The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1898, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1898. BOARD OF SURVEY FINDS THE , CHEAP-LABOR UNIFORMS WORTHLESS NXIETY ‘to obtain a-lfst of .the | ¢lércy before they can be forwarded to lossés. 10" the. twh. A3y BENUNE | (ool O coule aor oy A mave at Santiago. isso ral in.thé {'than o -send them all over here, where military | camps. that: the: Mattlejt'ey could have entire freedom for rill tute the chief topiec. af ‘comment: ~In |- With over 1300 men in camp here there the talk yestérday several ‘officers of | ¥ the United ‘States ‘army- and - two: or |y three vetérans: be onging:to ‘the:Grand rmy- of the Rerublic XT the sperate fighting at nion that ¢ rance that they 1l Shafter ¢l troops agai ce: !r;"kx ba, \E\fi: 1:}‘-r\m- : Amerits With. Lo mug v and they are Impatient at the petuosity.” © This’ judgment. :was|« in mustering them into the service. med affer reading reports that theil faiicy that ail t necessar. casualties of the first. day attle ap- they. ‘will be ready to g0 anywhe proximated 2 rm ary duty. The. ger of: ‘military b, BUt With the officers it i {60 per cent of the comp men was to the effect that Shafter, [0t the tawest of recruits, and officers re Whee Lawton and Kent, leaders “f‘ ize that it Wil requirer h work to acknowledged: ability ‘and- experjence, :11‘1“‘“1“1L '\\”hlm 1’?,;‘ e were in a j fon to judge the demandsreal service as their men ym_to re- or at least a 1en would be the: fact that it would be main Tight where they are mionth, by which time the seasoned and drited In Colenel Henshaw, of the situation. " It:is taken iato. at: count that the lead of the Amer army at Santiago, although aggress men, are not rash. youngsters. imbued Lieutenant Colonel Carrington, Majors Forbes and Whitton, With the notion that they must .obtain | and. Lfeutenants Smith and He lev it 1 military glory at any saerifice of life. admitted that the Eighth h fleld anc & ony Dy 2o £ - 'staff that it would mpossible for any The Union and Confederate Véterans| regiment, regular or volu lcw}x'. 1‘;) im- who possess recolléctions of Vicksburg,{ Prove on, but it is not so geterally known e 2 CASDUFE, | that the line off ily an’ ex- Atlanta, Gettysburg and Spottsylvanja e L fully understand that intrenchedposi- | sitions i fons fairly well ‘defended . cannat be | , Colonel Carrington carrfed by an ascaulting column:with- | the first three out considerable loss to the assailants. |'did drilln The percentage ot « self a splen- sciplinarian ac onaro: | has had losses in ‘General int himsel? with "t} Bhafter's army does: not.indicate that|officer in the Guard, he Is reckless in_ attacking the in- | Eighth has some captains and !u;ul mmj enched Spaniards, Gas g who are as. proficient can be foun trenched Spaniards. The point is ad- | WO C& and he predicts that given a vanced that it is beétter to take. -the| month for ir g where It is now chances of loss in battle than remain | located, th hth will be one of the best inactive In the presencs of the enemy. | “3h r$&!T “his its, Lieu- The notion that Shafter is driving | tenants Dudley ve continued ahead to gain military laurels for him-.| th inatio quen_all - day Eelf before others get to the front is | jon g [ o not entertaine ™ by officers. of the First |:luma; I, of Grass Valley, , of Red- United States Infantry ho served | ding-still to e mHeyEhad) under the general for 1 : it most | regard him as & man: of energy and |thorough is shown b; t not- passed the p great firmness of character, who is| Withstanding all the o- Ralaroe ottt : = limi examination, eighty-five have alance 1 2 good féserve of com- Steainithe ARt co e st mon sense. ‘ted so far, ing plenty of appli- The board of survey -appointed by |Cants to pick from, fon has been as rigid in regular army er General King ‘has nat yet| rms: furnished the | First: Tennet Infantry | 1 n that Y cannot cond any- | time or p the slightest de- jection of the men. | will continue_their work finish by Tuesds {s too much of a Fourth of July that he Colonel Henshaw t vitation of epted the in- d the Oak v of July rommittee and will parade a-detachment | from each company. 