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THE NATIONAL DRILL. __{Oontinued from Third Page) Peay A wil go into camp with thirty men upon fhett arrival y ‘The ros ast = W. Newby; Ist Wm. F. Cari Ed: teheson, C. h Compton, Orlando €. Keté S. Mason Sevly, W. Marsha ton Hi. Price, W Jos". Lantor Ben}. Tub- man, B. Weser. Richard L. Carne, the super! the acad- emy, Will act as cominissury and quartermaster. THE BETHEL CADETS. ‘Will Compete for the Prizes. Among the organizations coming to the drill from Virginia, there is none better known for ex- cellence in drill than the cadet company of the Bethel Classical aud Military Academy of Fauquier County. This institution was organized into a quilitary school in 1869. The cadets were, at first, drilled with arms pu faved by the principal; 1875 these old arms aperseded by newer and more improvedequtp- ments, Issued by special act of the legislature. The eadet officers to 1878 were commissioned by the academy authorities; are generally have mw istted Washington twi before, once in’ 1879 an again’ in 1884. ‘In 77 CAPT. RS TYSSON. they were reviewed by th n. Sherman, and Col. Mosby, an ited into the East Room, where they and were personally Introduced to stacked arms the celebrities preseng, a compliment never paid Any military body before of until ISS4, when they were feceived in the East’ Kocta a President Cleveland. During both visits the c; were Inilitary gaests of the Washington Light In fantry.. Beside visits to Kichimond and other pices they have participated in anemortal cere- Inonkes, camped at fairs, ee. Twice tue body deen presented with beautiful stands of colors Onten?on their own parade ground, been reviewed by eminent military chieftains. Four command ants have had the training of the cadets—Maj. A. G. Smith (prinetpal and founder of the academy, four years a follower of Lee and a member of the noted charge of Plekett’s division at Gettysburg), Maj. Norman E. s of the Virginia “‘vatital Jnstitute, and M Melntyre, of South Caro- lina (the’ present com- mandant). ‘The company in com- petition will be composed Of twenty-four men—six fours, two guides, two lieutenants, ‘and a'cadet ‘eaptain, as follows: Maj. R.A. McIntyre, commandant of cadets: Capt. ES. Hynson, cadet ist Meut., L. D. 2d Ueut.,” E. ¥; Ist sergt., Win, J. Pettii, right guide: 2d Sergt., W. W. Mati Jefe guides 4. m. s¢ M. Matthews; 1st M. Peach; front Blackwell; 2nd A.osborne, H.S. BH. Rucker, Sam. Rizes, ningham:; 2nd four, 5. W. 8. V. Southall, Lex.” Lanter: W.H. Moon, R. ‘The uniform is Of yi: gray (a color almost exclusively used by ‘this academy), braided tn Diack, with Diack cloth stripe aown the pantalooa | legs. They will be armed with the same arn as that Assued to the United States Mi 3 eoutrements, p -N. Cun! | Holt, W. P.M: 3d four, T. andeartridge | mpany Will g THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C., SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1887-TEN PAGES. UNNdS B'ONF 10°19 go (00000000 ‘suasevabovaH 0.00000g 200000000 - | "2099000q, “9000.00.00 oy o Bo 9 3 3. 9 00000000 00000000, 00000000 000000000. 8 3 oO 000000 GHIVd JHV7 0000000 90000000 000000 000000 000000 + 0000000 000000 000000 EXECUTIVE e BD 9S Ss 9 x br » x nm FIAILNIIXIA S 2 FS = AVE. S S < = 5 a g oy Ss) Ss & = Ss a ‘HLYON \LIFULE IS ST. Sear set eal FOURTEENTH ST WEST. Ceo ee eee CAMP GEORGE WASHINGTON. Virginia Midland route. ‘They | Will compete for first place among cadet organiza tions. Cadets Win. S. Pettit and Lexie Lauier are entered for the individual prize. ‘HE PEEKSKILL CADETS. A Battalion of Young Soldiers from the Shores of the Hudson. ‘The Peekskill Military Academy Cadets will at- tract attention by their neat uniforms and sol- dieriy bearing. ‘This academy Is located at Peeks- Kull, N. ¥.; Was one of the first schools in the state teestablish a system of military fastruction and disetpline. About thirty-five years ago Col. Z. S. Searle,a graduate of West Point, wasappotntedcom- | mandant of eadets, and since that time military | instruction has been iven at the academ; Phe uniform of the bat- talion fs quite handsome, ‘The Jacket is of dark blue | color; the trousers of a | lghtér shade of the same | color, striped with black | braid. The cadets will | wear Wamoch hats, with | o1apons and White cross Pits, and carry Spring Meld "rifles of the latest design. ‘The charter of this in- Cot. CHAS. J. WRIGHT. stitution bears date April 16, 1633. It 1s under the supervision of the Ke- | genta of the State of New York, and fs governed by | & board of trustees, of whom the Hon. 0. T. Comin | 1s president. The academy Is situated on the Hudson River, about forty miles north of New York city and ‘a few miles west from West Point. ‘The grounds are eight acres in extent, and com- ani 2 raguificent view of the river as it emerges from the southern pass of the Highlands. ‘ihe cadet corps battalion numbers one hundred and twenty-five men, divided into four companies, ‘The battalicn’ 1s ofi- cered as fol Col. Chas, J. Wright, com- Mandant; Cari 4 strom, iieut. cob; 2 F. Hyatt, major: Lieut. W.M. Miller, adju- tant; Cadet B.C.” Root, quartermaster; Cadet RL C. Fenton, sergt. maj Cadet J.J. Julbe, quar: