The times., 1898-05-05
THE DISTRICT GUARD.
More Uncertainty as to It's Move

Again the National Guard is in a state
OF uncertainty. This does not refer to
the prospective encampment at the Sol
diers' Home grounds for the announce
ment made by Gen. Harries and Secretary
Alger yesterday that the volunteers viii
be ordered into camp on Monday holds
good until further change of mind.
The latest information TO agitate the
minds of the GuarGsrnen relates TO fur
ther changes in the already officially an
nounced list of officers. One change that
is certain was brought about by the pos
tive declinatiOn of Congressman ]. J.
Jenkins to go with the District volunteers
as the captain of a company. He was
not satisfied with the commission believ-
ing that it should be something better.
The other report is that Gen. Harries
proposes that Lieut.. Col OBrien, whom
ne had slated for captaiHcy, be now
made major. How this is to be done
under the regulations calling for only two
majors is not explained except by the pro-
posed retirement of Capt, Hine of the
Light Battery. There We're some move
ments last night which partially con-
firmed this intention. Members OF the
battery who Tuesday night promised to
affiliate with Company + of the volun-
teers have apparently determined upon
another course. They announced last
night that a battery drill will be held
this evening in the drill hall and last
night steps were taken 10 get the bat
terry members together.
Col O'Brien says that he has heard
nothing of the proposed changes ana
was sorry that any further shifting is
proposed as il will Tend TO make the men
uneasy and uncertain as to their future.
Another feature which was commented
on Last evening was that at the last mo-
ment Gen. Harries has been informed
| that il will be impossible 10 provide for
| the acceptance of a regiment and that
the District must be satisfied with its
| quota of battalion
| Adjutant General Corbin stin maintains
! that there has not been and Will not be
| a change in the Districts quota and IT
| is thought that there has possibly been
| hitch at the War Department concern
| ing the proposed regiment.
Preparations for enlistment in the vol
unteer organization continued at the ar
mory last evening, however without
| abatement. The captains of the different
| companies received names OF recruits ana
| added them to their roll. II is expected
that the final reports of the captains
| will be sent in to Gen. Harries this af-
ternoOn or tomorrow morning Then
| there will be another consultation to be
| followed by the announcement of further
changes among the officers.
The following official table showing the
| rank and line of promotion of the officers
! of the District Guard is of particular in
| terest with reference to the selection by
| General Harries of the officers of the
| new volunteer regiment which viii go
in camp Monday.
In many cases officers high in the line
I of promotion have been placed under
! officers of lower rank This arrangement
has gone so far as TO include the promo
ton of privates over officers of high rank
and the reduction of the latter from
captains TO lieutenants.
The table is corrected up 10 date and
| includes all recent changes. The names
are given in order of seniority
! Majors: George Henderson. Burton r
| Ross. NJ. V. Tierney. Edwin H. Neu-
| meyer, Otto G. SimonsOn, Charles H
| Ourand. Walter D. David jr. James E
Bell Frederic S. Hodgson. Arthur Brooks
| II. II. Parmenter, Frank L. Averill. Jo-
seph W. Anderson and H. b. LOCKER
Captains: John s. Miller Z. c. Ed
! wards, John II. Campbell. Harry Walsh
! Richard a. Pyles. Frederick T. Webster
Peter B. Meredith, Benjamin II. Streeks
| George w. England, Charles NJ Shreve
Charles 3. Hudson, Clarence V. Saver
George f. Dudley, James l.. Mock
Thomas s. King Charles s. Domer less,
b. X. Lee Frederick G. Stutz. James f
Hosford. Frank w. Holt John 5. Tom
lnsOn. William F. Harvey, Edward F
Riggs, Richard ]. DonneIIy. Alfred p
Robbins. Clarence a. Weaver. Thoma!
Marion. William 5. Hodges, Howard W
Ennis George c. Shaw. Charles F. Cook
Sydney r. Jacobs, c. L. Beatty, D. Y
Chisolm, c. b. Young. Charles Hine
Lieutenants-Andrew w Kelley. Romu
lus A. Foster, Francis J. Woodman
Charles r. Luce, Wilmer 2. Vale. Rich
ard j. Harden, Charles A Meyer Ed
ward l.. Webster. William NJ Arnold
Anton Stephen, Charles H. Laird, Franci
J. Cardoza. Henry ]. Keough, George f
Tralles, Benjamin G. Pool Jesse f
Grant. Judd Malvin. Luther Il
Reichelderfer. Warren d. Fales, Richar
D. Simms, Daniel B. Macleod. Williar
NJ. Sprigg. John Z. SmalIwood. James f
Walker Thacker v Walker Robert (
Covington. Francis c. Mattingly Edwar
w. Zea Robert d. Weaver. Robert +
Bowdier. Francis l. Beach. Howard Beal
George V. Chandler. Louis c. Freeman
Frank L. Graham. William E Girls
Duncan Davenport. Charles e Swigar
w. r. Harrison. A. A. Smith c. l.. Lar
ham and f. G. Skinner
, Second Lieutenants-Charles ]. Harloy
Samuel Piper Edwin H. Pillshury. Loga
, Prosise, jr., Joseph II. Johnson. Georg
w. Byron, Frank N Robinson Harry :
: | DeGroot, Clay NJ. Mcclure. Andrew
, | Hutterly. Samuel ~ Ward Samuel
Redman, f. Fl. Brian. G. G. Thomas an
h. B. Hayes. e.