The San Francisco call., 1899-01-01
OFFICERS WILL HAVE
TO PAY FER NEGLECT
LOST NATIONAL GUARD PROP
ERTY MUST BE RLPLACED.
Division Commander Has a Bill for
Reorganization-Major Tilden-
Now in Command of
the First.

Major General John H. Dickinson, dfvis-
ion commander, has for some time past
been engaged in preparing a bill looking
TO the reorganization OF the National
Guard Of the State. It viii be avoluminous
one and viii introduce a great number Of
changes, some Of them quite radical, bat
what these are the major general declined
TO announce. The bill will be presented
early in the session
The matter of appointing a new adju-
tant general under the new administra-
ton is one that viii not be acted upon IN
a hurry. It is asserted that the new Gov
eruor. as commander in chief, will allow
Brigadier General R. L. Peeler, recently
promoted and detailed as adjutant gen
eraI, vice General Barrett, who resigned
to assume the duties of Bank Commis-
sioner, to remain in the office until May
or April. BY that time il will have been
determined upon what lines the guard
| shall be conducted for the future.
Permission has been granted to the Sig
nal Corps of the Third Brigade to pro-
ceed to Sacramento 70 take part in the
! inaugural ceremonies on the 4th inst
The Signal Corps Of the Second Brigade
and the two divisions Of the naval mill
tia stationed at San Francisco will also
go TO the capital TO add TO the spIendor
! Of the display.
Captain Charles Dasher, Company A,
Sixth Infantry, has rendered his resigna-
| tien.
The Sixth Infantry California VoIun-
/ teers, having been mustered out Of the
! service on the 18th Of December, and the
| Seventh Infantry California Volunteers,
! having been mustered out December 2,
| the commanding officers thereof, and the
T. company ComLnanders of the National
| Guard companies thereof have been or
'dered to take charge Of their. armortes
and report for duty from the dates Of
their muster out OF the United States
/ volunteer service. Those officers and en-
/ listed men Of the National Guard, tnclud-
/ ing Company z, Second Infantry, who
/ did not enter the service Of the United
| States, will be permitted TO serve out
/ their present time in the guard, unless
| their relations herewith are sooner. sew
.ered either by designations or discharges.
Those members OF the volunteer forces
I who did not belong. to the guard at the
\ outbreak Of the Spanish American war can
! :heGome members Of the guard only by
/ taking the regular oath of enlistment,
/ and in recruiting companies the COM
l fnanding officers are requested to give the
l. preference, when desired; TO those yolun-
! teers who entered the United States ser
This extract from the general orders
| for the first time since the breaking out
| of the war defines the position or the men
| who volunteered to serve FOR Two years
| or the war
+. Major Tilden, major of the First Infan-
try, who entered the volunteer service as
4 Z.
I tears, went TO Manila and was sent home
| on account of sickness contracted at the
| Philippines. He received an honOrable
discharge at the time that his resignation
was accepted at Washington, e few days
l since As Major TiIden was never dis
! charged from the service OF the State, he
being the only field officer of the first
regiment in the. State he is by virtue Of
| his position in command Of the First
The last orders signed by A W. Bar
oE adj gzuRrqf No 6 is
| sued December %, 1888. These cOntain
g great deal of matter that refers TO ac-
ton taken in companies as far back as
! July, such as elections, designations and
! deaths. They also contain the reports of
1 the boards of survey that were convened
/ by general orders No. 2, and note the ap-
| proval of parts Of the reports as TO State
/ property to be dropped, property no
/ longer to be carried on returns by reason
| Of having been destroyed by fire, and the
/ recommendation that certain United
/ States property lost in service be carried
| on the property returns until action
| thereon is taken by the Secretary Of War.
! This includes four rifles, four canteens
and straps, two haversacks, one gun sling
/ and one meat can. There is also a recon-
mendation that certain United States
| property be boxed, held until further cr-
] ders and carried on the property returns.
| This includes twenty-four Springfield
rifles, one saber and scabbard and one
Cauteen-
The recommendations that "the COM
manding officers of the following organ
izations reimburse the State for loss of
/ the following. described property, the
/ Iect" are approved, and the commanding
officers designated are ordered TO at once
pay to the State the price of the articles
mentioned or replace the same IN kind
/ The following is the detail OF such lost
| property:
Company L. Seventh Infantry-Two meat
Troop D. CavaIry-one halter. one Colts re-
volver. 3S-caliber. one meat can, four pairs
leggings, seven tin CUPS
rife. model s4 Sse,4so, to be paid for by Cap
Co Company H, Fifth Infantry-one havsrsack
&c Company 711 G. sixth Infantry-Two meat cans
Headquarters Seventh 1nfantry-One Colts
/ revolver, 2S-caliber. No 623S.
Company A. Seventh Tnfantry-Three Spring
Company D, Seventh Infantry-One Spring
fald rife model "a: six bayonets two cartridge
boxes three cartridge belts and plates one
CoIt's revolver. 3S-caliber: one haversaek and
strap one canteeu two meat cans. (To be paid
Company e. Seventh Infantry-Nine bayouet
sea bbards five cartridge belts plates and
boxes two cautsens and straps.
Company x. Seventh 1nfantry-Six cartridge
belts and plates. five meat cans.
Company L, Seventh Infantry-One bayonet
scabbard. one cartridge belt and plate, one
haversack and strap, two meat cans
Company II, Seventh Infantry-Oue bayonet
scabbard. two waist belts
Order No. 8, issued recently from the
headquarters OF the naval militia, dis
charges twenty-seven men from the first
division. twenty-six from the second. di
vision. twenty-five from the third divi-
sion. three from the fifth and seventeen
from the sixth. in all uinety-eight, and
these .were-for good of the service fif
teen, removal fifty-five. term expired
seven and for non-attendance seven This
includes the discharges from August 81
TO December g.
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Shaw, navigat-
ing officer, having reported for duty, has
been ordered TO relieve Lieutenant L. A
Chandler and resume command of the
Pinta at San Diego. Lieutenant Chaud-
ler, in addition to the command Of the
third division. has been assigned TO duty
as executive officer Of the Pinta- Lieu
tenant (junior grade) A. Morgan, having
reported for duty has been appointed
navigating officer of the Pinta.
The attention of all members Of the na-
val militia Is called to the law relating
TO the resumption OF drills in the month
of January.
As yet no report has been received from
Lieutenant Gum, who was sent East TO
attend the convention of militia officers,