Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

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ment, spent portion of the past week in
Washington, d. @.
Mr.. E. J. PooooK, Of Columbus, will be
Ohios Adjutant General under the McKin.
ley administration. He was appointed by
the new Governor to the position last Fri
day, the selection being made from host of
applicants.
QUARrERMAsTER GENERAL WALTER W.
GREENLAND, of the Governors staff, dropped
in on his Pittsburg friends last week to
spend few days. The Colonel is always a
welcome guest, as his good-fellowship is
known throughout the guard.
AMONG the first bills introduced in Con-
gress this season, was one providing for the
three battalion formation in the United
States Infantry, and increasing the number
OF enlisted men In the regular service to
600.
CAPTAIN A. J. LoAR, of the Tenth Regi-
ment, spent a few days in the city last week.
Captain Loar Is the gentleman who won so
much notoriety in connection with the re-
cent coke troubles at Mt. Pleasant, by reason
of having shot half-dozen or so Hunga-
rians. At the time of the shooting it was
asserted that the Captain would be COM
pelled to leave the town In order to save his
life, but like many other cases of similar
character, he still lives in Mt. Pleasant, and
is more popular with his fellow townsmen
than ever.
The court OF inquiry appointed by General
Snowden to inquire into the conduct of
Lieutenant Charles Reese, of the Eighteenth
Regiment, which was to have convened last
Friday afternoon, was postponed to January
4 Colonel Case, of the Fourth Regiment, at
Allentown, who is to constitute the court,
found 1T impossible to be present at the
time originally appointed, and postpone
ment was made until after the holidays.
The meeting and findings OF the court are
looked forward to with interest. inasmuch
as lively developments may follow.
THE headquarters of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment in the Central Armory are rapidly be-
ing furnished anew. and the officers will
soon have meeting place equal to any regi-
ment In this end of the State. Considerable
more activity is shown at the weekly drill
meetings of the companies than has been
experienced for several months, and Colonel
Parchment has decided to make the COM
pany comInandants get decidedly lively
"move on" There is some discussion in the
regiment relative to . parade on Washing
toms Birthday, but no decisive action has
yet been taken.
COLONEL WILLIAM B. SMITH, Of the Third
has appealed from the finding Of
the court recently held in Philadelphia,
which sentenced him to be dishonorably
from the service. His appeal Is
now in the hands OF Governor Pattison. and
the statement is made that should the Gov
ernor refuse to recognize the appeal the case
out there. Should such result follow, the
are strong that the military CODE
that wonderful piece OF judicial mechanism
might come out OF the scrimmage considera-
bly, the worse for wear.
TIE lease Of the Fifth Avenue Market
House, now occupied by Battery B, for
period Of 80 years to the Eighteenth Regi.
ment and the Battery. was brought up in
Council last week by Mr.. Heating. There is
be ratified, and it is proposed
that the Eighteenth Regiment follow |
the example of the battery and take per- |
occupancy in the building next |
spring. as the building now occupied by the |
The city for other purposes. No attempt |
will be made to make any changes in the |
market building for the present, as no funds |
worth speaking Of are available for the pur- |
pose.
An important meeting of the officers OF |
The Eighteenth Regiment was held Satur-
lay night, December II, at the Diamond |
street armory. Almost all the officers of the |
>f reforms and changes were outlined for
he coming year. A certain amount OF spirit
md enterprise has been lacking in the regi-
nent for some time past. the result being
hat in several of the companies the affairs
lave gotten in remarkably poor shape
Colonel Smith has decided to institute
eries of inspections and reports and a
,ation, which will compel strict attention to
luty and a corresponding increase in inter-
ST. An order will be issued shortly out
lining the policy in detail, and it is to be
l6ped that it will be carried out to the
etter.