The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-27
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MoRoASTowE, W. Va, Nay 2G.-The
second regiment school Of military In.
structions closed last night and was
from oycry point OF view thorough
SUCCESS. Tho school was hold by Col.
r. Z. Fast and was for tho commission
cd otlicera Of tho regiment. Twenty
seven officers wcro present, including
among them the captain OF each COM
pany and oil OF them took an eager in-
turost in the instruction and were
much benefited by It. Col. Fast waa
ably assisted by Lieutenant Frank
Dow Ramsay, Of the United States army,
| commandant OF cadets at tho uni
versity. He delivered Several lectures
on military science and gave tho off,
GERS the benefit Of observing the drills OF
tho corps Of cadets.
In the rilo practice Lieut.. II. II.
Steed OF Writ county, made the highost
score, and Capt. Collett, OF Elkins. was
second, thirteen points behind Lieut..
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A court martial was convened Friday
and Saturday to try Lieut.. O. W. Mon.
roe, OF Company G, oi Grafton, for DISC
bediencc of orders. The charges were
preferred by Maj. Phil. A. Shafor. This
was the first court martial ordered by
tho adjutant general since tho West
Virginia Guard was Organized. The
court was composed Of L,eut..C Clar.
ence L. Smith. Capt. R. i. Ash, Capt.
Macker Babb. Capt. A. S. Hutson and
Lieut.. G. E. Vance. Maj. Robert Blair,
judge advocate, conducted tho prosecu.
tion and Lieut.. @. 4. Jones the defense.
What the verdict is canno. be- ascer-
tanned until officially announced by the
governor. 1t is the opinion OF officers
who were not members OF the court
that that body has no jurisdiction.
Monroe, while acting as lieutenant, has
mover received q commission and 10
strictly speaking still non.commis-
stoned officer, over whom the court had
no jurisdiction. l. seems, anyhow,
that Monroo's disobedicnce OF orders
WAS not Intentional.
The school closed last night with au
elegant and sumptous banquet, given
by the citizens OF the town to the OIL
GERS at tho Hotel Peabody. Covers
were LAID for about dfty guests and the
usual banquet refreshments were served
in abundance. Prof. ". ?. Wiley was
POSTMASTER OF the occasion and in
;roduced the speakers iu felicitous style.
Hon. George c. Sturpiss responded to
''The Citizen Soldier" in an exception
ally good address. lie was followed by
Col. Clarence L Smith on THE West
Virginia National Guard" Then came
Major Robert Blair, who made some
gallant remarks about The ladies'"
and after him Lieut.. Frank Dew Ram
say talked entertainly in response to
the toast "Tbe United States Army"
Colonel K Z. Fast had for his 1heme,
1.-THE Schools OF Instruction" which he
handled with ability. Rev. A. n. Bu-
chauan, chaplain OF the regiment. made
many happy hits in his address on THE
Fighting Chaplain" Captain Newt
Linch. who is a veteran in military
service, his commission (so his fellow
officials sayl dating from July t, l776.
was listened to with attention while re-
spending to tho toast The Hero of
Bogss' Run" Lieutenant Hoge told his
experience at rifle practice at 400 yards,
which, from his remarks, must have
been very laborious. Joe McDermott.
who is still civilian, closed the fes-
tive occasion with some remarks on
"reminiscences OF Jake's Run, which is
his home.
In tho future tho school Of instruc.
tion will probably be conducted by au
officer from the Unitod States army.
Governor MacCorkIe has asked the sec..
retary OF war for a four years detail OF
an officer. who will be on the governors
staff, and whose duties will be to give
instructions to tho troops at the diter.
ent commands.