The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-18
Military News Items.

requires many a pinch all along the line
to meet these extras.
Military News Items.
The Dick militia bill has passed the
Senate with that portion stricken out that
authorizes enlisting a national volunteer
reserve force.
Charles s. Medbury, chaplain of the One
acknowledgements Indiana voun-
teers during the spanish-American war,
visited the Legislature las! week.
Senator Quay has introduced bill In
the Senate making it misdemeanor for
persons to unlawfully use or wear the in
sigma or button of the Spanish-American
War Veterans. the insignia rosette of the
Military and Naval Order of the Spanish
American War. or the official decorations of
the Spanish-American war societies.
XXX
There will be meeting at the English
Hotel to-day to organize an independent
troop of cavalry in this city. All the men,
bers will be required to furnish their own
equipment. Several attempts in the past
have been made to organize a troop, but
all have failed. Everything seems propi-
tious for success this time. Capt. Frank
Clark, who will probably be elected captain,
is pushing the organization.
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An exchange says many West Point
cadets we're fortunate in obtaining Christ
mas leaves this year. These Christmas
leaves are special privileges granted to
those first classmen (seniors) who have
good class standing and few demerits-in
former days less than twenty-five for that
year. They generally spent in New
York, and merry Christmas the boys do
have. 1t only comes once in a lifetime.
A bill was introduced in the Legislature
| last week to pay the Home Guards $3.50
per month and s13 a month for actual
service during the civil war. This calls
to mind a good story told on one of the
Home Guards returning from the Morgan
raid. On his way home he stopped at q
| farmhouse west of indianapolis to get a
| meal. During the meal, while narrating
| his many great hardships. he said, 'I have
| not tasted a warm biscuit for six days"
Lieut.. Lee Purcell, of the Marine
| Corps, and Miss Fayette Louise Smith, OF
| t1ncenneS, were ndrrle0 on the l0tn- Mr.
| Purcell was first lieutenant of Company L
e-Hundred-and Ninth Indiana Vol.
| unteers during the Spanish-American war
He served with the regiment until it was
| honorably mustered out at Camp Mount
/ The regiment was never disbanded, a
Vincennes correspondent says: Outlaws
| disband; soldiers are mustered out of the
| service.
| From the latest reports the real-estate
men who control options on the army post
| sites near the city are writing letters to
the War Department, each condemning the
| other. These letters will put the city in
bad repute with the department without
| benefiting the writer's The department will
| be governed by the report of its board. The
| difficult thing to obtain is location with a
| suitable rifle range. That must be had
| and no doubt that will be the point thai
will decide the location to be chosen. The
| army post means about 81 100000 to this
| city each year. 1t would also be a great
| advantage to the National Guard.
The army and navy are alive e
| the great Importance of good n,arksman
ship. 1t can only come by constant prac
tice. The target practice in the Pacific
| within the last few days by some of the
battleships. shows remarkable results Tn,
gunners of the battleship Kentucky hit tn,
target nineteen times out of possibl,
| twenty-five. with their five. eight and thir
teen-inch guns. Near San Francisco tn,
target was hit at distance of three mile.
as it was being towed. and completely de-
| stroyed by the second shot. 1t was tn,
shooting of American gupners that pu
Spain out of business on such short notice
| When Indianapolis gets its army post M
doubt some arrangements can be made Il
use the rifle range for the benefit of tn,
| National Guard.
The nominating committee OF the Indiana
Commandery OF the Military Order of E'or
| eign Wars met last week and recommended
the following gentlemen for election at tn,
next meeting. which will occur in this cit,
| about March 1: Commander, General VII
liam j. Mckee. indianapolis: senior vic,
| commander. Major David +. Allen, Frank
| fort; junior vice commander. Col. John S
| Barnett. Indianapolis; secretary. Lieut. Gu,
| A. Boyle, Indianapolis; registrar, Lieut.
George w. Powell. Indianapolis; treasurer
Capt. Harry s. New. Indianapolis: surgeon
Major j. ]. Kyle. Indianapolis; judge advo
cate. Capt ]. w. Fortune. Jacksonville
chaplain. Charles S. Medbury, Angola
council of administration. Major III. c
Megrew, Lieut.. j. s. Clarke. Lieut.. Har
mond L. Hutson. Indianapolis; Major ]. ]
Bachman. Aurora. The committee wishe,
to distribute the officers equally among thu