Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Echoes of the Brigade's Re-
cent Encampment.
CRUISE OF JACK TARS
PAY OF LOCAL TROOPS AT THE
REGULAR ARMY RATE.
Shooting Tournament at Sea Girt-Dis-
trict Will Be Represented by
Several Teams.

ing away. However, the one disagreeable
| incident Of the recent outing near Lees
| burg, Va, will not soon be forgotten, II
| seems, by the local citizen soldiery. Or
four occasions Washingtons brigade Of or
| ganized militia has camped and maneuver.
ed in the immediate vicinity Of the Lou
doun county town mentioned and never was
| there one word of complaint uttered until
| 1t became known, the latter part of last
| week, that tree, from which q year before
! an untried man was lynched, had been fell
| ed. Several members of the District Ma.
Ltional Guard CHANGED to be nearby at the
time the tree toppled over and they were
| taken into custody. by military guard
| The prisoners were tried before the mayor
| of Leesburg, who accepted an invitation to
hold court in Gen. Hairless tent. The YER
| dict was that Private James Poe of the LIST
| Separate Battalion must pay fine Of $50
and, in addition, $1.80 as court costs. The
| fine and costs were promptly paid.
The conviction OF Private Poe was one
| Of the most remarkable travesties on JUS
tice that ever occurred in civilized coun-
try" declared an officer OF the brigade of
high rank who was present at the hearing.
There was not one word Of evidence
against him, 1t being clearly proved that
the cutting had been done by civilian-a
colored man believed to be a resident of
Leesburg. The atmosphere was laden with
threats of lynching. and one citizen of
Leesburg went so far as to announce, with
unrestricted use of profanity, that he in
tended to git Poe il he had to shoot the
latter from window.
But evidence cut absolutely no figure at
that amazing hearing last Saturday morn
ing" added the officer. "A tree by the aid
OF which unpublished murder had been COM
United was evidently regarded sacred espe-
claily by the law officers Of Loudoun coun-
q nd
or innocent, had to be punished for the fell
Ing of 1t. Private Poe happened to be a
colored man, and close by, and therefore,
he was considered suitable person to be
''The injustice that was perpetrated in
this instance made deep impression on
Cen Hairless and. as zAr az have been
able TO learn, on the ens1re brigade. am
in a position to knows that the National
Guard of the District of Columbia, in coli
sequence Of the episode will never again
choose Leesburg or its vicinity as the site
for an encampment.' After the breaking Of
camp last Saturday. as the brigade ap-
preached the town on its march to the rail-
read station, Gen. Harries sent instructions
to the chief musician of the band to play
straight military music and to eliminate
such selections as Aud Lang Syne,
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia Shores,
and the like the rendition of which is GUS
tomary on such occasions. The imposition
OF the fine mentioned, 1t Is clear, will result
in the loss to Leesburg of the financial ben
efits that have accrued to the town hereto
fore by reason of the visits there of the
local brigade"
Brigade Worked Hard.
One of the pleasant features Of the re-
cent outing was the presence Of Colonel
Rospopoff. military attache of the Russian
embassy in this city. The verdict of off,
GERS and men is that Colonel Rospopoff Is
cultured gentleman and a trained soldier
An old campaigner with the troops OF the
czar. by whom he is held in high regard,
Colonel Rospopon participated in the ma
neuvers OF the District National Guard
Of the two days Of maneuvering, was
drenched several times by the rain and
slept on the wet ground without shelter
The visitor commended the brigade on the
things, said:
Il had no idea that the National Guard
worked SO hard"
Cruise Of Naval Battalion.
A board of survey. to consist of Lieuten-
ant Sidney Bieber. paymaster; Lieutenant
Joseph A. Dempf. I'd Division, and Lieuten-
ant Gunior grade) Lewis P. Clephane, LIST
Division. all Of the Naval Battalion, will
assemble on board the Fern at o'clock
this evening to investigate an alleged short
age existing In the public property accoun-
liability OF Sherburne G. Hopkins, late lieu
tenant commander, commanding the Naval
BattanOn, TO determine the kinds and
amount of property reported to be missing
and to fix the responsibility therefor. This
proceeding is by no means of an unusual
nature.
Until all property matters are straight
ened out the annual cruise of the Naval
Battalion. which. 1t had been announced,
would begin the morning of the 18th and
terminate the 9th. will not occur.
The battalion bo,
drill. signaling. pistol drill. infantry tactics,
sword exercises, setting up exercises, navi-
cation and drill with the guns carried by
the u. 8. g. Fern with particular attention
given to aiming drill and subcaliber prac-
tee. to be followed by actnal target prac-
tice.
Fay for Caup Service.
Organization commanders will be kept
busy during the next two weeks preparing
pay rolls for the actual period of service of
ofncers and enlisted men rendered during
the ten days ended the Est instant. The or
ders from Headquarters directing the prepa-
ration of the rolls under the authority of
section IA of the act OF, Congress approved
January Il. 1903. making provision for the
payment or such of the organized militia of
the District of Columbia az shall engage in
actuar field or camp service for instruction,
were issued last Thursday and were pub
lished in full in The Star that day. The
loils must De prepared and forwarded to
the ad1utant general, D. c. Militia, not
later than the 18th instant. The officials
hope to be able to disburse the money by
the LIST of September
AS heretofore stated the following rates
OF pay per day will govern: Brigadier gen.
eral. $15.2S; colonel. So Il; lieutenant colonel,
$S3S; major. 1894; captain, mounted, $3.50;
captain, not mounted IS; chaplain. IS; bat.
TALON ad1utant. 81 battalion Quartermaster,
$.44; first lieutenant A17; second Iieuten,
ant. $3.50; hospital steward, sergeant first
class-Signal Corps, $50; sergeant Signal
Corps, sergeant, brigade or regimental nom
commissioned stan sergeant major, quar-
termaster, commlssary. ordnance), $1.13;
acting hospital steward color sergeant, SER
standardization non-commissioned staff
REORGANIZATION. -Quartermaster) first SER
geant-artillery, infantry. .63; corporal-Sig-
nal Corps. 81; sergeant. staff Qbrigade), ar
tfllery, infantry. quartermaster sergeant,
artillery. stable sergeant. field artillery. go;
private. first class. signal corps. 81: pri-
waite ambulance CORDS .6S; arttflcer-deld