The morning times., 1896-01-05
INSPECTORS REPORTS.


at the slowness of the inspectors of rifle
practice in sending in their returns. All
should have been In November 80, but not
one was on time. 1t may be weeks yet
before the last comes.
Most of the inspectors, too, did not make
their reports out properly and they had TO be
returned. Some of these days the guard
will be able to learn how many marksmen
have qualified and how many sharpshooters
there are in the brigade. Until such time
every one must content himself with
patience.
Troop A In dress uniform, attended the
performance OF "A Texas Steer Friday
night at Aliens Grand Opera House, and
at the end of the third act a massive
floral piece was presented to Comedian
Tim Murphy ON behalf of the soldier
boys. Immediately upon the lowering
of the curtain a bugle was blown and
il was raised again, while Sergts, Nc.
Chesney and Springman came down the
center aisle bearing a floral piece in the
form of bugle, topped with crossed sabers.
Mr.. Murphy made very happy little
speech, III which he thanked his many
friends for their kindness and spoke OF
the pleasure he experienced whenever
he came to his native city, and concluded by
quoting from Mr.. Hoyt. "You have been SO
kind to me that shall just ask one more
little favor, and that is that you thank
yourselves"
FIRST BATTALION MEETING.
The First Battalion holds its regular
monthly meeting Wednesday evening. At
that meeting the future of Company G
Will he decided. The trouble arose over
the refusal of the battalion to confirm the
election of Capt. Ourand, unless the name
of his first lieutenant was also presented.
Capt. Ourand will not remain in the bat
talon. There are ruinors that he can have
either of two places now at the disposal
of Gen. Ordway-
There is a rumor abroad also that the
National Fencibles will be invited to enter
the First Battalion. 1t can be relied on,
however. that the Fencibles will stay where
they are for n while, at least.
The assignment for the matches to be
fired this month at 200 yards are as
follows:
Thursday, January Q, companies A, B, c.
and D, first battalion; companies A and B
second battalion; companies ond d, third
battalion; companies A, C, and D, fourth
battalion; companies A, and d, fifth bat
talon.
Thursday, January 16, companies A, D
and c, sixth battalion; companies A, II, q
and d, first separate battalion; companies
A. B and c, engineer corps; battery A; first
ctpctdtc NOAhpahys SSNSho stPuAasS NOhA
pany.
Notification as to the assignment of com-
pany and battalion teams has been sent to
the proper officers by the inspector general
of rifle practice.
The battalion match will open at O'Clock
Thursday, January 23.
The regimental match will be shot We'd
nesday, January 20.
NOTES FROM COMMANDS.
Lieut.. t.RobertMcAiurray, jr., ,quartermaster
second battalion, has rendered his resigna-
ton. He has been ordered to turn over all
his property. 1t is said Corporal W. E.
Colladay, OF the Rifles, will be chosen TO
fill the vacancy. The corporal will look
well In shoulderstraps.
Private William Stewart, OF the First
Separate Company, has been honorably
discharged Oh his own application.
The following commissions have been
received at headquarters: First Lieutenant
W. d. Fales. Ambulance Corps; First Lieu
tenant G. w. Sneden, Inspector rifle prac-
tice, First Battalion; First Lieutenant L..
H. Reichelderfer, adjutant Third Battalion;
First Lieutenant Thomas H. Means, Com
pany d, Third, and Second Lieutenant F g.
Stutz. same company; First Lieutenant Sid
Dey R. Jacobs, quartermaster Fourth Bat
talon; First Lieutenant Richard d. Simms,