Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-07
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

4hE nOn-cOmmlsSlOneu oIucerS eCuooi VI bho
Eighteenth Regiment, met last night in the
headquarters of the regiment. Lleutenants
Lowry and Drake were the instructors
CAPTAIN GEORGE WELsHoNs. of the Eight
eenth staff, spent a few days in tie East last
week. and while away took dinner with Cover.
nor-elect Pattison. George is strictly In 1t this
trip.
IN the election in Company II, Tenth Regi-
ment, located at Washington. Pa, caused by
the promotion of Captain Mowry as Major,
James Barnett was elected Captain, Simon
Baker, First Lieutenant, and George Braden,
Second Lieutenant.
CAPTAIN HENRY SCHMIDT. Of Company A,
Fourteenth Regiment, has been lying seriously
Ill at his home on Seventh avenue, the result OF
a paralytc stroke about a week ago. Captain
Schmidt has won the reputation of being quite
hustler in the Fourteenth, and his friends
Will be sorry to learn OF his illness.
CAPTAIN ]. A. A. BROWN has been drilling
squads of policemen in the armory of the
eighteenth Regiment tor the past two or three
weeks, and. while the "bobbies" march in a
pretty fair manner, they might get few points
II they went around on an off night and
watched some of the companies tread the
boards.
THE Secretary of War has ordered board
Of officers to assemble in New York City on
December l6, for the purpose of considering
and recommending a suitable magazine system
Tor rifles and carbines for the military service.
No rifles will be examined of a caliber over 80
This shows that the day of the large bore guns
In the regular service is about past.
The number of desertions in the regular
army for the year ending September 30 were
2QS6. against e. ,751 in the previous year. OF the
400 officers now on the retired list, 53 were re-
tired by reason of the loss of limb. and %
others were retired for wounds. Only 81 of the
4Q0 are West Point graduates. and all but S OF
the whole number served in the late war.
QUARTERMAsTER JOHN HUBBARD, Of the
Fourteenth Regiment, purchased big black
bear last week, which was represented to be as
tame and gentle as a baby. As soon as Mr..
Hubbard can bribe some reckless citizen to go
into the stall where the bear is chained and
once more breathe the pure Allegheny river air
in contented manner.
ADJUTANT GENERAL HASTINGS has COM
pleted his report as to the condition and work.
ings Of the National Guard for 1890 A number
of interesting recommendations and sugges-
tions are made. the general tenor of the report
showing big Improvement in the militia dur
ing the Generals term of office. No mention Is
made of the report for 1889, which the soldier
boys have been looking for since last January,
and it is to be presumed 1t is still lying in Har
risburg printed but unbound.
CAPTAIN R. w. A. SIMMONS, OF Company
H, Eighteenth Regiment, has preferred charges
insubordnation. The charges are now in the
hands of Colonel Smith, and 1t is probable q
court-martial will be ordered, as Captain SIM
mons asserts his determination of pushing the
matter to a result. 1t will probably be a good
thing for the discipline of the local regiments
if a court was ordered now and then. and some
Of the men who continually refuse to act in
soldierly manner placed in their proper posi-
tions.
The State warrants for the annual allow.
ances to the various companies OF $500 each ar
rived in the city last week and will be issued to
the company commanders at once. Those Cap
tains in the Eighteenth Regiment who had filed
their proper bonds were given their warrants
last night by Col. Smith. Those in the Four
teenth Regiment will be presented with theirs
meeting tomorrow night. The warrants for
the armory rents and rifle practice commuta-
ton will not be sent down until later in the
month.
THE big fair :of Battery B opens tomorrow
night in the armory, on Fifth avenue. The
boys have been working hard. and the interior
of the building presents a very pretty and in
viring appearance. A number of booths have
been erected and placed in position, and these
will be in charge of a number of young ladies'
who have volunteered their serv ices. Special
features will be on the programme for each
night. Mayor Gourley will be present to-mor-
row evening to make the opening address. The
fair should be we'll Datronized by both members
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object Is for the purpose of new uniforms.
OWING to the efforts during the past week Of
several of the officers interested in the gym
nasum Of the Eighteenth Regiment the scheme
is now an assured success, and the boys will
shortly have a chance to timber up their
muscles in the new room to be fitted up. The
idea is certainly good one and will lend to
draw the members of the regiment around the
armory during the winter months, and make
thing pleasant for them while there. The an
nual indoor sports of some of the Eastern regi-
mehts are looked forward to with great eager.
ness by the members of the organizations, those
of the Third Regiment last week attracting
considerable attention.
GOVERNOR BEAVER Is making an effort to
have Governor-Elect PattIson consent to hav-
ing the National Guard attend the inaugural
ceremonies in January. and the probabilities
ale that his efforts will be successful If the
new Governor wishes to start out by winning
the appreciation of the militia boys down the
i me- he will decide to step into his new position
without their presence. They have painful
recollections of the last inaugural parade at
Harrisburg and it is scarcely probable they
want the dose repeated. 1t is well enough for
individuals who occupy carriages or view the
proceedings from q window to desire the turn
out. but the feelings of the men who stand out
in the freezing eair for hours should be taken
into consideration The trip is a ridiculous one
considering the short time the men are in Har-
are compelled to come in crowded cars, and
should be relegated to the rear with several
other back number ideas now in vogue in the
Guard