termaster sergt.;’ Cadet W. M. schettel, color sergt. “First Company W. E. Hills, Cap Cadet CL Starbuck, Je, Johnson, 1st sergt det F. Murphy, 2d sergt. Second ad sergt. Third Company Cadet Jotham Smith, eapt.; Cadet V.H. Smith, Ast iieut.; Cadet E. Sequin, iteut, Ast sergt.; Cadet 2d sergt. Com: my “A”—Carl A. Harstrom, capt; Cadet W. E ills, Ist Heut.: Cadet C. ¢. Hubbell, 2d iteut.; Cadet Jothatm Sinith, Ist sergt.; Cadet W. M. Mi Jer, 2d sergt. Company “A” Is"a picked company, and is entered for the cadet corps drill for compa: Lies from schools and colleges ‘The cadets have hever competed before. Agricultural College. ‘The Cadets of the Maryland Agricultural College ‘Will go into camp Monday and contest for the cadet prize. The Maryland cultural Col- lege 8 located at College Station, Prince George’s y, onthe B. & 0. R, R, eicht miles from Washington. ‘The tustl- tution was ‘founded agricultural $1 when there was u A few years when Congress had provided for the es tablishment of a college iu every Stave to pro- later, AFF. J. B. WEEMS. mote selentific agricul- ture and the mechanical arts, the State of Mary- land bought a control- ag interest in this col- lege and made it the beneficiary of the fund aceruing to the State for the purpose under the Government grant of lands, In_ accordance ‘with the law of Congress of 1862, endowing such | company will consist of ran A. Vicksburg Band. rf % K. ™. Co. D, 1st Minnesota, 7 ‘a Band. 5 6 Co, A, 1st Minnesota. 5 oops Tead-quarters. Loulsvilie Drum Corps. Co. D, 203 Co. H, 6th Minots. (irish Regiment.) sera a yew fiat oor) eee Quarters, Co. A., Wash’n Cadets as * parate Co ae (District Troops.) (Cadet Regiment.) ore wae In. th RI. o. (Artillery.) Drum Corps. ce , 32d New Yor! ndianapol - Sth R. I, Battalion, raph OMice. Co.) 1stN.J.Battal'n. Washington Light In- Peekskill Academy fantrys > = Sheridan Guaras, (ouave Battalion.) Indiana Battery A. Hendqmersers, Surgeon's Tent. D. fantry. ad ‘Muscatine Rifles, Sarsfield Guards, Busch Zonaves, Milwaukee Battery. Ist Va,, 6 companies. Fr National Rifles, College Shields Guards, Chi Zouaves. Battery B, Ohio, Norfolk company. Ez br cad (Ohio troops.) n Michigan Academy Ie bed oe ae is Zouaves. 3rd Indiana Gatling 3rd Va., 7 companies. Red Cross Hospital. Miller Rifles. : cadets. orth Carolina Troops.) 2 cares caer —e e Picssourg southrons, Bands.cosod0.Regt. CoD, si Missourl, St _ John's Academy aay N. P. S. Cavalry. a 3 0. D, 0. 0. By 3d Missouri. ets. vernor’s Gui Light lary. Louisiana Rifles, Co. G 17th Onio, Co. C 3d Missouri. Bethel Academy Forsyth Rifles. Co. D, 1st Michigan, (Kentucky State Troops) Guard Tents, SG eave Guard Tents. Lee Light Guard. ‘Toiedo Cadets. ‘Tacoma Guards, cadets. High Point Guards, Co. B, 2d Michigan. ‘Louisville Legion. Guard House. ‘Attuck’s Guard. Cadet Bands. Co, f,'3d Michigan. Louisville Battery. State Guard. hoids high rank as an institution for military in- struction. The corps has been drilled by Capt. F. S. Strong, U.S.A‘, the commandant. The drill company that is now on its way to Washington ‘Was organized December 1, 1886, from the privates and non-commissioned officers of corps of Cadets. Since that time they have beeh preparing themselves to take part in the coming drill The 5 men, as follows: Capt., E. B. Winans, jr.; 1st Heut., R. W. Van Zile; 2d Ueut., E. B. Sanborn; 34 Weut. and gr. mr., J.B Leigiltys 1st sengt, G. F. Mulliken; 2d sent,” H. M. Joss;’ corps., G. Hi. Ludolp, ‘R. Henderson, Cc. L. Quimby, H. Lefevre, F. Pelouze, and H. B. Dewey; privates, D, R. Anthony, W.R. Boardman, Boyden, C.'D. DeGraff, P: Engelman, F. H. J. A. Hamilton, G. C. Harvey, G. W. Kalu M. Lamb, J. H. May, R. J. Ramsdell, A. E, P. Kockwell, J. Rodgers, W. A. Senter, F. P. Storrs, J. B. Tappea, W. C. Tousey, O. C. Van Zandt, T. E. Waterworth, and J. C. Wever; drummers, '@. A. Mansfield and C. T. Roc! ‘The uniforin of the company ts identical with that worn by the cadets of the United States Mill- {ary Academy. ‘The men will be equipped With the Springfieid Cadet rifle, caliber 45. ls com- pany, having been organized but six months, has, of course, never taken part in any other drill. ‘The company is entered to compete for the prizé offered for companies from military schools and colleges. Jt has n formed to represent the Michigan Military Academy, which was organized by Col. J. Sumner Kogers and others in 187 The corps of Cadets at present comprises 106 men, from nineteen States and Territories, The drill company has been selected so as to give a repre- Sentution to twelve States, Flick, ‘THE WASHINGTON CONTINENTALS, A Washington Company that will Parade in the Uniform of 1776, Among the companies that will parade next Week the Washington Continentals, of this city, Will be noticeable, not only for their soldierly ap- pearance, but on account of thelr old Continental uniform, which always stirs up patriotic memo- ries, ‘The Continentals were organized in May, 1882. John F. Lipphard ‘was the first and princl- pal promoter. ‘The com- pany was instituted for the purpose of celebra- Ung the birthday of Washington (February 22) by an annual pilgrim. ‘age to Mount Vernon on tat day, and by a pa- rade on éach Fourth of