New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
NOTES FROM THE ARMORIES'
THE MAJoRsH1p OF THE TwENTY-sEooND'

r,,r coSrrs, ron THE VACANCY TO BE AN Ex.
crr,xa oxr-rur NINTH TO PRACTISE AT
cREEDNooR.
~. .,..,,nn =, n.,or m nj, the vacancy in the 22d
Rcc,m,nt causcd by the promotion Of Major Miller to
tho uc,rer,n, co,onclcy bids fair to become most
exciting one There three cand'a@'es IA 'hc "'''
and the friends Of each working ihe beavers ior
their respective favorites. captain "hhs'" N"e'
captain George A. Dcmorcst ana eaWa'" Ico "o 'a0
candidates Captaia King being thc SENIOR capeah'
according TO military etiquette, should have tho piaoc'
hp. .s hoth the other candidates VIII mako hgh' tor
Tho ,o,o ere will have bc election to decide IT,
rho .o.,on cannot take place for several weeks yet,
=. r,,,,n miller is on vacation and Will not bo back
,r,u ,b. middc of September. Then he Will have TO
90 he,ora ,bs board OF examiners and qualify to get
S,s commission. As there is every possibility Of his
n,ss,nr fbe examination satisfactorily, the canvass for
votes by tho friends OF tho rival candidates goes mcrr
* on Captain King denies MOST emphatically tina;
bc has withdrawn from tho contest and says: Il
sha;I maintain my right the senior captain, and
while shall make special effort to obtain votes,
shah certainly not withdraw. believe the position
should seek tho man, and the the position 1t
certainly ought to 10 IN regiment with the high
standing OF that Of tho c2d' 1hc Captain has boen In tho
regiment eleven years. Captain Dcmorcst says he will
desire that he should DO 80. Tho statement that
have Withdrawn from tho contest hos bocn made with
Three OF us want The place and It will have 10 be put
the vote TO decide no shall have ~ hc said Cap
tain Leo the other candidate, is also doing some very
active electoncorng and under the circumstances there
cannot fail 10 be contest OF more than usuai interest
On Monday The rcsincnts tailors began meas
urng tho men for the new uniforms and Is expected
that tho Will appear in the new dress Al the ia
he az sssniss, nare IN conn.eon w dcach
mcnts OF from rhe regular army has bcon post
GcnS been found q s nS date hs nss
Will go TO Cccdmocr Friday, September o, BY train
for the regular rife practice.
In the G0th Regiment things are rather duil AZ hls
tinc. In Company ii there VIII DO an election In a
short time for second lieutenant Tho candidates arc
Sergeant Kelly the candidate in Company for second
lieutenant Thcrc IS opposition as yet.
FIRST Lieutenant Clarence NJ. skelcn OF Company H..
ood Recment has ordered weekly school of theoretical
Instruction for non commissioned omces. Al meihoefs
of the company viii be privileged to attend The IN
session viii be he'd on Wednesday evening, septem-
her 5. A. tho oepnlns of tho ds season First Lieu
tenant Clarence NJ Shcl!cn Will probably be chosen cap
tain Of Company II, the same regiment
THE 9TH SOON TO SHOOT AT CREEDMooR-
Tho 9th Regiment with tho exception of those
members who havo qualified as marhsmcn, VIII
ya,gde in state service Uniform. fatigue caps with
haveySacks and days rations, on Tuesday, Sep
,cmbcr 4, and will to Crcedmoor for third general
rife practice roll cali e. 80 a, m. The train boat
leaves East Thirty -fourth-st. al 40 q m. Major
A. H. Doty, surgeon Captain G. ~. thompson, or
DSe ms' a1namess and ncdIcnes with phcm
Hcsrial steward Yagcr viii also report for duty on
ills Occasion CAPTAIN Kasson C. Gibson Inspector OF
rie practice Will make tho necessary arranscncns
for ammunition and transportation. QnorermaSter
Daan b. Pratt viii have charge Of the 'ranspona on
s.raa -crncnts. A.,
Drum Major George W IIill VIII dosll four hea Tia
musicians Who viii report 10 the aujutart The
Commissioned officer charge Of each company must
see that fhc sights on tho rites of bs command are
uroocly hlaekcncd before tho men approach mo
frnr poinf COMPANY commanders arc directed to
SOC that no man shcots In any class wherein he has
arra;rv ulaIEed After the shooting the company
com n, andcr must deliver tho classified 1eh-book TO
III, Inspector OF Rife Practice TO have the result OF
tie DAYS practice recorded therein. The men VII
not be allowed 10 leave tho firing point ana com.
manders OF companies win have watercarren present
called to the various matches shot under the auspices
Of the Nailopal Rife Association, as those who 90
nc. qualify for marksmans badges with the reg meht
con do 30 un any OF these occasions.