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22 having the two conventions merged into one. Ex-Speaker Crisp. Ex-Speaker Crisp expresses confidence that the silver, or old-fashioned, democrats will control the national convention. “I have no doubt about Georgia sending a sil- ver delegation to the national convention. A fair express‘on ef public opinion will re- sult, I believe, in silver delegations being selected in all the southern states. I am very hopeful that a strong majority of the national convention will be in favor of sil- ver. If it turns out so, there is no reason why democrats should be despondent over the prospects of their presidential ticket. It is the departure from democratic prin- ciples that has proven disastrous to us. Clear that away, return to old- fashioned democratic doctrines, and nomi- nate a man who will carry out democratic policy, and we shall oa the campaign ith a fair prospect of success. wen my ‘Sndgment, the only thing that could prevent the silver men controlling the national convefftion would be for them to neglect making a proper effort to secure a fair expression of public opinion in their respective states, I do not believe there is going to 8é any stich neglect, and I am confident that we can control the conven- jion.”” 5 Representative Lawson, one of the “three sourd money” men frcm his state, sized up th tvation down there as follows: ‘Our party in Georgia 1s, unfortunately, divided cn the money question. It is unfor- trnate that the destinies of any party should be staked on a single issue, when there are so many other vital issues on which we all agree. The free silver fac- tion seems to be much more aggressive than the other. Nezcrly all the local poli- ticfans, including candidates for county of- fices, for the legislature and for Congress, are on that side, while on the other side stand, as a general rule, the merchants and well-to-do farmers and business men. The latter class rarely try to make their influence felt in political campaigns, and exert much less power than their numbers, their intelligence and their stake in good government would authorize. “I do not thiak that Georgia will send a solid silver delegation to Chicago. The delegates from one or more congressional districts, I think, will be for sound money, and unless the unit rule is put on the dele- gation they will act in accord with their convictions at Chicago. We never have, so far as I remember, adopted the unit rule in Georgia. It may be adopted, however, this year, inasmuch as those in control of the party at present seem to have very lit- regard for its su 3 . I think that the convention at Chicago will adopt a sound money platform and nominate a sound money candidate. To do otherwise would be to commit suicide. ‘There will probably be a bolt of the most ardent free silver men, and two so-called den.ocratic electoral tickets in some of the states. That also would be suicide. It seems to me that rrany democrats are just as fanatical and reckless of the interests of the national party as many were at the Charleston convention in 1860. In 1860 the division was upon an abstraction, squatter sovereignty, an] in 18% the division is upon a mere incident to free coinage, name- ly, the ratio. “E thi that probably both factions in Georgia would unite in support of Wm. R. Morrisen for the presidency. The East. The Wew England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jerse New York and Pennsylvania, are states that are absolute- ly certain to send gold delegations to the conventicn. Representative Sulzer of New York, who will probably be one of the delegates from that state, and who was supposed before he took his seat in the House to be a s ver man, said to a Star reporter: “Tke prospects for democratic success this fall are improving every day. I be- Neve we have a good fighting chance to e our national candidates, and a ma- jority of the members of Congress. We surely cannot do it if we give up all hope. The republicans are overconfident, and therein Hes their « They think m nominate a ‘ys and elect r lo: bim on any kind ef a platform. They have done nothing in Congress but play petty polit nd they intend to do nothing, and operly and defiantly brag and blow about it. But the people are watching us all, and they cannot be fooled. The republicans in the Fifty-fourth Congress are incompe- tent to legislate as the majority in any pre- ceding legislature, and at the coming elec- tion they will have to give way to new . and this will continue until something is done for the people.” Shigs bout democratic candidates?” was asked. I do not care to discuss candidates at ime. Any prominent democrat in my judgment has a good chance to get the nomination, and a better chance to win the . Mr. Whitney Is most promi- med, and is no doubt the most ndidate if ke could be prevailed on tc accept the nomination. T believe if anytedy can win Mr. Whitney can. He is one of the ablest and most popular men in the port him to a tre and the party wonld sup- Besides, he would poll endous indeperdent vote. king of the platform, Mr. Sulzer = ‘That ts a very important matter, nd one that will no doubt give the con- vention @ great deal of trouble and anxi- e However, I believe, and sincerely hope, the convention will be harmonious, and that a sound democratic platform will be adopted. I believe the republicans will straddle the currency question, whick will be, and ought to be, the one paramount issue in the next campaign. The- demo- r party sheuld put a sound money plank in its platform that would not be susceptible to a double combination, and o clear and so that he who runs could read and and. It ought to be as clear and m: as the currency plank in_the platform of the state of New In that platform, if I re- member aright, the democratic’ party of the empire stat> a “We faver sound gold and s ver the only legal ten- m of the ¥: No free a nage of silver.” That's brief and to the point, and no man who can distinguish t difference between a bank and a hand s we gan doubt for a moment what it means. But you must excuse me further details at this time regard- Ing the platform. I believe the combined party will make it broad, . sound, patriotic, statesman- k Jeffersonian on every question. With a good platform, well-known,able and ndidates, our grand old and his- tic party will again command the suppert and confidence of the people. ine up, all stand together, and with ge and determination win another ve victory for the democratic party.” District of Columbia. It can be stated on undoubted a thority that at least four out of the six del ‘Kates -m the District of Columbia will vote with the silver men at Chicagu; that there is a strong probability of five doing so and a possibility of the delegation being solid or the subject. It is likely that the dclega- tion will adopt the unit rule. If it does so the delegation will be solid for silver. The Gelegation hasn't any special ch for President yet. ————-e._____ FORTUNE UXDER A STONE. from going into A Georgia Farmer Unearthed $15,000 in Gold and Silver. From the Atlanta Journal. Eighteen thousand dollars in gold and silver were unearthed by a farmer in his field, six miles from Fort Valley, iate Sat- vrday afternoon. Young Green Hartley, who lives on the plantation of Houser, was piowing in the field, where there was a large rock that was in the way of the plow. He and two other men moved the rock so as to let the plow pass. After removing the rock Hartley saw something that iook- ed like the edge of a stone jar, and unon dizging it up found that it Was an old ®tone jar, and upon opening it discovered that it contained gold, silver and green- backs. The money was counted and found to be $18,000 in gold and stlver, the green- backs being so badly decayed it was im- Possible to count them. Hartley was told by some one that half of the money belonged to the government, ard, not knowing to the contrary, he tock it to Perry and deposited it with the coun- ty treasurer, where it now is, Such a sen- sation has not been known there before, and it is talked of by almost every one. A good many think that the money was buried there years ago by some miser. It is thought that Hartley will not get the money, as it rey be claimed by other per- fons who cwned the land years ago. oo What Her Husband is Like. From the Boston Transcript. Mrs. Greene declares that her husband is just like fire. “When he goes out, there's no knowing where he goes to.” nd unlimited | THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1896-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, TORMENTED INDIANS Utah Wants the Uncompahgre Utes Speedily Evicted. - CIVILIZATION ANB SAVAGERY AT WAR The Uintahs Cannot Be Disturbed and Are Prosperous. A MODEL INDIAN AGENT Staff Correspondence of The Evening Star. FORT DU CHESNE, Utah. AD THE GENERAL government of the United States been endowed, at its birth, with all and ever- lasting virtue of such quality as to defy the assaults of vice, there would not to- day be any Indian question. Unfortu- nately for the In- dian, though, the general government has not been super- ior to those who made. or sustained it, so the Indian question has been a problem from the landing of Columbus down to the present time, and it will not be solved until the last surviving red man has been de- prived of his all by the conquering and in- conquerable white man who, for purely al- legorical purposes, is sometimes called the red man’s “brother.” “Once in a great while philanthropy puts an obstacle in the pathway trod by the greedy multitude of invaders, but the halt is brief; occasionally a one-time savage is graduated into civili- zation, but such instances are few. The Christian majority of white men and white women sympathize vaguely with the de- scendants of those whose ownership of mountain and plain was undisputed for centuries, but blood-kinship with the selfish despoilers generally prevents that nebulous sympathy from becoming anything more than sentiment. Ever since that true friend of the Indian—William Penn—was generous enough to trade a keg of nails, four old hatchets, a double-handful of brass tacks and seven butcher knives for a slice of the earth a little larger than what is now the state of Pernsylvania, the Indian has been victimized. Some of those who overreached hima did not pretend to be his friends, and, a3 a rule, these were more merciful to him than were many whose lcudly-proclaimed affection existed only in language; which, being quite .nexpensive, was lavishly disbursed whenever there was promise of material usury. Of course, it is extremely improper to even intimate that Indians are being robbed nowadays—the word “robbery” has a harsh sound and grates on the sensitive ear; the inter-racial struggle is merely a contest in which the fittest is due to survive. On tie one hand is wealth and all the brains that money can hire and all the force that cash can create and control. On the other side dwell comparative ignorance and poverty, sea- soned with despair, depending almost en- tirely upon a few brave an: honest people whose consciences are tender and whose hearts are big with knightly courage. Now, I don’t want any one to imagine that I am accusing of dishonesty all pe sons who would like to see Indian reserva- tions in their respective neighborhoods thrown open fcr settlement. Lots of nice foi never stop to think about the fact that an Indian has quite as many rights before his Creator as any white man I: these not unkind people simply come to ihe conclusion that the Indian is not making the best possible use of his own, and it should therefore be turned over to men and