July, in Continental uni- form, W. W. Mills was the first person to sign the company roll, and was subsequently elected captain. “The idea of forming a battalion was favorably considered, and ‘4 company composed of clerks Im the Pension Office was formed, and Mr. Anderson was elected carr. w. we Minis. S45 ire Light Gi into the pt. W. E. Vermiltign, were also merged ‘vantzation. Geo. F.Tiinms Was elected leutenant- colonel, and the tasis of arming and equipping the battalion Was undertaken by him. ‘The proceeds of a fair and bazaar were sufcient to accomplish thts object, On account of some misunderstanding among the officers their resignations Were hand. in and accepted for the purpose of reorganizing the battalion. At the end of a year it was found that but one company remained, and that was under corhmand of W. EB Clapp, who, having ‘be- come ‘di |, turn ed over the arms and equipments to tbe Gov- ernment, June, 1884, In July, Iss, Capt. Mills Suceveded fn getting to- gether the " scattered jerbers, and by dint of personal” effort has In fused sMicient life into the organization to make Ione of the crack, mili: tary companies District of Columbia. Lieuts. James B Bell and W. B. Johnson will resent ‘the Continent in the rile practice. Following 1s a roster of: the company: : colleges, ular mili tary drills, ther with the study of mill- tary tactics, is required of ‘all students. Capt. J. B. Weems commands the selected company which takes part in the National Drill The uni- form of the Cadets is that of the U. 3. Mili- ‘THE MICHIGAN CAD) A Cadet Drill Company that will Rep- Fesent Twelve States. ‘The Cadet company from Orchard Lake, Mich., ts expected to arrive in camp to-morrow evening, trom the Michigan Military Academy, which rebellion it had been increased to a battalion of four companies, one of first call for troops, and months’ service on Api pany remained in ani throughout their the “war was over Joined other local intittary organizations and it Was not until early in May, 1671, that the Light Infantry was reorganized. members got together and 4S @ company Ina permanent aud prosperous forin, with Wm. G. Moo captain. In the spring of 1882 a battalion of tour compa. nies was organized, and the corps has remiined a battalion ever since. ‘The Light Infantry has ‘taken part inseveral com- petitive drills and made an honorable record. The first prize of $1,200 was won by it in the Balu- more Ortole drill on Sept. 12, '62, against such com- panie3 as the Scranton Guards,the Bond Guards, of Maryland, and st com- pany from the oth Mary, jand regiment. In 1882 the Infantry gave a fair, at which ‘the sum ot $31,000 was received. ‘This ammount formed the nucleus of the sum expended in erecting the fine armory which the corps Iantry has done much and have visited Baltimore, Cape May, si phe Springs, Atlantic City. Sere ‘Branch, hmond, Boston, and other places, and alway Tetlected credit upon the city, Following 1s the roster of the corps: Riel tenant colonel, Wm. G. junant WH Harrison; sergeant major, Chas. C. M. er; Geo. Wooldridge; markers, C. W. J. E, Laskey. color sergeant Wooaward and CAPT. WM. N. DALTON. Company’ B.—Capt. B. Rosey 4st Heat, W. Le Wade; ise sergi, Chas Vat ‘ge! » 8, . 5 COT ‘Thompson, J. H. Kruger, J. 8. Ashburne, wee ‘Wise. Privates—D. 8. Johnson, &. A. Gregory, Chas. Shire 3.7. Bur ne, LT. 5 1k Mecaan,G. Go Moore, Peat ee Walker, ©, ¥. sista, De ¥. Ft Walker, 0. Ww. » OSCar . Zantzinger, Cissel, Geo. 'F.” McAVoy, G. W. Engel, A. C. Ri term of that the corps will make a creditable record voth | _ com in parade, in drill and in camp. have a drill squad in the company drilis that will | } ‘The corps will | make the visiting organt- | zations do thelr best. | ‘There is no organization | in the country better Acnown or that presents a finer appearance. ‘Their handsomeuntforms,black shakos, white Austrian cloth coats and light blue trousers with ‘stripes, | makes the corps conspic- uous in any gathering of | inilitary, ‘The Washington Light Infantry was organized | in the form of a company | on the 12th of Septem der, 1836, At the break- ing out of the war of the which responded to the was enlisted for three ril 10, 1861, The com- about the District service. When. many of the men |. ‘Then a’ number of old established Une corps, |, its present colonel, a3 now occupies. ‘The In- “touring” of late years, White Lieu- Moore; adj Company A.—Captain, Wi Ri Dalton; ni leu- tenant, J. G. Cowie; 1st sergeant, H. Keough. sergeant. H.R, C. Shaw; corporals, E. E. Moore and W.M. Arnoid. Pri. Yates—Jas, 8. Wade, E. 8. Brandt, G.8. Clift, C, A. Dunnington, A. Demo- net, M. R. Fenwick, S. W. Henry, E. A. Hellig, H.C. James, B. 8. Jones, J, E, Keefe, Frank Moore, ¥. f. Maloney, J.T. Mur Tay, J. E. Payne, F. M. St. John, F. Shoemaker, P. 8. Schneider, J. W. Talbert, Geo. C. Thomas, John H. eer M. C. Thompson, ED. Brown, and Nunes, c.—Cay 3.0 Watwisles tot Hew! tenant, C. H. Ourand; 1st W. F. Dunn; ee mb Jno.S. Mil P. J. Dutt He ts Ge corporals, 8. 