Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-16
GOSSIP OF THE MILITIA.

CAPTAIN LEW BROWN, of Battery B, spent
a few days in Erie last week.
COMPANY A of the Fourteenth Regiment
has been equipped with new blankets.
COMPANY F. Southside. Captain Awl, ex.
poets to get moved into the Market building,
on Thirteenth street, this week.
CAPTAIN CHARLES HOLMES. of Company
B, Eighteenth Regiment. is making business
trip through the West and North.
COLONEL NORMAN M. SMITH went to Phila-
delphia last Wednesday to see his brother, who
resides there. The latter has been seriously ill
for some time.
MEMBERS of Company D, Fourteenth Regi-
ment, are requested to meet at their armory
on Tuesday, March Is, at o'clock. Important
business. BY order of Captain Joseph Jack
son.
ALL the companies of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment expect to be uniformed in good shape be-
fore the spring inspections. Most of the cap
talnS are having their men measured for COM
plete new outfits.
AL SCHANZ, an old Pittsburg newspaper
man and formerly Sergeant in Battery B, will
start shortly on trip through the unexplored
regions in the Northwest with a party to be
made up in New York City.
CAPTAIN w. 81. DAVIS, of Company G,
Eighteenth Regiment, is organizing an honorary
membership in connection with his company,
and already has the names Of a number of
prominent citizens who are anxious to join.
DIR. RUSH S. HU1DEKoPER, of Philadelphia,
has been in Washington for some time advo-
eating the establishment of veterinary service
in the regular army. There are L, 1000 horses
and mules owned by the Government, valued
at So, ,O0O 900, and no veterinary service of any
kind.
LIEUTENANT CHRIS SNYDER, of Company
F. Southside, sent his resignation to Colonel
Smith last week. Lieutenant Snyder's case
has been hanging fire for some time, owing to
the Brigade Examing Board having failed to
pass him, but passed his successor before his
resignation was in.
OWING to the absence from the city of one of
the County Commissioners, Battery B and the
Eighteenth Regiment have been unable to get
a definite answer as to which of the buildings
porary use. II is thought the matter will be
settled tomorrow, and that the new building
will be the one secured.
A NUMBER of officers in discussing smokeless
powder, the adoption of which will shortly be
taken into consideration IN the regular army.
were of the unanimous opinion that its use
would certainly bring balloons into play. With
no smoke the difficulty of observing an enemy's
doings will be increased, and balloons will solve
the problem, could they be managed.
AT meeting of the Board of Control of the
Eighteenth regiment, held last Wednesday
evening, it was decided to establish an officers
school, to be held weekly. In all probability
Lieutenant Colonel Rutledge will be chosen as
instructor, and it is intended to bring up all
necessary points in the tactics, paying particu-
lar attention to the details of guard duty.
GENERAL GOBLIN, Commander of the Second
Brigade, has decided to convene board to in
quire into the troubles in the Governors troop
at Harrisburg. The disagreement between the
officers of the troop has been well known for
some time, and the inquiry will either result in
a perfect agreement between them, the dis
charge of one or all, or the disbandment of the
organization.
campment are that it may be held at Gettys-
burg instead of Mt. Gretra. General Hastings |
is said to favor the former place, but the in |
creased cost OF carrying the troops to that |
point is a large obstacle. The order relative to /
the camp will be issued in April, and the mat
ter of expense will be considered before that
than when the brigades camp sep
ararely.
ORDERS have finally been issued fixing the
dates for the annual spring inspections. Those
Of the local regiments are as follows: Eight
zenith Regiment-Company A, May IL: Com
pany B. May 13: Company G, May IA; Company
D, May 10; Company E. May l6: Company F,
May %; Company G. May "a: Company II, May
l8; Company (McKeesport), May II. In the
Fourteenth Regiment the dates are: Company
A. May 2S: Company B, May Is; Company c
,Oakdale) May 30; Company E (Allegheny),
Way 81; Company f, May "a; Company 6, June
/ and Company ], June z