The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-06

men to act as scorers
Pay as prescribed by law and subsist
ehce VIII be furnished all officers and en-
listed men attending the competitions
Inc reglmental teams, and also the
teams of Company B. First infantry, MinI
neapol1s; Company c, Second infantry
Winona. and Company BIZ Third infantry'
Anoka, will report to the camp command
er on the range tomorrow morning for
the state competition.
The first day will be devoted to pre-
limtnary practice. On Tuesday the COM
petition between company teams will take
place. The competition for the state
trophy. between regimental teams. win
take place Wednesday.
AT the conclusion of the regimentaI
match competition for positions on the
state team Will take place. and the seven
members of each regimentaI team stand
ing the highest, four additional to be Sc
lected by the brigade inspector of small
arms practice, and one member of the
company OF engineers. will compete for
places on the state team, which is to be
composed Of ten members and four alter
mates.
The United States elllpticaI targets
and b will be used at known distances,
and targets D, E and F at skirmish.
The e, expert gunner class of 1903 will en-
gage in the three days target practice
on the state artillery range on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. They will be
assisted by detail of four enlisted men
to serve the guns. besides one marker,
one scorer and two men for telephone
service.
still in the balance, and regular com
plant is made that those in whose hands
the matter now rests are making no
move. Belief, however, is entertained that
they may wake up, soon.
In local military circles, aside from tina
nothing doing. The First regiment made
a fine showing. as It always does The
companies had a very good attend
ance.
-, Company G. of Red Wing, was one OF
tne strongest companies in line. and the
boys spent the day in town, starting for
nome at 10 in the evening.
New cavalry quarters are to be erected
at Fort Smelling at a cost Of $500, 900.
The companies of the guard located in
Minneapolis will all take up drill this
Adjt. Gen. Sherman Bell. of Colorado.
has proceeded to the collection Of the
military poll tax provided by law, in or
treasury. He may find IT necessary to
force some of the women voters to serve
in the guard unless they see fit to pay the
tax.
The reunion of the Army of Santiago
was held at Detroit recently, and was
HOldpIe AOI tile NUMBER Oh OIncerS present
who served In the two last wars of this
country.
How about this? Wisconsin artillery
men refused to compete with Minnesota
this year and finish a series entered into
for trophy. Since then, however, she
has challenged a team from Illinois to
shoot for a trophy, using the 80 inch
breech-loading caps. for a silver cup val
ued at $3.50. This proves beyond a doubt
that positive fear of defeat was the real
reason for Wisconsin Withdrawing from
the contest with Minnesota.
Provisional aportionment to the states,
territories, etc. Chased upon organized
strength of the militia). of so per cent OF
the $2,000000 appropriated by the army
act, approved March 2. 1903. for fully
arming, equipping and supplying the MI
litia to correspond with the regular army
gives Minnesota SIS, OF, this state hav-
ing 1925 enrolled in the guard.