The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1898. ORDER TO BREAK CAMP [S HOURLY EXPECTED MPORTANT messages by wire were exchanged between the War De- partment and the headquarters of the Eighth Army Corps vesterday. The telegrams related to the prep- ns for the sailing of the third ex- pedition of the forces destined for the Philippine Islands. Major General Merritt's purpose to sail on the Newport had not been changed up to late hour last night, but there was talk during the day at headquarters that he had a mind to slect quarters for the voyage on the Indiana. It i knowledged all around that the Newport is a faster boat than | the Indiana and would be able to leave San Francisco two days after the main body of the expedition safled and over- take the fleet before it reached Hono- Tulu. What happened to cause general commotion about the proposed change of ships i{s not known to out- sid byt whatever it was induced General Merritt to make a personal in- spection of both ve: during the forenoon and repeat the vey during the afternoon. When h to the Palace Hote S was quite weary of sh! Unless the p v announced mod are ified or revised to-day a fleet will sail from this habor Honolulu next Monday. the engage- Che Call s the ated Third Astor vesterday, batter: United States Artil- Light Battery. T al Merritt will al order, assuming com- created Eighth rder will designate the command the name and > staff officers Ge nt of troops to s is only temporary ised when all the forces The troops remaining n the third expe- stitute one the com- ncisco wh will sure of Gover- nes, admin- 1ge the at- tive functions will on of General Mer nd doubt- then he will sign the command of the corps to another officer. WILL GO lNT(s CAMP ON TUESDAY NEXT The Elghth Regiment of California Volunteers to Assemble by Battalions. ay the companies desig- d to form the Eighth Regiment, Volunte , will begin to on the slope of the Pied- , just out of Oakland. It st expected that the assem- take place to-morrow or it has been found impos- ish the preliminary medical e men at their home Monday, so the troops has been de- Tuesday. comma y would until e entir d will not be or- to move simultaneously, but four companies will be brought in at a time in by battalions. The to camp will be four com- f the Fifth Infantry, B of San of Santa Rosa, F of Oakland Al eda. These constitute the First Battalion. The companies that will comprise the and G of Second X n will be ordered to move Wednesday. They have not yet been selected, but will undobutedly be tk companie 1a, Woodl the Chico, Grass V; g co for the Fourth Bat- which will move to the rendez- vou xt Thursc Colonel Park } returned to Chico t evening, le ng the selec- mp ground to Lieutenant ton. That officer-has r with the ry its of proposed sites by nd Marysville, leav- 1 of tr aw, Captain Murr in, but, accompanied by the quartermaster various localities him- ington has in mind a de- Fruitvale, but he in view of the ex- sanitary conditions of the tract on Piedmont avenue, and vy to the baths, he would, in fix the location there. ige brought by the com- be unloaded at the Six- feenth street station, Oakland, which is 1an two miles from the camp Carrington is most enthus- the new regiment. During as inspector of the Na- ird of California Colonel Car- ¥ington has become thoroughly famil- jar with ry company in the State, and he s that no better material for rs could be found anywhere in the ranks of the picked com- of the Eighth Regiment. , ~he would have one jvantage over the First, Sixth nth, in that ample time will tior ideal sold tha ev given it to be thoroughly equipped : the othe 2 rushed into ¢ the men could be ¢ and mustered in. When the Eighth is turned over to General Otis it will be provided with everything essential to a soldier’s kit, and if nece vy can march on board we a transport from the Oakland rendez- | No regiment that has reported | vous. g0 far has gone into camp in as good condition as the Eighth will go. Governor Budd made the formal an- THE £ RAWEST OF Ti RAW RECRUITS IN ’FANCYR;DRH.L . the | jous brigades and di- | , Colusa and | and | This | nouncement yesterday of the selection | of Lieutenant Heller as