Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1892, Page 13

= THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY., ——. WHO SHOULD PAY For Abolishing Grade Crossings and | Reoonstructing Long Bridge? OUR RAILROADS ARE DEBTORS arr ‘Te Uncle Sam in Large Amoants—They Can Foot Every Improvement Bill and Still Owe | Money to the Public-Washington Ought | Net Pay = Penny. then Under the skillful management of Senator | MeMillan the railroad lion and the District | lamb are to lie down together. No amount of @onfidence tm the senstorial lion tamer can | prevent, however, certain uneasiness on the combined with a sheepish wouder whether the lion will not in the end | feast upon lamb chops, Senator McMillan to the contrary notwithstanding. Both of the local roads have now indicated a Willingness to make extensive terminal im- provements for their own and the public's wel- | fare. Tt le understood that the Baltimore and Obio abolishing ite grade cromings, in providing con- Passage for the public over or through loop, so that the intter may mation Decome ® nuisance of obstruction, and in| 7 Every cent of the money applied by the Baltimore and Ohio upon the im- Provements indicated wili be justly and profit- ably expended. THE IN THE BAND P., which are necessary in the public interest, take the shape of an entire reconstruction of Long | bridge and ite approaches across the reclaimed | flats, substantially according to the plans of | Cob Haine, the elevation or depression of the | tracks, abolishing grade cromngs, an: the relief | of Gth street by throwing the tracks, elevated | oF depressed, upon « strip of the adjacent mall, and the accomplishment of extensive station improvements Cught any part of the cost of | these works to be imposed apon the District or | the United States? Is there anything in the ense of the Baltimore and Potomac which equitably entitles it to greater consideration, | pecuniarily expressed, than the Paltimore and | Obie? improvements are secured i MO PAYS EX GERMANY? | In Germany before the roads aimost uni-| versally passed under state management the | © to compel | at the railroad’s expense, but they were obtained by coupling them as conditions with legislation needed by the rail- road. Prof. A. Goering, in charge of the de- | partment of railroad engineering in the Poly- | technicum at Berlin, says in « report of Novem- | ber, 1s “Tt is true that, according to the statutes, the | roads conl be compelled to at in thetr works tn heir part, contemp desired no change. It was, therefor posible, without further pro- v grades in the case of highway grade crossings, over the highway or | onstruction of quire the road to carry out such im- provements In the first place, according to the sta tt was always 4 that the railroad bound te p tect all ite works. and that any necessary was br: aad the local govern fore require an it ei tection oF in the nunibe times to such an ex perly | ae in the means of protection ueht Hy the railroad, boards could there- ach means of pro- gate tenders, some- mt that, at wide grade crossings with many tracks, two or even four | tenders were frequently required to be c tinuaily on duty. Not only might in this wa: the annual expense of maintaining such a| eromaing bec large that it represented the interest of a considerable sum, but, more- over, such creane in highway traffic oc- curred either at « (e+ of city streets in the neighborhood of stations, or in places where the e1ty had grown out beyond the railroad and entirely new streets bad been laid out across the original tracks, and in such cases, the necessities of the railroad itself, tracks for switching or | Ay in- an enlarge- ment oF reconstruction of the stations and yarde| and the arrangement of additional tracks had become almost unperative. “Sue extensions of stations and yards almost always affected the streets of crows company proposed to carry out n alter- ‘ation or extension, the opportunity was found for the local goverument board to require the reconstruction of the streets in question, and the separating of the grades, a» @ coudition for | the execution of such project, so that in this way the railroad was obliged to bear the entire | cost for the same “As @ rule, therefore, the city governments were ins — endare still to wait until the roads ives proposed some euch ex- | tension of their stations or yards, and they then applied to the local government boards for simultaneous improvement in the matter of separating grades at certain crossings, thus wee the same at the entire expense of the Fasiro Indeed. in many cases coercion e1- erted by the authorities upon the manage | ments of the private roads was carried consid- | erably further, and asa condition for permis-| wion to carry out ‘tensions or alterations | at one other changes were required which rred to entirely different portions of the railroad and which therefore stood in no whatever to the works proposed by the , METHOD PROFOSED YOR wasu- 1xaTox, | This German method of securing improve- Mente was proposed in behalf of the city to the Inst Congress, when