5 corn . Shoo. Privates—T, | $, Ashiey, J. E Cunegan, | WLE. Dix, 4, J, Edwards, F. 1. Eberie,T. L. Koontz, J. B.W. Lee, E. W. M Antosh, H. F. Mace, J. BE. Mattern, C. M. Merrill, H. Miller, “A. Murray,’ D, G. Myers, I. A. Rogitiakt, Sefbota, W. Ht Stearns, J. H. Somerville, ‘Tucker, W. Ht E. F, Vermillion, Eaward Zea. Substitutes, C. E. Burdine, J. R. Gem: inill, M. Hunter, C. A. Mc! Pritchard, W. T. ‘Treadw: THE NATIONAL RIFLES, CAPT. JOHN 8, MILLER. BONA C. L. Martin, B. B. One of Washington’s FineSoldier Com- pani ‘The National Rifles, ot to Go Into Camp. this city, Capt. Jas. F. Oyster’s command, will go into camp, do their own cooking, share with the vi ‘sitors the hardships and pleasures of camp life. They will appear on the drill grounds as no mean competitors for the honors to be awarded, The National Rifles was a CAPT. JAS, F. OYSTER. other commands, Upon famous old command, the pride and glory of Washington before the late war. It was one of the first’ three compa- nies to enter the ser- vice of the United States during the late war, and, it 1s claimed, the’ first ‘company of volunteers to cross the line into Vir- inla in defense of the Colon. Atterward it was disbanded, but the com. any Was reorganized rune 9, ’80, Themembers of the new company were mostly veterans from reorganization the come pany Was formally mustered into the service of the. District by Major Twining, then a District Commissioner, and is the only company, it is Stated, so mustered in. Since its formation the present company has uniformed ninety men in full dress an fatigue, including Coats, at a cost of over $9,000, Tt handsome over- has built itself a beautiful armory and ‘music hall, on @ street, between 9th and 10th, the dimensions of which are 68x114 feet. This uilding 13 the sole pro} erty of the Rifles, and cost thé company, Inelu ing furnishings, ‘the sum of $50,000. Rifles have taken part In several military contests since thelr reorganization, and won the prize at the Garfield fair in this city December 1, 1882. Gen. Sherman presented the trophy to the victors in acomplimentary speech, in which he stated that in his opinion it would be dificult to find better drill ‘bodies of men than the ones that had taken part in contest. ‘The rifles are famous for their generous hospitalities, ‘They have received and entertained many military commands from Various parts of the country, brated Michigan Batallior ted this city in going to and returnii town, Va., Uctober 18 and 24, 11 Asth regiment of Pennsylvania troops; Fusileers, and the Lowell March 4, 1881. ‘The fides” were the guests of Congress Hall Cape May, in 1883, an in their encampment of two weeks they made a inost_ favorable _finpres- sion upon the residents Of that watering place, In the early purtor June, 1884, the Riles made & trip to Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota, when they visited Chicago, B f ton, Indiana, and other western cities, and were the guests of’ the leaa- Ang loca. 01 tions. Sntnar trp ittook part in competitive dritis at Lake Minnetonka and. Dubugue, Towa. ‘The tain high mili : Standard, 1s a.social | ody of influénce and popu- larity and its receptions Herenainine ae ‘the brilliant events or the , ineluding the cele- i, 250 strong, Which visi- from York. und the the Boston Phalanx, who came here ‘very poj 0. Man- E Es his ig . a Heys a el Gittings, T. A. Garner, EA. Goodwin, E. B. Hay, ‘Chas, W. Holmes, Lewis Hoimes, F. M. Hamilton, A. W. Hodgkin, 7. F. Holden, C. H. Isham, L. C, Justice, Geo, E. Lewis, W. G. Lo’ E. Lewis, P.B. McLain, Frank ‘Mebermot, i. E. Moore, W. BM LB. Mosher, Jno. Mitchell, F. B. Wim. “Overbuck, Chas. H. Paige, Geo. H. Snake Baas, Ge tae , He %. es, A. Smit SE Te A, Tomson, Geo. W. Taylor, ‘olhaupter, G. B. Young, W. P. Vi i. Stokes, Chris. Abner.” ‘The Rifles will have a drill team tn the company pelepecnes commanded by 1st Lieut. Manson, as follows: 24 Neutenants, Evans and Keech; 1st Sergt, Boteler; 2d Sergt. Magruder; privates, Do- mer, Burnett, Holmes Woodley, Paige, Mosher, MeBermot, bent, Garner, Overbeck,’ McLain; Wright, Stokes, Drury, Lown, Way, Boyer, W. 1.. Mitchell, Boyer, J. L., Tomlinson,’ T. A., Bialr, ‘Tomlinadn, 8, E., Collins and Shirely; substitutes, Evans, J. 4, Taylor and Hamilton, THE WASHINGTON CADET CORPS. A Crack Colored Company of the Dis- trict to Strive for the Honors. Co. A, Washington Cadet Corps, ts commanded by Capt. Arthur Brooks, the sentor captain of the battallon, and an excellent company officer. The corps was organized June 12, 1880, as asingle company, and so remained until October, 1884, ‘when, on account of the large increase in its mem- Dership, 1t was o1 ed into a battalion of three companies, and the year following @ fourth com- any was added, making it a8 now @ battalion of four companies, Within the present month it has Deen recruited up to its maximum, and now num- bers 450 inen, including officers, band, and meu. Its only previons ap- sarance as a competitor in a prize-drill was in October, 1883, at the thletic Park, in this ity, the competing com- les ety Co: Ae Capt. "O. A, Fleetw E Butler Zouaves, ‘capt C. B, Fisher, commanding? Co, A, Capital City Guard, Capt eae manding; Co. B Capital City Gon Capt. W. P. Gray, anding, and the Lincoln Light Infan- try, Capt. Wm. Cornell, commanding. |The prize, a Tingultcent sliver cup, donated by.Mr. dno. W- Boteler. of