Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-27
EUROPEAN EVENTS OF INTEREST.
Our Soldier Boys Ilomeuard Hound

Our Soldier Boys llOmeward hound
ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHEERED on LEAvING CAPE NAY.
Special Dispatch to Tbs EvESISs STAR.
CAPE MAY, Nj, August 27.-Thc tents OF Camp
VIM. j. Sewell were struck at O'Clock this morn
ing and the battalion put In marching order.
large crowd assembled at the station 20 see the
corps on. and when the train moved cut OF the
station the boys were enthusiastically cheered.
We are now on our way, and Will reach Washing
Ton oetween ana O'Clock. Mayor Melvin, OF
Cape May, accompanies the party.
The knights ia Frisco.
THE DRILL PRIZE WON BY DE MoIAy-TBE FIG FRO
cEssIoN OUR LADIES on THE PACIFIC SIDE -
MILK FOR BABEs-PRErARING FOR DErARruRs-
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN Is UTAH-THE GRAND
CHATTER 10 MEET AT WASHINGTON IN 1856
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 26-The competitive
drill OF the Knights Templar yesterday was wit
messed by over twenty thousand spectators. The
prizes We're valued at $1,000 DeMo,ay OF Louis
vile, won the first prize. Rapier OF Indianapolis.
second, and St Demands, or Chicago third. It
took one hour and twenty-five minutes for the
procession TO pass a given point Our Infantry or
Rifies would have made their mark In lire with
the Frisco military.
Our ladies held a swell reception for the Frisco
ladies at the club headquarters at the Russ house
glee cluo and band.
The Washington milk arrived sweet and sound
and was opened with ceremony ana drank In the
rotunda OF the Russ house, where a certificate
was signed by over two hundred prominent tasters.
We are TO have the train decorated and photo
graphed we start for home Tuesday neon and
stop at Salt Lake City twenty-rour hours. Our
Benedicts are ordered 10 handcuf their wives TO
themselves upon the arrival or the train there
The ATLANTIC club have kept open house night
and day, with refreshments. &C, since their ar.
rival here. Ir we had Col. Moore. with twenty five
OF his picked men from Washington comma ndery,
Washington would have captured the largest part
OF that 5000 In prizes We got the grand chap
ter TO meet at Washington three years hence
The conclave goes TO st Louis +. X. WARD.
Hazing On the Constellation
SOME FIFTEEN CADETS ENGAGED IN r-A COURT
MARTIAL TO BE ORDERED - CAPT. RAMsAY1
VIEWS
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING srAR.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, August 27.-The practice ships
Dale and Constellation Will arrive at the Naval
Academy tomorrow. The report OF hazing on
the Constellation proves TO be correct. Your cor.
respondent called on Superintendent Ramsay to-
day and received from him the following state.
ment:
Some fifteen OF the third class. that entered
In June and September, 1882, have been reported
TO him for haziDg the class that entered In June
last, known as "plebes." Capt. Ramsay declined
TO give names, saying that some OF the accused
may be able TO establish their innocence, and that
the report OF their names in the newspapers would
IN that case be an inlu slice to them and matter
clined TO give the names until court-mar;ial
can be had. which VIII be ordered immediately
upon the arrival OF the ships. The law, he says,
is positive that hazing shalt be invest gated by
courtSmartial, and parties convicted shall bc dis
missed. No one having arrived from the Ships, g
is Impossible TO give the names.
Your correspondent asked Capt Ramsay how it
was possible 10 haze on ship board, To which he
piled: "lhay get them forward at night and do
IT," He denounced baZing in the strongest terms,
and said none but towards would engage IN 10.
Your correspondent asked him why IL was that
boys who We're haZed did not combine and whip
these towards. He replied that he did not know:
that IL would not be proper for him superinten-
dent TO approve or such course; but he did not
know but that 1t would be a good one. lie is de-
termined TO use every means TO break up the prac.
tica. La conclusion he expressed the fear that
some or the haZers would get OF because those
who were haZed would be intimidated into keep
Ing quiet