Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-02
SOME MILITARY MATTERS.

MAJOR W. W. GREENLAND, Quartermaster
of the Second Brigade, is spending few days
in this city.
THE regular monthly meeting of the WASH
ington Infantry will be held Tuesday, February
4 A good attendance is desired.
THE Hartranft Monument Commission meets
on February 20 next, and circulars have been
sent out requesting company commanders to
send up their donations before that date.
AT the election in Company B, Fourteenth
Regiment, last Friday night, George R. Taylor
was chosen captain, with Joseph e. Over for
first lieutenant, and Thomas E. Cunningham
for second lieutenant.
CAPTAINS of companies and their landlords
will no doubt be panied to hear that the appro-
priation for military purposes has given out,
and no checks will be honored by the Military
Board until after the 18th Of April next, when
the new appropriation comes into use. This
explains the delay in the rent warrants for last
year, and also in the rife practice allowances
for the season of 1889.
CAPTAIN SAMUEL HARPER, of Company B,
Eighteenth Regiment rendered his resignation
to Colonel Smith last week. The vacancy will
probably be filled by the election Of Lieutenant
Charles Holmes, who has been placed in COM
mand pending orders for the election. Captain
Harper has been connected with the Guard for
q number of years, and his many friends in the
regiment are sorry to see him retire.
COmmlSSlOu OI SeCO1u 1ouben2nI~oI0CG
Jesse II. Willets, Of Company II, Eighteenth
Regiment has been refused by Division Head
quarters on account of Mr.. Willets' uon-ap-
pearance before the Brigade Examining Board
and absence from his company for three months
without leave. An election will be ordered
shortly to fill the vacancy. This is one of the
first cases of the kind since the Brigade Board
came into existence.
THE ratings Of the Pittsburg regiments for
the last spring inspections, as published by In
spector Elliott are quite change from those
of the previous year. This time the Eighteenth
is in seventh place instead of last, and the
Fourteenth Is at the bottom of the list. The
fact that Company @ is head and shoulders
above any organization in the State must GER
tainly be gratifying to Captain McColnbs, es-
pecially as it will be his last effort with the
company, his resignation having been forward
ed last week. According to the report the gain
Brig gAde qualifying al sharpshooters and S72
marksmen; Second Brigade, S23 sharpshooters
and 1,252 marksmen: the Third Brigade, $40
sharpshooters and !, Sol marksmen: or a grand
total of 4, ,429 rihemen in the State.
DURING the coming year the attention Of
members of the National Guard Of this State
will be directed by the Ordnance Department
to target practice with the pistol or revolver.
Rifle practice in Pennsylvania has attained
very high standard during the past few years,
and it is now expected the example of New
York and Massachusetts will be followed in
the matter of acquainting the guardsmen,
especially officers, with target practice with
the small arms. Several Recommendations in
this line have been sent up to Division Head
quarters by Inspectors OF Rifle Practice in
various portions Of the State and it is expected
circular will be Issued by Colonel Watres on
the subject at an early date. The regulation
revolver at the present time in the United !
States Army is the Colt As ca1iber, containing
500 grains Of lead and 70 grains OF powder. Il
Is most effective weapon. and excellent re-
suits in the way Of marksmAnship were at
tanned 1t Creedmoor last fall.