The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
All Ready,

ONAI eSN-- " - ---r -
erything is in readiness for the great
rifle contest between the American and
British teams. The contestants will be
as follows: British team, Private Nc
Vittie, Corporal Bates, Corporal Parry,
Sergeant Dodds, Major Young, Major
Pearce, Quartermaster Gouldsmith, Pri-
vate Gibbs. Captain Godsail, Private
Lowe, Major Humphrey and Private
Waitieworth American team, Lieut.
Walter Scott, Sergt. S. J. Dolan, Sergt
w. L. Casha, Sergt. Paulding, Sergt A.
B. Vinehuser, Private j. M Brown, Pri-
vale G. w. Hinman. Private NJ. w.
Bulla, Pagate John Smith, and Private
s. T. Scott. The shooting will be. done
IN rounds, each contestant firing seven
shots AZ each ring Al
The lmpression prevails that the
Establishment will win on account of
superior rules. which they use. The
weather is fair but. q strong breeze is
hlowlng across. the range, with chop
ping tendency. Al II so a. M the
American Lean arrived on the grounds
all well. At 1912 p m. the match Just,
comnepced, Smith, Of the American
Vedtl itTeu ilIf5h- IL IL TdiuiIlE ssiRutAy
at 2 20 D. m.-the light IS good Tor
shooting, The wind has dropped
this afternoon It is now raining smaTtIy
and the wind is rising. The. light
remains good. The following is the
score at 200 yards: American Team
Smith, 29i W. Scott, 80; JOINER, 30;
| Brown, go s. Scott, 20; Dolan, 81; Pol
lard, so; Cash, %; Herman, 20; Buel.
IS; Paulding, 81: Vanhusen. 80; total
at 200 yards, 352 British Team
Young. 80; Pearce. 81; Gouldsmith. 81 !;
Gibbs, 90; McVitiie. go; Bates. 20; God
sale 81; Lowe, %; Parry, 2S; Dodds, %;
Humphrey &c Watleworth, 81 total at
300 yards, $40. The middle squad of
the Americans shot with Remington RI
! fles; others used Brown rifles
firing was slsw. Many British
volunteers noticed that a number Of
Americans shot with their thumbs
under the trigger. Guard firing viii be
resumed at $50 O'Clock. The two
teams finished firing at 200 yards within
a few seconds Of each other. Although
| the Americans we're ahead they express
| ed the opinion that they ought to have
done better. The English account for
their inferior score by saying that they
are not accustomed to FIRE at 200 yards
standing. 2:30 p. ul.-The rain con-
tinues 70 fell. The light is still very
good. There was q very large attend
ance of people on the ground this morn
ing bus the crowd is now increasing.
THE sHooTTsTs.
1 MIAEBLLDoN, July 20.-The Ameri
cans ct 20D yards range scored 352 and
the British $40.
HURRAn FoR OUR SIDE.
/ The total scores at GOO yards range:
Americans. $50; British, 354, making q
grsnd total of 1918 for the Americans
and 1,07O for the British. The former
i are thus eight points ahead on the days
shooting at three ranges.
THE ENGLISH GET THERE.
/ LONDON, July The total score d
the English at 500 yards, ST. Ameri
cans. 366s
LONDON, July 2I.-The Standard sayi
great complaint has been made at Ham
burg against excessee on the part of thu
crew OF the United States steamer Ian
caster. The police have been Obliged u
arrest several sailors and officers belong
ing 20 the vessel.
A cRLs1s.
II PARIS, July 1.-The Journal des De
, bats says Oar returns with England ar
passing through 8 crisis The settle
ment By England of the Suez question
By policy Of sDoliafion would be 6
strike blow at the heart Of Franc
which has never before been given.
BAD AT CAIRO.
ALEXANDRIA,, July Go uaranfin
has been abolished throughout Egypf
except at this city and in the pr6vine
s af Fag1on, where Il Is TIasntained az th
: request OF Sir EliEard Malct, the Bril-
. tsh consul general The revised list {
deaths st Cairo yesterday gives The nun
Der st 292 Among the victims wcr
four Europeans
81 FzEAEIT1Es UNDER EsT11LATED
Il Lonpoz, July z1-A Cairo correi
ponaent of the News says shht the actuI
: number Of deaths during the last
5 heaEs was nearly GEO, and that The Of