The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-07-21
OREGONIANS
To APPEAR ON
DRESS PARADE
Ceremony Set for I his
Afternoon.
EXTRA CLOTHING QUESTION
VERY FEW AVAIL THEMSELVES
OF THE PRIVILEGE.
The Examiners Hundreds of Over
coats Have DwindIed Down to
Eight, Which Arrived Yes
terday Morning.
VERY FEW AVAIL THEMSELVES
OF THE PRIVILEGE.

The Oregon regiment will parade this
afternoon--the first dress parade since
il returned to this country. The regiment
will form on the infantry parade ground
at the Preside at o'clock. 1t Will make
q fine showing, for the Oregon troops
were well known for their drill and dis
cipline while at Manila. and they have
forgotten none of what they learned. The
regiment will be reviewed by General
Summers and probably by Colonel Free
man, commandant at the post.
The issue Of extra clothing was obtain
ed yesterday, but it did not 90 far, for
there was some hitch in the oYercoat sup
ply. The Examiners promised invoice Of
hundreds Of overcoats fell down to eight.
Just eight overcoats were received, and
these were issued. 1t has always been
that way with Examiner promises. AS
for blankets, the regiment had enough
10 supply all who asked for them And
those who asked for extra clothing were
not numerous. Two companies declined
10 call for anything blankets nor
Overcoats. one company called or'oIan-
kets but no oYercoats, and two more
called for one overCoat apiece. The MEM
Urandum held by the regimental quarter
master Lieutenant Knapp, Is as follows:
Company A, no blankets and no over
coats. Company b, seven blankets, one
UverCoat, Company 6, thirteen blankets,
no OVerCoats. Company ID, nNe blankets
and five OVerCOatS, Company Il, no Dldn-
kets and no OVercoats; Company +, tnlr-
teen blankets, tWenty-four OVercoats;
Company q, twenty-one blankets, seven
oVerCOats; Company II, thirty blankets,
two overcoats; Company l, no blankets
and no oVercoats; Company X, nineteen
blankets, twenty OYercOatS;. Company J.,
fifteen blankets, no oVercOats; Company
NJ, fifteen blankets, two oVercoats.
The Red Cross Society gave thirty over
coats. These have all been issued. Eight
more arrived yesterday morning. These,
too, were issued. General Warfeld Will
probably come to the relief of the EX-
aminer with a few more to-day, and these
viii be issued until the acquisitions re-
ferred TO shall have been filled out
There are over 1900 men in the regiment,
Examiner but out of that number all
the overcOats applied for amount to a
total of seventy-one, and all the blankets
TO 1873. 1t was great victory for the
Examiner and its advertising bureau
John Lafferty of II Company of the
Oregonians caused a sensation yesterday
by being sent TO the general hospital,
suffering from typhoid symptoms" His
case Is not typhoid. the surgeons say,
however but is the result of a protract-
ed spree in which he has been lately in
dulging He is being held in the hospital
to await the development Of his malady,
whatever It may be, but it is not eX-
pected that it will take any serious turn.
Lieutenant Colonel Harbaugh Third
the recruits at the Preside. has been
promoted. and he is now a colonel He
has been assigned to the command of the
First United States Infantry, Colonel
Evan Miles, late commander, having been
retired.
Recruit James NJ Jones. Twenty-thrd
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, has
been sentenced TO be dishonorably dis
charged, to forfeit all nay and all allow
labor for six months. The sentence has
been approved and AlcatraZ has been des-
ignated as the place for his detention, His