The morning times., 1896-11-24
WATERR ROUTED THE MILITIA
Made a Sortie on the Drill Hall and
Found 1t Full of Water.
NO RESISTANCE OFFERED
Col. Clay Marched His Men Up the
Steps and Then Marched Down
Again-Rink Management Defeated
Them Horse, Foot and Dragons.
Next Movement Not Known.

Guard drilled III the streets last night be-
cause the skating rink company had taken
possession OF Convention nail. 1t was
the renewal OF the old troubles OF last
winter.
All afternoon and evening there was
pounding and iammering in Convention
Hall that went to show that the rink
people were getting ready for the skating
carnival. The guardsmen heard all this
as they approached their arrnUry and they
cast doubtful glances ut one another as
they looked ut the skies and thought of
II possibility of n drill in the rain. Col.
Cecil Clay. a strict dis, iplinaraiI, is in
Command Of the battalions III the absence
from the city OF Gen. Ordway. He had
given the officers instructions to enter"
the hall.
Companies A, b, C, and ID of the Fifth
Battaion We're scheduled To drill last night.
When the hour for falling in arrived all
of the formalities We're carried out to til.
latest letter Lieut. Mcilack OF Company
arranged his men in their gun room
Then he started away down the hall to
find Capt. Walsh the quarterInaster. He
found him i'll his office.
HE GOT THE KEY
| IF you please. sir, wish the key 10
the drill hail. said he, as he touched
| his hand 10 the rim of his gray hat.
Certainly, SIR answered Capt. Walsh,
the guards entrance to Convention Hall.
The entrance used exclusively by tn"
| soldiers is into the cond or han story
| Of the market house over the bridge lead
| ing from the l. street armOry. Lieut..
| MeIlack marched HIS men acT, IS q he bridge.
| ne urIeu the Key al the GCct ana started
| to enter.
Who comes thcre?'' said toarsc voice
| from the inside AZ the same time that Il
white man and a ccloTcd man showed
| themselves III the door.
| Company 4. tirgh EattaIion,' answered
! the brave lieutenant
| il ui.I,In E, = civilian dress?" came
| from the hoarse vo.ce.
| In urIform,' was The answer.
| Walk i'll, then was the reply. What
| might have Teen the result had he answer
| been "ununifOrmr'i'' may be guessed ty
! what vii! appear later.
| The Company marched in and the work
| men hammered away, as they had been
| doing all afternoon. 1t did not look like
| drill ball. AT the very minute Lieut.. Mel
lacks men entered it looked more like Il
| nataturiuIn, with rows of seats down either
side, where spectators might watch the
| antics Of the men IN the water. But the
| water WAS cold, so cold, in fact, that d
| Polar bear would have shivered had he
! attempted to wade IL. The ammonia had
| been started through the miles OF pipe
was heginnins To form in places.
WERE NOT MARINES.
The soldiers had scarcely more than
| room u turn around. This room was in
the front OF the building between the rink
and the entrance doors with the band stand
and the restaurant overhead. With an ef-
| fort, however, the lieutenant succeeded in
getting his men faced about and ready to
| return
We cannot drill he:e," htSsaid.
Before the company returned two or three
members of the battalion applied al the
door at the end of the guards bridge
Who comes there repeated the hoarst
voice from within.
Member of the Fifth Battalion" was
the reply.
In uniform or in civilian dressc'
In bicycle apparel" said the only one
of the GuarCsmen who was not sn dressed
You cannot come in then. the boss say,
YOU musn't'' the hcarse voice said
Lieut. Mellack and his meu marched out
and down INTO the street to continue thei
| drill. Capt English. of Company u, theI
led his soldiers through the same eXrr
| cises ard found the atmosphere too frigi,
and the space too small for drilling. II,
too went To the street.
| Companies h and went directly to I'll,
street without entering Convention Hall
IL was merely the intent of the soldiers Il
| 60 through with the furmalites for futurt
reference" as one If them put ii. aud .hc,
| nn..W s.-i rup-'-TA TIE. 5isi.i tnac II
would be impossible to drill there
BATTALION DRILL TONIGHT.
a battalion drill by the Fourth Battalio;
| is the program for tonight. 1t will have
| TO be held in the street or in some othcI
hail. The fight is on again between The
| uIeInbrrs or tne market company and The
| guardsuen. and the latter claim that they
will make things unpleasant from now On
As Is generally known, tire market com
| pany is nvre than anxious to annul il
contract with tie National Guard, ToT
pany is far in advance of the contract
price paid by the militia. The latter have
tile contract privilege of the hail thrc,
nights week for two winters yet.
The guar'ismen themselves admit tha
there is a Vindictive feeling among then
Tor the ill-treatInent To which they claim
the market company has subjected then
and they maintain that they will maxi
things so warm in the vicinity of Convention
| Hall during the next month that the iC,
will almost melt away from the rink.
Il is well known that the guar'tsmeI
cannot attach the receipts OF the boz
office Of the rink as damages for thci
wrongs. They also say that they cannu
t enter the front door in their official
: capacity. the bridge entrance being alon
e designed for them.
col. CLAY'S PROGRAM
II is claimed. however. that they have
u perfect right to station themselves in from
of the door and prevent any one from
cntC ring the hall IL Is Understood tina
: this Is Col Clay's intent.
!, Auditor PettS is understood TO be in
vestigating the charge made that tn,
Northern Liberty Market Company has ab
sorbed already the total number of day
allotted To them In the lease of Conventio
Hall from the time due the District mil
= tary for drilling purposes.
IL is said that the company has take
already forty days, the aggregate pei
mittcd for two years, and il this shcul
prove to be true. there will probably be II
e vouchers passed by the auditor until tn
: whole question is settled.
}. 1t is intimated that the Commissioner
d may lie expected to put themselves o.
il record within Il few days Quartermastc
i General Tierncy called upon the board r,
\ Gently, in response To an invitation to
g conference He was not prepared ut tina
V time to discuss the matter. however. an
further time was mutually agreed upon
The action which the Commissioners ma
be expected to take is to declare in fave
e OF annulling tn. lease. They have nC
" the authority to declare it void, but the
li are understood To be in favor OF it, an
is NAV make their views formally known I
:; Gen. Tiernry.
:; In case the lease shall be abolishe
/, the Commissioners will have control
/ the one that succeeds it. and there wi
8 probably he no loOphotes in it.
CATHOLIC PRIEST IN TROUBLE
e Father Murphy Accused of Obtait