1t will be impossible | to parade the tull giment, as many of | tne me de eannot be eq ped in are- not all armed. tim may see fit € t the ‘Board-is short and | 2 point-=the ‘uniforms’are worth- ument-of the be from each company for the | Ame. plan’ General b DALY L room Phelan building. Licutenant Skerrett, recruiting officer | for the Third United States Artillery, ¢ | whose office is located in room 231, Phelan | build enlisting from eight to ten re- | | Bad Bacon and Chiness Uni- to Major General Shafter in the field be-| fore tiago. Second Lieutenant H. L. Walthal and the enlisted men constituting the recruit- ing party for the Second Battalion of Cali- fornia Volunteer Infantry are relieved from that duty and will join thelr respec vy ations. Captain Martin is recruiting for the sig- nal corps, part of which sailed for Manila on the last expedition. His office is in There is room for 200 more The following named organizations from the Department of California are desig- ated to ticipate in the ceremonies in ttendant upon the celebration this city (J(r]mnc can Independence on Monday, uly 4: Fourth U. 8. Cavalry—Band and Troop B, from the Pr dlo, under command of | First Lieutenant John M. Neall, as escort to grand marshal. irst Washington Volunteer Infantry— Major and four companies from the Pre- sidio, major and four companies from An- | Island, under command of Lieutenant “olonel W. J. Fife, First and Second Battalions California Volunteer Infantry—Companies , B and H from the Presidio, under command major of that regiment to be desig- 1 by the post commander. Lieutenant Colonel Louis ' T. Morris, th Cavalry, is designated to com- mand the United States regular and vol- unteer fo of the Department of Cali- fornia participating. All troops will be fully armed, in field wn!; haversacks and canteens only, e | dre: and will formed on Fremont street, right res on Market street, and the commanding officers of the several bat- tallons will report to Lieutenant Colonel Morris at intersection of Fremont and Market streets not later than 9:45 a. m. e e o THE FOURTH CAVALRY. The Troops at the Presidio Will Sail With the Next Expedi- tion for Manila. The troops of the Fourth United States C; Iry now at the Presidio will sail for Manila with the next expedition, accord- ing to the statement of two well-informed officers at Camp Merritt, who say that verbal orders have been issued to have their forces in readiness. It was- at first intended to ship fifty horses for each of six troops, but this number has been cut down to thirty horses to each troop. These horses, with 50 mules, will be t sported in the ship Tacoma. The t portation of animals for such a long ¢ the result of whic deal of intere s it will determine es and mules will nteers, known | tillery, and’ the re: Light Artillery have assigned to the First Brigade at Camp Merritt. — - TROOPS AT CAMP MERRITT. forms Issued to the Men Condemned. v caused 'to- be {ssued to e first ident since Camp- Barrett > LOUGWIRE: orile was established occurred this afternoon, = Chatles E. Evans of Val- with several | 1 canal to not _out and the shailow. . Evans stepped | 1 and dove.into about | er, striking his head | & conditia 3 t force on the boitom of the | < Issued shock rendered him uncon- | ¥ 800 -t0 the Twenti Kansas ‘In- carried him | and’ the recrults’ of the: First Ne- dispatched tal for a stretcher. | 1sness before he | ard will ‘Teport, in; thi case-of. the at on temg le an e € regumental sur- | du 2 t I ter the thre CAMP BARRETT MIGHT INCREASE the ning he rallied ms nope his in- | serious. He was re- | Hospital and his es will An Effort Being: Made to Bring | maved t New York’s Reginient to Hithe e Fruitvale. MP BARRETT, FRUITVALE, I i85 limping toe.” The the men in 4 Tus INAlusiipha’ are the corporal | t Ve in’existen: , which were and’ that th isleep mext 1o | > re-enforced by king out from | Y 1. took it for Oakland. residerits corporal rt to Have the Tirst. ar out of sight. here, and- express. themselves Barrett to- 1 that they will succeed: and here is plenty of Toom for ts it least four heré the Eighith Califsrnia, . ( | were without food own to help and 20,000 men cot bé. ‘quar- | them out. Ci s delighted the immediate vicinity. ‘'The con- | to welcome his v 1ughed x dit e are {hcompa pério | he: learned tHeir ptain Elliott 2004 oldier and has got his com- smooth working order that yrough Merritt for a’military st rpugh te is‘warm, the water he h fons to sell to the gements much better, rtermaster. 