Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

MAJOR ]. @. KAY, of this city, expects to
spend the summeran fall in Europe. He will
not leave until after the coming encampment
THE Second Brigade Examining Board has
been ordered to assemble at the Monongahela
House, in this city, on the evening Of June 10.
RECENT computations of official figures show
very large increase in the regu lar army dur
ing the first half of the present year, compared
with previous years.
COLONEL SMITH and a number Of the local
officers went up to the scene Of the food at
Johnstown yesterday. Subscriptions viii be
started in both the regiments at once in aid Of
the sufferers.
A Law establishing naval militia has now
been passed in three States, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. New York
will be in line shortly, and expects to have the
finest battalion OF all
LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENRY 8. HALE, Of
the Fifth Regiment. died at his residence in
Bellefonte during the past week. Colonel
Hale was well known in this city, and thor
oughly well liked by his brother officers.
COLONEL HAWKINS, of the Tenth Regiment
has about decided to have his command en-
camp at Uniontown this summer. A very
pretty and convenient site has been selected,
and most of the companies will march to the
grounds.
CAPTAIN HENER, of the United States re-
cruiting station, was served with q writ Of
habeas corpus yesterday by Frederick L.
Ronald, to compel him to produce in the United
States Court Edwin Ronald, who, it Is claimed,
was under Is years of age when enlisted
SPECIAL Orders No. ID from the Adjutant
Generals ofice discharge Lieutenants II. "
Swain, State Fencibles; John A. Patterson,
Second Regiment; Robert NJ. Wilson, Fifth
Regiment; B. Bryson McCool, Eighth Regiment,
nd mr.
Regiment
LIEUTENANT JAMES r. TRACEY Of Com
pany A, Eighteenth, Is spending go days
leave of absence in the West. Lieutenants
Fred r. Milley, of Company D; Lieutenant Nc
Laughlin, of Company B, and Lieutenant Nc
Clurg, of Company II, have signiied their in
tention of resigning at an early date.
COLONEL SMITH has been invited to camp
with the Tenth Regiment near Uniontown this
summer The Eighteenth and Tenth would no
doubt get along very nicely together, although
Colonel Hawkins has reputation for working
that the companies are only brought together
once year.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM was retired
during the past week on account of age. Gem
eral Drum is an old member of one of the local
companies, the Duquesne Greys, and during
the trip to Washington for the inaugural cere-
monies in March last, a number Of the officers
of the Eighteenth Regiment called on him and
Werereceiyed most cordially.
In place of the usual short visit which the
brigade and staff pay to the different regiments
during a regimental encampment, General
Wyiie has decided to detail a brigade staff
officer to each encampment to remain during
the entire tour. BY this means better and
fairer reports can besobtained of the condition
and usefulness Of the different commands.
LIEUTENANT JOHN KEN, of Company q,
Fourteenth Regiment, qualified on Decoration
Day and made the following points:T Two hundred
yards, q points; 500 yards, %; total. A. Ser
geant Edward Martin, of Company G., qualified
points; total 4S That entities the Lieutenant
and Sergeant to silyer-bar sharpshooters'
badge.
MAJOR SAMUEL HAZLET, Of Washington.
Pa, Brigade Inspector of Rifle Practice, was
in the city last week. Major Hazlet is quite
crack shot and took part in some Of the con-
tests Of the Heron Hill Club at Brunot's Island
He speaks very favorably of the prospects of the
tention is being paid to craftsmanship in rating
companies than ever before.
THE rifle range of the Eighteenth Regiment,
at High Bridge was thrown open for practice
on last Thursday. The range is well fitted up
with all the appliances necessary for target
practice, and it Is expected the Eighteenth will
be in shape to send first-cIass team to Mt.
Gretna next fall Three companies, e, D and
T, were at work during the week, and the re-
suits in the way Of qualified marksmen and en-
bryo sharpshooters were most satisfactory.
QUITE little dispute took place last Thurs
day between Captain Shannon, of the Washing
ton Infantry, and Captain Tim, of Company F.
Fourteenth Regiment as to which command
should have the right Of line in escorting the
Grand Army of the East End. The matter was
finally settled by f Company getting the
place. Both companies looked well and those
present said 1t was rather out of place to mar
the occasion by dispute of such trivial char
acter.
QUITE a number of enlisted men in the
Eighteenth may possibly be given the benefit
of court martial for non attendance at the
annual spring inspection last week. 1t has
been some time since there was court mar
tial in this end of the State, and the discipline
in the guard might be strengthened consider
ably by few shining examples of this kind.
The spring inspections are the most important
features of military duty, and no excuse but
sickness or death should be taken for absence
from them.
GOVERNOR BEAVER during the past week
vetoed the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purchase of dress uniforms for the National
Guard. Some doubt was expressed from the
first whether or rot His Excellency would sign
the bill. As he vetoed so many appropriations
for charitable purposes he could not, with any
degree of propriety, approve an act to spend
the States money for a mere subject of show.
Another view of the matter is, that as the ap-
preparation was entirely teo small for the pur-
pose required and was merely intended as q
"feeler' to gauge the pocket of the Legisla-