The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1898, Page 8

UNDAY, MAY 1, 1898 GEN. MERRIAM LEAD State Troops of Cali Washington to Be His Dlrectlon Large Forces of Men Engaged in Strengtheni’ng‘ the Defenses of San Francisco--Activity in Recruiting at the Presidio. General ‘Henry :C.: Merriam;‘com-| manding the Departments. of Colum- bia and Califernia,:has received: in- structions from theé War Department to assume charge of the volunteers.o California, Oregon and Washington as soon as the militia of thosSe Statés has " been ‘mustéred- into' the. United States service:. Under -~ his.:direction. -the depot quartermasters: in San:Francisco:and Portland, Or.; will issue to. the voluns: teers the:camp and garrison eqguipage necessary. to put:them: in readiness: for field service: : If-is believed with the clothing now in: the hanas of the militia and thé clothiiig:on hand &t these two depots:the troops of the Pa- I cept WILL VOLUNTEERS fornia, Oregon and Organized Under i i At cannot -be The volunteers nipsi 1\m|t s 0bVious to the i smthe: War D(\na.nmr*n! | m, régiments:af the | Lieytenant Hir 553 relakation «v,[ of : the. appl nts: fail -to each:the Teqiisite ‘standdrd. : THe " Presidio . recruiting:. officer av- mién. for: sérvice with: erganiza- brought ‘before ‘it.. The following offi- cers have been detailed for the court. Major Frank W. Hess, Third Artil- aptain James O'Hara, Third Ar- Captain James Lockett, Fourth ry; (_.Aptaln Henry: G :Danes, Third Artillery; Captain Harry: C. Ben- son; Fourth Cavair i Bemamm H. Bandolph, Third: Artilz i t -David: J.oRim-< Third: “Art] kry arid - Becond Lienteriant- Thomas’ . Carson, Fourth Cavalry,: judge.advoecate. ~The - pre dry. - enrollment of vol~ umteers. for the: trio of heavy: batteries of ‘artillery assigned 1o San Francigeo wag resumed ‘stréets .. armory Twenty.men: applied. 3 rday. morning. R@gtment. N quarters. last night, 8how. to ger a States. Tms is Lhe Full rez,xmcnm 2 Tenth: and: Market | men: yolunteered | flez\ous pnnr to! gherr mol_nhzutmn at] thie central ‘pofi In a: nuiiber 'ofy‘ aTe _appmn\od econd - Tieutenant. ‘FHer- ;. Eirst I‘Gfltlfllh ifantey A Smiti. Fifteenth | Infentry; relieved ‘as nrasiering officer. JIH] nm»umh A fpudriefmaster and eom- L Rirst-Listifenant W F. Clar tering ummr Missouri ‘aplam (‘mrlc\ L Cobper, Tenth Cav © { Navy - Departmen aIry; as mun ering: officer, qubr mrmas- FOR MUSTER InfanerTroops of Califor- nia’s Quota Ready to Go Into Camp : Crowninshisld W ires to the Agjutant- Geng’r‘al Thai the Naval Reserve May Be Used. It was a qulet day nt headquarters vesterday.and the present statusof af- fairs remaing unchanged. - No definite orders were réceived from the War.-De- nartment; “and ‘onlyj routine. | were trapsacted, Al arrangements in | tha companies - to the magimum: strength, have been ¢ompleted and:the’ soldiers | whenever ; the orders from the Bast ary The ‘most important jnews of ‘the day ‘was the dispateh from | liCGrovwninshiela “in regard 1o the” Naval| Reserve. The Naval Reserve: has been anx!ous ever since - hostili commnienced -to. get into the service, and. the .of realizing their:désive are now goad. | neral : Barrett. recently naotified -the of - the willingness. upon the par¢ of California’s Ndval Re- serve:to .serve. the. (Fovernment, : and = day. morning he received ‘the fo} 10\\1n!-; dispatch from: Chief: Crownin. shidld: of the. Bureau:of \,avmatior.,' HORSE IN HEAVY MARCHING ORDER SQUADRON OF THE FOURTH UNITED STATES CAVALRY EQUIPPED FOR THE FIELD. INSPECTING THE KITS cific Coast will be well provided: for. There may be a scarcity of camp equipage, but this can be supplied at short notice from the Eastern army departments. Captain Charle Dodge, Twenty- fourth Infantry, arrived in the city yes-'| terday afternoon from . Tokio, Japan, where he has been on leave .of -ab- sen gé expects to leave to-night for Tampa, F where his regiment is now stationed. The cap- | tain is stopping at the Occidental. | The land fo bor of San Franc foot batteries of the Third Artillery and four troops of the Fourth Cavalr One battery is on duty holding the for- midable position at Fort Baker, on the | Marin bluffs opposite the . Presidio, Another battery garrison Island, while five of the man the modern high power guns and rifled mortars and dynamite guns near Fort Point. The entire artillery force is under the immediate control of Colonel M.