The San Francisco call., 1898-03-21
NEWS OF THE
 REGULAR ARMY Major Randolph Will Ar rive From Fort Riley
 This Week. Two Men Sentenced by the Court Martial for Mis-
 demeanOr.
Plan of Organization of the Ar tillery Arm Of the
 Service.

Third Artillery, has been appointed quartermaster, commissary, recruiting officer officer in charge of prisoners, ord nance, range and signal officer at Alca- traz Island relieving Second Lieutenant Rogers F. Gardner, Third Artillery, who has been transferred from Alcatraz to the Presidio, and Second Lieutenant Rob- ert s. Abernethy, Third Artillery, who has been transferred from Alcatraz to Angel Island.
 Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Egan, l Chief Commissary, Department of Call fornia, was promoted a Colonel last week, vice Colonel William A. Elder6in, retired, on the 14th inst. The next retirement in the subsistence department will occur on the 22d of next June, when Colonel Wl- liam Holt Nash retires on account or age Colonel Nash'S retirement Will promote Colonel Egan to the senior Colonel or the subsistence department
 Bv direction of the Secretary of War First Lieutenant Henry Page, Assistant Surgeon, United States Army. will be re-
 ieved from duty at the Army Medlcai School in Washington, to take effect upon the completion of the course at the school ending April 1, 1898. and will proceed to take station at the Presidio.
 Major Wallace F. Randolph, Third Ar tilery who has commanded the artillery squadron at Fort Riley, Kansas, Tor seV- eral years past, has been relieved rom duty at that post and directed to report to the commanding General or the De- partment of California for assignment. Major Randolph is expected to arrive In San Francisco some day this week.
 Captain William E. Dougherty, Compa- nv c, First Infantry, Presidio, but who has been absent from his station since June 23 1893, on duty at the Hoopa Valley Indian Agency as Indian Agent, IS VlSlc- ing San Francisco. Captain Dougherty IS registered at the Occidental.
 The following named officers or the the several examining boards appointed to meet in the different military depart ments for examination as 10 thelr ntneSs for promotion: Captain James B. Eur. bank. Captain William A. Kobbe, First Lieutenant Henry R. Lemly; First Lieu tenant Henry H. Ludlow. First Leqten- ant Charles B. Satterlee and Second Lieu tenant Frank G. Mauldln.
 During the past week a general court martial has been in session at the Ere sidio for the trial of such prisoners as were brought before it. The following named officers comprise the court: Cap tains James s. Petit. George H. c: Gale, First Lieutenants A. T. Dean, Frank o. Ferris, John P. Hains; Second L1euten- ants Charles l.. Bent and Charles T. Boyd; First Lieutenant Archibald Camp hell Judge Advocate The latest victims are Private Charles R. Kunz, Light Bat tery F. Third Artillery, who was tried leave, and of taking without authority and with intent to convert the same to his own use certain articles of clothing. the property of a deserter. He was sen fenced to be dishonorably discharged, for felt all pay and allowances due, and to be confined at Alcatraz Prison for nine months Sergeant Garrett F. Callahan, Ordnance Detachment, was tried and found guilty of drunkenness while on duty: He was sentenced to forfeit to the United States $20 of his pay.
 The detachment of four non-commis- stoned officers and twenty privates, one non-commissioned officer and five privates Il. T. af nt-ti1 crta invN Nn1 at Angel Island, Fort Mason and Fort Baker, that have been temporarily on duty at the Presidio since the 26th ultimo, for the purpose of mounting guns, re- turned on Saturday to their proper sta tionS.
 Recent orders from Washington promul- gate the plan of organization for the ar tillery arm, as authorized by the act of Congress, approved March 8, 1898. The artillery arm, when recruited to its max imum authorized strength, will comprise three hundred and one officers and five thousand six hundred and thirty-five en- listed men. Each foot battery will con- one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, six sergeants, four corporals, two musi- clans, two artificers, one wagoner. and forty-nine privates. Each battery of field artillery will consist of one captain. one first lieutenant one second lieutenant, one first sergeant, six sergeants, eight corporals, two musicians, two farriers, saddler. two artificers, one wagoner and fifty-two privates. The War Department has estimated the cost of the two regl- ments of artillery recently added to the army at s535 054 50 a year. The net charge for the officers added to the force is $67, ,SS0. The charge for the enlisted men is $462 ,174 50; viz, pay for the men, s276,- 012; clothing. s92, ,13S 50; rations, $94 ,024.
 The quarternaster department of the army has been increasing it's orders for supplies of all kinds. All the new ma terial for tents will be dyed in the fiber. the drab-colored tent, which was re- gently given a successful trial at army hn1 1yin n6n .IIf1- plies of the department have been con siderably reduced by reason of issuing to the States, the army, the marine corps and in preparations for equipping the new artillery regiments.
 Second Lieutenant William s. McNair 1 Battery G, Third Artillery, ordnance off, 1 cer at Angel Island, who has been on 1 special duty at the Presidio since the 26th | of last February, in connection with the | mounting of guns at Fort Point, returned i to Angel Island on Saturday.
 First Lieutenant Francis p. Lacey Jr., Company B, First Infantry, Benicia Bar | racks, and First Lieutenant Hiram Mel. | Powell Company A, First Infantry, Pre- l