The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-20
The MILITARY NEWS.
Cap. Sweeney Royalty Entertained
in England.
THE SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
The #. L. /. Excursion tn Hartford-Plans
for the Excursion Of the sassafras Point
Rife Range Looking for n Permanent
Camp Ground.

Capt. p. A. Sweeney, who is on visit
to England and Ireland, writes to a friend
that he was well received and royalty en-
tertained at the school of instruction ia
musketry at Hythe, England. He was
given cordial invitation to practice at
the fine rife ranges and had good chance
to examine the results OF the use of the
new smokeless powder magazine rifles
which have been adopted by France, Ger
many, Italy and Turkey. The Captain is
n good marksman aud his knowledge o (
the use of the rifle is complete, so that
when he says that they are away ahead OF
the Springfield rifle in accuracy, he knows
what he is talking about. Capt. Sweeney
will return in September to take part in
the contest for The trophys offered by
the Governor and others. All RHODE
ISLAND officers have cordial invitation
through Capt Sweeney, from the COM
mandant at Hythe, to visit the post when
on visits to the mother country.
#. L. I. Exoursion.
The Board of Officers of the First Light
Infantry Regiment held meeting last
Monday evening, when it was decided to
hold IA special meeting of the regiment
Aug. 20. to discuss plans for the proposed
excursion to Hartford. There has been a
desire on the part of the regiment for a
number of years to visit that city, and it
is thought that it will make pleasant
and profitable trip. A committee consist
ing of Maj. Carter and Lieuts. Martin
and Delano was appointed to report at the
next meeting on railroad rates. etc.
For Company Rife Practice.
BY direction of Quartermaster Gen.
Dennis work will be begun next week on
the extension of the rifle range at Sassa-
fras Point. Another pit will be built, SO
that company can practice with two
targets at the same time, which will ma
terially shorten the length OF time neces-
sary for a company shoot.
The Prize winchestcrs.
The two Winchester central fire rifles to
be given as n prize to the Officers Rifle
Association, by Lieut.-Gov. Bull and
Mayor Potter have been orderded from
the Winchester Arms Company. They
are elegant 4O460-calibre, and the luck y
winners will have reason to be proud OF
them.
Visited Mantle.
Major Strauss, Major French and Adjt.
Childs of the First Battalion Cavalry,
visited the Connecticut camp at Mantle
on Wednesday, and spent an enjoyable
day.
For n New Camp GrounA.
The joint special committee to select q
new camp ground for the militia will
visit number OF sites next month 1t Is
proposed to have a permanent camp
ground before the time for encampment
next year.
Gov. Brown and party visited the State
camp at Mantle, Conn, yesterday. The
party consisted of Gov. Brown. Col. III.
NJ. Brown. Col. Waterman. Col. Stearns,
Col. Walker, Col Mowry, Henry ID.
Heydon and III. $. Gates Of the RHODE
ISLAND Camp Commission, Capt. w. ID.
Ely OF the Machine Gun Battery, Lieut..
Gates of Co. II, Second Regiment and
Executive Secretary Jennings.
Gen. Dyer sent word that he could not
take the rip as he was sick.
Gen. Kendall and staff also visited the
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