New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
NEED OF PROMPT ACTION.
NATIONAL GUARD COMPANIES IN A BAD
WAY.
COLON IL ArPLETCN'S Orders 20 MEMBERS OF
TIE 9TH SCHEDULE or DR!IiE.

COLON IL ArPLETCN'S Orders 20 MEMBERS OF
TIE 7rH- ~.HTDvLE or DR.fiS.
Tn. tine has cvacnti, arrived wl,'n hdintant Gen
eral Porter Will h" d"r"iCt N his cntg II hc ''o "''
ti.c somc Decided ac'i,n STAN? on. the >dua'h!es
width 40 incspicitatir: ~"vcr,! or:azit'oh- l" .c
First brigade for elhcr improving Il, they 'h"hio o ''
r:ope:,y Ola. the du,v whi" tho state PAYS thc'"
for doing. According 20 his own tc,iim'ny HriVao'c'
Gcnera! Fitzgerald has reached tie c'io OF HIS ''p'
~ the Director suggested. lie has h"' thc po"rI: ITO
sayS. - suppress tho ontr"ihS U. ihN""o'"'" ''
lie a!o says that If lie lad the power lac wonid use
il cuckr enough. IT j. matter FOX regret that ne
hss no. the authority - do as he declares he couid
do n he had the nccc,sarr power 10 act. nut e"ch
being the case, the :c>lon-Ijy davoivc" upon ''e'
craI Porter lie duty 10 tho people VINO sup
prt the militia which lie cannot sh.ri
lr tn. I'D Regiment at present there are SIX
captains who womb hc unable ~ command teH
Companies in the regiment were n'edco =" sup
p:es. n riot. Against Tie colonel Of the regimen
too, charges have been preferred which would !">uv
HIS icing arrested il he justified IN arr"Stine inc
six captains Here is an 0rrai!Aa'ioh whose ",'''"
Is Dc!crdan." ard which is scfion'N cilppt" !"
consequence of pctty jcalonsicS eng the oihccr'
The 1uairc,s t. 1e contagious. ana inc! nave
.p:,,ad like smallpox in an Indian camp one FAC
tion announces that II Will fight to Inc D"e' c'''
and The other declares that it will do lkcwAc. i"c
p,.b,c safety ia OF secnrdarv mpo"nco IT seems ~
lon: as there is such interesting fight on NAM
hight In Tie amOIy. There Is no use a!pnc"'N' VI
r"scrying energy t. fight Il mob WIN. ""eh II '''' ~
used 10 so much better advantage in hchuhe '"'"
other without the necessity Of stirring out OF d"o's
like the boys SNOWFALL the nsht increases III sue ~
4, roll. alamo auc II is only a 0ucstion Of tine wien
n will get 80 large that IL no longer be "co Nv
tLc bow II ri.!.t we'll b" stopped now as Al an!
her time EO!h SIDES cannot lie ~ Vio ''s"' CIV"
those who are wrong ought 10 he hahoeu "''"o"'
gloves. The opinion which seems I" picN"" III S"''''
quarters That the National (uard l. means ~ graz
f,inp nc,.onal ambition should he stamped ont Inc
sca.on's work loc.ns nest week. Eticadcr"encr"'
Fi,zg raid says that he has not th' power W o''
o,.cr out If chaos and General P'r'cr d"eS h'
duty he will act at once.
The fact has been proclaimed from the 'o'''c'op'
since time imncmoria that there ~as n" politics W
the National Guard. Iiut from recent d'Nei"l''"''
IL appears that to Tamn.ay Hall ns' he gwen inc
credit for making The National Guard an clement III
politics To certain extent the om'crs III e''''
Ur-ani7otinn are tlcmeclvcs r">ponShle lot '"> "
djtion If affairs. To politics * LARGELY que the '"
trouble in the Goth Regimen The IDEA was w"
ceivcd that the eve Of An important cie'''o" We"
c,ood lime 10 strife" the city authorities for nc"
ormorx Some Of fhc ,Iiccrs were dfII7cd ~ mat
mint and wanted 10 ask Tic Legislature for an armor'
Those in favor Of forcnc the city 10 grant inc ao'F
carried the DAY. and thus the connect lie Iee'''
certainly deserves new armory and then 1t deserves
to I've reorginizei 10 strengthen some OF me "e''A
points brongh, ont the Evan conrtmartlai
Company c, of the cath Regiment. nar'hcd W ''o
Grand Union Iioc,. Coney Island. on saturday even
ing Of las, >cck and remained the hotel throughout
Saturday night and all day sunday Inc start XVI"
the armory was made at 30 p H. ana 'he ho7' "se
reached four hours later several haits "ere "ue "
give the soldiers chance To TfrcHh the inner m"'''
regular order Of exercises previously agreed upon. pre-
vailed on sunday 1t included grand Skrmish drill ana
fto.p An
,;or Of spndown \ rrrtty exhibition. not on tn"
nropr,mmc was given by Captain ID. {. Mr'arhE ana
MS two IieutcnantS. John ONonncH ana lho'""N
Lynch. II wa. in the form of a SWORD or'h INV
motions being performed according to command "F
burle calls and the silent manual Inc mo''"''"'
were gmcefu and elected mach applause
The sham battle in the afternoon was the feature "i
.no aav A ,ouad under the command Of Lieutenant
Jobn (yConneI. attacked a squad under command OIL
Iicu,e nant Thomas Lynch. Twenty 'ioar rN''"> vi
ammunition were fred. When the noise I'll NV
muske,ry began people came running from Ill "',c'
,ou, 10 see why war had been declared I'y III" 'i'e
the firing had ceased the immediate ncshooih"o" VI
the bait ground WAS black with spectators.
A dinner was served at O'Clock in the large a'n'e
,om of the Grand Union. y large number OF irH.co
guests were present just as inc mn law wives Of
Ouartcrmaser j. j. Ward and Captain j; j. Rysn: Wcr
brought ill., They received vote 81 thank iof ur
Hicucnant John O'Conucil. introduced captain ID; q
Mccarthy. the comnandcr OF In, r,nba n.y., ..ts in
few hearty words and cOmpmcnted ms 'onl!nano
for their good behavior. Ate: mn ran' '"'Ie
Iin smoke for n"ary an hor aud worked hl' audience
nm 10 high pitch Of excitement BY iccouh'uIs t'
- nsv ed nv the G!rh daring the atc nv
ppinasantncfs Then .>d!urant Murphy. who rcRrF-
aenIcd colonel Csvanugh spoke. and amer tnat nv!
.The Picket Of the Potomac" The other speaker
were Major Duffy. Captains Mortimer Kerr ana = <
IL an Ono rcrn;strr Waid. Lieutenant LNarh. w. D.
Penny and X. l.. Lyons. The eNcrris"s Tcre nTuf h
ITtontSnaut paul F. Leonard. Of COMPANY H. inc
aNsir vas one OF the most successful III the history of
nnrsonal sibervsion N" various committees wotReN
has been highly praised for the manner N whicn nc
~navct.d ~ He Is one Of The bot liked m"n In the
Eationai Guard The soldiers reached tie IrT0ry ~
q 20 o'clock sunday evening. having returned by way
~ Tho culver Route 10 the battery and thence BY the
Colonel Appleton. Of the 18th Regiment, has issued
tho following order preliminary 10 the orlii seAS"'
which will open Wednesday evening:
Tn, results of the fourth competition Jr the o'Doao