Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04

discharged: Privates Ed G. Smith and Will
liam B. Tanner, battery a: Hospital Stew
ard Edward. NJ. Tabor, sixth battalion; Pri-
Yates ]. Heron Dawson. P. w. Roberts,
tr., and James W. Thomas, company d,
fourth battalion.
The dishonorable discharge of Private
James w. Barnes, company B. fifth bat
TALON has been revoked.
The following have been discharged on
their own applications: Private D. H.
kohr. first separate company; Private B.
F. Edwards, company B, sixth battalion;
Private Elliott P. Hough, company B, en-
gineer battalion; Privates Lyman N.
Graves and George w. A. White, company
c, second battalion; Color Sergeant Henry
NJ. Dixon, fourth battalion; Private Howard
S. Knox, company c, fourth battalion, and
Private Bernard r. Lee, company A, fifth
battalion.
BY reason of expulsion from their compa-
MES, the following have been dishonorably
discharged: Privates William L. Barbour
and Frank N. Brown. company d, first sep
arate battalion; Privates Frank R. Gillis,
Henry L. Hoist and Ernest Hendle, COM
pany A. second battalion; Prvates Dwight
Anderson. Nei1l S. Brown, William W.
Brown, William A. Garland and Phineas
G. Mclean. company c, second battalion
Lighting the Rifle Gallery.
Speaking of the visit of the engineer bat
talon to the rifle gallery for official prac-
tice Saturday evening last, the command
ing officer Of that organization has for
warded to the inspector general of rife
practice the following communication:
1.-The lights were generally bad, and at
times so indistinct that the targets could
not be seen. wish not merely to mention
the disbursement at being obliged to
shoot under the circumstances, but that
the results are not fair to the rifiemen Of
the corps. Other organizations the same
evening Jared no better. except that the
lights went out and the men were saved
aiming at nothing" The battalion will be
given another opportunity to shoot it's
April score.
Capt. H. S. Barbour has requested that
the first separate company be permitted
to alternate with the engineer battalion
in shooting first on the nights the organi-
cations named are ordered for gallery prac-
tice 1t is claimed that hitherto. although
the troop has generally been ready to shoot
at s o'clock, the preference has been given
to the engineers on every occasion. The
inspector general of rifle practice has de-
cided that hereafter the troop will have
allotted to 1t proportionate number of
targets. so that the practice of both Or
CARNATIONS will proceed simultaneously.
Those local guardsmen who have at
tended the annual rifle competitions held
at Sea Grit, N. j., and entertain only the
most pleasant recollections of their visits,
were surprised to read the following in a
recent issue Of the New York Times:
There Is considerable agitation in mill
tary circles because the National Guard is
to come in for an investigation. 1t will be
not only a search for extravagances, but
for the lack of discipline in certain quar-
tiers. The Jersey National Guard costs the
state considerable money, much to the dis
trust of the ordinary taxpayer and the dis
gust Of the agriculturists. The expense of
the guard last year was S130,SS2. A long
season of rifle practice Is maintained. There
is yearly camp for one of the brigades,
and the week of camp is one of much gay
ETY.. The state capitol is practically trans
ferred to Sea Girt, where much official bus
done. pf
ments are temporarily there.
THE object of the investigation is to lind
out whether all the luxuries that are en-
jcyed by the officers are paid for by them
selves or by the state. The impression pre-
walls that good many bottles of wine and
a good many soft-shelled crabs are includ-