quartermaster of the Eighth. The appointment was exclusively forecasted in yesterday’s Call, as was that of Dr. J. C. Yost, who will be assistant surgeon of the new regiment. AMBITIOUS RECRUITS. The Detachment for the First to Go Into Camp To-Day Fully Equipped. Colonel Carrington has finished his | work of mustering the recruits for the | First California Volunteers, and _this morning they will march out of the Page | street Armory for Camp Merritt, equipped | In every detall. Colonel Carrington has taken great pains with this detachment, and every man is provided with tne ne <ary underwear, blankets, knapsacks, haversacks, canteen, mess kit and rifle, the colonel having drawn new ordnance | to arm them all. | His efforts have been most ably sec- | onded by the officers detailed from the | Seventh "California, who iIn three d time have taken these raw recruits and worked them into such shape that they march like veterans and are already quite proficient in the manual. The men are anxious to learn their duties, as they appreciate the fact that there will be lit- mand the presence of both majors. Under the law Major Hess will retire in 1900, but Major Kobbe’s retiring year is 1904. Each officer has a gallant re- cord of distinguished service in the War of the Rebellion. Major Hess participated in the great battles in which the Army of the Po- tomac was engaged and was brevetted for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of Gettysbury, Pennsylva- nia, and Kelly’s Ford, Virginia. He was in the front at Malvern Hill, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Appomattox. | . Major Kobbe was promoted for faith- | ful and distinguished service through- out the war. He won a brevet for | gallant conduct at the battle of Nash- ville and was also brevetted for gal- | lantry in the storming and capture of | Fort Blakely, Alabama. —_— | MOSBY’S COMMAND. iThe Noted Confederate Raider 1 Will Lead a Company of Cavalry. Colonel John S. Mosby, the famous Con- federate raider of the Civil War, may yvet have an opportunity to show his devotion | to the stars and stripes. The man who | telegraphed General Miles some months 'WILL RETAIN i | | HIS COMMAND. |Captain P. T. RILEY of Grass Valley, Whose ‘ Company Has Been Selected for the New Regiment. tle or no opportunity for instruction afer they sail for the Philippines, and have ac tually called for more work when their | officers thought they had enough. Their | great ambition is to show Colonel Smith, when they join their regiment, that they are more proficient in drill than many of the men who went out with him. | Lieutenant Rumbough o: the Third Ar- tillery will begin the mustering in of the new company of engineers this morning. and has selected the Page street Armor: for the purpose. The men wiil be qu tered there until they are equipped and v 0 into camp. Lieutenant Rum- terday in making sitions quartermaster and ordnance, which will be deliv- at the armory by to-morrow. There arrived yesterda: recruits for different commands at Camp Merritt, as follows: Two hundred and one far the First Colorado, 260 for the Seventh Cali- fornia, 42 for the Second Oregon, 20 for | the s corps, 35 electricians and tele- graph rators for the engineers and 11 from Ohio for the Fourteenth United States Infantry. They came in detach- ments at different times and were enter- talned in the usual hospitable manner by the Red Cross Soclety at the ferry depot. | They started out to Camp Merritt with full stomachs and light hearts, and with “ repeated cheers for the ladies. | SoinA | TWO GALLANT OFFICERS. A Change May Be Made in the | Command of the Regular | Artillery Battalion. Among the army officers that called at the headquarters of the Eighth | Army Corps yesterday to pay their re- spects to the commanding officer, Ma- jor General Merritt, was Major Wil- liam A. Kobbe, Third United States Artillery, from Fort Canby, Washing- ton. It is sald that the major will go to Manila next week as the com- | mander of the Third Artillery Battal- ion. Surprise was manifested in army cir- cles yesterday when it was whispered | that the gallant Major Hess, Third United States Artillery, now in com- { mand of the artillery camp