the Baltimore and Potomac Was seeking to legalize tracks which it had con- structed without authority om public pro and for which 1t was under indictment. enlarge its side-track and freight-yard priv tieges. But Congress could not then be induced to see that the time to secure concessions from s railroad is when you are granting coucessions to give uncondition- | asked and to run the | for @ new considers ' tion when the desired improvements are finally by the railroad. It gave away for nothing , Property and other valuable would now, if available in| t ui He if tt bas other illegal tracks to be for, and the government can find ample | to barter for the relief of public griev- | if it ie #0 inclined. } German rule of causing the expense in seb eaxes to fall almost entirely upon the rail- | romd was adhered to, eu the principle of equi-_ it ¥ + ence a railroad company for almost entirely by the government as rail- road owners, and not by the cities. Prof. Goring says on this point: “Thus in Germany vast terminal improve- ments. costing millions of dollars, involving doth the elevation of tracks for long distances and the creation of stations, were plished without expense to the munici- accom or wuo Pays Im amenroa? Some of the American states now call upon the municipalities for a-small contribution to the expense of such works upon the same nciple of equitable apportionment that pre- Falls the, ler Geraaue practice’ ‘The Momea- chusette railroad commissioners tn their report of 1389 nay: “Prior to 1872 the (Massachusetts) law con- templated that railroad c should ‘all expenses incurred in separating grades. But in 1872 provision was made. for an equit- sble apportionment of the expense between the railroad company and the cities, towns and counties interested. Since that time numerous amendments of detail have been ado} of them having been passed since of 1982 principle of apportionment is supported by Sete ae comnateniet ok the , Some revision siate of New York. The following is an extract | 80 strong ax that It Long bridge is reconstructed on Col. | public highway part of the new Its pont ion in of tion site and to enjoy the practi of Long bridge. It was to pay taxes during its occupation of the station site and bridge in repair. Not; been but PROFLE sven sarr very B. ly free use keep Long ‘only has its expenditure the legal rights which fragile. this regard is not near! the and would ‘be s possible gina aveni ney whch which Mr. caly by vistue of ‘eqnatie y ‘sqnatter hae jothing for ite 1 inca or a and shifting yards. alleged illegal” tracks al for sovereign! illegal use of the storage depots Legalizing jong the a avenue between 9th and 6th streets if a route along this avenue is An increase of the number EY nares, Fi 3 [men roe. VIRGINIA AVENUE AND THE MALL. LOCATION OF TRACKS ON THE MALL AND BRIDGES OVER TRACKS.) (SHOWING STREETS TO BE VAC. ATED, ro from their report in the case of the petition of the eity of Buffalo for relief from the inconve- niences and «of grade crossings: ‘In cities it the growth of railroad busi- ness that creates the difficulty, and hence when & change becomes necessary to relieve the streets the railroad ought to pay the most of theexpense. On the other hand, cities are justly liable for a portion of the ex of carrying out some oper plan of relief. because, first, they have invited, or at least without protest have per- mitted railroads to expend vast sums upon the grade crossings and Fails systems adapted thereto, and in the change this amount becomes 1 loss; second, the people and their business can well afford to pay something to be relieved from a burden partially self-imposed; third, when tracks are ted or depressed the city become reinvested with the ex- “Since the Ist of June, 1887, the railroad com- missioners of Connecticut have ordered a sepa- ration of grades at sixty-one crossings at an estimated @ost of $443,000, or an average cost of $7,272, and the total amount apportioned to | the towns has been £49.000, or between 12 and 13 per cent of the whole, HOW IT PAYS TO ABOLISH GRADE CROSSINGS. ‘he principal considerations which will influ- in determining Whether @ separation of grade crossings at any crossing is desirable are, on the one hand, the present aud the probable future expense at- tending the crossing. including the pay of flag- men, the care of gates, the possible legul ex- pense and damages growing out of accidents, and the on the other had, the cost and the finan’ condition of the company. “The cost of « flagman per annum is $500 or $600. Ifa flagman is required night as well as day the cost will be nearly double, or $1,000; and if,ae inthe case at some crossings, two fingmen or gatemen are required all the time, the cost is again doubled. A railroad in good financial standing can borrow at from 4 to 5, percent per annum. To separation of at company is obliged to keep a single gateman or flagman would be a measure of economy if it could be accomplished at a cost to the railroad not exceeding $10,000: and if aday and night gateman or flagman was required the company ceuid