The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29
NATIONAL GUARD LAW
MADE TO BE BROKEN
AN ORDER ISSUED IN JULY IS
NULLIFIED IN OCTOBER.
A Number Of Changes That Have
Recently Taken Place-one
Company in Bad Way.

It is apparent that orders that are is
sued from general headquarters of the
National Guard at Sacramento are, like
promises and piecrust, made to be broken,
or else those in charge are forgetful OF
the orders previously issued
In general orders No. g. issued from su-
perior headquarters July rs, was the fol-
lowing:
THE practice Of some commanding offl-
cers of revolving orders making discharges
will be discontinued.
"a man once discharged from the Ma
tional Guard can become a member only
by enlistment or commission, as provided
by law"
Despite this order, which has never been
revoked and is as positive as language
can make 1t, there appears in special
orders No. %, issued from the headquar-
ters of the Second Brigade, October 26, the
" By direction from general head
quarters and upon the request q 0a OF Japan PIi1
gade Signal Corps that portion OF speelal
order No 81, series 1888, from these mead
quarters relating to the discharge OF Mu-
sician R. c. Delamater, Signal Corps, Is
hereby revoked
lieutenant Colonel Huber has been or
dered to proceed TO Merced TO lnspecL ana
report on Company H Of the Sixth Regt-
ment as TO membership, efficiency, lnelud-
ing attendance at drills and the perform
ance of duty, its property OF All KINDS.
carefully inquire into its status in every
particular for determining what II any
action is necessary concerning TINS com
pany, reports Of its late Inspection not
being very satisfactory. 1t Is said that
the members of this company have been
very neglectful of duty and have become
utterly Indifferent.
The organization of the Second Brigade
will be given two scores at target prac-
tice in November on account of having
missed shoots in September by reason of
absence from their respective localities
at the time the September shoots were
ordered.
The following is the score Of the officers
of the division staff recently; Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel Huber A. Lieutenant
Colonel Murphy 45. Lieutenant Colonel
Dohrmann "a, Lieutenant Colonel Stanley
Lieutenant Colonel Miles Of the division
staff has been granted thirty days leave
Of absence, with permission to leave the
State.
Major John G. Fitzgerald has rendered
his resignation as an aid on the staff OF
the division commander.
Major w D. McCarthy-he Of the Cali
fornia First-has been appointed surgeon
on the division staff, and Lieutenant A. B.
c. Dohrmann has been appointed pay
master on the same stan with the rank Of
lieutenant colonel, vice Emeric, deceased.
The resignation Of H. W. Emerson. sec
ond lieutenant of Company c, Fifth In
fantry, has been accepted. Major Julliard
ton to be held November to I'LL the va
cancy.
The detail of George Q. Duncan. Sixth
Infantry. on the examining board Of the
Third Brigade has been Cancelled.
Lieutenant Colonel T. J. Hay (retired)
has been detailed to act in place of Col
onel ]. w. Guthrie on the. examining
board for the Third Brigade for the spe-
cial purpose of examining officers of the
Sixth Infantry who are unable to appear
before the regular examining board
Two men have been DISCHARGED from
Troop A Cavalry for the good of the SER
vice.
Lieutenant Colonel Hunt has been or