Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

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IITHE Eighteenth Regiment Drum Corps viii
/ turn out in full force on Thanksgiving Day with
the Union Veteran Legion Of this city.
CAPTAIN SCHMIDT, of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment, has qualifed 50 members of his com
pany. This equals his record Of last season.
THE season Of rife practice closed yesterday.
Both the local regiments and Battery have
good reports 20 send in Of the work accom-
| plished during the year.
THE drum corp Of the Fourteenth Regiment
is to receive a thorough overhauling shortly,
and, il possible. brought up to a hrst-class
standard. A new Instructor 10 TO be engaged
| for that purpose.
FREDERICK NoRDsIEK, Of Company @,
| Fourteenth Regiment, is an active candidate
| for the captaincy of the organization. There
are several other candidates in the field, and
hot contest is expected.
PRIVATE IRA KIMMEL, of Battery B. has
been promoted to the Sergeantcy of the fourth
section Some little dissatisfaction was caused
by the promotion as several other non-coms
were expecting the position.
ADJUTANF GENERAL HASTINGS would do
well to embrace in his next annual report
recommendation that newly elected officers be
provided with an allowance to aid them IN pro-
curing their uniforms arms and equipments.
The State of New York treats the subject in
the proper light by granting $50 to mounted
officers. and to all others S30
THE probable successor to Major General
Hartranft is still the topic Of discussion all
over the State. The suggestion made in this
column some weeks ago that Governor Beaver
proposes to hold the vacancy for himself seems
to be gradually dawning upon the minds OF
large number of the prominent officials con-
nected with the Guard, as about the trne state
of affairs.
THE committee appointed by Colonel Perch
ment to audit the accounts of ex-Quartermas-
ter Patterson, of the Fourteenth Regiment,
will make their report this week. Who the
Quartermaster Of the regiment will be is not
known, but it will probably be one of the pres
ent members Of the organization, with the
chances in favor Of Sergeant Beam, who has
been member of the non-commisstoned stan
for number of years.
COMPANY Of the Fifth Regiment, CON-
manded by Captain Robert McNamars, of
Bedford. in addition to having every member
of the organization qualified, has 80 sharp
shooters. The reserve force Of the company
has also qualified. making q total of 60 men.
Inc Colonel walker trophy was awarded Com
pany for superior craftsmanship in 1889.
Their record this season is the best ever made
by militia company in this country.
THE election in Company F. Southside. is
postponed at the request of Captain Awi Sew
eral other vacancies will probably be heard Of
Brigade Board. Such vacancies should be
filled promptly, as the State code distinctly
states that in case company for any reason
neglects to elect suitable officer within 30 days
after the finding of the board the Commander
in-Chief may assign an officer to the vacancy or
disband the company.
A REPORT has been going the rounds lately
that Quartermaster Sergeant Beam. of the
Fourteenth Regiment, has been offered sim
liar position on the staff of the Eighteenth
Regiment. Colonel Smith, when spoken to on
the subject, stated in most emphatic terms that
he usually made the appointments on his stan
himself. and when he desired to make any non
plenty of good material in his own organization
Tor that purpose. How such ridiculous rumor
could have started is not known.
CAPTAIN PENNY, Of Company g, Eighteenth
Regiment, issued an order during the past
week placing five of his men under arrest for
disobedience of orders in not reporting for
drills and parading with the company. It Is
probable that another attempt will be made &C
courtmartial. with what success remains to be
have been completely ignored by the proper
authorities. COuTts-martial are practically
dead letters in this State, but the sooner they
are revived the better 1t will be for the Guard
in general. Orders coming from company
commanders should have some weight but un-
der the present system Of management, they
can be disregarded at will
COLONEL E. H. RIPPLE, Of the Thirteenth
Regiment at Scranton, will shortly institute .
series of street riot drills" The battalion Of
four companies will be subdivided into eight
companies, with First Lieutenants in command
of the extra companies and will be marched to
a favorable position, where the drill viii take
place in conformity to the latest manuals on
the subject. The drill viii be most interest
ing feature and valuable school for officers l
and men. The knowledge of field movements /
are. The outcome Of Colonel Rip.
pies experiments will be watched with interest |
throughout the Guard. He proposes to repeat |
the drills monthly.