efford to pay as much $20,000; if two were required all the time, $40,000. The liability to accident and the damages with which a railroad might suffer in consequence thereof would somewhat increase these figures. There are many crossings in the state at which flagmen or gatemen are, or soon will be, required, where the grades should be separated as simple measure of economy, without regard to either convenience or safety. “Although most of the expense falls upon the railroad companies they are more anxious than the towns to undertake the work of abolishing grade crossings, and if provision is made so osmible danger to traffic on the road, | The of k act the served. the B. and sever and pressly subject to repeal by its terms, and in theory these tracks were merely tempo! be withdrawn ground was needed for a park. In respect to other parts of the line lation, but through formal contract of with the District authorities, and in most of its legislation n> right of repeal is formally re- ‘1} fs is not by any means the case with The legislation permitting it to figure the mall with tracks is ex- February 5, in the city, the 1867, gratuitous right in of way giving ter holds its station by virtue not only | and the ocoupied by them on property between Virginia avenue and street station; also along the whole route on both Maryland and Virginia avenues and across the reclaimed flats. ‘This means the donation of a valuable strip of addition to the railroa: wblic e 6th ublic property, a large d's lend =e represeni- ing a heavy expenditure if payment were ex- belt of surface tracks ,to|acted at the market price. (4) Most im- when the then unpromising | portant of all, tho removal of the grounds of yablic hostility founded on the present condi- Hon of Long bridge and the ne-thoroughfare along Maryiand and Vir- over | ginia avenues and 6th street, and the concilia- the | raitrosd’s one ord | st Long » ugly bi ia on tye none | eae Property owners injured by the light of the teachings of structure of a certain ¢; both for railroad and public, and preference last year Indioations well public willy construction of an arched masonry viaduct, which will not disturb the grade of streets or street car lines, and uader which there will be at all points, rail , however, apparently re- versed its views of last year, favoring an ele- vated structure, and advocates the hitherto despised “submerged track and canal scheme,” upon the consideration, possibly, that « greater demand can plausibly be made upon the Dis- trict for a contribution to the expense of the bridge appr than for meeting wny part of the cost of a masonry viaduct. If Congress should decide that all the money expense in any event is to fall upon tho railroad the latter may possibly return to its former view of the superi- vi ority of the elevated structure. If, however, a depression of the tracks is pro- vided—and that is far better than no relief from grade they should be lowered to high-water mark, and run ins girder tunnel wherever possible, with street crossings ons level wherever practicable. In estimating the ount of ion which will be necessary to permit « street to cross the tracks on a level idge ers of Massachusetts in their report of 1889 is significant. They say: “‘The general adoption of the train brake on freight trains would fa- cilitate the work of abolishing grade crossings, since the highway need not then be more than fourteen or fifteen feot in the clear ubove the tracks, and the saving of three or four feot in height would matorially diminish the cost.”” Both railroads promise fine new stations. It is hoped that in building them hotels on the London plan and » great convention ball as ad- vocated in Tax Stan may be constructed in connection with one or both of them. THE RAILROAI PROPOSITION. What the Pennsylvania Company Wants With Plans to Make Its Desires Perfectly Plain. Congress will soon be called upon to give con- sideration toa measure which, it is expected, will relieve South Washingt@n of its grade MARYLAND AVENUE TO LONG BRIDGE. (SHOWING PUBLIC STREETS TO BE CLOSED, THE PROFILE SHOWS DEPRESSION OF TRACKS BELOW STREET GRADE.) ae a = the public streets. provides that “the level of | tion of the public by the erection hero, as vir- said road shall conform to the present gradation of the streets, unless Congress shall authorize a | different level,” and Congress has also the right | in effect cause the tem j tually promised, of the fines station to be | found on the Pennsylvania's whole aystem, will ary g rant of right to repeal or amend the entire grant. Evidently | of way from Virginia avenue to the free Congress has the power to authorize a different | station level for the road or to remove it entirely from | Permanent. the streets which it now occu) road has any claim for damages ies. and if the | loosen the railroad’s grip upon the park. The | itwiil be merely | value of this benefit’ to the rallroct is alnacct | an equitable one against the United States gov- | incalculable. Some time ago Senator Ingalls | ‘ite on the mail to become It will then be impossible