Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM g. HAMILTON Of Com
pany G, Fourteenth Regiment, is discharged
by reason OF resignation, to date from July "a.
The constant rain and cold of the past week
stopped all rifle practice on both the Salt
works and Highbridge ranges Of the local regi-
ments-
THE Second Brigade Examining Board will
meet about the latter part of October Ia this
city. 1t will probably have larger number Of
candidates for commissions before it than az
any previous meeting.
LIEUTENANT JOHN RODGERS, of the United
States Navy, Is stopping at the Hotel Duquesne-
he expects to be here some time passing on
steel plate now in course Of Construction for
the new Government cruisers.
MAJOR JOE I. SPEER, formerly of the
Eighteenth Regiment, who has been travelling
in Europe for the past six or eight months is
expected here about the latter part Of October.
Major Speer failed to secure the appointment
as Consul to Munich.
THE new uniforms which the members Of the
Fourteenth Regiment were to be equipped
with to replace those worn ont at Johnstown
have not vet arrived from Harrisburg, and
the chances are that the regiment will be
inspected in the old ones that have seen so
much service
AN election viii be held in Company D,
Eighteenth Regiment. octoper q to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF Second
Lieutenant Fred Milley, and the refusal OF
Frank Culbert TO accept the result Of the recent
election held. Captain j. X. Murdock will con-
duct the ceremony.
ORDERS were issued during the week for the
election to fill the vacancy caused by the expi-
ration of the commission of Colonel Smith.
The election will take place October at P.M..
at the regimenral headquarters. Fifth avenue,
and will be conducted by Colonel A. L.
Hawkins. Of the Tenth.
THE Board of Control Of the Fourteenth
Regiment held a meeting last Monday night
for the purpose of deciding on a date for the
regimental inspection, to be held by Adjutent
General Hastings. Monday, October IA, was
the day selected, and Colonel Parchment,
Lieutenant-C Colonel Glenn and Major Graham
were appointed to select field close 20 the
center OF the city for the reg1mental maneuVers
THE Governor of New Jersey and his Quar-
termaster General are indulging in large
sized row over avery small subject, that is.
who is going to pay for the feed of the Gov
ernor's private team during the recent encamp-
ment. The bill would probably amount TO
about 81, but both gentlemen have torn them
selves all up over the matter, and as conse-
quence the newspapers have commenced TO air
them both In rather an unpleasant manner
THE question is frequently asked as to the
exact distance the Springfield rife now IN use
will carry and up to what distance it will shoot
accurately? The new model As caliber Spring
field rifle lately issued to the Pennsylvania
Guard is sighted for all distances up TO 1000
yards, although after ], ,20O yards the firing Is
matter of more or less guess work. The actual
distance the gun will carry is 2,S00 yards, which
is considerably over mile and half.
The following item from prominent army
paper, while just trife premature embraces
the substance of q speech made by Governor
Beaver to the marksmen at Mt. Gretna few
weeks ago. and which will probably go into
effect within the next few years: "Under the
existing regulations OF the National Guard Of
Pennsylvania, only men who are qualified
marksmen are admitted to membership in the
State forces. when q recruit offers himself
for membership he is taken on probation.
get range to show his ability as a marksman.
If he can win the marksman's decoration, he
is mustered into the service. If he fails to
show shooting ability, he Is rejected"
The Interstate rifle matches which ended at
Creedmoor last Tuesday, resulted most unsat-
isfactorily to the Pennsylvania team, according
TO the statement of Lieutenant Patterson, Of
the Fourteenth Regiment. who was on the
ground in the capacity Of scorer. The
charges are mainly directed towards
General Robbins. who as President
Of the National Rifle Association
to help the team from his own State win the
match. He is charged with coaching the New
York team, and, as the shooting time drew to
close of warning them OF that fact without Civ
ing the visiting teams the benefit of the same
information. fhe result of this was that the
New York team finished shooting. while the
Ma sachusetts team lost one shot and the Penn
sylvania team two shots In the face of this,
however, the Massachusetts, team won the
match with LOST points to their credit while
the Keystone team had 1,055 points and the
New Yorks 1052 points. From this 1t Is evident
that had the match been carried out honestly
the Pennsylvanians would have undoubtedly
carried of the Hilton trophy The shooting Of
the members of the Pennsylvania team was
more even than the strings made by either OF
the other teams, and in the Tiffany, Judd and
other individual matches nearly every member
of the Keystone team secured prizes.