women who believe they were put on earth to make plain their superiority over all the kinds of Indian that ever lived. Covetousness is the commonest of failings in the vicinity of an Indian reseryatiun. The reserved land may be less valuable than some which is to be had for nothing just cif the reservation line, but the mere fact that the general public may not enter and take possession gives to the forbidden st a desirability and a value out of all proportion with the true conditions. A Sketch of the Conditions. The situation hereabouts is rapidly near- ing the acute stage. Last Congress there was enacted into law a Utah idea that the Uncompahgre reservation ‘should re- vert to the public domain. The manner in which the act prescribed that this was to be done had at least the appearance of unfairness. Col. James F. Randlett, who commands Fort Du Chesne, is acting rgent for the Uintabs and Uncompahgres, and he took a decided stand in behalf of those whose interests he is in honor bound to protect. The Secretary of the Interior held the law up. From the pure al stand- point the Secretary's action was inexcusa ble, but as a humane deed, so far as the Indians were concerned, the Secretary nev er did a better thing in his life. In making this statement I disagree with about all the white friends I have in Utah, ou le of army; but it Is my fixed’ opinion, heless There is probably only a beeause the so-called agri ‘al lands were not thrown open; the trouble arises mainly over the Secretary’s contention that the extremely valuable gilsonite leads should not be handed over to the men who discovered them. It is understood here that the Secretary wants to put the gilsonite up at public auction, or otherwise dispose of it, so that the government may get a great deal of hard cash for the treasure which the government did not discover; rather a novel procedure and unpopuiar in all mining regions. But as to the merits of that or any other plan, let the Secretary and the gilsenite people fight it out; I am trying to discuss Indian affairs from the standpoint of a disinterested observer who has no love for Indians, but who knows how badly many of the aborigines have been treated. The proposition to have the Uncom.- pahgres pay the United States $1.4 per acre for such land as is on the Un- compahgre reservation Is simply outrage- ous. That small percentage of the soil which is fit for agricultural purposes—not more than twenty-five thousand acres out of over two millions—wou be dear at half the price. Furthermore, it would be manifestly unjust to require the Uncom- pahgres to pay anything for their allot- ments. They were moved from their old haunts in Colorado with a promise that they should be comfortably settled on Grand river rear the mouth of the Gun- nison. While en route they were repped where they now are, and as Utah was a tolerably helpless sort of a territory in those days, there the Indlans remained. Out of funds, ‘resulting from the sale of Uncompehgre lands in Colorado, the sum of $380,000 was placed In the hands of a commission, which was charged with the duty of locating the tribe. he money was to be used in the erection of mills, schools and houses, and the purenase of agricul- tural implements, but none of these thi ZS was done. Of course, the money went somewhere, but no one can fairly accuse the Indlans of getting any of it. Moving in the Right Direction. Three years ago the Uncompahgres had nothing but a hardly acknowledged right to live, which, by the way, was all they ever had until Col. Randiett commenced active missionary operations. Even their reservation title was regarded as worth- less, because its only authority for exist- ence was an executive order. The title sit- uation has not undergone any change, but the general conditions of the Uncompah- ttle complaint *| gres has improved. About twenty-five of the more industriously-inclined now have homes of their own; abiding places such as would satisfy many white people I know. During the past two years there have been constructed sixteen miles of main ditches or canals and more than forty miles of lat- erals. Besides this, the two water ditches that existed previous to the time men- tioned, which were practically of no other account than serving as indicators to be worked by, have been made canals capable of supplying water for eight thousand acres of land. At the end of the present fiscal year all land on Uintah and Du Chesne rivers available for irrigation and allotment to the Uncompahgres will have been provided with water. In the past two years more than twenty-four miles of wire fence have been put up, the wire stretched upon cedar posts that will last fifty years. The careful expenditure of a comparatively. small sum of money will put the Uncom- pahgres upon their feet, for there are only about nine hundred of those people now. Fifteen years ago there were nearly twice as many; but governmental neglect has wrought havoc. Only the abundance of game saved the tribe from fatal starva- tion. Eight years ago these Utes were jumped by lorado state troops, upon which occasion the Colorado soldiers dis- tinguished themselves by killing Indians who were flying a flag of truce. The treat- ment accorded them has developed and ac- centuated every savage instinct; they are today the most thoroughly Indian Indians I know. Vivisection With an Ax. Saturday is issue day at the Ouray agency. It is on issue day that you see the Indian 2s he is. At Ouray it is possible to witness scenes capable of producing a shudder on a vivisectionist. Cattle are shot by an agency employe—himself an Indian—and when the last steer drops there ensues a rush for beef that would overwhelm half a hundred of the best foot ball players in the land. Hepre- sentatives of each band take possession of the best steer they can get hold of and pro- ceed