Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-27
District Troops Have Graduated in
This kind of Drill.
some CHANGES and PROMOTIONS
Health of the Men, as Usual, Con-
tinues Good.
PRIVATE LAWN ARRESTED
specia, From STAFF Correspondent.

TAMPA. Fla. June 2T.-The regular
semi-weekly practice march of the District
regiment was abandoned yesterday after
neon by order of Brigadier General Car
penter. 1t is not thought that it will be
necessary fer the District troops to take
any more of these marches during their
stay at Tampa. When they are sent to the
front they will be very well seasoned in
this respect. These practice marches. it
can be seen. have improved the men very
much, and have gotten them in excellent
shape physically and show the effect of
the careful training they have had. The
men have learned to pitch ideal camp in
a very few minutes.
Sergt. W. A Kent of Company e has
been transferred to the Sd Regiment Vol
uEteer Engineers, as sergeant major. He
will probably leave tonight The quarter
masters department has been busily
gagged today issuing equipments to the
men. Eleven hundred pairs of shoes were
distributed, besides lesgins, hats, pants and
blouses. No blue flannel shirts could be
secured. and the men miss them very
much.
Only twenty-five men reported at sick
call this morning, and out of this number
not one was sick enough to be retained at
the hospital today. There are two patients
in the hospital today. This is considered
an excellent record for a regiment of 1000
men.
Successor to Captain SfmOnson.
A successor to Capt. Otto G. Simonson of
Company f, who resigned on account of
sickness, will be selected from among the
first lieutenants in few days.
They will all be brought up on examine
ton and the most competent one selected.
II is impossible just now to say who the
successful man will be.
The chaplain held an interesting service
at headquarters last night.
The members of the Emmett Guard, Com
pany A, of this regiment, are indignant
over newspaper story from Washington
saying that some one had been put in
command of that company. Captain Walsh
said this morning: There is but one En-
met Guard, and they are in the field with
the District Regiment
Private F. NJ. Smith of Company B has
been promoted to be corporal in the same
company.
The commissions of the officers of the
regiment have arrived. Some of them are
wrong and will be returned for correction.
Sergeant w. B. jackson of Company d
and Private II. ]. Brochanof, Company l.,
have been transferred to the Engineer
Corps. Private Jno. P. Newman of Laurel
Nd, has been discharged on account of
disabilities.
Trouble in Company c.
There was quite good bit of excitement
in Company yesterday. caused by Pri-
vate j. P. LAWN assaulting Corporal
Bombay with rife. 1t appears that the
men had some words about the condition
of tent they occ Ipied together, and the
private struck Bombay in the head with
the rifle infcting a severe scalp wound.
Bombay was taken to the hospital, where
the cash was sewed up by Surgeon Cox.
LAWN was placed under arrest and taken
to the guard house, where charges of as
article of war. 1t is said that LAWN would
have gone to Atlanta i'll few days to be
examined for a commission in the volun-
teer service, but his loss of temper will, 1t
is thought, put an end to his hopes in that
direction.
Private Dan Morgan of Company f has
been appointed mounted aid to Col. Har-
ries. j. NJ. Urell of the LIST Battalion has
been made president of a board of inquiry
to investigate certain damages alleged to
have been done to property in the neigh
borhood Of the brigade camp. Adjutant
Mayer has assumed his new duties, and
Acting Adjutant Mock will return TO his
battalion tomorrow.
Private Walter a. Findley of Company
b. having been caught asleep on guard,
VIII be tried by general court-martial. b.