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IN COMPETITIVE DRILL
High School Cadets Open An
nual Event.
FINE SHOWING MADE
FOUR COMPANIES LINE UP AND
GO THROUGH MANEUvERs.
Large Attendance of Spectators, With
High School Girls at
the Fore.

The principal event of general interest Of
the school year about to close Is now under
way. The annual company competitive
drill of the regiments Of High School Cadets
began at o'clock yesterday afternoon and
will be resumed at the same hour today.
Before nightfall the board Of judges, Capt.
Joseph S. Heron, I'd Cavalry; Capt Chas.
w. Kutz. Corps Of Engineers, and First
Lieut.. Merriwether l.. Walker, Corps Of
Engineers all of the United States army,
will have announced their decision and the
winning company will be known. The peace
and quiet in the vicinity of the American
League Base Ball Park, 18th street and
Florida avenue northeast, will be disturbed
by yells of exultation. the shouters being
the 'rooters for the prize command. The
rejoicing will spread to all parts of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the evening, in truth.
will be one long to be remembered by the
young warriors who will wear pinned to
their blouses the red ribbons Of victory. OF
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Company the drill in 1895 and 1897.
eight companies comprising the regiment.
All cannot win so, therefore, the members
of seven companies must suffer the pangs
of disappointment.
1t is characteristic of the High School
Cadets of the national capital that every
year each company of the regiment and its
thousands of friends feel thoroughly conf
dent that it is the winner until the chair
man of the board Of judges makes the fate
full announcement Such a state of affairs
adds zest to the contest. No company ever
has plain sailing, for the competitions are
always remarkably close-so much so that
the decision could be in favor of any Of the
eight companies without resulting in the
ruling of the judges being seriously ques-
toned.
Ever in Their Thoughts.
Since the date of the organization of the
present regiment, last October, the thoughts
of the cadets have been centered upon the
annual contest for supremacy between the
comprehensive climax of eight or nine
months of drilling. Each captain has
worked like a Turk and he has had the
most loyal support and enjoyed the abso-
lutte confidence of every manor rather
youth-under his command. All have la
bored faithfully, and it is no disgrace to
lose. AS stated only one company can
win, the competitions are always close and
very often the Judges experience coHSiuei-
able difficulty in discerning superiority in
any one competitor over the others.
When the cadets appeared in annual regi-
mental drill and maneuverings and were
reviewed by the President of the United
States on the White Lot last month 1t was
remarked that the regiment then surpassed
the record of former years. 1t is conceded
that the company drilling is noticeably bet
ter than 1t has been heretofore. All in all,
the organization has apparently reached
the highwater mark of efficiency, or very
near it.
The occasion of an annual company COM
petitive drill of the regiment of High School
Cadets is marked by number of regular
features In the first place, the size of the
attendance never fails to attract the at
tention of stranger. Anywhere from
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impossible to obtain information from ma
tlves without coercion, and that he re-
garded Major Glenn's work at Igbaras in
the province Of Iloilo, Panay, as the OPEN
ing wedge which led 10 the pacification OF
the first large territory in the Philippine
archipelago.
Col. Nicolas Roces Of the native constab-
ulary testified that he gave several of his
men ten days furlough on account of the
fact that they were suffering from dengue
feVer; that these men were caught by
American soldiers who gave them the wa
ter cure, and that the men returned in three
days time fully recovered from the effects
OF the fever. Col. Roces said these men
now thought the water cure was a good
fever remedy.
At the trial by court-martial of First
Lieut.. Julian E. Gaujot of the 10th Cav
airy, who was tried on charges similar to
those preferred against Major Glenn, the
lieutenant admitted all the charges and
said he considered the results obtained
amply justified the methods employed
Lieut.. Norman E. Cook Of the Philippine
scouts, who was tried by court-martial for
manslaughter on the charge OF having or
dered the execution Of three natives, de-
MED that he had given orders to this effect
and claimed that the men in question were
shot without his knowledge while endeav-
oring TO escape.
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THE GLENN CoURT-MARTIAL.
Some of the Testimony in Behalf Of
the Accused.