to crossings and remove that dangerous dam known as the Long bridge. Up to this time the only proposition that has assumed legisla- tive shape is the one by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Senate bill 8477. Framed by the company this bill was introduced last July in the Senate and will soon come up for amendment by the Senate District committee. ernment, to be resisted by counter claims on the | estimated the value of the mail privileges, for | Just What changes will be made cannot government's part. Senator Morrill said once | which the railroad would have to pay elsewhere, | in the Senate, after describing the rond’s in- | as at least $500,000. fractions of its charter and its admitted tres- Passes upon public property: (SHOWING PROPOSED BRIDGES OVER TRACKS.) that they can capitalize the reason to believe that some which can imsue capital stock to advantage will ote It itd f | suance of @ condition of the grant, The bill to be presented to the a Ee | Forpect to the two items’ under consideration Sistem ou the ralzoud' sl of tas encsont | able item on side of the account PLANS FOR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. They are worth more now. | This extimate indicates ouly the pecuniary | value of the acquisition, and allows nothing for | reduced ee ae Sica Sore ‘ Joywevery particle of pottage don ‘The now be foreshadowed, for the subeom- mittee is waiting for the opinions of the War Department and the District Com- missioners. When these opinions have been | received they will be carefully discussed, and out of the consultation is expected a measure | which will be satisfactory to both the city and | the railroad company. The plans which are printed herewith are those submitted by the company in connection with the bill, and the bill—which, it must be remembered, is simply | a declaration of what the company wants to do | and have done—is as follows: Be itenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company be and it is hereby | authorized and required to revise, change and | improve its line within the city of Washington | by dopressing its tracks and constructin | bridges over the same, so as to do away wit shown upon the said plans, | that New Jersey avenue, South Capitol street. | Delaware avenue, South 2d street, bd 6th street, Maryland avenue, 71 A ‘DECEMBER. 17, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. 18 i HG se necessary Dy protect retaining walls Duilding the side walle to.a height of tree tect a it feet pose grade of the street in which the ex- & Hu i | 5 ts and to enter into the necessary contracts with the said Baitimore and Potomac Railroad Company and with other parties aud to change the grades of the said strects, as shown upon the said plans, and construct the necessary wing walls and approaches to the | said bridges, as shown upon said plans, and th» said company is hereby required to do the work herein authorized to the satisfaction and apy- proval of the Commissioners aforesaid, and the eaid Commissioners are authorized to exercive such supervision over the same as maybe neces- to secure the proper construction aud tealatenanoe of the enid work, Sec. 7. That in order to enable the said rail- road company to carry into effect the purpores hereinbefore recited, the following streets and crossings are hereby vacated in the said city of Washington: I street where it crosses New Jersey avenue and the said railroad. F street where it crosses said railroad near enue. Slisbceereeclirecsl and E street southwest where they cross the said railroad. ‘Third street from a point on the north side of the said railroad to the north house line of E street. ‘Virginia avenue on the north side of tho said between 434 and 7th streets. D street southwest between 43g and 6th ‘a suggestion of the railroad commission- | street ta. Cand B streets southwest between 6th and ‘Tth streets. Tenth and 11th streets where they cross the said railroad, except so far as the foot bridges for the accommodation of pussenger trafic hereinbefore referred to are concerned. Maryland avenue between 12th and 14th streets, the railroad company being required in lieu thereof to purchase the necessary property and widen D street thirty feet on the south side f between 12th and 14th streets. ‘Thirteenth and 13%¢ streets between D and E. streets southwest. And that G. street southeast and H street southeast, where they cross the said railroad are hereby stricken from the city plan of Wash- Sec. 8. That the costof the entire work shown upon the plans and profiles hereto annexed. #0 far as the depression of its road, construction of abutments for bridges and of the bridgos between said abutmen‘s, and any work upon the sixth six feet covered by ite right of way are concerned, shall be borne entirely by the sald Baltimore, and Potomac Railroad Gomn y; but 9 far as tho wing walls and ap- Prosches to the bridges are concerned. or any work beyond ite own right of way, the — necessary to be done an lamages from the of the grades of the streets or otherwise shall be borne by the District of Columbia, Sec. 