Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

!, SATURDAY, EOCTOBE
that the matter be- gaSen serious consid.
Grafton and action taken in the near flu
success. of S MAsA pr,n.
Capt. Edwards Of Company A. I'd Bat
talon talon is the pionesr aHFons District Ma
adopt the new physical drill as prepared
by Lieut.. Butts of the; United States army.
This Is the drill that, as interpreted by the
soldiers of the regular army stationed at
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, proved such an
| attraction at the slh Rntonio state drill
| last July. The thousands of spectators
were very much impressed with the ex-
| ercises, and the members of the Morton
| Cadets returned tonthis city exceedingly
| enthusiastic over the drill.
| Capt. Edwards had his company on the
| floor of the drill hail. Monday evening last.
| The exercises were not only interesting and
| instructive to his own men, but to the
! members of other companies who witnessed
| the drill. Capt. Edwards says he considers
the drill the best thing he has ever used
| for a set up for the men, and he adds that
| it would be well for other company COM
manders to adopt it and thereby afford re-
| lief from the old tiresome drill.
| No Longer National Guardsmen.
| On their own applications the following
have been honorably discharged from the
District National Guard: Private Everett
L. Phillips, Company A, 1st Battalion; Hos
pital Steward William J.. Ryder, I'd Bat
| talon; Private Oscar 'Wenderoth, Company
B. 4th Battalion Private Wiley ]. Mitchell,
| COMPANY A, 9th Battalion; and Sergt. VIM.
| f. Clark and. Privates Charles w. Brooke
and George r. HontZinger, all Of Company
G, 9TH Battalion.
Because of removal from the District,
G. IL ~
| 1st Battalion, and Privates George w. Ber-
ry, John w. Berry and Otto Steitdig, all
| of Company c.. 5th Battalion, have been
| honorably discharged.
Charles R. Schutt, Company D; Louis
Carroll, Company B; James w. D. Briscoe,
| Company C, and ]. w. Norton, Company
c, all privates and members of the lSt
Battalion, have been discharged in the in
terest Of the service. -
Election of Officers.
Special orders have been issued from
HEADQUARTERS directing that the members
of Company A, 5th Battalion, assemble in
their quarters Monday evening, October %.
at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing
captain Major Otto g. Simonson, 9th Bat
TALON, is dire cted to preside at the election.
1t is understood that First Lieut.. William
H. Mellach Will be elected captain, Second
Lieut.. Duncan Davenport first lieutenant,
and Sergeant Edward Brian second lieu
tenant
The members of the company are ar
ranging to- entertain their friends at an
oyster roast during the next week or two.
Board of Survey.
A board Of survey, consisting of Captain
Frank w. Holt. Company E; Captain w. E.
Harvey, Company c. and First Lieut.. L. E.
Freeman, quartermaster, all of the I'd Sep
arate Battalion, has been ordered to meet
at the battalion Headquarters Monday
soon thereafter as is practicable, to deter
mine the responsibility for the loss Of GER
| tain government property for which Major
Gilbert Thompson is responsible Lieuten-
ant Freeman will act recorder of the
board.
Athletic Association Tournament.
The tournament of the Athletic Associa-
ton of the District. National Guard has
been a success up tos the present time, Il the
| attendance being large at all the sessions
In the basket ball sames the Blues lost Q
the Whites have won ], and the Colds
have wen 1. the whites and the Colds will
play Friday evening NEXT for the associa-
ton championship. The hand ball games
are being played as fast as possible there
being sixty-hve games to be played in the
singles and sixteen in the doubtless Giuista
Zell, Hazard and Edwards lead in. the sim
giles, with Edwards and Hazard well to the
fore in the doubles
OF the Ccrcoran Cadet oCorps basket ball
team, which will represent the Athletic AS
scciation of the National Guard in the
National Basket Ball League. The playing
season Of the kg'rD VIII ope9s Wednesday
Eye Mos. .!.. Di.t.nxui.he4.,-s ,.urnt-,% =.
AS announced in The Star several days
ago. medal of honor conferred under an
act of Congress, has been awarded by the
r. ,artyy ont f1ata
IA. 1897, to Capt. Charles H. Heyl of the
23d United States Infantry, who is at pres
emit: assigned to duty with the District of
Columbia militia adjutant general, with
rank OF lieutenant colonel Col Heyl is in
receipt fan autograph letter from. Score
tary or ar Alger, who announces that the
medal was awarded for most disping nfshed
tgallaptry In action. Secretary Algsr states:
Near Hartsuff. Neb, April %, 1876, this
| officer, II them second lieutenant, 23d In
tantry, and in command of a small scouting
party, without orders and with most con-
|, spicuous gallantry, charged with three men
upon six Indians who We're intrenched upon
a hill top, and was mentioned in orders by
Gen. Crook, the department commander"
Although nearly twenty-one years have
elapsed since the incident referred to, sub
stantial recognition of his galantry is no
doubt welcomed by Col Heyl. To a Star
yesterday, Col. Heyl stated that the re-
ceipt OF the medal recalls wildly to his
MIND the engagement with the Indians.
He was proceeding on a scouting expedi-
ton with small party of men. he said,
when he was fired upon from the brow of
hill by Indians. Dismounting and direct
ing three of his men to accompany him,
Col. Heyl assembled the steep hill, and just
before reaching the summit paused for
breathing spell.
'At my right hand" said Colonel Heyl,
"stood Sergeant Dougherty, one Of The most
reliable non-commissoned officers I ever
knew. / remarked to him that the Indians
We're probably nearby, and warned him not
to EXPOSE himself unnecessarily. He turned
to me, and l noticed cynical look on his
face. He replied: I've been with the lieu
tenant great many times and have never
been hit yet just aJ he uttered the last
word Dousherty raised his rife suddenly,
but he was too late. An Indian not two
yards away discharged a weapon and a
bullet passed through the arm and then
through the heart of the sergeant The
latter. with an exclamation, jumped several
feet in the air and fell TO the ground in a
heap. dead. AS l said. the Indians were
almost within arms length Of lis, and there
was most exciting time for the next few
moments. l saw one Indian Shrek, jump
l