The members of the court-martial which
tried Major Edwin F. Glenn Of the 9th In
fantry, who was charged with administer
ing tine water cure" to Filipinos, have re-
turned to Manila. The court held its ses-
sions at Catbalogan. Island Of Samar. The
court-martial refused to admit evidence
from places outside of the Philippine Is
lands which was brought forward to show
that practices similar to the water cure
had been conducted by the police of New
York city in 1894 when Brig. Gen. F. d.
Grant was one of the police commission
ers. Gen. Grant was president Of the Glenn
court-martial. Major Glenn, Surgeons
Jones, Rhodes and Beall, and Lieut.. Con-
nor testified that they had taken the wa
ter cure, that 1t was not dangerous. but
that 1t produced a fear OF death by stran-
gulation in the man to whom 1t was admin
istered.
. Major Charles J. Crane OF the adjutant
generals department testified that In his
opinion Major Glenn's work In the island
OF Panay had done more than that of any
other one man, with the exception OF the
efforts of Gen. r. p. Hughes. to bring
about the successful pacification Of the
island. Major Crane said he considered it
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trict of Columbia Mary R. Burr. West
Virginia; Julia Conner, District of Column
bia Pauline NJ. Crupper, District Of Co.
lumbia; Ida Marie Demonet, District of
Columbia; Arthur E. Dennison, District of
Columbia; Bessie Emerson, District Of Co.
luinbia; Nellie Ethel Emerson, District of
Columbia; Charles c. Fitzpatrick. New
York; Noel H. Garner. Virginia; Thomas
Leo Haden, Maryland; George William
Hall, District of Columbia; Harriet ]. Has
elbarth, Pennsylvania; Theodore S. Hat
field, District of Columbia; Raymond Ed
win Horn, Maryland; Laura Lawson, North
Carolina; Florence Irene Metz, District Of
Columbia: Bessie J. Miskell. Virginia; Anne
c. Pace, Maryland; Goldie NJ. Randall, West
Virginia; Henry Schaffert, District of Co.
lumbia; Harry James Schermerhorn, New
York: William E. Seacole, Florida; Emelyn
Rozena Thompson, Iowa; Julia Eugenia
Maple, District of Columbia; George G.
Watt, Scotland; Clarence o. Wood, District
of Columbia.
The class officers are: Night class-Presi-
dent, Norman NJ. Vaughan; vice president,
Charles F. Coyle; secretary, P. B. Close;
treasurer, Miss Sara Angle. Day class
President Miss Mary B. Burr; vice presi-
dent. Raymond E. Horn; secretary, Miss
Mary Shultz, and treasurer, Miss Leonora
KieSecker.
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chance, of the selection: No. i, Company c,
Captain Tompkins; No. 2. Company D, Cap
tain Reynolds: No 8. Company B, Captain
Gregory; No. 4. Company A, Captain Guss;
No. 5. Company F. Captain Robinette; No.
o, Company II, Captain Lehmer; No. q.
Company G, Captain Bowles; No. s, Com
pany E, Captain Manning.
An Impromptu Program.
The following is one Of the impromptu
programs:
being in column of tours execute right
oblique In double time and halt.
2-Being in column of tours, form left
front into line without hating.
7 BY the numbers, right shoulder arms.
4-By the numbers. order arms.
5-One arm exercise.
Zone leg exercise.
. lone trunk exercise.
s-Being in column of twos, form column
of files.
9-Form column Of tours.
10-Execute right and left hand salute by
the numbers.
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Company won the drill in 1898. At that time it
was stationed at the Eastern High School.
loaded down with floral offerings Each
school seems to make effort to Guido
the other in the elaborateness of the floral
tributes to it's cadet officers
That the several sections of the capital
city are SO largely represented at the drill
is due to the fact of the location of the
High School buildings The Central and
Technical Schools have their home In the
building on the north side of o street be-
tween 9th and 18th streets. the Eastern is on
1th street southeast, near Pennsylvania
avenue, the Western on 35th street near U
street and the Business on 1st street near
b street. The students that attend each,
as rule, reside in the section of the city
near the several buildings.
The I'd Battalion of the regiment, made
up of Company H, from the Western High
School; Company f and Company G, from
the Business High School, and Company F,
from the Eastern High School, faced the
judges yesterday. The four companies
from the LIST Battalion, comprising Com
pany b and Company A, from the Central
High School and Company D and Company
c, from the Technical or Manual Training,
School, will take the field this afternoon
Among the spectators in the grand stand
yesterday were several notable personages,
including officers of the army, navy and
marine corps, the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, District Commissioners gov
eminent officials, members of the board of
education, officials of the, public schools
and members of the facnlty Of each Of the
High Schools. =
Company II First in Field.
Amid a tumult of applause the competi-
ton was tnaugurated few minutes after
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Com
pany H, from the Western High School,
commanded by Captain ]. H. Lehmer, ap-
peared to show what 1t could do. The
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AFTER EVERYTHING ELSE
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be known that she is tiskfe-if not with both
feet undeniably with heD whole voice.
The grand stand. while the drills are in
progress, takes on fantastic decorations.
The adherents Of certain companies and of
certain schools occupy particular portions
of the structure, and irzafremarkably short
time streamers are str4ehed from pillar to
pillar, flags are hoiste4 and the company
coiors are eyerywhereS Eor two days the
decorations remain in Hce
Those Floral unerings.
The presentation of fSsters to the officers
of the competing companies has grown to
be a custom. Upon concIuding the program
each company presents; arms to the judges.
AS the command proceed to march from
the field it is pursued bysStaff officers, and
the captain and the twps lieutenants are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-11
Charge Nolle Pressed.