9. That the said Raltimore and Potomac Railroad Company’ is hereby authorized, in order to carry into effect the improvements aforesaid, to purchase the following properties, use the same for railroad purposes, construct the necessary tracks thereto and thereon, and make the necessary improvements thereto, namely: That ion of block 462 lying betwoen B street southwest and Maryland avenue, and be- tween 6th street and a line drawn parallel therewith 250 fect west thereof, and the whole of blocks 463, 463 south and 498. That if the said Baltimore and Potomac Rail- road Company cannot agree with the owner or owners for the purchase, use or occupation of the lands aforesaid the same may be acquired by the said company in the manner provided by sections 648 to 663, both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes relating to the District of Columbia. Sec. 10. That the said railroad company be, and it is hereby, further required to construct a double track on the Long bridge over the Potomne river and the island in the said river. and to build on the Virginia side of the said river two additional spans each 140 feet long, | in consideration whereof the said company shall be, and it is hereby, freed and relieved from the obligation to maintain the said rail- idge in good condition for ordinary highway travel; it being hereby understood and agreed that a proper highway bridge shall be provided at the expense of the United States or of the District of Columbia, between the foot of 14th street, in the city of Washington, and the Virginia shore at such point as may be de- termined upon as most suitable therefor by the Commiseioners of the District of Columbia. Sec. 11. That the said Baltimore and Poto- mac Railroad Company is hereby authorized, whenever the growing traflic of the eastern part of thecity of Washington shall require the abolition of the grade crossings over the said railroad east of 2d street southeast, to revise ite line so as to abolish the grade crossings be- tween the said 2d street southecst and the mouth of its tunnel upon the same general plan as laid down in this bill, the cost of the said improvement and revision to be borne in like manner by the railroad company so far as ite own right of way ia concerned, and the cost of that portion outside of its own right of way an damage arising to property by reason of the change of grade of the streets to be borne by the District of Columbia, as provided in this act. Sec. 12. That duly authenticated copies of the plans and profiles referred to in tho within act shall be with the a of public buildings and grounds and with the i sionors of the District of Columbia. Sec. 13. That Congress reserves the right to alter, amend or repeal this act. First Blood for Lasker. ‘The first game in the series between Lasker and Showalter at Logansport, Ind., resulted in avictory for the former after # hard battle which lasted over cleven hours. No clocks = move times as AS were used. On the thirty-fifth Showalter pocescine age Ao draw, which, however, Lask = Tap NATIONAL GUAKD lA New Proposition is Presented to Gen. Ordway’s Brigade. Rifle Practice Plans for ‘03 — A Great National Camp at the World's Fair—Will Congress Appropriate the Necessary Punds?— 4 Oav- alry Shoot—Turkey Shoot Next Friday. 8 THE NATIONAL Guard of the United States, and especially of the District of Colum- bia, becomes more and more practical the vart- ous commands will fol- low the good example set them by some of the Enropean volunteers. In several respects the National Guard is more Practical than any of the Englich volunteer commands, for the troops in sevoral of the states have seen active service and in the ma- Jority of instances acquitted themselves cred- itably, but there are lines of instruction on which the British citizen soldier has distin- | Saiehed himself that have not been touched by One of these is the American militiaman, efforts | of that description are by no mcans uncommon | across the Atlantic and there is no good reason | why they should not xpeedily become popular | here as soon as they have been properly intro- duced. In this it may be the privtiege of the | District National Guard to lead the way and | thus add to its already brilliant reputation careful attention to the exacting de soldier's work. The Army and N | tells the story of a recent contest in | follows: | The long-distance marching competition among the regulars, militia and volunteers of the East Surrey regimental district was com- menced on Saturday morning, November 5, concluding in the ea: ile of the Journa giand as . ‘The competition hu. ganized by a committee of officers the East Surrey regiment, with Capt. Wynyard assecretary,the conditions being that any num- ber of teams. euch consisting of eight men, with 8 non-commissioned o:ficer in command, repre- eenting the regulars ai the depot, the mi jand the volunteer battalions att: East Surrey regiment, should march f ton to Guildford and back, by wa berley. two teams being dispatc hour from 6 a. m. to 2 p.m, ford via Camberley, the other Guildford and thence turn