The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
Referred to Attorney
General Ford.
He is TO DECIDE ITS VALIDITY
THE EXPECTATIONS AS TO THE
FIRST INFANTRY.
Military Ball Given by the Signal
Corps Of the Second Brigade
Changes in the Naval
Militia

The contract FOR the blouses for the Ma
fional Guard recently awarded by the
majority Of the uniform board has been
fhe topic Of conversation In National
Guard circles last week not only IN the
rank and file but IN the several upper
Offices. There have been warm and ami
mated discussions IN which the com
mander in chief. his adjutant general. the
major general. brgadier general Of the
Second Brigade and others took part, and
zhcre was a great deal OF opinion eN-
pressed by all, but none seemed 10 feel
sure that he was right as 10 the dual con-
tract. and it was finally decided that the
whole matter should be left 10 the Juog-
Inent OF the Attorney General
in general orders from superior head
quarters BriEadier General Muller is or
oered 10 organize a new company 10 be
known as IA OF the Second Infantry at
Placeryllle in place Of the company at
Redding which failed 10 mateualize.
Colonel ". h. Johnson and Lieutenant
Colonel Peeier have been appointed on
the examining board OF the Third Brig
nde. vice Colonel Henshaw and Colonel
Nunan.
The following designations have been ac-
cepted. Major j.. r. Walter. Seventh In
7antrg: Captain *. &. Masteller OF Com
pany g. Sixth Infantry. Major John G.
Fitzgerald, major and aid on the stan OF
second lieutenant OF Company { OF the
Fifth Infantry. William NJ Lewis. cap
tain and assistant surgeon OF the sanitary
corps.
Marion Pirkey, major OF the Second In
iantry, has been granted leave OF absence
until December TO-
IN the expectation that the First Regi-
snel & OF Infantry VIII soon be IN the guard
d range for rife practice Is now talked OF
and several sites have recently been eX-
nmincd. one southwest OF InglesiGe was
thought OF. hut it is not considered desira-
tle on account OF being too open and not
an0rdlng protection from excessive wind
Another site examined is in ravine near
Glen Park, where there is possibility for
q range for shooting at two. three and
nve hundred yards, but no opportunity for
Ekirmish nring. This site is protected
from wind except q blow from the north
which occasionally makes itself felt. As
1et 20 site has been determined upon
il Is expected that every company OF
the old FIRST Infantry will have its mus
ter roll ready 10 send into regimental
headquarters by tomorrow night. so that
Il may be transmitted 10 Sacramento be-
Tore the last day OF the month. Some OF
The companies VIII show up with an eN-
cess over the minimum but several of
them VIII not have the minimum number
These companies viii report anyhow and
The commanders viii have 20 recruit up 10
the required number within a stated time
and u they fan 10 DO so the cornpanIes
VIII be oisbanded and new ORGANIZATIONS
formed. u Is stated that there are a
rumber of men who are ready TO join the
regiment as a company. but do NOT 1sss-e
70 join any OF the companies that are re-
turning.
In regimentai orders No. il IS Announces
the appointment OF First Lieutenant Al
fred n BOrlini as Inspector OF rife prac-
tice and First Lieutenant la Rue A de
1oe as battalion adJutant
Since the issuance OF previous orders
there have been discharged from This
regiment sixteen men-eight on account
OF removal. four on account OF enlisrfnr
81 the United States army, two by expira-
1On of term OF service and one each an
account of the act OF the Legislature ana
good of the service.
The following changes have been r,sda
on recommendation Of the respective com
pany commanders:
Corporal X. c Smith, COMPANY n -A-
turned 10 the ranks as a private; Com
rauy Quarterrnaster Sergeant + s Can
dall. returned 10 the ranks as a private:
Private +. s. Archer COMPANY Il "a be
corporal, vice Smith; Private II. Iverson
Company y, 70 be corporal. vice Harrow
discharged: Private @. A Shaver Cnr,
pany y. 10 be corporal. vice Clark dis
charged Private Sydney s Marshall.
eergeant. VICE Crandall; Private ] r
ForocreT, Company O. 70 be sergeant
vice Whal,ey, discharged; Private Walter
y. Steinmeiz. Company O. 10 be sergeant.
vice Mcdonnell, promoted second lien
tenant; Private Louis II. Vessel. Com
pany @, 20 be corporal, vice Fletter. dis
charged; Private W. II. Wright, Com
panE @, 70 be corporal, vice Putnam.
cisohargedf Private Elmo c. Harvey
Company G, 20 be corporal. vice Cleve-
land. discharEedf Private Asa / Perkins
Company @, 70 be corporal. vice Cordes'
discharged; Private William z. ilinds.
discharged; Private r. W. Weeks. Com,
pany @, 70 be corporal, vice Hun lie
charged; Private Edward Anderson. Com
.pany G, 10 be corporal. vice Elliott. dis