The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-20

1855. Sergeant Steele Smith, Company F,
First regiment, Minneapolis made the
followed by Corporal +. W. Britton, Com
pany F. Third regiment, of Brainerd, with
191. The skirmish developed that the
Minnesota markSmen are weak in this
particular line of shooting The only
practice the men get is during the
eampmentS, as no sharpshooter qualifica-
lions are allowed on the home range.
During the past week there have been
twenty-five men in camp practicing daily
for positions on the state team to enter
the interstate competition. No scores have
been made public during the week.
Interstate Competition.
The interstate contest will open tomor-
row morning. and for the next week great
interest will center in the competitions
taking place in Lake City. Iowa, Mime
sofa and Illinois will be the contestants
for the Washburn, trophy,
Monday viii be devoted to preliminary
| firing. The. morning win be devoted to
known distances and EACH competitor will
be allowed to f1re ten shots on each of
the ranges, 200, 300. 500 and 600 yards.
Skirmish firing will take place during the
afternoon. each competitor being allowed
two Slirm1Sh runs OF forty shots. The
| preliminary firing on the second day will
be the same as on the first.
The regular competition will begin We'd
| nesday morning. % Each 1competitor will
/ taneeS during the morning. In the aft
ernoon the <skirmish firing will commence,
eacn competitor 10 make TWO runs OF forty
| shots 608 to 200 yards and back, ten halts.
five advancing and five retiring; 30-second
firing interval at each halt, at least one
shot to be fired by each competitor at each
halt, or until his ammunition Is exhausted.
The fourth day viii be repetition of the
| third days work. and as soon as possible
after the close of the firing the successful
team will be announced.
Each state entering a team for COM
petition will furnish it's pro rata share OF
officers. The Illinois team will bring the
turned over to the camp commander, who
will take charge of 1T until the ceremony
of presentation again takes place, when
the winning team claims it.
Reelection of Lieut.. Whyte.
Turmoil is on in the First regiment over
the election of r. M1gfWhyte to be first
lieutenant of Compapg.IF, First regiment,
has his way Lieut. Whyte will not receive
his commission Lieut.! Whyte enlisted in
Company A, First regiment, July 1, 1895,
and served with his company in the Phil
ippines and afterwards took his discharge.
Ia April, 1899, he enlisted in Company d.
Fourth infantry reserve, which afterwards
was transferred to the First regiment and
became Company F. He was elected sec
ond lieutenant on Oetn19, 1900. and pro-
| NOTED to be first lieutenant Dec 16, 1901.
During the last encampment he was deem
breach OF military discipline. Rather than
have a court of inquiry, which was bound
to bring out a condition of affairs that
would implicate others and bring to light
misdoings that would reflect to the dis
credit of the company. he rendered his
resignation. understanding that if he was
reelected nothing would be put in the
way of his receiving commission. The
election was held on Sept II, and out of
/ fifty-three votes cast Lieut.. Whyte re-
ceived thirty-four and Lieut. G. R. Egg
| ly known, is very popular in the company
and has been considered an excellent Off
Ger, and the position now taken by the
battalion commander has put the company
| in a lighting mood and everything posi-
BILE win be done to see that he gets his
commission. and if 1t goes so far that an
| say he will be reelected by even larger
vote.
Government Powder Poor.
Mai. George C. Lambert. commanding
| the First artillery. does not use mild terms
when referring to the powder issued by
| the government for the national guard
| Early in the summer a quantity of powder
| but was found to be five years old and of
! an inferior quality. The fact was brought
! to the attention of the war department
and a request made for an exchange for
| new powder in tin cans, which was grant
| ed. The old powder was returned and
back came a new supply in brand new
cans. lately sealed. On investigation, how
! ever. it developed that the same old pow
! der had been sent back in new cans But
| in spite of this the records made by the
| artillerymen during the late practice at
Lake City developedAsome good scores
Army and MllItsty Maneuvers.
One regiment of the. wisconsin National
] Guard. three regiments. of infantry and a
| battalion of artilleryqfro Michigan, two
! regiments of infantry and one battalion of
| artillery from Kentucky three regiments
of infantry and one battalion of artillery
/ from Indiana. and tbesentire Ohio Nation
! al Guard. viii attend s the army
maneuvers which will take place at West
Point. KY, beginning Sept. &c and ending
Oct. 16. The West P6snt site embraces
| 30, coo acres of land dtwenty-five miles
| from Louisville, on size Illinois Central
| railroad. and is one off the posts selected
! by the secretary of war as a permanent
! camp site. The regular troops which
will take part in tifgSe naneuvers are:
! Two regiments of iBfa3try. three batteries
of the regular artilfemSs twenty troops of
cavalry. a detachmsntrsof engineers and
members of the sigHalt corps.
gnifiosnf Armory.
The Sixty ninth infttatsy, New yo.is Ma
tiorai Guard. is tozIzte a new 5000 a31
armoTy. The building sill cover an entire
block ard be four stories high with
| basement. the main building being, eighty
/ feet high with a great arched dome ~
steel and glass rising 126 fest above tho