The San Francisco call., 1899-02-26
General Dickinson Is
10th to Quit.
SAYS HE Is STILL COMMANDER
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE
NAVAL MILITIA.
The Signal Corps of the Second Brig
ade Proves the Complete Sue
cess of the Army Field
Telegraph Cart.

There Is confusion in the National
Guard OF California, and the members
are asking each other. where are We
at?" Some portion OF the guard IS under
the impression that the withdrawal OF the
name of John H Dickinson for the posi-
ton Of major general has acted as an
abolfshment OF the Office without the is
suance OF orders from q superior officer
announcing that fact, but the major gen.
eraI IS of the opinion that sIch is not the
case and that ne IS still the major gen
eraI until there IS an announcement IN
orders or his successor is appointed. IS
confirmed by the Senate and qualihes,
and taking that view he still holds On
The division headquarters, which for
short time were closed. are again open,
and those who believe with Generaf
Dickinson transact such business as they
may have with that office
Within the past few days there have
been indications which are from poIItI-
cal standpoint very significant Iney are
10 the effect that Major General DtckIr-
son will be renomInated by the Governor
and that he will be continued as COM
rnander of the States military
II Is expected that the bill for the re-
organization of the guard viii be taken
uu next week and that with 3 few sHsal
amendments it will pass The Dill mas
beeu fayorabIy passed upon by the joint
Military Committee OF the two houses
and while few changes were made,
they were not material, except IN the
matter Of the staff Of the commander N
chief In the bill as presented me sCaI
was cut down TO q very small number
but before il left the hands OF the COM
rr1ittee il was altered so that the Govern
or's ornamental retinue shall remain as
ft is now.
In the bill for general appropriations IN
tro6uced IN the Legislature the sum Iof
the National Guard. which includes SIX
teen items. aggregates S34l,S40, or SItV-s-0
2 year FOR the next two years one OF
the items is the allowance OF S5ViuVo Ior
ancar1urneuts. which means Sl7sVW per
wear. and as in the past that amount hAs
not been sufficient for a yearly encaEnp-
r1eut II is presumed that II IS me lnleA-
ton 10 use the entire sum 1or oAs en- eA-
Campnent next year and not Hdf0 OAe
this year. In the various items L1eLS = ~
aDUropriatioR for the REVISION " 1n1 - 5
hook. something which the guard sIaHus
vsry much in need Of and has needed LoE
a number Of years
Lieutenant commander 4a1 f-[-e-a
engineer OF the naval militia GeoisS
rfon last MONDAY night on board
OF the Marion. when the IqIloWlns
named officers were elecI9o- ~ 7tI.s.-. -
Barney lieutenant for the M4r1on' rrdnk
Van Week, lieutenant junior grade LOT the
Pfnta. WiiIisn ensign for the Marion,
a1+ aTbesrt Poole for the PInta- To-day
T. - Z RTITke will be in charge Of
the Marion and supervise the Doat uEliIs-
In will be his first effort in that HHe since
he was promoted TO ms present poslclon .sle.II.-
Arrangements are being made TO secure
an electric light plant Tor Ine Marion II
the naval militia Is allowed part OF tne
appropriation for eucampuents TINS year
rfsre will be a cruise in July by the Ma
rion and one by the PInta-
Major NJ z. Owens, signal Ofucer on the
7 has -
n this city for several days. and ne mas
been the guest OF Thomas a Neruey, leu
tenant commander and executive otncer
Of the Marion Tomorrow ne viii oe
taken BY his host TO Mare Island and
shown the Government works there
Leave OF absence for SIX months from
the State has been granted 20 Lieutenant
Colonel i. 3. Z. Dohrmal-
On WaShingtOntS birthday anniversary
rtirty-two OF the members of the signal
corps OF the Second Brigade, Captain
Charles L Hewes, commanding, turned
out mounted for 4 practice march They
yxere esrIripped for field work and armed
for attack as well as for defense In ad-
dftfOn the new field telegraph cart was
taken out in order 70 give e field trial
and see how IL would work in actual Sery-
ice The cart was for the hrst time
drawn by horse and 50 lightly did It
move over the roads that the horse mus-
have concluded that he had struck a soft
job.
The corps went to point on the Dewey
Boulevard q little west OF the AImShOuse
WQSrE captain HEWGS ESTABLISHED RS1Q-
quarters He then assigned q squad of
six men. under Sergeant Henten. 10 take
charge Of and operate the telegraph cart.
and sent a platoon OF men under Ser
geant Garfield to attack and disIodge
supposed enemy on & hill mile and Z
quarter distant, while another but
smaller platoon, under command Of Cor
uoraI Seymour, was sent TO execute
flank movement and attack the rear of
the supposed enemy The orders were
when the men left headquarters mounted
10 reach the point OF attack in what
ever manner their respective commanders
decided upon either mounted or dis
mounted The cart squad, at q safe
distance followed the main attacking
uartv unreeIfng the wire, after having
raised jOfnted poles so as TO cross the
boulevard and not interfere with travel
and in q short time the main body and
the cart were out OF sight of those at
headuuarters by reason Of the de7ectiOns
in the ground, but every movement Of
the attacking party was telegraphe TO
aiotIarters and orders sent from there
II was found that the line worked To the
rtr1osr satisfaction, and its usefulness in
acrTrsI service was more fully demon
strared than at any previous trial The
movements of the two bodies were exc
cTTtef 10 the perfect satisfaction Of head
Quarters and the men were praised for
t-e manner in which they SO successfully
U-ory<etf the telegraph line As soon
80 sneciaI wire being made for this ser
viea reaches this city arrangements will
ha made for another trial OF the cart and