Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
ATIONA GUARD
plans of the building. in detail have here
tofore been described in The Star.
The Method PuPsued In Ohio

The Method Pursued In Ohio.
District guardsmen who are criticising
the action Of Maj. Suess Of the fifth bat
talon and Capt. Story of the second sep
arate company in enforcing attendance at
drills should pay special heed to the PEN
atty that Is being visited upon Private
Dearth of company c. fourteenth regiment,
Ohio National Guard. Private Dearth dis
obeyed orders. and left the city. He was
court-martiaied. dishonorably discharged
from the service and sentenced to fifteen
days Imprisonment In a pen erected in the
center of the armory building. The prison.
er is not allowed to leave the little coop.
even for exercise, and he is constantly I'M
der the eye OF a guard.
The Corcorans Were Disappointed.
There were forty disappointed young SOL
diers in the armory of company A. second
battalion, on Saturday evening last, when
Capt Edwards informed his drill team that
the competition announced to occur at Rich
mond on the 10th instant was declared off.
The boys had drilled each night, for over
four weeks, and felt sure of capturing the
first prize In the Virginia city.
Arrangements had been completed with
railroad company for a special car. and
everything looked bright for a pleasant and
sue cessful trip. but It did not come to pass.
As a solace. however. the company at large
rendered the drill team a smoker on Thurs
day evening last, at which sorrow was Tor
gotten and a general good time enjoyed by
every one
A Rifle Match I'm brooklyn.
The thirteenth regiment, n. c., s. y. Y,
of Brooklyn has issued an Invitation to
teams of four from any company, troop or
battery, or the field. staff and non-commis-
stoned staff of regiments or battallons In
the National Guard naval reserve of any
state, or the U. S. army, navy or marine
corps. to participate In a military team
competition. to be held at the Thirteenth
Regiment Armory rife range during fair
week.. October 222I. 1894. Organizations
are privileged to enter one or more separate
teams. Re-entrieS are allowed. The en-
trance fee Is four dollars per team. The
arms to be used are the regularly issued
rife OF the organization. Five shots at HD
yards. standing. and five shots at 800 yards,
prone. head to target, must be fired. The
firing will Re over a one hundred-yard range
at a reduced target. The prize to be COM
peted for is a solid silver trophy.
The District will not be represented at
the above competition for two reasons. One
Is that the New Jersey riflemen viii be In
Washington on October "a, and the local
shooters naturally desire to be at home to
meet the visitors. Another reason, and It is
or considerable magnitude, Is because the
BROOKLYN c4mpetition is no test of marks
manship. Re-entries are allowed. which
viii give the New York and Brooklyn teams
many advantages over outsiders.
Field Day Pay in Massachusetts.
The annual mobilization of the troops If
the National Guard Of Massachusetts took
place Oh Tuesday last. For the days duty
the troops were paid as follows: Brigadier
generals. sl5.2S; coionels, s973; lieutenant
cClonels. ss.:'; majors, sG95; captains
tmounted), 300; captains mot mounted
81: adjutants. quartermasters, assistant
surgeons, paymasters and inspectors of rife
practice, 50; first neutenants tmountedD,
$40; first leutenants mot mounted. S.17
second lieutenants (mounted), s411; second
beutenantS mot mOunted), $3.50; chaplains
s4.17. nor commissioned staff officers. $50:
drummers and buglers. $50; other enlisted
men. 81. Mounted officers and soldiers. ad
dltional for horse. 81.
Notes.
Company c, second battalion CNational
Fencibies). held its first regular drill after
the summers rest on Thursday evening
last. Although the chan. pions did not show
up In startling numbers. the exhibition
given by the faithful few. who interpreted
tactics under TIE direction of Lieut. Mosher
was very credltab1e, considering the fact
that the men have not drilled since their
return from Little Rock ia July last.
The members of company d. fifth bat
TALON. have elected First Lieut.. George w
England captain, Private James 7. LAWN
first lieutenant, and Sergt. James T. Lee
man OF company c, fifth battalion, second
lieutenant.
Candidate Sergt. James C.. Sergeant of
company b, fourth battalion. has success
fully passed the examination to the grade of
captain of infantry. and is entitled to the
privileges conferred upon candidates for
promotion to that grade.
Capt. Frederick Dalton of company r.
NTH battalion. and First Lieut. Harry A.
3iandy or company b.. second battalion
nave rendered their designations.
In obedience to the orders Of Mai o. L.
Suess. commanding the fifth battalion,
twenty-one members Of that organization
were placed under arrest last evening for
unexcused absence from drill Three men
reported voluntarily and four could not be
located. Those taken into custody were
lectur ed by the major. and they all promis-
ed 10 be model soldiers in the future