The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-15
GEN. LIGGErT Is JEERED.
WOOdmen Serenity Disturbed by
Competitors in Drill Yesterday.

WOOdmen Serenity Disturbed by
Competitors in Drill Yesterday.
One Of the most unpleasant episodes
Of the several untoward circumstances
That bid fair to disrupt the even tenor
OF affairs at Camp Northcott, occurred
yesterday, when a decided rifle was
raised over the competitive drills OF the
Forester rank OF the order, which have
been in progress all week.
During the past few days hot rivalry
has existed between the competing
teams, and up to yesterday the scores
made by the several camps were not
given out for publication, the reason for
this, as stated to G o reporter, by
one of the head officials, being that II
the standing of some of the best teams
was revealed, the more obscure camps
would refuse to participate to the finish.
Yesterdays episode grew out OF the
rivalry Of the leading teams, and to wla1
was regarded as an Uncalled-for protest
by Brig. Gen. Liggett, who is also cap
tain Of the Gus Smith camp Of Des
Mofnes Iowa.
In the contest his team was the first
to be drilled. and it came out with fly
ing cotors, making a score Of 97.9. Later
on, the score was changed, the an
nouncement being made that owing to a
clerical error, a mistake of six had been
''i1oC1 W1IlCA Drought the Les MONIES
mark up to 98.05, which placed the
camp within second money, the first
place having been won by the Rockford
Qn), aggregation.
The drill was resumed yesterday morn
Ing and, to tho surprise of nearly all
present Penn Valley Camp No. 445y.
whose pretty white uniforms and up-to-
date military tactics, has attracted the
attention Of visitors, made a score OF
4. tt.
nounced Brig. Gen. Liggett appeared or
the scene, and in an excited manner. en-
tered q protest against the finding of
the committee, and ne insisted that the
members OF Penn Valley camp be made
to drill over again, on the grounds that
the men had locked arms during the
drill, and that they had not CONFIRMED
to the manual. He also held that Cant
B. Mcconnell, Of the team, had violated
the ethics by not confronting the mem
bers OF the camp when they were MAX
ing their evolutfons
The protest of Gen. Liggett soon be-
came noiSed around the camp and ).
large number Of friends of the Penn Val
ley camp, assembled, cries Of Put him
off the field" What's the matter with
Penn Valley" 'TIe did the same thing
at Kansas City" rending the air.
After the wall Of Indignation had sub
S1NNNAs
company were called back, in obedience
to the command of the superior officer.
and they were again put through the
manual. Amid the huzzas and cries of
encouragement Of the crowd the men
went through the evolutions, with more
precision than at first, If possible. and
at the conclusion Of the drill, Chairman
OConnel, Of the prize comm ttee, an
nounced that the protest had not been
well taken, and that the standing Of the
team as at first announced would have
to stand.
This decision met with the vociferous
approval Of the crowd, after which Gen.
Llggett stepped forward and ADDRESSING
the captain, he assured him that it was
simply business proposition, and that
1t was his duty to call the men down
when ne saw that they We're not drill
ing according to Hoyle. and this closed
the incident