The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27
WASHINGTON Is ALL RIGHT.

l.. Military There Taking an Ac-
i've Interest in the May Contests.
~ n. G. Cam is in Washington. D.
! 3, the interests. Of the interstate com
-irive drill 10 be held here during May
- That his efforts to persuade the
eminent military companies OF Wash
.--on 10 attend are meeting with success
g he gathered from the following clip
81 from a Washington parer, which was
lived Yesterday by AIR. a. L Reed,
sssnger agent Of the Atlantic Coast
me:
THE interstate competitive drill situa-
81 locally. underwent a marked change
! 7av when the commanding general of
/ District of Columbia National Guard
4 favorable action on the application
Tapt. Edgar \. Shilling for his COM
mn to participate in the Savannah COM
..iii0n, May II TO 10 inclusive. This course
| u somewhat unexpected, as il has been
| -dsrstoOd for several weeks past from
al authority, that the policy OF Gen.
| rIway was to permit hereafter no com
/ snies of the brigade 10 leave the district
| Al The purpose mentioned. The Morton
|sdeis began drill in preparation for the
rntest last evening, and will continue
"a vancouver nightly until the start is
lido for Savannah
Almost simultaneously with the arrival
fthe news from headquarters came Lieut..
III g. Cam from Savannah as representa-
tve Of the projectors of the drill Lieut..
fsnn is one of the most prominent military
nm of the Georgia city and is well known
4 many District guardsmen as the brother
ii cant Cam of the Georgia rifle team at
"a Grit last September Lieut.. Cam to-
5av visited the commanders Of the local
anpanies who are likely to participate in
Fe drill and made clear many points that
have heretofore been more or less ambigu-
IS a result of the coming of Lieut. Cam
may be announced, practically as a GER
sntv that the amount of the first prize in
m interstate drill will be raised from s.. 900
10 8 800 and that the Galveston semi-cen-
.srnial championship cup, which carries
v-h Il the title of champion military COM
rsnv of the United States, Will be placed in
mmpetit ton. At the request of Lieut.. Cam,
Can't Shilling VIII this evening forward to
he commanding officer of the Thurston
Siaes of Omaha, Neb., the present holders
Q. the cup, a formal challenge to compete
for the same at Savannah.
Il is the opinion of many that the in
crease in the amount of prize money
viii insure the participation Of the Ma
u0na Rifles, the National Fencibles, and
possibly the Corcoran Cadet Corps from
his city. Capt Domer stated to-day that
is a possibility, but not a probability,
ever Lieut.. Cam will meet the officers
ot the company this evening, and when
ID is explained that $500 has been added to
the first prize, in addition TO the proba-
ha presence of the Galveston cup, fuel
viii be added to the latent flame, in favor
Of going to Savannah, now in evidence in
the company.
Lieut. Manson, representing the Nation
al Rifles, has promised to agitate the mat
ter among the members of his company,
and will if possible, induce Capt. Oys-
Ter to call a special meeting at once for
the purpose of considering the PROPOSE
m Tho officers of the itOrCOrHn Cadet
Corps will also take up the matter at a
regular meeting Friday evening next
and report on the same at a meeting of
the company Monday next