The charge of grand larceny against John
Schaffer, seventeen years of age, was nolle
pressed by Assistant United States District
branch of the Police Court today. After
hearing the facts Mr.. Given decided that
there was nothing against the young man.
1t was alleged that he appropriated S104 be-
longing to Mr.. Philip Carr of ST. Florida
avenue northwest.
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Company the drill in 1891 and 1885,
Z 600 to- 10000 spectators, representative of
the entire population of the District of
Columbia, witness the maneuvering Next,
the noise for which those thousan ds are re-
sponsible cannot possibly be overlooked.
Bedlam Is intense silence compared to the
din that results when the rooters of the
high schools get busy. The assemblage is
in its own particular and strictly original
way. With eight company yells rampant
at the same time, to say nothing of the ac-
companying shouts and footing of horns, 1t
might readily be believed that the entire
tribe of Comanche Indians, in war paint
and feathers, should they appear on the
grounds, would be as mutes alongside the
high school folks.
The High School Girl.
A prominent and most attractive feature
of the cadet drills Is the high school girl.
She makes 1t a rule to be on hand early
dressed in her very best bib and tucker
For weeks past she has been wearing the
colors of her favorite company, and If she
is particularly enthusiastic she provides
herself with a gown embodying those par
ticular hues, to wear to the drill At all
events she is bedecked with ribbons Of gen.
erous size, SO that there is not the slight
est chance of mistaking for what company
she is roofing. And how the high school
girl does yell She does not merely remark.
or exclaim, or cry out; she actually yelis
It may be the only time in her life that she
unbends to>such an extent, but when she
attends the drill she most certainly let's 1t
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
EXTENSION OF THE I. (.
SURVEYING PARTY HAS HEAD
 QUARTERS AT TUSCUMBIA.
We'll Defined Rumor That the Road is Planning to Make Bid for Some North Alabama
 Business.

