Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
GOSSIP OF THE GUARDS.

SURGEON d. g. FOSTER, OF the Fourteenth
Regiment, spent a few days in Philadelphia
last week.
LIEUTENANT W. II. WAssELL, of Company
B, Eighteenth Regiment returned from a visit
to Washington, D. c., last week.
A AMEETING of the Second Brigade Examin-
ing Board has been ordered for October 5 al
the Monongahela House in this city.
| LIEUTENANT WERLICH, of the United State:
navy arrived in the city last week and will be
stationed here some time on inspection pur.
poses.
Mr.. GEORGE WELsHoNs, the well-known
| newspaper man of this city, has been appointed
| Judge Advocate of the Eighteenth Regiment,
with the honorary rank Of Captain.
COLONEL FRANK ]. RUTLEDGE intends
taking Western trip shortly. to be gone some
time. He has been in poor health lately, and
expects to be benefited by the change.
COLONEL A. L. HAWKINS, of the Tenth
Regiment spent few days in the city last
week. The Colonel is having considerable
| trouble over his Senatorial affairs In Washing
ton county, but expects to pull up smiling
winner In the end.
The fatigue cap now in use in the regular
army and in most Of the States is being put
through course of very severe criticism, and
1t is probable a change will soon be made. as a
useful nor ornamental.
CORPORAL SAMUEL BOYD. a wellknown
member of Company G, Eighteenth Regiment,
will shortly join the happy army of benedicts.
Miss Louise Buker daughter Of Captain
Charles Buker, of City View, is to be the other
end Of the happy affair.
THERE are quite number Of vacancies in
the non-commissioned roll of Battery at
present, which will be filled by Captain Hunt
shortly. Sergeant Kimmel, who has been con-
nected with the organization for number Of
years, has gone to Bethany College to study
for the ministry.
THE Army and Ndvy Register, the official
organ of the regular service, rather severely
criticises the New York Guard on the quarrels
and courts martial that are going on in almost
every regiment in that State II suggest that
if vigorous stop is not soon put in the AFFAIRS
a commission should be sent TO pennsylvania
to find out how an efficient body of State troops
should be managed.
THE Gray Invincibles, of the First Brigade
have lodged a complaint with General Deckert
on account of the alleged treatment the organi-
zation received in connection with the Mt
Gretna contests. Captain Hailstock complains
that his company is not allowed to enter team
because the organization is composed of col
ored men. he thinks that If his command is
good enough to be in the Guard at all it is good
enough TO be represented in the State matches.
JOHN COLL, a member of Company c, Six
teenth Regiment at Bradford. was shot in the
leg by Lieutenant Frank Bradley, while at rife
practice last Friday afternoon, and di ed three
hours later under the surgeons knife. Coll
was attending the target and stepped out from
behind it without raising the danger signal.
Lieutenant Bradley is well known throughout
the Guard as being one Of the finest shots in
the State, being member OF the pennsylvania
team at Creedmoor last fall.
THE time for the contest for the Brown &
Hirth medals has been finally set for October
Is at II A. M, on the range Of the Fourteenth
Regiment at Saltworks. Ten shots each at the
200 and 500 yard ranges will be allowed each
man, but any man making a total Of less than
80 points at the 200 yard range will be dropped.
Contestants are limited to qualified marksmen
belonging to the three local organizations, en-
tries to be made in writing TO Lieutenant W.
8. Brown not later than October IL. Blunts
rules will govern the match and contestants
cradle interest is felt in the sport, and better
scores than last year may be expected.
GENERAL SNowDEN. in conversation with
gentleman recently relative to the Mt Grstna
contests, at which be was an interested specta-
tor last month, made the statement that he in
tended next season limiting the teams from
the different organizations to enlisted men
only and that hereafter officers would
be prohibited from taking part in
any of the State matches. His reason
the rifle is the particular weapon of the en-
listed man. and thar in the contests it would
give more incentive to the rank and file should
such restrictions be made. From another
source it was learned that the Adjutant Gen. |
erals Office considers the annual contests en- |
tirely too expensive, as manv of the teams are |
nlled up with officers who draw their full pay |
for the trip. General Snowden has in view Q |
scheme to arrange for pistol contests for OH |
GERS, as he desires them to become proficient in |
that arm. Should General Snowden's scheme |
be carried out. many Of the crack teams of the |
State would be placed in the shade, and the |
future contests become much more uncertain. |
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