New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08


In the signal Corps, which are not couUed IN me
eco,,l for this year there Is gain of 167 men in the
,raJo a though thcge Is actual loss OF about 4oo
men from General Ftzgeralds command II VIII also
lie Observed. however. that the percentage OF men
present Of inspection Is over PEE cent greater than II
was las year and this fact is evidence enough tha
much OF the dead wood has beer cut cut
The question as 10 whether or not the present
mcihod of inspection fair test of the real merits
# a regiment hes been much discussed recently IL
,as been suggested FIAT the men ought 10 perform
somc Of the simple maDocuvrcs. at least al me an
nual inspections. instead of az present To have
simply their appearance the principal criterion ior
he INSPECTOR Genera! 10 make his 1eloT Hom
There IS scarcely an inspection held in which there arr
no. several men n The ranls who are 100 III
10 do ANYTHING morn than stand up willie the inspect
ing officer IS making his rounds, and who. If there
were any drilling 10 do would be unable 10 take then
places in the ranks. They often 90 10 the almo1c9
in cabs ard show devotion 70 thHr regiments Whlch
IS highly commendable But it Is question N the
several organizations would not derive much greater
benefit rom the knowledge that they would be called
upon 10 demonstrate what they had learned during
the drill season, while being watched by critical
in pectOr
companies + and X. Of the Goth Regiment. under
command Of Captains Mortimer and Kerr, attended the
fair IN the new Church Of the Irish Calmslitcs, al
Twenty echth-.t. and IYstave.. on Tuesday night.
now in progress at TIE fair and handsome gold
mounted sword VIII be presented 10y Mrs. General
Mcsghcr TO the most popular officer I'm the Goth Regi-
mcni III: members Of the first class in the squad,
which has been receiving instructions from Lieutenant
Paul i. Lconard. Of Company i, were turned over
10 their respective companies FRIDAY evening. Inc
discharge OF First Lieutenant John l.. Woods, OF Com
psny X. has been received from Albany,
Harry g. Weaver, one OF the stcEOgraphe1S In Col
ector Eharlts onlce, ma been chosen secretary AMI
corporal OF Company X. cd Regiment. Brooklyn.
r.ff Ln RpCfn VIII
:ac place almury, SXtyseCOnd-st and Ninth
ave. ON Wednesday, promise 10 be as successful a.
le n wed. Nearly every athletic club In New
Iork and IT, vicinity is represented. besides number
WIN eompote There WI be boxing competitions and
The I'd Battcry, Captain wilson. have begun the
drl In earnest. battery drills arc held the
Hon on Tfursiays Platoon drills arc held Tues
DAYS WEDNESDAYS and Thursdays " the undesignaed
weeks of each month and the recruit class on FRIDAYS
lieutenant W r. Hamilton. Of the 9Th United States
Artillery. delivering interesting conrSc OF Lectures
second Lieutenant Edward + McCrystal of Com
pgny l. coth Regiment, will probably BIZ elected TO TO
i'm The place Of fist lieutenant Of the same company
at the election 10 be held some night during the
a meeting Of the Board Of officers of the 10Th
pcdmcnt will he held tomorrow evening, when a
iiertcnaut-coonel of the regiment VII be elected,
rolonel Dowd saws that they have decided upon man
Outside Of Tho regiment but he refused 70 give BIS
name until after the election A major VIII also Oe
The Tn Hodmcnt VIII give an exhibition drill IN
honor Of tho Pan-American delegates at ne
arrory on Thursday evening. December ~. LII =
regiment will paradc fun dress AND viii he revfcwei
by the Pan Americans and Mayor Grant After that
part OF the programme has been completed supper
Will he served. , o.-- -.
The Board appointed 10 inquire into the fitness OF
cantain Abel W Pelinap, of the list Regiment, 70
b%id lis commission met on Friday evening az the
reri,nent's armory and heard testimony against me
csicer The Board adjourned to meet again next
SATURDAY at p. IN.
Tho court martial appointed 10 try charges against
number of offenders for Decentralization and DIS
respact met al the list Regiment armOIy Friday
evening and adjourned until Thursday evening on ac-
count OF the Illness Of Judge Advocate jerks.
Tire season for rife shooting just closed marked
hv an increase Of 800 marksmcn qualified I'm the State
over the number last wear. This year J.210 men
secured badges and last year there but 81 =
mon who made twenty-five points ont of possible
ffy The First Brigade. Of this city. beats tho Second
Tr'.ade. of Brooklyn, by $40