-P. Miller, Third Artillery. He is ably sus- tained by Major David H. Kinzie and Major Frank W. He All the forts are connected with wires, land and sub- marine, radiating from one central point, so the fighting may be under the immediate control of one man. Colonel Miller and the officers of the engineer corps hold daily consgultations. Since the opening of .2ctual hostilities the military authorities have given out very little information concerning the defensive work. It is well known, how- ever, that a very large force of nien has been at work day and night for the past three weeks on the formidable for- tifications at Lime Point. Angel Island is another busy place where a large force of workmen is engaged. tions ‘here or for regiments ‘en route to Cuba. The recruiting officer at : the Presidio is Second Lieutenant C!arles T. Boyd, Fourth United States Caval- ry. His office will be opened again to- ment that the regular batteries of the Third . Artillery would be recruited up to the full war strength of men in each battery was premature. In the discre- tion of the President the maximun: strength of 200 mep to each battery c? the regiment may be ordered. Word |'was received at the Presidio yesterday | that the present recruiting will bring each “battery to the strength of 100 men. Under this modified ruling there will be room for 480 recruits for the Third Artillery. The Fourth Cavalry the Presidio can take, under the new Men who about 200 recruits. z:| elect 'to serve in the regular organiza- s of the United States army are cared for in the field and in garrison. |“Their welfare is guarded by capable | ers who understand the duty - of caring for enlisted men and providing them with what the army regulations alloyw. The standard of intelligence in the regular army is already high and is: destined ‘to be higher. Yesterday the squadron of the Fourth | United Statés Cavalry at the Presidio was: inspected in heavy marching or- der, fully equipped for the field. Col- onel Morris, commanding, found every- thing in g00d form.. Thé troopers are ready to g0 to the front at the note of the bugle Last night the détail for service-In guarding the powder iworks at Santa Cruz was hourly expected. The original order issued Friday even- ing by the department commander hna been modified in some respects. To-morrow a general court-martial will meet at the Presidio for the. trial Lof such prisoners as may be properly morrow 4t 8:30 a. m. The announce- | !ter and commissary; -Texas, Second Lieutenant Alfred Drew, Twelfth In- fantry; Washington, First Lieutenant John H. Whomy, Twenty-fourth In- | fantry, relieved as mustering officer and appointed quartermaster and com- missary, Captain Frank Taylor, Four- teenth Infantry, appointed mustering | officer. A Creditable Concert. A concert and entertainment under the | auspices of the Younz Republican Band took place last night at Union-square Hall. Besides the band, under the able direction of M. Theobald Gay, there were entertaining and clever numbers by.Miss Alice Dupas, Misses Estelle Cleu and Emelte Larsale, M. M. Armand and Georges Mefret, Miss Reine Harden- Hickey, Xavier Mefret, M. Paul Girard, Mile. Victoire Orr, Mlie. Cecile Villegia and M. Marcel Perron. Some of these, with M. Georges Juelly, afterward taok part in an admirably rendered comedy- vaudeville. ——— Alcalde’s Social. Alcalde Parlor of the Native Sons ot the Golden Wgst gave a complimentary social last night in Native Sons' Hall. There was a large attendance of sans and daughters -of the State who were privi- leged to enjoy a very select programme of dances. The grand march was. led by L. J&Hurley, floor director, in comnany with Miss Eisie Gifford. -The affair, under the direction of L. J.. Hurley, J. W. Des: mond, L. B. Derre. R. H. Andrews, F. Varni- and J. P. McTammey, the com- mittee of arrangements, was one that was highly commended by all who attended. — Halir dye is considered so detrimental to long life that a Continental assur- ance company refuses to insure the lives of persons using it, which -indicates that the sailor boys may be called upon at any moment: ‘Washington, April 30, 1898. Adjutant-General Barrett, San Francisco, Cal.: Hope to detail your naval militia for auxiliary cruisers in the near future. CROWNINSHIELD, Chief of Fureau of Navigation. Yesterday morning General Last sent the