Evening star., 1893-12-16
Some officers Are Promoted, While
Others Resign.
NETT MON tbs RIFLE PRACTICE
Maryland Guardsmen Are Being
Stirred Up to Duty.
DELINQUENT COMPANIES

suit In an increase Of efficiency in various
subdivisions of the brigade. Four officers
have been recommended by Gen. Ordway
for commission by the President. The first
Of these Is D. L. NJ. Peixotto. to be captain
and adjutant Of the first regiment. vice
Barksdale. resigned. Capt. Peixotto Is one
Of the few national guardsmen who vol
unfairly accepts an Irish" promotion. For
some time past the now captain was major
and chief Of ordnance on the general staff.
but his preference being for the duties of
adJutant he resigned his majority COM
mission and will henceforth be identified
with the first regiment Another Of the
recommendations Is as to Andrew w. KEEL
ley, who has been first lieutenant and
Quartermaster Of the first battalion, but
who will, as soon as he gets his new COM
mission. be Quartermaster of the first regi-
ment with the rank Of captain; an ap-
pointment made possible by the resigna-
tion Of Capt. Harrison Dingman. Other
recommendations are that Private Edgar
Alfred Shilling be second lieutenant, COM
pany B. second battalion vice Redman. re-
signed, and ergeant ]. NJ. Fairly. company
A. third battalion. to be second lieutenant
Of the same company. vice Fitzgerald, pro-
NOTED. In the engineer corps, a change Of
considerable Importance has taken place,
for Acting First Lieutenant ]. NJ. Pollard.
Inspector Of rifle practice, has resigned and
gone back to the ranks while Corporal G.
B. Young has been appointed to the va
Gated position. Lieutenant Pollard has been
seriously endeavoring for quite long time
to retire from the arduous duties that wor-
ry all inspectors Of rifle practice. but it
was not until a few days ago that Major
Thompson consented to let Lieutenant Pol
lard have his way. The retiring inspector
Is too well known in this city and through
out the realm Of military rifle shooting to
need any encomium; for long while he
was inspector general of rifle practice for
this brigade and when he resigned that re-
sponsible office endeavored to find seclusion
and rest in the ranks Of the engineer corps
for the existence of which he is largely
responsible. Lieutenant Young, who sue
ceeds him. Is rifleman of high average
ability. For two years he has been a MEM
Der OF the brigade team and. like his pre-
decessor, won one of the magnificent med
ais given annually for rifle competition by
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Lieutenant Young Is an enthusiastic rifle
man and Is expected to do great things for
Ger.
One resignation he's been accepted by
Gen. Ordway this Week, that of First Lieu
battalion. but another resignation will be
placed before the general as soon as he re-
turns to the city-that of Second Lieuten
ant Arthur w. Ferguson of the first sep
arate company. Lieutenant FERGUSON has
been member Of troop A since the days
when that organization was in its infancy
but he has decided to devote himself here
after to exclusively civilian pursuits, much
10 the regret OF many who have been close
ly associated with him in national guard
affairs.
Rifle Practice for January.
Orders for gallery rife practice will be
issued during the coming week. The sched-
ule which will appear in those orders is as
follows:
The first battalion will practice in the
gallery at its armory, under a schedule to
be prepared by the battalion commander.
Second battalion-Company A, Thursday,
January IL: company B. Thursday, 4th;
company c, Thursday. 25th; company D.
Third battalion-Company A. Monday.
sth; company B, Monday, 18th.
Fourth battalion-Company A, Tuesday.
gth; company B, Tuesday. 23d: company c.
Tuesday, 18th; company d, Tuesday, 25th
Fifth battalion-Company A, Friday, l9th;
company B, Friday, 18th; company C. Fri
day, 26th; company d. Friday. 5th
Sd; company B. Wednesday, 10th; company
c. Wednesday, oath; company D. wednes-
day, 18th.
First separate battalion-Company A.
Monday. 22d: company B. Saturday, Goth;
company c. Wednesday, 31st; company D,
Tuesday, 3Oth.
Engineer corps-Friday, 18th.
First separate company, Saturday 18th
Second separate company. Saturday 9Th.
The general staff and the field and staff
officers and non commissioned staff OF regi-
ments. Saturday, January 9th.
The field and staff officers and nom
commissioned staff Of battalions. the even
ings assigned to company A of their re-
spective battalions.
Attending to Business in Maryland.
Maryland national guardsmen are being
stirred up with a sword point in the matter
Of attending drills. This is precisely as it
ought to be. for II a man of his own free
will joins the national guard, either as an
officer or an enlisted man, he should do so
with full understanding Of the obligations
incurred and then be compelled to live up
to regulations. Discussing this matter
Gen. Stuart Brown of Maryland says:
THE law which was passed in 1886 made
the militia more or less disciplined body.
Before the attendance at drills was regu-
lated by law 1t was largely a matter Of
come and go as you please. We used to
fine members under the rules of the regt-
ment. Some members would pay, but we
could not compel others to pay the fines.
Thus there was no way of keeping the
commands together. 1 do not believe there
is any disposition to be harsh with the men,
absence from drill or parade he will have
no difficulty in obtaining relief from drills.
He must know when drills take place and
If he presents a satisfactory excuse for abb
sence to his captain he will have no trou-
ble but it is too late for him to let the mat
ter be decided before court-martial and
then object before a magistrate"
Col. Willard Howard of the fourth regi-
ment said:
Men are enlisted in the militia now in
the same way they are taken into the regu-
lar army. Discipline must be maintained.
Every man knows the night in the week on
which his company Is drilled during the
year, and the orders for battalion drills are
issued several weeks in advance. If a man
is i'll he can easily have a note or message
sent to his captain stating the fact and
there Is no reason why, under the present
law, a person having a good excuse should
not be relieved from fines If he will pursue
the proper course to obtain such relief"
Nine OF the annual target reports have
not yet been received at brigade headuuar-
tiers, although the Both of November passed
into history more than two weeks ago. The
delinquent companies are companies B and
c, second battalion; company b. fourth bat
talon; companies B and c. fifth battalion;
companies A. c and D. sixth battalion, and
the first separate company. There seems to
be an understanding around brigade head
quarters that unless the missing reports
speedily put in an appearance there will
ensue more than a little interesting friction
between the inspector general Of rifle prac-
tice and the officers who neglect a duty
which they voluntarily took oath to per-