The San Francisco call., 1898-03-28
NEWS OF THE REGULAR ARMY An Air of Activity Per- vades All the
 Posts.
Officers Changed About With Surprising Celer-
 ity.
,rbosa Who Will Be in Line for Pro- motion at the Next
 Change.

yta,,+e,an+-Colonel w. D. Wolverton, ob{ef surgeon of the Department or the Columbia stationed at Vancouver Bar racks. Wash, was a visitor in San | ran cisco the past week
 First Lieutenant John R. Williams, Bat +erv D. Third Artillery, San Diego Bar rac,s at present absent on duty as mlll- +or,, attache at Berne, Switzerland, has heen ordered to report by letter without deIoz 10 Colonel Royal T. Frank, tlrst Artillery, president of the examining board appointed to meet ct Fort Monroe Va. for instructions relating 10 ms eX- animation for promotion
 Second Lieutenant Robert Field, TOUT teenth Infantry, has been relieved from duty at Vancouver Barracks, Wash, ana ordered to report to Captain Bogardus Eldridge for duty in Alaska Lieutenant Field is a son of Major Edward Field. artillery Inspector for the Department or California
 First Lieutenant Thomas H. Slavens, Fourth Cavalry, has been relieved rom duty at the United States Infantry ana Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, to take effect September l, 1S9S, when he will rejoin his troop
 First Lieutenant E. A. Millar. Third Artillery, has been relieved from stair duties at Fort Canby, Wash, and directed to proceed to Fort Stevens, Or, in com
 
 men of Battery NJ. for duty in caring for the modern armament at that station, which for the present will be regaroed as a sub-post of Fort Ca9by.
 Second Lieutenant William s. McNair, Battery c, Third Artillery, arrived at the Preside last Thursday from Angel Island and relieved First Lieutenant Charles T. Menoher. Third Artillery. of the duties as ordnance officer of the Preside, Fort Winfield Scott and Fort Baker. Iieuten- ant Mcnoher has been ordered to Fort
 
 pointed adjutant of the new Sixth Reg1- ment of Artillery.
 First Lieutenant John A. LockWood' Troop (, Fourth Cavalry, PresidlO, who is absent on college duty in West Nir- ginia has been ordered before an eX- amining board appointed to meet at Fort Meyer, Va. for promotion. Colonel Samuel s. Sumner, Sixth Cavalry, is pres ident of the board.
 First Lieutenant "; :. Bldqle Jr., Four- teenth Infantry, and Mrs. Riddle, who has been on leave of absence from the Van couVer Barracks, Wash, most of which was passed at Yokohama, Japan, visited the PreSidiO last week.
 The order directing Major William C.. Shannon, surgeon L. s. Army, to appear upon the expiration of his sick leave of absence has been revoked. At the time specified he will report to Lieutenant Colonel John H. Patterson, president of the retiring board at Omaha, Neb.
 During the absence of Colonel James M. Moore, assistant quartermaster- general O California, Captain Oscar r. Long, assistant Quartermaster, U. s. Army, is performing the duties of chief quarter First Lieutenant John D. Barrette. Light Battery C, Third Artillery, and First Lieutenant Charles P; Palmer, ttoned al the Presidio. have received tele- graphic instruction to proceed East for duty with the new regiments of artillery. Lieutenant Barrette goes to Fort Slocum, N. Y, for duty with the Seventh. and Lieutenant Palmer goes to Fort McHenry, Md, for duty with the Sixth.
 Lieutenant w. W. Galbraith Fifth Ar tillery. who has been visiting San Fran ctsco for the past two weeks, left last Wednesday for New York City.
 Private Richard H. McReynolds, Troop H, Fourth Cavalry, has been transferred to Troop G of the same regiment.
 By direction of the Secretary of War Rudolph Heller, ordnance detachment now at Benicia Arsenal. is, upon his own ap- plication transferred to West Point, N Y. Recent orders from Washington direct the discharge of Sergeant William Hark Troop l. Fourth Cavalry, stationed at the Private John Monaghan, Company C. First Infantry, Presidio, has been sent under charge of a hospital steward and one assistant, to Washington for admis- Insane.
 Orders will be issued shortly from Washington for the examination for pro- motion of twenty-one sergeants to the grade of commissary sergeants.
 By direction of the Secretary of War, Private Brantley E. Rheim, Troop G. Fourth Cavalry, has been discharged from the service of the United States
 Should the bill for the better organiza- tion of the line of army pass Congress the following First Infantry officers will receive promotions: Captain William E. Dougherty, Company C, Presido, now acting Indian agent at the Hoopa Valley Agency, to be major: First Lieutenant Lewis A. Strother, Company D, Preside, aid to Major-General Merritt, to be cap tain; Second Lieutenant Harry A. Smith. Company A, Presidio, absent on duty with the National Guard of Kansas, to be first lieutenant; Second Lieutenant Jacques de L. Lafette, Company I, Pre- sidio absent on duty with the National Guard of Louisiana, to be first lieutenant. Saturday afternoon the soldiers defeat ed the Wanderers in game of associa- ton football on the Presidio grounds by a score of 2 to 1.
 Lieutenant James Franklin Bell, Sev- enth Cavalry, is stopping over for a few days in San Francisco while en route to his new station at Vancouver Barracks Wash Lieutenant Bell has been de- tailed as judge advocate of the Depart