foilowing dispatch to headquar- ters: 1.0S ANGELES, April 30, 1808. Brigadier-General A.. W. Barrett, Cali- fornia Hotel, San Francisco, Cal.: Rolls all complete and on way to these head- quarters. SO AL LAST Bflgadler -General. Lieutenant Sidney A. Cloman, Fif- teenth United States Infantry, who has been detailed as acting assistant quartermaster and commissary of sub- sistence, called upon Captain Carring- ton at headquarters yesterday. They held a conference relative to matters connected with the mustering in of the National Guard. Captain iCarrington has not yet received the mustering blanks from the War Department. He has to select quarters where he will open his office for the purpose of mus- tering in the men. The First Re; ment armory would, .in the opinion-of Captain Carrington, be a suitable place for mustering in the troops, but he has not yet ascertained if he can secure it. 'He would be obliged to have the entire first floor of the armory, and. this would necessitate the companies giv- ing up. their company reoms, which they can mot conveniently do, so Cap- “tain Carrington will. probably ha.ve his quarters elsewhere. - Governor Budd was at hesdqum !rom ‘noon um.u 4 a'doch Only rou- A.divilge: their : conténts. matters.! Guard, as. far .as recruiting the | r.chances tine business occupied the attention of the Governor. He stated that there was- no- change in the situation and that he was simply aw: ng. . orders from the War Department. ‘Adjutant General = Barrett, — when dsked what he thought’ of the report from Washington, D. C.; that the Cali- fornia troops -would- be Teétained . on have no comment to make upon the re- pert, nor-do- i intend-to- discuss orders that are issued by the War Depsrt~ ‘ment.” United ‘States ‘Marshal ‘Barry Blfld» win was at headquarters in . the- aftes noon and held a long: confereénce. with -Adjutant ‘General Barrett. candidate for the position of brigadier general. . During the late war he¢ was lieutenant. colonel and ehief of “artil- lery of the Fourth Corps, Army of the ‘Cumberland. ‘Lieutenant-Colonel T J. Hay . of Fresno, the assistant’ adjutant-general of:the Third “Brigade, who has- just completed . the. inspection: of the Sixth Infantry, was in ‘the city last mght and reported:at headquarters,’ - He will be- try to-moIrow. present tour: of -inspection under: orders from’General Barrett: Captain - Carrington . was. tn receipt i last night of important dispatches from’ the ‘War ‘Departiment, hut- refused. to. In so: doing \ho is acting. under, the orders recently sued ahy army | formation. Everything is now in completé readi- néss for the mustering in‘af the Guard. | .Afl- transportatien -has ‘been . arranged {-for and as soon as Captain Carrington | récéiyés his -orders: the troops ‘will be nt here, As ‘he’ is' ready to récewe [them: General Barrett ‘sald; late last night: Hhan fie thought the mustering in of the -men “would probably: begin ..on Thursday.- EXAMPLES OF PATRIOT- ISM. P. H. McCormick, genéral ‘agent of the Chicage, Rock. Island and Pacific -Rall- advises ‘The - Call - “that vice-president ‘of ths'com: pany Ssued: acircular-letter:from Chibage, Avril® 25, addressed to- officers’ and heads of dopanments, rci\dl‘ng as fol- lows: Tk 4he aforimation b all. coiesrasd. niatios is: hereby Elven: that: erployes” of ° thi ecom- pany- who' leavé the-company's.service: for the hurpose “of . connecting. thems with | the army.or navy ‘of. the: United States during: the| war- with Spain cin have-their positions:again at the. close: of ‘their term -of ‘enlistment upan presentationi: of . an’honorabie . discharge by official from -giving ‘out in-: mations of this natute will bé given. to ander- stand. that thelr appofntment is subject m the ahove : condjtions: Crystal Couneil’ No.. 4,0 C. F. adopted the following patriotic res That all assessments and. dués of ang’mem: ber of Crystal.Countil No. 4, ‘0. C. Fi,' énlist- fng ‘i the United. States oy An The-ar against Spain would. be :paid: from the. funds of the counc Steps have- hHeen:taken to organize .a volunteer troop of cavalry, té.