The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

the continent for service in the Philip
 pines, and at the same time move the r California command East and 10 Cuba, for the transportation of 1900 men 3Oou , miles is an expensive affair; but the ad- mlnIStration Is justified in the Qndertak-
 ing for numerous reasons. In the nrSt
 place 1t is the belief that men from dif- i 1erent sections will fight better side py side than division or d brigade composed entirely of men: from one State would. t-for the reason that each regiment would strive all the harder to. uphold the glory
 of it's commonwealth and outdo the deeds
 of the others, while. on the other hand, if [ one force suffered severely, the others
 would lose heart at seeing so many or their own fellows falling.
 Moreover, it gives the heads or the army better chance to study the hght-
 ing qualities and discipline of the. various sections when almost every State is repre- sented in one battle and under practically the same conditions.
 So for these. among other reasons. the
 gallant Eighth the picked command of the California volunteers, will sustain f the honor and glory of the Golden State ] on Cuban battlefields, while the others go 1 to invade the Eastern territory or tho l Dons. ! Beyond the steady progress made by ! the examining surgeons there has been ! little doing in Camp Barrett to-day. The 1 hot wave struck camp with full force, 1 and the officers have shown much com ! sideration for the men, two hours squad
 and company drill early this morning be-
 
 1 A furious northwestern set in about l o'clock this morning which for time 1 threatened to demolish the camp. The
 terrific Tapping of tents, snapping of
 lines and the chatter of tin plates awoke
 officers and men. and for half an hour
 everybody was busy making things snug. I Several tents were blown down, and but 1 for the prompt action of Captain FL
 liott the temporary commander, and Ad- l jutant Smith great many more would l have gone by the board. The wind died
 down after an hour or so but when the [ men turned out at revelle they found ! and mess equipage banked up against
 the kitchens on the south line Of camp, l where they had been deposited by the wind The gale seemed to sweep from a + furnace and was almost suffocating. l Some idea of the heat may be formed J when it is stated that at a. m. the tenn l perdture registered S5 degrees.
 l To-day has been intensely warm, but a F'cool breeze -sptang up about O clock, to T the great relief of the soldiers.
 * Colonel HenshaW assumed. command of + the regiment to-day and will sleep under T. canvas tO-night.: He has not taken the .f physical examination yet and is in no ::hurry to do SO, as he will be the last ,: man to be mustered in. Lieutenant i Colonel Darlington and. Majors Whitton i and Forbes have been examined, but will
 ;not be mustered in until the line officers t.are. ;: All their commissions will date i from to-day, however.
 I Major Forbes left on. to-nights train I for Chico to settle:up his business affairs. ! He will return Monday morning.
 f.: When the companies were ordered to j. krendezvous here: no provision was made ] for their stlstenance, the orders being l to bring two days field rations, which. Lit was thought. would suffice until the i Government commissary department | could be drawn on.
 at turns out however, that no stores f can be. issued until the men enter the E(iovernment service, consequently some of | the men are on short. rations. Captain ] Murray has come to their relief as far as
 lies in his power, by allowing. the com panies to send in acquisitions for rations las soon as they are examined instead of I waiting until they are mustered in. In l this way the men are beginning to draw + supplies. But there are several com | panies that have not been examined yet. F and their stocks of pies and cakes brought from home are getting low. Until tonight Company E of Santa Rosa has. subsisted entirely on such delicacies and the citizens of that city have raised q purse of several
 hundred dollars for their boys. It will not
 be needed, however, as the company was
 examined to-day and drew rations to-