The Washington times., 1901-08-17
NATIONAL GUARD AFFAIRS.
Civil Suit the Only Means of Set
Ting Old Militia Accounts.
Judge Advocate General of the Army
So Holds in Cnses of Volunteer Of
ficers Alleged to he Indebted to
the District Military Organization

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An opinion has been sent ny the Judge
Advocate General, United States Army
to the general commanding the District OF
Columbia National Guard, to attach the
salaries Of officers In the volunteer army,
formerly holding commissions in the mill
tia. until certain claims which the COM
manding general OF the Guard holds
against them shall be paid. A number
of former officers, who have since served
as commissioned officers in the volunteer
army in the Philippines, have not received
their pay for such service. owing to the
request made to the War Department by
officials of the Guard that the salaries
due be beld up until the alleged claims of
Indebtedness to the Guard be settled.
The opinion of the Judge Advocate Cen
eral is that the department must pay the
men in question their salaries. which are
alleged to have been withheld. and that
the complainants, the National Guard Of
ficials, must take the cases into court to
secure judgment against the men. One
of the chief officers of the Guard said last
night that IL the cases were taken into
court judgments W ould be secured in fif-
teen minutes. This course will probably
be followed.
up. but who, it Is understood, has already
squared his account with the District of
Columbia National Guard, is Capt. Harry
Walsh, who will probably be chosen cap
tain of his old company. A OF the Fourth
Battalion, the Emmett Guards, on August
20, when a commanding officer will be
elected.
The charges against certain of the for
mer officers of the Guard are for proper
ties lost or destroyed, including blankets,
gold letters. insignia, and tools.
The District Guardsmen have completed
arrangements for their annual shooting
trip TO Sea Girt, N. j.. where they will
endegvor to secure several valued prizes.
Heretofore they have been very success
full and the National Capital has gained a
desirable reputation the home OF
marksmen. The outlook for an excellent
programme this year is more favorable
than ever hefore- The complete arrange,
ments for the Sea Grit meet were printed
in The Times yesterday morning.
TIL District of Columbia will send bril-
gade team, two regimental. one battalion.
two company, and two revolver teams.
The men who have been selected to rep
resent the District on the ranges are Pri-
waite S. J. Scott, Company A. Sixth Bat
talon: Major Glendie B. Young, Third
Battalion; II. Leizear. inspector OF rifle
practice of the Third Battalion; w. NJ.
Farrell Fourth Battalion: Lieut.. w. w.
CoolSson. Horace NJ. Bell, Second Bat
talon; C. NJ. Taylor, Capt A. P. Robbins.
Sergt. c. E. Groome. Private E. w. Scott.
Private c. w. Dickie. Private r. L. Pyle,
Major w. f. Harvey. and Private Maurice
Appleby.
Private S. ]. Scott, who knows more
about a gun. probably. than any other
man in the local National Guard. at the
request of Gen. Bird w. Spencer. Inspec-
tor General of Rifle Practice of New Jer-
sey, and President of the National Rife
Association, left the city yesterday for
Sea Grit. where he will give his assistance
in making preparations for the forthcom-
ing meet The National Guard, in conse-
quence of the request OF General Spencer.
has Teen accorded considerable compn-
ment.
Major Glendie B. Young, H. Leizear.
w. NJ. Farrell, and Horace NJ Bell, in
spector general of rife practice Of the
Second Battalion, will leave on Wednes-
day, August 81 for Sea Girt, to take part
in the contest for positions on the Ame-i-
can team.
The general team will leave the city
August 2S. at II O'Clock a. M, and expect
to start for home on September T. Lieut..
T. II. Holt has been selected by Major
Parmenter, quartermaster general. as
quartermaster to the team. Capt Thomas
ordnance officer. Capt. Sheridan Feree
will take the pBice on the brigade team,
made vacant by the inability OF Private
James NJ Stewart 10 attend the meet
A special rat. of Ss5 has been secured
for the round trip. ana Major James E.
Bell, inspector general of rifle practice.
requests that the names Of those who ex-
pect to attend the meet be handed to him
as soon as possible. Several ladies.
among them the wives of Lieutenants
Cookson and Leizear are expected to at
tend the meet this year.
The Corcoran Cadets. Ordway Rifles.
Caprol Cadets, Morton Cadets and prob
ably one company of the Washington
Light Infantry are expected to attend Dis
trict Day at the Buffalo Exposition. Each
command will be about forty men strong.
The condition OF Captain Tominson,
who was injured recently in an accident
is improving and he expects to be able
10 go to Sea Girt as captain OF the Sec
ond Regiment team.