The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
Tews Of Camp and Transport


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W. Hammons, first lieutenant Company
H, Seventh Infantry.
The following commissions have been is
sued from headquarters at Sacramento:
Second Brigade staff-Abbott A. Hanks,
to be captain and aide-de-camp, vice
White, resigned.
Cavalry-James NJ. White to be first
lieutenant of Troop D, vice Nordholst, re.
signed; John D. Putnam, to be second
lieutenant Of Troop D, vice White, pro-
noted
Second Infantry-Ernest Weyand, to be
captain of Company B. vice Ford, term
expired; Henry Dickson, to be second lieu
tenant of Company B, vice Weyand, pro
NOTED; John A. McMartin, to be captain
of Company E, vice Lucey. failed TO re
port for duty under act Of March Il, leS9,
and honorably discharged; John f. Sher-
burn, to be first lieutenant OF Company r.
vice McMartin, promoted; Fred M. Miller,
70 be captain of Company l, vice Riley,
failed to report for duty under act Of
March q, 1899, and honorably discharged
Charles A: Witter. to be first lieutenant
Of Company l, vice Tyrren. failed TO re
port for duty under act of March q: lSJ9,
and honorably discharged; John II. Rich
ards, to be second lieutenant OF Company
1, vice Miller, promoted.
Fifth Infantry-A. K. Whitton, to be
colonel vice Fairbanks. retired; John f
Hayes, TO be lieutenant colonel, wee
Wilton. promoted; William Elliott, to be
major, vice Hayes, promoted; Joshua q.
Dickson, to be captain Of Company Z, vice
be captain Of Company D, vice Elhott,
promoted; Joseph 2. Barrow, to be second
lieutenant of Company D, vice Murray
sixth fnfantry-Edward Jones, to. be
captain of Company c, vice Duncan, term
expired; John A. Degglin. to be first lieu, lieu,
expired William S. Scott, to be second
lieutenant of Company c. vice Jones, term
expired; Kenneth c. Mastellar, to be cap
tain of Company G., vice Cook, failed t, to
report for duty under act of March q;
1899 and honorably discharged; Howard
]. Haley, to be first lieutenant OF Com
pany G. vice Blodgett term expired; Ben
jamin F. Whittam, to be second neuten-
ant Of Company G, vice Munzer' term e1-
pired.
ing, to be captain and adjutant. vice Al
fonso, retired; John c. Mielke, to be hrst
lieutenant and battalion adjutant, vice
BIackstock, resigned; John E. sullivan,
to be first lieutenant and quartermaSter'
vice Hutchinson, resigned; truman Cole'
to be captain of Company c, vice Lang
worthy, term expired; Raymond l. FolI-
mer. to be first lieutenant of Company G,
vice George, resigned; Alba M. Hurtt, 10
be second lieutenant of Company -, wee
Phillips resigned; Warren A. Wing, TO
be second lieutenant of Company +, vice
Winans. failed to report for duty under
act of March q. 1899, and honorably DIS
charged: Lawrence d. Collins, to be sec
ond lieutenant of Company 1, vice Thayer,
term expired.
Naval Militia Battalion-Douglas White,
TO De lieutenant anu pay llsiSAtIs VIZ
derhiu, resigned; Charles a. Hunt, to be
lieutenant Junior Grade. Sixth Division,
vice SQuier, resigned; Henley Z. Booth,
10 be ensign, Sixth Division, vice Hunt,
promoted.
Certificates of reelection have been is
sued to the following named officers since
the date of general orders No. s, G. 5:
Fifth Infantry-Carl L. E. Wenk, re-
elected captain Of Company F; Curtis =:
Covalt. reelected second lieutenant OF
COmDanV F
sixth i,,fil tInfantry-David W. Morris. re-
elected captain of Company D; George
w Jones, reelected captain or Com
Naval Militia Battalion-Henry c: Pc
tersOn, reelected ensign, First DIVISION
Colonel A K. Whitton and Captain and
Regimental Adjutant ID. a. Smith, OF the
Fifth Infantry, have cleared up the resl-
mental roll and all who were carried but
were no longer entitled to have their
names there have been discharged ac-
cording to law There were from Com
pany A AZ from c, 2 from D and from h.
The reasons for these discharges were;
Enlisted in the army or navy, o. eXplra-
ton of term Of service, Y; by two-thlrds
vote .; removal, "a; for failing TO report
under the act of the Legislature %; ana
withdrawal of consent or parents = III ali
The following changes in the regiment
are announced:
to be corporal, vice Meinecke. reduced to
the ranks; Private George Nichols, TO De
corporal, vice Smyth discharged
Company D-PriVate Albert A smith,
to be quartermaster sergeant, vice DAVIS,
who is hereby reduced TO the ranks at ms
own request; Corporal Newell NanuerpIIt, \,
to be sergeant, vice Johansen, discharged;
Private Thomas A. Kerrigan, TO be ser
geant vice Barrow, elected second heu-
tenant; Private Frank b. Moulton, to be
CORPORAL vice Dustin, discharged; Fri
vate Harry c. Smith, TO be corporal, vice
Archer, discharged; Private William 7.
Butterworth, to be corporal, vice Van
derbilt promoted sergeant; private
Charles A. Aimy, to be corporal, vice
Mulhern, discharged; Private aired Bar
row, to be corporal, vice GreaXer, as
charged; Private Valentine u Clark, 10
be corporal. vice Cheda, elected captain.
Private Iver c. Masrup, Company ID,
transferred to Company c; Private Ernest
Barbau Company q, transferred to Com
pany A.
Major William Elliott, major Of the
Fifth Infantry, has resigned to accept a
commission in the United States Volun-
The recently mustered out officers and
men of the First California Regiment are
considering the order from superior head
quarters TO return into the guard on OF
before the Goth of next month and there
is considerable speculation as to the num-
ber that will avail themselves of the act
of March q, which gives them the right
to re-enter the guard without loss of time
as to continuous service in the guard.
Rules and regulations submitted by
Colonel John F. Burgin, inspector general
of rifle practice for skirmish firing, have
been approved at superior headquarters
and issued in orders.
The trophy, a silk flag. awarded in 1897
to Company NJ, Seventh Regiment, will
again be competed for. The rules provide
that at least so per cent Of the members OF
each company Of infantry should, on the
completion of the course of practice at
rectangular targets, be exercised in skir-
The calculation of percentage Will be
based as follows, viz;
(a) At least 80 per cent Of the total num-
Der of this company should be present
and participate.
Cb) II over so per cent. percentage is
based on men actually present or NUM-
number of points possible to be made
with the number of men shooting.
(c) If under 80 per cent. percentage is
Locnd nr if en nar cent of cnrnnanv were