Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-03
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

QUARTERNAsTER JOHN HUBBARD, Of the
Fourteenth Regiment, left for Chicago yester-
day on q business trip.
THE New York Legislature has passed a law
prohibiting gambling or drinking within one
mile of PeekskIll, the National Guard camping
ground.
ADJUTANT GENERAL MoCLELLAND spent
most of the week in this city, returning to
Harrisburg last Friday night. He will be in
Pittsburg tomorrow TO attend the Eighteenth
Regiment banquet
LIEUTENANT W. 8. Brown, of the Four
teenth Regiment, returned during the week
from fishing trip in Maryland. Hard luck
fishing stories will be heard around Wood
street for some time TO come.
ADJUTANT SUTTERLEE, of the Third Regi-
ment has rendered his resignation to Colonel
Smith. Since the Smith regime went into effect
the changes among the commissioned officers
of the Third have been remarkably numerous.
MAJOR FRANK K. PATTERSON, who by :ill-
ness and duty was unable to inspect Company
A. Fourteenth Regiment, has now recovered
and will inspect the company Tuesday even
sharp.
THE inspections in the Eighteenth Regiment
commence this week with Com pany A, Wednes-
day evening; Company B. Thursday evening,
and Company c, Friday evening. There has
been considerable hustling around the Diamond
may be expected.
COMPANY A, Fourteenth Regiment, owing
to the illness OF Major Frank Z. Patterson,
was not inspected, although the company pre-
sented its usual quota, being the best In the
regiment. The boys felt very blue, as they had
their pride TO contend with, and will show that
they are still in il
A LITTLE instruction in the duties of officers
at guard mount would not hurt some of tho
loPo WI h0 hni m N a
guard. The bull made by the First Lieutenant
of one of the companies of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment last week during the inspection by Maj or
Patterson, was inexcusable-
MAJOR RAzLET has some idea Of calling a
meeting of the inspectors Of rife practice Of
the Second Brigade in order to receive sug-
gestions as to the best manner of facilitating
the work this year. The last meeting of the
inspectors at Washington, Pa, will be remem-
pered very pleasantly by those present, and
the Major should not let the idea get by him.
THE impression seems to have gotten abroad
in the Eastern portion Of the State that the
officers Of the Second Brigade are dissatisfied
with the appointments on the staff of the
Division Commander, on account Of the entire
selection having been limited to the First
Brigade. While It is true that General Snow
den rather forgot that there was such place as
Western Pennsylvania in looking for members
of his staff, It was a matter resting entirely
IL he is suited the matter ends there. The re-
port that any dissatisfaction existed at all
comes from philadelphia, and in conversation
with number of officers in Pittsburg and
vicinity, the idea was secuted altogether.
BY order of Colonel Herman Osthous the
season of rifle practice in the National Guard
opened last Friday and will continue until
October 81. Workmanship has now been made
requisite as far as the standing of the organi-
cations are concerned, and practice will be
required of every officer and enlisted man in
the Guard. In order TO receive the annual
allowance of $50 per company, at least 40 men
must be practiced on the company range. In
most other respects the details of the work
required are pretty much the same as in pre-
vious years. except in the matter OF the amount
start with has been sent 900 rounds of ammu-
milton. and 1900 rounds more will be sent
should the company succeed in qualifying all
the members.
THE Monongahela House tomorrow even.
ing, will be the scene Of very pleasant little
affair the occasion being banquet tenderedt to
Colonel Norman NJ. Smith and Lieutenant
Colonel Frank L Rutledge. Both Colonels
Smith and Rutledge. during the recent tour Of
duty of the regiment in the coke regions, won
the strongest regard of the officers and men,
and Immediately after the return of the organi-
ration the idea of rendering the two officers a
banquet was suggested. The matter was placed
In the hands of Lieutenant Wassell and Quar-.
termaster Davis. who have successfully carried
the scheme to a head. Quite an elaborate
menu has been prepared and a favorable oppor-
tunity will be presented for contrasting life in
the coke regions and at home, from a CASTRO
nomical standpoint. The invited guests include
Governor Pattison. Generals McClelland and
Wiley, Colonels McKibben and Guthrie and
Major A. J. Logan.
GENERAL WILEY, the handsome commander
OF the Second Brigade, is considerable of a
baseball enthusiast and lover of all kinds of
sport in general In his younger days he
welded the willow with the best of them
around Oil City, and still enjoys good game.
A story is told of the Generals experience
behind the plate in the capacity of um.
pre-, one time. In a hotly contested
match between opposing mines from two neigh
boring towns. The game was progressing
nicely and the audience was worked up as only
a baseball audience can be worked up when
one of the Generals decisions on q close play
brought forth a storm of abuse and such cries
as Kill the umpire" "Putihim out" etc., filed
the air. After the hubbub subsided the Gen
eral quietly turned around to the audience and
stated that if there was anyone present who
thought himself able to eject the umpire, the
game could be delayed long enough for that
purpose. The massive frame of the umpire
had soothing effect, and the game continued
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