to
be completely and thoroughly reor-
gaDized and rehabIlItated at once.
Brigadier General Charles +. Beebee
has addressed a circular letter TO each
of the officers OF the brigade, Of which
the following is a copy:
Headquarters, Brigade, O. N. g.,
Portland, Oregon, May 6. I89s--To
the Ofhcers and Members Of the Brig.
aoe: In view OF the large depletion
10 our ranks caused by the organiza-
tion OF an Infantry r.giment OF VOL
unteers, TO be mustered into the SER
vice of the United States, and because
OF the probability that these troops,
when they have once entered the fed
eTal service will not return again to
Oregon for a considerable period
OF time, IL becomes necessary
10 Institute at once and
push Will the utmost vigor measures
for the reorganization Of the brigade.
The comma nder-in chief is earnestly
desirOus that this may be fully accom-
plisbed In the shortest possible space
OF time, and the brigade commander
now calls upon all officers and mem-
0ers OF the brigade who are still upon
its rolls to cooperate and interest
themselves Immediately in a prompt
and earnest effort to bring about this
result. 1t is extremely desira bic, both in
the interests OF our national guard and
for the credit OF the state for the
brigade to be rehabllitated and thor
0ughly and fully reorganized without
delay, so that the state will be in
position in event of further call for
troops by the president, TO offer its
services. Tie brigade commander
trusts that every officer aud man now
remaining enrolled will co-operate
in this movement and interest him
self promptly and earnestly toward
the accomplishment of the end 10
view.
CHARLES +. BEEBE,
"Brigadier-General." 4"
New companies will be organized at
places where an organization has
previously been maintained that the
.. N. &. may be kept up to its maxi
mum strength in case a second call
for troops may be made. The impor-
lance OF reorganiZing.the militia COM
panies is quite evident, when it is
known that fully 40 per cent of the
candidates who are undergoing the
medical examination, prior to being
mustered into the regular army, are
being rejected. The examination is a
very rigid one and thus far many dis
agreeable surprises have been perpe-
trated on some Of the candidates.
Company X, which Is a consolida-
tion OF Companies b and l of this
city, has not yet been examined and
the result of that test is anxiously
awaiting not only by the boys them
selves but by legion of friends and
relatives in this city. The boys
eaRerness to see the front and active
service in defense of the conntry they
love will make it doubly unpleasant
should they fail to pass the required
examination.
Out OF one company from McMin n
Vile, thirty candidates were rejected
by the United State medical examin-
ers. An effort is being made to have
the rules that are being adhered 20 In
the examination, slightly modified.
Word was received at Camp Nc
Kinley Friday that the First battal-
ion OF the regiment, consisting OF
companies A G X and ID, commanded
by Major 9. u. Gantenbein, will start
for San Francisco "Wednesday eve
ming. Those four companies will
have been mustered in by that time.
although 1t is improbable that the
examining officers will have pro-
gressed very far on the second battal-
ion, 1t Is understood that it is to
follow as soon as mastering is COM
plete; and the third after the second
Major Percy Willis commands the
Second, and Major p. G. Eastwlck
the Third.
In compliance with the order made
by Brigadier-General Beebe, the work
OF reOIganizing the local militia will
be begun by Lieutenant r. w. Hol-
man and other members of the old
companies who are still in the city, as
soon as deemed expedient and prac-
tIcable by the brigade officers.