instantly to divide the spoils. There were seven stcers killed the day I was there. Four of them were dead as soon as they dropped, but the three others were hardly more than stunned before the butchers were upon them. One of the three was a sturdy animal, whose brain had hardly been touch- ed by the bullet that upset him, but that fact was not apparent until much later. The first of his captors jabbed a knife in his throat, but so clumgily and so ineffectively as to merely wound the animal. Tie pain moved the suffering beast to kick, where- upon the kicking limb was promptly re- moved with ain ax. The tongue was then cut out and impaled upon the upper horn, and the operation of skinning was proceeded with in a vigorous, but the clumsiest and most wasteful manner. By that time the steer seemed dead, so I moved around to watch another group. A little while later I turned and saw an Indian cut the upper foreleg off the first steer, an operation ren- dered necessary by the animal's doing his best to defend himself therewith. The spec- tacle presented was horrible in the extreme. While I had been away the butchers had skinned all of the upper side, had hacked the ribs away and had removed all the meat, so that the organs and entrails were all exposed, but uninjured; even the chop- ping along the spine had not touched the cord. Conspicuous, because of its strong and steady movement, was the sac-inclosed heart. The poor brute’s eyes were bright and occasionally there would be a twitching of the stumps of the rudely-severed legs, as though the voiceless creature—its tongue long before torn out—would try to get up. The sicht was disgusting, but it was only so for an instant or two, for, in response to a request made by Captain Day, who was with me, a knife was plunged into the pal- pitating heart and the steer was at last dead—ten minutes after nearly half of him had been hauled away by the squaws. So far as I know, there is no brauch of the Humane Society among the Utes. Rich Red Men. The Uintahs are another sort of Indian. Their agency is about fifteen miles from Fort Du Chesne and in the Uintah valley. There is nothing the matter with the Uin- tah title to the lands occupied, and it ts certain that the Uintahs are among the ™most prosperous of Indians. Like the Un- compahgres, they have mineral on their reservation, but it appears to be less valu- able. Most of the great veins of gilsonite are on Uncompahgre territory. The Utn- tahs have about 1,600,000 acres of first-class farming and grazing land to sell, and as there are not more than 200 heads of fami- lies they may sqgme day have more money than they will know how to properly use. If they are wise they will hold on to their minerals and timber lands for awhile, and when a good offer is made they can enrich thelr territory. Indeed, I do not see why they might not work their own mines under competent and honest supervision. The government has been trying to teach Indians how to farm. Why may not that same power—in its capacity as the red man’s ward—teach the Indian how to be a miner; he couldn’t be much more of a fail- ‘e as a miner than he has been as a farmer. The foregoing remark does not, however, apply generally to the Uintahs, for, under the watchful care of Col. nd- lett, they are rapidly becoming ized. Within three years forty new houses have been erected for the Uintahs, while many miles of irrigating ditches and fences were constructed. Admirable schools are in operation, a saw mill murmurs all day long six days a week; granaries are well filled, and everywhere is an air of prosperity most surprising to those who know not the capabilities and fidelity of Col. Randiett, who for nine years has been post com- mander at Du Chesne and agent for these Indians. The colonel will be retired before the end of this year. Who may succeed him as agent no one can guess. But if the best of the probabilities works to the sur face it will nevertheless be a sorrowful d: for the Uintahs and Uncompahgres when the ambulance hauls him away to the rail- road. No man could be more faithful to his trust than James F. Randlett has been and is. Farming as a Fine Art. Many influences combine to disturb the conscientious Indian agent, and he is con- tinually bothered by the ingrained Indian disinclination to labor. An odd instance vuccurred last year. It is customary to lend a farming Indian seed sufficient to start in business as an agriculturist. When the crop is threshed the agent deducts there- from tke quantity loaned, so that when spring time comes again the Indian be bankrupt, be. Last spring one of the tillers of the soil said he didn’t want any seed; he pro- posed to rest awhile and watch the other people perspire. In due season the gr grew and, to the astonishment of agent z Indians, there seemed to be as good a crop en the lazy man’s farm as on any of the cthers. It seems that the lazy man’s. crop of oats in 1894 was a trifle overripe when it was harvested, and as a result came the volunteer growth, which when gathered in amounted to more than eight hundred bushels. The effect of that crop on Uintah industry was scmewhat depressing—the Uintah tendency is to sit still and give na- ture a chance—but the injury wrought by- those volunteer oats is not likely to be GEO. H. HARRIES. ——— iG THE EMPEROR. Trivial Remarks Reported and the Dire Consequences That May Follow. From the Fortnightly Review. Never, perhaps, was there a monarch whose speeches more loudly challenged criticism. But they are sacred. To com- ment on them in words that raise cven a suspicion of disapproval js sufficient to con- sign the writer or speaker to jail for at least three months, more probably six, pos- sibly twelve. Nay, astounding as it may appear, it is none the less a fact, that lese- majeste may be committed by saying noth- ing! In October last