Evening star., 1903-08-01
THEIR OUTING OVER
District Guardsmen Break
Camp Today.
WILL BE HERE TONIGHT
THE CAMP REGARDED AS GREAT
SUCCESS.
Unpleasant Episode Of Cutting Down a
Tree in a Leesburg
Cemetery.
WILL BE HERE TONIGHT

Special From Star Correspondent.
CAMP ORDWAY, LEESBURG. Va. Au-
gust 1.-The annual encampment of the
troops of the National Guard of the Dis
trict Of Columbia is a thing Of the past
The brigade marched away from George
farm at o'clock this afternoon and Will
be In Washington about o'clock. Unless
the weather should be too inclement the
troops will be reviewed on the White Lot
by Col John Biddle, Engineer Commls-
sioner of the District Of Columbia.
Because of their wet condition all tents
We're left standing. to be struck later, un-
der the direction of the post quartermas-
ter.
The last morning in camp was dreary
one owing to the fact that rain fell at in
tervals during the morning. Captain Par
ker, acting paymaster. paid those officers
and men entitled to pay for the six months
which ended the both of June.
To tho strains of THE Star Spansleo
Banner" the flag was lowered before the
brigade marched from the camp site me
band played appropriate airs as the coiumn
passed through eesburg. Almost the en-.
tire population of the town was out to bio
the soldier boys farewell.
The first section of the special train trans
porting the troops moved at 2:3O o CLOCK.
The other two sections followed at inter-
vais of ten minutes.
Regulars Start for Fort Myer.
Troops II and E, I'd United States Cav
airy, started for Fort Myer at II o'clock
this morning the cavalrymen being cheer
ed as they rode away by the guardsmen.
The squadron will camp tonight at Dranes-
VILE and will reach Fort Myer about noon
tomorrow
The last night in camp was quiet one,
everybody being completely tired out, ana
all retired early. The surgeons report tnat
nothing Of serious nature from medical
standpoint developed as a result of the real
service experienced by the guardsmen IN
the f1eldoduring the maneuvers.
a spirited and carefully thOught-out at
tack on F't. Evans yesterday afternoon con-
Cluded the two days maneuvers.
The attacking force was engaged from
4:30 O'Clock in getting into position. The
attack was a success The result of the
maneuvering Thursday was decidedly In
favor of the defense, the latter locating
and theoretically annihilating several or
ganizations of the attacking force. The
rumor that Colonel Urell had been taken
prisoner proved to be without foundation
on the contrary Colonel Cre1l made sew
eral important captures. Without regard
to who won, the maneuvers proved most
valuable and instructive.
One of the Guardsmen Fined.
CAMP ORDWAY, Leesburg, Va. August
1.-Received Of Gen. Geo. H. Harries, COM
manding National Guard of District of CO.
lumbia thirty-one dollars and eighty cents
(s31 sO) in full for fine imposed In mayor 8
court on James Poe of the 1st Separate
Battalion.
wv A. EDWARDS. Sergeant"
The foregoing document is the visible
evidence of one of the most remarkable
travesties in justice that ever occurred IN
4 civilized country.
\ year ago yesterday the citizens Of
Leesburg and its vicinity indulged them
selves in the pleasantly Of lynching a col
oTed man named Craven, accused of muir
der, but who was never tried for the al
legged offense. The lynching took place
within the potters field Of Leesburg. the
untried man being hanged from the limb
Of tree therein.
The potter's field adJoins the southwest
ern limits Of the camp and Is apparently
more neglected than Is usual in the case Of
pauper cemeteries. Five or six days ago
the sheriff of LOudONn county complained
to General Harries that some party or
parties unknown had started to cut down
the tree. The sheriff furthermore said the
general belief was that the attempt had
been made by members Of the 1st Separate
Battalion.
AS result Of the complaint and because
public feeling officially said to be run
ming very high, the general directed Ma.
Brooks to suspend passes within the lst
Separate Battalion and to keep his men out
of Leesburg so far as practicable, believ-
Ing that thus there would be complete
avoidance of that friction which might
easily be excited. c. F. G.