New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
TOPICS AMONG GUARDS.uEN.
TIE CASE OF CAPTAIN BELKNAP NOT YET
SETTLED.
PREPARING FOR SPRING GAMEs-PREsENTAT1oN
OF MARKsMEN'S BADGES - THE NEW
ARM0EY At MOUNT VERNoN.

OF MARKsMEN'S BADGES - TIE Nj"
AHMoEY AT MOUNT VERNON. q
The appearance Of Captain \. W. Bclknap Of Com
p,ny j., list Regiment at the armory few evenings
silce In full uniform has given rise to rumor that
tlp state Court Of Inquiry recently appointed 70
drcrmine the question as 10 the fitness Of Captain
B1knap 20 hold a commission IN the National Guard
had derci a decision IN his favor Ih' Is not 80.
TIE findings OF the court were that, Wlhle the cs'
mony against Captain Belhnap vas not suIclch' I"
wlrrant hl, dismissal, stu tho Board was Of the
opinion That his discharge would be wise acuoh
Tie findings were guarded with great secrecy ana
although the Court concluded It's labors and adjourned
sine Gle the latter part Of December and the pFocced
ings were forwarded TO General lleadQuuicrs' the
ma ter has not yet been made public.
The cause Of delay Is, Of COURSE due to inc due'-
ton Of tho legality Of the Courts recommendation for
Captain Bernap's discharge. II was questioned and
thci referred 10 the Judge Advocate General. Inc
mater is sin being guarded carefully. but the writer
j. ina position t. say that tho Judge Advocate General
s, decidedly against the finding OF the court. ana
furthermore has rendered opinion to the chect tha'
the findings Of the Board under the Military ''d''
were IF such nature as TO cntiue captain h''hN"D
o tain hi- commission. and that 10 was lmp",>le 10
d. lar-, him on the ground Of any wan oi NOR"
claratter and capacity and general fitness Tor t'o
service.
The final outcome of the matter VIII probably re-
suit iu c finding Of the board lcns dsaproVed pS
tie Governor. Colonel Hopper was to TeAcVc zap
tain esuap Inspector Of life Fiacuec' ana n'N.
Tue,lay evening the Captain VIII t1Sc command OF
Dbl, company. M@llwhl" Excitement among INC men"
le.. ol Company j. runs hsh. IA" Harlem quarters
oi tc company a. hundred ard twenty hith st. and
seventh ave. which We're some time asu destroyer 10y
alc 1--we now been rciurnishci. The company Is
tie Does, IN the regiment, aud qualified moro MARKS
ts .ea-on 81 Crcedmoor than AL the oihof com
Iauics 4 The regiment combined.
Charles J. Leach. secretary Of the l@th Regiment
Athletic Association. has sent out circular an
uouncIg the spring games oi the association. The
winter e.ncs VIII &c nmemlccd ~ AL those wa"
were u attendance being masked ly Tie exceedingly
large number Of entries AID Tho suoc5ss generally Il
Tie sneetIus. The spring games Viii &c led "i tho
nrmo-y ~ sccoud st. dnl Niuth ave. on Thursday
evening March - TAr coate,u npeE TO AL amateurs
with y. A. L. rules. ARE: -iAt ard dt-h' @f"l "'l
run ono ml,c I4f one mile walk, tN0Hlc h'1'"
race 44OyoId run, All Aandlc'pf. novice race o''c
half milo. and obstacle race. There .s also s.Ap
wards aa-a and q 900 yards rln open {" AL neALe9' 'i
tAc 18th Ecr.mcnt En'f"' o.p'o NAic" 80 VII"
e.. j. Leach. T. %. FOX @.-ol, NV Iorh.
The 1-th Ec.lmcut. Colonel H,man DOHd, VII a.
-c,lle ~ TIE arMoiy ou Monday evening, JAN - ~
e. 80 O'Clock, lu llu cs,ss UNIFORM for Tc'.c" a'N
lfesc,t.ti.n of ulIA,men's badge. Alter the Hll
it.ly c1ercscs there III Dee RECEPTION The i'-lo"
ing are tAc sImlp.hootcrs u tic Icunept Who viii
receive "a rpcc.4l D4d-e 4 silver: ecs scoLt !. j.
DolAn. -,lat N. J.. Ifr.t Private J. :. a''".