,cumbia, Dec. 6-(speciaL)-That the IIlino.s Central Railroad Is planning to reach North Alabama territory is true If the preliminary skirmishing of a large engineering Iarty now at work in this immediate section means anything, and it doubtless does.
 For a number of weeks a party headed by Engineer McCloy has been making Tuscumbia it's headquarters. and despite the failure of all efforts to draw any of the party into conversation which might throw some light on their presence here, there is a weIl-developed rumor current that the party represents the Illinois Central Railroad and that the maneuver- ing in this vicinity practically means that the Illinois Central is determined to bid for a share of the large and increasing business In North Alabama, at present controlled by the Southern and Louis vile and Nashville Railways.
 In some manner the secret has leaked out that 1t is the purpose of the Illinois Central to run line from Jackson, Tenn, immediately up the Tennessee River. crossing at a point short distance from Tuscumbia and Sheffield. and then tn proceed in southerly direction, penetrat- ing the rich ore and coal fields in the counties of Franklin. Walker Marion, Jefferson and other counties in North
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
WOMAN WAS MURDERED }
THEORY AS TO DEATH OF MRS,
 ANN HAMMER.
Coroner's Investigation, However, Fails to Develop Clue as to the Guilty Person-News
 of Birmingham.

Birmingham, Dec. 6.-SpeciaD-Coroner w. D. Paris of Jefferson County ex- presses the opinion after an investigation that Mrs. Ann Hammer came to her death by foul means. Mrs. Hammer re- sided at l0s South Twentieth Street and was found on the sidewalk at the en- trance to- her house last Saturday night in an unconscious condition. She was sent to the hospital and died there the following day. Death was caused from a blow on the head and the first theory was that she had either fallen out of a window or fallen down the stairway, the foot of which was near the door. Both of these theories were exploded
 It was discovered later on that the wo- man was not in the house at all and was returning from the home of her sister, three doors away. She had some silver ware in her arms at the time and this she had secured at her sisters and was in the act of taking to her own apart- ments when she was assaulted. The affair is surrounded in mystery and the truth may never be known, the investigation by the Coroner failing to implicate any one As to some one dealing the blow with blunt instrument. there is no doubt whatsoever.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
SHERIFF OF PULLMAN
A. H. o'REAR APPOINTED BY
 THE GOVERNOR.
There Were Several Applicants for Place Made Vacant by Sudden Death of A. J. York Three
 Weeks Ago.

A. H. O'Rear was yesterday appointed Sheriff of Culiman County by Governor Jelks.
 MT. ORear's appointment ends one of the most warmly fought contests for a County office that ever came before the Governor.
 Mir. ORear was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Sheriff A. J. York who died suddenly three weeks ago. For the vacancy the aspirants were A. H. ORear. A. J. Casey, a well known rail- road engineer; R. J. Fuller. ex-Sheriff: B. M. Travis, Deputy Sheriff and Hiram Atkins. e prominent citizen of the County.
 The contest was vigorously waged from the start and the outcome could not be predicted. A large number of petitions came to the Governors ofice and frequent delegations of Cullman County citizens called to urge the claims of the various candidates. Practically every man in Cullman prominent in County politics. came to Montgomery to see the Governor. On the shrievalty question the County was greatly divided.
 A. H. O'Rear, the victor. Is a merchant and he lives at Holly Pond.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
RECORD OF REGIMENT
DOCUMENT OF OLD 3RD ALA
 BAMA SENT TO CAPITOL.
Donation Was Made to the Depart ment of Archives by Sergeant Major Cecil D. Whitman of
 Lowndes County.

The original regimental record books of the 3rd Alabama infantry in the Con- federate army were presented yesterday to the State Department of Archives and History by Sergeant MA3or Cecil D. Whitman of Lowndes County.
 The two volumes contain the entire records of the regiment from the date of its organization in April 1881. to the close of the war. They contain all details, orders, transfers. discharges assignments and the full records and findings of all courtmartials held in the regiment.
 The records are written in a clear legi- ble hand. They are considered by Director Owen valuable historical docu- ments. The record of no other Ala bama regiment is so clearly set forth in the papers of the Department of His tory. The complete record of no other regiment have been donated to the de- pertinent.
 The 3rd Alabama was at the time of his death commanded by the gallant and lamented Colonel Tennent Lomax The regiment was also commanded by Colonel Jones M. Withers and Colonel Cullen A. Battle. Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Sands is the surviving officer of the highest rank -.-. -s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