1 be done and the mount- of .room for drill | money thus used for food not rations. ground ‘being . level, clean | IRciuded in er than all, it ‘is niuch n proper diseipline. Camip Bar 1s kept entirely’ free of thé ob Captain Bepjamin Johnson Is characters that: haunt Camp- M and night, and Colonel Henshaw 1is de- Ordered to Report to-Gen- term that it shall .continue so. Offi- cers and men are charmed. with the camp eral Shafter for Duty. and move to transfer the regiment Cdptain Benjamin Johnson, assistant iartermaster. of -volunteers, has been re- st are at present about 1500.recruits | lleved from duty at the headquarters of r Major Diggle at Camp Merritt who | thé” Department -of California, and has be brought to some degrée of profi- | been ordered fo report, via Tampa, Fla., rancisco will me t with a storm | " | College at Annapolls, Md., the degree of ‘| ders issued some weeks ago from Division The board of survey that condemned the Chinese made uniforms of the First upon those of and the recruits of .The board will de- termine the value of the uniforms, which were a make-shift, rushed through only to uniform the regiments temporarily, as the men were so badly in need of clothes hey could nut wait until the regula- terfal cculd be secured. stain Charles E. Plerce, chaplain, T, who has been assigned to General e Twentieth Kansas the First Nebraska. brigade, reported for duty ves- aptain Pierce is a regular army nd has been in the army for He came here directly he. He has just this week upon him, by St. John's | Company D, Eighth Regiment of Volun- missioner into the matter of Chinese mak- | a_tent, 25x50 feet, at Camp Miller, Pre- ing uniforms for Uncle Sam'’s soldiers was | FL‘HO. flr‘}r!‘ -'t:rcnlrlih 'H}\ll \'\;zz‘tix‘!lfi}:)"rror;rgdt?; to have been resumed vesterday, but it | 08 SOQICHS, 1O ARR A RO TO ST Stan was postponed until after the Fourth. | tjonery, literature and lamps, Several Mr. Fitzgerald has exhibited the blue |ladies are in attendance during. the day hirts taken from the Chinese establish- | and evening. The soldiers greafly appre- ment to a number of experts on clothing | ciate this reading tent, which is being well and they have stated that the material | patronized. It is an accommodation that has practically no commercial value. It was much needed, and it will do a great is made of some shoddy stuff and the|deal of good. selvage Is pressed In instead of being T woven. One good wetting would render SOLDIER COLLEG!IANS. the garment unfit for wear. The way the shirt is put together is slovenly in the | T, extreme, and those who saw it say it| Berkeley Fraternity Men En- would fall to pleces with little or no wear. i i The Labor Commissioner will give the tertatn Towa and Kansas Officers. shirt a special mention in his next re- Pt Twelve officers of the Kansas and Towa regiments wno are college graduates and members of the Phi Delta Theta Frater- nity were entertained yesterday after- noon and evening at Locksley Hall in Belvedere by C. O. Perry. A large party of California members of the fraternity and their friends assisted in the enter- tainment. Colonel Freder and three other Kansas offi tute the representatives of the fraternity among the Kansas troops. Captain J. W. Clarke and nine others are the quota of the Phi Delta Thetas in the lowa regi- ment. The afternoon was devoted to a view of Belvedere. An excellent view of the har- —_———— A SWORD FOR MEGGETT. The Young Lieutenant of Com- pany D, Eighth California, Now Fully Equipped. Lieutenant Cyrus Knapp Meggett of teers, was yesterday presented with a beautiful sword by the attaches of the Attorney General's office and his friends I. H. Polk and Raleigh P. Hooe. The young gentleman has been connected with the Attorney General's office for many Captain M. W. Simpson, Who Will Lead Company G, Eighth California Regiment, to Deeds of Glory. bor and its defenses is seen from (e ves randa of Locksley Hall. The veteran sol- CAPTAIN H. L. PARTRIDGE, the Com mander of the San Jose Company of the Eighth California Regiment. It appears that they are not enti- tled to draw rations until mustered into the service with their full complement, and as the men have not yet been offi- Bry. as the State or n. concerned. There that as the State ca State should feed them. has been made to do this, and as a result they depend for supplies upon the Red s and the fund provided by the City ties_a are some who think led them out, the But no attempt T. B. Morton, secretary of the Afro- American League, has issued a patriotic address to the Afr fornia. The call to arms is in this form: ‘A CALL FOR AFRO-AMERICaN VOLUN- TEER! In all of the military struggles .through which our country has passed a high standard of patriotism