-be known as the Pala Alto’ Home -Cavalry Treop: The. volunteers propese. to tender thef services to-the Gavernor: for. duty. within the: State:of California. Archibald ‘L. McKendry Merguire, officers of -tha -treap, annolice that'a meeting: to.complete the organiza- tion ‘will be held next Friday evening. at theé large tent on University avenue, Palo Alto. :Forty young men have already signéd’ the roll. SMALL BOYS INJURED., Four of Them. Taken. to-the Receiv- ing' Hospital Yesterday Morning. ‘Within an hour yesterday morning four small boys were treated. at the Receiving Hospital for wounds resulting from acci- dents, which, .except -on the Fourth of July, is a rather unusual.oceurrence. The first Robert €rowley,: who i ter street. He ‘was riding. a horse on. Buchanan .street- when ‘a butcher's boy ‘on:passing him: struck ‘the harse with his whip. - The animal kicked up -its heels and_Robert was thrown to the ground. Bbth bones of his left .arm were. fractured. © was o soaner-on the.operating table: (h.m James Ninth street; mv limseif by rolling wheels on the rail- track and fell, one of “the wheels passing over his left arm, breaking: both bones. Emil Quarg, 917A Oak street, fell. down a’flight of stairs’and sustained an:ugly wound in his right leg, besides- othér Dbruises. The last: of the quartet” was Charles Nolan, 1320 Pacific street. He fell. down an‘embankment at Pacific and Van Ness. avenue and sustained a sprain of his el- bow and contusion of his shoulder. —_———— Thomas Roach Arrested. Officers Merchant - and Thompson ar- rested Thomas Roach, one of the Mis- sion rowdies who assaulted old -man Rappo on jon street on Iriday . even- ing. Roach; however, is charged with-a more serious offense’ than :assault. He was booked for an a +his coast-for its protection, replied: "I | Lyman .S: Bridges -of: this. city:is a | gin the inspection of the Second Irifan-’ Colonel Hay is on the | by .Secretary “Alger forbidding|: sault with intent to | California Ready to ORGANIZING LEAGUES IN MANY CITIES Care for the Na- “tion’s Sick and Wounded Soldi 1r'S. Red Cross Societies Being Formed All Over the State to Aid Humanity’s Work on the Battle Fields. Red Cross societies are now in order. early .every city, town and village ithin . “hundred miles of San Fran- eisco will have a branch of the league within ‘4 few days. Organizations are | now being made as rapidly as they can | bie formed: and great enthusiasm is be- ing taken in the movement. “A meet- | ing-of those: interested in the work of the. Red Cross:will be held in Vallejo on Monday -afternoon .and the ladies who-are at.the head of the movement there promise:a strong league will be | -arganized.: . At Lompoc and Los Gatos | ‘assurances are given that -the Sanitary | ‘Commission of California will be given ‘mych ‘practical- encouragement. The -citizens 'of Oakland will hold a* mass meeting to-day at the First Con- | gregational Church at 4 o'clock for the | ‘pérmanént organization of a Red Cross seciety: -Tiie churches of all denomi- | nations ‘will “be represented and dele-:| gétes from &ll-the fraternal societies will be:In attendance. - Mrs. Granville | AAbbastt will preside and she will be as- sisted by Rev. Charles R. Brown. There will ‘bé a number of speakers present and they will-be limited to five-minute addresses. - It is the plan of the Oak- | land society ta perfect an organization and-stand ready to assist in the work of the Red Cross Society whenever their | services ‘may be called. Over a hun- dred names have been signed to the | roll-of the society, and to-day in all| the churches of the city at the morn- ing services blanks will be distributed, giving all an opportunity to add their | names.to the rollbook of the organiza- | tions On Monday night the Sanitary Com- mission-and Red Cross League of Cali- fornja- will hoid a general meeting at the:California Hotel. . 1ne meeting will | becalled. to erder at 7:.0 and it will'be | for: the: purpose of forming a complete | ‘organization to. embrace all #he socie- | | Sweeney. | with Spain the grove | patriotic to enjoy der the banner of the Red Cross at the First . Congregational Church to-m. row afternoon will be a very patriotic gathering:: The: following additional speakers have promised to attend: Col- onel J. P. Iri A. 