The morning call., 1891-02-09
WHAT Will BE DONE
The Matter of BarIinrs Score Brought I,
"A Focus.

The Matter of BarIini's Score Brought to
Focus.
The Oracle" Enthusiastically unmind-
full of what is going on about him, gravey
asserted that among members OF the Ma
tional Guard the Borlini embr0glio has
served as food for gossip, but during the
week no new developments have taken
place, with the exception noted below.
With the return to the city of General Di-
moDd the matter will enter a new phase,
which will probably result in very definite
action being taken.' The exception noted
below" IS The following:
No new developments have taken place in the
Borlini affair, save that the uned protest Of the
80 per cent who reside in San Francisco alluded
TO last week. has been drawn up aud when
signed Will be forwarded to the proper quarter.
Tie prolonged absence from the city of General
Dimond has delayed representations being made
from another source. and meantime no order has
been issued regarding The championship shoot.
In the first place, the order regarding the
championship shoot has been out for all of
one week, and, good man, "Oracle," you
Will be surprised II, during the week, per-
haps CORPORAL Berlin, OF Barlini, Of Com
pany { OF the Fifth, will have found that
his name IS Mud, and the Captain of the
company, who sought to play "a sharp
trick" on the \. G c., will have reason to
COMPARE his situation with that of the
much-talked-of gentleman who fell out of a
does not know that seven Of the ten whose
winning of frSt-clasS medals is unques-
toned, and whose scores are not in dispute
to entitle them to enter the contest during
the month for the championship, respect
fully petitioned Adjutant-General Allen on
Wednesday that the action Of his prede-
cessor in placing the name OF Berlin, or
BarIini, Eat the Lead OF the list as the best
shot in the State Of California, be reviewed,
and his decision be reversed, and the said
name he stricken from said list
OF course, also, the scandal connected
with the irregular.ty Of Berlin or BarllnPs
score has come to the knowledge OF General
Allen, but as his attention had not been
called officially to it neither could be act
officially in the matter. The A. q. has mot
been backward in looming forward" and eX-
pressing his sent -nents o. The subject
hence the official lcOmmnnieatpn aud tie
petition for redresslupon tho sounds sub
stantially:
That General Orde RS No. 8 fAprii %, 1880
direct that The first p PRELIMINARY taFgei praclics
shall be held in May OF June of tna5 year. Sand no
score shall be legal UNI less made under the direct
SUPERVISION OF an lnspector OF Rifle Prac ice, OF
officer specially deta lied by speeiai order,
copy Of such order acc ompanying the report Oh
such shooting. Said orders also REQUIRE that all
the members OF company or a regiment aust
De- The supe1v Vision OF The same l. PIP
That Il is further expressly provided In that
order that ut the second or hnai practice TO he
held In September only those moot ~
actually made 80 per cent during the nrst day
practice aud that only those named in the ORDER
containing The list OF the first days practice can
shoot Gu the second days practice, aud 10 make
IL clearer IL adds land none other"
That tile preliminary practice Of Company e,
Fifth Infantry, held on the 22d of June.
Berlin did not attend, nor did he shoot but lie
was absent, as the return OF said target practice
Will show.
That orders No. 10 were issued August 8
1890 announcing Tie result OF such practice
and said Berlin Is not DaIned
That on August 26. 1890 General Orders No
il were issued, directing the holding OF the sec.
ond days practice in September or the first mr.
teen days Of October, and again repeats that
"only those whose names appear IN Genera
Orders No. 10, c. s.. VIII be p rmltted 10 TAXI
part In Tie competition" expressly orders tina
The second practice shall be governed by TIL
Iul's prescribed in General Orders No. 5, aut
further repeats that the State decoration viii bt
Issued TO those only who make The requisite
score IN this" second days practice.
That thereafter, on The 2lst OF September
1880. Company OF the Fifth pafaded for sal,
second days practice, hut Berlin did not theI
parade or shoot, but was absent, as the retufn
afIirmatIvely show.
That Tic petitioners regularly shot at boil
days practice, al Iines and In the manner pre-