the Cologne Gazette had an account of a man—a German who had been in America—wno was unfortu- nate enough to offend in this way. IIe was at a cafe with some companions, and they fell to discussing the compar e merits of the German and American constitutions. Of course, the man who had been in Amer- ica was in favor of the American Constitu- tion. He waxed eloquent on the subject, and went on to say, “As for the kals is then, suddenly real ng the dangers that beset that word, he stoppel short. But he had already said too much. He had heen overheard by some one, who denounced him to the police. They arrested him, and he was ultimately sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. It was not as- serted by the prose 1 that he had said anything against the kaiser; he was con- demned on the facts as I have stated them. It was assumed chat, if he had finished the sentence, it would have contained an in- sult to his majesty, and this was enough. A later example is. if possidle, more :s- tounding still. An uphols‘erer in Dantzig was asked at a restaurant to cstimate the value of a plaster bust of the empress, and said it was worth only a shilling. For this he was tried. At the trial the bust was produced, and, being found to be of a very inferior quality, the man was acquitted. But that he could have been tried at all en such a charge Is significant enough. Such cases are ludicrous, except for the victims. But occasionally the oversensi- tive loyalty of the Germans ieads to results still more absurd. Thu3 at Gonn last sum- mer a party of friends were chattia restaurant, when one of them said, “What a fool that Kaiser is!” The audacious words were not allowed to pass unavenged. A policeman was at once called in by an eavesdropper and the culprit given inte custody. Then !t came out that he had merely been referring ‘o an acquaintance of the name of Kaiser (a not uncommon name in Germany). Even then he was taken to the police station, and had scme difficulty in obtaining his release. vil! not | s the Indian is most likely to | | Sergt. Shilling, | Higgins, 44; Pvt. Bode, 44. THE NATIONAL GUARD aos 1+ Court of Inquiry Ordered in the Gib- son-Tralles Case. FIT “BATPALION PRUE DRILLS ae Second Regithént Rifle Reports tor - 1894, and 1895. SAVANNAH SITUATION The Gibson-Tralles matter seems to be moving right along in spite of the loudly and frequently announced opinions to the effect that nothing would evcr be heard of it. Gen. Ordway had possession of the papers yesterday, and at once directed that the law take its course. The law in this case is peculiar to the District of Columbia Na- tional Guard, the section of that statute most interesting at this time being section 50, which reads: “Courts of inquiry, to consist of not more than three officers, may be ordered by the commanding general, for the purpose of in- vestigating the conduct of any officer, either at his own request, or on a complaint or charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. Such court of inquiry shall report the evi- dence adduced, a statement of facts, and their opinion thereon, when required, to the commanding general, who may, in his dis- cretion, thereupon order a court-martial for the trial of the officer whose conduct has been inquired into.” In accordance with the statute, General Ordway has ordered Major Winthrop Alex- ander, the brigade inspector general, to sit as a court of inquiry, and to report to him his findings. Major Alexander, therefore, occupies the position of a grand jury; a true bill returned by him will result in a court- ™artial. Just when the court of inquiry will sit or where it will hold its sessions Is at Present unknown, but it will undoubtedly commence to do business within four or five days. This action of the commanding gen- eral makes it evident that anything like a comparatively peaceful settlement of the difficulty is entirely out of the question. Interstate Drill Situation Unchanged. The interstate drill situation remains un- changed, so far as official action is con- cerned. The application of Capt. Edgar A. Shilling cf company A, third battalion, for take his command to the y 11-16 next, lies on the 1 untouch- has been rermission to Savannah drill, Ma desk of the commar No ccnside te the requ ng gene: jon whatsoever st, owing to the fa said, that the commanding general is ab- hormally busy with matters other than those cons.ected with the National Guard, and some of the cynical have even gone so. far as to state it to he among the pos- sibilities that atte ior. of the com- manding gene! ay ue to be whol- ly confined tg private xffdirs, say, until about May 13%or Wo However, thacYembers of company A, third bat are giving expression to endless ey. rumors of favorable ac- tion, and in co! lence are inclined to be optimistic in so far that arrangements are under vzy for @ benefit enterta nment, an- nounced to take 1 during the latter Part of -April, “with Capt. S , Lieut. Robinscn and F. G. Grayson constituting the committee in charge. The company also practically-decided to begin night- drills Monday next in preparation for avannah competition. No acton in been taken by any the regard to the drill ha other companie: Sixth Battalion the Winner. Through an unfortunate mistak Harvey of the engineer corps fired a por- tion of his score in the battailon match Thursday evening last on tho target of the man next to him, and as a result the sixth battalion is the winner of the match with a total of 44%. The engineers scored Lieut. 