'W. Bishop, Mr. Van Kirk, D. E rd_Collins, J. G. Lem- mon, Charles . Webb. Howard, Rev. obert - Ritchie: and Rev. Father Mc- There was.d Jarge attendance.at the en- tertainment given last week hy the mem- | bers..of Custer Couneil” to their: friends. Starr King Council -gave -a delightful entertainmernt last Friday night in. Fra- ternity . Hall.. " There - was a good pro- | gramme of ‘music and dancing, and in ad- aition thére were presented. a. number of stereopticon View A number of the members of the sev- | efal councils of the -order in this State have. volunteered to serve during the war. If all ‘who have so volunteered are ac- cepted .the attendance ‘at council meetings during. the war smalk. Supreme Commander C; :hton of Den- ver; -Colo:, -has-prepared a. list of Ml the members of the uniform r:lnk of.the o der and ‘will forwatd it to-the War De- partment and at the same time offer the }non to the Government for service at the ront. DRI IDISM. Aurora Grove hail made all arrange- ments for a grand picnic, but on last Monday the coramittée of arrangements held a meeting and canceled the a.air on the ground that the country being at war members: were too while so to serve themselves many mrén were volunteering flag and country. Next Thursd the grand officers visit Alpini Grove. At that time the officers of the grove will be installed, grove are will new and well as the members of th known as liberal entert | including past noble gr: other members of the been invited, will meet with a most cor- dial reception.. ties of .a similar pature that are now ‘being formed in many of the cities and towns ‘of: the State. Co-operation of | Al the ‘organ ions must be had to | do effective svork and that is well un- derstood: by lhx' members of the dif-| ferent branches that have been formed. Delégates from all the Red Cross | leagues ‘that have been formed are ex- | pected to be present and assist in for- mulating a ;zeneral plan of work. Com- mittees will be appointed to look after the different branches ot the work the soeiety will undertake, and a most| thorough organization will be per- | fecte: One -of the most important commlttees that will be named will: be | that- on:schools. The pupils of the public ‘schools are bubbling over with | enthusiasm and it is all their teachers can do.to hold them in check. = The teachers: agree that the pupils of ths schools should be allowed to-take an active part in the work, but it is ths pian_of ‘the: instructors to agree upon | some. proper plan of action and then go ahead. . A committee of teachers will | ‘be named. at the meeting on. Monday: nicht and to them will be left to-plan | the work for the schoals to do. News came: from Key West yesters day that Miss Clara Barton, the leader of: the -Red [ Cross Society in America, had gone to. the front with a corps of trained. nurses.. Three physicians were | with her and they took possession of | the Red Cross hospital ship State. of Texas, which: arrived at the Florida | pert from New York on Friday. in | charge of Dr. Hubbell. The vessel has on bhoard. 1400 ‘tons of medicines and‘ food and it is now well equipped to care | for the soldiers ‘who fall by disease or | by bullets in the impending battles. e RED CROSS SPEAKERS. commit robbery OAKLAND, April 30.—The rally un- | about to be ‘organized COMPANIONS OF Ti«1E. FOREST. Last Monday the grand officers installed a nuclens for the organization of a new circle in this city. Last Tuesday: Wa itiated two membe: are that a ington -Circle in- ,:and the prospects Xt meeting - ten. mora ated. ednesday night last Mazzini Circle 4 necktie party, which h: € 1he order iftered s loss in ' the death of Mrs, Emma Bell of Minerva Circle, one of the oldest members of the order and who dld much to advance it. CHOSEN FRIENDS. Sacramento Council on the evening of the 20th of April gave an ‘entertainment members and a:large:number - of There was.an address by Grand Vice-Councilor Hartley and a choice ‘pro- gramme of music and . recitation, h was followed by a cake walk, in which Grand ‘Trustee Day and.‘Mrs. John Mc- Mahon: carriéd off the hon The next vigit by the Progressive Coun- I'cil will -be to Bamarifan €ouncil on the 4th inst. ORDER-OF PENDO. A new council was’ organized at Cen- tralia,” Wash,, Jast weéek.. A new one is at “Salida, Colo, Deputy Cressy s organizing oné at Lom- poc, in'this State, and Supreme Organ- | izer MacPherson is -organizing one at Bakersfield. Each reports.a good charter list. At the last held seéssion . of:-Pomona Council, - in’ Pomona, "twenty-two..candi- dates were initiated.. The session wis a very enthusiastic one and the officers ars working with a vim to maxe the council one of the most prominent in the order. 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