at the Pre- | sidio, had been ordered to appear be- fore a retiring board. It had been ac- cepted as a fact up to last evening that Major Hess would go to the Orient with the artillery, and it is not abso- | lutely certain vet that the asskgnment | will be changed. The service may de- ago that “he had no influence but only a military record” when told to get the assistance of the Senators from his | State when he volunteered his services at | the outbreak of the war, is determined to | show that he is still capable of leading a charge. As captain of the Light Cavalry Troop that is daily drilling in Kohler's Hall in Oakland, the old soldier is Instill- ng the same vim that he showed when at the head of his ““Raider: It is the intention of th cruit to the limit and pre: to the Government fully equipped and ready to ced to the front. In this the the support of leading cit- kland and this city. The com- is composed of men who are expert it riffe and on horseback, and many had experience as cavalry- men in Uncle Sam’s service. The men who are learning the first rudi- ments of cavalry drill are members of the best families in the Athenian City, Colo- nel Mosby's first lieutenant is Paul 8. Luttrell, a son of the ex-Congressman. W. J. Tormey, the second lieutenant, has been in the cavalry service five years, during which time he has been in two en: gagements. At Wounded Knee he suf- fered a wound, and in another outbreak heswas struck again. ‘nder the able drilling of their officers the men are being rapidly ‘licked” into shape and will soon be able to offer their services. They appreciate the fact that so far the cavalry has not been called into the field, but they hope to be chosen, as they will be able to offer a fully equipped company. EhsiS READY TO BREAK CAMP. Baggage, Ammunition and Supplies Going Aboard the Transports. Up to a late hour last night there were no orders issued from division headquarters by Major General Otis reia- tive to the day of departure of the next expedition or the assignment of troops to the transport Newport. There is hard- lv any possibility of the troops getting aboard before Sunday. None of the offi- cers at Camp Merritt seem to know the exact cause of the delay, but the general opinion is that it is attributable to some hitch in getting ready the vessels that are to transport the troops. Yesterday those forces that are to go upon the next ex- pedition were husy hauling their camp baggage, ammunition and supplies to the wharves to be loaded aboard the vessels, so that from this fact it would seem that the breaking of camp to-morrow may not | ompany to re- nt its services ® THE WAY SONE OF THI BoYS IMAGI THEY LooK WHEN DRIL (NG AROUN E INE L D THE PRESID HILLS HE | THEIR be as improbable as most of the officers seem to think it is. The forces at Camp Merritt were aug- mented _\'esterd.?’ by the arrival of a large number of recruits. Lieutenant | Colonel Schrieber of the Seventh Califor- nia arrived from the southern part of the State with 200 picked men. The recruits were met at the ferry by the officers and the band of the regiment and escorted to camp. Lieutenant Biddle of the First Colorado brought in 102 recruits. These men will in all probability be sent to join their regiment when the fourth expedi- tion sails. A general court-martial was in session at the Third Brigade Headquarters yes- terday morning for the purpose of trying | a number of petty cases that came be- fore it. Lieutenant J. D. Fredericks of the | Seventh* California was the judge advo- cate of the court. which consisted of 14 commiissioned officers from the Third Brigade. The recruits of the Utah troop of cav- alry were examined yesterday by Major Choate of the Seventh Caiifornia, pry aratory to being mustered into the serv- ce. Colonel Berry and staff, Seventh Cali- fornia, were _entertained at the Cliff House on Wednesday night by Colonel Smith and staff, First Tennessee. Gover- nor Richards of Wyoming Major Foote and officers of the Wyomine Bat- talion were entertained on Wednesday night by Dr. Magnus. the United States examining surgeon, at his residence on Hayes street. Lieutenant J. J. Bradley, Fourteenth United States Tnfantry, who has been