Show the Unltcilon I up OMAHA Neb June 8Th Tburs ton r hire Omaba crack military company are now drilling for Iho lu lerxtute drill at fIsh Antonio Tex whtre they will make a determined rOod lo retain the Oalveslon cup too CUll rcpresonts the championship of the United Staler cbamplonbl 1 by tbe rlHea Iwo years ago Under Ibo foIls governing tbe poetesilou nl 1 Ibo trophy the rillta are now com polled lo rellrquiih tIn honor or agoln enter Into comietltlon for tbe suj They hare decided to enter the contest con-test and aio conlldout that the wIt again win Ibe cbamplocthlp and Ice trophy The rifles are animated with the cobflJeuco that follows along drone ul vlct mien They orRaniiedouBeptcm her 13 1691 but Inc that limn Iht nave Won lInt place amoog Ihii crack military ouanlzitloce lu the Uiiltou States They berau drilling under command of Captain Bcbarfl anil about tire middle or December Ihe became par 01 thn Nebraska national guar She company then had slxly ncmbeiB Tbtir llrst ublio i apriur I nocu Wa 00 OVsshiogtoos bllhI 1894 crinleu oh mach favorable couiment cud at lila tournament following May aumlrere priBenUu them wllb a magnificent silk flag an vottd them ttm 0 ttskllliul comtnuy ol mllltla in Nebraska The rifles uompetnl 10 Ibe taii orapellvu drill at Omnhe July 4 moo and oon1I ehemoelves wilt hODon hp oeteollng t000rnaka lelalolllbIOmba whO pruviduely held guord uoy boltllblrpb L Lne hey the won Dow Pseuoha 1 enl the oncmpnol at LIolo hot It IlIdges d lb reverar thoeiv sad ut Ibo cUl 10 lheO 01 iuar Id Tbl J WB a dlppolollOullo Ike IIlee II 1pIOJ loom 10 eater the 10 Krol LOI eroolloesi drlllb Ir ulalon1 JUII al be they Ilhrlly WI IIltOIhl Ib competitors oIl the tkeo cOlOpcllor ol noh wie ntey lIve log 841a the UOlTete nrlt Ilnor Iopbl Cbo Irdivtgaal oup s oa oo llvo drIll wss WilD by ileestd WIloIsm of the leUI L WIIm rfls 01 Ibe it yen men in lone iu ike contest ITO belimge I to Ihe rifles Invl I w of the Transmlslnri I 1r Ex mlllpr position and the plsn of si m bllia i I og tka national gnard ul 1 Omaha 10 isosMt participation of Ibe I it lbs prtolplon e rifles 01 tb Bo Aololo drill becomes 01 exolnTloi dri ecrrplioo1 OCploo1 Interest The company will drill WII drl with lorty men tweniynlne of whom lu Ihe Memphis price team The nero r malLlug men win be picked from criiltr and Captain Foe Irol r teel Captain BoharfJ expiots 1 to o hi the Texas drill with Ihe flneat lb taam i Ibo wuamin country The rifles have ril tbe support of n ref 1 ollon directory and ifl I a pstt or tbe understanding that they will at the pricclil cities along the row olIp to lve expositions They will obst Improve the occasion to push the 11 1 ot the mobllltatloa 01 the milItIa among Ibe otber teams which will il lend the drill thus t tk1 oceuloo oootribulo Active work IB I now IB nrocraii on the exposition grounds Piausioriha main buildings are nearly couinleti Construction work on the Adnlon irallon building will ba begun 10 a leo I days Nearly a million dollar baa been lalsed Every slate west Of th Mlslsslppl will be represented lib nol hse appropriated 48000 otIs bama has applied for space fur a hrl jxblbll Tb exposition will none JuS 1 and close November 11898 I JUQ |