Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-26

The cracks Of the rifles and carbines have
been heard all day. The cavalry this morning
had q skirmish drill with blank cartridges, and
their volleys and rafting fire could be heard
Other companies we're at it at other ranges, and
then besides tho artillery started to feed cart
ridges and grind out flying bullets from their
gatling gun. The gatling gun is a glutton for
bullets; one turn Of the crank sends ten bullets
flying out on destruction intent, while with a
man to feed it the engine can keep up the rain
indefinitely. Taking the number OF different
men shooting at the same time, the camp, as
far as sound went, must have greatly resem-
bled field Of battle to the outsider.
THE DEMoRALIzED TREES.
This morning the young pine and tir trees
which many of the boys had planted around
their tents looked as though they had worked
hard and, suddenly becoming tired, had de-
cided to lie down and take O nap. Weighted
with water and with the ground soft and yield
ing they have given way and fallen. The
cavalry camp looked as IL it had been struck
by lightning. The double row OF trees in the
cavalry camp are leaning in all directions.
Many are down and if prompt measures are
not taken cavalry camp will look like a forest
after q cyclone.
Military exactitude and discipline is great
thing in this world, but it ia thought that the
corporal of one of the guards, who sent man
Of the squad back to his tent to get his white
gloves Wueu INC RuarQ uAu D6eD turneu out lOr
fire and the greatest excitement prevailed,
was almost too much Of q martinez.
AROUND CAMP FIRES
In spite of the rain camp presented an ami
mated appearance last night. Big fires
were blazing in every camp. while snug little
parties gathered inside the tents, which, luckily
really are waterproof and this caused politics,
poker and some thing that comes in bottles. At
the seventh battalion headquarters people
seemed to be enjoying themselves. On what
might be called the front porch Maj. Fleetwood
and three other officers were engaged in a
scientific and dignifed game OF whist Maj.
Fleetwood is too we'll known in Washington to
need any introduction. In camp he is COM
fortably situated, with everything around him
necessary to make life pleasant, even when it
does rain.
The seventh battalion is in frst-rate condi-
ton physically, and in fact every other way
also. The sick are few in number and their
complaints only Of slight nature.
THE EIGHTH BATTALION HAPPY.
Maj. Revels Of the eighth battalion was sitting
comfortably in an easy chair on his front porch
whom STAR reporter got around last night
and asked how everything was going. 1t was
learned that the eighth battalion is happy in
every way except that they have little grudge
AGAINST asn u ssm'S %sSy il se'0qR hsy of bs
grudge against is hard to state,
but at any rate they are sure that yesterdays
rain knocked them ont Of the last chance for
big battalion drill, which they were going to
have and in which Maj. Revels was going to try
his hand at some new maneuvers, which will,
however, be obliged to so over. Maj. Revels
says he is satisfied with everything in camp.
THE CANNoNEERs.
At the artillery headquarters Lieut.. Gus. Fos-
berg held entire command of the situation He
was singing, at least he called it singing, and
the rest Of the crowd was too weak to deny it.
The cavalry camp was quiet during the night,
no further attempt being made on the stables.