has ever been evinced by our T behooves us of the present day not to allow that standard, to which we all point with px:inlé. to be lowered. At the present time this is a very important matter, and we therefore earn- estly call upon all members of the race, all Afro-American citizens who have the future welfare of the race and their country at heart, to make a thorough canvass of thelr respective localities and furnish the names and addresses to the delegates or forward the same by mall to the secretary of the congress af all who will ald In forming a California battalion of Afro- ‘American volunteers to be tendered to the Gov- ernment of the United States in the present crisis, should our services be accepted by the their respective localities. A true patriot Is.a man who willingly cars ries a gun in_defense.of ‘i country .in. time of War and -takes ‘an-active part in. party poli- tics for justice and-equality to. all in the ad- ministration ‘of ‘governmental ‘affairs in time of peac This call fs made béliev Americans of Calffornia’ will:respond with that alacrity dnd loyalty which e have always dls- played in-the past, to. uphold .the honor: of our country’s flag whether ‘ft be: on.the flefd of bat- tle or at. the.batot box: although- uncheered by that certain hopé of political -elsvation. which patriotism- securés -to” other citizens: yet, who can say but that. we:are bullding:.better than we know . {or .the ‘future. grandeur of the race and’ greatngss of our country: - Respectfully, T. B. MORTON. The Stite éxecutive.couricil of the Afro- American - Leagué -of :California, through v Sebree,. president, - has:issued a nnounditig that the. fourth annual congre of the-léggue: will, convene at Pasadens - Tuesday, August 2, 1895 - The f object’ of:-the. pongress is. to- devise a plan for forminig a-closer bond-of union aniong - meimbers . ‘6f “the: race, ' .Each league is entitied 'to: ‘one- delegate for every twenty-fiyé members on.its roil. The eall séts forth:..“It is of great im- portance thit- statisties be secured and ing " that :the . Afro- 1 .brought to- the Congress. by the delegates, showing :as nearly -as-possible”the race population of the various:places in which they Teside, the:humber .of ;Afro-Ameri- cans engaged in “business -pursults, ‘thelr various vocations, ilié number of proper- ty-owners; the amount of real and per- sonal property; and.the’ éstimated value of the same, and:any- other -facts ‘that may he.used by the congress historically. And we urge éspeciaily .upon each league that it secure and: furhish’its delegates Captain Bush, the Leader of Napa’s Crack Company in the Eighth Regiment. doctor of dvinity. More bad bacon found ijts way into camp yesterday. The Fifty-first Iowa and First South Dakota got a thousand pounds each of the stuff and immediately condemned it. It was worm eaten and in the last stages of decay, and would have sent half of lh‘e men of the two regtments to_the hospital. ‘ Spr{ngfie]% rifles of the model of 1884, 1000 brown canvas suits, underclothing and hats were issued yesterday to the men of the Fifty-first Towa. Brlgmfi(‘r General Otis has issued to the regiments of his command a circular let- -ter stating that his recent orders regulat- ing the number of daily passes from camp shall not be held to conflict with the or- Headquarters allowing soldiers to attend church on Sunday. A squad of men under command of Ser- geant MeGillis attended confession last evening at the C. T. S. tent and will at- tend mass there this morning. Tifteen vacancies remain in the ranks | of the First South Dakota. Recruits should communicate with Adjutant Lien. Major Howard, First South Dakota, has been detailed by Colonel Frost as instruc- tor of the guard. e Chinese-Made Uniforms. _The investigation by the Labor Com- years and has made a host of friends Had it not been for the breaking out of the war and his belief that he should glve his services to his country he would no doubt before long have made his mark in the legal profession.. Lieutenant Meg- gett comes from one of the oldest South- ern familles, and his friends know that if he is called into action he will be a credit to his country. Several years ago he entered the militia and by active work and study of the rules of war and tac- tics he became one of the favorite offi- cers. He has held positions in the guard for several years. Like many another young soldier, he was a little impatient because his com- pany was not called into