Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
GOV. wERTs AND HIS MEN.
Jersey National Guardamen to Shoe
with District Marksmen.

Jersey National Guardamen to shoot
With District Marksmen.
Rain came down In torrents and wind
blew necessarily. but the New Jersey
National Guardsmen who came to this city
last night for the purpose OF engaging in q
friendly contest on the rife range with
half dozen District sharpshooters banged
away at the targets today as though there
was no such thing as bad weather
The shooting was to some purpose too.
and unless all the signs are deceptive. the
half dozen soldiers in whose hands the
military rife shooting reputation Of the Dis
trict now rests will have to hustle consid-
erably tomorrow, for the victory will be
with the Jerseymen. The discomforts on
the range were mitigated somewhat by the
erection Of such shelter as could be af-
forded by a couple Of rifle tents, but In
spite OF these ameliorations, and a suffi-
cheney OF waterproof clothing. shooting
must have been far from pleasant
Members Of the Party.
The party reached here last night at
loss. The roster includes Gov. werts, O.
M. Gen. R. A. Donnelly. ex-Gov Robert ].
Green. George Richards. vice president
board Of managers Of the New Jersey State
Hospital; State Controller Hoppenheimer,
Gen. Bird w. Spencer. inspector of general
rifle practice; Col Meany, chief Of the
governors personal stan; Col NJ 7. Bar
rett, Col John T. Van Cleef. Maj. T. NJ.
Currie. who will act as team surgeon, Col.
Cyrus L. Loutrel. Col. Delaney G.walker.
adjutant Of the team; Adj. Gen. w. +.
Stryker, Benjamin F. Lee. clerk OF the su-
preme court: Oliver Kelly, member of the
state board of assessors; George Duryea.
clerk Of the chancery court, and the rife
team, as follows: Gen. Bird w. Spencer,
Col. A. r. Kuser. Col. John c. Owens. Col.
w. F. Decker, Capt. Alvin Graf. Capt G.
A. Reed and Gen. @. E. p. Howard.
Among those who received them were
Adjutant General Mosher. Maj. w. Cranch
Mcintyre. Maj. Peixotto. Maj. @. H. Har-
ries, Maj. Campbell, Capt. Parmenter. Capt.
Bell, Lieut. Stewart, Lieut.. Rotramel. Lieut.
King. Lieut. Allen. Lieut. Kingsley and
ceeded to the Normandie. where the dis
tinguished representatives Of New Jersey
are quartered.
Tonfxht's Ceremonies.
This evening the governor and all the
other members Of his party will be present
at the presentation Of prizes and medals
at the Center Market Armory Drill Hall.
Tomorrow morning, probably. between
10 and IL o'clock Gov. Werts. his stan and
the other visitors, escorted by Gen. Ordway
and staff. and probably by President Ross
Of the board of District Commissioners.
will make a formal can upon President
Cleveland-himsef a Jerseyman.
Shortly after noon-the time not yet beine
definitely nxed-the New Jersey team and 9
team Of six from the brigade team of the
D. c. n. G. will shoot a match OF seven
teen shots at 200 seventeen at 800 and sever
shots at coo yards. thus duplicating. so fai
as six men can duplicate a twelve-msn
match, the competitions for the Hilton
trophy and the Soldier OF Marathon.
In the evening the visitors Will be enter
tanned by the local soldiery at the Cochran
The dinner will be a private AFFAIR and abou
fifty or sixty officers are expected to b