this city, still adorns Washington Cadet Corps, 708 0 stréet_northwest, ‘The organization in {ts = history visited, in response to invitati the cities of Richmon: more and Frederick, Ma and Philadelphia,’ Pa., Highest pate ie forsoldlsr for soldier- ly bearing andemiciency. Major C. A. Fleetwood, ‘the present commander of the battalion, was ori- ginally electeditscaptain ‘when a single com a in December, 1880, ant with the exception an interregnum of six months’ leave in 1886, ‘has been continuously its head. He served as ‘sei it major of the 4th United states Colored op is on of he or ‘by the Congress: ry paler: General B. F. Butler for A RED CROSS HOSPITAL, How the Sick Soldiers of Camp Wash- ingrom Will be Onred For. ‘The Red Cross Hospital service 1s @ feature of Chara Berton presigent ne Dale States the ot branch of the Red Cross, and has been arranged added to the duties the American branch would undertake to perform the relief of suffering from floods, storms, fires, and all sorts of great disasters. ‘This Sort of service'ts not done by’ the society in any other country. Here the Red Cross has done 80 much service in cases of disaster by the ele- ments that {ts proper and prime function—the re- ef of suffering on the batile-leld—has been in a Ineasure overlooked in the public mind. It of ne- cessity takes part if "his encampment, as it is an important attachmé to the militia of the coun- tury, and would have to be called into the field with it im case of war. Their assistance during war is ‘obliged to be ac and, as Miss Barton sald to a'Sran reporter, Had the Hed cross been. In exist- ence during thé late war such a thing as “Ander sonville” could never have been. They will see that no such horrors are permitted in thisencamp- ment. | Every preparation las been made to rea- der the hospital service perfect. THR HOSPITAL TENTS are around headquarters, on the high ground, near the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where they will be shaded by the big trees that fringe the park. It is the duty of the Red Cross to be on the ground before the soldiers are. They are ready with a hundred cots, a “staff” of profes- sional nurses, and a corps of the best in the city, and every possible comfort for the sick, for the encampment to open on Monday. ‘The'whole thing was got together very quietly. ‘The theory of the Yed Cross Is that of the peop! coming to the relief of the Government in case of war; so the society must not recelve any assist ance from the Government. The relief tuey bri must come from the outside, Miss Barton this out fully on this occasion, 30 as to properly exemplity the work of the society. In order to finpress this idea upon the pubite, she refrained from golng to the store-rooms of the Red Cross; she applied outside for the ‘they needed. She applied to a furniture dealer for cots and got them at once. In the same way she aj for oll stoves and for crockery and all such things, and they were readily furnished her. She then got blankets and sheets from certain of the city hospitals. Several manufacturers of the sorts of food used in hospitals have offered to furnish it. ‘Miss Barton saw the principal hotel proprietors, and they gladly agreed to take turns and furnish the hospital with Whatever they wanted for their table. ich mor ni as it comes their turn the hotels will send to Barton for orders, and will furnish evel ‘Unat is needed. All these things have been gladly done for the asking, and Inany have asked to be. allowed to do something. ihre isa nbs pertect Kitchen, where the cocking there is a wi for the sick is done, ‘THE SURGEONS AND THE NURSES. In making up her staff of nurses, Miss Barton selected first the old army nurses whoarein Wash- ington, about twelve in number, and then between ‘and 40 of the best nurses from the Washington ‘Training School for Nurses. ‘There will be plenty in attendance all the while. Dr, Stanton fs at the head Of the corps of surgeons, aad has selected as his assistants a large number of the most promt the very highest standing in the. profession have the very highes ry been chen It was, therefore, necessary to have very large ‘a8 no one of the can stay a very long Ume away trom BB Guudde prac tice, ‘They will relieve each other often, and will always be one, at least, in ‘READY 70 CARE FOR THE SICK. ‘Whenever any of the soldiers are taken sick right on with hand to care for take him to t most needs it and ‘There will be no A NEW YORK POLICEMAN’S LoT. At ts Not m Happy One When He Gets Before the Trial Board, THE AUTOCRATIC MANNER IN WHICH PIRE-FYED | COMMISSIONER FRENCH HANDLES DELINQUENTS— | THE AMERICAN VIDOCQS—EMPHATIC FOLITICLANS HOCK FULL OF STATE RECRETS, Special Correspondence of Tux EVEXTNO STAR. New Yorx, May 20.