Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-01
THE NATIONAL GUARD.


COLONEL WILLIS ]. HULINGs, of the Six
teenth Regiment, paid flying visit to the city
during the week.
MAJOR HAzLETT, Of the brigade staff, re
| turned from Europe last Wednesday, after a
pleasant six weeks absence.
THE Washington Infantry will hold its an
nuaI field day for target practice on September
| 26 The contest for the company medal will be
held that day.
COMPANY 6. Eighteenth Regiment will be
inspected by Captain Penny next Thursday
evening, and every member of the command is
expected to be present
LIEUTENANT w. II. BEAN, Of the regular
| service who has been inspecting the guard in
PENNSYLVANIA for the past nine months. was in
the city during the week on private business.
THE Twelfth Regiment has been ordered to
60 into camp at Gettysburg from September 10
to 13 During the encampment Adjutant Cen
eral Hastings will hold the annual inspection.
LIEUTENANT NEIBAUM, of the Washington
Infantry, left for the West yesterday, to be
gone for several weeks. He was injured in the
West Penn wreck recently, but Is now rapidly
recovering.
COMPANY D, Eighteenth Regiment, and the
drum corps OF the same organization, will give
ball at the armory of Company ], McKees-
port. next Saturday evening. The affair will
be exclusively for the members OF the regiment
and lady friends.
ADJUTANT GENERAL HASTINGS and Briga-
dier General Wiley were in the city during the
week on business connected with the Johns
town affairs. Major W. w. Greenland, of the
Second Brigade staff, has also been stopping at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel for several days.
THE camp pay of the Eighteenth Regiment
for the tour of duty at Uniontown was received
by Colonel Smith last Thursday, and was issued
to the different company commanders last
night at the meeting of the Board of Officers.
The enlisted men will receive their pay at the
next meeting of the companies this week.
NEW indie pendent military company is to
be organized in Allegheny. Frank 8. Morgan,
of Company E, Fourteenth Regiment. is at the
head of the enterprise, and has list of 20 names
of young men who have signified their lnten-
tion of joining. 1t is expected the number will
be doubled in short time, and then meeting
will be held in one Of the Council chambers in
Allegheny, when permanent organization Will
be effected.
The vacancy caused by the expiration of the
commission of Colonel William A. Kreps of
the Fifteenth Regiment. was filled last Tuesday
by the reelection of Colonel Kreps. The elec-
tion was conducted bv Colonel Hawkins. of the
Tenth, at the headquarters of the regiment at
Greenvie. Quite a number of visiting officers
of other regiments were present. and after the
election Colonel Kreps rendered the gentle
men banquet.
LIEUTENANT WALKEMYER, of the Gov
ernor's troop Harrisburg, is to be tried by
court-martial for disobeying orders in attend
ing the camp at Mt. Gretna after General
Goblin had ordered bin to remain at home.
He was reported to the General for not attend
ing drills for several months. hence the order
to which Lieutenant Walkemyer paid no atten-
tion. The cOurt-martial will probably cause
quite a row in the command. and it is predicted
that the Governors troop will be thing OF the
past when the terms OF the enlisted men ex-
pire.
Two applications have been sent to Colonel
Smith during the past week for permission to
recruit companies to be added to the Eight
eenth Regiment, one from Connellsville and
one from Scottdale. Both letters state that go
men are ready and anxious to enlist, but, as the
matter goes through the hands of the Governor,
and as there are already dozen other appl-
cations that have been ignored by His Excel
lency, it is extremely probable that the Eight
eenth will remain nine-company regiment. at
least until some grounds are apparently found
to knock out another company.
DURING the recent encampment of the Sew
enty-fourth Regiment, of Buffalo. a peculiar
incident occurred which cast gloom over the
entire camp. Private Rotman. a favorite in
his company, during fit of insanity, commit
ted suicide by drowning himself in the lake
near by, and the news of the affair so preyed
upon the mind of Colonel johnson, the COM
mandant of the regiment that his mind be-
came deranged, and he was found. after a long
hunt, wandering aimessly through the noun
tains. He was brought back to camp and sent
to his home In Buffalo in charge of several of
the officers of the regiment
THE crack shots of the Second Brigade left
Pittsburg last night on the $40 train to take
part in the annual contests to be held at Mt.
Gretna all this week. The teams were in
charge of the different Inspectors Of Rifle
Practice, and numbered about 40 in all from
this end of the State, The Fourteenth Regi-
ment team consisted of Lleutenants Brown.
Patterson. Robb. Privates Higgins and Smith,
and Captain Thompson. The Eighteenth team
consisted of Captain Coon. Lieutenants Pear
son and Lowrer, Sergeants Garvey, Duigan
and Ross. Battery was also represented by
team in charge of Sergeant j. B. Johnson.
The Fifth, Tenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth
Regimental teams were also present, and the
entire crowd was in excellent spirits. Major
Haziett the Brigade Inspector of Rife Practice,
venturing the assertion that the Second Bri.
gade would open the eyes of its competitors
this week on the subject of shooting. the Third
This trip of the rifemen IS probably the most
pleasant of any INDUCED in by members Of the
Guard in this State. Quarters and food are
provided, in addition TO an allowance OF six
days pay according to rank, and no work of
any kind is expected of the men other than the
shooting in the contests, even the care of the
quarters being provided for. After the regular
State matches are Shot Colonel Waitress Divi-
sion Inspector of Rife Practice, will select a
to take place there the week following.