The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-17
THE INTERSTATE DRILL.

HOUSTON, TEX. May IL,
The judges on Saturday night at the
final dress parade rendered their decisions
in the State and Interstate drill. The
prizes We're awarded as follows:
For Artllery-Battery b, Louisiana
Field Artillery of New Orleans, first,
S750; Battery A, st. Louis Light Artil-
lery, second, $3.50.
For lnfantry-Light Guards of Hous-
ton, Tex, first, $4,000; Tredway Rifles
of st. Louis, second, 81 800; Columbus
Guards, Columbus, Ga, third, $500; Mo-
bile Rifles, fourth, no prize: Montgomery
Greys, Montgomery, Ala, fifth, no prize;
Washington Guards, Galveston, sixth, no
prize.
The Richardson Zouaves of Indianapo-
were forced to withdraw from the inter-
State infantry contest on account of four
OF the members being overcome with the
heat, and it was considered unsafe to al
W them to participate.
The Houston Light Guard as a COM
pany were out drilled by long odds by
both the Tredways and the Columbus
Guards, and can thank their commanding
officer Captain Scurry, for saving them
from being placed third on the list. At
no time during the entire drill of his
company did he lose his coolness pres
ence of mind or fail to give the proper
command. lie was the only officer who
did not bring upon his company costly
errors. When the Light Guards appeared
all broken up andltheir friends had lost all
hope, he succeeded in restoring the COM
pany to it's equilibrium. Had the officers
of the TredwayS done as well the first
prize would have gone to st. Louis. The
drill was decidedly close and was only
won by the slightest sort of good fortune
by the Light Guards.
In the drill for the best drilled man,
the prize being the Moves cup, worth
S150, II. b. Dumont, of the Mobile Rifles,
was the victor, with b. G.. Spokesman,
of the Tredways, second. There were
sixteen competitors. The programme of
the day consisted of the great sham bat
tie, in which all the military participated
1t was a splendid illustration of mimic
war, and was witnessed by fully 10000
people. The award of prizes gives per-
feet satisfaction to the companies, all
feeling that the awards were fairly made.
All Houston was wild with delight Sat-
day night. The streets are filed with peo-
pie and the shouts are deafening. In the
State contest between Texas companies
that had never won prize at an inter-
State drill the Washington Guards, of
Galveston, took the only prize offered,
$500. The other companies were placed
as follows: Austin Greys, second; Bfen-
ham Greys, third; Queen City Guards, of
Dallas, fourth: Johnson Guards, of
Hampstead, fifth and Lamar Rifles, OF
Dallas, sixth.
There is a misunderstanding between
the Busch Zouaves and the drill man.
ayers as regards the amount of money the
Buschs are to receive for first prize. The
management rendered them $3.50, and
gave the Richardson Zouaves of Indian.
apolis $3.50 for second prize. The Buschs
claim they are entitled to $1,000, and &C.
cording to the terms of the drill guide.
book their claim is good. The exact
reading of the part referring to the zouave
drill, as copied from the guide-book, the
Zouave drill is as follows: "For Zouaves
two or more companies to enter, 81 900
if but one company enters, $500. As
three companies competed and the Busch
Zouaves were awarded first place they are
entitled TO the 81 900. 1t is said thai
Captain Roemer returned the check sent
him by the drill management for $3.50
and declines to take less than the 81 ZOO
his company won. Yesterday was gala
day in Galveston. The Tredway Rifles
the Columbus Guards, the Mobile Rifles
the Busch Zouaves, the Balm Zouaves, the
Richardson Zouaves and Battery A of the
st. Louis Light artillery went there on al
excursion and gave exhibition drills a
Peach Park.
The Light Guards met on SATURDAY.
night and turned over their $4,000 to
committee of citizens to be distributed
among all the companies that have visited
Houston during the drill. The division
is to be made to-day and will be on tn
pro rata plan, companies having VOL
prizes to be charged up for the amounts
and the $4,000 so distributed that eacl
visiting company will receive an equa
sum of money as near as it Is possible Il
make it. The Busch ZouaYes have beef
given assurances by responsible partie
that they shall receive their 81 900 priz
and their proportion of the $4,000 a
we'll A number of eX-Confederates ban
quoted the Richardson Zouaves Saturda,
as compliment to them as the only com
pany from north OF Mason and Dixon
line. Governor Ireland was present ant
spoke, and speeches were also made by
number of other eX-Confederates. Toast
were drunk, etc. Captain Richardson
on behalf OF his com pany, responded in
very happy manner. A banquet wa
given at the Capitol Hotel, complimer
tary to the officers of the visiting CON
panes
An Exciting Fire.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, May H.
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