—Every Wednesday a drama, Mmuch more interesting than many plays, is per- formed tna room on the second Moor of the big graystone building on Mulberry street known a8 Police headquarters, A sign over the entrance Gesignates it as the court room. It is ‘une place ‘Where the police are tried for breaches of discl- Pilne, No outsiders, except reporters and wit- esses, are in the rooma, whose benches are occu- pied by a hundred or more policemen in fall unt- form. Some of these are witnesses, but Mfty or sixty are defendants, and it ts easy to pick out the latter from their gloomy countenances. Every Week about fifty of New York's 3,000 police have ‘to De tried in this room for offeuses of various de- grees of gravity. One of the four police commis stoners, whose offices are on the floor below, sits im judgment on the offenders. If it happens to be courtly Fitz John Porter's day to try cases, or mild litte Commissioner Mociave’s, or Commis- sioner Voorhis, the offender congratulates bim- self, but if Commissioner French, the president of the board of police, takes the bench, the most cal- a otticer eel in yy boots ina Way Unat woul lease the “ toughs” his preciact if they Were allowed Uo see it. Al a Commissioner French looks like the pictures Ga- boriau draws of the stern, grizzied, keen-eyed pre- fect of police. ‘His sharp, Black eyes appear all the darker in c rast with bis long, gray mustache. His bronzed face, free of all wrinkles, nor his thin Ups furnish any index to the offend er of his opin- fons. Aman with a formidable bionde mustache arises at a signal from the commissioner and reads SO rapidly that no one unaccustomed to bim can | understand What he says the charges against a policeman. The latter and the witnesses in the case step forward. The patrolman wears on his sleeve, midway between the ha und the elbow, | bands‘or blue braid, Which indicate his term of service, every Ove years adding a new bar to hts | sleeve,’ Up to aceftain point the officer takes | pride in these blue bars, but when {& or more of | them have encircied his sieeve and he hasn't been able to exchange them for the gold braid that tn. dicate the oMicer they become a source of apnoy- | ance, The clerk with the big blonde mustache, | who sits beside the commissioner, ts often able to tell why the Diue bars have not been exchanged for the gold, He ts the record clerk, and he keeps in his relentless fashion the history of every Fo | Mceman’s shortcomings. A digest of the is entered on the back of the charge against each man. A CHORUS OF OATHS. When the charges have been read the commis- sioner in a quick, imperious voice orders the offen- der and all witnesses to stand upand take the Bible. They cluster about a small, well-worn | Bible, to wiiich each clings with his ‘right hand. Sometimes a dozey witnesses are thus cng to the sacred book. The commissioner administers the ath, When citizens appear as witnesses an aver- age Of one in twenty refuse to be sworn and stand apart from the group around the Bible. After the rest have taken the oath the witness makes Ms affirmation. The chief witness for the prosecution fs usually an officer of the precinct from which the offender comes, The commissioner asks him curtly: “Are these charges true?” and being an- swered in the affimative he says: “Tellus what you Know about the case.” The officer makes his stave- ment ina matter-of-fact way, and the commis. sioner thensays: “What have you to say tor yourselt?” The policeman ts allowed to make a full and free statement. He may have a lawyer If he so elects, but he seldom indulges im that luxury. The Commonest cause of complaint 1 absence fromt post. ‘The stereotyped excuse of the offender 1s, “I Was sick, your honor, had been tak- ing medicine and stepped into a saloon to sit down athomeut.” The record clerk, Who hus heard thts excuse twenty Utes or more ever Wednesda) smiles, but the commissio ack eves fairly plerce'the offender as he says: “Why didu't you report sick aud go home?” The offender makes more excuses, and under the fierce glare of the —— coming man in Albany or Washington isthe on Who will stand in defense of the rights of corpo- Tations and big companies, Instead of the alleged Tights of the people. He sald that there been ‘Such a hue and cry over the es in on, the Pan-Electric exposure ‘une Pace Mail investigation that what might be called a Stampede of terror had set apd repre gentatives of the were artald how the extraordinary useruiness and Broadway railroad. it anybody should ty: Up the Cracks and remove the road It would 4h a riot from one end of New York to the other. ‘Those big schemes can only be ‘Ubrough by greasing the proper channels, for, as oon as Start tO promote an enterprise thousand Squarely, you are hampered by In Albany Unis winter a body of Phi Capitalists had an experience that illustrates this. They sub.cribed $5,000,000, and began tw build ‘a bridge across the’ Hudson et Poughkeepsie. ‘They went about the matter i good faith, under ‘the Impression that, as the ry Charter had been in existence fiteen ‘unere would be no truble about the, bridge 1m ha anextension for one year more, cularly the bridge would help all the middie section New York st But they had no sooner: than they became the prey of the inoat Rary attacks trom all sides. ‘They decided hat they would ight the thing out on a square fad not use a cent in smoothing chugs over, the result Is that Uhey ha’ about as bitter fight as Ican recall. ‘They faally came out abead, Dut It was a big struggle. There was scarcely & man in Albany who dared stand up and protest against the attack on the vested rights of that