The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31
MORE PROMOTIONS FOR
THE CALIFORNIA BOYS

More promotions this time among the
men and the non commissioned officers,
were the principal items of interest at
the camp of the Californians yesterday.
The promotions were as follows:
First Sergeant Henry T. Hicks, Com
pany c, to be roginental; Private l.. Nc
Nally to be sergeant of Company G; Cor
poral Charles II. Davis to be sergeant of
Company d; Private Gabriel Stevens to
be sergeant Of Company D; Private
Charles A Smith 10 be corporal of Com
pany c; Corporal Benjamin z. Walls to be
sergeant of Company K; Private William
+. Ferriman 20 be corporal of Company
X; Private Willis f; Gnfred to be ser
geant of Company c; Private Frederick
W. Held to be corporal of Company G;
Private John II. Priedeaux TO be corporal
of Company NJ.
tablished and a copy Of it was placed on
the regimental order board yesterday
The principal feature of 1t from the stand
point of the public is guard mount, which
is set for 9:45 each morning. Colonel Du-
boce announced to his regiment yesterday
that the date for mastering out had been
set for September q. This means if the
regiment is not ready to get out at that
time the work Will have TO be finished
anyway, but the men and officers will not
be paid for the overtime nor will they be
allowed rationS.
There were two funerals at the post yes
terday. both Of volunteers. Sergeant Kor-
mig OF Battery a. California Artillery, was
buried with military honors. He has been
in service q years and was in soldiers
home when the artillery was being re-
cruited. He left the home to go with Bat
terry A. Sergeant Kornig died on the
transport Sherman while she was on her
way here.
Corporal Luther II. Dunsmuir of Com
pany B, First California, was also buried
in the national cemetery. He too died on
the Sherman while on his way home with
his regiment.
The First California regiment Will as
semble at half past six this morning TO
march to the wafer front to escort the
troops from the transport Grant to their
camp at the Preside. 1t Is strictly accord
ing to camp custom that the last comers
do this courtesy for the new arrivals, and
II is also camp custom TO invite the newly
arrived troops to mess with the next
youngest. The escort viii be headed oy
a battalion of regular artillery from the
Preside and Fort Mason, and the band
Of the Third artillery from Angel Island,
the detachment to be under command Of
Captain Sedgwick Pratt. The California
regiment has been designated the spe-
cial escort of the troops from the Grant,
but the other volunteer organizations at
the Preside are invited in orders to take
part in the parade.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Harry Part
ridge has been ordered to report to the
chief surgeon for the annullment of his
contract.
First Lieutenant George A Reed Fifty
first Iowa volunteers. having been relieved
from duty as quartermaster and commits
sary of the general hospital, has been or
dered to remain on duty with Captain
William B. Reynolds, Fourteenth In
fantry, who succeeded him, until his reg
iment arrives from the PHILIPPINES.
First Lieutenant Edwin Bell. Eighth In
fantry and twelve men, have been
ordered to Fort Smelling Minnesota the
station of the depot battalion of the
Eighth Regiment.
Third Artillery accompanied by Neteri-
nary Surgeon Eddy and Charles p.
WEIGH, have been ordered to Napa, Cali
fornia, to inspect and purchase horses
The order directing that a detail of forty
men from Battery be left at Angel Is
land upon the departure of the battery
for the north has been revoked A de-
tachment of two non-commissioned of
ficers and ten men from Battery have
been ordered to Benicia barracks to re-
lieve the detachment from Battery f,
now stationed there. The detachment
from Battery e will then return to its
station at Fort Mason.
Second Lieutenant Austin Parker,
Twenty-fourth Infantry, has been ordered
to duty with the recruits while awaiting
orders for duty at Manila.
Acting Assistant Surgeon George Rives
White has been ordered to duty at the
general hospital at the Preside.
CAPTAIN L. G.. McAlexander, who was 20
have sailed on the transport Puebla, has
been recalled
States Cavalry now at the Preside have
been detailed to accompany the horses to
be shipped on the transport Leelanaw
They will be sent when called for to re-
port to Second Lieutenant Ben II. Dorcy,
Fourth Cavalry, on board of that trans
port:
Sergeant William j. Boyle, Saddler Will
liam w. Bledsoe, Privates Edward Cooper,
Frederick schwartinga Thomas P, Brown,
Frederick Feldman. Recruits William A.
Bixby, Frank f. Dyer, Steve A. Black
well. Floyd W. Passmore, Charles ]. Nix.
caoroa Il rjap Charles + C,atewood Jnbp
p Barbee, William Button and James
q Flyun,