The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-16
NELLY zOUAvEs DISAPPOINTED,
Their Trouble with Tennessce's Adj
Jutant General


The Nicely Zouaves left for their homcs
in Memphis last night badly dis 1ppnnt-
eG lot. They came here possessed with
the desire of demonstrating their superi-
ority over the Aurora Zouaves. or any
other zouave company in the country. AMI
determined &c do so if possible. hut cir
cumstances were against them. The full
story of their troubles since arriving in
Savannah and its Origin back in Tennessee
before their departure has already been
given.
Up to . o'clock yesterday Capt. Deffry
remained hopeful that he would be allow
ed to take his company into the contest
Shortly before that hour he received
telegram from his attorney IN Memphis.
G. I. Fitzhugh, stating that Judge Cooper
and Attorney General Patterson had
wired the governor of Georgia thaJ the
Nicely Zouaves were a chartered CORPORA
ton Of the state OF Tennessee and allow
Il to bear arms there. The telegram adj
vised Capt. Deffry to Insist upon his
rights"
At o'clock Capt Deffry saw Lieut..
Oscar J. Brown, the representative of the
adJutant generals department at Say9n-
nah during the May week, an showed
him the telegram, and insisted that ne
be allowed TO drill. Lieut.. Brown tod
MIN that the telegram was OF no effect
and that nothing could be done by the 40
jutant generals department IN benaI
the Nicely Zcuaves unless request to this
effect should be made upon the governor
of Georgia by the governor OF Tennessee.
Capt Deffry Informed Morning News
reporter, whom he met just AFTER MS M
terView with Liut Brown, that he rad
no expectation that such request would
be made by Gov Turney OF tennessee.
Capt. Demry seemed to take it hardly
that the officers of the Military Interstate
Association had not interested themselves
to secure permission from the governor
Of Georgia to allow the drill TO proceed
as he thought Il due him and his com
pany after coming so far, and at their
own expense, to take part in the drill, ana
also to the interests of the association IN
carrying out its programme.
The military officers, who largely infu-
ence the conduct of the association, now
ever, were not inclined TO encourage what
was evidently a bold defiance OF military
authority, and were rather inclined to
blame Capt. Deffry for having brought
his company into the state after having
received the orders Of the governor not
to do so.
1t is evident that there will be some
lively times in Tennessee. when the zou-
ayes get back home. The humiliation
put upon the company by being kept
out Of the drill, after having come to Sa-
vannah for the purpose, through the in
strumentality of the adjutant general Of
Tennessee, will undoubtedly be resented
by the friends of the company to the best
of their ability. The following dispatch
was received by the Morning News last
night from its correspondent in Atlanta:
There seems to be a difference of
opinion in the state OF Tennessee as to
the standing of the Nicely ZouaVes now
in savannah. Yesterday letters were re-
ceved at the capitol from Adtt. Gen
Skies of Tennessee In which he took oc-
casion to administer red-hot toast to
the company. THIS morning a telegram
signed by M. r. Patterson, attorney gem
eral, and sent from Memphis came TO the
office Of the adjutant general
in which Mr.. Patterson SAYS:
Nicely ZouaVes company of cadets Of
Memphis military academy Is a chartered
corporation, though not a member of the
national guard it has the right under the
laws of this state, to bear arms and enter
military contests"
The following dispatch from Memphis
would indicate that the company might
take some steps against the May week as
ISOLATION. This is hardly considered like
ly, however:
&c. T. Fitzhugh, counsel for the Neelv
Zouaves, returned this morning after an
absence of several days, and for the first
time became aware of the predicament of
his client company He wired the real
status OF the company in Tennessee, as
attested by a criminal court judge, the
district attorney and the mayor, to the
Georgia adjutant general, and the
he also advised CAPT. Derry
to insist upon the right to compete for
the zouaVe prize. In the event the latter
demand was made Mr. Fitshugh intimates
a suit for damages against the drill asso-
citation will follow"
The following extract from the Nashville
American states the position of Adjt. Gen.
Sykes in the matter:
Il advised the Georgia authorities Of
the attitude of this company toward the
National Guard of the State of Tennes-
see. This company has been court-mar-
tailed, and is trying to sutaisn itself,
armed and equipped, as an independent
organization. There is a military law
that any company sustaining itself In
such a manner subjects itself to a fine
for a misdemeanor. l advised the Geor-
gia authorities on my own responsibility.
and Brig. Gen. Taylor had nothing to do
ter"