journey. It was provided ¢ | gling be permnitted—-in the event of a m ing out the team to halt until he rejoined it the dress to be what is known as “fich order,” every man having his great cont rolled on belt behind, canteen on top water bottle, haversnck, and two pouc! rounds of ball cartridge aud an company cach team as umpire. |The trial was regarded as a very severe one, the distance from Kingston through Camberley and Guild- ford being reckoned at fifty-four miles. There were eighteen teams entered. One team was composed of regulars, two of militia, and four- teen of volunteers, and all of these started ex- yt one. C Siptink ot Gen ercecian tenes paconl the task, the best having made a little more than three miles an hour and the worst nearly two miles and a half, including stoppages. And not one of the nine teams which were obliged, from one cause or another, to give in, dir » Camberley on the re- t ground before doing so. The teams took the Tod athour intervals up to 2 in the after- noon, in order that all might be sufliciently apart to prevent anything like racing. | No run- ing was allowed. ‘The condition of the roads been greatly affected by the recent raitis The first prize (£40) was won by Kingston men, No. 4 team of the 31 V. B. East led by Color Sergt. Warren, who, starting at noon on Saturday and marching through Cam berly first, and thence by Guildford home, had completed the distance in 17h. 3émin. average of about three miles one furlong hour. The second prize fell to the team of 4th (militia) battalion (Ser; going to Guildford first, fini only twelve minutes behind the best the third to No. 3 team of the 3d V arrey ma Williams). 18h. 28min. The times of the othe squads which competed are: No. 2 of the ist 1gh, 15min. ; 3d V. B., East Surrey, 19h. ito, 20h. 44min. ; No. 6, ditto, 21h. 25min., and No. 1, Ist Surrey, 21b. 47min. ‘The ages of’ the nine members of the volunteer team which won the first prize averaged a frac- tion more than 28—the eldest mau being 41 and the youngest 20. It will be noticed that the volunteers defeated the regular troops. It is not at all improbable that a similar competition will be arranged for battalion teams of the D.C. N. G. some time during the present winter. The first race would hardly be for more than ten or fifteen miles. STIRRING THEM UP FoR "93. Interest in rifle practice was very thoronghly aroused by the fail competitions, and uniess all | the signs fail there will be more shooting done in the gallery this winter than ever before. Consequent upon a satisfactory gallery season will be better scores, and more of them, when the range is opened for the outdoor work of 1893, and there will, therefore, be a determined effort made to get every man in the brigade to do his sharein the practice, an effort that will commence as soon as the new year opens. There will be rewards for the faithful. Just what these will be cannot be definitely «tated at this time, but it would scem as though a medal will be given the ofiicer or enlisted man who in the regular ordered practice--gallery and range—makes the greatest aggregate wore. In addition to this there will be « decoratio: for the enlisted man who reaches the top uotch under the same conditions. Capt. Cash's plans for the encouragement of the firet regiment have not yet been fully formulated, but Capt. Bell's program is about complete. The follow- captains iu the second regiment, explains iteelf: r Sir: The high standard of the skill of the riflemen of the second regiment is a matte: of pride, in which every man of the command hase just share, and as an evidence of that standing it is only necessary to state that when skill and know! of rifle shooting is in do- mand this regiment is called upon to furnish the talent. As one evidence of this fact I will first regiment and the lieutenant commanding the rifle platoon of the engineer corps, who were all taken from the active service of the second. Our qualified marksmen and sharpshooters for 1891 numbered within a fraction of three were qualified by the other brigade combined. With five a or re- : arce Sates phen Zeplendid | comPenies lees than last year we have a total of resources and repeatedly got out ties ties. by ingenious tact The Cowcatcher Principle. From Pues. ooters and ity-eight marksmen, which is over 40 per ane the en- tire regiment. marksmen or sbarpshooters at the end of 1893. To attain this point I ask the co-operation of the entire command, and as 8 first step in this direction I would like you to eS es eee eae patennrs Tayi S to see e man and to keep the record of the rifle matters of asemeeatenoer inion ee had covered, it is said, less than thirty miles of | ing circular, which has been sent to each of the | ' WILL CONGRESS DO THIET A national camp of the army and militie o@ the world’s Columbian exposition t» something the military men of the country would like te ere, but what they would like and whet this Congres: will permit imay, unfortunately, prowe to be two very different things An important move toward eneh a desirable camp of smstrac- tion was made on