company, and yet everybody knew that the come ny Wasin thé right from beginning to end. ‘That why, 1 Uilnk, that the man who vo a ne tional or State legislatu ig i pulie feat In Mate Co cea‘ lange and atulable reputation, Braxeuy Mai tee IN DANGER OF HANGING. The Career of a Washington Convict HIS ESCAPE PROM JAIL APTRR TE WAS SENTENCED TO GE HANGED, AND MIN RECAPTCRR. A Pittsburg special to the Philadelphia Press, May 19, says: Warren Wright, of the Western Pentten- tary, Was notified to-day by the St. Louls officials {uat application had Been made to Gov. Beaver for requisition papers to take Jas. Shea to St. Louis. Shea ts Wanted in St. Louis for the murder policeman some years ago. He was being ted for burglary and shot the pol Was tried, convicted of Rnd sentenced to Be Ba 1 his sentence and the fixed for execution he escaped Jail. “He went to the Sandwich Isiands and remained there two years. He came back to the United States under the name of Jas. Browne ing, und drifted into Pittsburg about four years ago. He Was not in tbls city long when he cou mitied a theft in Bloomfield, ot which he was convicted and sentenced to the Western Penk enuary tO four Years’ iiuprisonment, About @ year after he had been committed he was Tecognized by a fellow.convict. who was from Washington, D. C., Shea's native place, Upon lis being recognized’ he immediately made himseif kuown to Warden Wright, and told him ‘Of the St. Louls case. ‘Warden Wrigit then notified the authorities at St. Louis, and, accordingly, legal steps were taken. to have lim removed there at the expiration of his fentepee, ‘This Will be on July 11 next. Warden Wright lias had several talks with Shea about bis approaching execution, but will not allow any one ise to interview hilin, “Shea talks very little, Dut seems Very courageots. He Wears a carewora ex. pression On lus face, and shows that he is greatly Troubled. ‘The requisition papers are expected to De signed by Gov. Beaver to-day. They will Be returped to St. Louls, and on Saturday, July % & humber of detectives,’ detatied by Chiet of Mulligan, of St, Louis, will arrive in the city to escort Sea to that city on the following Monday, | Some time ago tt leaked out that some frends of | Sea iu Baltimore had arranged a plot to rescue him from the police on the way to St. Louis, Dut the detectives heard of this, and are fully’ pre pared for anything of We kiald that may present se with the idea of SHEA'S RROOKD IN THIS cIry. ‘Shea is about Uwenty-cight years of age, and comuisstoner’s eyes he is pretty Sure Wo en- tangle himself in the meshes of the case. The commissioner suddenly exclatias: “Closed!” makes an entry in his book and tue offender goes away In ‘a state of suspense. He will not know luis fate un~ Ul after the commissioner and is three colleague: who meet Tuesdays and Fridays, have conside and upon the case from tue evidence ad- ‘duced at the trial on Wednesday. He may be fined one or twenty days, or his superior officer may an- | nounce to him the terribie verdict Unat he must hand over hls club and badge and retire trom the service to private life. Tue later punishment, however, 1s seldom indicted. ‘A CURGNIC OFFENDER. One remarkably self-possessed policeman ex- plains his absence from post by giving his move- ‘ments through a labyrinth of streets while the roundsman Was looking for him. There are more ‘than 600 miles of streets In New York, but the Comuusvioner knows every one of then, and he allows the a Se ee os oe hen destroys his eviden owing Cob Glusively that a suail could have traversed the route in the time that the defendanvpretends to have taken to walk over tt. ‘Then the commls- sioner says: “Your record is bad. You have been tried seven times for absence from post during your four years’ service on the force, and you have jwld the same story each Ume. You ought to tn- vent a new excuse, Case closed ‘The offender goes away fecling pretty sure that if he gets off with twenty days fine after such a speech irom ‘the commissioner he will be fortunate. ‘ou failed Wo report at roll cail; what excuse have you to offer?” demands the comuulsstoner of another complainant. A comly woman standit beside the stalwart pas raf my in oy fady and 1 forgot tocall Lim up in the morai Way and iisdouer gives tue landlady a short but severe lecture and telis the officer: “You may go,” Which means, “I Will not fine You this thine.” ‘A handsome policeman, charged with calting an official of the post-office, with Whom he has had a niitical quarrel, hard names, is arraigned, and & Recor: carrier Who rattles off als testimony in the sulted, studied tones of an amateur tragedian tes- tifies and supplements is words with: “Such lan- guage pained me very much and—' “Oh, Unis 13 the merest bosh,” says the commits- stoner. “Case closed.” The policeman has said little except to deny the charge, but his manly face and positive manner contrasted with the ef- fusive conduct of the complainant have won the case for him. ‘THE DESPOT OF THE DETECTIVES. ‘None of the fifty detectives on the New York force are ever formally tried. Thetr destiny de- pends onone man, and he fs Inspector Byrnes, a Inan nattily dressed in a striped business