grave on the Home reservation. A ceme- tery will be marked on and set apart today. There will rest all veterans at the Home when they have answered the last roll call. Under the pines at Noun tain Creek the first mound to be reared will mark the resting place of the gall lant soldier from Sumter County.
 Capt. J. M. Falkner yesterday wired the Judge of Probate of Sumter in an effort to find relatives of Captain May. There were apparently no surviving relatives of the aged soldier. Captain Falkner was told to have the remains buried as he saw At unless a second telegram came from Sumter County
 Captain Falkner went to the Home yesterday evening accompanied by lo- cal undertaken. Captain Falkner will to- day select the site of the Home ceme- tery and superintend the funeral arrange ments.
 The funeral service will take place this afternoon It will be conducted by a minister living near Mountain Creek.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

Alabama. It is also understood that about fifty miles of the line from Jackson has already cen surveyed.
 The engineering party spent two or three weeks running lines from the Ten nessee River to Tuscumbia, and after ae- complaining it's object in this direction loaded the pharaphernalia and began to operate south of Tuscumbia. using this city as general headquarters.
 If 1t Is true that the Illinois Central means to enter this territory, it will give Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Florence the strongest possible railway facilities, and open the way for a revival of business hitherto unprecedented. It would mear an awakening in the iron interests of Sheffield, where some of the most splen- didly equipped blast furnaces are already in successful operation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
LOGS FOR SOLDIERS HOME.

Contributions have been made for addi- tional memorial logs for the Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek as follows:
 23S-Anderson Hall, by R. H. Adams.
 23s-John Ledyard, by R. H. Adams.
 24o-A. J. Brooks. by his sons.
 M-B. D. Chapman. Company I. 9th Alabama. by his children. D. B. s. and Miss Made Chapman.
 242-For -, by l.. M. Falk.
 243-Gen. Charles J. Bryan. by c. W. Thompson.
 244-H c. Reynolds, by his son. W B. Reynolds.
 25-Dr. J. c. Nicholson. by his widow. Mrs A. A. Nicholson.
 A6-Capt. Samuel c. Kelly, by his son, Chancellor R. B. Kelly.
 2E7-The Autauga Rifles, by the surviv- ing members of the company.
 24S-Mrs. Caroline J. Hausman, by her children.
 24s-R. W. Goldthwaite. by his children. 25o-Cad H. Beale. by his sister, Phillup A. Travis.
 Log No. 217 was contributed to be dedi- cated to Capt. Thomas B. Brown" by his children. This statement is made owing to an error in the original pub ncation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
MT. Bingham Honored.

This morning J. H. Bingham, late col lector of Internal Revenue, was presented with a beautiful solid gold watch by his former ass )ciates in the service. The watch was presented by a committee con- s:sting of s. T. Fowler, W. E. Hooper, z. T. Booth and Eugene, Nelson, MT. Fowler making the presentation speech. Mir. Bingham responded in an appro- prlate manner. The watch had engraved upon iti Presented to J. H. Bingham. Collector, by his associates, Dec. l. 1902. :"
 John D. West, alias R. T. Isaac, a safe blower and a member of the famous Duncan-MlIler gang. escaped from Pratt Mines tonight. where he was serving a twenty-five year sentence for participa- tion in the Standard oil Company's safe robbery in this city two years ago.
 He was not at work today and was sent to the hospital While en route from the hospital to the prison he hid among some old clothing until dark and then tore out a plank In the wall around the peni- tentiary. As soon as he was missed. dogs and posses went out In all direc- tions. The convict was seen three miles from the penitentlary and was fired on but he was not retaken. His home is in Richmond. Va.
 A reward of $50 Is offered for his re- capture Miller. the leader of the gang, was hanged here last year and Duncan, another leader. while under sentence of death escaped from the county jail in this city. Three of the gang went to the penitentlary for long terms.
 Body Found in Creek.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07

was found in a creek on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad between Hance- vile and Cullman fifty miles north or hero this afternoon. He was struck by a north bound train last night while on a high trestle and knocked to his death. He leaves two daughters at Cullman. Train No. was Jagged this afternoon at the place where the body was found and was delayed ffty-five minutes