426, but there is no @. that its total would have bean at leest twent. higher had it not been for the m Lieut. Harvey. The feat re of the shooting, was score of Private Weir of the talion team, who mad a px it being first time that such a result has complished durit:g the series of matches. ‘The work of the third battalion in the matter of rifle practice bas been prise gererally ard a source of ¢ tion to the officers of the department of rfle practice, as well as those Trestly in- terested in the battalion. At the opening of the season the third had practically no standing, so far as marksmanship is con- rd, but by diligent effort has moved steadily to the front. Battalion Ma The scores in de were as follows: First battalion—Pv the [th bat- 2il Thursday evening Wells, 48; Pvt. Kline, 40; Pvt. McCabe, 35; Pyt. Gheen, 41; Pvt. Mackintosh, 46; Sergt. McAvoy Smith, 41; Pvt. Chase, 41; i 44; Pvt. Burnett, 4 Second batta ret. Barry, 47; Corp. Webb, 3s: ; Pvt. Colladay, 42. battalion—Seret. Bi ‘apt. Shilling, 4: ac Lyman, 47; . Wimsatt, 44; Pvt. McCurdy, Total, Third Chisholm, 38; 44; Pyt Fourth Lieut. Ja Leet battalion — Capt. 38: : ergt. McAnal Sabin, 48. Fifth battalion—Lieut. McGinness, 45: Capt. 50; Lieut. Shaw, Sergt. Acker, 31; Pvt. Callan, 40; FP Sixth battalion—Lieut. Davenport, 43; Pvt. B: Leeman, 44; Pvt. Phebus, 36; Pvt. Weir, Sergt. Loveless, 4 Sergt. Maj. Bailey, 4 ‘Tyler, 43. Total, 421. Kirk, 48% Serst. low, 46: Pvt. Pile, 41; Capt. Simonson, 46; Corp. Wilcox, 4: Sergt. McClain, 46; Corp. Whitacre, 4: Sergt. Groome, 46; Capt. Tomlinson, 40. Total, 443 First separate battalion—Lieut. Malvin, Sergt. Maj. Wilkinson, Sergt. Well: Pvt. Thomas, 40; Pvt. Snowden, Pyt. Gibson, Pyt. Jackson, 42; Ser Thomas, ; Pvt. Earnest, 40; Lieut. John- son, Total, 371. Engineer corps—Sergt. McLaughlin, 4 Sergt. Lanham, 42; Pvt. Albertie, Harvey, 20: Pvt. Garri wards, 44; Lieut. Freema 46; Pvt. Birney, 43; Pvt. Williams, 45. tal, 4 Provisional battalion—Capt. Wiggin, 3 To- Sergt. Sorrells,, 40;. Sergt. Mattingly, Pvt. Frech, 20; pet stein, 43: Prt. Car- roll, 41; Pvt. Lanbam, 48; Pyt. White, 41: vt. Meyers, 35; Pvt. Stevens, 18. Total, Second Regiment Rifle Reports. Capt. James E. Bell has submitted his rifle reports of the second regiment for 1804 and for 1895, whick, show that in 18M Col. Clay’s command had a membership of 5 Of this number 495-fired their scores at all the ranges, thirtysttine making records as sharpshooters, ‘thirty-three as marksmen, nine reaching the ffst class, eight the sec- ond class, and 46% the third class. The field and-staffrof the second regiment, consisting of six members, qualified three sharpshooters ‘ands one marksman. The fleld and staff. ef the fourth battalion had four sharpshooterg out of eight members. In company A,. fourth battalion, the report shows three marksmen, one man in the first class, one in the sécond, and forty-six in the third; company B, forty-two third-class men; company C, thirty-four third-class men, and company D, three sharpshooters, one marksman, three fn the first class, one in the second, and thirty-eight in the third. The fifth battalion, field and staff, had one sharpshooter and one marksinan out of five members. Company A had one sharp- shooter, two men In first class, two in sec- ond, and forty-twa in third. Company B had two sharpshooters, one marksman, two in the second class, and twenty-four in the third; company D, two marksmen, one man in first class, and forty-one in third. The field and staff of the sixth battalion had three sharpshooters among seven mem- bers.. Company A had forty-six third-class men; company B, twenty-one sharpshooters, twenty marksmen and four third-class men; company C had seventy-two third- class men, and company D, one sharpshoot- er, four marksmen, two men in the first among wholesome, especially when that competi- tion brin under the present year, be as follow of April 6 on the range, in the gallery Lieut. | class, one in the second, and forty-two in the third. a a The highest regular scores for the year were: Capt. W. H. Moyer, 368, and Sergt. A. 8. McClain, 840, Result for Last Year. For the year 1895 the regiment had a membership of 484, of which 414 faced all the targets. Thirty-four men finished as sharpshooters, forty-eight finishing as marksmen, thirty-two in the first class, twenty in the second class, and 348 in the third class. The field and staff of the regiment had three sharpshooters and one marksman out ef ten members. The field and staff of the fourth battalion had five sharpshooters and two marksmen out of nine members. Com- pary A, fourth battalion, had four first- class men and twenty-nine in the third class; company B, thirty-three in third class; company C, one marksman, one man in the first class, five in the second class and thirty-six in the third class; company D had one sharpshooter, three marksmen, nine men in the first class and twenty-three in third class. The field and staff of the fifth battalion had one sharpshooter and one marksman among six members; company A, fifth bat- talion, finisned the season with three men in the first class, six in the second and forty-seven in the third class; company B, cne marksman, three men in the first class, five in the second and thirty-nine in the third; company D, one marksman, three nen in the first class, one in the second and thirty-four in the third class. The field and staff of the sixth battalion closed the season with one sharpshooter end three marksmen among cight members; ecmpany A Lad five sharpshooters, four marksmen, four men in the first class, one in the second class and forty-nine in third class; company B had seventeen sharp- shooters and thirty marksmen; company C, one sharpshooter, one marksman, two men in the first class, one in the second and forty-six in the third. The highest regular scores were: Capt. Moyer, 349, and Private Ernest Bairstow, 311. Arrival of the Wimbleton Cup. The Wimbleton cup, won last September at Sea Girt by Private S. I. Scott of the eng-neer corps, was received yesterday at headquarters. It is a handsome and costly trophy, and was presented in 1875 by the Nat'onal Rifle Association of Great Brit- aim