Tuosday ene tor yee Present be and be te hereby authorized to eetablish « temporary camp for military imetruction of the arms and of the militia of the several states af or near the city of Chicago, li. during the month of Angmst, 190i Seo. 2. That the President is sathorined te accept as volunteers in the service of the United States, for military mstruction in the camp to be established under the provisions af this act, not exceeding 80.000 volanteers, fer the penod of fifteen cing the month af August, 1893. Pro er, That no tm od, dividual voluntects shall be accepted. but that all volunteers ust be offered a» orgunizations of the regularly commissioned and eniieted, 4 equipped, volunteer militia of the several states, and that no such orgeniastion shail be accepted unlews at least one-balf of tte regularly commissioned shail v Tht on passage of this member of any organization who “al not have had at least three months’ wilt instruction and traiut shal! be Sec. tely on the prmage of shall commnnionte tte Provisions to ernore of the several states and request them to the first day of May « and namber in of thelr rosy unteer for service under the provimons of thie | act, and if the number reported sball exceed {ts thousand the President shall apportion the number to be accepted in such manner as he deom proper. The number of volunteers pted having been thes determined the President sball thereupon direct the Secretary of War to make he 1 prow nd for carrying out the provisions of Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War shall pro- care by rer the free use of sich lands at or near the city of Chicago, HL, es may be necessary for the of in m herety { provisions there: age and such tempe be necessary. See. 5. That the volunteers accepted under the provisions 0° this act shall be mustered int the service of the U rt ted States rendezvous in tes for a pe | riod of fifter be transported te the camp of instrac dback te thetr ap- potted rendezvou aruimbed with «ub- istence © tical suppace darn the time of their but shall mot be by the Unite transportatio their services, h troups of the rhe army at camp of instruction It of the money eppropriated by hods of mustering im, Z supplies to the vol * ehall be amtmilated we tathods that would unteers ander (hie « closely ax possible to ts | be followed rt ed into the service » United States; d the Secretary of War shall detail «uch fie Te of the army ns may be neccesary te carry Put those purpuses aud also for the purposes of instrct: ot me to be establisbed under the this act That in nddditi. Sec. 5. be placed in the camp of i to the voluntecrs to tructon to be er tablished under the provisions of this sct the | President shall ord + ito said camp for eveb length of time ax be way deem proper, «eck | number of tr js of the army as con be mobilized for that pur; one See. 9. That one mi on five hundred thee- sand dollars i» hereby sppropriated, out of any | money in the treasury not of wise appro- | propriated, for the purpose of carrying eut the | provisions of thie act: and that tures of said appropriatic the din Ne pproval tary of War, subject f the Premdent, | be an opportunity for abs to gather ina large quanti: valun’ YRS APTER SEEDALS. Y rifle competition in the gul- Y Right when the members of shots each at 200 yards for crented by Capt H. 8. Bar lery last troop A fired te: two nilver medals bour. The winner of the first medal was Trooper ¢ Beatty with a score of 40, Trooper B. om was second with 39 It bad been wnoed that the winuer of the fir troopin the brigs. next Pr Ich ald represent the test which is to take place Trivate Beatty captured Three of the good Corp. J. 3. Fisher aud Practice made $7, 37 and 38 respectively were ‘luded from the competition because they Te no: present at roll eall. The lowest score made in the match was that of Private J. HL. | Lewis, which, when placed on the score cand, looked live this 000000000 5-5 COMING TO THE INADADRATION, “The companies of the seventh,” says the Seve ment Gaartle, “having voted with groat unanimity (vefore election) in favor of ttouding inauguration, only one company bav- ing cast ite vote against the it announced that we will go. It i amusing te | contrast with this vote the solemn oaths of ll never, under tunstances, be beguiied into taking such « trip But the hundreds of men who have j again. ince joined the regiment know nothing of the discomforts of that trip, and time, the great healer, has soothed the ‘inj feelings of those who did experience incom forts. Our committess have learned by «a~ pericnce how such a trip «bould be ‘and possibly we will enjoy ourselves this time, “te committer of the board of ofboere which [has been in Washington the last week looking | over the ground and secing what could be done | received from Brig. Gen. Albert Ordway, com- | mander of the National Guard of the | of Columbia, an offer of the armory of one of | the organizations of the brigade, and this with- ‘out expense to the regiment.” i | the big match is over tion open to inspectors and then there is to be birds by those ¥