The times., 1899-11-04


1t was stated at National Guard head
quarters yesterday that the long expected
report of the inspector general, Major
Charles H. Ourand has not yet been made.
Apparently the men who control the Dis
trtct militia do not consider this forthcom-
ing report to be of much consequence, and
are seemingly willing that the Guard should
continue to go as it has for the past year,
rather than stir up any agitation over the
matter If one of the most prominent com
manders is correct and he is backed up in
his statement by a sufficient number of the
best military men in the organization to
give it considerable weight it is the in
tention of the powers that be not TO allow
the public to become too well acquainted
with the present conditions existing in the
District OF Columbia National Guard. 1t
is believed. however that Major Ourand
has made his report to the commanding
general who left that impression with a
Times reporter Wednesday night.
There seems to be little doubt but that
the report has been made. A sufficient
time has elapsed for the report to have been
completed and if the District Guard is run
on the strictly military plan, as alleged, IL
is said there should be no reason why the
report should not have been demanded by
this time The impression that perhaps
the District militia may not be in such a
lusty and healthy condition as the pro-
moters are attempting to prove, is gaining
strength. 1t is a well-knOwn fact that
many discharges are being made each week
and that the enlistments are not enough
to offset the weakening influences. Some Of
the best officers in the brigade have already
rendered their designations, or have sew
cred their connection with the organization
Various reasons are given for this, but the
one reason which seems to be the most easy
for acceptance by those who have followed
the National Guard since the return of the
First District of Columbia Volunteers from
Cuba is that there have long been some
of the best military men in the country il
the militia of Washington, and that, being
military men, they are dissatisfied with
present conditions in the Guard.
The following honorable discharges have
been made in the Guard during the past
week: Privates James J. Bellen, John
Thomas Hayes, Louis Miller, Signal Corps;
Patrick T. Collins, William T. Manning,
James Juinlan, B. H. Shipley George \.
souDtLldhclr EuN III Olitltll1 DttOIlu 4Jlh lSlOuy
Naval Battalion. "On his own application"
Privates James II. Kolb Company c., Sixth
Battalion Richard Cook, Company A, Fifth
Battalion; Victor Casalege, signal Corps;
J, L. Norris, William j. Bolway, ambu
lance corps.
The following enlisted men will be
dropped from the rolls as deserters for
having been absent without peave for more
than three months William P. Amman.
= IQoiI To-, Var,r ,.Ia
Gordon, John Link John b Moore, John
r. Norris, NJ c. Duffy H. A. Masterson,
H. Marquette. c. B. Schank W J. Zeller,
Second Division Naval Battalion
The following having been expelled by
vote of the company VIII be dishOnOrabiy
discharged, Corporal Leigh R. Whipper.
Privates William P. Allen Robert R.
Johnson, Walter Washington, Company c,
First Separate Battalion.
The following additional discharges win
be made: "On his own application"
Privates Josiah Carr owen B. Curtis.
George Miller John H. OutTch, Company
B, Second Battalion; ZebulOn Clark,
Thomas b. O'Hagan, Charles w. SorreH.
G. W. Van Horn, Albert G. Wise Charles
r. Wolfe, Company c, Fifth Battalion. Re
moval from the District. Privates Gar
field B German, Company c, Fifth Battal-
ion Christian A. Manning 2. L. White,
Julius J. Augenstein, Company B, Second
Battalion. viii be dishonorably discharged.
Capt. Frank f. Eastman, Fourteenth
United States Infantry, until recently act
ing adjutant general of the District of Co
Iumbia National Guard left Washington
a 10 O'Clock Thursday night for New York.
As previously printed in The Times he
has been ordered to his old regiment in
the Philippines. He viii leave New York
today on the transport Thomas for Manila
The trip will be made by way Of the SueZ
Canal Capt Alfred p. Robbins aide-de-
camp. has been named 10 fill the position
temporarily until the appointment of a
successor. Lieutenant Love of the TWen-
ty-first Infantry has been mentioned in
connection with the office Of adjutant gen
eral of the District militia Lieutenant
Love is at present on sick leave, having
been wounded at Calamba on August /. He
viii probably receive the appointment in a
few days to take effect when his leave eX-
pireS. Lieutenant Love is the son Of Judge
Love, of Fairfax county Va, and is an ex-
cellent soldier. His mother was a niece
of President Buchanan, and he is descended
from a long line Of fighting stock. His
father was one Of MOseby's men during the
Civil War. He was a graduate of Anuapo-
lie and requested a commission in the
Army at the outbreak of the war with
Spain. which was granted.
The officers OF the Guard have been
assigned to the commands named: Frank
E. Skinner. Captain Company c, Sixth
Battalion; j. II. Johnson, First Lieu
tenant Company D. First Separate Bat
talon r. H. Bowdler. captain Company
A, Fifth Battalion, W A. McCathran.
captain Company D. Fifth BattaIion W.
T. Place second lieutenant Company c,
Fourth Battalion; S. Weligan adjutant,
Fifth Battalion; Henry Chase, second
lieutenant, Company D, First Separate
Battalion; S. F. Shreye, second lieuten-
ant Company B, First Battalion.
An election Of captain for company d,
Fifth Battalion. viii be held at the Armo-
ry Monday night November O. Major r.
D. Simms will preside