The San Francisco call., 1898-04-27

As announced exclusively in yester- days Call Colonel M. P. Miller, Third Artillery, has been placed in command of all the artillery troops and defensive works of this harbor. Following is the text of the order from department headquarters:
 headquarters Department of California,
 San Francisco, Cal, April 25 1898. General Orders No. 6.
 Colonel M. P. Miller, Third Artillery. Is hereby placed in command of all artillery troops. guns and defensive works, and in control Of all war materials in and about San francisco harbor. for purposes of in Struction and defense
 Post commanders while exercising their functions in post administration will sub ordinate all other considerations to meet the demands of Colonel Miller in the i'm portant duties assigned him in this order. Officers and detachments may be tempo rar1ly taken from post to post by Gov ernment transportation, at the discretion of Colonel Miller, for necessary instruc- ton without change of station.
 It is expected that all officers and Gov ernment agents charged with functions connected with harbor defense will keep in close touch and hearty cooperation for effective defense at all times. By command of Brigadier-General Merriam.
 EDWARD FIELD, Major Second Artillery, Acting Assistant
 Adjutant-General.
 Yesterday Colonel Miller visited the Presidio, and after conferring with Lieutenant Colonel Louis T. Morris, Fourth Cavalry, commanding the post, selected the quarters recently vacated by Lieutenant-COlone Wallace F. Ran dolph.
 Battery G, now at Angel Island, and Battery E. at Fort Mason, will take station at Fort Point tomorrow.
 It is talk among artillery officers that the command of the pneumatic dyna- mite battery will be assigned to Cap tain Henry c. Danes. Battery l, Third United States Artillery.
 Captain Danes is a native of South Carolina and entered West Point July l, 1879. He was graduated June 13, 1885 and appointed second lieutenant Third Artillery; February 10, 1891, he was appointed first lieutenant Third artillery; year ago he received his captaincy in the same regiment.
 An order was issued yesterday from department headquarters suspending further carbine practice of the cavalry troops at the Presidio, required by gen. eral orders No ?, current series.
 Troops B, c, and K, Fourrn Cav airy, now at that post, are prepared and ready for field service, and are now waiting for instructions from the War Department ordering them to the front.
 About three days now intervene be- tween guard tours of the regular cav alrymen. Previous to the departure of the First Infantry for New Orleans ten days intervened between guard du- ties.
 By direction of the Secretary of War Private Christian Floss, Battery A, Third Artillery, now at the Presidio, is upon his own application transferred to Troop I, Sixth Cavalry, and will be sent to the station of that troop, Chick amauga Park
 Colonel Charles R. Greenleaf, assist ant surgeon general, U. s. A, who has been selected by General Nelson A. Miles as one of his staff officers, has been directed by the adjut-nt- general of the army to transfer his duties per taining to the medical supply depot in this city to Lieutenant-Colonel John V. D. Middleton, deputy surgeon general and chief surgeon, Department of Cali fornia, who will perform them in addi- tion to his present duties.
 It is rumored by those in a position to know that in case the President re- stores retired army officers to active general, U. s. A., retired, now living in this city, will be assigned as adjutant- general, Department of California, and Colonel J. c. Chandler, assistant quar- termaster- general, U. s. A., retired living in erkeley, will be assigned as chief quartermaster, Department of California.
 At the meeting of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday after noon, consideration was given to the proposition of aiding the Federal Gov ernment in every possib' way to meet Spain should that country be foolish