on detached service in Alaska. rejoined his regiment vesterday and revorted to Ma- jor Robe. He was assigned to the com- mand of Company M In the afternoon the troop had a hot skirmish drill on the Presidio hills. The cracking of their big Colt revolvers lent a realism to the practice that was in- spiring. The recruits of the Bighteenth TInfan- tor Battery will be paid off master Rochester. evening Calonel C, MecC. Reeve of the Thirteenth Minnesota was presented with a handsome gold-mount- ed sword, a gift of the officers of his regiment.” Lieutenant Colonel Ames de- livered a very happy presentation speech, An order has en fssued from division headquarters assigning all recruits on the walting list to the Second Brigade, under Brigadier General King. — WILL MAN THE SCOUTS. Naval Reserve Officers to Com- mand the Coast Mos-~ quito Fleet. The tugs purchased by the Government are to go into commission at once, and will be manned by the Naval Reserve. Over 100 of the boys have been sworn in, will go to Mare Island s. When the officers of the reserve went up for examination they were given a strict examination, and in consequence very few of them re- cefved co ons, and those few pri pally by e théey were old and e: perienced navigators. The boys e were not out for commission neither were they out for pay wanted was a chance to serve Uncle Sam. Accordingly, the following have been appointed sters’ mates, and will probably be assigned to the Iroquois, Vigilant and Active: W. F. Burke, J. M. Squier, W. G. Morrison, G. E. Kam- merer, J. J. Delaney and A. H. Elliott. Louis H. Turner-and W. E. Gunn secured lieutenants, and T. M. Morgan were made en- sent plans Turner_will Under p signs. command_the Iroquois, Gunn the Vigi- lant and Shaw the Active. ‘With all the men she can get from the Naval Reserve, the Philadelphia is still short handed. 'In order to complete her complement she requires forty seamen, thirty ordinary seamen, three carpen- ters’ mates, four chief machinists, four first-class machinists, four oilers and three water tenders. 'As soon as these men have been secured the vessel will ;:m for Manfla to join Admiral Dewey's eet. e s COLONEL FAIRBANKS DID NOT RESIGN Proud of the Fifth Californla Regl- ment and Glad to Be Its Leader. PETALUMA, June 2.—Colonel Fair- banks was seen at his summer residence, the Lakeville Club, eight miles below Petaluma, this evening by a Call reporter, and when asked if he had resigned the colonelcy of the Fifth Infantry, N. G. C., sald: “No, sir; there is nothing in it. The tale is manufactured out of whole cloth. T have no intention of resigning at pres- ent, and when I do I shall do so in the proper manner. Until my boys are called into active service I will go ahead and look to their welfare as I have in the past, for I have just the same regard for every man in the command as I have al- ways had and feel that all feel the same toward me. 1 shall see that they respond as soldiers and that they maintain the standard of the corps and the well-earned titlé of the ‘Dandy Fifth, the best regi- ment in the National Guard, and until they are taken off my hands I will care for them as their colonel. Nothing was further from my mind than resigning, and I shall stay with the Fifth.” The colonel complains bitterly of being misrepresented all around, and States tuat he had no_consultation with any officer regarding the majorship of the new regi- ment. He stated that he is not looking for any such honors, and broadly hinted that such an offer would not be to his taste. Colonel Fairbanks Is highly indig- nant at the rumor and Is at a loss to ac- count for its origi e e THE MONADNOCK SAILS. A Noisy Farewell to the Float- ing Fortress and Her Consort. The coast defense steamer Monadnock and her consort, the collier Nero, sailed for Manila yesterday at 2 p. m. The warship was the first to get under way, and as soon as she began to move to- ward the Golden Gate every steam whistle on the water front was let loose. The Nero was a little longer in getting away, owing to the delay in heaving up the anchor, which had become foul. As the Monadnock passed the ferries the signal, ‘‘Remember the Maine,” was run up at the peak, and the steam whi tles, which had quieted down for a mo- ment, broke out into redoubled whistling, while the crowds that thronged all the wharves along the front raised a yell and hurled back the cry, “Remember the Maine.” The Monadnock and Nero went out under easy steam. Neither of them will hurry to Honolulu, and the fleet that leaves next Monday will reach Honolulu almost_as soon, if not sooner, than they. From Hawali the warship and her con- L Ly T T A S T T R R T T Ll Ll e g d g g g et gl ] Ftiiiiibiiifiibiiiii.ii?i?i;iii’i?ii)?i‘75’?.?733‘"7?”9 THE EMPORIUM. | A remarkable all-day sale to-day values—a day of insignificant prices. 