to the National Rifle Association of America for competition at the annual meetings of the latter organization. The first winner, Maj. Henry Fulton, received the cup from the hands of Princess Louise of England. The cup will be turned over to Maj. Gil- bert Thompson, and placed on exh:bition in the quarters of the engineer corps. Discharges Honorable and Otherwine. The dishonorable discharges of Privates Louis E. Coulter and Ed. White, company A, fifth battalion, have been revoked. Hon- orable discharges on their own applications have been granted Private Theodore Died- erick, first separate company; Sergt. John F. company B, engin corp ry ph S. Jacobs, company B,. first on, and Private Carl D. R.tter, com- pany C, first battalion. In the interest of the service Private Clarence Hagen, am- bulance corps; Private Charles 0’ Hagan, company D, third battalion, and Private E. H. Eshleman, company ‘'D. third bat- talon, have “een discharged. Dishonorable discharges because of expulsion from their companies have been ‘issued in the cases of Privates J| Arthur Graves and Robert B. Graves, company B, first battalion, and Private Charles Rforden, company A, fifth battalion. Fifth Battalion Drill. It is apparcnt that there is a big boom on in the fifth battal'on. Arrangements a about complete for a battation organization similar to hat of the Washington Light In- fantry Ccrps, ard at the meeting of the battalion council of administration Tu day next reports will be received from com- mittees appointed to select name, uniferm, to provide w: for carrying out the projec a constitu.ion and by-! pany of yerng bloc has much to do wi ‘3 ergy Invitations have been issued for the ond annual company competitive dri A new com- ‘ed in, the fifth battalion, which is sche take place in Convention Hail Monday, April 6. Maj. Suess expects a representa tive military and civic audience and a big crowd. The pass word for the occasion, he says, will be “Come early and avoid the rush.” The program is an attractive one, and provides is an opening two selections by the second regiment band, of which John Shepherd is lea major. Company A, under Capt. Jenkins, will be the first to face the who are Capt. William Edward Hoi the brigade staff, Capt. John M. Wii company D, fourth battalion, and Cap gar A. Shilling, company A, third battalion, After the rendition of another selection by the hand, company B, Capt. George Phebus commanding, will take the floor. There will be a cornet solo by Mr. Mohler prior to the drill of company D—the winner of the cup last year—Capt. George W. England com- manding. Another vder and Joseph Vogel drum K. Guy ical selection, and then will appear tho infant company of the organ tion, C, under Capt. ¢ which was mustered in After an euphonicm sul there is to be an ind drill for the Mock medal, Su commanding. While by further driti and a n. Col. C: ment will the cerem with anothe de of the of the sec- ‘d the trophies, and 1 be brought to a ‘close ical s Maj. Suess, the be! com| ieving that competition nies of the battalion is is based vpea a plan calculated to out not only one, but all the elements of efficiency of the companies, has notified his company commanéers thus early that of the battalion, system, closes with this Beginning April 1 the condition i rept that the competition is excluded Attendance at driils the annual competition parades, encamp- ments and otacr duly ordered military as- semblies, from April 1 to March 31 of the following year, and the figure } shown by the annual inspection and mus- of merit as ter. The company’s target record for the year, individual and volley, as shown by the report of the in- spector of rifle practice. Condition of the company’s arms, as shown by the monthly inspection by the battalion inspector of rifle practice; the condition of lockers, and clothing and equipage, as shown by the monthly insp. tion by ‘the battaiion quartermaster; the on of the company books and records, the method and promptness in handling and forwarding communications, as shown by the monthly inspection by the battalion adjutant. Drill by company, under such rules or regulations as may he prescribed from time to time from these headquarters, as shown by the annual competition, to take place between the dates of April 1 and April 15. The Individual Competitions, In view of the addcd conditions and as a further incentive to good work, Maj. Sucss announces that the company having the highest percentage will receive $50 in gold In addition to the battalion trophy now in competition. The company having the sec- ond highest percentage will receive $25 in gold and honorable mention. The battalion commander expresses the hope that the intrinsic value of the prizes be eliminated entirely from the competition and the honor of being first and second striven for, as he explains the cash prizes are only added to reimburse the company for whatever little expense may have been incurrred In making a success of its under- king. ‘Stor ihe individual competitions hereafter the conditions are as follow “No man can enter the competition unless he has been a member of the District of Columbia National Guard at least six months, and of the fifth batialion at least two morths. ; “He must have participated in all the regular ordered target practice of his com- pany during the year, or, if service is less than a year, during service, and must have made at least a first-class score. The high- er the score the higher the percentage un- Ger this element of efficiency. “He must have participated in at least three-quarters of the duly ordered assem- blies of his company during the year, or if service is less than a year, during service. “Who is decided by the judges to be’ en- titled to the distinction of ‘best drilled man’ at the annual competition. “In addition to the medal donated by Lieut. Mock, now in competition,the winner of the individual drill will receive $10 in Always an object lesson in ¢ y papers, this issue of ‘ous, reading may properly be information, the Sunday tertaining for a Sabbath tLat is why The Post is ton. Last Sunday's paper amp of a Sunday paper, clientele in any American ty. Stevenson's last ‘story. Bi good fiction will want to rea morrow’s Issue. can look for a bright prodac and another from the pen in Washington and m speck them all: ost's large corps of al rally enough, ever bringing to the light som day. 