The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-04
| NATIONAL DRILL.
The Houston Light Guard
Thought to Have won the
Big Prize Of $4,000.
Thousands of People Attend the
Great Enoamp,nent una
Success Is Certain.
kansas Towns Flooded, Crops
swept Away, stock Lost
and People Drowned.
Cable Stories From Lands Acros
the Sea Fun or Interest
for che Thoughtfup.
TDE PHrLADELParA DRILL
All Moving smoothIy--Our LIRh,
Guards Named for Ftrst place

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Guards Named for First place.
Philadelphia, July 3.-The attend.
ance at the National Military IN
9ampment is steadily growing. To-
dhy 1900 people paid TO enter The
driii grounds. Ia the morning, the
artillery contests were concluded nv
Battery A, of Danville, Captain
Denny, and Second Battorv Ohio
National Guard, Captain Smith.
In the afternoon the competitive
drilis among the infantry companies
were concluded. The companies thai
participated were: Company A.
Louisville Legion Kentucky State
Guards, Captain Mcpherson: Indian.
aapolis Light Infantry, Captain Ross.
Montgomery Greys, OF Alabama. Can,
tain Elmeine; and the Alexandria
A, of the Louisville Legion
acquitted themselves with honor: their
wheeling and marching and company
front, were pronounced perfect. An
the Kentucky troops were present,
and Joined with the audience in APP
planding their fellow soldiers of the
bluegrass state. The company used
the Springfield rifle and safety notch
and the members claim that the hand
ling of their pieces was rendered
more difficult by of the safety notch.
The Montgomery Grays did splen-
didly and the indianapolis Light In
fantry was rewarded with consider.
able applause for its uniformity aud
military precision.
The Alexandria Light Infantry also
made good showing,
II is said throughout the camp, that
the Houston Light Guards will be
awarded the first prize--a purse of
SiOOO-while tue Montgomery
Greys, or the Lomax Rifles
may carry of the second prize.
The judges will probably render
their decision early Tomorrow.
The only arrival to day was the
Miller Grenadiers, of Richmond, Ind,
nineteen men. They had beeL under
orders to escort Governor Gray, of
lrdiana, to the camp, but on Thursday
morning the governor announced that
he would not be able to go TO Phila-
delphia on account of pressing official
| business.
After the competitive drill to-day a
battery of the Fifth United States
artillery, with four guns aud forty. one
horses, under command of Captain
Randolph, gave an exhibition drill
which proved the greatest attraction
of the day.
After that Major Ryan, OF thu
battalion OF State Fencibles, nationa
guards of Pennsylvania, marched
upon the field with $50 cadet
from Girard college, headed b,
the college baud. The youngster
were loudly applauded for the
showed that they knew how to han
die gun about as well as many o
the crack companies that are compel
ing for prizes.
, An exhibition in gatlin gun pra,
tice by ba terry Two OF New York, a
exhibition drill by the Busch Zouave
of st. Louis and dress parade of III
First Ohio regiment woundup the ca
t ercises of the day.
Q The general health Of the troops
excellent.
!. This evening the commissioned of
( GERS were banquetted by the First re,
q iment, infantry, of the Nation
q Guards, of Pennsylvania aud the OF
GERS of the First City troops of Phil
delphia also rendered reception /
them AT their armory.