The morning times., 1896-05-03
One Week Hrn0ng
-DiSfriGt Soldier B0uS.


The rifle competitions have closed. The
last shoot was Wednesday night, when
tile First Regiment pulled itself together
and defeated the Second by seven points.
This was surprise bnt most agreeable
one to the First. The totals We're dis
appointment for it was expected that the
boys would make big scores. The Sec
ond Regiment, however, leads in the total.
The team went far enough ahead in the
first match TO more than counterbaIance
tile last two defeats. The totals made
were: First Regiment, 1876 and Second,
1908. The scores made Wednesday night
i'll detail follow:
Sergt. Stokes, Al; Corp. Berry, 4S; Color
Sergt. Webb, 40; Lieut.. King, 40; Private
Crist 43; Private Wells, 4S; Private
Mcintosh, 40; Capt Shilling, 4S; Private
Lyman, AS. Total, 466.
Second Regiment-Col. Clay, Al; Capt.
Simmonson, 81; Lieut.. Shaw, 40: Lieut..
Sabin, At; Sergt McLain. 90; Private
Ball, 4S; Private Bairstow, 4S; Private
Buell., 4S; sergt. Gronme, Al; Private
Wbitacre, AZ. Total, 459.
THE GALLERY CLOSING.
The closing OF the season has also de
termined the men who are to shoot for
the Burkhardt medal. Only those who
made 80 per cent or more are entitled to
enter this contest. There Were but nine, and
they are given below, with their totals.
Officers from Fort Myer and the Arsenal
are to be invited TO attend:
Lieut.. Shaw, Fifth Battalion, 1S9:
Private Wells, First Battalion, 1873; Private
Alberti Engineers. 1877; Trumpeter Car
roll, Troop A, 1855; Private Williams,
Engineers, 1S4; Sergt. Groome, Sixth
Battalion, 1873; Private Bairstow, Sixth
Battalion, 1872; sergt. Mclaughlin, En-
gineers, 1872; and Sergt. McLain, Sixth
Battalion, 1S1..
The following order has been issued by
headquarters regarding rifle practice:
The rifle gallery will be closed for the
current season. Friday evening. May 10.
1t will not be reopened until the first
week in November next and then only
for recruits enlisted on or after April
/, 1896. Officers and enlisted men,. whose
official gallery scores are incomplete when
the gallery closes, Friday evening. May
Is, will not be permitted to participate
in official practice on the range, as an
incomplete gallery score renders qualifica-
ton impossible.
The following assignments OF the gal
lery for voluntary practice are announced.
shooting 10 begin at O'Clock o. m:
First Battalion, May 8; Third Battalion,
May 6; Fifth Battalion. May IL; First
Separate Battalion, May 4; Second Bat
talon, May 4; Second Battalion, May 10;
Fourth Battalion, May / 4, sixth Battalion,
May Z; Engineer Corps, May / 3, and Pro
visional Battalion. May 9.
The gallery will be open for voluntary
practice each week day, until the 18th
instant from 10 a, m. to 6 p. M
Col. Clay has issued an order that the
Officers OF the Second Regiment, who have
not completed their scores, must do so
before the 18th. There is general i'm
preston abroad that there will be trouble
should Tie Officers refuse to do this. II
is hinted that some may be asked to resign
III that case.
THE INSP PECTION 5.
The Inspections began Friday night ana
the results were most gratifying. Lastyear
but nine commands had 10U per cent, and
yet the First Battalion stands off with
three perfects. The battalion staff and
Companies b and had all attendance OF
100 per cent. Col. MCsher expects the in
spections this year to show much letter re-
suits, ana il the result IN the first can be
taken as a criterion he will not lie dsap-
pointed There is a great deal OF clean
ing, out. OF dead wood going On and an
unusual numtcr Of discharges have been
made. They are as follows:
Honorably discharged on their own appA-
cation-CandIdate, Corp. James q keene
and Private John H. Ryan, Company a.
Fifth Battalion: Prtvates Edwin broderick
and William Tate, Company ID, Fifth Bat
talon: Priyates q. z. Machias ana NJ. W.
Stocfrer, First Separate Company, Troop
-: Priyatcs F g.. c. r ranZ, W. J. Lewis, q. K.
Prycr, ana L. A Pitkin. Second Separate
Company. Cycle Corps; Private NJ. c. Cook
and Sergt. Henry Drechler Company c,
Fourth Battalion: Private James q Alex
ander and First Sergt. Samuel Henry, Com
pany A, First Separate Battalion, and Pri-
waite K. B. Corbin Company b, Fifth Bat
talon.
III the interest of the service-Privates
Joseph A. Hanlan, W. 7. Maher, and John
NJ. Murphy, Company A. Fourth Battalion;
John Frank, a. W Pepperson. W. l. Pepper
son, and Fred Wagner, Company ID, Fourth
Battalion; F. E. Andriance, Edward Arts,
F. w Bachelor, L. Nj. Chiffon. II. II. Clear,
S. L. Dickinson, W. E. Evans, LIE Roy
Caller, l.. j. Gilbert, II. ID. Grim, Edward
Lambert, William H. Pitchett, and A. C.
Sampson, Company C, Sixth Battalion;
Privates Arthur Anderson, and j II. Burn
side, Company B. Engineer Corps; Pri-
Yates c.. NJ. Hopkins. r. Lloyd Erwine, F.
H Lamashure, and John K. Munroe, Com
pany d, Third Battalion and Private A. r.
Elgin, Company A, Fifth Battalion.
Dishonorably discharged because OF eX-
pulsion from their companies -Privates
Thomas Acton. II. l.. b. Atkinson. 7. o.
Evans, Harry s. Garrett, A. NJ Hartsfield
Eugene c. Lucas. ir., F. J. Trundell and
Lucian F. Williams, Company d, Fifth
Battalion; Private George C. Keller. ir.,
Company c. First battalion: Private Thom-
as Hawkins and John Swan, Company ID,
First Separate Battalion.
Honorably discharged because Of re-
moval from the Distrct-Private Walter
1. Scott, Company A, Engineer Corps.
OFF FOR SAVANNAH
The Engineer Corps has decided to send
team to Savannah. Already seven of
the crack shots of that corps have prom
ised to go. and efforts are now being
| made to increase the number to twelve.
Those who are going are: Lieut.. Young,
Lieut.. Hutterly, Sergt. Steward, Corporal
Carlton, Private Cook, Sergt. Cookson and
Sergt. Appleby. If twelve men go the
| boys will appear in four competitions; i
not in only two. The team will put in
all its time next week at the range. and
should clean up all the others. Ammu-
| milton will be furnished and practice COM
menced at once.
The Mortons are going right ahead with
| their drill. They are at it every night.
| For the past week their drill has been
| quite as good as that of any team that
ever left the city, which fact is more
marked in the light of the extended order
! drill, which other drill teams were not
compelled to lea rD- Nearly the WhCie
| brigade has grown interested in this ef-
| fort of its youngest company tn win the
| championship of the United States. The
| Morton Cadets have certainly the good
| wishes OF the whole guard.
| The annual banquet of the Officers AS
| socation of the Second Regiment, at FIRE.
| und's Thursday night, was a great success.
| One OF the disappo ntments OF the evening
| was the inability OF Gen. Ordway to be
| OIL
| Assistant Secretary of War Doe, Adiutant
Gnnnral RunulnS CInn, ENliml. u ho Al