The morning times., 1895-07-04
Friends of the FenCibIes Are In
dignlnt Over His Action.
SAY THEY WERE SACRIFICED
Capt. Domer Denies That He Used
Any Influence to Prevent Action.
Order Was Based Upon the Inspec-
tion-A Separate Company.

The order of Gen. Ordway dlSbanuing the
Fencibles, or Company C, Second Bat
TALON, was the subject of nearly all the
gossip yesterday in military circles. II
was the talk of the soldiers at the armory
last night, where members of the Fencibles
held their ola room Just as if nothing had
happened.
Military etiquette, however, prevented
them from discussing the order OF their
superior officer. What was said was the
keynote: The Fencibles are all right, but
Company C is in the SOUP" this, in fact,
being the language OF a Fencible without a
present military occupation.
Another of the disbanded men said: "OA,
you can say that we are simply suspended
in the air; Just floating about in space
Capt. Domer is about the most undismayed
of the company. Yesterday he telcgrapaed
the National Rifles at st. Louis:
Company no longer exists, but the
Fencibles join me in wishing you every
possible success"
The Rifles telegraphed last night in re-
sponse:
Excellent inspection yesterday. First
class drill this morning. Manson made no
mistake and had time 10 spare. Rifles send
you greeting, and want you back in the
National Guard"
UNDERCURRENT OF TALK.
While there is a great deal OF the under
current OF the talk among other members Of
the guards adverse to the Fencibles and
justifying the discipline there is also a great
deal OF criticism of the manner III which the
order was conveyed 10 the Fencibies.
AS there has been good deal of specula-
ton as 10 what the Fencibles will 10 and
la Of 10
country Capt Domer was asked last night
for an expression OF his views. He said:
Il had Intended calling on Gen. Ordway
to-day to find out. what are his intentions
as to the order, but he was out of the city.
OF course, it is understood that in our pres
ent relations l cannot in any way eriticise
the action of a superior officer. Therefore
! would prefer TO say but little and would
not except TO correct some false impressions
left on the public mind by some of the
ne ewspapers
Tine situation issimply this: An orderhas
| been issued disbanding the company, and
| there is nothing in it providing for the
! discharge or resignation of the officers at
| all Gen OrCtway has not indicated what he
! wishesuS to do. As individuals we are still
| of the National Guards, although the com
| pany is not.
| LAS to the terms, the language of the
| order, l have. to say that it was not
| exactly what ! expected: II was surprise
! to ME, as it was TO everybody else, l did
not think that the issue would be made on
| the inspection | assumed that ii would
| be on the non-attendanCe in camp.
USED NO INFLUENCE.
lone of the ne wspapers has intimated that
| we had used influence to prevent this action
on the part of Gen. Ordway. That is not
true. The matter has been with him abso
! lutely. | have not had any talk with him
on the subject, and the members of the
! company had nothing TO say. If Gen
| Ordway has taken exceptions 10 newspaper
| talk, that is his affair
Another error An afternoon paper
makes the point that as we are out of the
! National Guard we win not be permitted to
take part in any annual competition drill
! These annual drills are restricted simply to
| regularly organized white companies and
as matter of fact other than National COM
panies have taken part In such compe-
| titions"
Capt Domer said that there was nothing
| in the speculatio that the Fencibles
would go into the National Rifles. He in
timated, however, that there would always
be the Fencibles among military organiza-
| tions. Capt Domer will probably have an
| interview with Gen. Ordway to-day when
he will return from New York.
The civilian side Of the embrogho is
| to some extent given in the Following eX-
preston of opinion:
Il think they have treated the Fcneihles
| very unEindly They are first class young
men, intelligent, bright, sober industrious,
| faithful TO their employers, and have al
| ways been q success in military and social
life. They have given more stimulus to
| the military than any other company of the
city"
FOR THE SACRIFICE.
''It looks to me as IL the Fencibles
have been designated. for the sacrifice.
| They certainly intended no discourtesy tC
| Gen. Or1way, and if they failed TO respond
at Fort Washington it. was because they
| were worked nearly to death by their
endeavor to be equipped for the military
| contest at Memphis
The basing of the order on q failure il
| inspection on the 9Th OF May is rather
| curious. 1t seems to me that Gen. Ord
| way, il that was the true cause of Sriey
ance, should and woald have issued his
| order Immediately, and not waited till
| the company came back from Memphis
where, by the way, in the very matter ol
inspection they made SO.
II know that if several of the boys had
| attended at Fort Washington they WOULD
| have lost their places in business, and
going was out of the question.
| Perhaps it is surmise On my part, but
| | think Gen. OrdWay lent himself 10
| certain prcjudiees and jealousies. Per
| haps he wasn't given that amount of OBJ
| sequiousness Which he expected, and il
| the military, as in politics, cuckooism
| pays"