The San Francisco call., 1898-05-07
SAN JOAQUIN SOLDIER BOYS Companies of the Valley Are to Start on
 Sunday. Colonel Johnson Of California to Command the TWO
 BattaliOnS. Stanford's Baseball Captain Trying to Recruit a Company of
 Rangers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STOCKTON, May 6.-Colonel John son received a telegram from San Francisco headquarters this afternoon ordering him to San Francisco on Sun day evening. He will leave Stockton on the Sunday evening boat with five companies, as follows: Stockton two, Visalia, Fresno and Merced one each. At San Francisco they will be joined by the Bakersfield and Modesto com panies and by Company E of Sacra- mento- Everything was ordered Ill readiness this afternoon for the move
 Colonel Johnson was besleged to-day by officers and men who wanted to see him on result of the call to san Fran cisco. The Stockton officer has been assured of his commission to command the two battalions to fill out Califor- nia's complement, and will have the rank of lieutenant colonel in the vol unteer service. That was decided upon by Governor Budd.
 To-day Surgeons Fred F. Clark and Dr. Bulson commenced the examlna- tion of officers and men who will nave to stand the test of the examining board at San Francisco. The captains want to be sure that all the men they carry down will pass. Under the call there will be only eighty-four men to the company instead of the full com plement of 103. With those who desire to remain and those who are physically incapacitated the ranks will be cut down to that number.
 FRESNO, May 6.-Companies C and F received orders to-day to leave on Sunday via the Valley Road.
 PALO AL1O. May 6.-Charles M Fickert the reliable guard and ex-cap- tain of the varsity football eleven, Is making an attempt to raise company troop will be called Company H, Cali fornia Rangers. Enlistment blanks have been sent to cowboys in the south ern part of the State, where Fickert is well known. A number of college men, among whom are Track Captain Brunton, Royce, Strohn, Fred Berry and Captain Chandler of the Stanford emergency company, have signified their intention of enlisting. The rang CTS will be in command of Captain Flick ert, who is an expert horseman, pos sessing the faculty of commanding, as his brilliant career as a football cap tain will attest.
 PASO ROBLES, May 6.-There was a big demonstration at Paso RobleS on Wednesday evening, when a large new fagpole was erected The stars and
 
 the crowd cheered Justify for Dewey.
 TACOMA, May 6.-About 20 per cent of the members of the National Guard companies thus far examined by the surgeon at Camp Rogers have failed to pass on account of physical disability. Thursday night a meeting of the line officers of the reginent Was held and an expression was given by some of the C. mpany commanders that if the same percentage of men were refused they would take their companies home and make no attempt to be mustered in. The officers also agreed upon tele- gram which was sent to Washington to-day asking that the examining and mastering officers be instructed to ad- init the line officers of the regiment without subjecting them to the physi- cal examination.
 VENTURA, May 6-This morning Company H, N. c. C., Captain A. w. Browne, left by special train for San Francisco. The scene at the depar- ture was most impressive and will be ever remembered by those who wit messed it. The boys were bidden god speed and safe return by over 5000