active service, but upon the formation of the new regi ment he was one of the first to cast aside his citizen's clothes and put on his uni- form. Lieutenant Meggett is now sta- tioned at Camp Barrett. Yesterday, while visiting for a few minutes in the of- fice where he had been so long, he was surprised by the presentation of the sword. The presentation was made by Assistant Attorney General Anderson in a few appropriate remarks, which were seconded by a little fatherly advice of Attorney General Fitzgerald. v £l R gy Reading-Room at Camp Miller The Cathollc Truth Soclety has erected diers were wonderstruck with the scene. An elaborate din: was served on the east porch of Locksley Hall in the eve! ing. The California Quartet, which composed of Me McBain, Wendell, | Gage and Dr. ndered during the evening seve including “March- ing On” and nting on the Old Camp Ground.” Mrs. Beatrice Priest Fine sang | “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and | “The Star-spangled Banner.” Both chor- uses were joined by the assemblage. C. O. Perry, the host of Locksiey Hall, acted as toastmaster, and in_ words of welcome told his brother Phis that all the doors of Locksley Hall were always open to the fraternity. In the Colonel Funston, who was camp, Mr. Perry proposed the toast, “The Gallant Colonel Funston and the Kansas is Phi It w responded to by Lieuten- ant L. Glasgow of Company M, who told of the battles in Cuba in which Colonel Funston had fought and how he was greatly beloved by his men. Captain H. P. Williams, the chaplain of the lowa regiment, followed in a witty response ast, “The Iowa Phis in the Army. J. C. Currier responded to the § 'The Boys of 6L Lieutenant Colonel F. de L. Carrington's toast was the ‘“Regular Arm He paid a high tribute to General Shafter and expressed the hope that the battle then raging around Santiago might prove a speedy victory for the boys in blue. William Nat Friend responded to toast, “‘The Greatest Josh of the Evening. Lieuten- ant Seckler’'s toast was “Kan: and the Potato Crop.” Lieutenant Hearne tried to respond to the toast, “The Ladies," but had to call in his brother officer, Cap- tain Clarke, to assist him. Lieutenant Seckler was voted the lhero of the even- ing. When the guests sat down to din- ner one young lady was absent. Lieuten- ant Glasgow reported all the Kansas troops present, but Captain Clarke found one missing from the Iowa regiment. Later Lieutenant Seckler appeared with the absentee. He reported a Spanish spy captured. The spy declined to be ex- changed. g At the close of the repast three cheers were given for the army.and navy and the President of the United States. The party returned to San Francisco in launches. The invited fraternity men from the Twentleth kansas regiment included: Colonel Frederick Funston, Kansas Alpha, '92; First Lieutenant E Glasgow, Company Kansas Alpha, '90; Second Lieutenant E. H. Agnew, Company M, Kansas Alpha, '87; Second Lieutenant H. H. Sickles, Company C, Kansas Alpha, '95. The Phi Delta Theta sol- diers_from the Towa Regiment included Cap- tain J. W. Clarke, Company M, Iowa Alpha,’92; Chaplain H. P. Williams, lowa State, '95; Lieu- tenant David §. Fairchild Jr., regimental as- sistant surgeon, Towa State, '94; Lieutenant W. H. French, Company M, lowa Alpha, '83; Lieu- tenant W. C. Mentzer, Company D. Nebraska Alpha, ’85; Lieutenant Edward W. Hearne, Company F, Towa Wesleyan, '84; Corporal J. A. Randall, Company F, Towa Wesleyan, '99; Dr. William G. Hicks, hospital corps, Towa Beta, '97; C. O. Hoober, Company M, Iowa Alpha, ’99, 'The military guests from without the fra- ternity included Colonel J. C. Currier of the National Guard and Lieutenant Colonel F. de L. Carrington of the Eighth California United States Volunteers. Others present included Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Wilson, Mrs. A. Tormey, Miss Mary Tormey, Miss May Tormey, Mis: May Weldon, Miss Ada T. Young, C. O. Per Miss C. Hawxhurst, W. O. Morgan, Miss Blankart, F, M. Parcells, Miss Kierulff, E. F. Goodyear, Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Tompkins, Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Scott, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fine, Dr. G. W. Rodolph, Dr. W. O. Spencer, ©. Bdward Holmes, E. Clarence Holmes, W. Stuart, H. A. Boushey, G. A. Kinney, As- sistant Attorney General W. H. Anderson and Wililam Nat Friend. p ENTERTAINING CO. G. 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