The morning times., 1895-07-07
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around Local ArmOrieS

The Third Battalion is to be inspected.
The inspection is really an investigation.
Gen. Ordway ordered it last week.
Major Alexander, inspector general, will
be in charge. He Will follow certain lines
laid down by Gen. Ordway but VIII satisfy
himself concerning the command. The
order came in the nature of a surprise.
But one need not be readily surprised a any
thing which may happen during the next
few weeks.
The order has been transmitted TO the
major commanding through Ad1t. PeiXotto,
of the First Regiment. 1t is very general
in its nature and Major Alexander will know
all about the command when ne is through.
He is TO satisfy himself concerning each Of
ficer and his command, the condition Of
the property, etc.
There is 10 intention OF disciplining any
one in this manner. There are no Charges
pending against the organization. The
commanding general wants TO know all
about the efficiency of the command, That
is all
In speaking OF the matter Gen. Ordway
said to The Times representative. We are
simply investigating as any business man
would his Office. 1t is not because certain
things Were or We're not done at camp that
the order has been issued. That battalion
has the best material in it OF any in the
guard and it should sow it. Major Alex
ander viii take his own time and make a
full and complete report
COURTS MARTIAL ORDERED.
Matters are becoming interesting in the
various battalions. Before camp a general
order stated that seyenty-live per cent.
of~each commandgw was expected to be in at
tendance. Headquarters is trying to set
tie the matter and SO the following para
mt nrdaFs of
teTest:
battalion commanders Will Immediately
appoint battalion courts martial for the
trial of all enlisted men who failed To
report for duty as ordered by paragraph ii,
general orders No. g. current series, who
had not been previously excused by their
commanding officers. Copies OF the pro-
ceedings OF these battalion courts martial
viii b. Forwarded to these headquarters be
fore the 31st instant
From the morning reports made during
the encampmeDJ complete list OF the
men absent without leave has been pre-
pared Every name On this list must be
acted on. and disposed or, by the battalion
courts martial hereby ordered. On the
findings of these courts Will be based such
further action as may be found proper in
regard to companies that failed to have a
| proper percentage of attendance in camp"
When he results of these courts martial
are 70 Ni't ~ III bC
| taken. Majors Will at once appoint the
! courts and the trials VIII likely begin this
| week No one can tell what the outcome
| will be. The Fifth battalion Will Illus
! trate what is to be done. In that command
! seventeen men We're absent from camp
| without leave Since the return of the
! brigade four of these men have presented
! reasonable excuses aud have been marked
| excused The remaining thirteen, how
| ever must be tried by the courts-martial.
The Fourth Battalion had q court martial
! last week on two privates OF Company A,
! Fourth Battalion, who were charged with
! being implicated in the row over the punch
! brewed in honor of the Troops safe return.
! Capt williams, of Company d, was presi-
! dent of the court He heard witnesses and
the finding of the court was that the
! prisoners were not guilty as charged This
! report was forwarded to headquarters and
! of course no further action can be taken.
The affair was disgraceful one, though.
NEW RANGE NAMED.
You will go to Ordway to shoot after
this week. OF course you get~off at
Macguder's station, on the Pennsylvania
railroad, but the track where the range
is located is to be known as Ordwav-
| Just as Sea Girt is named. Gen Ordway
| was not consulted Major Harries and
the djutant general took ituponthemselves
| to christen it.
If the weather is good this week the range
| will be completed. All last week force
of men was at work under the immediate
supervisinn of Lieut. King. The engineer
ing work was completed and everything put
in shane for the laborers. A gang Of
| fifteen or twenty men will go to work to-
| morrow and with plans will soon get things
| in shape.
A small force of carpenters, too, will
be employed They will build the office
.fnI, 70 frxNE Nod
at one end of the range. This building Will
be 35x2O feet, and the greater part of it
will consist Of storage rooms. 1t will be
run UP in a few days.
| The range is 10 have twenty-one tar
gets and is to be wide enough for num-
Der of men to shoot at each one at the
same time This is not possible on any
other range in the country. The rifle
pits will be of the regulation size and
depth, and everything viii be In first
class shape.
1t is probable that the first shooting
at Ordway will be volunteer practice for
the Sea Girt team. This, of course, Will
be under the immediate command of Major
Harries. He will take out about fifty
volunteers, outside of last years team.
They will leave on the 2:01 p. m. train,
and there will be opportunity for each
man shooting off two scores at 200, 500,
and 600 yards. These two scores VIII
| bt tIlc lliSl lcSlr IL 10 p'''N'Dic Nais'N t''S
lowest fifteen will be dropped. At fu-
ture practices more men viii be dropped,
until the team is composed of the very
best Shots When this has been accom-
plished the team itself VIII go into prac-
tice, and hard practice at that. 1t Will
be no child's play this year.
Company C, Second Battalion, known
all over the country as the Fencibes,
has been mustered out. Honorable dis-
charges have been issued to First Lieut..
Lee b Mosher and Second Lieut.. William
w. Mortimer. Capt Domer has been di-
rected to issue honorable discharges TO
each of the enlisted men.
MUSTERED OUT.
The order mastering out this company
is very severe and is as follows:
Under the provisions of section 18 o.
the act of Congress approved March 1889,
to provide for the organization of the
militia of the District OF Columbia,
Company C, Second Battalion, is hereby
disbnnded. having been found on duly
ordered inspection of May to have
fallen Deiow a proper standard of eff
ciency.'"
las a matter of fact, this company ha'
never attained proper standard OF eff
cheney. During the eight years of its serv
ice the inspecting officers have each veal
reported it among the poorest in the brigade
in general military efficiency, and, notwith
standing repeated official censures for it
disregard of orders and regulations, it
recent inspection demonstrated the fac
,hat the company cannot be depended on Il