Pilyaie j. H. CO.aburu. Captain vs.. C.. owen. Captain
C. L. Ludlcy. Cop ra! G.. j.. Jackson. Lieutenant y g
-cnutan CAPITA. Charles 3. Iarn-, Lieutenant {. C.
smith Private j. LoDFloy. sergeant \. h.. Van licI'cu
Private r. j Mar.oc, tail'.. H. - N'p'r'.l ~ anu anu
sergeant !. McDcrmoti, He-.I'7 tN' ah.Nc 'h'i ".'
Na.'r h. Vs. Leonard. who hA. Just been commits
.iolci uuGcltooa A. L!nt cIfN ir the regiment on
g,a, ca..rN} ,be ;,,sI 4 c.l.t,d ucn Tic regular
Quarterly n.ect'rr o. TIE ola 6uhr Assoclhioh VI th1
,,lt Wa held Oh January 20. Nothing Oi IN
por;au "us do-c. Tie annual mecuH| "'I Uc No'a
M ap-L ,..., o., .,
proceed 'g drl. at t"c Harlem opera House Han
OL IcElary -. . -, ~
Al .hc monthly meeting - Company 7; 5th Reg
"nri5al f. H. Icitad was elected sergeant and
hin. After the drII on Tuc-day january u. ino
rralv elected non COum.-, stoned Officers invited nc
,g.cl, ya, ..yc1 In the iail II The lew fun ycicn
building iu Ea,t sixty -e'cuu. 1t. Captain George L.
ir.' Ii,ti,aais wilson and 2l,,cl etryoants Naycr
1cnrlrr. aud IoruhN and also 10y number ~ ih'
ptlNaf,9. y las-o MAiJrfy Of Tie members 81 thc
compsry Vas present. Ana TIE o'cica't was .Fea'
Company H. 7r Regiment. C,ptaln Daniel Nc-bitt
b gave "a complimentary dflll aul nNlhe' 1" ComPAn)
y /. Of the iM Connecticut Eerlmeut, at the aTnory
Conncrioat compsuy, e1pr.. scd himself well
pleased with the excellent treatment be ard hl- men
Thomas L. Watson. the colonel Of the an Connecticut
Regiment. was present a.o. l'rieadicr General
Graham. AZ the come ilfut NhflpUa bUtrI, mas IT,
Gently .. sucd. and Colonel Watson f. the senior
colonel I'M the National Guard nf taf .tst". rumnr
which seems 90 have r1o foundation i- - the c'o
ulat Governor EuLecv viii appoint Colonel Watson
L. 81 General trahams place. Colonel Watson is
well known New York broker but iye- 300 Connecticut
The veteran Corps ~ the 7lst Regiment VII give
A reccpi Iu at the new Armo-y on Irhmlary y.
Canaan ]. y. Irce-cy and Lieutenant Kinder, ~
the Eleventh Scrarr'" Company, with the cooperation
Il fhc non conn stoned -tqf. iut.ud q, uaf" ne
dedication - the new arnorv az Mount Vcfno"
memorable occasion. The cornerstone WIS ltd ou
Juno "O and the hulllinr VIII De- ready for occui'
ton a'out March l. II is NJ Fif,l svc. and N0rt'
ST. with the main entrance I'm fiith ave. Tho frat
story s Of rough ir"n Connecticut granite. ana t0.
reminder 0f pressed rod i-ir. Tho roof trlrs' o2
frames arc # ir0n and ~" rl0f f. slated m" cr'rn
Iuidlng costing about +2jOOu Tho armgry cpmprlec'
administration room. and drl room. Just beyond
ro main entrance i' door leading - the larl. com
ranv parlOr. u the roar ~ which the toi-t aul
I boiler rooms At the lcN ~ the main entrance
tao door. one leading t. tho non commissioned
Inrlpor- room and th' other to tl" qusre -tcf-
r,,ea Under the M in hall g. o rN' range 700 ft'
En- lo-fh nisl of stairs leads - the main hnli.
dr!ll foor - by roo feet IN s". To the rlglt arG
IN me administration bul.-iug T. the oSccrs pailp
ana reception room. anf on the lrt rlc coWp1u'
l,ctcr room. I'm frout ~ this f. the orCe ~ the flr
ecrgcau Tho entire buildng j. heated by steam and
light q by fi>.