85¢ India Silks 45¢. On Special Sale to-day: An extensive assortment of Fine Printed Indias—light and dark grounds, in Dresden, pompadour and shadow effects—width 27 inches—also navy blue and white and black and white—in stripes, fig- ures and polka dots—width 24 inches—also summer novel- ties in light and dark colorings—our regular 8sc a yard qualities. Bargain Friday price....ccococeceeveccunes 45¢ 50c Dress Goods 25c. 52 pleces (1650 yards) of 4o and 46 inch All-wool Che- viots, All-wool English Figured Beiges, Pure Mohair Stripes, Mohair Brocades—all the balance of this season’s vurchase ot soc a yard dress goods—to-day on © -ain Friday price will be. . Undermuslin Department. 18c Corset Covers—all sizes. To-day 39c¢ and 5o:uPla|n and day.. o- Ladies’ §6 Bath Sets—robe, towels. For bargain Friday........ = $3.95 75¢ Tennis Flannel Gowns, for boys and girls, to age 14 years. To-day ........ Lo . 50c Children’s Corset Waists—all sizes In white—some with hose supporters—were 48c and soc. 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Bargain Friday price, per bottle..... R34 173 Crawford’s Novels 50c. Marion Crawford’s wonderful novels—handsomely bound in cloth—published at $1 volume. Bargain Friday price, psr volume..... 50c , Marcio’s Crucifix, And many other titles to select from. Beautiful Parasols. To-day—Bargain Fridav—vour choice of our entire line of 18, 20 and 22 inch Ladies’ Colored Silk Coaching Parasols, in plain, striped, figured, checked or plaid silks— dainty natural wood handles—at 25 per cent less than marked prices. " 50 Parasols 2.25 §5.00 Parasols. 5 §1.00 Parasols. .00 $9.00 Parasols. Bedroom Suit To-Day. 7-piece Sawed Oak Bedroom Suit—headboard hand carved—3-drawer bureau, with beveled plate mirror—3o0x24 inches—highly polished—very handsome—worth Bargain Friday price........... $29-75 3. £2. Cloak Department. 75¢ Tennis Flannel Dressipg Sacques, all sizes. To-day.2% $7.50, §8.50 and $1o Chiffon Silk and Lace Capes. To-day.. i......55 #1 Grass Clath Separate Skirts. To-day.. $15 Si'k-lined, Black Brocaded Silk Skirts.. $1.50 New Stvle Shirt Waists, all sizes.. 812.50 Tan Kersey Jackets—all silk—Taffeta lined 75c Calico Wrappers—light and dark. To-day. $6 Black Brocaded Silk Skirts... House Furnishings. Great bargains for to-day, all day, or as long as the quantities last. Full size Hardwood Wash Boards... Strong Brass Wire Bird Cages. complete. Single Burner Oil Stoves (4 8-quart Heavy Re-tinned Dairy Pan.. Perfect Alcohol Stoves (burns without 3-quart Enameled Berlin Saucepan, tin cover. 6x9-inch Toaster and Broiler.. A good Coffee Mill... Piain Wood Lemon Squeezers. 10-quart Enameled Dishpans, Genuine Dover Egg Beater: “Catch-em Sure’’ Fly Traps.. 5-foot Ironing Boards. 514-toot Ironing Boards. 6-100t Ironing Boards. 50-inch Tapestry 23c. Beautiful Furniture ‘and Drapery Tapestries—full 50 inches wide—in blue, oiive, green, brown, red, terra cotta, rose—never sold less than 35c vard. Bargain Friday o Hardwood Revoiving Rolling Pins. Sc g-inch Tin Pie Plates.... 2c 13-inch Galvanized Iron Basin 8¢ | battleship Maine. 8-quart Tin Dishpans. 9 o] ¢ P Curtain Department—Second Floor. Stationery Bargains. XXX Envelopes—s-inch—high cut—heavy weight. Per package of 25 on Friday... = yg 20 Legal Cap Paper—heavy weight—16 Ibs to the ream. Bargain Friday price, 24 sheets for.........ceeceeuee 5¢ (Regular price 24 sheets for 15¢c.) Typewriting Paper—letter or legalsize—box of 500 sheets—regularly $1.25 to $2. On Bargain Friday.... 