The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
TROOPERS WILL
Use REVOLVERS
Major Bigelow Arranges
Problem Drill Prior to De-
parture for Ord Barracks
SCOUTS GO EAST TO-DAY
Major Darlington and His
Battalion of Filipinos Will
Make Start for st. Louis

AS Major Bigelow win leave next
week for Ord Barracks tomorrow wiz
be the last opportunity TO see the col
ored troopers drill under his command
For this farewell occasion he has pre-
pared an extensive problem exercise,
which viii be Of unusual interest. The
territory TO be covered by the maneu-
vers viii extend from the Broadway
entrance way across the golf links, out
beyond the Marine Hospital almost to
the ocean. Following is the outline OF
the exercise:
A brown force is advancing against the Pre-
sidio from the East The Preside IS gar
risoned by blue force Two troops OF the
brown cavalry are ordered 10 enter the Broad
way gate and. proceeding westward. TO re
connoirer the Wall road 10 the First avenue
Gatc the golf road. the Marine Hospital road
20 Mcdowell avenue ana Mcdowell avenue 10
Rob quarry. Two troops OF the blue cavalry
are ordered to start from Rob quarry and, pro
ceeding eastward 10 the Broadway gate, clear
the before mentioned route OF amy hostile force
81 may encounter The troops OF both sides
supposed TO he OF carbine ammunition.
- eli the fighting viii be with pistol and
ssber.
Major Biselows immediate successor
viii be Captain Lester w. Cornish.
The new pistol target track for the
use Of the cavalry is now nearly com
pleted near Fort Slaughter.
TARGET SEASON NEARS.
The target season Of the cavalry for
carbine practice viii begin at Fort
Baker August % and continue until
September 10. During this practice one
half Of the troop viii go 10 Fort Baker
a. a time. leaving the other half at
the Preside TO take care Of the horses.
as all the practice at Fort Baker viii
b. dismounted.
Major Bigelow, who has been ap-
pointed acting superintendent Of the
Yosemite National Park, expects TO
lecve Ord Barracks for that place early
in Nav He will have in his command
two troops OF the First Squadron of
th- Ninth Cavalry. His detail is for
six months
Major Darlington and his battalion
of Philippine scouts. which has been
eucamped at the Preside for the past
three weeks awaiting the completion
of it's quarters at St. Louis. viii leave
for that city to-day on a special train.
Thomas Nelson Page. the well
known author. who has been winter
ing in Southern California, paid his
respects to General Macarthur yester-
day afternoon.
ELEVENTH CAVALRY DUE.
The Eleventh Cavalry. due to arrive
hre on Thursday. April IA. viii go into
the Model Camp at Preside while
awaiting arrangements to transport it
To its eastern post.
The two companies Of the Eleventh
Infantry that. are now in the Model
camp under command Of Captain Zeb-
zion B. Vance viii go to the Tennes-
see Camp. which the Philippine scouts
viii vacate to-day.
The second battalion Of the Tenth
Infantry. composed Of Companies Z, F.
Q and H. under command of Major
Henry 3. Mhoon, left yesterday for
rife practice in the new range back Of
Point Bonita.
The court martial appointed to try
Lieutenant Frederick B. Nelson for
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman will be convened tomorrow
at ? o'clock in the library building at
the Preside.
There viii be an auction Of a big
lot Of Uncle Sans condemned goods
at the Tenth Infantry cantonment at
the Preside April is. at 3 a. m.