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This story is illustrated. well- fa to buy. has All the News. gold, and the man declared by the judges zo be the next best will receive $5 in goid, provided, however, that the individual com- petition is only open to enlisted men. — | “All the companies start out April 1, says Major Suess, “on an equal footin with a fair fielf and no favor. It is, the fcre, hoped that all will enter the comps tion with the determination to win, eradi- cating all petty jealousies and squabbles, and with the knowledge that whatever cOmpany may win, will have won in petition in which it is believed even th most skeptical anJ pessimistic can find but tew flaws.” Notes. Lieut. Freeman will talk about “Signal- ing” before the engineer corps March 2 The fourth battal‘on, a: ed by the Ser ond Regiment nd, will give a dress p: rade and exhibition in Convention Hall Tuesday evening ne t the regular mecting of the Officer Association of the sec . Thur: the fsland «vil, | Bride of a Farmer Boy. Which concerns the spproaching Dushing book agent. Pacdia for a childre: alto; Fron day evening next, n is to de- liver an addres: ments will be made at the meeting for the annual by quei of the assoc’ to be held in Ap Invitations have hee: ed by a num- ber of officers of the Dis rard to. 1a review of the se first regiment, 7, SN _Y., by Maj. Gen. Thomas u. SA, Wedn A California Hunter Who Kills Game te Sapport a Family of Seven. xaminer, For twenty-eight years Thomas Allen of Monterey, familiarly known as “Allen the Hunter,” has been making a living for seven pecple with his left arm and a gun. One day, when he was only fifteen years of age, he was out hunting ducks on the Monterey lagoon. In some manner his gun caught and was discharged, wounding him in its right arm near the shoulder. He lay in the tules with his arm bleeding profusely unti? he was picked up by some men who chanced to pass and was taken heme. Dr. Canfield of Monterey and Dr. Callatan of San Francisco, both noted physicians in the early days of California, held a consultation. Owing to the great loss of blocd they pronounced the boy be- yond the reach of medical aid. His mother, however, called in en o!d Indian herb do: tor, and before the year was cut the boy was as well as ever, but minus his rigat arm. Yorng Allen’s father was a famous marksman, and the boy seemed io inherit a strong taste for hunting. When he was only four years old he would beg to go with his father to shcot the “little cats,” as he called the cottontall rabbits which infested Monterey in those days. When five years old his ca:eer as a hunter began, for his father took him out in the field ad- joining their home, placed the gun over a chair and let him shoot at one of the little cats. He Killed it, and from that moment he has always had a mania fcr hunting all sorts of game. When Mr. Allen was fifteen and the acci- Gent cccurred that resulted in the loss of his right arm he thought that his hunting days were over. As his father died shortly before, part of the support of the family devolved upon him. At first he tried the gaming table, as it seemed his only re- scurce. “In those days,” said he, in speaking of the matter recently, “$20 gold pieces were more common than nickels are today. But I didn’t like the ups and downs of a &: bler’s life and the essociations, so I gave it up and determined to learn to shoot with ray left arm. ——__+e+—___. Mrs. Partington’s Successor. From Harper's Bazar. “My scn has taken to riding those tw wheezicles,” said Mrs. Spriggins, “and he's Ferfectly crazy about ‘em. He buys every rew fandango that comes out. What with rheumatic tires and patent feet gear, and cycloramas to show hew far he’s rid, he’s just ruining himself as far as his fiancces are concerred.” ————-+e-_ Different From Folks. From Truth, The dog is a sagacious animal. Even when he has a distinguished pedigree, he never has the foolish notion that he is entitled to any credit for it. Ben Hur a Dog Wonder. A second of Walter MecDougal’s Popular humorous articles. It te profesely Mustrated aud has fun enough to laugh at for a week. Relic of His Poverty. A story of President Monroe's Jast days, Mustrated by a picture of the house in which he @ied, and Whiclr is now occupied as a foreign restaurant. Stood a Crucial Test. A story of war days which showt the valor of colored men in volur teering, in th of almost cer tain death, to fight the frouclad Merrimac, | Musirated. Famous Southern Belles. Bab wi one of her best letters on the chivalry of the south, as exemplied in her friend, the Col- one Travel in Royal Style. a Victoria's seribed, with int Of the Special’ “sa ustructed ond always in reserve for her glish ro With Its Feet Ablaze. Puzzling as Ane good story of local ap- plication, in which a talented Writer comments on the prevailing craze for collecting posters. Business and Property. A pertinent sermon, written by J. M. Whiton of New York Sphinx. Rs city All the Readers. Was Indispensable. wn the Chicago ‘Tribune, at Scott, madam her. They sit ©: pe The Mischievous Elephant; Or, the Dist nde BI: don’t think I want a cyclopaedia.” the woman of the house, “but if y got any nice book for children— imed the un- “We use this ¢yclo- ® book at our house it at the table.”