Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-12
GOSSIP OF THE GUARD.

| QUARTERMAsTER HARRY F. DAVIS, of the
Eighteenth Regiment, returned from Cincin-
natl yesterday, where he had been attending
the wedding of his brother.
THE inspections in tho Second Brigade, which
had been interrupted by the coke troubles,
those OF the Tenth Regiment. most of which
were to have taken place last week.
COLONEL PERCHMENT, of the Fourteenth
Regiment, has announced that an important
meeting of the officers will be held at the Gen.
trail Armory tomorrow evening. 1t is probable
that the Colonel will announce his appointment
of Regimental Adjutant at, this time.
THE boys now have an elegant new stock of
stories to keep them running until after next
camp. Things were rather dull around the
! Srmories during the past few months as the
collection of fairy tales had almost given out,
but now any fellow who can't tell pretty good
story of ''wnat we did in the coke regions" will
not be III it at ALL
THE dedication of the Hartranft monument
will take place on Decoration Day at Norris
town. An interesting programme will be car
ried out and it is expected most of the promi-
nent National Guard officers will be present.
Ii was first thought that representative compa-
nies from different parts of the Division would
be present, but it is now practically decided
that only portion of the First Brigade will be
there.
MAJOR A J. Logan, the new GU artermaster
weeks past. consequently could not give much
attention to the duties during the.excitement
in Westmoreland county. Major Curtin,
Brigade Commissary, handled both depart
ments in most acceptable manner, as all the
bows will testify who helped to put away his
supplies. The Major is an old war horse, and
has grown white in the service. He likes to
get crowd of the younger enthusiasts around
HIM and tell them tales of the big war of 80
years ago.
THE reason the Tenth Regiment was selected
to remain at Mt. Pleasant while the Eighteenth
returned home, was due to the occupations of
the bulk of the men who compose the two
organizations. The members of the latter regi-
ment are mostly machine and mill workers or
tradesmen, whose presence is most necessary
for the running of their business at home,
while the bulk of the members of the former
organization are farmers. whose time Is not so
valuable at this season of the year. General
McClelland considered this point carefully be-
fore he issued his order.
THAT most important question as to whether
the troops, while stationed in Westmoreland
county, could go into Fayeete county in the
pursuit of law-Dreakers, or to quell disturb
ance, has not vet been definitely settled as de-
cisions pro and con from officers of the guard
and members of the bar have been given dur
ing the past week The point should be set
tied at once and the decision sent to the
officers of the Tenth Regiment, as the county
line Is close to much of the property now under
guard, AID complications might arise at any
time. The impression at Mt. Pleasant is that
the troops can only do duty in Westmoreland
county the Sheriff of that county alone
called for their assistance.
THE boys of the Eighteenth are not sorry to
get home after their ten days experience in the
coke regions. Although pretty fairly housed
and fed during their stay, the private business
of many of them suffered pretty severely dur.
ing their enforced absence. The work of the
Tenth and Eighteenth Regiments during The
past two weeks has been of the highest order.
proving that the citizen soldier has not been an
expense to the State tor nothing. The presence
of the National Guard at Mt. Pleasant and
Scottdale undoubtedly prevented the destruc-
ton of thousands OF dollars worth of ,
property, as the feeling of some
OF the ignorant strikers was most
intense Immediately after the killing of the
seven men at Morewood. General McClelIand
and General Wiley are to be congratulated on
the solaierly manner in which they handled
their men, as their discretion, doubt, saved