sult, who sitsin an inner room at Police Headquarters, reached by @ confusing labyripth of passages arded by uniformed supernumeraries. ‘ihe Frenen detective has been praised tauch 10 print, Dutexperts and criminals will admit tbat the French Vidovg does not equal the keen detective of the New York force. When the funeral of Grant took piace tuieves from all over America came to New York. They were spotted by detectives on incoming trains, who aliowed them to land in New York and then arrested them. As many as Seven. teen in a herd were arrested and locked up at one Ume, and tbe cells of city prisons were full of thieves. A million strangers were in the city, but the only act of theft reported during the Obse- quies was the robbery of an old German in a re. mote part of tbe city, Who lost a cheap silver wath. At 9 o'clock in the mete} the fifty detectives, @ motley throng representing all nationalities, gather at the inspector's office. Some of ‘Who work in the aristocratic parts of the city, are fashionably dressed, and Others, who explore the ‘slums and docks, are appareled itke coal heavers, One is 4 Bohemian, another an Iallan, aud an- other a Hebrew. They make their reports to we i rand if ope has been derelict in his duty be be pred pretty apt to find that somebody's eyes have Deen on him and that the inspector knows about his movements. Tue tu: is the court to try is case and no outsider hears it, He may be repri- manded or quieuy dropped trom the force, but ‘Where is no appeal from Lue inspector's decision. When a new detective is @ patrolman is sometimes flattered with an invitation to put on citizen’s clothes and report Lo the inspector. He may have been patrolling aforiorn beat im the outskirts of the city, but the iuspector, who watches the record of vers promising policeman, has heard of is making a.c rant to give him atrial. The inspector has nis: nae | one of which is that a man Who ts to make a detective will show something O€ his fitness 18 hls face, and another being Uhat he must first igreat ambition to be adetective. Ambition 1s the mainspring and secretiveness and persever- ance the balance of a good detective. “The in- Spector has also a tradition that no woman makes 2 good detective. “They are too apt to fall in Tye tee she knows, 1 Dut I tell her no more about the case than 18 abso Sie Amos J. Comarca. RETURNING FOLITICLANS WHO KNOW IT ALL. ‘The politicians are returning to town from Albany and Washington, and the cafes rooms are crowded at all hours of the night by little groups of emphatic talkers of the average ae eT A te ERE. ge I r 5 ‘ i ai tal BE 8E i Hi i AF i iH i i if it E E il Z Ls i ; it gE i i i Ha al i f | i i i i ‘| : was born and raised on F street, between Half | street and Delaware avenue, in this city, | He was the son of David Shea, a stonecu who about eighteen years” ago aascult oMicer Thomas "Williams and nearly sdiled | him, and received a long jail sentence for )it.” Atterwards he | 18 now sald to be | the United states went to Michigan, and iM California. The son entered a t Walry when quite y afer which be was arrested in served aterm in the Maryland {he mother abd te rest of the ‘aunty St. Louis about 18N0, Where Ui 1 Wards Joined Uhem. Shea Was suspected in 1580 of being concerned in a buglary on Capitol Hill, for wulch Sam Morris was arrested by Detecuves Acton and Coumes and sentenced to the peniten- Uary. Morris bad on at the Uine some of te clothing stolen. ‘This he claimed to have got from Shea, and produced letter sald to be from Shea stating that he (Morris) was innocent of the charge, ‘The charge of which Shea was con. Victed io St. Louis was the murder of OmMoer Dolan, for witch he was Uried 1u 1883. When he and several other prisoners were being brought to court for sentence, a number of them, inciudl Shea, He then came to this city, | Wanaged Co elude arrest, although several tmes Uhe officers were close’ on kim, a8 also a St Louls detective, From here he went to Pit Where he Was arrested for burglary and gave name of John D. Sullivan. He Was sentenced to | the penitentary there ‘and shortly aterward @ fellow convict recognized lim. Detective Browne ing then procured a requisition from Ube Governor of Missouri, but Uhis could not avall while he was | doing Ume, and a pardon was offered him for Lis crline in Pennsylvania, Which he refused to ‘So the Missouri officers have been obliged to Ww Ull the expiration of his gentence, BOOKS OF THE WEEK. CONNECTICUT; A Study of a Commonwealth-De- mnceracy. By ALEXANDER JORNSTOR, Professor of Sunsprud: d Politics! Koonomy in Princetoa College. [American Commonwealtus Series | Bos ton: Houghton, Miffin & Co. Washington: Wan Ballantyne & Son. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF A LIFE. ‘Mave. LEIN® VINTON DAHLGREN, author of “A Memoir of Admiral Dahigren,” “South Sea Sketches,” “A Washington Winter.” etc, ete. Bostou; Licknor Co, Washington: Brentano's. COLONIAL, BALLADS. SONNETS, AND. MES. By Mancaurr J. Parstox, suthor Silverwood?" “" Beecheubrook Ol So New," etc, Boston: Houghton, Mittin & Co, ington Hobert Beall. THE WITCH'S HEAD. A Novel. By 1. Rroen Hao. 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