The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20
THE TEAM GETS AUTHORITY.
SPECIAL ORDER Is ISSUED FOR THE
SEA CRITTERS.

The Acting Adjutant General Gives
Credentials to savannah sharp
shOOterS-Grnnts Capt. Williamson
the Right to select GcOrgla's Team
at Sen Gtrt-rhose Who Are Nam
ed-CoI Cam Has the Rifle Prac-
tice season Extended.
Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 19.-The following
order. which will serve as a credential to
the members of the Georgia Sea Glrt team
this year. was Issued by the acting adju-
tant general to-day:
Atlanta, Cd. Aug 10. 1899 Special Or
der, No. 10i. This is to certify that the
following named officers and enlisted men
are members OF the respective regiments,
battalions and companies, OF the National
Guard of the State of Georgia, set oppo-
site, their names and that they are bona
fde members of the National Guard of the
state OF Georgia, and that they have been
duly commissioned or enlisted In the
military service of the state, and are
active members of the corps and organi-
cation set opposite their names; and
Capt w. W Williamson retired Georgia
Volunteers, or In his absence. Lieut.. Col.
Jordan f. Brooks, First Regiment, In
fantry. Georgia Volunteers. Is hereby au-
thorized to select such Of the officers and
men herein named, as ne may deem prop
er In the manner he may deem proper.
to represent the state of Georgia, and
such officers and men so selected. arc
hereby certified to as being authorized
representatives of the state of Georgia,
to contest in any or all OF the matches to-
be held at Sea Girt, N. j., i'm the year
1899.
l also certify that the Springfield rife
and Springfield carbne, callber IS, have
been adopted as the official arms of the
state Of Georgia | further certify that
each Of the officers and enlisted men here
in named are members of the regularly
| organized and uniformed national guard,
or militia OF the state Of Georgia, and
each officer and enlisted man herein nam-
ed is a regular member of the uniformed
militia of the state of Georgia, In good
standing and was such on the first day
of July, 1899"
Following are the Savannah military
men named: LCol George T. Cam, inspec-
]
! Capt William w. Williamson, A, retired; /;
Capt j. c. Postell. star, First Regiment
| Cavalry, G. v. March H. 1895; Capt. W. @.
| Harrison staff First Georgia Cavalry, 1897:
Capt. Thomas Hunter. staff First Georgia
| Cavalry Jan. g. 1897; Capt c. II, Kone-
mann, c. First Regiment Infantry, May,
| 1899. Lieut.. II. Blum, Jr ID, First Battal-
! ion Georgia Infantry May, 1899: (:
Lieut., f. c. Wilson. c, First Battalion
| Georgia Infantry, Jan. 6, 1896; Sergt. X.
! =. Constantine, A, First Georgia Cavalry,
! April II, 1896; Sergt. j. NJ. Dreyer. ID,
| First Battalion Georgia Infantry, Now
| ember, 1896: Sergt. Fred Myers Jr., ID.
| First Battalion Georgia Infantry, Jan. 13,
| 1896; Sergi. f. w. Garden, ID, First Battal-
| ion Georgia Infantry, Jan. IA, 1897; Corpl.
! G. a. Quantock. A, First Georgia Cavalry,
! May 10, 1899; Private E. c. Mercer. G.,
| First Battalion Georgia Infantry, July /,
1897; Private G. S. Richmond, G, First
! Battalion Georgia Infantry, Dec. 81, 1896;
| Private H. T.. Wilson, c, First Battalion
! Georgia Infantry, July l. 1897; Private
! r. G. Phllpot, B, First Regiment Georgia
| Infantry. Aug. 10 1897; Private w. c. AUS
! tin, G, First Battalion Georgia Infantry,
July Q. 1897; Private f. G. Battey, c, First
Battalion Georgia Infantry, July l, 1897;
! Private r. G. Fetzer, ID, First Battalion
| Georgia Infantry, 1899
In addition to these, Capt. G.. A. Cor
/ dOn, SerBt. George freeman ana Lieut..
w. w. Gordon were placed on the elgi-
| bic list
The season for rife practice for the year
| 1899 was extended this afternoon to Nov.
| 30 only such scores as are made within
| this time and IN accordance with firing
| regulations. and are fled with the inspec-
| tor general Of rifle practice by the tenth
! of December, VIII be considered Com
manding officers are ordered to promulgate
! this order to the troops of their command.
! This was done at The request OF Col.
! George II. Cam Of Savannah.
Capt A. Messenger, First Lieut.. J. w.
/ Levy and Second Lieut.. j. r. Goetchus
| OF Company c. Sixth Regiment, Augusta,
| Ga, were ordered TO appear before tho
examining board In that city, Capt. A. J.
Renkle, presiding. Second Lieut.. r. L..
| Brown, Company b., Second Regiment,
Macon, rendered his resignation, and II
was accepted. Leave of absence for forty
days was to-day granted to Edward 8.
/ Elliott, first lieutenant and adjutant, First
| Regiment Cavalry, Savannah, Ga.
| EnnNT FRYING PAN SHOALS.