50c Matting—Free Rugs. A fine, heavy Government Matting—‘“heavy as a board”’—in novel patterns—in most desirable color- ings—regularly 4oc per yard. Bargain Friday price.... 25¢ Free to every purchaser of a Carpet to-day (Bargain Friday), a fine All-wool Smyrna Rug, upon which 1s woven an exact reproduction of the This offer is for to-day only. Great Grocery Specials. These items on sale all day to-day and Saturday until closing time. Fancy Humboidt Creame-y Butter—squares... White Swan Floating Soap—reguiarly 6: czke. --32¢ For two days 6 cakes for... 25¢ Emporium Quince Nectar Syrup—gation cans—regu larly 6oc. For two days -..45¢ Good Prunes—regularly 6¢ Ib. While the supply lasts 8 Ibs for. Sun-cured Japan Tea—regularly 44c Ib. Saturday ... : Burke’s 3-Star Irish . Whiskey—regu For the two days.. Anheuser-Busch Eas'ern Beer, quarts, per dozen. Anheuser-Busch Eastern Beer, pints, per dozen.. Genuine French Vermouth—regularly 65c bottle, Before Pilate.” The Emporium and GoldenRule Bazaar ** Watch the Friday morning papers for our great bargain advertisements. Don’t leave the store without seeing the world-famous painting, ““Christ AEEREAEEEERELEARAEREAEE AR LR IR AREER LR AR S SN ER AL EE SRR EER S S EAEEE A SRR SR E A EE SERNEALAGE RS S SR ARREERER LA R SRR A LA RN EEEE G R B RR U R R LGS LRI R R AU A AR EAE AR RS QGQQQ‘QQQ(QQQQ BEES S AEGESEAAAAALGSAEAId S SN 6(“.(4#.‘“‘#4(((((&6& easy eed to Manila by sort will proc i stages, whu;‘ the transports. will hrough. fl'gl‘r}l][etMorggan City is ready for the sol- diers as soon as General Merritt shall send them down. Yesterday the ice and fresh meats were put aboard, and to-day the last of the supplies will be shipped. The City of Para will be ready to-night, and the Ohio and Indiana will be pre- pared for any emergency on Saturday Morning. The troops will probably go aboard Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon’ the vessels will drop into the stream. Monday afternoon the fleet will sail. . FIFTY-FIRST IOWA. Large Re-enforcements — Pro- motion From Private to Second Lieutenant. There was a wholesale appointment of corporals yesterday in the ranks of the Fifty-first Jowa. An even seventy of the young men of the regiment were given ST UNTIL HE GETS TO MANILAAND _BACK « - ENOUGH TO LA the right to wear chevrons. Their ap- pointment was made necessary by the arrival of 500 recruits for the Iowa regi- ment. Private F. H. Martin, Company M, Fifty-first Towa, was recently raised to a second lieutenantcy by President Mc- Kinley. Yesterday he Treceived orders from the War Department to proceed at once to Mobile, Ala., there to report to General Lincoln for service in the engin- eering department. 3 Lieutenant Martin is from Des Moines, Jowa, and is highly thought of there, as well as vy his officers and friends in the regiment. He left for the South yester- day afternoon. - —— STEWARD JACKSON WEDS. Howard Jackson, who was recently pro- moted from acting to full steward at the field hospital at Camp Merritt, will leave a wife behind him when he sails on Wednesday_next for the Philippines. Steward Jackson’s friends 1 be sur- rised at this intelligence, as will the 'riends of Mrs. Jackson. It was all very sudden and all very romantic. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson met for the first E \YORING TO CURE T'Hg'(%tb FEET "HE HAD UPON LEARNING THAT CAMP WOULD 0T BE BROKEN ) time on Sunday evening last, when they were introduced by mutual friends. It was love at first sight, a theater party followed the first meeting, a dinner tete- a-tete on Tuesday night; on Wednesday Steward Jackson bought a lice to wed Miss Sophia Faber, and on Wednesday evening they were married by Justice Wood in Oakland, with Steward Hare and Miss Hess as best man and bridesmaid. The news leaked out at Camp Merritt, and Mr. Jackson, who is a favorite with his officers and fellows, is receiving con- gratulations. At S A Mrs. Colonel Miles Ill Mrs. Evan Miles, wife of Colonel Miles of the First United States Regiment, In- fantry, is seriously ill at the Waldeck Sanitarium. Colonel Miles has been tele- graphed for and is now on his way to this city, the War Department having granted him’ leave. The Manners of Captain March Of the Astor Battery Described by Alice Rix In Next Sunday’s Call